Airdate: February 11th, 1999
Summary: Ash and the crew are hot and tired on Valencia Island. They are looking for some food on this gorgeous island. They enter the Pokémon Center, and get pointed to Prof. Ivy’s lab. They enter the lab, and three twins pop out of a trap door in the floor, and tell the crew that Prof. Ivy is in the back working with Pokémon. She is treating a Gyrados, and gets a ride back to shore, she is beautiful and talented, just the type of woman to reject Brock. Prof. Ivy cannot figure out how to open the GS ball. They have tried everything, even lasers, but Prof. Ivy thinks Prof. Oak can solve the mystery. She gives Ash the ball to give to Prof. Oak. Team Rocket is assessing the carnage of the blimp, and figure that catching Pikachu will assuage any ill will from the blimp. Ash goes to the backyard, and sees a bunch of Pokémon with some regional variations, especially the Vileplume. Prof. Ivey makes her own Pokémon food, specific to the Pokémon, just like Brock. Brock gives her tips on her food recipe for Butterfree, and it ends up liking Brock’s food better. The twins want Brock to stay, because their house is a pig pen, their little dump. Brock pulls out the cleaning supplies and the cutlery and starts whipping this house into shape. Team Rocket mess with the Pokémon in the yard, and Prof. Ivy gets hit with a Spore trying to protect Raticate. Brock has decided to stay with Prof. Ivy to help them out, and Ash and Misty say goodbye. Team Rocket meet them, and try to get them on another blimp. They lock Misty and Ash in a cage, and tell Ash he can’t use Pikachu or else he will blow the blimp up. Jigglypuff sings its song, and everyone is asleep, what will happen?!
Best Trainer/Pokémon: Brock, what a move to get Prof. Ivy to find him indispensable so quick.
Worst Trainer/Pokémon: Jigglypuff, leave you pink puff!
One thing I learned: A girl has got to eat.
Island Monitor: Valencia Island
Best Quote: “Naturally the different environment causes differences in Pokémon we raise here” -Prof. Ivy
Best Scene: Brock cleaning Prof. Ivy’s house.
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