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As Ash and Morrison race against each other, both boys become oblivious to what is going on around them, which results in both of them falling into what must be all-too-familiar to Ash: a pitfall. Before they can do more than wonder what is going on, three familiar faces in the form of [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} appear and begin to recite their {{motto}}. After they finish, Ash and Morrison both shout angrily at the troublesome trio, who are looking down triumphantly at their Pokémon-less captures. {{TRT}} then stirs up the two boys as they brag about how they're going to take off all their Pokémon.

With Team Rocket gone, Ash and Morrison are able to climb out of the pitfall that the three villains dug for them. Ash happily greets Tyson, and Tyson asks the two boys if they're okay. Ash says that they are, and Morrison thanks Tyson for helping them. Suddenly, Brock runs up, out of breath and with a worried look on his face. He came to remind Morrison that time was running out for the Hoenn League Tournament. Scared that he might not be able to take part in the league after all his hard work of collecting Badges, Morrison instantly runs off to register, leaving a trail of dust behind him.

The scene then cuts to another preliminary battle, but this time, it's Morrison battling. Ash and May both wish him good luck as he and his Beldum face off against a Trainer named {{an|Jump}} and his {{p|Electabuzz}}. To start things off, Morrison orders a {{m|Take Down}} [[Move|attack]], and Beldum immediately fires itself right at the opposing Electric Pokémon. Jump and Electabuzz however do not seem worried, and Jump taunts Morrison and orders Electabuzz to use {{m|Protect}}. Electabuzz does so, shielding itself with its arms. This defensive maneuver pays off, as the force of its attack being blocked sends Beldum flying back and smashing into the battlefield. Morrison tells Beldum to get up, as Ash and {{ashfr}} look on worried. However, Ash is confident that Beldum will pull through. Morrison once again orders a Take Down attack, and once again, Jump simply laughs the attack off and orders for Electabuzz to use Protect again. This has the same result as last time, and Beldum is once again sent flying back.

Finally, the referee starts the match and Tyson's Meowth instantly dashes towards Persian without even waiting for an attack order. Ash and friends are shocked by this sudden action, but Tyson remains calm and orders a {{m|Slash}} attack. Meowth extends its claws and leaps towards Persian, but its vicious slash is dodged by its evolved counterpart as it leaps up to avoid the attack. Seeing an opening, Vivica quickly tells Persian to use its {{m|Fury Swipes}} as it lands. Persian quickly turns around and jumps towards Tyson's Meowth, using its claws to land several vicious blows on the young feline. Tyson quickly orders a {{m|Double Team}} attack, and Meowth back flips and creates several identical clones of itself which surround Persian. Unfazed by Meowth's sneaky attack, Vivica orders a {{m|Water Pulse}} attack, creating huge pulses of water to surge through the battlefield which destroys the Meowth copies and hits the real Meowth, sending it flying back. Meowth manages to land on its feet however, as Ash shouts encouragement to Tyson. Deciding it's time to finish things off, Vivica calls for {{m|Shadow Ball}}, which smashes Meowth right into the Stadium wall. Not one to give up however, Meowth thrusts himself forward as Tyson orders an Iron Tail. Meowth leaps into the air and smashes its tail into Persian, who is sent spiraling backwards. Not wanting to give Vivica a moment to recover, Tyson orders a Thunderbolt attack, which Vivica counters by telling her Persian to {{m|Dig}} underground in order to avoid the attack. Meowth charges up its energy, and shoots out its electrical attack right at the hole that Persian escaped through. The attack rips right through the ground until it hits its target, and Persian is thrust straight out of its underground hiding place and out into the open once again, screaming as it's still being shocked by the Thunderbolt mid-air. The attack eventually ends, and Persian is sent smashing into the ground and out for the count. Vivica calls out to her Pokémon the referee announces that it is unable to battle and that Tyson and Meowth are the winners. However, Meowth does not want to battle to end there, and it extends its claws once again and runs towards the fallen Persian. Tyson attempts to hold Meowth back, but Meowth frees itself from its Trainer's grip and leaps towards Persian as Ash, Jessie and James all wonder what is going on. But before it can attack, Tyson calls Meowth back to its [[Poké Ball]] and stares sadly at the red and white ball which holds his comrade.

As Tyson finishes off his story, the group realize why Meowth had been so wild when it battled Persian and how hard it must have been to take a beating like that again. Due to his own experiences with Persians, Team Rocket's Meowth cannot help but cry at Tyson's story.

* The episode's title references the name of the NBC sitcom, ''Saved by the Bell''. [[BW008|A later episode]] references this as well.

* This is the 400th episode of the main [[Pokémon anime]], if ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'' are not counted as episodes.

* Music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' was used.