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''Ash is approaching the next town on Izabe Island when a sudden surge in the river destroys the bridge he was about to cross. An Absol is spotted in the wreckage, and the locals arrive to capture it. The town's bridges were mysteriously destroyed after the usually reclusive Absol began to appear in town about a month ago, so people now blame Absol for the disasters.'' | |||
''Absol escapes, but the town has hired Absol hunters: Team Rocket in disguise! One boy, Nicky, still believes Absol is harmless—his brother, Gordon, set out to prove Absol's innocence weeks ago but never returned. Ash joins Nicky to find the truth, and they spot Absol just before a geyser erupts from a cliff, stranding Nicky, Max, and Pikachu. To everyone's surprise, Absol helps save the day, as does a Heracross that turns out to belong to Gordon.'' | |||
''Gordon has finally returned after learning more about Absol. With his help, our heroes figure out that Absol was trying to warn the townspeople about the spring that feeds the river. There's much more water in the spring than usual, which means it could burst and flood the town. Sure enough, the water bursts out of the rocks, and it takes everyone's Pokémon working together with Absol to divert the flood with a giant boulder.'' | |||
''A soggy Team Rocket makes a half-hearted attempt to nab Pikachu, but Absol puts a quick stop to that. With their homes now safe, the locals realize that Absol was harmless after all, and everyone is now a little wiser for the experience.'' | |||
==Plot== | |||
The episode opens with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} crossing a rickety bridge to reach a nearby town. As {{AP|Pikachu}} eagerly crosses the old wooden bridge, the planks break under the small Pokémon's weight, and Pikachu nearly plummets into the river! However, with a feat of acrobatics, Pikachu manages to leap from the dangerous bridge onto Ash's head. As Ash recovers from the blow, he looks up and an {{p|Absol}} -- a Pokémon known for heralding disaster -- is standing just on the other side of the broken bridge! As Ash postulates that Absol's appearance is related to the destruction of the bridge, two armed villagers approach the Absol and begin to shout angrily at the Pokémon, claiming it's "another bridge" that Absol has destroyed. Absol evades capture easily, and Ash and company leave for the nearby town to inquire about Absol further. Apparently, a spate of minor disasters, including the destruction of three bridges, started with Absol's appearance several months ago. The villagers say that their problems should soon be over, though, because they've hired "expert Absol hunters" ({{TRT}} in disguise with ridiculous accents) to rid the village of their problems. Meanwhile, Team Rocket decides to capture Pikachu instead of Absol (reasoning that giving Absol to the boss would result in disasters for them). | The episode opens with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} crossing a rickety bridge to reach a nearby town. As {{AP|Pikachu}} eagerly crosses the old wooden bridge, the planks break under the small Pokémon's weight, and Pikachu nearly plummets into the river! However, with a feat of acrobatics, Pikachu manages to leap from the dangerous bridge onto Ash's head. As Ash recovers from the blow, he looks up and an {{p|Absol}} -- a Pokémon known for heralding disaster -- is standing just on the other side of the broken bridge! As Ash postulates that Absol's appearance is related to the destruction of the bridge, two armed villagers approach the Absol and begin to shout angrily at the Pokémon, claiming it's "another bridge" that Absol has destroyed. Absol evades capture easily, and Ash and company leave for the nearby town to inquire about Absol further. Apparently, a spate of minor disasters, including the destruction of three bridges, started with Absol's appearance several months ago. The villagers say that their problems should soon be over, though, because they've hired "expert Absol hunters" ({{TRT}} in disguise with ridiculous accents) to rid the village of their problems. Meanwhile, Team Rocket decides to capture Pikachu instead of Absol (reasoning that giving Absol to the boss would result in disasters for them). | ||