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Ash and friends are still running for their lives. James notices two tunnels up ahead with another above them. He rushes towards them and begins to climb into the high one, but Ash and Brock push him down and climb up first. James turns around to see the fast-approaching Aron and rushes up screaming. The Aron horde continues on down one of the other paths. Max, Pikachu and Meowth make it to a lush waterfall with vines streaming down in the middle of the cave. Meowth indicates that the fresh air is streaming in from up above, and so the trio set their sights on climbing up. Meanwhile, Jessie and May are having no luck. Jessie is still trying to squirm up the hole, but May just sits there. She tells Jessie to hurry, but Jessie orders May to assist. May attempts to follow instructions, but Jessie is truly wedged in despite all of the pushing and shoving. In a crack the cave ceiling breaks open as a {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Loudred}} crashes through the floor above. Loudred stamps its feet, trampling Jessie in the process as it rushes off down a pass. Jessie collapses into the level below, though May is none the wiser and remarks that at least the escape hole is bigger.
Ash and friends are still running for their lives. James notices two tunnels up ahead with another above them. He rushes towards them and begins to climb into the high one, but Ash and Brock push him down and climb up first. James turns around to see the fast-approaching Aron and rushes up screaming. The Aron horde continues on down one of the other paths. Max, Pikachu and Meowth make it to a lush waterfall with vines streaming down in the middle of the cave. Meowth indicates that the fresh air is streaming in from up above, and so the trio set their sights on climbing up. Meanwhile, Jessie and May are having no luck. Jessie is still trying to squirm up the hole, but May just sits there. She tells Jessie to hurry, but Jessie orders May to assist. May attempts to follow instructions, but Jessie is truly wedged in despite all of the pushing and shoving. In a crack the cave ceiling breaks open as a {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Loudred}} crashes through the floor above. Loudred stamps its feet, trampling Jessie in the process as it rushes off down a pass. Jessie collapses into the level below, though May is none the wiser and remarks that at least the escape hole is bigger.


Max, Pikachu and Meowth are scaling the winding vines. As Max begins to complain, Meowth stops to take a break admitting that all the whining reminds him of Jessie and James. Max queries Meowth on how he can speak, but as Meowth recounts his tale, Max and Pikachu ignore it and continue climbing. A pebble hits Meowth and he realizes they are leaving without him. Meowth shouts that he is feeling disrespected, but Max retorts that the story was too long and orders him to get going. As for Ash and the others trudge on, they feel a glimmer of hope when they suddenly come across one of Brock's red arrow stickers. However the trio's excitement is short-lived when they once again fall down the same pitfall from earlier. Steven and Aron arrive soon after to see that the hole has grown larger.  
Max, Pikachu, and Meowth are scaling the winding vines. As Max begins to complain, Meowth stops to take a break admitting that all the whining reminds him of Jessie and James. Max queries Meowth on how he can {{pkmn2|talking|talk}}, but as Meowth recounts [[EP070|his tale]], Max and Pikachu ignore it and continue climbing. A pebble hits Meowth and he realizes they are leaving without him. Meowth shouts that he is feeling disrespected, but Max retorts that the story was too long and orders him to get going. As for Ash and the others trudge on, they feel a glimmer of hope when they suddenly come across one of Brock's red arrow stickers. However the trio's excitement is short-lived when they once again fall down the same pitfall from earlier. Steven and Aron arrive soon after to see that the hole has grown larger.  


Later Max, Pikachu and Meowth spot daylight pouring through a canyon opening. Pikachu then alerts them to a scent, and Max hopes that it is Steven. Jessie and May are now exhausted as they walk down the path. May suddenly notices light at the end of the tunnel. As the pair rush towards it, they fall into the earlier pitfall. As Ash, Brock and James are chased by the Aron horde again, Jessie and May land onto them and are forced to also run from the angry Aron. Pikachu's sense of smell leads directly to Steven, who quickly confirms his identity. Max explains that his friends are lost, and Steven replies that this must be why the Aron are particularly agitated. He warns that they must find everyone quickly and he leads Max, Meowth and Pikachu through Granite Cave at a cracking pace. He leads them to a crack in the cave floor, though Meowth doesn't understand. Steven suggests they try listening carefully, and soon enough Meowth and Max overhear footsteps coming closer. Max calls out for his sister and the others, and the fleeing humans look up to see Steven and Max standing on the floor above. Steven orders Ash and the others to meet him at the waterfall, the exchange is cut short as the Aron continue to approach. Steven has Max and the Pokémon grab onto him before he leaps over the opening. Ash and the others make it to the waterfall and turn to see the Aron horde approaching. Steven appears above them and tells them to just stay put. The Aron horde gets very close and everyone braces themselves for the worst. However Steven has his Aron use {{m|Roar}} to stop the horde in their tracks. Steven orders the Aron to return to their roosts, assuring them that the humans are all friendly. The Aron follow instructions and retreat into the Granite Cave depths.  
Later Max, Pikachu, and Meowth spot daylight pouring through a canyon opening. Pikachu then alerts them to a scent, and Max hopes that it is Steven. Jessie and May are now exhausted as they walk down the path. May suddenly notices light at the end of the tunnel. As the pair rush towards it, they fall into the earlier pitfall. As Ash, Brock and James are chased by the Aron horde again, Jessie and May land onto them and are forced to also run from the angry Aron. Pikachu's sense of smell leads directly to Steven, who quickly confirms his identity. Max explains that his friends are lost, and Steven replies that this must be why the Aron are particularly agitated. He warns that they must find everyone quickly and he leads Max, Meowth and Pikachu through Granite Cave at a cracking pace. He leads them to a crack in the cave floor, though Meowth doesn't understand. Steven suggests they try listening carefully, and soon enough Meowth and Max overhear footsteps coming closer. Max calls out for his sister and the others, and the fleeing humans look up to see Steven and Max standing on the floor above. Steven orders Ash and the others to meet him at the waterfall, the exchange is cut short as the Aron continue to approach. Steven has Max and the Pokémon grab onto him before he leaps over the opening. Ash and the others make it to the waterfall and turn to see the Aron horde approaching. Steven appears above them and tells them to just stay put. The Aron horde gets very close and everyone braces themselves for the worst. However Steven has his Aron use {{m|Roar}} to stop the horde in their tracks. Steven orders the Aron to return to their roosts, assuring them that the humans are all friendly. The Aron follow instructions and retreat into the Granite Cave depths.  


Meowth leaps into Jessie and James's waiting arms, happily reunited. To celebrate, the Rocket trio recites their {{motto}}, though Steven is left perplexed. Jessie calls out her {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and James sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, but it gives him a prickly hug first. As Ash and his friends prepare to send their Pokémon out, Steven tells them to stop. He scolds them for disrupting the peace of the wild Pokémon, and declares that he’ll face Team Rocket. Steven calls on his {{p|Aggron}} and it blasts Team Rocket off with a single {{m|Hyper Beam}}. The powerful display leaves Ash in awe of Steven.
Meowth leaps into Jessie and James's waiting arms, happily reunited. To celebrate, the Rocket trio recites their {{motto}}, though Steven is left perplexed. Jessie calls out her {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and James sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, but it gives him a prickly hug first. As Ash and his friends prepare to send their Pokémon out, Steven tells them to stop. He scolds them for disrupting the peace of the wild Pokémon, and declares that he’ll face Team Rocket. Steven calls on his {{p|Aggron}} and it blasts Team Rocket off with a single {{m|Hyper Beam}}. The powerful display leaves Ash in awe of Steven.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The English title for this episode is a pun of the phrase "a whole lot of trouble."
* The English title for this episode is a pun of the phrase "a whole lot of trouble."
* {{p|Vigoroth}} is the first [[Generation III]] Pokémon to be featured in the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] eyecatch.
* This is the first time a [[Generation III]] Pokémon is featured in the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] eyecatch.
* This is the first {{pkmn|anime}} appearance of {{Steven}}. In this episode, he is not mentioned to be the {{pkmn|Champion}}, instead being a strong Trainer.
* This is the first {{pkmn|anime}} appearance of {{Steven}}. In this episode, he is not mentioned to be the {{pkmn|Champion}}, instead being a strong Trainer.
** Steven did not appear again in the anime until ''[[XYS02|Mega Evolution Special II]]'', 11 years later.
** Steven did not appear again in the anime until ''[[XYS02|Mega Evolution Special II]]'', 11 years later.
* When [[Max]] asks {{MTR}} how he is able to {{pkmn2|talking|talk}}, the latter starts going through his backstory from ''[[EP070|Go West Young Meowth]]'', including flashing back to [[Meowzie|his former love interest]] from the same episode.
* In the {{pmin|France|French}} dub of this episode, Steven is referred to by his English name rather than his French name, Pierre, due to the fact that this name is shared with {{an|Brock}}.
* In the {{pmin|France|French}} dub of this episode, Steven is referred to by his English name rather than his French name, Pierre, due to the fact that this name is shared with {{an|Brock}}.
** The dub would eventually go back to using his French name during his appearances in the {{series|XY}}, due to Brock being absent from that series.
** The dub would eventually go back to using his French name during his appearances in the {{series|XY}}, due to Brock being absent from that series.
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