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The [[Cerise Laboratory]] has just received a crateful of vegetables sent to them by [[Endo]], a former student of [[Professor Cerise]] who left him to become a farmer two years earlier. Cerise tells {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] that Endo has been having trouble with some {{p|Diglett}} and {{p|Dugtrio}} recently. As Ash and Goh express their eagerness to go and help, [[Chloe]] enters the room. Cerise reveals that he had asked Chloe to accompany the boys on this trip, which they happily agree to.

The three travel to the [[Endo Farm]], with Ash and Goh getting excited enough to run across the wide open countryside. Upon arriving at the farm, the group is welcomed by Endo and his {{p|Voltorb}}, which shocks [[Chloe's Eevee]] for getting too close. Chloe happily greets Endo, whom she knows from the time when he used to be her father's student. Before showing them the problem he's having, Endo has the children taste some of his fresh vegetables. They try out some of the tomatoes he's growing, finding them extemely tasty. Endo reveals that her uses crushed molted {{p|Golem}} shells as fertilizer, explaining why his crops grow so well.

After the boys have eaten their fill of tomatoes, Endo leads everyone to the biggest field on his farm, where he's currently growing carrots, with his Voltorb helping to fry away any unwanted weeds with its electricity. The troublesome Diglett then make their presence known, appearing all over the field in numbers too big for Voltorb to handle. Endo explains that they started showing up not too long ago and are now ruining his ready-to-harvest carrots, which is why he asked Cerise for help. As the Diglett spend a lot of time hiding under the soil, Endo says it's okay for them to pull out carrots to find them, since the carrots are due to be harvested anyway. Goh calls out for his {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}} to help, and the group attacks the problem. Unfortunately, the Diglett, led and coordinated by a Dugtrio, are too fast for them to catch, and they all get away. Nevertheless, they succeed in harvesting a large amount of unspoiled carrots, earning a thank-you from Endo. Retreating inside for the night, they figure that if Dugtrio is the one leading the group of Diglett, {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} it should solve the problem. Chloe realizes that the Diglett and Dugtrio were much better coordinated than they were, so they too should probably try having someone coordinate them to have better success. Ash and Goh suggest that Chloe should take on this role, and after a bit of hesitation, she agrees.

The next day, Chloe is standing on the balcony of Endo's house, with four differently colored flags now marking each corner of the carrot field. Spotting a Diglett, Chloe directs Ash and Goh towards the direction it's going. The boys cut it off and pull out the carrot it was aiming for, allowing Goh to throw a {{i|Poké Ball}} at it as it surfaces and catch it. Dugtrio then shows up, and once again, Chloe directs Ash and Goh in the correct direction. With their partner Pokémon, Ash and Goh rush ahead of Dugtrio and pull out the correct carrot just as Dugtrio surfaces, allowing Goh to catch it before it can react. Without their leader coordinating them, the Diglett grow confused and retreat. Another successful carrot harvest is made, and Endo thanks the children for their help. They start wondering if the Diglett will now stop coming, and why they started showing up in the first place. Endo says they used to live on a nearby hill, but had never come down to the fields before. The group decides to investigate the hill to see if they can figure out why the Diglett moved to the farm.

At said hill, {{MTR}} is overseeing a small, unsuccessful field of crops, while [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} are relaxing nearby. Meowth berates Jessie and James for slacking off, as it was what had resulted in them running out of food and him having to resort to growing some in the first place, before calling in a [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth robot]] to help water the crops. When the water fails to improve the crops' condition, Meowth figures that music could help them grow, and has the robot play loud music, just as Ash, Goh, and Chloe show up, immediately realizing that this loud noise is the reason why the Diglett had left their natural habitat. Noticing the [[twerp]]s, the [[Team Rocket trio]] performs their {{motto}}, but the music is too loud for them to hear anything the trio is saying, so Meowth has the robot stop playing the music and go away.

Deciding to punish the twerps for interrupting their relaxation time, the Rocket trio declares that they'll use this opportunity to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}, and has {{OBP|Pelipper|Team Rocket}} drop them the [[Rocket Prize Master]]. They vend a pair of [[Poké Ball]]s from it, which reveal a {{p|Drilbur}} and a {{p|Sandslash}}, while Goh sends out his newly caught Dugtrio to confront them. Dugtrio goes underground with {{m|Dig}}, and Drilbur and Sandslash do the same with {{m|Drill Run}}. A fierce underground battle ensues, although it naturally goes mostly unseen for those aboveground. Eventually, however, both of the Team Rocket's Pokémon are sent flying out of the ground, and Pikachu tackles them with {{m|Quick Attack}}, before Goh has Dugtrio send them and the trio blasting off with {{m|Sand Tomb}}. As Goh goes to thank his Pokémon for a job well done, he notices that the battle made the ground really soft.

Back at the Endo Farm, Ash, Goh, and Chloe settle down to eat various carrot-based dishes that Endo has for made them. As they eat, Goh notices the group of Diglett having returned and interacting with his Dugtrio. Understanding that the Diglett wouldn't fare well without their leader, Goh makes his choice and hands Dugtrio's Poké Ball to Endo. He says he's fine with having just Diglett, and shows Endo Dugtrio's [[Pokédex]] entry, which says that a field dug through and tilled by a Dugtrio is ideal for planting crops, making it a perfect partner for a farmer like him. Endo is thrilled with this information, and happily welcomes Dugtrio and the Diglett to work and live with him.