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The [[Cerise Laboratory]] has just received a shipment of fresh vegetables sent to them by [[Laxton]], a former student of [[Professor Cerise]] who left him to become a farmer two years earlier. Cerise tells {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] that Laxton 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.

After the boys have eaten their fill of tomatoes, Laxton 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. Laxton 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, Laxton 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 the {{pkmn|category|Mole Pokémon}} all get away. Nevertheless, the group succeeds in harvesting a large amount of unspoiled carrots, earning a thank-you from Laxton. Retreating indoors 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.

Deciding to punish the twerps for interrupting their relaxation time, Jessie and James declare that they'll use this opportunity to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}, and have {{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, allowing Pikachu to tackle 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.

As Ash, Goh, and Chloe head back towards [[Vermilion City]], Chloe surprises the boys by excitedly running ahead of them, just like they had done to her while arriving. Ash and Goh happily run after Chloe, their teamwork at the farm having made the three even closer friends than before.