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{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} are hiking toward [[Mt. Moon]], talking about the legend that a meteor called "The {{evostone|Moon Stone}}" crashed into the mountain in prehistoric times. Near the foot of the mountain, they encounter a man being attacked by a flock of {{p|Zubat}}. [[Pokédex|Dexter]] reports that Zubat live in caves and hate to {{m|fly}} outside in daylight.

Misty reminds Ash that the man needs help, and Ash orders {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|ThunderShock}}. The Zubat fly away, and the man, who is wearing a lab coat, hugs Ash and thanks him profusely. He introduces himself as [[Seymour]], a scientist. He is upset because someone has installed strung lights inside the nearby cave that are disrupting the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} who live inside—not just the Zubat, but the {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Sandshrew}} as well.  

Seymour explains that he believes that the attackers are after the Moon Stone. He says that it is a massive boulder, believed to be a million years old or more, and hidden deep in the caves under the mountain. Fragments of the Stone are said to increase a Pokémon's power. Seymour theorizes that this is because the native Pokémon came from outer space, and the Moon Stone was their spacecraft—which means the Stone belongs to the Pokémon, and that the humans must leave it alone.

A {{p|Clefairy}} bounces past, carrying something. Ash scans it on his Pokédex and decides to catch it, but Seymour says it's better to let it be. The Clefairy is trapped by {{MTR}}, who is in turn challenged by Ash. Brock and Ash agree that they have to stop {{TRT}}, before they make any more trouble—which immediately leads to [[James]] and [[Jessie]] reciting their {{motto}}.

Team Rocket freely admit to putting up the lights; Meowth even says they want a Moon Stone so they can power up their Pokémon. Ash and Brock challenge Jessie and James. Jessie summons {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}}, while Ash calls {{AP|Butterfree}}. James calls on {{TP|James|Koffing}}, and Brock uses a previously-unseen {{TP|Brock|Zubat}}, which he says that he captured just before they entered the cave, to Ash's envy at his missed opportunity.

James orders Koffing to generate a {{m|Smog}} attack. Ash counters with Butterfree's {{m|Whirlwind}}, and Brock asks Zubat to use {{m|Double Team}}; the two Pokémon turn the Smog back on Team Rocket, much to their surprise.

 

 

 

They arrive at another cave, where they find the huge core of the Moon Stone. Clefairy adds its stone to the ring at the base of the core, which completes the "circuit". All the small stones, then the large core, begin to glow blue in the moonlight. Dozens of Clefairy approach and begin to dance around the Moon Stone. Misty, Ash and Brock play "charades" with Pikachu to learn that the Clefairy are praying to the Stone. Seymour concludes that humans are supposed to ride the Stone back out to the stars, but his epiphany is interrupted by the return of Team Rocket.

 

 

 

Team Rocket is sliding downhill with the Stone on a sled. Onix appears suddenly, upsetting the sled. Onix attempts to {{m|Tackle}} Team Rocket, but Koffing counters, and both Pokémon fall to the ground stunned. Seymour and the Clefairy appear from Onix's tunnel. The Clefairy use a {{m|Metronome}} attack to {{m|Hypnosis|hypnotize}} the humans, then follow up with what appears to be a {{m|Hyper Beam}}, sending Team Rocket flying off once more.

 

 

Ash, Misty and Brock move on toward [[Cerulean City]]. Gary had left graffiti on a sign stating, "Gary was here! Ash is a loser!" Seeing it, Ash takes off down the road at a run as the episode ends.

* [[Ash's Pidgeotto]] and {{AP|Butterfree}} are revealed to know {{m|Whirlwind}}.

==Debuts==

===Pokémon debuts===

* This is the first episode to feature a [[double battle]], despite double battles not appearing until the third generation.

* The twinkling star that normally appears when Team Rocket blasts off out of view debuts.

* Several scenes in the episode including the Team Rocket Motto was shown on the VHS ''[[A Sneak Peek at Pokémon]]''.

* Seymour the scientist is briefly shown wearing a MET hat from the megaman series

[[File:EP006 error.png|thumb|200px|right|Ash's gloves]]

* When Ash commands Butterfree to Whirlwind away the Smog, Brock commands his Zubat to use Double Team yet it uses Whirlwind as well. This is presumably an error in translating from Japanese where Brock ordered Zubat to "team up" with Butterfree.

* In the dub, when Ekans dives underground, its Japanese voice can be heard.

* While the Narrator's statement was mostly the same in the beginning scene, it skips over the fact that they are heading to Cerulean City in the dub.

* Most of the lines about Seymour going to space, specifically Ash and his friends' responses to him, were moved to when they are leaving Mt. Moon in the comic.

* The scene where Ash reads Gary's message on the sign leading to Cerulean City retains Gary's faded bii-da facial expression, something that was cut in the English Dub of the episode.

* The ending narration for the comic (at least the one contained in Nintendo Power) was also changed, where the narrator adds in that to continue Ash's adventure, the reader might try to buy Pokémon Red and Blue. In addition, Misty exclaims "ASH!" offscreen as Ash is racing towards Cerulean City while leaving Brock and Misty in the dust, and Brock's line of "he'll never learn..." is moved to his racing down.

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