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{{TRT}} promptly arrives to steal the King's Rock, and {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|James|Weezing}} are sent out to retrieve the King's Rock. At Alice's plea, Ash sends Pikachu to intercept them. Arbok uses {{m|Poison Sting}} but Pikachu evades. As Pikachu uses {{m|Quick Attack}}, Arbok easily dodges and knocks Pikachu aside. Just as Arbok is about to finish Pikachu off with {{m|Bite}}, Larvitar bursts into tears at the sight, crippling Arbok, Pikachu, Weezing and everyone around them, with the exception of Arthur, who simply wanders over and pats Larvitar on the back, stopping its tears. Team Rocket then make a break for the King's Rock. However, Brock sends out Forretress, who trips the trio up with {{m|Rapid Spin}}. Pikachu then hits them with {{m|Thunderbolt}} and sends them blasting off.

Telesu thanks the gang for driving away Team Rocket, but observes that the lake will be dry by summer. Alice says that the Slowpoke are too slow and too many to migrate to another lake successfully, and Telesu replies that the only hope is for the Slowking legend to come true. When Misty asks if any of the Slowpoke around the lake have attempted to become a Slowking, and Alice points out that one is attempting to. The group watch as the adventurous Slowpoke ambles across, but a wild {{p|Shellder}} leaps out of the water and it evolves into a {{p|Slowbro}} instead. Telesu explains that this has become a very common event. Misty and Brock note that the Slowpoke are too slow to reach the King's Rock in time. Telesu also points out that once they become a Slowbro, they cannot become a Slowking. Alice becomes very upset that the Slowpoke colony is in danger, and as Arthur watches his oldest friend cry, he decides to attempt it himself. Alice and the others call him back, but he ignores them, surprising Telesu, who says that Arthur has never disobeyed Alice. Brock realizes what Arthur is attempting to do, but Ash exclaims that Slowpoke will never make it at the speed its taking.

The Shellder muster and begin to launch themselves at Arthur, but Arthur shows surprising agility for a Slowpoke and manages to deflect them. He slips and falls into the water, but uses his tail as a propeller to motor himself through the water and away from the Shellder. As Arthur climbs the steep rock with the King's Rock situated on top of it, a trio of Shellder leap out of the water. As the gang exclaim in horror, Larvitar bursts into tears, crippling the gang and nearby Slowpoke and Slowbro, but most importantly, it forces the Shellder to retreat whilst Arthur is unaffected. He reaches the King's Rock and places it on his head, and just as Larvitar stops screeching, a Shellder bursts out and clamps onto the King's Rock, causing Arthur to evolve, becoming a Slowking. Alice asks if he did this for the good of the Slowpoke, and Arthur nods.

Team Rocket realize that they've missed out on the King's Rock, but plan to steal Slowking instead. They fire a net, which Arthur reflects with {{m|Confusion}}, trapping the trio inside their balloon basket. Meowth deploys a smokescreen, but foolishly blinds Team Rocket as well as hiding them. Arthur then redirects the balloon with another Confusion, sending them crashing into a cliff face. Shellder leap out from the water and bite onto the group, and Ash and Pikachu arrive to send the trio blasting off.

Outside the falls, Alice tells Arthur that the Slowpoke now depend on him as their leader, and decides to release him. She hugs Arthur goodbye, and he retreats through the waterfall. As he waves farewell, the waterfall looses its restraints and merges back to a normal waterfall. Telesu comforts his daughter by pointing out that her own Slowpoke turned to be the chosen one, and Ash's friends point out how lucky she is to have a king as her loving friend. Alice and Telesu bid farewell and fond thanks to the trio, and Brock is dragged away by Misty as he promises to find his own paradise with Alice one day. Alice and her father continue to overlook the paradise, and the trio continue on their journey to Mt. Silver.