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{{p|Dodrio}} crows as the sun rises over [[Pallet Town]]. The morning alarm sounds, waking {{AP|Pikachu}} up from his slumber. {{Ash}}, however, remains asleep. As Pikachu walks over to turn the alarm off, Ash grabs the {{i|Poke Ball}}-shaped device and throws it at the wall in his sleep. With the alarm clock broken, Pikachu resorts to zapping Ash to get him up, but this fails. Soon, {{Delia}} enters the room and reminds her son that he needs to get off to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]. Ash finally wakes up in a state of panic before he and Pikachu rush off to the Lab.

Ash and Pikachu arrive at the Lab, where they greet {{an|Professor Oak}} just as he is packing his car. Oak reveals that a new Professor is opening a lab in [[Vermillion City]], and invites Ash to attend the opening ceremony. Ash enthusiastically agrees to come along, as does Delia and [[Mimey]]. Delia admits she is looking forward to doing some shopping in Vermillion, much to Ash’s disappointment. During the cross-country road trip, Ash is thrilled to see all the [[wild Pokémon]] and is determined as ever to become a [[Pokémon Master]] alongside Pikachu.

Atop a building rooftop, Go analyses the weather conditions as he awaits his fateful encounter. Similarly, Sakuragi receives an alert, and after some analysis of the humidity and wind speeds he deduces that a rare Pokémon will arrive at the Vermillion Harbor in 20 minutes time. Ash rushes off to investigate further, and much of the crowd follows, suspecting it might be a [[Legendary Pokémon]]. Suddenly, a swirling dark cloud appears over the harbor and a {{p|Lugia}} roars into view. Other expectant {{pkmn|Trainer}}’s call on the Pokémon to take on the Legendary, but Lugia’s power easily takes out all of its opponents. Lugia lands by a pier to rest momentarily, though its break is interrupted by a battle challenge from Ash. Pikachu leaps into action, launching a {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Lugia shakes the attack off and replies with a flash of {{m|Ice Beam}} before flying off.  

Ash and Go remain determined, both leaping from ledges to land on Lugia. Go grabs a hold of Lugia’s tail, while Ash and Pikachu struggle to hold onto one of Lugia’s legs. Surprised at first, the two Trainers resort to helping each other onto Lugia’s back. Lugia, however, doesn’t seem to mind having passengers. Go takes the opportunity to record Lugia’s flapping fins and glimmering silver feathers on his [[Rotom Phone]]. Abruptly, Lugia flies up even higher to join a flock of passing {{p|Fearow}}. As Ash and Go admire the altitude, Lugia descends suddenly towards the ocean. The boys shriek as they anticipate the hard landing, but Lugia uses {{m|Hydro Pump}} to blast a hole into the water surface. Lugia soars through the wall of water and into the oceanic depths, teeming with {{t|Water}} Pokémon. A school of {{p|Horsea}} take the boys by surprise, almost causing Ash and Go to run out of air. Luckily, Lugia emerges from the water and take to the sky once again. Go is pleasantly surprised as Ash marvels over the wonders of Pokémon. Go formally introduces himself, revealing he is from Vermillion City and declares that he and Ash are now friends. Ash follow suit, introducing himself and Pikachu. Suddenly, Lugia tips its passengers off, and they land in a field of flowers. Lugia promptly leaves while Go and Ash wave the Legendary goodbye. The pair soon realize they need to get back to Vermillion.

By evening they eventually arrive back at the Sakuragi Institute. There, Yamper enthusiastically greets Pikachu. Koharu, however, is still disappointed that Go failed to make it to the opening ceremony, She dismisses his Lugia encounter story and present Go with a handful of school worksheets. Go quickly perks after Koharu admits her father, Professor Sakuragi, is talking with Professor Oak. Inside, Sakuragi is thrilled by Go’s closeup footage of Lugia. Ash reveals that Lugia took a liking to them, after some reflection Go comes to the same conclusion. Sakuragi is impressed by the boys’ insights and proposes they become research fellows at his lab. Ash doesn’t quite understand, so Sakuragi elaborates that he wants them to meet Pokémon. Go accepts the honor, while Ash is excited by the future ahead. Delia reminds her son that commuting between Pallet Town and Vermillion City will be tough. At this, Professor Sakuragi presents the boys with their very own dorm room. The solution is a hit as the two boys squabble for the top bunk. Delia also decides that Mimey should also stay at the Sakuragi Institute to keep Ash out of trouble. As Delia and Oak prepare to drive back to Pallet Town, Delia orders her son to eat his vegetables and brush his teeth, to which Ash accepts. Delia also asks Go to look out for Ash, much to Ash’s embarrassment. Ash’s mom and Professor Oak soon leave.

* Professor Sakuragi appoints Ash and Go his research assistants.

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[[File:SS002 illustration.png|175px|thumb|An illustration of {{ash}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, and {{an|Go}} riding {{p|Lugia}} by HYOGONOSUKE]]

* At the beginning of the episode, a collection of {{ash}}'s previous [[Badge]]s and trophies are shown in his room. They include:

**The Pokémon League Badge from the [[Indigo Conference]].

**The [[Winner's Trophy]] from the [[Orange League]].

**Ash's Badges from the [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], [[Unova]], and [[Kalos]] regions.

**His [[Symbol]]s from the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} in [[Kanto]].

**His [[Z-Power Ring]] with [[Pikashunium Z]].

**His Championship Trophy from the [[Manalo Conference]].

**A model of {{an|Professor Kukui|the Masked Royal}}.

**A [[Poké Doll]].

***This makes the [[Johto]] arc the only leg of Ash's journey not represented in this display.