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Later that night, Ash is asleep, dreaming about {{pkmn|training}} his {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} as he throws his alarm clock in his sleep. The next morning, Ash's mother {{DL|Delia Ketchum|In I Choose You!|Delia}} wakes him up, letting him know that he'll be late to receive a Pokémon from {{DL|Professor Oak (anime)|In I Choose You!|Professor Oak}}. Realizing that he overslept, Ash gets out of bed and rushes over to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]. When he arrives, Professor Oak tells Ash that all of the [[starter Pokémon]] are taken, except for one. Just then, Ash spots a {{OBP|Ash's Pikachu|M20|Pikachu}} wandering around the lab and chases after it. Oak introduces Ash to the Mouse Pokémon and Ash is thrilled about Pikachu being his new Pokémon. Pikachu is not so thrilled, however, and proceeds to shock him. Delia enters the lab to give Ash his clothes and his belongings to begin his journey. After Ash gets dressed, he orders Pikachu to get in his {{i|Poké Ball}}, but Pikachu refuses, hitting it back at him. Delia says that they seem to be getting along well, and Ash agrees, saying they're best friends already. He picks Pikachu up, who shocks Ash, Delia, and Professor Oak.

While dragging Pikachu out of Pallet Town, Ash asks Pikachu if he hates him. He says that he is willing to make friends with Pikachu and tries to shake hands with him, but Pikachu still does not cooperate. Ash then spots a {{p|Pidgey}} and tries to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it before realizing that he has to battle it to weaken it first. Unfortunately, Pikachu is still being disobedient, so Ash just attempts to hit Pidgey with a rock but hits a {{p|Spearow}} instead. The Spearow sees Pikachu laughing and since it believes that Pikachu was the one who hit it, it begins attacking him. After Pikachu hits Spearow with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack, Spearow calls a whole flock to attack him. Ash and Pikachu begin to flee as the Spearow catch up to Pikachu to proceed in attacking him. Ash picks Pikachu up and carries him until they are injured and tired. Ash then tells Pikachu to get inside its Ball, but it once again refuses. Instead, Pikachu defends Ash from the Spearow by summoning a large Thunderbolt that scares them away. As the storm ceases, a {{p|Ho-Oh}} flies above and drops a Rainbow Wing, which Ash catches. Ash and Pikachu make a promise to go and meet the [[Legendary Pokémon]] someday.

Ash and Pikachu continue on their journey, catching a [[Ash's Caterpie#In I Choose You!|Caterpie]], having battles with other Trainers, and even challenging the [[Celadon Gym]], earning his third [[Badge]], the {{badge|Rainbow}} from [[Erika]]. The group eventually settle at a Pokémon Center, where Ash gives his mother a call. A Trainer bursts in claiming that they encountered an {{p|Entei}}, a Legendary {{type|Fire}} Pokémon, causing Ash, as well as several other Trainers, to rush into the woods to look for it. {{TRT#In I Choose You!}}, a group of Pokémon thieves, also decide to try and catch it. Ash finds the Entei, but ends up fighting over it with a Trainer named [[Verity]], who uses a {{p|Piplup}} to try and battle it. They are also joined by an aspiring Pokémon Professor named [[Sorrel]] who uses a {{p|Lucario}} in battle. When Entei escapes, Ash and Verity get into an argument, and Sorrel leaves, telling them that they should find shelter soon. As Ash and Verity have a battle, they accidentally disturb an {{p|Onix}} that starts chasing them. They manage to get it to leave just as it begins to rain. As they look to find shelter, they find a [[Ash's Charizard#In I Choose You!|Charmander]] that has been left out. They quickly learn that it belongs to a ruthless trainer named [[Cross]] who left it out in the rain. He carelessly refuses to take it back, calling it weak and abandoning it. Ash and Verity decide to find shelter.

They come across a cave where Sorrel and Lucario happen to be and help Charmander back to health. Entei and several other Pokémon arrive to sleep for the night and Ash reveals the Rainbow Wing. Sorrel reveals that Ho-Oh only gives the Wing to the "rainbow hero" who is destined to fight it, as a shadow Pokémon named {{OBP|Marshadow|M20|Marshadow}} watches. The next morning, Ash convinces Charmander to join them. Team Rocket follows the group, as they venture on a journey to [[Mount Tensei]] to find the Legendary Pokémon. During their travels, Caterpie evolves into a {{p|Metapod}}, Verity spots a {{p|Suicune}} and Charmander evolves into {{p|Charmeleon}}. After giving his mother a call at another Pokémon Center, Ash learns from Sorrel that the Rainbow Wing can lose its color when it is in the possession of someone with a cold heart. Eventually, while battling other Trainers in town, Ash is challenged by Cross to a Pokémon battle with his [[Ash's Charizard#In I Choose You!|Charmeleon]] against his {{p|Incineroar}}. Charmeleon is savagely defeated, and Cross talks down to Ash, causing him much grief.

Still upset over his loss, Ash openly admits that he could have won with Pikachu and runs away. Pikachu follows Ash, as the two argue over Ash's behavior. He states that he wished he had gotten {{p|Bulbasaur}} or {{p|Squirtle}} as his starter Pokémon instead of Pikachu. Ash realizes that he's all alone, as Pikachu has stopped following him. As Ash declares that he doesn't need anyone, Marshadow puts Ash in a sleep-like state as the Rainbow Wing turns dark. Ash dreams he is in a world where no Pokémon exist and where he attends regular school with his friends. Realizing that something is missing, he remembers Pikachu and wakes up to his friends, and the Wing regains its color. Sorrel shares a story of a time he lost a friend being a {{p|Luxray}}, who died protecting a young Sorrel from a snowstorm. The group is soon surrounded by some angry {{p|Primeape}}. Ash calls out his Metapod, who evolves into {{p|Butterfree}} as they escape from the pack of Primeape. They rescue a [[Pink Butterfree#In I Choose You!|pink Butterfree]] from a {{p|Fearow}} and realize that Ash's Butterfree needs to mate. Ash decides to lets his Butterfree go so that it can be happy with its mate. Although Ash is sad about releasing Butterfree, he feels like he made the right decision, and that they will always be friends no matter what. The group soon spots a {{p|Raikou}} and realizes they are getting close when the Wing begins to glow in the direction of Mount Tensei.

The group makes it there and meets [[Bonji]], an old researcher who has been studying Ho-Oh for years. They make it to a crystal-like structure at Mount Tensei, with [[Jessie#In I Choose You!|Jessie]], [[James#In I Choose You!|James]] and {{MTR#In I Choose You!|Meowth}} still hot on their trail. They are interrupted by Cross, who wants to fight Ho-Oh himself, as he also saw Ho-Oh, but didn't receive a wing from it. Cross's Incineroar fights Ash's Charmeleon, who quickly evolves into {{p|Charizard}} and defeats Incineroar. Cross, refusing to accept his loss, takes the Rainbow Wing away from Ash and places it on the crystal. But due to the wing being in the possession of a Trainer with a cold heart, it turns dark, causing Marshadow, as Ho-Oh's agent, to possess the wild Pokémon and Cross's Midnight Form {{p|Lycanroc}} to attack the humans. The Trainers use their Pokémon to fight back. After Charizard protects Cross from an attack, he sees the error of his ways and helps the group out, even snapping his Lycanroc out of Marshadow's control. Being weakened by Marshadow and the other Pokémon, Ash tells Pikachu to get in his Poké Ball, but Pikachu refuses because he always wants to stay by Ash's side. However, Ash finally forces him into his Poké Ball as the Pokémon attacks Ash, causing his body to disappear. In despair, Pikachu emits a large Thunderbolt attack sending Marshadow and its army flying, releasing them from the Rainbow Wing's corruption. Marshadow notices the wing has disintegrated as Pikachu continues crying out for its Trainer.

Ash finds himself in a parallel world but is brought back, presumably through Ho-Oh's power when Ash protected Pikachu. Ash and Pikachu embrace as he takes the newly formed Rainbow Wing and places it on the crystal structure. Ho-Oh arrives, healing Ash, his friends, and the Pokémon and Ash challenges it with Pikachu to battle. Later that day, the gang return to the Pokémon Center after Pikachu's battle with Ho-Oh. Back at Mount Tensei, Bonji makes a speech about Ho-Oh finding a new Trainer to leave its Wing to, as Marshadow watches. Cross leaves on good terms with the group and makes a promise to Ash that they will have a battle again someday. Eventually Ash, Verity, and Sorrel split up so they can achieve their own goals: Verity to become a famous trainer like her mother, Sorrel to find the three [[Legendary birds]] of [[Kanto]], and for Ash to become a [[Pokémon Master]]. Ash and Pikachu decide to continue their journey, hoping to encounter many friends and Pokémon in the incredible world of Pokémon.

During the ending credits, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{Tracey}}, {{an|May}} and [[Max]], {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Iris}}, {{an|Cilan}}, {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}}, and {{an|Serena}} are seen, while none of their officially-owned Pokémon are. Verity and Piplup are seen returning home to [[Twinleaf Town]]; Sorrel and Lucario spot an {{p|Articuno}} that Sorrel wanted to study; and Cross, Lycanroc, and Incineroar are out on their own journey. Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu are seen traveling together, preparing to battle a wild {{p|Heracross}} while being tailed by Team Rocket in their [[Team Rocket's mechas#Team Rocket's Meowth Balloon|balloon]]. The movie ends with Ho-Oh dropping a Rainbow Wing as it flies across the sky.

==Debuts==

===Pokémon debuts===

* {{p|Caterpie}} ([[Ash's Caterpie#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; new; evolves)

* {{p|Metapod}} ([[Ash's Metapod#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; newly evolved; evolves)

* {{p|Butterfree}} ([[Ash's Butterfree#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; newly evolved; releases)

* {{p|Charmander}} ([[Ash's Charmander#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; new; evolves)

* {{p|Charmeleon}} ([[Ash's Charmeleon#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; newly evolved; evolves)

* {{p|Charizard}} ([[Ash's Charizard#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; newly evolved)

* {{p|Exeggutor}} ({{rf|Alolan|Form}}) (multiple)

 

===Differences from the main series===

* The poster of the [[Kanto]] [[starter Pokémon]] in Ash's room are displayed differently with {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, and {{p|Bulbasaur}} being in different poses and positions. The background of the poster is slightly different as well.

* The Pokémon weren't in their Poké Balls sitting on a pedestal like in the original episode. Instead, they were displayed on a tray with beds and bowls for each of the {{pkmn2|starter}}s before the new Trainers picked them out.

* The Trainers who received their starter Pokémon from Professor Oak on the day Ash met Pikachu are shown as Gary, {{an|Tierno}}, and {{OBP|Marina|EP091}}. Notably, Tierno is shown in different clothing than his usual design and chooses {{p|Charmander}} instead of Squirtle.

* When the flock of Spearow swoops down to attack Ash after he tells Pikachu to get in his Poké Ball, Ash's hat is shown facing forward despite it being turned backwards earlier.

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