EP003: Difference between revisions

After a few tense moments, the Poké Ball stops shaking, signifying that Ash caught {{AP|Caterpie}}. His excitement takes control as he celebrates catching his first Pokémon, holding the Poké Ball and running in circles with Misty, making Pikachu dizzy. When Ash holds the Poké Ball to Misty’s face, she reveals her fear of {{type|bug}}s, even if they are contained in a Poké Ball. However, Pikachu is happy to have Caterpie along, and Ash decides to bring Caterpie out, scaring Misty away.

As Caterpie appears, Misty scampers behind a tree. Ash asks Caterpie to crawl up onto his shoulder, but when Caterpie spots Misty, he immediately bolts over to Misty and rubs up on her leg despite her personal discomfort. Misty’s comments about Caterpie being a “disgusting bug” hurt the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Misty wants to befriend Pikachu instead, which somewhat irritates Ash as Pikachu warmed up to Misty more quickly than to Ash.  

Moments later, Pikachu notices Misty trying to keep up with Ash. Although Misty tries to hide, Ash spots her and questions why she is still following her. Misty brings up the [[Bicycle|bike]] he destroyed earlier and they continue to argue, upsetting Pikachu.

Later that night, Ash sets up for the night near a tree stump, setting a fire. Tucked into his sleeping bag, Ash prepares to retire for the night, with Pikachu and Caterpie on the stump. Misty, also set up on the other end of the stump, exchanges a few smart remarks with Ash before both go to sleep, upsetting Pikachu and Caterpie. While the humans sleep, Pikachu and Caterpie enjoy the starlight view and connect with each other. Caterpie looks up to the moon and envisions his desire to fly as a fully [[Evolution|evolved]] {{p|Butterfree}}.

The next day, Misty is the first to wake up, and the first thing she sees is Caterpie asleep, inches from her. She immediately screams in anguish, shocking Ash and Pikachu awake. Misty angrily demands Caterpie return to his Poké Ball, which upsets Caterpie so much that he crawls over and does just that. Ash demands Misty to apologize for being so mean and tries to coax Caterpie out. Then, a wild {{p|Pidgeotto}} swoops down and lands in a brush, feeding on a worm. Ash puts his hat back on and scans with his [[Pokédex]].  

Wanting to catch it, Ash throws a Poké Ball, but Pidgeotto simply swats it away. Misty retorts that a {{pkmn|Trainer}} needs to battle and weaken a wild Pokémon to capture it, but when she mentions that he caught Caterpie only because it was weak, the remark irritates Ash to the point where he blindly summons Caterpie to battle, without knowing that Caterpie is at a type disadvantage against Pidgeotto, though both Misty and Pikachu know. While Ash tries to figure out his mistake, Caterpie runs around, trying to avoid the Pidgeotto. Ash orders Caterpie to attack, but Pidgeotto is too strong and sends Caterpie spiraling into a tree, incapacitating it. Pidgeotto attempts to swoop in for another attack, but by Misty’s suggestion, Ash recalls Caterpie into its Poké Ball moments before Pidgeotto can strike, instead getting its beak lodged into the tree.

Ash sends Pikachu after Pidgeotto just as it frees itself. Pikachu uses {{m|ThunderShock}} to hit Pidgeotto, weakening it and allowing Ash to toss a Poké Ball. The ball takes Pidgeotto in and drops to the ground, rocking. After a few moments, the ball ceases movement, and Ash catches the {{AP|Pidgeotto}}. Despite the success, Misty continues to berate him about his lack of strategy knowledge.

The [[Team Rocket trio]] intrudes on their argument, reciting their {{motto}}. They decide to target his Pikachu, revealing its incredible power, causing an internal argument before they decide to attack. They send out {{TP|James|Koffing}} and {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} to battle, despite a [[Double Battle|double-team]] being unfair. Misty wants to jump in, but Ash doesn’t want to break the rules. Koffing’s {{m|Sludge}} attack blinds Pikachu, taking it out of the battle. While he hands Pikachu off to Misty, he decides to send out his newly caught Pidgeotto.  

Pidgeotto dodges both Koffing and Ekans attacks before going into a {{m|Quick Attack}}. Ekans avoids the attack by {{m|Dig|going underground}}, forcing Pidgeotto to come to a sudden stop. Koffing fires a {{m|Smog}} attack, which Pidgeotto splits with its wings before dodging multiple Sludge attacks and Ekans’s retaliation. Despite soaring high in the sky, both Ekans and Koffing keep up with Pidgeotto. It misses a {{m|Gust}} attack on Koffing, which results in a harsh double {{m|Tackle}} attack from both opponents, taking it out. Ash recalls Pidgeotto and tries to fight Team Rocket by hand, but [[James]] easily holds him back and swats him aside.  

Ash congratulates Caterpie on coming through, even from Misty. Ash asks Misty to simply pat Caterpie on the head, and despite initial discomfort, Misty goes ahead. Suddenly, Caterpie sprays mist from its mouth. Ash puts Caterpie down as the mist covers Caterpie, signaling evolution. Caterpie evolves into {{p|Metapod}} as Ash checks it on the Pokédex. Ash bonds with his Pokémon, which gets Misty’s approval. Despite a slight bond with {{AP|Metapod}}, the sight of a {{p|Beedrill}} scares Misty as she looks forward to quickly leaving the forest. Ash isn’t however, as he seeks to capture more Pokémon.