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The episode starts with a {{p|Psyduck}} being chased by three shadowy figures through a stretch of grass. At the same time, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are taking a break on their journey to [[Saffron City]]. {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Phanpy}} are seen playing with each other in the background while {{an|May}} is gathering a pail of water. Ash is looking through his backpack when the frightened Psyduck leaps over the cliff above Ash and co. and falls down on top of their camp-fire. Because the camp fire was not entirely put out, Psyduck was burned by the campfire and leaps frantically into a nearby stream to cool itself down. The three shadowy figures (now revealed to us by [[Max]] to be all three stages of the Superpower Pokémon); {{p|Machop}}, {{p|Machoke}}, and {{p|Machamp}} appear from the cliff above. Psyduck on seeing them, begins swimming hastily away from its pursuers but the three Pokémon follow Psyduck into the water. May asks the group why they were chasing the Psyduck and {{an|Brock}} says they will find out. With the fighting Pokémon managing to corner Psyduck into a wall Machoke just manages to grab Psyduck's neck before Ash and his friends arrive and intervene. Phanpy attempts to help the distressed Psyduck but is easily swatted away by the Machop's {{m|Karate Chop}}. Phanpy then responds back with a {{m|Rollout}} and easily defeats Machop. Machamp then tries to hit Phanpy but is blocked by Phanpy's {{m|Defense Curl}} and is then defeated by yet another Rollout attack. Brock comments that Ash did well by using Defense Curl ''then'' Rollout as it doubles the damage dealt by Rollout. Machoke steps up to try to defeat Phanpy and is joined by the recovering Machop and Machamp. As all three of them corner Phanpy, {{AP|Pikachu}} interrupts by electrifying all three of the Pokémon with a powerful {{m|Thunderbolt}} and sending them running off into the distance. Ash offers Psyduck to stay with them until they reach a safe place.

Psyduck and Phanpy start playing by the stream as Brock offers the Psyduck some Pokémon food. Psyduck quickly starts devouring the food as May consults the [[Pokédex]]. May also notices that Psyduck has a red scarf on it meaning that it is not a wild Pokémon and belongs to a Trainer. Later, Machop, Machoke, and Machamp are seen kneeling in apology to their Trainer (an obviously wealthy young girl sitting in a carriage and pulled by a {{p|Rapidash}}) for not successfully bringing back her 'precious' Psyduck. They are then ordered to continue their attempt to bring back Psyduck for their master. The young girl then comments how it is true that rich people can't get decent help from anywhere and sighs.

Ash and group are walking down a path as Phanpy, Pikachu, and Psyduck begin playing, wrestling in the grass. Off in the distance in a treetop, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are spying on the gang again from their hideout contemplating if the new and improved {{TRT}} is really all that good. They then plan to steal Psyduck for their boss, {{an|Giovanni}}, and a vision begins as Meowth envisions Psyduck attending to Giovanni's needs. If they successfully capture the Psyduck for their boss then they will be up for a big promotion and a corner office.

While continuing on their journey, Brock comments how Psyduck have made such great friends with Pikachu and Phanpy. James and Jessie are then seen in the distance trying to attract Ash and the gang to their "well" thought out scam to capture Psyduck. This time, they are pretending to host a grand opening of grass sledding. Jessie is holding a sled as she suggests to them to slide down the hill beside them but May gets concerned that they may get hurt so Jessie volunteers James to go first, sliding at a fast pace down the side of the hill. The group still doubts it but on seeing Psyduck on the sled, they convince themselves that they have done more dangerous stuff before and all fired up to slide down the hill. They all slide down sharing four sleds: Ash and Pikachu in one, May in another, Brock and Max on another and finally Phanpy and Psyduck on the last one. They all comment on how fun it is while James then returns to the top of the hill feeling a bit dazed with Jessie as she then activates giant pillars which appear to be a part of a Pinball game with different point values on each one. Ash, May, Brock, Pikachu and Max all bounce off one after another and were all directed towards a huge goal as Meowth appears from the ground and captures both Psyduck and Phanpy. Jessie and James say their motto and  reveal their "true" identities.

Team Rocket starts to float off into the sky in their Meowth balloon but just as it seems that they are going to get away Machoke and Machamp come running from the distance and grab onto their balloon just before they can escape. Ash and everyone race towards the fleeing hot air balloon. Machamp and Machoke successfully ground Team Rocket as Jessie and James call upon {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}} respectively. Ash, May, Max, and Brock arrive at the scene as Machop begins to rescue Psyduck and Phanpy from the balloon. Machoke and Machamp dash towards Jessie and James and by using {{m|Cross Chop}}, send them flying into their balloon causing the engine to spark and explode sending Team Rocket blasting off into the sky. Phanpy and Psyduck are freed from the net.

The mysterious young lady which is master of the three fighting Pokémon arrives in her carriage in front of Ash and everyone. She then exits from her vehicle and shouts happily at successfully finding her Psyduck. In the carriage, she introduces herself as {{ka|Emily}} then explains to them that the Psyduck is her Pokémon and she has been looking for it, she also explains that it is the third time it has run away, when Ash asks her why, she admits that she does not know. They successfully arrive at her mansion as Psyduck seems to be a little dirty from all the chasing and battling it has experienced. Three maids rush away with Psyduck to rid it of its filth explaining along the way that she always takes a bath with it and also it likes to smell really nice with perfume, this is all contradicted by Psyduck's miserable face throughout the ordeal. After that, everyone is seated to an exquisite banquet. With Emily seeing that Psyduck seems to be depressed she explains that Psyduck's appetite has not been very good lately but Ash recalls seeing Psyduck happy when it was eating the Pokémon food earlier and playing with Pikachu and Phanpy. All of them seems very puzzled as to Psyduck's behavior except Brock who seems to know what is going on.

Ash and May are training outside with Phanpy and {{TP|May|Squirtle}} as Psyduck watches longingly at the two Pokémon battle it out and seems to want to participate. Emily asks what Phanpy and Squirtle are doing and Max explains that they are battling. Emily looks horrified and says that she will never let Psyduck do anything of the sort but Brock explains to her that Pokémon battling is an entire different thing to normal fighting. He then explains further that it is a way to communicate with the Pokémon, and also, when a Pokémon and their Trainer battle, they form a sense of unity. Emily retaliates by saying that she and Psyduck ''do'' have a sense of unity and that she gives every luxury it can get. However Brock says that it seems to still be missing something from its life and may be a little bit empty and lonely. Phanpy's Rollout is successful as Phanpy evades Squirtle's {{m|Water Gun}} and heads toward it for an attack but just before contact Psyduck appears and redirects Phanpy's Rollout attack towards Ash, knocking him into the nearby pond. Psyduck and Ash start splashing water at each other and Psyduck seems genuinely happy. Squirtle then squirts a stream of water toward Ash as Pikachu jumps into the water to join the fun.

Psyduck's master notices its happiness and how it is enjoying itself. A stinky dark plume of smoke and dust made from Seviper's {{m|Haze}} infiltrates the area as Jessie and James appear once again to attempt to capture Psyduck. Ash then releases {{AP|Grovyle}} which performs {{m|Leaf Blade}} on the wire attached to Psyduck which sends it flying through the air. Emily rushes towards it to save it from the fall. Grovyle sends a barrage of bullet seeds towards Team Rocket rifling through their balloon which quickly deflates and crashes into the ground. Jessie and James emerge from their balloon ruins as Phanpy goes into Rollout and knocks Seviper backwards. Meanwhile, with both Emily and Psyduck looking dirty, Emily asks if Psyduck is okay, Psyduck responds by smiling and laughing which makes Emily happy as well. Cacnea starts to head toward Psyduck as Max suggests that Psyduck wants to battle. Cacnea sends a strong sandstorm towards Psyduck as Max tells her to direct Psyduck an attack. Psyduck sends a devastating {{m|Focus Punch}} towards Cacnea which sends it flying through the air but Seviper then appears as Max suggests Psyduck use {{m|Fury Swipes}}. The attack makes contact with Seviper as Meowth then heads towards Psyduck to engage in battle. Psyduck and Meowth are trading hits as Emily is once again clueless as to what to do and consults Max again but Max says that it is okay to come up with something on your own so Emily tells Psyduck to use {{m|Hydro Pump}} at Meowth knocking it back towards Jessie and James. Seviper sends a barrage of {{m|Iron Tail}}s toward Psyduck but Psyduck dodges and it retaliates with {{m|Confusion}} which sends them flying towards their balloon. Pikachu then sends an electrifying {{m|Thunderbolt}} into the team and sends them blasting off into the sky.

Psyduck appears to be happy again as it wants to participate in Pokémon battles and strengthen itself. Psyduck and Emily, along with Machop, Machoke and Machamp wishes them a safe journey as they head off into the distance towards their next destination, Saffron City.

* When Team Rocket appears with their Chimecho balloon, for one shot a part of the balloon is colored like their usual Meowth balloon. In the next shot, the balloon is correctly colored pale blue.

* In the scene where the gang lands into the net (after a "pinball game"), Brock and Max disappear for a few shots when May is approaching after them.