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[[Officer Jenny]] is in the midst of alerting [[Viridian City]]'s citizens of Pokémon poachers seen in the area via an announcement speaker when she spots a stranger, it is {{Ash}} with {{AP|Pikachu}} in his arms. She gives him a lift to the [[Pokémon Center]] after his [[Pokédex]] confirms his identity. The pair slide into the Pokémon Center's foyer, much to [[Nurse Joy]]'s dismay. She quickly orders a stretcher and two {{p|Chansey}} take Pikachu into the emergency room. While [[Nurse Joy]] is attending to Pikachu's injuries, Ash calls [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] and [[Professor Oak]], the latter of whom is surprised to discover that Ash is already in Viridian City. When Ash mentions the {{an|Ho-Oh|strange golden Pokémon}} he had recently seen, Professor Oak is skeptical that Ash had actually seen the Pokémon.

Afterwards, {{an|Misty|the girl whose bicycle was "borrowed" and destroyed by Ash}} angrily storms into the Pokémon Center, though after some explanation her concern shifts to Pikachu's well-being.

At that moment, an alarm in the Pokémon Center sounds and a villainous group named {{TRT}} invade the building. Their [[Poké Ball]]'s break a skylight, and {{TP|James|Koffing}} fills the air with {{m|Smokescreen|smoke}}. Team Rocket recite their [[Team Rocket mottos|motto]] and destroy the Center's electrical system in a scheme to steal the Center's Pokémon. Nurse Joy, Misty and Ash with Pikachu still in its stretcher retreat to a locked storage room. Power initially cuts out, though the back up, Pika-Power, comes on board. Nurse Joy begins transporting as many Pokémon as she can to [[Pewter City]]'s Pokémon Center. Suddenly, Koffing breaks through the doors. At Misty's insistence, Ash tries and fails to fend off {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} and Koffing with a {{p|Pidgey}}, an empty Poké Ball and {{p|Rattata}}. Misty calls on her {{TP|Misty|Goldeen}} to help, though without water it  

{{m|flail|flailed}} helplessly.

In a hurry with Pikachu's stretcher, Ash hits Misty's bicycle causing Pikachu to suddenly wake up. The other {{p|Pikachu}} at the Pokémon Center surround Ash's Pikachu, healing him as well as delivering a powerful electric shock to Team Rocket. Ash hops onto Misty's singed bike and Pikachu absorbs the pedal-powered bicycle light's charge to hit Team Rocket with a powerful {{m|Thunder Shock}}. Though the attack mixes with Koffing's gas, results in a colossal explosion that destroys much of the Pokémon Center.

Team Rocket escape the carnage and declare their mission to capture Ash's not-so-ordinary Pikachu for {{an|Giovanni|their boss}}. Flying debris punctures their {{p|Meowth}}-shaped balloon, sending the trio blasting off. The next day, Ash, Pikachu, and Misty have ventured into [[Viridian Forest]], with Misty having decided to follow Ash until he replaces her destroyed bicycle. The episode ends with Ash spotting a {{p|Caterpie}}, to which Misty declares her fear of bugs, and preparing to catch it.