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As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} continue towards [[Olivine City]], they notice someone hidden in the grass, looking for something while holding a net. They approach the young boy and learn that he is trying to catch a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Dunsparce}}. {{an|Brock}} asks if he has any other {{OBP|Pokemon|species}} to assist, and the boy calls out his {{p|Caterpie}}. However the {{t|Bug}} Pokémon immediately frightens {{an|Misty}}, who cowers behind a rock. The boy introduces himself as [[Bucky]], and the others introduce themselves to him. Misty asks Bucky why he's looking for a wild Dunsparce, but before he can answer, a group of children Bucky's age walk by, each with a Dunsparce of their own. The boy leading the group, {{OBP|Timothy|EP191}}, invites Bucky to go to the park so that they can all play with their Pokémon, and Bucky replies that he'll join them soon. Ash’s group and Bucky venture over to the park where the children brag and compare each other’s Dunsparce. Brock mentions that every child in town seems to have a Dunsparce, and Bucky despondently acknowledges this. He explains that a [[Mass outbreak|swarm]] of Dunsparce appeared in the area while he was away from town to visit his ill grandfather. Bucky adds that he has searched for one ever since, but he hasn't found a Dunsparce yet.  

Timothy and the other children challenge Bucky to a Dunsparce obstacle race. Aware that Bucky doesn’t have a Dusparce, they allow him to use his Caterpie. The Pokémon are all standing at the starting line, though Caterpie is shown to be noticeably smaller than its competition. The race starts, and all of the kids cheer on their own Pokémon. Caterpie lags significantly behind all the Dunsparce, despite putting in its best efforts. {{TRT}} watches the Dunsparce race from behind the bushes. {{MTR}} and [[James]] note that there are so many Dunsparce, but [[Jessie]] reminds them not to get distracted, since they have to focus on getting {{AP|Pikachu}}. Her teammates agree and they duck back into the bushes to complete the finishing touches for their latest plot. Meanwhile, Caterpie struggles to climb up a bunch of steps, while Bucky motivates it to keep going. Caterpie sees a Dunsparce right behind it, and Dunsparce's owner tells it to fly right over Caterpie. It does so, easily getting to the top of the steps and sliding down the slide. The boy cheers and turns to Bucky, telling him that Caterpie is already one lap behind. Bucky keeps telling Caterpie to not give up. However, Caterpie loses its balance and falls down the steps, knocking itself out. Bucky decides that Caterpie needs to rest and leaves the race, saying farewell to his friends.

Meowth is pleased with his caught Dunsparce. Though Jessie is not amused, since she believes that Dunsparce is a boring Pokémon, but Meowth argues that it's better than no Pokémon at all. James says that {{an|Giovanni|the Boss}} would hardly notice one Dunsparce, but then Jessie figures that the Boss would notice dozens of Dunsparce. With that, Team Rocket puts a new plan into action, a "3-D Virtual Pokémon Show" to capture the other childrens’ Dunsparce. The children, who are playing with their Dunsparce, decide to check it out, hoping to see things like moving holograms or computer-controlled puppets. However, when the curtains open the story of Dunsparce versus {{p|Moltres}} proves to be underwhelming. James and Meowth’s Moltres and Dunsparce costumes are obvious, and their staged battle proves to be cringe worthy at best. Following the performance, Jessie and James roll their [[trade machine]] onto stage and offer to [[trade]] everyone a Moltres each in exchange for their Dunsparce. The kids are all a gasp at the idea, but Timothy prompts all the other children, with exception of one girl, to follow his lead and trade away their Dunsparce.  

Meanwhile, Ash and his friends have been looking for a Dunsparce for hours, but have been unable to find a single one. They walk along the forest when they come across Bucky's friends crying. Bucky asks his friend Timothy why everyone is crying, and Timothy explains the situation. The Poké Balls that were traded to them were all fakes, so Team Rocket took all of the Dunsparce while the children got nothing. Misty asks the kids to describe the two people that tricked them, and the group realize that Team Rocket are behind the dastardly scheme. Bucky is concerned for his friends’ sake, and Ash reassures him that he and his friends will deal with the culprits.