Episode 68: Welcome Togepi

It's a bright and sunny day, Hana and her friends arrived at the Pokemon Center to have their Pokemon healed by Nurse Joy, and to get some rest themselves.

At the front desk, Nurse Joy asks, "Is your name Hana?"

"Yes, it is," Hana answers.

"I have a message for you," Nurse Joy says, giving her a card.

"Let's see," Hana says, taking the card.

She opens it to reveal moving pictures of Professor Oak.

The prerecorded voice says, "Greetings, Hana! It's Professor Oak! Give me a call when you get the chance."

"It's from Professor Oak," Hana says.

"I guess it's been a while since you talked with him, and we last saw him," Diana says.

"Maybe you should give him a buzz?" Chase says.

"Good idea," Hana says.

She dials on the video phone and calls Professor Oak right away.

Seeing the professor answer, Hana, "Hi, Professor Oak! It's Hana!"

"Hello there, Hana! I suppose my message found its way to you," Professor Oak says.

"Yeah," Hana says.

"How is everyone?" Professor Oak asks.

Then sees Pikachu and says, "Say! Pikachu sure is looking well."

"Pikachu!" (Thanks Professor!) Pikachu says.

"We're all doing fine," Hana says.

"Yeah. We had some crazy adventures, but everything has been fine," Diana says.

"Just had some bumps on the road, but we're fine," Akira says.

"I'm glad to hear it! And I must say Hana, you've been catching a lot of Pokemon, especially those from different regions, and some shiny Pokemon as well and a few legendary Pokemon," Professor Oak says.

"I suppose. By the way, how is everyone? I hope they haven't been giving you problems, especially Aerodactyl," Hana replies.

"Aerodactyl is doing fine, surprisingly it's pretty calm and got along with Articuno and the other flying Pokemon around here. And Omanyte is having a good time at the lake with the water Pokemon," Professor Oak says.

"That's good to hear. I'm glad everyone has been getting along," Hana says.

"Yes. Your Pokemon are doing very well, and glad to see you and the others are doing good as well. By the way, there's been a new Pokedex upgrade," Professor Oak says.

"A new upgrade?" Hana says, confused.

Professor Oak says, "Well, now you can get details on even more Pokemon information and discoveries, both past and recent, including those from the Galar Region that have been researched so far. Of course, Diana, you can get your upgrade for Professor Elm from Professor Elm

"Wow! How can we get it?" Hana asks, eagerly.

Professor Oak points down, "Just put your Pokedexes into that slot, one at a time, and I'll do it. Once upgraded, your Pokedex will have updated databases, and even a new voice."

"Okay," Hana says, holding out her Pokedex.

Then puts it in the slot, "I'm putting mine in right now."

Within a few seconds the upgrade, and the Pokedex comes out of the slot.

"Okay, it's all done," Professor Oak says.

Hana takes the Pokedex out, "Thank you."

Professor Oak asks, "so what are you all heading to now?"

"We're heading to Cinnabar Island to the Cinnabar Gym, and Akira and I are going to get our Fossils restored there too," Hana says.

"Good for you. Then I'm guessing you like to make some exchanges of your Pokemon," Professor Oak says.

"Yes. I thought it would be a good idea to train some of my Pokemon for the battle. Plus, I read that the gym specializes in fire types," Hana says.

"Excellent idea," Professor Oak says.

Diana has her Pokedex upgraded and Hana exchanges some of her Pokemon for the upcoming match at Cinnabar Island. First, they decided to have some lunch as they figure out how to get to the island.

Hana has her Cufant so she can check it out, "Okay Dufant, I like to test out my new upgrade. And since you're from the Galar Region, I like to know a little more about you."

"Cufant," (Okay.) Cufant replies.

Hana brings out her Pokedex and Dexter says, "Cufant, the Copperderm Pokémon. It digs up the ground with its trunk. It's also very strong, being able to carry loads of over five tons without any problem at all."

"Sounds like you'll become a strong Pokemon, huh," Hana says.

Cufant smiles with glee.

Diana is rubbing her egg with her cloth, to make sure it's clean. Ember, and her Pikachu, who she decides to name, Thunder, are watching the egg.

"So Diana, how is your egg doing?" Chase asks.

"The egg is doing really good, and according to Nurse Joy, it could hatch any day now," Diana says.

"So, any idea what's going to hatch from that egg?" Hana asks.

"To be honest. I don't know, but whatever it is, I want it to be a healthy Pokemon," Diana says.

"It sure has an interesting pattern, but it's different from the Eggs Meloetta, Winter, Latios, and Latias hatch from. Even the Dratini twins egg isn't that pattern," Hana says.

"Yeah. Not even Alistair, Shippo, or Winnie's egg is in that pattern, but the pattern on this egg reminds me of a Pokemon, but I don't remember what it is," Akira says.

"It could be an egg of a rare or legendary Pokemon," Chase suspects.

"Or maybe an egg of a Prehistoric Pokemom like the ones we met at Grandpa Canyon, that is where I found it," Hana says.

"Could be. Those are possibilities," Chase says.

Cufant pats on the egg with a smile on his face.

Hana then wonders, "Maybe it's an egg from the Galar Region."

"That is also a possibility," Chase says.

While the gang ponder about the Pokemon the egg would hatch to, they are being spied on by Team Rocket. They quickly hide in the employee egg.

"Did you hear that? They're hatching a new Pokemon!" Meowth says.

"I'll bet it has to be a Dragonair or even a Dratini," James thinks.

"No, no. It must be an Aerodactyl or a Kabuto," Jessie replies.

"Whatever it is, we gotta get our hands on that egg. This could be the chance we've been waiting for!" Meowth says.

"Imagine when the boss hears we've captured a Pokemon," Jessie says.

"He'll be shocked," Meowth says.

James but James says, "Don't forget, we haven't even succeeded in capturing that one little Pikachu from those kids! We have a proud tradition of failure to uphold!"

Jessie then kicks James, "Then you'll fail!"

"And we'll win," Meowth says.

Jessie and Meowth then whisper among themselves on how they plan to steal the egg, leaving James out of the loop as he tries to hear the conversation.

James cries out, "I can break tradition!

Later on Hana and her friends leave the restaurant to continue their journey.

"So which way do we need to go to get to Cinnabar Island?" Diana asks.

Hana looks at the map, "According to the map. It is actually off the coast of the mainland. We will either need to have the Pokemon fly or swim there, but there is a ferry that could get there too."

"It's a long trip so we better get going," Chase says.

Suddenly, two hooded girls appear with baskets.

One says, "Hello, everybody!"

"Good day!"Another girl says.

Then they begin to kick high like Can Can girls, making the group look dumbfounded and confused.

"We kick up our legs, so you can buy our eggs," The two girls say, showing the baskets full of colorful eggs.

Chase picks one up, "What kind of Pokemon eggs are they?"

"Wait and find out when they hatch," One girl says.

"Won't you buy some, please, please, please?" The second girl says.

"Thanks, but I already raised a few eggs that become Pokemon already," Hana says.

"Me too," The boys reply.

"And I already have one in my hands," Diana says, showing the egg to the girls.

The two girls look at the egg with interest.

"It's pretty. Lovely," One girl says.

The other says, "Beautiful."

Suddenly, they both count, "One. Two.".

Then they toss the baskets full of eggs at Hana and her friends. They all fall to the ground as the egg is knocked out of Diana's hands. When the group looks around, they see the eggs surrounding them and the real egg is mixed in the bunch.

"Which one is my egg?!" Diana panics.

"They aren't egg sellers!" Akira says.

Suddenly, the two egg sellers laugh and remove their disguise to reveal Team Rocket.

Jessie:

Prepare for trouble.

James:

Make it double.

Jessie:

To protect the world from devastation.

James:

To unite all peoples within our nation.

Jessie:

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James:

To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie:

Jessie.

James:

James.

Suddenly, they hear Chase say, "Is that it?!"

Team Rocket looks in shock to see our heroes are busy looking for the egg instead of paying attention to them.

"Hey! You didn't let us finish!" Jessie angrily says.

James says, "Yeah, that's right! And we didn't even get to the best part!"

Diana picks up one of the eggs and asks, "Is this it?"

The egg opens to reveal a paper with a frown on it.

Akira picks up another, "Isn't this it?"

But when it opens, it reveals a tongue.

"These aren't real eggs. They're just cheap imitations," Hana says, holding another egg.

When it opens, it reveals a bat as well.

Suddenly, Meoeth appears holding the real one, "Is this what you're looking for?"

"That's it! Meowth's got Diana's egg!" Chase says.

"It was.." Jessie says.

"Her egg," James says.

Then they run away as Meowth says, "Let's beat it!"

Hana angrily calls out, "Come back, you thieves!"

Hana then chases after them. Akira, Chase, Diana, and the Pokemon follow Hana. Hana and the others search for Team Rocket and the Egg, but they are unable to find them.

"Oh, my egg is gone," Diana says, upset.

"Don't worry, we'll find those crooks," Chase says.

"Yeah. This time they really did it now," Hana says.

"How are we going to find them? We didn't see which way they went," Akira says.

Suddenly, they hear barking sounds and he turns his head to see Shippo coming with an egg he is pushing with his nose.

"Shipp, what'd you got there?" Akira asks, and picks up the egg.

The egg opens to reveal a paper for a silly face on it.

"It's one of those Eggs Team Rocket have," Chase says.

Diana looks ahead and notices, "Hey!"

She hurries down the trail and picks up the egg, "Look! It's another one! If we just follow these eggs, they'll lead us all the way to Team Rocket!"

The egg opens to reveal a toy bat flapping inside.

"Those eggs are nothing but a bunch of junk," Hana says.

"Should have known that Team Rocket couldn't steal the egg without messing something up," Akira says.

"Either way, if we continue to follow the trail, we'll be able to find Team Rocket and the egg."

Lighting hurries to see the last egg and says, "Pika! Pika Pika!" (You guys, I think we found them!)

The group walks over to see a cabin and it's where the trail of eggs ends.

"They must be in there," Akira says.

Hana and her friends secretly sneak towards the window of the cabin to see Team Rocket having their lunch as Meowth is having the egg on his lap and cleaning it up.

"There they are," Hana says.

"And they have the egg with them," Diana says.

"Let's bust in, grab the egg, and get out of here," Akira says.

"But we'll need to be careful and make sure the egg doesn't get damage," Chase says.

"Right," Hana says.

Hana turns to her Pokemon, "Pikachu, Cufant, ready?"

The two Pokemon nod their heads.

"Are you two ready?" Diana asks.

Ember and Lightning nod their heads.

Akira calls out, "Judy. Clarrisa. Beedrill. Victini."

"Grovyle. Zubat. Murkrow," Chase calls out.

Soon, the Pokemon burst into the window.

That causes Team Rocket to be starred as the Pokemon charge. Even Alistair, Winnie, and Shippo join the raid.

James exclaims, "What's going on?!"

The Pokemon send Team Rocket across the floor and spill their lunch. Soon, Meowth notices the egg is gone. He turns his head to see Victini carrying the egg to Diana.

"Good work, Victini," Akira says.

"Thank you," Diana says.

Meowth angrily says, "Hey, give me back my egg!"

"That's funny, and all along I thought this was Diana egg," Hana says.

Meowth angrily says, "Go get them, and my egg!"

Jessie throws her Pokeball calling out, "Go, Arbok!"

"Weezing, go!" James says, doing the same.

Both Pokemon are relaxed from their Pokeballs and Weezing starts with his smoke screen attack, covering the area with smoke.

"Care guys," Hana says.

"Right," Diana says, holding on to the egg.

Suddenly, Arbok comes over and attacks Diana, making her drop the egg. Then Meowth catches it.

Diana, "My egg."

Lightning charges at Meowth and tackles it.

"I've got it!" Hana says, reaching for the egg.

Jessie intercepts, "I've got it!

"Hey!" Hana exclaims.

Then calls out, "Cufant, Tackle, now!"

Cufant charges and tackles Jessie. The egg flies in the air until Chase catches it.

"Got it!" Chase says, but Weezing bumps into him.

The egg is sent flying until James catches it.

"Got it!" James says, but Alistair, Winnie, and Shippo tackle him.

Soon Akira catches it, "Yeah!"

Suddenly, Arbok's tail hits him on the back and sends the egg flying, and Meowth catches it.

Hana coughs and says, "We can't see a thing."

"Zubat, use your Gust," Chase says.

Zubat then begins to use Gust to clear the room as Meowth approaches Team Rocket. Suddenly, the attack causes Meowth to send the egg flying once more, but this time, no one is going to catch it, everyone begins to panic in horror.

"Quick, somebody catch it! The egg's gonna break!" Hana says.

Hana tries to catch the egg, but she misses and lands on the ground

"I missed it!" Hana panics.

The gas clears to see Ember is laying on her back as she has the egg in her paws.

"Quila," (Gotcha.) Ember replies.

"Ember!" Diana happily says.

"That was too close," Akira says.

"You did it, Ember!" Chase says.

"Nice catch, Ember!" Hana says.

Diana takes the egg and hugs it with glee. Suddenly, she notices something.

"What's wrong, Diana?" Chase asks,

"I think… I think it feels like there's something moving inside," Diana says.

Soon the egg begins to glow.

"The egg…" Hana says.

"It's hatching…" Akira says.

Hana and her friends, Team Rocket, and all the Pokemon watch to see the egg glowing and it begins to cry.

"It's starting to crack!" Diana says.

"Yeah! It's about to hatch!" Chase says.

Everyone watches as the egg begins to crack on the top. Just then, the top part of the egg bursts and the baby Pokemon let's out a yawn and opens its eyes. The baby Pokemon light yellow Pokémon with a round body that is still encased in its eggshell. It has stubby hands and round feet with two toes each that has brown pads. It also has black eyes and five spikes on its head that seem to form a crown.

The vision of the baby Pokemon becomes clear to see Diana holding it up with happiness.

Diana happily squeals and says, "It hatched! It hatched! Oh, how cute!"

The baby Pokemon looks at Diana with a confused expression.

Diana says with a smile, "Oh. Hello to you, too."

The baby Pokemon smiles and says, "Prrrrri! Toge Toge Toge." (Mommy mommy mommy!)

Hana giggles, "Awww! He thinks you're his mommy!"

"Awwww!" Everyone else says in reply.

"Oh, we're so lucky!" Diana happily says.

"We are!" Chase says.

"Right!" Akira agrees.

Then Team Rocket comes over to see the baby Pokemon.

"If Pikachu hadn't caught it.." Jessie says.

Then James says, "That precious little Pokemon might have.."

Hana and her friends turn their heads to see Team Rocket. Then Team Rocket quickly stepped back.

Jessie says, "We have a battle to finish!"

"I almost forgot!" James adds.

Meowth then commands, "Let's get em!"

With that, Arbok and Weezing begin to charge.

Just then, Ember and Thunder perform their attack, Flamethrower and Thunderbolt. That causes the explosion and sends them flying.

Team Rocket screams, "We're blasting off again!"

After sending Team Rocket flying, Hana and the others head to a small park and let out some of their Pokemon, so they can play with their new friend.

Diana covers her face with her hands as she says, "Where am I?"

She removes them and happily says, "Hi!"

"It's so cute!" Diana says.

"It sure is, Diana. But what kind of Pokemon is it?" Hana replies.

"You know, seeing that egg hatched, I finally realized what egg it is. It's a Togepi Egg," Akira says.

"Togepi?" Diana says.

"Maybe we can ask Dexter? We just got our Pokedex upgraded so we can learn more about it," Hana says.

"Good idea," Diana says, and takes out her Pokedex.

Dexter says, "Togepi, the Spike Ball Pokémon. Togepi is filled with an energy that makes people happy. When treated well, Togepi shares this energy with others, but when it comes near a human with an impure heart, this energy quickly disappears, leaving Togepi exhausted."

"So, Togepi's your name. You even sound cute," Diana says.

Confused, Hana says, "An impure heart?"

"It means those who are sinister, corrupt, and evil," Akira says.

"I remember reading about Togepi once. Togepi is a rare and yet a bit of a mysterious Pokemon that has mysterious powers. Apparently they need to be around those who have pure hearts in order to remain healthy and gain their powers. Those who don't and come near a Togepi, they become tired and weak," Chase says.

"Makes me glad Togepi is with us and not Team Rocket," Hana says.

"You can say that again," Akira says.

"Yeah. I'm glad I have Togepi. He is so cute and adorable, and very sweet," Diana says.

Togepi happily says, "Toge toge. Toge togeprrrriii," (Mommy happy. Mommy happy.)

"And it's cute the way he calls out mommy," Hana says.

"That is so cute. But why does he call me mommy?" Diana replies.

"It's quite simple. Like all newborn babies Pokemon and well for humans too, they became imprinted on the first thing they see. Which made sense because you're the first thing Togepi saw," Hana says.

"I get it. Togepi really likes me because he thinks I'm his mommy, right Togepi," Diana says.

"Togeprrrii," (Yes mommy.) Togepi says.

Diana hugs him and says, "I'll love him just like a mother would."

"Pika pika," (Hi Togepi.) Lightning says.

"Quilava. Quilava" (Hello. Welcome Togepi.) Ember says.

"Toge," Togepi happily says with a wave.

Diana giggles and says, "Well I think Togepi is going to be a great addition to our group."

"You think you like Togepi to be in a Pokemon Contest?" Chase asks.

"Hmm, maybe someday," Diana says.

She hugs Togepi, "Until then, he is going to be my little baby."

"Toge toge togeprrrrriiii!" Togepi happily cheers.

Well, Diana Pokemon's family has become bigger by a new baby member, and a cute and rare Pokemon called Togepi. Ember and Lighting are happy to have Togepi joining the group. Including Hana and the others. Anyway, with Togepi added to the group, they will have more fun and thrills to their adventure. As the journey continues.