Episode 69: Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden

Hana and her friends continue to journey to Cinnabar Island so Hana can earn her seventh badge. During their travels, Hana has been battling against a lot of other trainers lately. And now, Hana is now battling against a grown male trainer, named.

The trainer calls out, "Rhyhorn, I choose you!"

"Bulbasaur, I choose you!" Hana calls out.

Both trainers throw their Pokeballs and both Pokemon materialize.

The trainer calls out, "Rhyhorn, Take Down, now!"

Rhyhorn then charges as the earth begins to shake. Diana and the others also feel the attack as well. Even the Pokemon feel the quake.

"It feels like an earthquake!" Diana says.

"A really big one," Akira says.

"No kidding! Rhyhorn's Take Down move is like getting hit by a tank!" Chase says.

"Bulbasaur, dodge! Then use, Leech Seed!" Hana calls out.

But before Bulbasaur can do anything, it's hit by the horn.

"Bulbasaur!" Hana exclaims.

"Oh no!" The boys say, shocked.

"That Rhyhorn must be at a high level!" Diana says.

Bulbasaur struggles to get up, and it has a bad lump on its head.

Seeing her Pokemon hurt, Hana brings out her Pokeball, "Bulbasaur, return!"

Hana tries to call back Bulbasaur, but it dodges.

Bulbasaur says, "Bulbasaur Saur." (I can still battle. I still can.)

"You still want to battle?" Hana asks, shocked.

"Bulbasaur's determined no to give up the battle till it wins," Akira says.

"That's Bulbasaur for you," Chase says.

"Okay, if you're sure," Hana calls out.

"Bulbasaur," (I'm sure.) Bulbasaur says, nodding its head.

The trainer then signals Rhyhorn so it will charge for the final attack.

Pikachu calls out, "Pika! (Bulbasaur!)

"You can do it, Bulbasaur! Razor Leaf!" Hana calls out.

Bulbasaur performs the attack and it lands on Rhyhorn.

Then Hana calls out, "Now, use Vine Whip!"

Then Bulbasaur performs Vine Whip making Rhyhorn spin and finally, falls to the ground.

The trainer gasps in shock, "Rhyhorn!"

"Alright!" Hana happily says.

"You sure chopped me down to size, kid. Your Bulbasaur's great!" The trainer says.

"Thanks. Your Rhyhorn isn't so bad, either," Hana happily says.

Seeing the battle, Chase says, "Bulbasaur can never settle for being second best, can it, Ash?"

"All of Hana's Pokemon are really stubborn, just like Hana is," Akira says.

"Chu?" (Stubborn?) Alistair says, confused.

Hana then picks up Bulbasaur and says, "You were great Bulbasaur, but I think it's good for you to get that bump fixed up."

"Bulba…" (Sure.) Bulbasaur answers, but feels tired.

Noticing it, Hana asks, "Are you okay Bulbasaur? Are you sick?"

Pikachu rushes over and asks, "Pikachu?" (You okay?)

Suddenly, Bulbasaur's bud begins to glow.

"Bulbasaur!" Hana says, worried.

"Pika ka Pika!" (We need some help here!) Pikachu worriedly says.

Fearing something could be wrong, Hana and the others rush to the nearest Pokemon Center so that Bulbasaur can be treated.

"Something is really wrong with my Bulbasaur. It's bulb started glowing all of the sudden. I think it must be sick," Hana says.

Nurse Joy observes Bulbasaur to see the bulb glowing.

"I wonder if this Bulbasaur is.." Nurse Joy wonders.

"Will he be okay?" Hana asks.

"I'll do whatever I can," Nurse Joy says.

Nurse Joy and Chansey then have Bulbasaur placed on a stretcher and roll him away.

"I hope it's okay," Hana says.

"I'm sure Bulbasaur will be fine. It's a touch Pokemon," Akira says.

Suddenly, Togepi notices something and begins to call out, "Togepriiii. Toge Toge Toge…"

That catches Diana's attention, "What's the matter, Togepi? Is something wrong?"

Diana turns her head to see the flowers on the desk are blooming. Winnie, Shippo, and Alistair are curious and begin to smell the flowers.

In the E.R, Hana and the others are looking through the window to see Bulbasaur is being examined by Nurse Joy.

Seeing the signs, Nurse Joy says, "It's happening! Now, I'm positive."

Soon the ER sign goes dim and Nurse Joy steps out.

"Joy, is my Bulbasaur gonna be okay?" Hana asks.

"You don't have to worry about your Pokemon. It's not sick at all, just getting ready to evolve," Nurse Joy says.

"Evolve? Bulbasaur is going to evolve soon?" Hana says, surprised.

"You shouldn't be surprised. That mountain man said Bulbasaur was strong and that's because you've done such a great job training it," Chase says.

"When Bulbasaur evolves, it'll turn into Ivysaur, right?" Diana asks.

"Right," Hana says.

Akira asks, "So when it's ready to evolve."

"Let me see," Nurse Joy says, and looks out the window.

Hana and the others look to see the flowers blooming outside.

"Wow! Just like last time!" Diana says.

"What do you mean?" Chase asks.

"When they brought Bulbasaur and Sprout into the Center before, I saw a vase of flowers burst into bloom," Diana says.

Everyone is amazed to hear it.

Hana notices the flowers sparkling, "Hey, look! The flowers are sparkling!"

"Chu!" (Wow!) Pikachu says, amazed.

"What's going on?" Akira asks.

"They say that at a certain time of the year, Bulbasaur gather together from all over the world for the festival where they evolve. No one knows why they choose that time, it's different every year, but it seems to have something to do with the alignment of the planets and the phases of the moon," Nurse Joy says.

"It sure is beautiful," Diana says.

"It looks like we got here at just the right time for the festival," Chase says.

Then Hana asks, "Where do the Bulbasaur go to evolve?"

"Have you ever heard of the Mysterious Garden?" Nurse Joy questions.

"The Mysterious Garden?" Hana says, confused."

"Yes. But since no human being as ever seen the garden clearly, most people think it's nothing but an illusion," Nurse Joy says.

Diana sees the sparkling of the flowers, "Look at those flowers sparkle! That's not an illusion. The Mysterious Garden must be someplace out there."

"The Mysterious Garden. I wanna see that!" Hana says, amazed.

Turn to Pikachu, "How bout you, Pikachu? Wanna see it?"

"Pika Pika," (Sure do, Hana.) Pikachu says.

Bulbasaur soon wakes up to hear the conversation. Meanwhile, out in the woods, Bulbasaur from all over the world are traveling to the mysterious garden for their evolution.

Later on, Hana and the others are sleeping at the Pokemon Center. Unknown to them, Bulbasaur is walking down the hall, and Pikachu's ear twitch. Hana soon wakes up herself. Curious, Hana and Pikachu walk out of the room to see Bulbasaur leaving down the hall.

"Pikachu?" (Bulbasaur?) Pikachu says, confused.

"Wonder where he's going?" Hana wonders.

Outside, Bulbsasaur is looking out over the forest and is feeling kind of down. Hana and Pikachu arrive at the scene.

"Bulbasaur," Hana says.

"Pika?" (What's wrong?) Pikachu asks.

"Bulba?" (Huh?) Bulbasaur replies, confused and turns to see Hana and Pikachu.

"Pika Pika. Pikachu Pika Pika? (You're up early, you know that? Are you going to the garden festival?) Pikacu asks.

"Bulbasaur. Bulba Bulbasaur saur. Bulba Bulbasaur saur." (Looks like I am. But I don't think I wanna go to the festival. All the Bulbasaur go there to evolve.)

"Pika Pika," (I know how it feels.) Pikachu says.

Hana says, "I see, you don't want to evolve, huh."

"Bulba, Bulbasaur" (I don't, I don't think I'm ready yet,) Bulbasaur answers.

"It's okay Bulbasaur," Hana says.

Bulbasaur becomes surprised to hear it.

"It's not my decision on when you're ready to evolve, or if you want to. Even though signs show that you're ready, the real decision is you. You decide when you evolve," Hana says.

Bulbasaur smiles and says, "Bulbasaur. Bulba Bulbasaur. (Thanks Hana. We can still watch all the flowers bloom.)

"Pikachu!" (Yeah! Good idea!) Pikachu happily says.

"Sure," Hana says.

Bulbasaur looks down for a minute and says, "Bulbas." (This is it.)

Suddenly, four Vine Whips grab Bulbasaur. Hana and Pikachu gasp.

"What the?" Hana asks.

"Pika ka Pika? Pika?" (What's going on?) Pikachu asks.

Soon, Bulbasaur is pulled away by the vines, which reveals to be multiple other Bulbasaurs.

"Pika Pika!" (Bulbasaur!) Pikachu exclaims.

"Bulbasaur!" Hana says, shocked.

Soon, The Bulbasaur begins to carry Hana's Bulbasaur away.

"Bulbasaur!" Hana cries out.

"Pika Pika!" (Come back here!) Pikachu calls out.

Soon, Pikachu and Hana begin to chase after them.

Bulbasaur struggles as he shouts, "Bulba!" (Let me go!)

"Pika Pika! (Bulbasaur!) Pikachu calls out.

One of the Bulbasaurs notices that Hana and Pikachu are catching up, and tries to stop him by using Vine Whip. But the two dodge the attack.

"Pika Pi!" (Let him go!) Pikachu says, about to let out a Thunderbolt.

Bulbasaur cries out, "Bulbasaur!" (Don't do it!)

Pikachu stops before releasing the attack.

Bulbasaur cries out Bulba! Bulbasaur! Bulba Bulba! Bulbasaur! (Go back and get some help! Tell them the other Bulbasaur are taking me to the Garden festival!)

"Pikachu!" (You got it!) Pikachu says.

"Don't worry, we'll get help," Hana says.

Hana and Pikachu then hurry back to the Pokemon Center, where the others are fast asleep. Hana and Pikachu hurry into the room.

Pikachu cries out, "Pika Pi! Pikachu!" (Everyone! Wake up, now!)

"We got an emergency!" Hana calls out.

Soon, Akira with Alistair, Winnie, and Shippo wake up. Along with Diana, Togepi, and Chase.

"Hey, we're trying to sleep, guys," Diana says.

"What's the matter?" Chase replies.

"It's Bulbasaur," Hana says.

"What about Bulbasaur?" Akira asks.

"Bulbasaur has been abducted by multiple Bulbasaurs and is taking him to the Garden," Hana says.

"They are," Diana says, surprised.

"We gotta go after him," Chase says.

Akira asks, "Can you show us which way they went?"

Hana and Pikachu nod their heads in reply.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the forest, Team Rocket has stumbled upon the trail of sparkles leading to the Mysterious Garden of the Bulbasaur.

Jessie laughs and says, "Oh, this place is dreamy. It makes me feel just like a princess in a fairy tale."

"I feel another sneeze coming. I hate this sparkly stuff! I have allergies!" James says, rubbing his nose.

"And I'm allergic to your whining," Jessie says, annoyed.

Meowth then says, "You both give me a rash! Quit your jabbering! We got a job to do!"

"Yes! We're gonna get Akira and his Pokemon!

"And there ain't nothing to it but to do it!" Meowth says.

Soon enough, they see Bulbasaur, Hana's Bulbasaur being carried away by the others.

Jessie happily cheers, "Woo-hoo! It's a Bulbasaur bonanza!"

"A Bulbasaur Blowout!"

"A breathtaking Bulbasaur bargain bazaar!" Meowth cheers.

Then Team Rocket cheers, "And they're all ours!" and attempt to capture them.

However, excluding Hana's, the Bulbasaur then performs Vine Whip at Team Rocket. Sending them flying.

"Our Bulbasaur bonanza went bust!" James cries out.

"Well, looks like Team Rocket's," Jessie says.

Jessie and James scream, "Blasting off again!"

Meanwhile, Hana and the others are hurrying down the forest path to find Bulbasaur.

"Which way?" Chase asks.

Pikachu then sniffs the path and points to the right, "Pika!" (That way!)

"Pikachu said it's that away," Hana says.

"Hurry!" Chase says.

With that, Hana and the others hurry down the path, just as Team Rocket crashes to where they were standing, and create a hole in the ground. Soon, the three lift themselves out of the hole.

"Ouch," Jessie says in pain.

"Those Bulbasaur are gonna pay for this," James says, tired.

"We won't take this lying down," Meowth says.

Meanwhile, Hana and the others are running down the path.

Hana says, "This way! Follow the stream of pollen!"

"It should lead us straight to Bulbasaur!" Diana says, holding Togepi.

"We must be near the Mysterious Garden!" Chase says.

However, large vines come out of nowhere and are trying to block their path.

"What's that?!" Diana says, shocked.

"This whole forest is going crazy!" Chase says.

Akira looks ahead, "Look! Those vines are trying to block our way!"

"Pika!" (Oh no!) Alistair panics.

Winnie and Shippo bark in worry.

"There's no way a bunch of stupid vines are gonna stop me from rescuing Bulbasaur!" Hana says.

Hana and the others dive through the vines before the path can be closed off.

"That was a close one," Hana says.

"Too close!" Akira says.

"Now, I'm beginning to understand why nobody's seen the Mysterious Garden before," Chase says.

"There's only one way to go, now. Into the garden," Diana says.

Suddenly, Pikachu says, "Pika!" (You guys!)

"What is it, Pikachu?" Hana asks.

Everyone hurries over and finds themselves seeing over the horizon, they see an entire field full of Bulbasaur, and the pollen seem to be traveling towards a giant dead tree.

"Wow! This must be the Mysterious Garden!" Hana says, amazed.

"Bulbasaur," (Sure is.) A bulbasaur says.

Hana and the others turn to see another Bulbasaur making its way to the festival too.

Hana asks, "Are you here to evolve too?"

"Bulba. Bulbasaur Bulbasaur Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur Bulbasaur" (Sure am. I've wanted until the festival can come and now here I am. Better go, the ceremony is going to start) The Bulbasaur says, and takes its leave to the garden.

Down in the field, the Bulbasaur begins to start the ceremony by singing a song. Soon, the tree begins to grow and it's branches grow as well. It grows longer and nearly goes up to the moon. Soon, flowers begin to bloom in the field and blossoms on the trees, leaving the heroes in wonderment.

"That's neat!" Akira says.

"It's beautiful!" Hana says.

"Wow! It's so pretty!" Diana says.

Soon, a giant bangs are shaking the ground and a glow appears in the tree.

"What's that banging sound?" Hana asks.

"I think we're about to find out," Akira answers.

Come out of the tree is a squat, quadrupedal Pokémon with bumpy, blue-green skin. It has small, circular red eyes; a short, blunt snout; and a wide mouth with two pointed teeth in the upper jaw and four in the lower jaw. On top of its head are small, pointed ears with reddish pink insides. It has three clawed toes on each foot. The bud on its back has bloomed into a large pink, white-spotted flower. The flower is supported by a thick, brown trunk surrounded by green fronds. This Pokemon is known as a Venusaur.

Venusaur calls out, "SAUUUURR! ("RISE!")

"Look, you guys! It's a Venusaur!" Chase says.

"It's giant!" Diana says, amazed.

Hana brings out her Pokedex and Dexter says, "Venusaur, the final form of the Bulbasaur evolution. This Seed Pokemon soaks up the sun's rays as a source of energy."

"But that kind of behavior makes it sound like a plant," Chase says.

Hana then looks around as she says, "I know Bulbasaur is around here somewhere. It's the only one with the bandage stuck on it's forehead."

Diana notices, "Look, there it is."

Hana and the others soon find Hana's Bulbasaur right away. And it's next to another Bulbasaur.

"And there's the Bulbasaur from earlier," Diana says.

Hana turns to the others, "We'll need to be quiet, we don't want the Bulbasaurs and Venasaur to notice we're here."

"Yeah. I suspect humans aren't supposed to be here and it could be bad news if we're caught," Akira says.

"Let's watch the festival," Diana says.

Hana and the others hide under the bushes. Soon, the festival is underway.

Venasaur lets out a roar, "SAUUUURR!" (RISE!)

Bulbasaurs roar, "SAUUUURR!" (RISE!)

"SAUUUURR!" (RISE!) Venasaur roars.

"SAUUUURR!" (RISE!) Bulbasaurs roar.

Hana and the others watch as the Venasaur and all the Bulbasaur continue to roar. Soon, the Bulbasaurs are beginning to glow.

Venasaur roars, "SAUUUURR!" (RISE!)

Bulbasaur roar "SAUUUURR!" (RISE!)

Hana and the others are amazed to see the Bulbasaur are going to evolve now.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket comes across the vine wall that is blocking the entrance to the festival.

Jessie asks, "How do we get in there?"

"Why doesn't Meowth Scratch his way through with his claws?" James asks.

"I just filed them," Meowth says.

Jessie then holds out an Axe, "Alright, garden wall, you axed for it!"

James does the same, "We're the toughest team you ever saw!"

Let's cut to the chase!" Meowth says, holding a pair of scythes.

However, the vines attack them and send them flying, but Team Rocket is not going to give up.

"A temper tantrum, eh?! Let's get to the root of its problem!" Jessie angrily says.

"En garde!" Meowth says.

The three charge at the vines, but the vines chase them away.

"I think its bite is worse than its bark!" James screams as he and the others run away.

Meanwhile, The Bulbasaur all begin to glow and they all begin to evolve at the same time. They all evolve into Ivysaur, a quadrupedal Pokémon that has blue-green skin with darker patches. On top of its head are pointed ears with black insides and it has narrow red eyes. Ivysaur has a short, rounded snout with a wide mouth and two pointed teeth in its upper jaw. Each of its feet has three claws on them. The bulb on its back has bloomed into a large pink bud. A short brown trunk surrounded by leafy green fronds supports the bud.

"Ivysaur!" (Alright!) Ivysaur says.

"Wow!" Hana says.

Diana brings out her Pokedex and Dexter says, "The Seed Pokemon, Ivysaur, Bulbasaur's evolved form. The bulb on its back absorbs nourishment and blooms into a large flower."

Venusaur calls out, "Sauuuur." (Begin!)

"Sauuuur." (We begin!) Ivysaurs call out.

Venusaur calls out, "Sauuuur." (Begin!)

"Sauuuur." (We begin!) Ivysaurs call out.

The Ivysaur begin to chant as Hana and the others watch the event.

"This must be their evolution festival," Hana says.

"For a long time, people have disagreed whether Bulbasaur is an animal-like Pokemon or a plant-like Pokemon. If either plants or animals disappear from the planet, life wouldn't go on," Chase says.

"They need each other to live and grow," Diana says.

"Maybe the Bulbasaur are a sign that all life on earth is connected," Chase says.

"Maybe you're right," Hana says.

Akira looks ahead, I wonder if your Bulbasaur is gonna evolve, too."

Hana looks ahead and says, "I don't think so."

The others look to see Hana's Bulbasaur and are surprised to see Bulbsaur is glowing, but is resisting.

"It's not evolving!" Daian says.

The Ivysaur walks to Bulbasaur and asks, "Ivy Saur?" (What's wrong?)

Diana asks, "What's going on?"

Pikachu asks, "Pikachu?" (What's he doing?)

"It looks like it's trying NOT to evolve!" Akira says.

"Exactly, Before he was taken, Bulbasaur told me that he doesn't think he's ready to evolve," Hana says.

"Not ready?" Diana says, confused.

Chase looks ahead and looks weary, "Uh guys, I think we got trouble."

"Trouble?" Hana asks.

Hana and the others look ahead and are shocked to see Venusaur noticing Hana's Bulbasaur. So are the other Ivysaur.

Venasaur says, Venasaur, "Ve, Venusaur?" (What? Who is that over there?)

Bulbasaur, "Bulba?" (Huh?)

"Vena! Venusaur," "Hey, you! Why have you not evolved?) Venusaur demands.

"Bulba Bulbasaur!" (I just wasn't ready to evolve!) Hana's Bulbasaur answers.

"Venusaur Venusaur! Vena Venasaur?" (All Bulbasaur must evolve! Why do you refuse?) Venusaur says.

"Bulba Bulbasaur Bulbasaur Bulba Bulbasaur," (I didn't come here for this festival! And I don't think I'll ever be ready to evolve!) Bulbasaur says.

Venusaur is not pleased to hear it, "Saur? Venusaur Venu SAUR!" (What? How disgraceful of you to trespass our festival!)

"Ivysaur!" (Trespasser!) Inysaur says.

"Bulbasaur?" (What?) Hana's Bulbasaur asks, shocked.

Above, Hana and the other are seeing what is happening.

"The others are getting really angry at Bulbasaur," Diana says.

I think they're mad. It's because of Bulbasaur refusing to evolve!" Akira says.

"But Bulbasaur didn't even want to come here and doesn't want to evolve right now! I don't see why they have the feeling to get angry!" Hana says.

"They probably felt that Bulbasur not evolving is disrupting the festival," Chase says.

"But it's not his fault. He was brought to the garden against his will," Hana says.

Suddenly, Venusaur angrily says, "Venusaur!" ("Time to give it up!")

Then, the giant Pokemon uses Vine Whip and prepares to hit Bulbasaur.

"Bulbasaur!" Hana exclaims.

And jumps off the cliff and slides down.

"Pik!" (Hey!) Pikachu panics, hurrying after him.

"Leave him alone!" Hana screams.

"Pika!" (Stop it!) Pikachu shouts.

As the vines come down to strike at Bulbasaur, Hana protects Bulbasaur and hits Her on her shoulders.

Pikachu panics, "Pika Pi! (Hana!)

"Bulbasaur!" (No!) Bulbasaur exclaims in shock.

Hana turns to Bulbasaur and smiles, "Don't worry Bulbasaur. I'm here."

Diana and the others hurry down the hill and reach them.

"Hana!" Diana worriedly says.

"Are you okay?" Chase asks.

Hana answers, "I'm okay."

"You just had to do something crazy," Akira says.

They soon notice that Venusaur and Ivysaur notice them.

"Ve?" (There's more?) Venusaur questions.

"Ivysaur" (Trespasser) The Ivysaur say.

"Are they mad at us, too?" Diana asks.

"I don't think they're too thrilled," Chase says.

Venusaur calls out, "Vee nusaur?" (Why have you come here?)

Hana steps forward, "Sorry we broke in on your festival, but the Bulbasaur you're angry is my friend!"

Bulbasaur is surprised to hear what Hana says.

Hana says, "The reason you're so mad is because it doesn't want to evolve, right?"

The Inysaur nod their heads agreeing to the question.

"You probably feel like it ruined your festival, and I'm very sorry about that, but if my Bulbasaur doesn't want to evolve yet, I don't think you should have the right to force it to!" Hana says.

"Venusuar!" (By the power of nature!) Venusaur calls out.

Venusaur then shoots some pollen into the air and more flowers begin to bloom on the tree, which surprises Hana and the others.

"Oh, they're manipulating nature!" Akira says.

"If Bulbasaur evolves, it can do that, too!" Diana says.

Then turns to Hana's Bulbasaur, "Don't you want to have that kind of power, Bulbasaur?"

"Bulb" (No!) Bulbasaur answers, turning his head away.

"It's okay Diana. I don't mind if Bulbasaur doesn't want to evolve. I just want him to still be my friend. Besides, I think Bulbasaur wants to get strong without evolving before coming to that," Hana says.

"Bulbasaur," (That's right.) Bulbasaur says with a nod.

Hana then turns to Venusaur and Ivysaur, "Now, look! You can't just force Bulbasaur to do what you want! Bulbasaur has a right to decide when it's ready to evolve!"

Suddenly, they hear James' voice, "The pest is right!"

"You've got to choose your own path!" Jessie's voice comes up.

"And when our path to the Mysterious Garden was blocked.." James' voice says.

And Jessie's voice says, "We decided to rise above it all!"

Hearing the voices, Hana and her friends and all the Pokemon see Team Rocket's balloon drifting past the move above.

"And we provide our own hot air!" Meowth says.

"Should have known," Akira says.

"Now, we'll have to prepare for trouble," Chase says.

"Not them again," Diana says.

And with that, Team Rocket performs their motto.

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:

Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!

James:

Surrender, now! Or prepare to fight!

Meowth jumps on the edge of the basket and shouts, "Stop wasting time! Start the machine up!"

"We need the motto!" Jessie says.

"It has to be expected," James says.

Underneath the balloon, a hatch opens and some strange hose-like machine appears.

"Let's get started!" Jessie says.

"Here we go. Again," Hana says.

Jessie laughs and says, "Hit it!

"Suction on!" James says as he presses the button.

The machine operates and begins to suck up the Ivysaur up.

"It's a vacuum!" Diana panics.

"No kidding!" Chase says.

Above, Team Rocket sees what is happening.

"It's really working!" James says.

"It's a suckcess!" Meowth says.

As more Ivysaur are being sucked into the vacuum, the bag gets bigger and bigger. Just then, Venusaur uses it's Vine Whip to save some of the Ivysaur.

"It's trying to save them," Jessie says.

"Turn up the suction! Full power!" Meowth commands.

James presses the button, "Roger!"

The power of the vacuum increases and Venusaur is being lifted into the air.

"What can we do? AThunder attack might hurt the other Ivysaur that Team Rocket captured!" Hana says.

"We gotta do something!" Akira says.

Suddenly, Alistair, Winnie, and Shippo are beginning to be pulled in.

"Pika!" (Oh no!) Alistair panics.

Winnie barks in a panic, (It's pulling us in!)

Shippo panics.

"Alistair! Winnie! Shippo!" Akira panics and is able to grab them.

Suddenly, he is being lifted up in the air with the Pokemon.

"Akira!" Hana panics.

Bulbasaur and the Ivysaur use a Vine Whip to grab the human by his ankles. Soon, the Pokemon are able to pull them back to the ground floor.

"Akira," Diana says as she and Chase grab him.

Akira turns to Bulbasaur, "Thanks, Bulbasaur."

"Try to let the air out of their balloon with your Razor Leaf attack!" Hana says.

Bulbasaur then tries to use the Razor Leaf attack, but they are soon sucked into the vacuum.

James looks down to see the group and says, "All that's left is a puny little Bulbasaur! Should we get it?"

"A Bulbasaur? Jessie and Meowth say, confused.

Then they begin laughing at it.

"Who needs a Bulbasaur?" Jessie mocks.

That really ticks Bulbasaur.

"What a wimps!" Meowth says, laughing.

"You can keep that runt!" James mocks.

Hana angrily shouts, "Stop making fun of my Bulbasaur! He's a lot stronger and powerful than you three!"

Just then, Bulbasaur lets out a battle cry and the sun begins to rise. Suddenly, Bulbasaur begins to absorb the sunlight, as Hana and he others watch.

"Can it be?" Chase asks.

"It's Solar Beam. Bulbasaur's strongest attack! The light is collected and formed into a powerful beam with intensive force," Hana says.

Then Hana says, "Okay, Bulbasaur! Get ready for your Solar Beam Attack!"

Bulbasaur then charges up his bud.

Seeing that it's enough, Hana shouts, "Okay Bulbasaur! Fire!"

Bulbasaur then fires the Solar Beam with full force, breaking the machine. Team Rocket is shocked, and the machine blows up, dropping the bag. Bulbasaur then uses its Razor Leaf to break the nets, freeing the Ivysaur inside.

"Smokin," Akira says.

"I'll say," Chase replies.

Soon, Team Rocket's balloon crashes to the ground, and look to see the angry grass Pokemon, including Hana's Bulbasaur.

"This looks bad!" James panics.

"Well, they're about to get worse!" Meowth says.

With Venusaur, Ivysaur, and Hana's Bulbasaur,use a combined Vine Whip attack to send Team Rocket blasting off.

Team Rocket screams, "Team Rocket's blasting off again!"

Team Rocket has been sent far away and not to be seen until next time.

Hana hugs her Bulbasaur and says, "Great job, Bulbasaur!"

"Bulbasaur," (Thank you, Hana) Bulbasaur says.

"That was amazing!" Diana says.

"That was a really powerful Solar Beam," Akira says.

"You're the greatest!" Chase says.

Soon, they see Venusaur approaching the gang and stare down at Hana's Bulbasaur. Hana is preparing to defend him. Venusaur extends it's Vine Whip, but this time is more friendly. Bulbasaur smiles and extends a wine whip, and accepts it.

"I guess Venusaur finally understands," Akira says.

"I think you're right," Diana says.

"Pikachu," (Well done, guys.) Pikachu says.

Later on, Hana and the others are allowed out of the area as the vine wall comes undone. The others turn to see the garden is starting to disappear.

"Hey! The Mysterious Garden," Hana says.

"It's gone!" Diana says.

"After the evolution festival, it must disappear!" Akira says.

"Yeah. I sure am glad we were here to see it," Chase says.

"Goodbye, Venusaur and Ivysaur!" Hana says, waving goodbye.

All the Ivysaur and Venasaur begin to walk back to the garden, suddenly, they notice one Ivysaur is walking towards them.

"Hmm, I wonder why this Ivysaur is coming towards us," Diana replies.

Soon, the Ivysaur arrives to see Hana and the others.

"I think it was the Bulbasaur we met before," Hana says.

"I think you're right," Chase says.

Ivysaur talks to Pikachu and Bulbasaur and they smile. Then Ivysaur turns to Hana with a smile and talks to Hana.

"Hana, I think Ivysaur wants to come with you?" Diana asks.

"That's exactly what he says," Hana says.

Then kneels to Ivysaur, "Sure, you can come with us."

"Ivysaur. Ivysaur." (Glad to be on board.) Ivysaur says.

With that, Hana and the others wave goodbye to the Ivysaur and Venusaur as they head back to the garden. Even though it's not now, either he wants to or not, Bulbasaur will grow to be a great Pokemon. Whether it does or does not want to evolve, only Bulbasaur knows the answer, and has an Ivysaur friend to be with too.