Episode 54: The Garden of Bulbasaur
Several days went by since Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel have included Togepi into the team and doubled the limit of Pokémon to carry.
Sora and Kairi were doing some training that lasted for an hour and they took a small break. Sora took out two Moon Stones.
"Okay, Nidorino, Nidorina, I have to say, you look ready to evolve," Sora said, holding the Moon Stones. "You ready?" Nidorino and Nidorina both nodded. Sora held the Moon Stones in his hands as Nidorino and Nidorina touched the stones and started to evolve. Nidorino and Nidorina have become a Nidoking and Nidoqueen. The newly evolved Pokémon embraced each other. Sora chuckled. "Get a room, love birds." Kairi giggled.
"That reminds me of the two of us," Kairi said, walking up to her boyfriend and gave him a kiss on the cheek. That made Sora blush.
"And you said I'm sweet," Sora said. He kissed her back on the forehead. Just when they were about to take off, Sora is approached by a hiker.
"Hey you, kid! I'm here to challenge you into a Pokémon battle!" The hiker said.
"Okay, how do you wanna go at it?" Sora asked.
"We'll make it two-on-two," the hiker said.
"Two-on-two works for me," Sora said. The hiker took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Go! Machoke!" The hiker called out. Machoke came out to battle against Sora. Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Go! Pidgeotto!" Sora called out. His Pokéball opened and Pidgeotto emerged from inside.
"Machoke! Use Karate Chop!" The hiker ordered. Machoke came right at Pidgeotto with Karate Chop.
"Dodge and use Wing Attack!" Sora ordered. Pidgeotto dodges and smacked the Superpower Pokémon with his wings.
"Use Rock Slide!" The hiker ordered. Machoke swung its arms forward and rocks forms above itself. The rocks comes right down at the Bird Pokémon.
"Dodge it! Quickly!" Sora called out. Pidgeotto tried to dodge, but the rocks came too fast, and Pidgeotto got hit hard.
"Great! Use Submission!" The hiker ordered. Machoke jumps and grabs Pidgeotto with its legs, and rolls around, holding him in a full-body hold. It then throws Pidgeotto in the air. Machoke ends up hurt in the recoil. "Use Karate Chop!" Machoke came right at Pidgeotto and lands another Karate Chop. Pidgeotto rolls on the ground.
"Pidgeotto!" Sora called out. Pidgeotto struggled to get back up on his feet. Pidgeotto then took to the air and started to evolve much to Sora and Kairi's surprise.
"Pidgeotto's evolving!" Kairi said.
"Eevee!" Angel said.
"Toge, Toge," Togepie chirped.
Pidgeotto has become an avian Pokémon with large wings, sharp talons, and a short, hooked beak. Its glossy plumage is mostly brown with cream-colored underparts and flight feathers. Its head has a decorated crest that is nearly as long as its body. The center feathers of its crest are yellow, while the outer feathers are red. The fan-like feathers of its tail are red or brown. Its beak and legs are pink, and there are three forward-facing toes and one backward-facing toe on each foot. Behind each eye is an angular black marking. Sora was awestruck by what Pidgeotto has turned into.
"Pidgeot," Sora said, taking out his Pokédex and scanned his Pokémon.
Pidgeot, the Bird Pokémon
The evolved form of Pidgeotto
Type: Normal/Flying
This Pokémon has a dazzling plumage of beautifully glossy feathers. Many Trainers are captivated by the striking beauty of the feathers on its head, compelling them to choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon.
Sora puts his Pokédex away and he smiled, proud of how his Pidgeotto has evolved precisely at the right time.
"Pidgeot! Use Aerial Ace!" Sora ordered. Pidgeot dashed right at Machoke lands a hit with Aerial Ace, resulting in a knockout. The Hiker called back his Machoke and he took out another Pokéball and he threw it.
"Go! Rhyhorn!" The hiker called out. His Rhyhorn emerged from inside the Pokéball and stomped the ground, emerging from inside. Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Okay, Ivysaur! Go!" Sora throws his Pokéball, letting out his Ivysaur.
"Ivysaur!" Ivysaur said.
"Take Down!" The hiker ordered. Rhyhorn charges towards Ivysaur.
"Ivysaur! Dodge and use Razor Leaf!" Sora called out. Ivysaur swerves out of the way before Rhyhorn could land a hit. Ivysaur fires Razor Leaf right at Rhyhorn.
"Rhyhorn! Avoid it! And use Bulldoze!" The hiker ordered as Rhyhorn slams on the ground. The earth beneath them starts shaking. Kairi held Togepi tightly, not wanting to drop him.
"Use Vine Whip to jump!" Sora ordered. Ivysaur took out his vines and slammed on the ground to avoid the attack. "Now fire Solar Beam!"
"Ivysaur!" Ivysaur started charging up energy at the flower.
"Rhyhorn! Take Down!" The hiker ordered as Rhyhorn charged towards Ivysaur. Rhyhorn does hit Ivysaur, but he lets out Solar Beam, knocking out the shiny rhino Pokémon. "Rhyhorn!" He ran to his fallen Pokémon. "You okay?" Rhyhorn nods. "You should rest up." He calls his Rhyhorn back into its Pokéball. "That wasn't bad, kid." He shook Sora's hand.
"Thanks. I can say the same about you," Sora said, shaking his hand.
"You're a tough Trainer. You raised your Pokémon right," The hiker said with a smile. "Gotta go!" The hiker went back to hiking when Kairi went up to Sora. Pikachu and Angel followed.
"A little something for the winner," Kairi said, giving Sora a kiss on the cheeks. Sora blushed.
"Pikachu," Pikachu chuckled.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Toge, Togepi!" Togepi joined in.
"Thanks, Kairi," Sora said, still blushing. "Hey, Ivysaur! That was awesome as always." Sora smiled.
"Ivysaur," Ivysaur said in a daze. He had a big red bump on his head.
"Whoa, you took a pretty bad hit from that Rhyhorn. I think it'll be best for Nurse Joy to have a good look at you," Sora said.
Sora called Ivysaur back inside his Pokéball as he, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi, set off to the nearest Pokémon Center. Once they arrived, Ivysaur was given the best treatment.
"Here you are," Nurse Joy said with a smile. "Your Pokémon are fighting fit."
"Thanks a lot, Nurse Joy," Sora said taking his Pokémon back. Sora went to join his friends and he smiled as he saw Kairi and Pikachu playing with Togepi.
"Peekaboo! I see you!" Kairi said, playing with Togepi.
"Toge, Toge!" Togepi chirped.
"You like that game don't you, Togepi?" Kairi asked tickling her Pokémon.
"Toge, Toge, Togepi!" Togepi chirped as he laughed.
"Pika, Pika," Pikachu said.
"Pikachu seems to agree," Sora said, sitting next to Kairi.
"How's Ivysaur?" Kairi asked.
"They're doing okay," Sora answered, ticking Togepi on the spike. He took Togepi in his hands and made some goofy faces and making some funny noise.
"Toge, Toge!" Togepi laughed.
The couple played for a bit before they went to have some lunch in the messhall. After lunch, he stepped out of the Pokémon Center with Ivysaur out of his Pokéball.
"Much better, Ivysaur?" Sora asked.
"Ivysaur," Ivysaur said.
"How about to get some training done before we take off, huh?" Sora suggested.
"Saur," Ivysaur said.
Just when they were about to get started, a Bulbasaur ran out of the bushes.
"Bulbasaur. Bulba?" The little Bulbasaur turns and sees the Ivysaur in front of it.
"Ivysaur," Ivysaur said.
"Bulbasaur," Bulbasaur said.
Sora, Pikachu, and Ivysaur went up to the little Bulbasaur.
"Where did you come from? And who do you belong to?" Sora asked.
"Bulba?" Bulbasaur asked.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
Just then, Kairi and Angel stepped out to check on Sora when they also saw the little Bulbasaur.
"Hey, a Bulbasaur," Kairi said. "Where did she come from?"
"No idea. It just showed up just when we were training," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu nodded.
"Ivysaur," Ivysaur added.
The couple looked at the Bulbasaur and all gasped when they saw the bulb was starting to glow.
"What is going on?" Sora questioned.
"We'll have to get her into the Pokémon Center at once!" Kairi said.
"Togepi!" Togepi chirped.
"You're right. This doesn't look natural," Sora said.
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi raced the little Bulbasaur back to the Pokémon Center gor Nurse Joy to do a checkup on her. Once they got there, Sora explained how she first showed up while he and his Ivysaur were about get started on their training.
"And that's the story. Do you think there's something wrong with her?" Sora asked.
"I'm not really sure, but I'll do what I can to help this little one," Nurse Joy answered taking the Bulbasaur a stretcher. Just then, flowers strored in a couple of vases started to bloom on their own exciting Togepi.
"Pi! Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge!" Togepi chirped.
"What is it, Togepi? Is something wrong?" Kairi asked as she saw the flowers blooming as well. "Is that what's got you riled up?"
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi, all waited for Nurse Joy's word when she got to work on checking on the Bulbasaur's condition. After waiting several minutes, she and her Chansey stepped out.
"Is Bulbasaur okay?" Kairi asked, concerned.
"You have nothing to worry about. This little one is just getting ready to evolve," Nurse Joy said.
"Is that right?" Sora asked, placing his hands behind his head.
"Yes," Nurse Joy said in a nod. "Come with me and I'll show you something." She lead the group to the window and they all gasped in awe watching the flowers outside bursting into bloom.
"All those Flowers," Kairi said. "They're blooming just like the last time," Kairi smiled.
"What do you mean?" Sora asked.
"When we brought the Bulbasaur in the Center, Togepi and I saw the flowers in the vase burst into bloom," Kairi explained.
"That sounds awesome; but my Bulbasaur didn't cause anything to bloom when he evolved," Sora pointed out.
The wildflowers started to give off sparkles making everyone awe strucked.
"So beautiful," Kairi said beaming.
"The flowers are sparkling," Sora said. "I have never seen anything like this before."
"It is said at a certain time of year, wild Bulbasaur from all over will start gathering around for the festival of their evolution. No one knows why they choose that time; but it's different every year," Nurse Joy explained. "It's said it has something to do with the alignment of the planets and the phases of the moon."
"And it looks like we made it just in time," Sora said. "But where do they go to evolve?"
"Have any of you ever heard of the Mysterious Garden?" Nurse Joy asked.
"I have. My grandma would tell me stories about it when I was little," Kairi said as she remembered. "It is said that a Venusaur larger than usual comes out of a huge tree and watches over the garden."
"That is exactly right," Nurse Joy said. "Since it was never seen by human beings; most people think it's nothing more than an illusion."
"And that is something," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Do you think it's an illusion?" Kairi asked.
"To be honest, I don't know. But I have paid attention to the signs; that's how I have known for all these years," Nurse Joy said.
"But I would like to see it," Kairi said.
"Togepi!" Togepi chirped.
"Looks like you agree with me, Togepi," Kairi said, smiling.
"Same here, Kairi," Sora said.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi gets some sleep, as the little Bulbasaur sneaks out. Pikachu wakes up and Ivysaur pops out of his Pokéball on his own. They follow the little Bulbasaur outside.
"Shouldn't you two be in bed?" - Bulbasaur subtitle.
"We thought you could use some company." - Pikachu subtitle.
"Why sneak out in the middle of the night just to watch the flowers bloom?" - Ivysaur subtitle.
"I didn't come out here just for that. It's a lot more." - Bulbasaur subtitle.
"A lot more?" - Ivysaur subtitle.
"What do you mean?" - Pikachu subtitle.
"Well, the thing is this. I don't want to evolve. It's said that I'll be a completely different Pokémon after evolving and I don't want to evolve! I just want to stay the way I am." - Bulbasaur subtitle.
"Are really afraid of being different?" - Ivysaur subtitle. The Bulbasaur nodded.
"You can be a different Pokémon, but you'll always be the same to someone training you. Sora still sees me the same way after I evolved. And those Pokémon that I battled before were nothing to sneeze at." - Ivysaur subtitle.
"Ivysaur is right. You'll always be same; no matter what form you take. But the time for you to evolve should really be your choice." - Pikachu subtitle.
"My choice? What do you mean?" - Bulbasaur subtitle.
"Well, Angel and I decided to stay the way we are, taking on any Pokémon as we are." - Pikachu subtitle.
The Bulbasaur followed what the two other Pokémon said. She had to consider if she had to choose to evolve or not. Then without warning, vines came out of the forest when the little Bulbasaur is lifted in the air by some other Bulbasaur.
The wild Bulbasaur carried their captive through the forest.
"Don't worry! We'll save you!" - Pikachu subtitle. Pikachu was about to run after them when Ivysaur stepped in front of Pikachu, stopping him.
"No!" - Ivysaur subtitle.
"What do you mean no? Why not?" - Pikachu subtitle.
"They're taking her back for some reason. Sora and Kairi must know about this. We should head back to the Pokémon Center." - Ivysaur subtitle.
"Good idea! Let's go!" - Pikachu subtitle.
Pikachu and Ivysaur rushes back to the Pokémon Center to inform Sora and Kairi. Inside the Pokémon Center, Sora, Kairi, Angel, and Togepi, were sleeping soundly.
As Pikachu and Ivysaur entered the room, Pikachu jumped to the bunk bed where Sora was sleeping. Pikachu shocked Sora awake. Sora screams at being shocked, waking Kairi.
"Pikachu! How many times do I have to tell you not to shock me awake?" Sora scolded Pikachu and took a look at Ivysaur. "And Ivysaur, how did you get out of your Pokéball?"
"Pika, Pika, Pika!" Pikachu said, doing an impression of the Bulbasaur.
"Did something happen?" Sora asked. Pikachu and Ivysaur led the couple to the E.R. and saw the Bulbasaur missing.
"Bulbasaur's not here!" Kairi said.
"What happened?" Sora asked. "Where did she go?"
Pikachu and Ivysaur led them where the Bulbasaur was abducted.
Not too far from the Pokémon Center, Team Rocket wonders the forest witnessing the sparkles in the flowers. Jessie marveled at the sight while James had allergies.
"This plavlce is dreamy! It makes me feel like a fairytale princess!" Jessie said.
"And I feel another sneeze coming, I hate this sparkly stuff! I have allergies!" James said.
"And I'm allergic to your whining!" Jessie hissed.
"You both give me a rash! Quit your jabbering, we got a job to do!" Meowth said.
"Yes! We're going to get you, Pikachu!" Jessie said.
"And there ain't nothing to it, but to do it!" Meowth said as the group of Bulbasaur from before crossed paths with Team Rocket.
"Lookie here! A Bulbasaur Bonanza!" Jessie beamed.
"A Bulbasaur Blowout!" James added.
"A Birthday Bulbasaur Bargain to top!" Meowth said.
"And they're all ours!" Team Rocket rushes over to capture the wild Bulbasaur, but they smack them with Vine Whip sending them in the air.
"Our Bulbasaur Bonanza was bust!" James said.
"It looks like-" Jessie started.
"-Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Team Rocket goes flying in the air.
Pikachu and Ivysaur leads Sora, Kairi, Angel, and Togepi to where they saw the Bulbasaur.
"Which way now?" Sora asked as Pikachu sniffed the soil.
"Pika!" Pikachu said, pointing to the right.
"Let's go!" Sora said as he and Kairi followed the Pokémon. Team Rocket falls through the ground shortly after the group had left.
"Ouch," Jessie said in pain.
"Those Bulbasaur are going to pay for this," James said.
"We won't take this laying down," Meowth said.
The couple ran up a hill following a stream of pollen ahaed of them.
"It must be getting stronger the further we go!" Sora said.
"We must be close to that mysterious garden Nurse Joy was telling us about!" Kairi said.
"Vee," Angel said.
Vines started to come to life as they were trying to stop the group from entering the mysterious garden.
"What is going on?!" Kairi exclaimed.
"Either the whole forest is going crazy or the vines are alive!" Sora said. "What are they trying to do?"
"They must be trying to stop us!" Kairi said.
"That could make sense!" Sora said. "The whole forest must think we might be lumberjacks or something!"
"Look!" Kairi called out, pointing to the vines moving in their path. "They're trying to prevent us from entering!"
"Make a dive for it!" Sora called out.
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, Ivysaur, and Togepi dives through the vines before the path is completely blocked. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Ivysaur, Angel, and Togepi panted as they made it through.
"That was a close shave," Sora said, panting. "It's no wonder nobody has ever seen the Mysterious Garden before," Sora pointed out.
"It must have been cut off from the outside world for a reason," Kairi said.
"You're right. Humans may try something careless once here," Sora said. "But it's a good thing we didn't come here for that."
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Ivysaur!" Ivysaur said.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, Ivysaur, and Togepi all went over to see what the ruckus was about when they saw a lot of Bulbasaur.
"Are you guys seeing what I'm seeing?" Sora asked.
"Bulbasaur," Kairi said. "Just look at them all," Kairi said in awe. "There has to be even more Bulbasaur than we can count.
The sparkles of pollen flows into a humongous tree. Suddenly large stomping sounds are heard coming from the tree. The stomping grew louder and louder as with each step. Out from the tree comes a Venusaur. This Venusaur was much larger than the one Leaf and Riku both had.
"Saur!" The giant Venusaur roared.
"Saur!" The Bulbasaur shouted.
"A Venusaur!" Sora said in amazement.
"He's much bigger than I would imagine," Kairi said.
The couple watched the festival as all the Bulbasaur's bulbs started to glow. Both Trainers and Pokémon were amazed.
Outside the garden, Team Rocket are blocked by the vines wondering how to get through.
"How in the hell are we gonna get through?!" Jessie exclaimed.
"Why doesn't Meowth just uses his claws to slash through them?" James questioned, crossing his arms.
"I'll just file my claws down to the bone," Meowth said.
"Okay, garden! You've AXED for it!" Jessie said in a pun, holding an axe.
"We're the toughest team you have ever SAWED," James added with a pun, holding a saw.
"Let's cut to the chase!" Meowth also said in a pun with two sickles. The vines then started to attack Team Rocket.
"So, a temper tantrum, eh? Then get to the root of the problem!" Jessie said as she James and Meowth charged towards the vines, but more just shown up. Team Rocket just ran as the vines just chased them off.
"Its bite is much worse than its bark!" James said running.
Back in the garden, all the Bulbasaur gathered pollen into their bulbs and then started to evolve. All the Bulbasaur involved into Ivysaur.
"That is so awesome," Sora said as his eyes sparkled with stars.
"This must be their evolution festival," Kairi said.
"Yeah, it sure is. This must be how they do it every year," Sora said. "It's pretty awesome, wouldn't you agree?"
"I would," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Pika," Pikachu beamed at the sight. Pikachu then looked at the lone Bulbasaur. "Pika!"
"What's up?" Sora asked He looked at the Bulbasaur. "That one isn't evolving at all."
"Is that the one we met today?" Sora asked Pikachu and Ivysaur.
"Chu," Pikachu nodded.
"Ivysaur," Ivysaur also nodded.
Venusaur looked over to the one Bulbasaur as she just fought back against her own evolution. But unfortunately, that did not go unnoticed with Venusaur and the wild Ivysaur.
"What is this?" - Venusaur subtitle. Venusaur and the Ivysaur turn to the only Bulbasaur left and glares at her. "Why aren't you evolving?" - Venusaur subtitle.
"Because I don't want to." - Bulbasaur subtitle.
"Don't want to?! Why would you not want to evolve? You would be doing this planet a favor!" - Venusaur subtitle.
"But I like myself the way I am! I can do my part for the earth as a Bulbasaur!" - Bulbasaur subtitle.
"What you like and don't like is not consequential to me! I am giving you a direct order to evolve into an Ivysaur just like the others!" - Venusaur subtitle.
"Evolve! Evolve!" - Ivysaur subtitle.
Sora and Kairi look in the field, watching the argument below.
"I don't think it's going well for her," Kairi said, holding Togepi tightly.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi said, clinging to Kairi.
"That Venusaur is trying to make that Bulbasaur evolve," Kairi said.
"Her refusal to evolve must be making him mad," Sora said.
Venusaur had enough of the Bulbasaur's defiance and used Vine Whip to attack the little Bulbasaur. Sora's Ivysaur rushes to protect the Bulbasaur.
"Ivysaur, wait!" Sora called out running after him. Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi all followed. Venusaur struck at Sora's Ivysaur before his Vine Whip struck at the little Bulbasaur. "Ivysaur!" Sora ran towards his Ivysaur. "You okay?"
"Ivysaur," Ivysaur responded in pain.
"Sora!" Kairi called as she, Pikachu and Angel all rushed over to their side.
Venusaur and the wild Ivysaur all glare at the humans that had come invited to their festival fearing they had come to ruin it.
"Why have you come here, outsider? And why have you bring these humans here?" - Venusaur subtitle.
"I apologize for coming here and ruining your festival. But I couldn't stand by and let you strike down one Bulbasaur just because she refused to evolve." - Sora's Ivysaur subtitle.
"It's not just for me. It is for this tree. As you can see." - Venusaur subtitle. Venusaur shows them the condition of the tree. All the branches haven't completely floraged with leaves and flowers.
"Could it be that these Pokémon are manipulating nature?" Kairi asked.
"That could explain a lot," Sora said.
"I do want to do my part for the tree. But I want to do so as the way I am." - Bulbasaur subtitle.
"Again, I am sorry for coming here uninvited. It was never our intention to ruin the festival! But you can't force someone into something they don't want to do!" - Ivysaur subtitle.
"The pest's Ivysaur is right! You should follow your own path!" Meowth translated.
"And our path to the Mysterious Garden was blocked," James said.
"So we decided to rise above!" Jessie added.
"And with some hot air!" Meowth said.
"Looks like we have to prepare for trouble," Sora groaned.
They looked up and saw Team Rocket's hot air balloon floating above them.
"Sure do," Kairi agreed.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Stop wasting time!" Meowth said. "Start the machine up!"
"We need the motto!" Jessie said.
"We would feel off if we didn't say it!" James added.
The bottom of the balloon opens, letting out a vaccum.
"This is not going to end well," Kairi said.
Jessie laughs, "Hit it!"
"Suction on!" James said, activating the vacuum.
Many of the Ivysaur got caught in the vacuum's force as Venusaur used Vine Whip to grab some of the Ivysaur.
"It's trying to save them," Jessie snickered.
"Increase vacuum pressure to full power!" Meowth said.
"Roger!" James said, increasing the power.
Venusaur tried to hold on, but the full force of the vacuum was getting too strong to fight against. Sora and the others had to do something fast. He thought of having Pikachu use Iron Tail to cut the bag open, but Pikachu would end up being sucked up. Ivysaur then fired Razor Leaf, but it was not enough to do so.
"IVYSAUR!" Ivysaur roared to the sky as he started to evolve. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel all gasped at the sight.
"Ivysaur," Sora and Kairi said at once.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Vee!" Angel said.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
Ivysaur then evolved into a Venusaur; not as big as the one on the stump, but pretty strong.
"VENUSAUR!" The newly evolved Venusaur roared.
Sora's Ivysaur was now a Venusaur! Sora felt proud to witness that sudden burst of evolution. The little Bulbasaur looked at the newly evolved Venusaur with amazement.
"Way to go, Venusaur! You evolved just in the knick of time! Okay Venusaur! Fire your Solar Beam attack!"
"Venusaur!" Sora's Venusaur started drawing in energy into the flower on his back.
"Fire away!" Sora called out as Sora's Venusaur fired Solar Beam right at the vacuum, dropping the bag. Sora's Venusaur used Razor Leaf to cut the bag open letting the Ivysaur out. Team Rocket landed in front of the Pokémon as they stare at them with an angry look on their faces.
"Things look bad," James shivered in fear.
"And things are about to get worse," Meowth also shivered.
The little Bulbasaur, the Ivysaur, and both Venusaur smacked Team Rocket with their Vine Whip and sent them flying.
"IT LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OF AGAIN!" Team Rocket shouted when a star twinkles in the background.
Sora gave his new Venusaur a hug, joined by Kairi, Pikachu, Angel and Togepi.
"That was awesome, Venusaur!" Sora said.
"I knew you could do it!" Kairi added.
"Pika, Pi!" Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Togepi!" Togepi chirped.
The larger Venusaur stares at the humans and saw how well they work together to save the Ivysaur. The little Bulbasaur runs back to her group not, wanting to suffer her leader's wrath. The wild Venusaur took out a vine and held it front of Sora's Venusaur smiling. Sora's Venusaur returned the favor with a vine-shake.
"That Venusaur must finally understand," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
The group said their goodbyes to the wild Venusaur, Bulbasaur, and Ivysaur before it disappears until the following year. They were glad to see it with their own eyes. With that behind them, Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi continued on with their journey, and to prepare for Cinnabar Island.