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Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village (かくれざとのフシギダネ) is a the tenth episode of the Pokémon anime series, except in the United States, after "Battle Aboard" the St. Anne was broadcast as the first episode. The episode was first broadcast in Japan on June 3, 1997 and in the United States on September 21, 1998. The episode follows Ash Ketchum, Misty, Brock and Pikachu near a stream and Misty tries to catch an Oddish but fails when the bodyguard Bulbasaur comes to protect it. Later Ash does battle with the Bulbasaur and becomes one of his all-stars.

Episode plot

At the start of the episode, Ash, Misty, and Brock are lost and trying to find the path to Vermilion City. Ash and Misty are fighting, only this time they are fighting over who got them lost in the first place.

They stop to rest and Ash notices an Oddish taking a drink from a stream. Misty sends out her Starmie to battle Oddish so she can catch it. Oddish is defeated, but Misty's Poké Ball is deflected by a Bulbasaur. The Bulbasaur attacks and defeats Starmie. Ash sends out his Butterfree after Bulbasaur and uses Sleep Powder, but Bulbasaur blows the attack back at Butterfree. The Oddish and Bulbasaur escape into the bushes.

A little later, the three of them try to cross a rope bridge, but the wind rips it apart. Brock falls into the river below and Misty and Pikachu cling to Ash. Ash pulls them up and they make their way to the end of the bridge. They go down to water level and start looking for Brock. Almost immediately Misty falls into a hole in the ground. Ash pulls her out and they go farther down stream. Misty foot catches on a rope and Misty, Ash,and Pikachu get stuck in a net. They are found by the same Bulbasaur from before.

Ash starts to think that Brock has been washed to sea and captured by pirates, when Brock appears with a knife and cuts them free. He tells them how he got out of the rapids. He says that he was rescued by an "incredibly beautiful" girl. Brock takes them to a small village and introduces them to the girl, Melanie.

Ash and Misty notice that there are many Pokémon in the village and wonder if they are Melanie's Pokémon. Brock explains that the village is a place for hurt or abandoned Pokémon to come and get better, then they leave. Melanie says that she collects plants to heal the Pokémon with, but she's not a qualified Pokémon doctor. Misty makes fun of Brock for falling in love with Melanie. Brock tells her to be quiet because he's afraid Melanie heard her.

Melanie explains that she set the traps because she wants to protect the hurt Pokémon from Pokemon Trainers. The scene then shifts to Jessie, James and Meowth carefully walking across the bridge. Jessie and James get excited about the Pokémon they can steal while Meowth says that they will cross that bridge when the time comes. Unfortunately for Team Rocket, the rope for the bridge breaks, causing the bridge to slam against the cliff, causing Jessie, James and Meowth to lose their grips on the bridge and fall into the river below. Brock says that he promised Melanie that they wouldn't catch any Pokémon in the village. Misty agrees saying, "Only bad guys try to catch sick Pokémon." Ash worries if the traps are enough to stop thieves, "You have to be pretty stupid to fall into one of those holes," angering Misty in the process. The scene cuts to Jessie, James, and Meowth as Jessie exclaims, "This is the third hole we've fallen into!" They get out of the hole and get caught in the net almost immediately.

While Brock and Ash are healing a hurt Staryu, Misty apologizes to the Oddish that she tried to catch earlier. Bulbasaur tackles Misty, thinking that Oddish was in danger. Melanie explains that Bulbasaur volunteered to protect the whole village. Ash says that he wishes he had a Pokémon that brave.

Team Rocket appears on top of a floating stadium and recite their motto. Jessie squeals in delight that they are attacking, James comments saying that they have the home field advantage. Jessie, in return, confidently says "No such luck we're the home team now." They land in a clearing close to the village and they use a giant vacuum to "invite" all the village Pokémon. Brock leads everyone into the cabin, but Oddish is caught by the vacuum. Bulbasaur uses Vine Whip to save Oddish. Ash helps by blocking the wind so Bulbasaur can get Oddish to safety, Bulbasaur taking note of this. Jessie complains about Ash's interfering but James mentions that all the Pokémon are in one place. The vacuum is so strong, it starts to pull the roof off the cabin until Bulbasaur uses Vine Whip to stop the roof from flying away. Ash sends out Pidgeotto and tells it to use Gust. The Gust attack, combined with the vacuum's wind, creates a tornado. James cheerfully remarks that the tornado is about to wind up, but a catatonic Jessie utters "But will it strike us out?" Unfortunately for Jessie and crew, the tornado sucks the terrified Team Rocket up and all Jessie, James and Meowth can do is scream while flying around. Meowth wonders what they can do now and Jessie cries "Challenge them to wind surfing?" Meowth yells that Team Rocket is blasting off again as the tornado carries Jessie, James and Meowth away, saving the village and the Pokémon.

Melanie asks Ash to take Bulbasaur with him, the Pokémon are staying too long because Bulbasaur does such a good job of protecting the Pokémon! Bulbasaur agrees to go, but only if Ash battles it. Ash chooses Pikachu to battle Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur uses Vine Whip on Pikachu and starts tossing Pikachu around. Pikachu uses ThunderShock and it defeats Bulbasaur, letting Ash be able to catch Bulbasaur. Brock offers to stay and help but Melanie tells him to continue his adventure.

Debuts

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Pokémon Characters

Quotes

"(phew) I told you to stick to the main road but you had to take a shortcut." — Misty
"I took a shortcut? It was you who said to go this way." — Ash
"Ha! If I was leading we wouldn't have gotten lost like this." — Misty
"Who says we're lost?" — Ash
"Listen genius, if you don't know where you are or where you're going that means you're lost!" — Misty


"All right, but remind me to yell at you some more if we ever get to Vermilion City." — Misty


"Hold it." — Misty
"What for?" — Ash
"Because I'm gonna catch that Pokémon." — Misty


"Wow! I can't believe it! A Bulbasaur!" — Ash excited to see a real live Bulbasaur.


"How'd you get down there?" — Ash
"I fell in, how else? Whats a trap doing here?" — Misty
"It seems pretty strange." — Ash
"Just help me out quick." — Misty
"This is just not our day." — Ash


"Try wiggling. See if the net will open." — Misty
Ash does so.
"This is dumb." — Ash
"You got any better ideas let's hear 'em." — Misty


"Now you're wiggling too much. Ouch! You kicked me." — Misty


"Gee I wonder what happened to Brock." — Ash
"I wonder too." — Misty
"Maybe the river carried him far away, all the way to the ocean. Then some pirates spotted him and brought him aboard their ship, and one of the pirates has a wooden leg." — Ash
"You have a crazy imagination." — Misty
"Kachu." — Pikachu
"Then came the storm." — Ash
"Ahoy." — Brock
"Hey Brock." — Ash
"Why're you hangin' around up in that tree?" — Brock


"Thanks but next time you could let us down a little more gently." — Misty about Brock getting her and Ash out of the tree.


"The girl who saved my life, was incredibly beautiful." — Brock
"Hmmm, A beautiful girl huh? That's even better than pirates. Unless of course she was really a pirate in disguise." — Ash
"Maybe it's time to get a reality check." — Misty


"So you guys really love to take care of Pokémon." — Ash
"We sure do." — Brock
Melanie is on screen, back to the group.
"I bet that's not the only thing you love." — Misty
"Ahhhh! Be quiet, she might hear you." — Brock


"I'm sorry. I was the one who set those traps. I wanted to catch Pokémon trainers before they reached the village. Since you got caught I guess they really worked." — Melanie


"I promised Melanie we wouldn't capture any Pokémon here." — Brock
"And did you seal the promise with a kiss?" — Misty
Brock hits Misty on the head. The two exchange glares.
"So that must mean you really do love her." — Misty
Brock hits her again.


"But are those traps tough enough to keep robbers away from this place. I mean you'd have to be pretty stupid to fall into one of those holes." — Ash
"Hey!" — Misty


"This is the third hole we've fallen into! How come nobody ever falls into our traps and we always fall into theirs?" — Jessie
"Well, this one was cleverly hidden, well made and-" — James
"I'm glad you're enjoying it so much!" — Jessie


"You're sweet Oddish. I am sorry. All I think about lately is winning. I hope I'm not becoming heartless." — Misty
"You are always heartless." — Ash
"Mind your own business!" — Misty


"Bulbasaur was worried about the other Pokémon so it decided to be the village bodyguard. Now that's what I call bravery. It would be great to have a Pokémon like that." — Ash about Bulbasaur.


"We've said our lines. Time to attack the village!" — Jessie
"Those village idiots thought their measly traps would stop us. They thought they had the home team advantage." — James
"No such luck we're the home team now." — Jessie


"Here we go again." — Ash about Team Rocket.


"Today only at Jessie Stadium it's the Team Rocket Pokémon challenge." — Jessie
"The flying stadium was my idea." — James


"All Pokémon are invited to enter the stadium.." — Jessie
"Step right up." — James
"Yeah, we're not hosin' ya. Well, maybe we are." — Meowth with a pun about the vacuum hose.


"They never run out of ideas do they?" — Ash, again about Team Rocket.


"Let's go Team. To steal them is our dream. Let's go Rocket. Put Pokémon in our pocket." — Team Rocket cheering.


"And the tornado's winding up." — James
"But will it strike us out?" — Jessie
"There goes the whole ball game." — Meowth


"So what are we gonna do now?" — Meowth
"Challenge them to wind surfing." — Jessie


"Is everyone feeling OK?" — Melanie
"I just had the wind knocked out of me." — Ash with a pun about the tornado that sent Team Rocket flying away


"Bulbasaur will join you on one condition: it wants to battle you in a Pokémon match. Right Bulbasaur?" — Melanie


"The Vine Whip is Bulbasaur's special move." — Misty about Bulbasaur.


"We did it! We got Bulbasaur." — Ash after catching Bulbasaur.


"Uh, Melanie I've been thinking." — Brock
"Yes?" — Melanie
"Well since Bulbasaur's leaving I wouldn't mind staying and helping you out." — Brock
"It's very kind of you but we'll be ok. I wouldn't want to keep you from all your wonderful adventures." — Melanie
"Yeah, well, I guess you're right." — Brock


"So what did Melanie say when you said you loved her? Did you kiss her goodbye?" — Misty
"That's enough stupid questions. Will you please quit embarassing me already? You know, ok, so she's cute, I understand that but you know-" — Brock
"Did I miss something? What's going on?" — Ash

Trivia

  • The pokémon Melanie is taking care of are Caterpie, a Paras, a Weepinbell, an Oddish and two Rattata.
  • Melanie is voiced by Tara Jayne (Tara Sands).
  • In one scene, James is not wearing gloves when he's holding his rose.
  • In one scene, one of Meowth's paws are all white.
  • The Who's That Pokémon? for this episode is Bulbasaur.

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