
Ash agrees, and he and Misty bid farewell to Brock, Ivy, and her assistants. Brock explains that he can learn about Pokémon at the lab and that they need him more than Ash does. They find him fixing the roof with his Pokémon, and Ivy notes that Brock wants to stay. The next day, Ash and Misty prepare to leave, but they notice Brock is not with them. The assistants show their concerns for Ivy as Brock watches with admiration. Due to her actions, Raticate was not severely hurt and will recover. At the Center, Joy treats both Raticate and Ivy. She orders the assistants to contact the Pokémon Center. Ivy rushes in to pull Raticate to safety, in the process exposing herself to the pollen, which weakens her. An assistant notices a Raticate entering the pollen cloud. Brock offers them some rice balls as he watches. Later that night, while everyone sleeps, Ivy and the assistants watch Vileplume mark the area with its pollen. Brock promptly puts on his gear and goes into a cleaning frenzy, making the place spotless and preparing dinner, much to the pleasure of Ivy and the assistants. He sprinkles the solution onto the food, and the Butterfree flies down immediately to eat, amazing Ivy.īack at the living quarters, everyone is shocked at the amount of disorder there. He returns to smash Berries, pointing out that the taste is important. Brock samples the food before running off. Just then, an assistant points out that the Butterfree has not eaten in days despite them offering it different food combinations. Ivy explains that she has bred and raised all of Valencia Island's Pokémon, and they form an invaluable part of her research into the effect of the tropical climate's effects on Pokémon. The assistants rush out a crate of Pokémon food as other Pokémon come out, all possessing an unusual orange coloring. Ash checks his Pokédex and notices the Vileplume has differently colored petals. Misty smells the flowers, but is startled after a Vileplume steps out of the bushes. Ivy leads Ash and the others through the outdoor environment, which serves as an extension of her lab. Knowing that it means another shot at catching Pikachu, Team Rocket starts repairing the blimp. Meanwhile, at the airfield, James and Meowth are dismayed by the ruined blimp, but Jessie reminds them that Ash and his friends have a return trip booked. Ivy hands the Ball over to Ash to deliver to Professor Oak. Ivy also points out how multiple attempts to open it have all failed. One of the assistants demonstrates how the ball could not be transported. She reveals the inscribed letters on the top of the ball, giving it the name the GS Ball.

She introduces herself as Professor Ivy.īack at the lab, Ivy shows them the gold Poké Ball. Gyarados takes her to the shore as one of the girls tosses her a lab coat. There, a Gyarados comes out of the sea as a woman pets it, shocking everyone with her skill. They get to the lab and go inside, where they are met by three girls who lead the group down to the beach. They go inside and find Nurse Joy, and she gives them the directions to Ivy's lab.

Pikachu points to what appears to be a Pokémon Center. They get to an outlook and realize that they cannot find Professor Ivy's lab. PlotĪfter the events of the previous episode, Ash and his friends manage to crash-land Team Rocket's blimp on Valencia Island. Once at the laboratory, Brock realizes that Professor Ivy and her group of scientists are Pokémon breeders just like him! Suddenly Brock begins to feel at home and thinks about staying for awhile to continue his studies on Pokémon breeding.

