【Are these three here for a laugh?】
【Gotta say, that dialogue is pretty wild.]
【Wait! Is that cat with a gold coin on its forehead also a Pokémon? Why can it talk?】
The arrival of the three-person Team Rocket left many viewers stunned.
Part of it was due to their brainwashing entrance lines, and another part was the surprise of Meowth, a Pokémon, actually speaking.
But no matter what, Team Rocket became the first opponent for Ash and the human trainers to face.
Thus, the 20-year prologue of their love-hate relationship began.
"Pikachu, can you help me?"
With only one Pokémon, Ash had to look towards Pikachu, who had just recovered from his illness.
"Pika!"
Pikachu, who was still lying in bed just moments ago, sat up straight and nodded forcefully.
Seeing this, many of the children who had been prejudiced against Pikachu yesterday showed smiles they didn't even realize they were making.
"Hey, wait a minute, Pikachu is still recovering! Let me do it!"
Misty suddenly stepped forward, standing between Ash and Pikachu.
The audience was once again captivated.
Is this going to be a display of the female lead's strength?
"Go!"
Misty, with a more practiced hand than Ash, threw out her Poké Ball.
Then -
"Joki～Joki～Joki～"
The next second, a round, orange and white goldfish the size of a medium-sized dog flailed around on the ground.
Seeing this, the scene fell into an enigmatic silence.
Even the opposing Jessie and James were speechless.
"Goldeen, the way its tail fin moves in the water is very graceful, so it's called the dancer of the water."
Nurse Joy commented:
"Most water-type Pokémon have the ability to fight even on land, but Goldeen can't move without water."
Misty herself was a bit embarrassed, awkwardly taking back the Goldeen that was still flopping around like a dead fish on the ground.
【Okay, these two leads aren't very reliable】
【Hope that older guy from the opening song is normal】
【From the comparison between Professor Oak and Agatha at the start of the first episode, it's clear that Ash is still too green. The road to becoming a Pokémon Master is long and arduous.]
【If Su Yi Huan could film more of Professor Oak's adventures in his youth, that would be great. I still like to watch stories where the protagonist is invincible.]
【Professor Oak also started as a newbie, okay?】
【I'm the only one who cares how the goddess Jia played Agatha is doing now?】
【Are you kidding? Of course they're together! Agatha is definitely Gary's grandmother.]
…
Misty's water-type Pokémon was incapable of fighting.
The Nurse Joy on the scene was a healer by profession.
So they still had to rely on Ash and Pikachu.
While later on, the three-person Team Rocket would basically be unable to confront Ash head-on without their weird inventions and trickery.
Right now, they were still a step above their opponents.
Under the combined attacks of Arbok and Koffing.
Pikachu was pushed back repeatedly.
Li Jin Ming, playing Jessie, was full of pride as he gave orders to Arbok, who used the "Bind" technique to restrain Pikachu:
"A common Pikachu like that can't do anything. Arbok, give it the final blow!"
Arbok, using its long body like a rope to tie up Pikachu, opened its mouth and was about to swallow Pikachu!
"Hiss!"
Snake-type creatures are inherently terrifying.
And when you're facing a mouse, the contrast in the shock and horror is even more pronounced.
This scene made many viewers subconsciously think back to the beginning of the first episode, when Agatha's Arbok fought against Professor Oak's Exeggutor.
At the time, Arbok also used "Bind."
However... Pikachu clearly wasn't as strong as Exeggutor.
Just as the children watching TV were anxious, and many of the girls with smaller hearts even covered their mouths in fear.
Arbok suddenly froze, its body sparking with electricity.
The protagonist group on screen and the audience off-screen were all taken aback.
What, what's happening?
"That's... Pikachu's ability, 'Static'!?"
Nurse Joy, with the richest knowledge in the scene, answered correctly.
Ability? Static?
Hearing these two new terms, those in the industry who were secretly watching this summer blockbuster flicked their eyes.
Another new setting?
…
Facing Ash's puzzled gaze, Nurse Joy quickly explained:
"Every Pokémon has its own special ability. Pikachu's 'Static' is that it can paralyze any target that comes into contact with it, making it difficult to move and slowing down its speed. " "Ash, it's happened several times now!"
Misty loudly reminded him.
Ash realized it at once.
While Pikachu was escaping Arbok's restraint, he shouted to the group of Pichu at the Pokémon Center:
"Everyone! Please lend us a hand!"
These Pichu, who weren't good at fighting and whose job was only to provide temporary power to the Pokémon Center, nodded.
Then, with Ash's Pikachu leading the way.
Over a dozen Pikachu released their "Thunder Shock" moves together.
The destructive power was comparable to Pikachu's "Thunderbolt" later on!
"This is so annoying––"
The Team Rocket trio, knocked back by the electric attack, crashed into the Meowth hot air balloon parked outside the Pokémon Center, flying into the night sky and turning into a shooting star.
Following their "Since you asked sincerely," they gave another classic catchphrase to be passed down through generations.