"The gang's all here, and this journey filled with hopes and dreams has just begun!"
Score: 4/10
While Ash is at Professor Oak's, May meets with Ash's mom, who immediately recognizes her even though they've never met before. At Oak's lab, Max tells Tracey he's awesome. Hahahaha, and I thought I write jokes around here.
Everyone comes to Oak's lab, and Ash announces his intention to go to the Battle Frontier, and Ash's mom secretly wishes he would go back to school and at least have a shot at going to college one day like Gary. Since May wants to enter the Kanto pokemon contest circuit, they decide to go together.
Ash introduces May and Max to his Oaked pokemon, including Snorlax, who has a different voice actor. May also mentions that the writers decided she had too many pokemon and removed Skitty and Beautifly from her party.
Her Bulbasaur bonds with Ash's Bulbasaur, and a Squirtle Oak was keeping for newbie trainers starts to bond with her. I WONDER WHERE THIS IS GOING.
Squirtle wants to go with May, because it's completely logical for May to get not one but two pokemon that Ash already had. Well, when all is said and done, Ash Oaks Glalie and Torkoal and takes Phanpy with him, and May takes Squirtle and Oaks her Bulbasaur, and yes, the episode implies some Bulbasaur-on-Bulbasaur action is in the near future.
The Battle Factory is near Cerulean City, so Misty agrees to travel with the heroes for a while, and as the episode ends, Brock shows up with no explanation whatsoever.
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Started: July 6, 2005