Leaving the Village

Melanie feels that the village has become too small for Bulbasaur to fully grow into its full potential, and suggests Ash takes it with him. This will also encourage the other Pokémon in the village to return to the wild once they heal.

Bulbasaur agrees to go with Ash, only if he defeats it in combat. Pikachu and Bulbasaur battle, and after a grueling combat, Pikachu wins and Bulbasaur concedes. With a new member in the team, Ash and friends leave the hidden village.

Bulbasaur leaves the hidden village.

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Bulbasaur joins the team.

A Mighty Whirlwind

Melanie apologizes, and explains that Bulbasaur is the selfless protector of the village that will do whatever it takes to ensure that she and the other Pokémon are kept from danger.

After failing to reach the village by foot, Team Rocket arrives using a flying stadium rigged with a powerful vacuum that threatens with destroying the camp. Ash uses Pidgeotto's Gust Attack to provoke a whirlwind that sends Team Rocket blasting off.

Pidgeotto's Gust Attack creates a whirlwind.

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The Hidden Village

Melanie rescues Pokémon that have been abandoned or injured, and takes care of them in this hidden village until they recover. She is the one setting the traps in the forest to protect the Pokémon from anyone who wants to harm them.

Here, Misty finds the Oddish she tried to catch earlier, and while she is apologizing to it for not understanding the situation, Bulbasaur appears again and tackles her.

Melanie's idyllic hidden Pokémon village.

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The Hidden Village

After his fall, Brock is dragged by these rapids, but is rescued downstream by a girl named Melanie. She gets him out of the raging waters, and assists him.

Brock goes back into the forest to track Ash and Misty. Once he finds them, helps them out of the net, and together return to Melanie's camp: a hidden Pokémon village.

The raging rapids that wash Brock away.

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Lost

Ash, Misty, and Pikachu desperately look for Brock, but keep falling into one trap after another. When they end up caught in a net and hanging from a tree, Bulbasaur appears, and celebrates the bad luck of its enemies.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is nearby, following a lead they got about a hidden village full of Pokémon. If true, this is a great opportunity for them to commit a major heist, but time and again, they also fall into several traps.

The forest is rigged with traps!

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Lost

Bulbasaur tackles Misty's Starmie and Ash's Butterfree, then gets away with Oddish and both disappear in the woods. Trying to follow it, Ash and company press on, until they get to this old hanging bridge.

As they try to cross it, one of the ropes unravels, and the bridge comes apart. Brock drops a tremendous height into the raging river. Ash, Misty and Pikachu barely make it to the other side.

An old bridge takes travelers across the canyon.

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Lost

Still trying to get to Vermilion City, the group leaves the main road, and get lost even further in the middle of high grasses and thick trees. After hours of wandering, they stop to rest at a spring, and come across an Oddish.

Misty weakens the Oddish with her Starmie, but when she tries to catch it, a Bulbasaur appears out of the forest to defend it, and prevents the attack.

The spring where Oddish and Bulbasaur are found.

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Who saved Oddish from getting caught?