Episode Number: 121 (JP) , 119 (US)
US Episode Name: A Sappy Ending
Jap Episode Name: Clash! Heracros VS Kailios!!
げきとつ！へラクロスVSカイロス!!
Events: Ash catches a Heracross
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Ash and co. are in a forest and headed towards the Violet City gym. They come across two branches which are bare. Ash finds it weird on how the whole forest is green except for those two trees. Brock says that they tree isn't burnt nor is it fall. Pikachu spots something up ahead. On a tree is a few Heracross. Misty finds them creepy because of her fear of bug Pokémon. Ash looks up Heracross in his Pokédex. Thinking that the trees will be saved, Ash wants to capture all the Heracross. A man behind them comes out. He tells Ash that he can capture the Heracross, but that might bring the forest more danger. The man introduces himself as Woodrift, a ranger. Ash and co. introduces themselves too to Woodrift. Woodrift explains to them that the Heracross help the Butterfree. They see the Butterfree eating the leftover sap from the trees. Since the Butterfree are too weak to get the sap, the Heracross does it for them. Woodrift then says that a group of invaders came and killed a part of the forest.
Pikachu senses something again. Up ahead is a bunch of charging Pinsir. Woodrift says that the Pinsir are the invaders. All the Pinsir jumps on the tree that the Heracross are on. They show off their sharp claws and scare the Butterfree away. Ash and Misty tells the Heracross to chase the Pinsir away. However, when Heracross sees Pinsir's claws, they get scared and fly away. Misty wonders why the Heracross just flew away. Woodrift tells her that the Heracross are too nice and peaceful. Brock concludes that all the trees will be destroyed if the Pinsir succeed. Then they see one Butterfree trapped in the tree. A Heracross is trying to protect it. The gang of Pinsir begin to peck at Heracross. Ash sends out Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur uses Vine Whip which knocks all the Pinsir to the ground. Butterfree flies away, but Heracross is too exhausted to away. The Pinsir get back up and they head for the tree again, but Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to fry them. The Pinsir still regains conciousness, but this time they go for Pikachu. One last time, Pikachu uses Thunder, and the Pinsir run away.
Ash calls down for Heracross. Heracross looks relieved, and it flies down. It walks up to Bulbasaur and Pikachu. Ash thinks that Heracross wants to thank them. Instead, Heracross begins to suck the pollen out of Bulbasaur's bulb. Bulbasaur gets angry and it hits Heracross with a Vine Whip. Misty thinks that Heracross was just hungry for more tree sap. Ash and co. thinks that the problem is solved, but Woodrift tells them that the Pinsir will be coming back. He tells them that the Pinsir and Heracross used to live peacefully because they each had their own forest. For some reason, the Pinsir have been invading the Heracross's territory. Ash and Brock agrees to help Woodrift with the problem. So the group decides to head to the Pinsir forest.
On their way to the forest, Woodrift says that the leaves can get pretty thick. Bulbasaur uses Razor Leaf to clear the path. Ash sees Heracross following them. He thinks that Heracross wants him to be his protecter. Misty thinks that Heracross just wants to suck up Bulbasaur again. Bulbasaur uses Razor Leaf on Heracross which makes it confused. Then the group walks on toward the forest. Woodrift finally says that they are through with the thickest part of the forest. They come to a river. Woodrift tells them that there is a rope bridge a few short steps up the river. They find the rope bridge but only to find it destroyed. Then they notice the Pinsir jumping on trees to get to the other side of the forest. Ash thinks the Pinsir cut the bridge themselves, but Woodrift says that the ropes were cut by a human. The group sees Heracross again near a tree. Misty thinks that Heracross is being annoying by eating the sap. Brock thinks that Misty is wrong and that Heracross is trying to help them. Sure enough, Heracross pushes the tree forward, and it lands on the other side of the forest, creating a bridge for the group to use to get to the other side. Ash, Brock, and Woodrift walks across the tree. Misty thinks that they are all crazy. Togepi slips out of Misty's arms and onto the bridge. Togepi plays around a bit and is about to fall when Misty catches it just in time. Then she also walks across the bridge to the other side. They see Heracross eating the sap from the tree.
Who's That Pokémon?
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Ash and co. notice that Heracross is still following them. Woodrift tells the group to stay alert since they are almost at the Pinsir forest. Woodrift then points to the tallest tree. That's where the Pinsir live. Ash and co. sees a Pinsir in the tree that is bigger than its normal size. Woodrift tells them that the Pinsir is actually a robot. Suddenly, Team Rocket comes out and they say their motto. When they are done, Team Rocket tells them a story about how they got the Pinsir robot.
Two days ago, Team Rocket was very tired and hungry. They have been hiking for hours. Team Rocket falls to the ground. Meowth smells something good, and so they rush to the source. Finding a tree with sap, Jessie thinks it looks disgusting. Meowth walks up to the tree and tastes the sap. He think that it tastes good. Jessie and James eats the sap, and they too think that it's good. Jessie just got an idea. She wants to open up a pancake restaurant.
Team Rocket's story ends. They knew that the restaurant was a bit too much so they got a Pinsir robot to suck up all the sap. Then they would sell the sap to people. Brock now understands the situation. Since Team Rocket was using up all the Pinsir's sap, the Pinsir went to the Heracross forest to look for food. Ash blames Team Rocket for the whole thing. Jessie sends out Lickitung and James uses Victreebel. Then James quickly runs in the forest to hide from Victreebel. James finds it strange how Victreebel didn't attack him. He sees Victreebel eating the sap and scolds it. This makes Victreebel attack James. Even Lickitung is busy eating the sap. Meowth gets out a remote to control the robot Pinsir. Ash sends out Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur uses Razor Leaf, but the robot Pinsir doesn't get damaged because of its steel body. Bulbasaur then uses Vine Whip by wrapping its vines around the robot Pinsir's body. It gives the Pinsir a spin. Then Pikachu uses Thundershock, but the attack doesn't affect the robot Pinsir. The robot Pinsir absorbs the shock and sends it right back at Ash and co. The robot Pinsir begins to walk towards Ash and co. Right before when the robot Pinsir can get to them, Heracross comes out and blocks the robot Pinsir's way. The robot Pinsir begins to push Heracross backwards. Using all of its strength, Heracross pushes the robot Pinsir backwards too. Then Ash and co. runs to the robot Pinsir's sap tank. Meowth is trying to fix the problem, but their remote is broken. Jessie takes it away from Meowth. James wants to fix it, and so Team Rocket fights over the remote. The remote tears apart. When Ash and co. gets all the sap back, Heracross picks up the robot Pinsir and throws it at Team Rocket. The robot Pinsir explodes, and Team Rocket blasts off again.
The Pinsir start to come back to their home now that Team Rocket is gone. Woodrift tells the group that the Pokémon can now live in peace again. They see the Pinsir eating the sap again. On the other side, the Heracross and Butterfree share their sap. Heracross walks up to the group. Ash and co. congratulates it for doing a nice job. Ash and co. then says goodbye to Woodrift and Heracross. On their way, Ash and co. sees Heracross walking up to them. They wonder what Heracross could want. Brock thinks that Heracross wants go travel along with them. Ash throws a Pokéball at Heracross and captures it. Then they continue their journey to Violet City.
