Episode Number: 285 (JP) , 282 (US)
US Episode Name: Taming of the Shroomish
Jap Episode Name: How Bizarre! The Riddle of the Shroomish Mansion!?
怪奇！キノココ屋敷の謎!?
Events: None
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Ash and co. arrive at a city. May smells the great scent of it since they have been in the woods for a very long time. May wants to do a lot of shopping. Ash wants to get a burger and Max wants to find some cool Pokémon. They split up in pairs to do their things.
A few construction workers are busy remodeling a mansion. One guy says that there is something wrong with the mansion since the five workers quit in the past week. Team Rocket are also working for the construction. James and Meowth begin to fight, but Jessie breaks up the fight. Jessie doesn't like working for construction, and she is hungry. Unfortunately, Team Rocket has no other choice but to work for money.
May stares at all the fancy clothes and accessories in the shops. Brock suggests that they get some supplies and medicine first, but May tells him that they can do that later. Ash and Max have just come out of a burger restaurant. Max now wants to look for Pokémon. He says that the best place to look for Pokémon is at an alley since they like to hide from the city. Ash and May see a Shroomish. Meanwhile, Brock has finished gathering the supplies they need for their Pokémon journey. May admires the fact that Brock is really organized.
Suddenly, May hears two people talking about a curse. May buts in their conversation. The woman tells May that there is a mansion called Green Lodge, and it is said to be cursed. So there are construction workers busy tearing the whole place including the forest down. The woman goes on by saying that some of the construction workers see fresh footprints in the mansion and sometimes they can't breathe. May seems to be interested in the mansion.
Meanwhile, Ash and Max are observing the Shroomish. Ash looks up Shroomish in his Pokédex. The Shroomish doesn't look too happy to see Ash and Max. Max wants to give Shroomish some Pokémon food. Ash agrees and gives Max some Pokémon food to give to Shroomish. Max takes the food from Ash and holds out his hand to Shroomish. Shroomish gets angry at Max and shoots out a Stun Spore. Ash and Max hurry on out of the alley.
Max takes Brock's hand so that they can visit the haunted mansion. Meanwhile, Ash puts the Pokémon food on a napkin and gives it to Shroomish. Shroomish growls at Ash. Ash promises Shroomish that it will like the food. Pikachu even takes a sample of it. Shroomish decides to eat the food. It seems that Shroomish loves Brock's Pokémon food. Max suddenly notices something strange. He says that Shroomish usually live in the forest. Ash has a theory that Shroomish might've gotten separated from its family. They decide to take Shroomish to the Pokémon Center. Before they do that, Max puts a handkerchief on Shroomish.
May and Brock confront the mansion. Brock looks nervous and scared, but May is confident. She wants to go inside the mansion. Ash and Max also face the mansion. Shroomish has a sad look on its face. Team Rocket sees Ash and Max face the mansion. Shroomish suddenly jumps out of Max's arms. Ash and Max go after it. Team Rocket wants to capture Pikachu. They think of a plan to capture it. The same Shroomish that Max had runs right past May and Brock. It jumps into the mansion. Ash and Max catch up with Brock and May. Another guy comes up to them and tells them to leave since they are destroying the whole mansion and forest. Max tells him that they saw a Shroomish, but the man doesn't believe Max since there hasn't been any Shroomish for a long time. Then the man tells them a story about how he used to love playing with the Shroomish when he was little. However more buildings were made and the forest started to be demolished. Since Ash and Max are positive that they saw a Shroomish, the man decides to check the inside of the building.
Who's That Pokémon?
This Pokémon looks serious, but acts kind and playful!
It's Snubbull!
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After a while, they find the Shroomish with the handkerchief. They get a closer look, and they see the Shroomish shivering. Two other Shroomish accompany the Shroomish with the handkerchief. They wonder why the Shroomish aren't in the forest. The man says that since the forest is being torn down all the Shroomish must've decided to live in the mansion. However since the mansion is going to be torn down, the Shroomish will have no place to live. The man sees a picture of him and his grandfather playing with the Shroomish.
Suddenly, Team Rocket makes their entrance by blowing a hole through the mansion wall. They say their motto. Jessie sends out Seviper, and James sends out Cacnea. Before they can battle a sound is heard. A whole herd of Shroomish comes down. It looks like all of the Shroomish have been living in the mansion. Team Rocket attacks the herd. The Shroomish begin to use Stun Spore. The attack paralyzes Team Rocket, but Ash and co. manages to escape the attack. They are all surprise at the amount of Shroomish living in the mansion. Max takes a look at Shroomish and announces that he thinks the Shroomish are in pain. He tells the man that the Shroomish want to live peacefully with him again. Team Rocket escapes from the mansion. They think of a plan to capture Pikachu and the Shroomish.
Ash and co. plea to the man to stop the construction of destroying the mansion. The man says that it is too late for the construction to stop. Suddenly, Team Rocket comes up to them in a robot vehicle. Brock says that Team Rocket is going to try to capture all of the Shroomish. Team Rocket begins to ram against the mansion wall. All the Shroomish come outside, and Team Rocket begins to capture them all. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but the attack has no effect on Team Rocket. The rest of the Shroomish use Stun Spore. Unfortunately, the Stun Spore begins to move closer to the city. Brock sends out Forretress. Forretress uses Rapid Spin to prevent the Stun Spore from moving into the city. The Stun Spore has no effect on Team Rocket, however since there is no air in their vehicle Meowth presses a button to let air inside. The air happens to be Stun Spore which affects Team Rocket greatly. The Shroomish also use Leech Seed to sap up Team Rocket's energy. May sends out Torchic. Torchic uses Ember which releases the Shroomish from the net. Lastly, Pikachu uses Thunder to blast Team Rocket off again.
Unfortunately, the mansion will have to be torn down, however the man has another idea. He decides to build another forest so that the Shroomish can be happy again. Ash and co. say goodbye to the man and all of the Shroomish.
