Episode Number: 504 (JP) , 499 (US)
US Episode Name: A Secret Sphere Of Influence!
Jap Episode Name: Shino Space-Time Legend!
シンオウ時空伝説！
Events: Ash and co. learn about Dialga and Palkia
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The alarm in the Eterna museum suddenly rings. Ash and co. who are nearby run inside the museum and meet up with the crooks. The crooks happen to be Team Rocket. Jessie holds up the precious, blue orb that she stole. Meowth is disguised as a Sunflora. Officer Jenny runs in with her Stunky. Ash looks up Stunky in his Pokédex. Jessie sends out Seviper. Seviper uses Haze, and the whole room is clouded in smoke. Officer Jenny orders that the doors are sealed so that Team Rocket can't escape. All the doors are slammed shut and more police cars rush to the scene.
Ash and co. recognize Gardenia speaking to a few police officers. They say hello to Gardenia. Gardenia is upset that the crooks used grass type Pokémon to steal the orb. Suddenly, Officer Jenny comes out with the first suspect - Mando. Ash and co. recognize Mando from the beginning of their Sinnoh journey. Mando claims that he is innocent. His intention was only to check out some of the history in the museum, not to steal anything. Officer Jenny doesn't believe Mando at all. Gardenia also recognizes Mando because Mando battled her in the Eterna Gym. She says that Mando was the winner of the battle.
Ash and co. soon find out that Gardenia is the leader of the Eterna gym. Dawn asks Mando if he has participated in any Pokémon contests. Mando tells her that he won his first ribbon not too long ago. Officer Jenny changes the subject and states that Mando is the thief. She holds out a picture of a Sunflora carrying the blue orb. Mando had a Sunflora with him in the museum, but it escaped when the police officers caught him. Officer Jenny thinks that Mando's Sunflora ran off with the orb.
Another Officer Jenny walks into the scene. She states that she is the Officer Jenny of Viridian City. Viridian City Officer Jenny tells Eterna City Officer Jenny that she needs to look at other suspects, not just Mando. The two Officer Jennys glare at each other. Meanwhile, police officers are searching everywhere outside the museum. In one of the museum rooms is Team Rocket. Meowth peeks outside and notices all the police officers there. They wonder how they will make their escape. Jessie states that they will fight their way out.
Gardenia explains what the special orb that Team Rocket stole is. Apparently it's an orb that is linked up with Dialga and Palkia. Ash and Dawn want to capture the real crooks now. They send out their Pokémon to help search for them. Meanwhile, Mando is brought into a private room with Officer Jenny and a few other police officers. Mando keeps on persisting that he is innocent.
Mando's Sunflora is walking around in the museum. Two police officers spot Sunflora, and they begin to chase it. Sunflora uses Leech Seed on the officers to protect itself. Then Sunflora runs off, but it soon meets with Aipom and Turtwig. Sunflora uses Leech Seed on them too. Ash and co. spot Aipom and Turtwig all tied up. The two officers that were tied up report back to Officer Jenny. Sunflora finds a vent in the wall and decides to climb in it. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is hiding on top of the ceiling while two officers search their room. They find nothing and leave.
Team Rocket drops down from the ceiling in relief. The air vent that Sunflora climbed in to leads straight to Team Rocket. Pikachu and Piplup are right behind Sunflora. They all watch Team Rocket from above. Because everyone is looking for a Sunflora, Jessie and James has Meowth take off its Sunflora costume. Then Jessie and James get new disguises for themselves. Piplup thinks that they should attack, but Pikachu stops Piplup. Pikachu begins to run back to get Ash. Piplup decides to attack Team Rocket head on. Piplup and Suflora walk out of the air vent, and they confront Team Rocket. James sends out Cacnea. Cacnea uses its Pin Missile attack on them.
Meanwhile, Ash and co. are following Pikachu. Pikachu is leading them to Team Rocket. Team Rocket, who are still in their disguises, confronts Ash and co. They keep their eyes closed and walk pass them so that Ash and co. doesn't notice them. However, Sunflora uses attacks Team Rocket, and their disguises fall off. Gardenia realizes that Mando's Sunflora is innocent, and Team Rocket are the guilty ones. Team Rocket starts off by saying their motto. Ash demands that Team Rocket give back the orb, but Team Rocket refuses. Ash tells Pikachu to get ready to attack. Gardenia sends out Turtwig. Ash and co. know that they can't attack Team Rocket because their attacks may damage the orb.
Soon, the Eterna City Officer Jenny comes into the scene. She tells Stunky to attack. Jessie has Wobbuffet step into the field. Stunky hurls an attack at Wobbuffet, and soon the entire room begins to smell really bad. Jessie, who is holding the orb, waves her arms in the air. The orb falls out of her hands. Gardenia's Turtwig uses Leaf Storm on the orb so that it doesn't fall onto the ground. Gardenia catches the orb. Without the orb, Team Rocket is powerless. They run out of the museum but are stopped by a whole squad of police officers. The smell from Stunky is let outside, and all the officers are affected by the smell. This gives Team Rocket the chance to escape.
The two Officer Jennys thank Mando for helping them. Mando is just glad that the orb is safe again. Ash asks Mando if the legend about Dialga and Palkia is true. Mando tells him the story about the Pokémon and how the world was created, leaving Ash quite confused. Gardenia tells Ash that they can have their gym battle as soon as Ash has his Pokémon ready. Ash is glad, for he soon will have the chance to get his second badge. Suddenly, Viridian City's Officer Jenny wonders how Team Rocket found out about the orb and who told them to steal it. Up above, a helicopter is seen with Team Galactic...
