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The Evolution Solution

[MarkLynnIreland1294 · 6/10 · 6 October 2022]

This episode starts off decent with Ash's ma Delia off some day out with Misty and Brock while Ash has to not only housesit but train for Pokémon league thing (even though in later episodes) And just by pure coincidence, and using it as an excuse to go to Seafoam Island, Ash leaves Pallet Town to the same place where Misty and Brock where invited to go windsurfing to meet with the programmer of the Pokédex to solve issue Professor Oak has.

Professor Westwood the fifth is quite the character, he looks quite the Albert Einstein and obsessed with the portraits of his former peers who look like him.

Elsewhere on Seafoam Island, Team Rocket trio are forced to work even by digging for clams as repay the damage they caused to Giovanni. Meowth doesn't like how Persian is being pampered even with a saucer of milk on the beach.

Memorable scene is the so-called conversation between Slowpoke and Misty's Psyduck - many would like that this requires a translator.

Welcome to the Seafoam Islands!

[robynh-4 · 10/10 · 9 January 2008]

In this episode, Ash and co. have returned to Pallet town, only to find Delia (Ash's mum) and her friends are heading off to the beautiful Seafoam Islands. She takes Misty and Brock along, while Ash has to stay at home to catch up on training, much to his chagrin. Ash and Pikachu visit Professor Oak, only to find that he's frustrated because he can't figure out how a Slowpoke evolves into a Slowbro. He asks Ash and Pikachu to go to the Seafoam Islands and see Professor Westwood about it. Ash happily accepts, giving him the perfect chance to go to the Seafoam Islands. He catches up with Misty and Brock and they all go see Professor Westwood. Meanwhile, on a secluded part of the Islands, Giovanni is on vacation with his Persian. Jessie, James and Meowth are also there; James complains about how Giovanni made them swab the deck of his yacht and now he's making dig for clams while Meowth cries at how Persian is getting pampered. James digs up a Shelder and battles it but when he tries to catch it, Jessie nabs it instead. Giovanni calls them over and tells them how much he's disgusted by them screwing up every single time, however he's giving the yet another chance to show that they can do something right: they have to steal Pokemon from Profeesor Westwood's lab and they better not screw up or else ("Would you like to know what else means?" he threateningly asks. "No, we can figure it out!" Jessie immediately responds). And so, Team Rocket try to steal Slowpoke, but Misty's Psyduck gets in the way, but Jessie's Shelder clamps onto Slowpoke's tail, evolving it to a Slowbro who then blasts them off with a Megapunch. Professor Westwood makes notes on the evolution and explains it, clarifying the mysterious evolution of Slowpoke to Slowbro and the episode ends.

A truly terrific episode; one of my all time favourites!