"Something spelled spicey? Sounds like one of my pokemon!"
Score: 5/10
The heroes finally reach Lily of the Valley Island, site of the Sinnoh League. Ash goes to the pokemon center to register himself, and while there, asks Professor Oak to send him some of his pokemon so he can assemble the ultimate team, because it’s not like part of his reason for coming to Sinnoh was to only use pokemon he catches in Sinnoh.
I’ll skip the requisite Team Rocket plot, and just tell you that Cyndaquil evolves while fighting a giant robot. Even though Bayleef couldn’t defeat the robot, Quilava does so with a single attack.
The Sinnoh League finally begins for real,
And we learn the named characters besides Ash for this league: Paul, Barry, Nando, and Conway. I've, uh, I’ve got to admit, I don't remember Conway ever saying he was entering the Sinnoh League, and he’s shown up even fewer times than Nando, and his main connection to the protagonists was through Dawn, but okay. The first round match-ups are put on the display immediately: Ash will be up against Nando in the first round.
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Started: July 6, 2005