Sitting Psyduck
"Psyduck is outta luck!"
Score: 3/10
The heroes are sitting around when a Psyduck wearing an ascot shows up, chased by a Machop, Machoke, and Machamp. The heroes decide that this is definitely their business and tell them to stop. "Go Phanpy, my weakest pokemon!" After about a minute of this, Ash remembers that Pikachu can kick their asses easily and has it do so.
Cut to a girl named Emily in a carriage. She complains that the Machop pokemon couldn't find her Psyduck and tells them to look again.
Team Rocket steals Psyduck, and when the heroes fail to stop them, the Machop and friends show up and defeat them, as does Emily. She takes everyone to her mansion, and it becomes clear that Psyduck hates Emily's pampering, as she smothers it constantly. You may remember this plot from such episodes as the one with Madame Muchmoney and her Snubbull.
Psyduck watches Phanpy and Squirtle fight in the backyard, and clearly wants to join them, and Brock explains to Emily that Psyduck wants to try it even though a blind rhesus money could tell it wants to try.
Team Rocket attacks again, and Psyduck insists on battling. Although Emily is at first hesitant, she quickly gets the hang of things and starts commanding it competently. After they blast off, Emily decides that maybe one day she'll go on a journey of her own.
Jesus Christ, how many episodes have I called "the definition of filler" in the past?
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Started: July 6, 2005