Pokemon - Fashion Victims (Vol. 9) [VHS]
Cross-dressing, hypnosis, and cutthroat practices in the fashion  industry all make their appearances in this installment of the phenomenally successful Japanese cartoon series. In "Pokémon Scent-Station," Ash  dresses as "Ashley" to get into a local gym after he is banned for insulting the  managers' perfume line. His ruse is discovered and he challenges the teacher  to a Pokémon duel, pitting his baby-voiced Pikachu against her sour-smelling  creature. Children are disappearing and Pokémon are losing their energy  in  "Hypno's Naptime," until Ash, Misty, and Brock solve the mystery. In "Pokémon  Fashion Flash," the final episode of this 75-minute tape culled from the  rudimentally animated television series, Brock attempts to cozy up to a  beautiful Pokémon breeder whose business is threatened by Pokémon  fashion  makeovers. Through it all, Team Rocket is causing the usual mayhem: starting  fires, stealing business secrets, and thwarting all that is noble and good.  Defending order are the three kids, Pikachu, and various other Pokémon,  including Gloom, Psyduck, and Hypno. Followed byFighting Tournament.--Kimberly Heinrichs