BW132: Butterfree and Me!

is the 33rd episode of Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond.
==Synopsis==
Our heroes’ Decolore Island cruise continues, and the next exciting stop on their journey is Wayfarer Island! It’s a beautiful place that serves as a rest stop for all kinds of Pokémon during their migration. Ash, Iris, and Cilan head off to the mountains for some serious Pokémon-watching!
Their timing is perfect, and they get to watch a group of Metapod evolve into Butterfree and take wing! But after the Butterfree head off on their migration, a lone Caterpie emerges from the woods. It seems Caterpie wasn’t ready to evolve yet, and now it’s alone. Ash remembers that the first Pokémon he ever caught was a Caterpie, and he’s determined to help this one! But there’s a problem: Caterpie isn’t interested in doing much other than sleeping.
Ash reasons that a fully evolved Bug-type Pokémon might be able to help Caterpie evolve, so he sends his Leavanny out to battle it! But when Leavanny’s Energy Ball gives Caterpie a rude awakening, it runs off in a panic. Ash tracks it down and apologizes, and Caterpie decides to trust him. They spend the day climbing trees and playing in the forest. It’s special training, but it’s also fun! And Caterpie even rescues Ash with a well-timed String Shot when he loses his grip and falls.
Ash knows that Caterpie has to eat a lot before it can evolve, so he sets out to gather Oran Berries for his new friend. Unfortunately, they’ve wandered into an Ursaring’s territory, and the imposing Pokémon isn’t interested in sharing its Berries! Ash grabs Caterpie and runs, but when they come up against a dead end, Caterpie decides it’s time to battle. It proves itself to be a fierce fighter, driving off the bigger Pokémon before evolving into Metapod!
But suddenly they have a deadline—it seems another group of Butterfree will soon leave the island, and if Metapod wants to join them, it needs to evolve again, and fast! Special training kicks into high gear, as Ash puts Metapod through its paces, including a long run that leaves Cilan breathless. And then, their training is rudely interrupted by a new threat that swoops down from above—it’s Team Rocket, showing up yet again to steal Pikachu, and accidentally picking Metapod up in the process!
Jessie, James, and Meowth start to fly away in their balloon, but Ash leaps after them and manages to grab onto the side of the basket. As James’s Amoonguss pummels Ash with attacks, Metapod wiggles out of its restraints—and evolves into Butterfree just as Ash is forced to let go! Butterfree catches Ash and puts him down gently on the ground, then goes after the villains and sends them blasting off again!
As the sun rises, all the Butterfree get ready to depart, and Ash has to say goodbye to his friend. It’s a bittersweet moment, but Ash promises they’ll meet again someday as Butterfree joins the migration and heads off to a brand-new life!
==Episode plot==
The heroes continue sailing and encounter a flock of Swanna flying by. Porter is certain they are migrating, moving to a different place. Porter tells them that is Wayfarer Island, a resting stop for migrating Pokémon, or a home for newborn Pokémon before they leave their nest. The heroes come to the island's Pokémon Center, where Nurse Joy tells them they can find such Pokémon in the mountains. They go to the mountains and encounter a bunch of Metapod. They soon find them all evolving into Butterfree, pleasing the heroes they saw this wonderful event. The heroes are glad the Butterfree are flying off, but Ash notices a Caterpie, who can evolve into a Metapod.
The heroes are surprised it hasn't evolved with its friends. Ash remembers well Caterpie was his very first Pokémon he caught in Kanto and had it evolve into Butterfree, though the latter flew off with a pink-colored one, as it fell in love with it. Ash wonders where Butterfree is now, but knows it has a good life with its mate. Ash realizes this Caterpie is sleeping and runs off to the Pokémon Center. He contacts Prof. Oak, but is startled by his Rotom at the screen. Prof. Oak scolds Rotom, who shocks him back. At any rate, Ash asks one of his Pokémon to be sent back. Ash comes back and seeing Caterpie still asleep, he wakes it up. Ash decides to help Caterpie evolve by having it battle.
Ash sends Leavanny, thinking it may be able to help Caterpie evolve due to both of them being Bug-types. The latte is still asleep, so Leavanny uses Energy Ball to wake it up. However, Caterpie becomes scared and runs off. Ash, Pikachu and Leavanny seek Caterpie, who is sleeping on a tree. It wakes up and got terrified of them, then runs to the higher point of the tree. However, it hangs on a branch, which snaps. Caterpie falls down, but Ash rescues it, but bashes himself into the tree. Ash tells Caterpie he had the latter before and cannot ignore it. Instead, he asks it for a training, which Caterpie agrees to. They come to a bush, where Caterpie eats some leaves, then takes a nap. Seeing Caterpie taking naps all the time, Ash, Pikachu and their friends do the same. After some Altaria and Swablu pass by, Caterpie wakes up. Ash has an idea, for a training - he, Pikachu and Caterpie climb trees.
Caterpie uses String Shot and swings from tree to tree. Iris does this with the vines, so Ash and Pikachu do it as well, but miss a vine and fall down. Caterpie uses String Shot and binds Ash and Pikachu, saving them from the fall. After a meal, the heroes come back to the Pokémon Center and sleep with Caterpie. The next day, Ash has another day with Caterpie before falling asleep at night. Team Rocket watched this and see Caterpie is taking too much time to evolve. They don't care much for it, as their real target is Pikachu. The next day, the heroes go with Caterpie to harvest berries. Ash and Iris see a claw mark, symbolizing someone's territory. That someone is Ursaring, who chases them down. Seeing Caterpie eating its berries, Ursaring strikes, but Ash saves Caterpie in time and hides.
Ursaring passes by and is accidentally shot by Caterpie's String Shot, from the hiding Caterpie and Ash was. The latte runs away with the former from Ursaring. Caterpie starts releasing smell from its antenna, angering Ursaring even more, cornering them both to the end of a cliff. Caterpie Tackles Ursaring and binds it with String Shot. Despite Ursaring freeing itself, it got hit by Pikachu's Thunderbolt and runs off. Ash thanks Pikachu and Caterpie, the latter evolving into a Metapod. However, it retains its napping issue. At the Pokémon Center, Cilan and Iris heard next week a bunch of Butterfree will pass by, so if Metapod evolves by then, it could fly off with them. Ash is not certain, since Metapod naps more than it trains. Next day, the heroes run with Metapod and when they take a break, they notice the Butterfree flying to them. Iris suspects they used Tailwind, since they came here a week earlier.
Ash wakes Metapod up to conduct the special training, else it may not evolve and leave with Butterfree. At the end of the day, Metapod still hasn't evolved and takes a nap. Ash tries to get it to train, but Pikachu and Metapod get captured by Team Rocket. The latter, after performing their motto, did not count to catch Metapod, but they take it anyway and place Pikachu in a cage, who can't get out even when using Thunderbolt. Ash runs and goes to their balloon, so James sends Amoonguss, who uses Body Slam on him. Ash does not give up, so Metapod, seeing its friend is in trouble, evolves into a Butterfree. Amoonguss hits Ash, who falls down, but is put to the ground by Butterfree's Confusion. Jessie sends Woobat, who uses Air Slash, but misses. Amoonguss uses Hidden Power, but also misses. Butterfree successfully destroys the cage with Psybeam, rescuing Pikachu. While Team Rocket goes after their enemy once more, Pikachu and Butterfree use a combination of Thunderbolt and Psybeam (Ultra Psybolt) to ultimately finish Team Rocket off for good with an explosive blow to save Wayfarer Island.
Now the sun rises, waking all the Butterfree up. Seeing its fellow Pokémon, Butterfree flies up. The heroes bid them farewell, but Ash is grim, since his new friend is flying off. Butterfree turns around and sees Ash, who runs to the cliff and bids it farewell. Butterfree flies off and Ash promises they will see each other again as the narrator states that "Extending the hands of friendship, the heroes have helped Butterfree join the migration and start a new life". And also with new and lasting memories, the heroes continue their journey through the Decolore Islands.
==Quotes==
:"Pikachu, Thunderbolt! Butterfree, Psybeam now!" - Ash's command to punish Team Rocket
:"I think we're stuck in the same old rut!" - Meowth
:"The same flight pattern to be more precise!" - James
:"If only we got frequent flier miles!" - Jessie
:"They're all beginning their Migration!" - Cilan
:"Butterfree, Time to go! They're Taking off!" - Ash Ketchum
:"Butterfree, I hope we'll see each other again someday! There's no doubt about it!" - Ash Ketchum
==Trivia==
*Who's That Pokémon?: Butterfree
===Mistakes===
*The intro for the N arc was used.
*Throughout many scenes, Ash's eyes were colored black instead of brown.
*When all of the Metapod were evolving, Ash made a statement that he has not seen this many Metapod evolve at once before. However, this is false due to him already witnessed a mass Metapod evolution in "Celebi: Voice of the Forest".
*While Ash was reading a magazine and Metapod was sleeping, Ash's Pikachu's right cheek was colored pink and Metapod's eyelid is incorrectly located.
*When Team Rocket was giving their motto, a shot of their Meowth balloon is shown, but its ears were colored cream instead black.
*In one of the scenes of Team Rocket's control panel in the balloon, one of the screens of the control panel was gone.
*Woobat and James' Amoonguss disappeared from where Pikachu and Butterfree punished Team Rocket with Psybeam and Thunderbolt.
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==References==
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash