PJ038: Restore and Renew!

is the 38th episode of , and of .
==Synopsis==
Ash and Goh have Fossil Pokémon on their mind and Chloe has a science project, so it’s off to the Pewter Museum of Science! There, they meet a man who bears an uncanny resemblance to the excavation leader our heroes met in Unova. But he insists he’s the Museum of Science curator!
Exploring the fossil dig, our heroes find all sorts of ancient artifacts—even a piece of Old Amber!
But Team Rocket is up to its old tricks. When they secretly try to operate a Fossil Pokémon Restorer Machine, it explodes!
Meanwhile, Goh has his eye on a feisty Aerodactyl. After some fierce battling, Goh gently asks if they can become friends. Aerodactyl agrees, and Goh winds up with a brand-new, ancient Pokémon friend!
==Episode plot==
At Cerise Laboratory, Ash and Goh see a commercial advertising a giant Shieldon at the Pewter Museum in Pewter City as they decided to go check it out. Meanwhile, Chloe is thinking about her science protect for school as she doesn't know what to write about. Hearing his daughter stuck on ideas, Professor Cerise suggests that Chloe should write about fossils for her project and she should join the boys. Ash and Goh like the idea of having Chloe join them as they drag her out of the lab while Professor Cerise wish them good luck in studying the various fossils.
After arriving in Pewter City, Ash and Goh spot a Kabuto and Omanyte, respectively. While Chloe gets frightened by a Kabutops. Wanting to see the giant Shieldon, Ash asks where it is then Chloe points out a line then find out that they can't see because the line is full. However, Chloe sees a different line as worker tells them that this one is for fossil digging and if they discover a good one it can be restore. Seeing a perfect opportunity to have a fossil Pokémon, Goh decides to check it out with Ash agreeing with him then they drag Chloe again to the line. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is also at the museum so they can find fossils but they haven't had any luck than see that Ash, Chloe and Goh are also here as they sneak away so they wouldn't notice them.
Ash found a fossil but Goh and Chloe agree that it isn't a fossil from a Pokémon. However, a man appears to Ash, Chloe and Goh as he tells them fossil means adventure. Ash and Goh thinks the man is the same one that they meet before in Unova but he corrects them then introduce himself as Curator. After hearing Curator lecture about fossils, Chloe was inspired to look for one with Ash and Goh. However, little do they know, Team Rocket is listening in as they decided to steal any one of fossils Ash, Chloe and Goh find instead. Goh brings out his Golurk for help in the dig. While digging up fossils, Chloe discover ones as she thinks its a new type and Ash offers to help carrying it for her, which she appreciates.
Goh continues digging until sunset with Ash and Chloe watching him. Chloe calls out to Goh that there running out time and realized that he lost track of time because of his attempts to look for a fossil Pokémon. However, Goh sees something then goes to look at it while Ash and Chloe talk as he felt bad that her discovery wasn't new but she's ok with it because all the information she got for can get her through her science project for school. After digging it out, Goh shows his findings to Curator as he tells him that he found an old amber and offers to restore it for him, which he appreciates. At the Pokémon Center, Chloe and Ash are asleep while Goh is thinking about what fossil Pokémon he's gonna get then wishes it would get restore sooner.
At the Pewter Museum, Curator is taking one last look of the old amber Goh found then goes off to sleep. Team Rocket appears as they mess with the restoration machine, which cause an explosion. Hearing the explosion, Ash, Chloe and Goh head over to the Pewter Museum to figure out what happen. Due to the explosion, the restoration machine has been destroyed but Goh's old amber has been restored as he notices it then goes to find it. Ash and Chloe go looking for Goh but find Team Rocket then discover that they were responsible for destroying the restoration machine. Wanting to steal Pikachu instead, Team Rocket brings out their Prize Master to battle Ash. Before battling Team Rocket, Ash tells Chloe to find Goh and inform on the situation, which she does.
Meanwhile, Goh finds that the old amber was restored to an Aerodactyl then tries to calm it down but it's too angry too listen to him. Seeing that Aerodactyl wouldn't listen, Goh decides to battle it in order to calm it down then Chloe shows up to inform him the situation then decides to stay and watch her close friend battle. Ash successfully defeated Team Rocket and sent them blasting off then goes looking for his friends. After beating Aerodactyl, Goh approaches it as he tries to settle it down by telling it that he's understood that it was scared about entering a new era then offers to experience new things together. Hearing Goh's words, Aerodactyl calms down then lets itself get caught by him. After catching it, Goh lets his Aerodactyl out of its PokéBall.
Ash catches up to Goh and Chloe as he sees Aerodactyl then tells him how happy he is that he caught a new friend. Chloe watches Goh in amazement for how brave and compassionate he was for calming Aerodactyl like that. After retuning to Cerise Laboratory, Goh and Ash show their findings to Professor Cerise then became surprised when Chloe tells them she had a good time with them.
==Debuts==
===Pokémon===
*Goh's Aerodactyl
==Trivia==
*"Who's That Pokémon?": Kabutops
*"After the story": 
*This is the first time a main character catches a Fossil Pokémon.
*This is the first time Raboot was recalled on screen.
==Gallery==
==References==
Category:Episodes focusing on Goh
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon
Category:Episodes focusing on Chloe
Category:Episodes featuring Champions