PJ142: The Same Moon, Now and Forever!

is the 6th episode of of .
==Synopsis==
What starts as a nap for our heroes ends up going horribly wrong when Team Rocket fires a net at Ash and Pikachu! Ash manages to send Team Rocket blasting off, but Pikachu is sent along with them! Pikachu and Meowth then find themselves in a dangerous situation and must team up in the search for their friends. Meanwhile, Ash, Misty, and Brock must deal with a flock of Spearow, a clutch of Venipede, and Ash's sadness over his missing partner. Jessie and James feel the same way about being apart from Meowth—but luckily Ash is reunited with Pikachu, and Meowth is picked up by the Team Rocket balloon shortly after!
==Episode plot==
Ash and his friends Misty and Brock are relaxing on a field when they are suddenly ambushed by Team Rocket, who shows up in one of their giant robots and captures both Ash and Pikachu in a net. Ash sends out Snivy and has her use Leaf Storm, thus cutting the net and attacking the enormous robot. Unfortunately, Pikachu is still stuck in the net and gets caught in the blast radius when the robot explodes, sending him blasting off along with Team Rocket. While in midair, one of the robot's components explodes, separating Pikachu and Meowth from the others and sending them falling into a river below. After narrowly escaping from a wild Gyarados and making it to shore, Meowth vows to make a truce until they've made their way back to their partners, though he secretly plans to have Jessie and James nab Pikachu as soon as he reunites with them.
Ash and Pikachu both start running towards each other, their gut feelings telling them where the other is. Meowth, however, soon grows tired from all the running and decides to eat some Oran Berries from a tree, but when he tries to drive away a Pidgey who is eating the same berries, the rock he throws instead hits a Spearow. Ticked off by this, Spearow attacks, but Pikachu easily defeats it with a Thunderbolt, charring the Oran Berries in the process. Spearow then calls others of its kind for help, but Pikachu and Meowth manage to escape the flock into a cave. However, in the process, the Spearow blow off Ash's cap that Pikachu was wearing and send it flying through a hole in the back of the cave. While Pikachu insists on following after Ash's hat, and even gets help in doing so from a Caterpie that saw it floating away, Ash and his friends find the charred Oran Berries and a Spearow feather, enabling them to deduce what happened. They run away from the Spearow flock, which eventually leaves them alone with just the injured Spearow. After Brock heals its injuries with a Potion, a hungry Rattata attempts to steal some cheese from Ash's backpack. Being compassionate, Ash voluntarily gives the cheese to Rattata, who catches a scent on Ash, and Brock realizes that it must have smelled Pikachu, given that both Pikachu and Rattata are Mouse-type Pokémon. Ash asks Rattata to help him find Pikachu, which it agrees to do, with Spearow also tagging along. Nearby, Jessie and James are following them, waiting for the right moment to strike when they find Pikachu and Meowth.
Caterpie eventually leads Pikachu and Meowth to a tree where Ash's cap currently rests on top of, though the tree is also infested by a group of sleeping Venipede. Pikachu successfully retrieves the hat, but Meowth suddenly sneezes, waking up the Venipede. The three Pokémon narrowly escape, although Meowth gets struck by Venipede's Poison Sting in the process. Later, Ash and his friends find the same tree, and the Venipede attack them as well. However, thanks to Rattata, Spearow, and Spearow's flock holding them off, the group is able to get away unscathed. With Pikachu's group, an Oddish helps them in finding a Pecha Berry to cure Meowth's poison. Both groups settle down for the night, with Ash and Pikachu looking at the same moon and reminiscing about their many adventures together.
In the morning, both groups gather some Leppa Berries to eat for breakfast. Ash and Pikachu split their berries apart simultaneously, causing them to sense each other. They rush towards each other, soon reuniting in a happy embrace. However, after a few seconds, they realize that their reunion occurred right on top of a ravine that they start falling into. Fortunately, Latias swoops in just in time to rescue them and bring them back up, though due to her invisibility, Ash has no idea who or what saved them. Jessie and James also show up in their balloon and pick Meowth up, deciding to leave quietly this time and allow Ash and Pikachu to enjoy their reunion in peace, and that they will get them another time.
==Trivia==
*"Who's That Pokémon?: Caterpie
*"After the story": 
*The scene of a Spearow hitting Meowth with a rock is akin to Ash in .
*During the flashbacks, scenes from episodes of every series were shown.
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==References==
Category:Episodes featuring Legendary Pokémon
Category:Episodes featuring Champions