Sparks Will Fly

**Season 2, Episode 7**

This is the seventh episode of Total Pokémon Action. The movie of the day is Frankenstein. Each team breaks off into six groups to look for pokémon parts: a head, a right arm, a left arm, a torso, a right leg, and a left leg in order to assemble their own monster in the doctor’s office and zap it. One castmate makes the mistake of sticking up for a friend and taking blame for losing the challenge. They are blindsided after this is overheard by a teammate.

Cherrim, Drifblim, Houndoom, and Luvdisc form the first group to talk about the loss of alliance member Arcanine. Luvdisc is formally brought into the alliance. Newly formed alliance of Absol, Azumarill, and Gliscor find a torso and leave to take it to the doctor’s office. During this, Houndoom looks at Absol and angers Cherrim. Drifblim and Luvdisc return with a part, but get ignored by arguing Cherrim and Houndoom, so Luvdisc just heads to the office. Delcatty, Froslass, Jynx, and Leavanny go off in a group because they’re in an alliance and Carnivine is invited by Leavanny since he doesn’t have a group. Altaria and Dragonite went off in a different group while Milotic wanted to be with Dewgong. This annoyed Jynx. The duos of Hitmonlee/Lopunny and Persian/Purugly aren’t happy to be forced to team up. They bicker for a bit about their respective relationships before Hitmonlee goes and finds the part they needed. Arbok and Metang are vexed by lovesick Claydol who is longing for Gothitelle while she recruits more alliance members. Porygon-Z and Pachirisu riding Togekiss are looking high up for the part when Floatzel, on foot, catches up and reveals he found it. He passes it on to Togekiss and she heads for the doctor’s office. Dewgong and Milotic are found kissing, solidifying a relationship. Meanwhile, they find a hand which Milotic confuses for Dewgong and getting mad before remembering he doesn’t have hands. Dewgong offers to take it. Flaaffy checks on Smeargle after Arcanine’s elimination while Snorlax finds the part. Snorlax suggests Vani and Luxe, who are fighting, fly Flaaffy to the doctor’s office. Vani is happy to do it. Luxe is reluctant. Gothitelle successfully persuades Parasect and Unown to join forces with her, but is unlucky with Banette who straight up refuses. Ambipom and Simisear are too busy enjoying each other’s company, so Tropius suggests to Ninetales that they keep looking. She asks why Tropius he followed her and he says that Lopunny told him Ninetales adores him. She clearly doesn’t and he doesn’t even want a relationship, but he is humoring her crush from his point of view. Dragonite and Leafeon search around while Altaria gets to know Clamperl. A Spinarak crawls on Dragonite’s foot and scares her, causing her to knock the building down. She runs out of the way, Altaria flies Clamperl out of the way, and Leafeon is pulled to safety by psychic powers. Alerted by the crash, Leavanny shows up on the scene and Dragonite gives her a big hug as she cries. She tells them that she found the part, but dropped it when she ran away and now it’s under the rubble. Leafeon is not happy to see his “hero,” but thanks them and tells them to go away. Chimecho and Masquerain are discussing Kirlia while Sudowoodo warns Gastrodon to stop touching a wooden post. It does start to fall toward Chimecho and Masquerain, but Kirlia rushes and evolves into Gallade, stopping it from hitting them. Dewgong, Froslass, Luvdisc, Metang, and Unown are all in the doctor’s office with their parts, noticeably missing one. Lopunny comments on how hot Gallade is now that he’s evolved, but he shuts her down as he’s still gay. Flaaffy, Gallade, Gliscor, Lopunny, Simisear, Togekiss, and Vanilluxe have all brought their parts and Flaaffy takes them to finish the challenge with Vanilluxe’s help. Altaria finally arrives with the last part for Team Toucannon. Froslass takes charge and demands Metang to help, which frustrates him. Vanilluxe accidentally zaps Flaaffy instead of the parts because the machine wasn’t ready. Froslass and Metang are concerned, but focus on winning. The members of Team Ribombee worry, but Jellicent tells them that Flaaffy is better than they know. Flaaffy, who has evolved into Ampharos, enthusiastically zaps the parts correctly. Ampharos and Vanilluxe are underwhelmed when the monster doesn’t actually come to life, but Jellicent reassures them that they still won for Team Ribombee. Celebrating their win in their trailer, Team Ribombee rejoice in the fact they’re united while Team Toucannon makes bad moves. Gothitelle’s alliance turns to her for the plan after welcoming Parasect and Unown. Unown reveals that Banette asked them to accept the offer in order to keep an eye on her. They still planned on cutting her when the time was right. Cherrim, still angry at Houndoom, stumbles upon Milotic’s aliance in a meeting. Dragonite works up the nerve to confess they lost the challenge because of her, but Leavanny stops her and says it was her fault. When Dragonite asks why she did it, Leavanny says she knew Milotic would go easier on her. Cherrim sees this and states that she knows who she is voting for and that she won’t let an innocent person leave. At the awards ceremony, it comes down to Banette, Claydol, Dragonite, and Leavanny. But, it’s Leavanny who gets the boot in a shocking turn of events for taking the blame instead of Dragonite.