Battle of Bidoof River

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**Pokemon All-Starters Episode 4: Battle of Bidoof River** is a 4th episode of Pokemon All-Starters. It aired on March 9, 2020.

## Summary

After falling out of the Temple of Regigigas, our Starters find themselves STRANDED in the woods! How are they going to escape out of this one?

## Plot

Charmander & Litten both fall out of the sky following being knocked out of the Temple of Regigigas, and the latter is not happy, since her fur is now dirty. Chespin greets them, having apparently been on a branch for "a fat minute." Suddenly, the "Goofy holler" is heard and Chespin muses that it probably belongs to one of them, with Chikorita suggesting it's likely Cosmo. Indeed, he emerges from the water unable to swim, so Mudkip helps him out, but ends up blasting him too quickly, causing him to hit several branches on the way down. Charmander asks where they are, and Cosmo reveals they are close to a place named Wailmer Bay, specifically Bidoof River (with Litten referring to Bidoof as "that piece of dirt from Sinnoh"). Cosmo also explains that only four of them can be part of the mission, and the fourth will have to stay in a storage area known as the "Cosmog Cloud." Litten volunteers for this, since she doesn't feel like fighting.

Once Litten is safely stored away, Cosmo admits they must be near the forest. Charmander replies that he thought he knew where they were, but Cosmo admits he doesn't know about the forest part, and suggests they head out and find someone who knows directions. Chikorita questions Cosmo's abilities, though both Charmander & Chespin seem confident in him.

In another part of the forest, they encounter a Wooper, who attacks them with bubbles, however, they easy fight him off and Chespin's Seed Bomb attack sends him into the water (but he's a Water-type, so it doesn't matter). Wooper reattacks, this time with Lotad, but the starters take them out. Cosmo then leads the group further into the forest, but stops suddenly; when Chikorita checks on him, he just says "Bewear" and leaves. A scared Chespin then hides as something is heard & briefly seen moving through the forest, until Bewear appears to the group, believing them to be affiliated with Team Smog. Chikorita assures him they aren't but he doesn't believe it, and attacks them. The starters hit him with everything they've got, but he proves to be quite strong, easily tossing aside Mudkip & Chespin, and, although Charmander gets some good hits in, he and Chikorita both fall prey to a powerful bearhug and are tossed aside. Not willing to give up, Charmander and a recovered Mudkip try to figure out how to win. Charmander decides they should use the environment to their advantage, and Mudkip suggests they lure Bewear underneath a log, then hit him with a rock that will "sing." After Bewear heads underneath the log to search for berries, Charmander brains him with the rock, then adds an Ember blast to take him out.

Immediately, Charmander falls off the log, but Bewear catches him, noting they are the only Pokemon he's encountered who used wit to defeat him, and that Team Smog wouldn't do that, so he realizes they are okay. Bewear then apologizes for his actions and offers to take them to see Bidoof, with Cosmo then emerging from hiding place and demanding to go as well; however, Bewear carries the others, while Cosmo is forced to go on his own.

Bewear presents the group to Bidoof, who is happy the ursine Pokemon managed to make some friends. Charmander then asks about where they are (Ash Forest, named for the "mythical" Pokemon trainer) and about Z crystals, and Bidoof reveals he saw some fall from the sky and land at a nearby "joint" (which causes Mudkip to ask what that is, and Bewear to assure him he won't know until he's older). Charmander thanks him and the Pokemon says they call him "Uncle Bidoof," (Bewear instead addressed him as "Daddy", causing the beaver-like Pokemon to reveal he raised him as his own). As Cosmo suggests they get a move on, Bidoof asks for their help to investigate some annoying sounds coming from a nearby mill, which even Bewear is scared of. Though Cosmo turns him down, the others accept, and Bidoof sends Bewear (who has picked a dandelion) with them to help. After giving them directions to the mill to the West (not "Weest") the Starters head off.

Bewear leads the gang to the old mill, which is surrounded by trash, and they head inside, as he stays out to admire the trash, including a boot & and old Wells Fargo document ("And what even is a 'Wells Fargo,' anyway?"). Upon going inside, they meet a very masculine Clefairy, who is angry at them for intruding in the barn (even throwing a bottle a Chikorita) and refuses to leave, believing the barn to be the place where he can finally achieve stardom, due to his frequent rejections. Using Metronome, Clefairy transports all of them away and battles them, with Bewear upset over the violence; to stop it, he grabs Clefairy in a bearhug and urges Charmander to use Flamethrower, but he doesn't know that move. Instead, Mudkip uses Mud Slap, but it has little effect and he slips from Bewear's grasp, eventually using Lullaby to put Chespin to sleep. However, Charmander is able to summon Dragon Rage and hits Clefairy with it, with Mudkip following it up with Water Gun, sending the delusional Pokemon crashing into the door of a nearby house. Whoever is inside (who was talking to Magolor initially) allows Clefairy in, and the Starters can't find him, assuming victory. Bewear thanks them for their help, saying that, now that he knows the source of the noise, he can inform Bidoof. Chikorita asks about the Z Crystal, and, after looking and smelling around, Bewear realizes they've been teleported outside of Club Lopunny, and that a singer at said club, Meloetta, possess a crystal. With that, the starters wish Bewear goodbye, and head off to find the crystal, while he goes off to get honey. Back at the mysterious house, Clefairy can be heard realizing that he's not on a stage, before presumably being sucked into a Pokeball as his scream is heard.

## Characters

#### Starters

* Charmander
* Chespin
* Mudkip
* Chikorita
* Cosmo the Cosmog
* Litten

### Team Smog

* Wooper
* Lotad

### Others:

* Bidoof
* Bewear
* Clefairy