Sleeping With the Fishes

**Season 2, Episode 42**

This is the forty-second episode of Total Pokémon Action. The top 20 castmates had to do what they could to prevent Sharpedos from destroying their raft and making the whole team fall in the water. The losing team decided to make a big move when a castmate showed a weakness in the challenge.

While trying to explain the challenge, Jellicent is interrupted by everyone gawking at Shaymin who is in sky form for an unknown reason. That reason being a confidence thing. Jellicent does get to explain that it is going to be a water challenge which upset Ninetales. The movie of the day is announced to be Jaws. As for the challenge, the teams have to try avoid letting the Sharpedos destroy their raft. Whichever team gets their raft destroyed and all fall in the water first loses. To Girafarig's pleasure, Jellicent informs the castmates that the teams will be balanced for the challenge meaning that 6 from Team Darkrai would sit out. Jellicent tells Dewgong, Drifblim, Gliscor, and Milotic that they have to sit out because they can fly, float, and or are heavy. Since Team Cresselia had Vespiquen, Team Darkrai was allowed to keep Porygon-Z and Shaymin as long as she stayed grounded. Team Darkrai is discussing who should sit out and Persian volunteers to do it so he can get away from Purugly per their fake fighting. Then, Purugly stormed off because she didn't want to participate if Persian didn't have to. Meanwhile, Team Cresselia turned to Girafarig for a plan as the Sharpedos approached, but she was unsure of herself. Carnivine is the first to fall off of the raft and begins floating away. So, Porygon-Z kicked it into overdrive by KO'ing the Sharpedos to buy them some time. Delcatty, Sudowoodo, and Zoroark were eliminated off-screen. Gastrodon panicked at the sight of the Sharpedos, so he fell in and got eliminated before he could attack. Girafarig finally snapped out of her hesitation and started throwing the Sharpedos away telekinetically. Vespiquen commented on how out of character that was for Girafarig and that she had shown a weakness. A second wave of double the Sharpedos hits both of the teams and Pachirisu gets eliminated. Then, Floatzel is eliminated and floats away. The disadvantage of having fewer members gets Team Cresselia's raft quickly finished off knocking Girafarig in the water. As the Sharpedos swam away, Jellicent announced to Houndoom, Shaymin, and Porygon-Z that they won it for Team Darkrai.

Persian and Purugly meet to discuss and reveal that they were faking their fighting to seem less threatening. They think it's working. Gastrodon and Sudowoodo plea to Delcatty and Pachirisu to get them to vote Girafarig with them since she is still a threat and still close with Vespiquen and Zoroark. Zoroark is sent to plea the opposing side's case by saying Gastrodon and Sudowoodo are a couple who have already betrayed them by voting out Bellossom. At the awards ceremony, it comes down to the now trio of Girafarig, Vespiquen, and Zoroark. But, Girafarig finally gets the elimination she's avoided so long because she was seen as the biggest well-rounded threat not only physically, but strategically.