EP047

## Summary

While traveling on a boat across the ocean, a hungry Salvadore says thay are getting close to Mikan Island. Meanwhile, Team Rocket, now in a submarine, is tracking them, but their submarine's propellers gets tangled in seaweed and they begin to sink.

Upon reaching the island, Alex and his friends heads straight for the Pokemon Center. There, Alex talks to Professor Oak via videophone and lets him know they are on Mikan Island.

Elsewhere in the island's forest, Team Rocket is having a picnic and getting ready to eat their lunch. An explosion is heard, concerning Alex, his friends, and Team Rocket. Team Rocket's food spills all over them, irritating them. Everyone runs to where the explosion came from.

There, a large rock falls from the wall, and Alex hears Pokemon saying Diglett over and over from underneath the ground. As Alex runs over to greet it, Diglett suddenly goes back underground. Alex and his friends rush to a Foreman, as he tells them to look at the Diglett in the distance. When Nikki comments that they are very cute, the Foreman yells at her and says they are preventing them from building a dam. Because of them, they may not be able to achieve their dream of building the dam.

The Foreman explains that he is offering a reward of a seven-day-long stay at the island's hot springs resort for anyone who can get rid of them.

Team Rocket watches on from a ledge, and notice the large number of Diglett and realise that they could steal them. Though with only Spearow and Rattata, it will be very hard. Cassidy discredits the idea of a sneak attack, they then settle on another plan, the principle of induced evolution.

The Foreman shows Alex and his friends a large pull-down sheet that has a no-Diglett picture on it. He says that Diglett may be small but in large numbers, they can be very destructive. As he sees the Diglett coming, Alex decides to use his Poliwag to face the Pokemon, but it refuses to come out of its Poke Ball. The Foreman tries to hit the Diglett with a mallet, but it didn't worked since Diglett are really fast.

That night, Nikki says that she can't understand why Poliwag wouldn't come out of his Poke Ball. Alex asks Poliwag why that is, and Poliwag points to where the Diglett are. Alex and friends follow them. While they are following the Diglett, they pass by the foreman who keeps trying to hit the Diglett with a mallet. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is reading about how to evolve their Pokemon, and find out that Pokemon must have a lot of experience before they can evolve. They say that Pokemon change when they evolve, and that they've known both Spearow and Rattata for a long time. As Team Rocket hugs their Pokemon and cry, they begin evolving.

Alex and his friends continue to follow the Diglett that are carrying small trees, they watch on as Diglett help plant the trees on a mountainside. Salvadore comments that it must be Diglett's home. He explains that the whole mountain range on island was built by them, and that maybe more gardens, forests, and mountain ranges across the world were also built by Diglett. The Foreman appears and reflects on the consequences of a completed dam including floods and Pokemon displacement. They realize that Poliwag figured that out before they did, and that's why it wouldn't come out of his Poke Ball. Salvadore comments that they all have a lot to learn about the ways of the Pokemon. The Foreman decides that they will stop their work on the dam, as Diglett continue their efforts.

Team Rocket shows up and Alex tells them that they are not in the mood to deal with them today. Cassidy says that they are in a good enough mood to share with them a special treat. Cassidy introduces her new Pokemon, as her Rattata has evolved into Raticate and Butch's Spearow has evolved into Fearow. Alex checks Raticate and Fearow's data on his Pokedex. As Team Rocket prepares to attack, Alex calls on Poliwag, Farfetch'd, Wartortle and Charizard for assistance. Fearow attacks with Drill Peck, and Charizard uses Flamethrower but Raticate dodges the attack. Diglett say their name a few times, with Team Rocket saying it once. Diglett pop out of the ground, group together and form a tall mud wave. Team Rocket and their Pokemon ride on top of the Diglett group and act as if they are surfing before it smashes and destroys the dam wall.

Alex and Nikki comment that Team Rocket never do learn their lesson, to which Foreman replies that he definitely has learned his lesson. Team Rocket comes out of the ground, as a sign falls on their head which reads that dam project is cancelled. Afterwards, Alex and his friends continue their journey on a boat.

## Major Events

* Alex and his friends reach Mikan Island
* Cassidy's Rattata evolves into Raticate
* Butch's Spearow evolves into Fearow
* Butch's Fearow is revealed to know Drill Peck

## Characters

### Humans

* Alex
* Nikki
* Salvadore
* Butch
* Cassidy
* Professor Oak
* Foreman (debut)

## Pokemon

* Poliwag (Alex's)
* Farfetch'd (Alex's)
* Wartortle (Alex's)
* Charizard (Alex's)
* Rattata (Cassidy's)
* Raticate (Cassidy's, newly evolved, debut)
* Spearow (Butch's)
* Fearow (Butch's, newly evolved, debut)
* Diglett (multiple)