SWSH002

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**The Slumbering Weald! Mysterious Creatures from the Mist!!** is the second episode of *Pocket Monsters: Sword and Shield*, and the ???th episode of the Pocket Monsters series. It first aired in Japan and the United States on November 10, 2019 as a one-hour special alongside **SWSH002**.

## Plot

After giving enough thought, Hop decides to go with Scorbunny. Leon explains how these starters came from from Professor Magnolia and that he will be returning the remaining two.

Suddenly, Scorbunny, Grookey, and Sobble are captured by Team Rocket. Ash is surprised to see them in Galar. He tries to hit them with Pikachu's Thunderbolt, but it's repelled by Wobbufett. Leon and Charizard give it a try with Flamethrower and overwhelmed Wobbufett so much that it accidentally unleashes the attack on the balloon. Team Rocket and the Starters blast off towards Slumbering Weald.

Leon heads after them but tells Ash and Hop to stay behind as Slumbering Weald can be dangerous. Hop doesn't want to abandon his new Pokémon though so he and Ash still go.

At Slumbering Weald, Ash and Hop were attacked by a horde of Koffing led by a Galarian Weezing. Ash tells Hop to be careful since he doesn't have any Pokémon. But that's when Hop reveals that he actually does have one: His partner, Wooloo. The two defeat Koffing and Weezing and move deeper to the forest.

As they continue, Hop talks about how he learned how to battle by watching Leon and how his goal was to surpass him someday.

The two eventually find Scorbunny and Hop was relieved.

Suddenly, the fog in the forest gets thicker and two mysterious Pokémon confront Ash and Hop./ They tried to battle them but none of their attacks seem to hit and after an ominous howl, the two Pokémon disappear into the thickening fog.

Eventually, Ash and Hop regain consciousness and wonder about the encounter they just had. Not too long after though, they overhear Team Rocket trying to catch Grookey. Hop tries to help but can't beat Wobbufett. Ash was able to outsmart the trio though by causing Wobbufett to hit them with Pikachu's Electro Web and then blasting them off with Thunderbolt. Grookey is now saved.

Shortly after, the boys are reunited with Sobble but was got lost along the way. The episode then ends with Leon, along with Ash and Hop making their way back to Professor Magnolia's Lab to return the starters.

## Major events

* Hop chose Scorbunny to be his Partner
* Hop and Leon meets Team Rocket for the first time.
* Hop reveals to own a Wooloo.
* Ash and Hop encounter with two Mysterious Pokemon.

## Characters

### Humans

* Ash Ketchum
* Hop
* Leon
* Jessie
* James

### Pokémon

* Ash's Pikachu
* Meowth (Team Rocket)
* Charizard (Leon's)
* Wooloo (Hop's; debut)
* Scorbunny (Hop's; new)
* Grookey
* Sobble
* Koffing (Multiple)
* Weezing (Galarian Form)
* Zacian
* Zamazenta

## Trivia

* Professor Oak's Pokémon Giant Informer: Weezing
	+ This Pokémon Giant Informer was moved to **SWSH002** on the first airing, due to SWSH001 and SWSH002 airing as a one-hour special.
* "Who's That Pokémon?:" Wooloo
* This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
	+ PLACEHOLDER who
* Ash, Leon, Gloria, Hop, & Sonia narrate the preview for the next episode.