FiH001

**A Magical Beginning** (Japanese: **素晴らしい旅の始まり！ 私たちの魔法！** *The Beginning of a Wondrous Journey! Our Magic!*) is the 1st episode of Season 1 and the 1st episode of the *Friendship is Harmony* series overall.

## Summary

*Nanette and her friends start their journey in Kanto after coming across a furry white creature who's looking for "Chosen Ones." Meanwhile, monsters known "Vertex" are starting to once again to return to the Pokémon world - only for there to be another threat in the form of four minions of the evil Queen Vera. Kyubey tells Nanette she doesn't fight while Mikey is having a hard time getting Volley to obey him, to both of their frustration. How will things even work out when all of these intersect?!*

## Plot

The episode begins with a feline creature having a conversation with Queen Cosmica. The Incubator is asked to go look for Chosen Ones, magic users who have a high aptitude. Kyubey accepts the mission and the Queen of Yumesora decides to send her to Unova first thing in the next day. Meanwhile in the Unovian city of Aspertia, a girl is seen packing her things. Her name is Nanette Daisy, and she is ten years old, which allows her to pick a starter Pokémon and become a Pokémon Trainer. Nanette declares to herself and the world that she will become a hero. Her speech, however, is interrupted by Elis, her mom, who is holding an injured Marina while telling her younger daughter to get to bed as she has a big day tomorrow. Nanette panics over the fact her big sister is injured, but forgets that she has a healing spell. While deciding to do it, she asks her mom if she can watch something first, and Elis says it's a good idea as she switches the TV on to a program hosted by the Unova region's Pokémon expert, Professor Aurea Juniper. Nanette watches as Aurea explains that new Trainers get to pick one of three Pokémon to start their journey: the Grass-type Snivy, the Fire-type Tepig, or the Water-type Oshawott. As the 10 year-old watches, however, she starts feeling a little unconfident in herself.

As Nanette sleeps, she and her godmother (which is Aurea herself) have a conversation in the Dream World. Nanette says that while she's ready to go out into the world as a Trainer, she is unsure if she will succeed. Aurea motivates her saying that she can do it, and Nanette starts feeling better. Suddenly, the Dream World starts to turn into a dark void, and Aurea and Nanette quickly run. The duo suddenly comes over a cliff, and Nanette falls over, causing Aurea to grab her hand. As they try to hang on, unfortunately, the force of the darkness is so strong that the girls loose grip of their hands and fall over the cliff in different directions. Nanette weakly awakens during the stormy night, but is unable to stay awake.

When Nanette wakes up the next day, she complains on what happened to her, only to see the sun high in the sky and realize that she overslept, also learning that Marina left on time due to having recovered from her injuries. Nanette runs to Professor Juniper's Laboratory in such a hurry that she forgets to change out of her pajamas, and at this point starts to panic. Suddenly, Kyubey falls from a portal in the sky and bonks right unto Nanette's head. After a few seconds of staring, the Incubator introduces herself, and Nanette does the same, then grabbing her and resuming her rush to the Juniper Laboratory, saying "No time to chat, I gotta run!" She arrives at the lab just in time to see her big sister about to scold her. Aurea notices what's about to happen and slaps the girls, unfortunately slapping Kyubey as well. Nanette then tells her godmother that she's ready to pick her first Pokémon, though Aurea replies by saying that there's something important she and Marina need to know.

Once in the lab, Nanette sees Aurea holding a Poké Ball on her hands and wonders what this important thing is. Aurea says that she'll explain later, and sends out a Tepig that unusually has orange hearts on her ears. Nanette gets so excited over seeing the adorable Fire Pig that she quickly chooses her as her starter, naming her Gigi. Knowing that Aurea gave away a Snivy and Oshawott earlier, Marina sadly asks if this means that there are no Pokémon left for her, but Aurea tells her this isn't exactly true as she does have another Pokémon but it is not from Unova. At this point, Marina is willing to settle for anything and tells her godmother that she'll take whatever it is. Auera takes out a Poké Ball and sends out a small blue bipedal crocodile-like Pokémon. Aurea explains that the Pokémon is named Totodile, and Marina is very impressed by her cuteness, deciding to name her Chompy. After recalling their Pokémon, Aurea gives the Daisy Sisters some Poké Balls, two Harmony PokéPads, and their Rotom Phones, though she also gives Nanette the Dream Stones (at which point the Stones accidentally cause a chain reaction that ends up shocking everyone in the lab and causing a blackout).

After teleporting to Kanto, Nanette and Marina, along with their mom, find a small group of supporters outside Professor Saumel Oak's Laboratory ready to wish Mikey luck as he heads out on his Pokémon journey. Elis gets weepy at the thought of her daughters finally leaving to start their lives as Trainers, before telling Mikey to take care of them (even teasing him over his crush on Nanette, to their embarrassment). She then notices an Eevee and asks why he isn't inside his Poké Ball like other Pokémon. Mikey realizes that she's right and tells the Eevee, Volley, to go inside, but Volley refuses, repeatedly swatting the ball away. Elis simply assumes that the two are playing catch, but admits that she finds Volley "weird." Everyone doesn't take kindly to this comment (*especially* her daughters) and the Dream Stones end up shocking everyone in the area, except Professor Samuel Oak, who remarks that the rubber gloves that were packed will come in handy since rubber doesn't conduct electricity.

The Trainers and their Pokémon begin their long journey, walking beyond the outskirts of Pallet Town. Or rather, Gigi and Chompy are riding on their Trainers' shoulders, Mikey is walking with Nanette and Marina, and Volley, who is tied to a clothesline like a leash, has to be dragged along behind him. Mikey tries talking to Volley, but he learns that the Pokémon doesn't like him at all, getting slapped as a result. Trying to persuade Volley to go inside his Poké Ball, Mikey consults the Daisy Sisters, but Marina confirms that while many Pokémon travel in Poké Balls, some don't like being confined. Deciding to make life easier for Volley, Mikey removes the leash but Volley still isn't impressed.

Just then, the group hears footsteps behind them and find that they are close to a Pidgey. Nanette looks up Pidgey in her Rotom Phone and finds that the small bird is a Flying-type Pokémon which is gentle, easy to catch, and a good choice for a beginning Trainer. Nanette is happy at the chance to test her skills and tries to send Gigi to battle, but Kyubey interrupts and says that Incubators don't fight, climbing a tree and watching. Nanette, angry at Kyubey's interruption, decides to do it herself and has Gigi use Ember on a Pidgey. The Pokémon weakened, she throws a Poké Ball, which connects and Pidgey is drawn inside, and after the Poké Ball shakes for a few seconds, the catch becomes successful, much to Nanette's delight. Marina then explains to Mikey that when catching a Pokémon you normally have your own Pokémon battle to weaken the target first. When Nanette names her new Pokémon "Pidge," Volley finds the nickname hilarious, to everyone's annoyance. The ground suddenly shakes intensely, and a stunned Jeremy notes it's a completely different kind of tremor compared to earthquakes, and Kyubey realizes that they're it. At that moment, they are then interrupted from a magic blast that strikes the ground, and the dust clears, revealing it to be from a pink-skinned girl who looks barely older than most of them. She cackles evilly as a pitch-black man with a top hat, a lizardlike girl, and a green-haired robot also appear.

Marina asks who they are, and Elizabeth asks them "can we help you?", but the pink-skinned girl locates the Electric Elemental Spirit and creates a strange magic monster out of it, terrifying them, while the man with the top hat explains they work for Queen Vera and are going to take over the Multiverse. Upon hearing that, Nanette promptly loses control (with Kyubey, Marina and Mikey having to calm her down) while Pudding demands that they stop being evil and mean right now. Event Horizon says that isn't in her voice actress's contract, but Kyubey says the heroes need to make a contract with her. Demencia realizes who that is and tries to punch her away, and blasts her with a magic attack combined with the monsters's electric blast, only for her to come back to life instantly. The heroes are confused, but Kyubey says they must if they want to defeat the monster, shocking the villains who are now determined to prevent the Chosen Ones from transforming. Jeremy soon interrupts by saying there is something scary in the sky, and Nanette and Mikey notice that some white dots are becoming larger and they notice a white blob, realizing that the Stardust have arrived.

Despite the villains attempting to stop them, the heroes agree by stating their wishes and are granted their Harmony Gems, allowing them to transform (though Elizabeth gets one, Kyubey tells her to go sit out and watch the battle, causing her to throw a tantrum and repeatedly say it isn't fair). For a moment, Nanette experiences a strange dizzy spell but quickly snaps out of it. After marveling at their new costumes and hairstyles and dodging the monster's electricity blast, they decide to test out their powers and weapons. However, Nanette is having a hard time learning to fly, as are the other magical warriors, and crashes. Kendall, on the other hand, is *extremely* excited over her new powers and creates a giant shuriken and then a gigantic sword made of water, but Black Hat and Necrosis block it. To the villains' horror, Marina uses her powers to soak the monster and some of the new Vertex while Mikey, like a knight, plunges through them with Volley's power. Nanette proceeds forward using Twinkle Storm at the Vertex, destroying them successfully. Kyubey then tells them that they're magical warriors, but a furious Elizabeth doesn't believe her since she is the only one who didn't transform, punches the Incubator in the face, and runs off crying. The villains just sweatdrop and laugh at the giant bruise that is now on Kyubey's face, making her furious.

Irritated with the bad guys, Nanette has finally had enough and uses a powerful Daisy Punch (with Bailey using her instant purification attack on the monster) to scare the villains off, surprising Elizabeth from the sidelines. A while later, the heroes and their Pokémon are lying unconscious. They wake up and find the villains are gone. They weakly note that despite everything, they managed to defeat their attackers together and finally a friendship is formed between Mikey and Volley. Just then, a shimmering Pokémon flies overhead towards a rainbow. Mikey wonders what it was, and while his Rotom Phone can't unfortunately identify it, it explains that there are many Pokémon species yet to be discovered. After watching the Pokémon disappear into the distance, the Trainers pick up their Pokémon and keep on walking with Kyubey flying alongside them as the narrator explains that the magical warriors have many more adventures together to come. Reaching a bank, they spot Viridian City in the distance and head toward it, having taken the first of many steps on their magical journey.

## Major Events

* Nanette Daisy meets Kyubey.
* Nanette, Marina Daisy, Mikey Evoli, Bailey Fields, Molly Lovelace, Jeremy Starsapphire, Jill Starsapphire, Aiden Starruby, Christine Starruby and Elizabeth Storybook all begin their Pokémon journeys.
	+ Nanette starts her journey with a Tepig she names Gigi.
	+ Marina starts her journey with a Totodile she names Chompy.
	+ Mikey starts his journey with a disobedient Eevee he names Volley.
* The Daisies, Bailey, Molly, the Starsapphires, the Starrubies and Elizabeth go to the Kanto region.
* It is revealed that Kendall Starsapphire was given permission to travel with Jeremy and Jill due to her being one year behind.
* Nanette catches a Pidgey she names Pidge.
* Nanette, Marina, Mikey, Bailey, Molly, Jeremy, Jill, Kendall, Aiden, Christine and Elizabeth state their wishes and they make a contract with Kyubey.
	+ Nanette's wish is to be able to protect the world and stay strong.
	+ Molly's wish is to have a photo album of all the times she, her father, and her sister spent with Ehana before she passed away.
	+ Bailey's wish is for people to not litter and do their best to preserve the environment.
	+ Being into fashion and the ocean, Marina's wish is to make the most fabulous water-themed dress, complete with seashells.
	+ Mikey's wish is simply to be a hero so that his brothers can be happy.
	+ Strangely, Elizabeth doesn't transform. She does state her wish, however, and it is to make it so none of her Pokémon ever have to leave her permanently.
	+ Kendall's wish is that on her 10th birthday, an egg will magically appear before her that hatches *directly* into a shiny Milotic.
	+ Jeremy's wish is to have the ability to predict the weather with 100 percent accuracy, even when not transformed, so he can warn people of storms and natural disasters.
	+ Aiden's wish is for a gigantic Torkoal (who he names Blaze Surprise Soarin Spitfire, or Blaze for short) that he can ride on, and a giant fireproof saddle to go with it.
	+ Christine's wish is for the Starruby and Starsapphire families to end their feud and get along.
	+ Jill's wish is for her soccer team to win their next game.
* The magical warriors battle some Vertex for the first time and successfully defeat them.
* The magical warriors and their Pokémon become friends.
* The magical warriors see a mysterious Pokémon.
* The magical warriors reach Viridian.

## Characters

### Magical Warriors

* Nanette Daisy (debut)
* Marina Daisy (debut)
* Mikey Evoli (debut)
* Bailey Fields (debut)
* Molly Lovelace (debut)
* Jeremy Starsapphire (debut)
* Jill Starsapphire (debut)
* Kendall Starsapphire (debut)
* Aiden Starruby (debut)
* Christine Starruby (debut)
* Elizabeth Storybook (debut)

### Pokémon

* Snivy (photo; debut)
* Tepig (photo; debut) (Nanette's; Gigi; new)
* Oshawott (photo)
* Totodile (Marina's; Chompy; new; debut)
* Eevee (Mikey's; Volley; new)
* Pidgey (Nanette's; Pidge; new; debut)
* Torkoal (Aiden's; Blaze Surprise Soarin Spitfire "Blaze"; giant; new; debut)

### Villains

* Stardust (Vertex)
* Event Horizon (debut)
* Black Hat (debut)
* Demencia (debut)
* Necrosis (debut)

### Secondary Characters

* Queen Cosmica (debut)
* Elis Daisy
* Professor Aurea Juniper
* Professor Samuel Oak (debut)

## Scripts

* English
* Japanese

## Trivia

* The **Harmony Color** announced before the start of the episode is **Daisy Purple**.
* The episode starts a little differently from the canon version, removing the opening League Battle entirely. The dream is also changed.
* This is the first episode of the first season in which the Team Rocket Trio does not appear.
* Unlike the canon episode...
	+ The attempt of catching Rattata doesn't happen
	+ Volley ultimately returns to his Poké Ball, but comes back out when he goes into his owner's magic warrior weapon
	+ The Spearow don't make their debut
* Coincidentally in-universe, both Kendall's and Aiden's wishes are to obtain rare or otherwise impossible Pokemon: the former wishes for an egg that will hatch directly into a shiny Milotic and specifies that the wish is to take effect on her 10th birthday, while the latter wishes for a giant Torkoal that is big enough to ride on and also gets a giant fireproof saddle as a side-effect of the wish. When Aiden's wish is granted, Kyubey even magically creates a Poke Ball out of thin air that she gives to him, and which he opens to send out his new Torkoal.
* Nanette and Bailey both have their hair completely down at the end of the episode after defeating the Vertex and the villainous quartet, This remains in the next episode until both of them are released from the hospital.
* While it is confirmed that Jeremy and Jill are not required to be together to transform despite them being twins, they still hold hands, high-five, and share the same transformation space during the transformation sequence as if they were a true duo.

### Dub Edits

* The Japanese version of the scene with Mikey talking with Volley (only to Nanette to slap Mikey and Kyubey to slap Volley) on Route 1 contains an untranslatable pun. When Taichi asks Vuivui to talk (話) to him, Vuivui purposely misunderstands this as him saying he has "no teeth" (歯なし), thus opening his mouth to show Taichi that he indeed does have teeth, only for both Trainer and Pokémon to get themselves slapped. In the dub, Mikey asks Volley to open his mouth and tell him what's wrong, to which Volley responds to by literally opening his mouth wide open, but the slap scene is kept *ONLY* for Kyubey and Volley since the human slap included physical violence. In the next scene, Mikey can clearly be seen rubbing his red, sore cheek and Nanette has her hand in the air.
	+ Aurea slapping Nanette and Marina was also cut for the same reason.
* In the original, Kyubey's face (where her nose would be if she had one) bleeds when she gets a bruise on the face. The dub removes this since nosebleeds in Japanese anime have another, more inappropriate meaning, even though in this case, it was because she was punched in the face.

### Easter Eggs

* The legendary bird the magical warriors saw at the end of the episode was Ho-Oh.
* Marina's wish would not really be granted until "Beauty and the Beach," 20 episodes later.
* The way the dream ends and then transitions to a stormy night back in reality is similar to what happens to the player at the beginning of the *Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers* games. However, the transformation into a Pokémon is opted out, especially since the series is not a PMD-based one.
* During the shot of the whole television and Nanette moving her head into view, Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott have their names written in Modern runes below their pictures.
	+ Notably, the "v" in "Snivy" uses the normal letter V since the Modern rune form of the letter was unseen in the origin anime of the runes.
* When the team of Trainers wonder how they were able to get out of the river without dying, Nanette indirectly mentions her ancestor by saying "S-senpai...!", causing Marina to tell her that she might be seeing things (to her absolute annoyance).
* During the battle, in the middle of testing out her new powers, Kendall starts to loudly sing "FIGHTING VERTEX BY DAYLIGHT, NANETTE AND MIKEY KISSING BY THE MOONLIGHT! NEVER FLYING FROM A REAL FI-", which is sung to the exact same tune as the English version of the *Sailor Moon* theme song. As a result, Nanette and Mikey slap her while blushing furiously.
* After first seeing Necrosis, Bailey mutters to herself that she "would make a great ally if she was built by someone good." This foreshadows her eventual redemption and subsequently becoming a Guardian in her own right.

## Differences between MPQ001 and FiH001

* The Spearow do not appear.
* The magical warriors battle both the Vertex *and* the villainous quartet.
* Nanette uses Twinkle Storm to defeat the Vertex instead of Daisy Punch, which she instead uses to scare the villains off.