Ep. 223: Team Rocket Professor Nanba Captures Lugia Using Silver as Bait
Aired on October 25, 2001
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Professor Nanba from Team Rocket employs Silver to lure and capture the legendary Pokémon Lugia. Following this trap, Ash, Brock, Misty, and Richie find themselves imprisoned within the organization's underwater headquarters. The group is held captive by the villains while their friend is taken. This incident highlights the dangerous tactics used by Team Rocket to obtain powerful creatures, leaving the heroes stranded in a submerged facility with no immediate means of escape or rescue.
Episodes
- Ep. 219 · Ash competes against Misty in the Whirl Cup tournament
- Ep. 220 · Elderly villagers seek Ash and friends to protect their Diglett herd from annual marauders
- Ep. 221 · Ash, Misty, and Brock meet Ariene and Jenaro on Silver Rock Isle
- Ep. 222 · Ash and friends meet Richie and a boy with a Lugia friend on Ogi Isle
- Ep. 223 · Team Rocket Professor Nanba Captures Lugia Using Silver as Bait
- Ep. 224 · Ash and friends battle Team Rocket to free Lugia from an underwater base using rage-inducing tech.
- Ep. 225 · Ash and friends meet Wings Alexander to fly to Olivine City despite stormy weather and a broken plane.
- Ep. 226 · Ash battles Jasmine's Steelix in Olivine City
- Ep. 227 · Bulbasaur departs to resolve conflicts at Professor Oak's lab