Ep. 17: Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!
Aired on September 5, 2013
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Following a reprimand from Iris, Emolga grows weary of her strict trainers. An ambush by Team Rocket prompts the Pokémon to consider switching sides, as she begins to regret her current situation and contemplates joining the villains instead of enduring further conflicts with her current companions.
Episodes
- Ep. 13 · Alexa introduces the group to the mysterious Yashi Island and its lost pirate treasure.
- Ep. 14 · Ash and friends meet Clair on Cave Island to find a different-colored Druddigon.
- Ep. 15 · Ash and friends investigate the ruins linked to the legendary hero associated with the approaching Woodate Comet.
- Ep. 16 · Ash and friends help Tony bond with Alexa's Gogoat to find his father
- Ep. 17 · Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!
- Ep. 18 · Striaton Gym Challenge: Chili and Cress Return to Paladin Island
- Ep. 19 · The group arrives at Kanto waters while Team Rocket attacks Pikachu one last time
- Ep. 20 · Ash travels to Kalos with Alexa while Team Rocket plots to steal Pikachu