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the season of love for the Butterfree, and Ash wants to make sure his Butterfree
finds a mate. He, Pikachu, Misty and Brock fly off in a balloon into a
flock of Butterfree and Ash sets his Butterfree out. Butterfree looks around,
but cannot find a Butterfree his type... until he spots a pink Butterfree!
Butterfree tries to get its attention, but fails when the pink Butterfree
slaps him. Butterfree flies off into the woods below. Ash follows it and
tries to cheer it up, while Misty gives Butterfree advice and Brock gives
Butterfree a new look with a cool scarf. They try again, with Butterfree
showing off its special moves, but the pink Butterfree is still un- interested.
Suddenly, a black helicopter appears out of nowhere and begins to capture
the flock of Butterfree in a giant net. It's Team Rocket! They capture
all the Butterfree except for Ash's who tries to stop them, but to no avail.
Team Rocket gets away, with Butterfree and Ash hot in pursuit. They eventually
catch up and find Team Rocket hiding in a building in a canyon. Ash, Brock
and Misty burst in and battle Team Rocket, as Butterfree frees the other
Butterfree, including the pink one! The Butterfree fly away, but Team Rocket
chases after them again and try to capture them again! It looks like trouble,
but Pikachu hops on Butterfree's back and both fly up to the chopper. Pikachu
gives Team Rocket a huge Thundershock, blowing up the chopper and sending
Team Rocket plummeting to earth. Butterfree saves the flock and earns the
love of the pink Butterfree! As the sun sets, Ash and Butterfree stand
at the end of the ocean, watching the rest of the flock fly out to sea
to lay their eggs. Ash says his goodbyes to his Butterfree and tearfully
waves goodbye as his Butterfree and its new mate fly out to sea.
Quotable Quotes 
"Ha! Nothing but net!" ~James, capturing the Butterfree.
"It's gonna shock us! It's gonna shock us! It's gonna shock us! It's gonna
shock us! It's gonna shock us!" ~Team Rocket, as Pikachu charges up
to shock them.
Brock's
Heartache
Brock: "I could write a book about the secrets of love and heartache!" Misty: "I guess that book would be your autobiography?" Did You Notice?... 
One air balloon is shaped like a Jigglypuff.
Noteworthy 
Butterfree is released, the first of several Pokemon Ash releases in hopes
that they have happier lives.
The Pink Butterfree is the first alternate color Pokemon that appears in
the series, which may have led to the "Shiny" Pokemon hidden in the Gold
and Silver games.
Who's That Pokemon?: Butterfree! |
