A Shocking Grocery Run! (Japanese: びりびりちくちくトゲデマル！, Hepburn: The Zing Zap Togedemaru!) is the 6th episode of Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon, and Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.
Synopsis[]
On their day off from Pokémon School, Ash and his Pokémon are left home alone when Professor Kukui is called away. After some mishaps with laundry and cooking, Ash goes shopping and runs into Sophocles at the mall.
After Team Rocket causes a glitch in the security system, Pikachu and Togedemaru get separated from their Trainers—and then the power goes out! Computer whiz Sophocles soon fixes the problem, but by the time he and Ash meet up with their Pokémon, the villains have found them first. Togedemaru and Pikachu team up to defeat Team Rocket, and then Professor Kukui arrives to take the boys out to dinner![1]
Episode plot[]
Ash is on a day off from classes at the Pokémon School. At Kukui's house, the professor apologizes for not finding time to show him around the shopping mall, as other researchers have asked him to join them for the day. Ash insists he will be okay, since he can do some training with his Pokémon. After Kukui leaves with Rockruff, Ash and his Pikachu contemplate what to do before Rowlet, who is napping, falls down a bookcase onto Ash. In the process, Ash blows out the juice he is drinking in surprise, and books tumble off the shelf onto him. To Ash's horror, a juice stain has spread onto his shirt. Rotom suggests Ash wash the shirt, and Ash places it in Kukui's washing machine. He notices a pile of Kukui's lab coats nearby and decides to insert them into the machine as well. He adds the detergent and starts the machine. As they walk out of the room, Ash assures Rotom he has used the machine correctly, but, unknown to them, the machine soon starts to overflow.
Later, as Rotom is taking pictures of Rowlet, they hear a crash, and Rotom finds that the washing machine malfunctioned and detergent has spilled all over the room. As Ash and Pikachu dejectedly clean the mess, they grow hungry and Ash browses through the fridge to find some food. He goes to eat it, but Rotom warns that he has to cook it first. Ash admits he cannot cook, but Rotom states it once watched a cooking show with Professor Kukui and offers to help. Ash agrees, and Rotom instructs him to dice vegetables before adding salt to the dish, to which Ash pours an excessive amount of. When Rotom insists Ash flambé the dish, he mishears Rotom and thinks he was mentioning Flabébé. Once the dish is cooked, it looks different from the show Rotom had watched, taking on a messy, purplish appearance. Ash begins to eat it, but it is too much for him and makes himself sick in front of Pikachu, who promptly electrocutes everyone in the house.
After finding there is no food left in the fridge, Ash decides to go shopping. He goes to the Hau'oli City shopping mall with Pikachu, Rowlet and Rotom, and is amazed at the size. Suddenly, he notices Sophocles and Togedemaru and greets them. Togedemaru goes to Pikachu and tackles him to the ground and hugs him. Rotom states Togedemaru can lift its tail to work as a lightning rod, so Ash recalls his challenge against Sophocles, how Togedemaru absorbed Pikachu's Thunderbolt. Togedemaru starts rolling and accidentally bashes into Ash, causing Rowlet to escape Ash's backpack. Sophocles admits he went to buy some ice cream, and Ash decides to join him. Elsewhere, Team Rocket is working at a sweets shop. After serving the last customer, Jessie and James are relieved the line to the shop was over. Meowth points out it is due to the Melemele doughnuts, which is a popular delicacy. Another worker comes and lets Team Rocket rest a bit. Ash and Sophocles visit the ice cream shop and, after browsing, Ash and Sophocles sit by a table. Ash quickly eats his own, confessing how great the taste is. Sophocles confirms this, thinking it is the best ice cream in all of Alola, which is even home-made. He considers themselves lucky, since that flavor is in short supply.
Ash thinks Sophocles likes ice cream. Sophocles denies that, since he merely wishes to collect all sorts of information and analyze data and programs. He shows a device he created, which shows how Togedemaru ran on the wheel. Rotom is also interested in the data; Sophocles pulls out a screwdriver, telling he would let Rotom analyze the program if Sophocles can analyze it. Rotom, in panic, refuses and flies away. Team Rocket is eating the doughnuts, seeing how great it is. However, James is frustrated, since they went undercover to snatch all of the Pokémon from the mall. Jessie forgot about that, which makes others annoyed. They go in a room, where James analyzes the security system. Meowth turns around and is terrified to see Mimikyu. He jumps away to James, causing him to accidentally trigger the alarm and shut the door. Ash and Sophocles are going through the mall as Togedemaru, Pikachu and Rotom stop to see a display. The doors start shutting down; Pikachu, Rotom and Togedemaru try to reach their Trainers, but the door shuts down. Ash and Sophocles yell for their Pokémon, who try to bash the door. Ash tries to bash the door, but Sophocles reminds him it is still the mall's property.
A guard comes, informing the security system has been triggered and they are trying to find out the source. The lights are turned off, which terrifies Sophocles, who is running around and bashes into Ash. The lights are turned on again, so Sophocles stands up and apologizes to Ash, who knows Sophocles is afraid of the dark. Sophocles denies this, since he is always safe when Togedemaru is with him. Regardless, both of them decide to look for their Pokémon. They visit the guard, who has trouble figuring out the system. Sophocles uses his device to analyze the security system, noting it shut down and had to restart. The guard tells the problem lies in the power supply room. The guard is called and goes away, while Ash sees they have to take care of the problem. Sophocles is surprised to hear that, while Rotom managed to find the map to the power supply room, where both sides go to meet up. Jessie and Meowth bash the door, but fail. James tells he can't do much with this system, even if Jessie wants out. Meowth is nevertheless terrified to be locked up with Mimikyu. Jessie claims they could be friends and just as the lights turn off, Meowth jumps onto Jessie.
Rotom finds a vent shaft and opens it. Pikachu jumps, but Togedemaru fails to reach it. Thus, Pikachu lowers his body to have Togedemaru reach the shaft. However, Togedemaru has already reached it (as Rotom carried her over), which surprises Pikachu. He falls down, but soon climbs back up. Sophocles looks at the map, but when he and Ash take a turn, Ash ends up bashing the doors. Jessie punches the door, wanting to get out. James calls her and shows another door, which has not been locked, so they run off. Ash and Sophocles come to another dead end. Sophocles is surprised, since the door shouldn't have been closed. Ash is frustrated and argues with him. Rowlet notices the door behind them is closing and flies to there. Ash immediately goes through, but Sophocles trips and falls down. Thus, Ash pulls him before the door closes, so Sophocles thanks him. Team Rocket reaches the top of the building, while Rotom, Pikachu and Togedemaru come out of the vent shaft. Suddenly, they stare at each other, shocked the other side is also here. Immediately, Mimikyu uses Shadow Claw on Pikachu, but misses, even if Jessie didn't issue an order. Ash and Sophocles sense a trembling above, as Mimikyu fires Shadow Ball while Pikachu avoids it.
One the attacks goes to hit Togedemaru, so Pikachu leaps and takes the hit. Pikachu is thrown away and is hanging from an end of a window. Despite that, Jessie decides to take Togedemaru instead. Togedemaru starts emitting sparks out of its cheeks, which Jessie remarks how cute that is. Ash and Sophocles reach the top and see Team Rocket, suspecting they caused this chaos. Ash also notices Pikachu hanging and goes to rescue him, but Team Rocket stops him and plans on taking the latter. Sophocles wonders what they should do and seeing Togedemaru, he has an idea. By Sophocles' demand, Ash has Pikachu use Thunderbolt, which Togedemaru absorbs. Next, Togedemaru uses Zing Zap, which hits Mimikyu and electrocutes Team Rocket, allowing Rowlet to rescue Pikachu. Team Rocket sees they are close to being defeated, but, suddenly, the Bewear flies and lands down. Team Rocket is in shock, as Bewear grabs them and leaps away on tops of buildings. Togedemaru turns around and jumps at Pikachu, while Rotom notes how great their combo was. Ash notes they are also a great team; Sophocles mentions Togedemaru is a girl. Recalling they have to repair the power supply, Ash and Sophocles go to that room. After having repaired the supply, Ash and Sophocles are walking, commenting how they can achieve everything if they combine their strength.
Suddenly, Rotom realizes they haven't bought any groceries. Ash realizes he is pretty hungry, too. Professor Kukui and Rockruff arrive, since they read the note that Ash went to the mall. Ash apologizes, since he used every piece of food. Thus, Kukui promises to take him to the Aina Cafeteria. Sophocles joins in and the group starts running to get some food.
Later, Sophocles goes to bed, with Togedemaru illuminating the room. He lands on the bed, which emits dust out of it. This causes Togedemaru to sneeze, filling the room with dust and making it dark, causing Sophocles to yell in fear.
Trivia[]
- "Who's That Pokémon?:" Togedemaru (JA and EN)
- The Poké Problem segment hosted by Sophocles asks what is he afraid of in today's episode. The correct answer is the yellow answer, dark places. The other answers are high places (blue), crowds (red), and forest lakes (green).
- This is the first time Ash cooks his meal without his friend's help.
- This episode aired in the United Kingdom on CITV, April 19.
- Mallow, Lana, Lillie, and Kiawe did not appear in this episode.
- Ash is revealed to be sleeping in the loft in Professor Kukui's house during his stay in Alola. This is the same loft where Lillie sleeps in the original games.
Dub edits[]
- The scene where Ash throws up on Pikachu after eating the badly cooked meal was removed form the dub.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ (n.d.) . "A Shocking Grocery Run! | Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)". From The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024.
