Episode 91 (Bye Bye Psyduck)

While Pikachu, Togepi and Psyduck are sleeping on Lapras' back, Psyduck slips off and into the water. They search, but cannot find him, until a girl named Marina comes by because her Tentacruel had found Psyduck. They notice the tail is glowing, and Marina says that's a sign it's going to evolve. Marina knows a lot about water Pokémon, as does Misty. The two girls decide to have a battle. During the battle, when Misty goes to use Psyduck, she notices the pokéball is empty. She asks Ash to throw her the bag, but he doesn't throw far enough and it lands in the water. When Misty goes to recover her bag, there is a Golduck hanging from it. She believes it to be hers and starts to use it in battle. Team Rocket intrude, and capture Marina's Tentacruel and Psyduck, but Team Rocket are defeated easily by Golduck. Misty then battles Marina with Golduck and wins. When Misty pulls out her pokéball for Golduck, her Psyduck comes out. They are all a little confused for a while until they realize it was a wild Golduck, simply it likes to show off for girls, as it sees three girls walking by, it runs off to meet them, leaving Misty behind.

Episode 92 (The Joy of Pokémon)

As the group continue through the Orange Islands, they notice a Nurse Joy whizzing by in a kayak. They decide to follow it. They come to an island, and see a huge Magikarp. It is flopping around and Nurse Joy comes by to give it some calcium, then she throws it back in. Ash is hungry so, Nurse Joy invites them over for lunch. They then go for a kayak ride, except she gets too far ahead of them and when Ash, Misty and Tracey catch up they see her kayak empty, and get worried. They see a pink figure floating up, thinking it's Chansey, except it's really Jigglypuff, who they got away from before it sang. When Nurse Joy and Chansey pop up from helping a sick Cloyster, she invites them underwater to see her look it over. Ash begins to run out of breath and tries to get back above water, but can't because a Dewgong decides to start playing with Ash. They make it out okay, and back at the cabin, Nurse Joy tells them her story about when she found a sick Magikarp and decided to take care of it. She then decided to treat Pokémon around the islands rather than just work in a Pokémon center. She goes out to help some sick baby Seel as a hurricane is starting. Tracey goes out and Ash and Misty follow, they want to help her, but got washed out and she had to save them. After resting on a beach are trapped by Team Rocket. Magikarp comes to save them, evolves into Gyarados and beats them. They go off to help the baby Seel and are on their way to Navel Island.

Episode 93 (Navel Maneuvers)

They land on Navel Island, where Ash plans on earning his 2nd Orange League badge. They see a guy ride in on a boat. His name is Danny, and he introduces himself to the group, taking a liking to Misty. They go to the bottom of the mountain where they find a cable car and a small sign. Anyone who wants to compete for the badge must climb the mountain without the help of any Pokémon. Tracey and Misty took the cable car to the top of the mountain to meet Ash and Danny at the top. While climbing, they see Misty and Tracey slowly riding up, cheering them on, although Misty was more interested in seeing Danny get to the top, Ash gets distracted and when some rock crumbles below his feet begins to fall. He grabs on, and almost calls out Bulbasaur to help, but is reminded by Danny not to, so he doesn't. Ash and Danny slowly make it to the top, when they get there Tracey and Misty are happy to see them, Misty again more interested in seeing Danny okay. They then realize Danny is going to be Ash's opponent as Danny is in a sense the gym leader. Ash must win two out of three competitions to earn the badge. They begin by determining who's Pokémon can freeze all the water gushing out of a geyser the fastest. Danny wins with his Nidoqueen, so they start the 2nd competition. The first one to carve a small ice sled out of ice is the winner. Ash uses Pikachu, Bulbasaur, and Charizard. Although Misty and Tracey believe using Charizard was a mistake, but after a little pleading from Ash, Charizard carves out the ice block in three single fire blasts, making Ash the winner of the 2nd competition. The final was to use the ice sled to race down the mountain to the finish line. They began down the hill, and Ash got out of control. Danny pulled far ahead until he fell into a trap by Team Rocket. Ash stopped to check on him, and they used the opportunity to get Pikachu. Dan was able to stop them with his Electrode, which exploded in their balloon. They restarted the ice-sled race from the middle where they left off, and Danny pulled ahead once again. Ash got caught in the bushes and it seemed hopeless until he pulled out of the trees right beside Danny. They were close until Ash started spinning out of control again, but spun his way right through the goal and into the water. Ash received the sea ruby badge for his efforts as well Danny was glad to give it to him.

Episode 94 (Snack Attack)

The gang continue traveling through the waters, as they come near a group of islands called the Grapefruit islands because they grow lots of grapefruit. They land on the island and take a grapefruit off of a tree. They see a girl named Ruby approaching them that is chasing a thief, and they soon realize, that they're the thieves. After sorting that all out, she allows them the grapefruit and tells about someone who's been stealing the grapefruits on the island. She's called by some guys who found the thief, and they discover a Snorlax on the scene. They try to stop it, but are flung away. They try cutting down all the Grapefruits and guarding them, but Snorlax eats them anyway. Soon, it starts swimming toward the next island to start on the grapefruits there. Meanwhile, Team Rocket stumbles upon the grapefruit and decide to steal some. They are getting away until Snorlax stops them, and then the group arrive. They try several different methods to stop Snorlax, they try to put it to sleep, but nothing works. They realize that Jigglypuff would be the perfect Pokémon to put Snorlax to sleep, so they set up a stage, set out several color felt-tip markers ^_^, and they begin cheering for Jigglypuff. When Jigglypuff arrives, she immediately begins to sing, and Ash rushes away upon Snorlax collapsing in sleep, just in time to catch it, before he falls asleep. Once all asleep, Jigglypuff scribbles on everyone's faces with her new color felt-tip markers. After waking up, Ruby gives them a bag of candied Grapefruit peels, and they also notice that where Snorlax went there are new Grapefruit trees sprouting which will yield a great harvest next year.

Episode 95 (A Shipful of Shivers)

They arrive on yet another island to find out that on the island, a 300 year old Orange League trophy was found. It was on display in a museum and they decide to check it out the following day. That night, Team Rocket break into the museum and steal the trophy, getting past all the security lasers they head out, but James trips and falls on his face leaving an imprint of himself and the trophy on the ground. Later the next day, they don't know who could've done it, but Ash and the group notice legs sticking out of a bush, and notice Team Rocket behind the bush. They were totally wasted from the celebration the previous night after celebrating and from their talking they unintentionally admit to stealing it, then when they realize Ash's group was there, they try to deny it, and soon run off catching a small Seadra pedal-boat. They enter a fog, and discover a tall ship, they decide to board the ship to hide. On the ship, they discover it's haunted by ghosts. When Ash's group get to the ship, they board as well discovering the Seadra boat outside the ship, they assume Team Rocket are inside. When they get in Togepi wanders off, but they soon discover a Haunter and Gastly playing with it. Team Rocket get their stolen trophy stolen by Haunter and Gastly. Ash tries to get it back so the museum can have it. Haunter and Gastly psychically take control of Meowth to tell their story about their master and how he won the trophy. They realize it still belongs to him, and so they agree to simply leave the ship. Team Rocket try to get the trophy again, so with Pikachu shocking them, and Haunter's psychic attack, they're blasting off again. Ash's group leave the ship, and the ship floats away into the sky.

Episode 96 (Meowth Rules!)

Team Rocket are working on their sub as Meowth admires a small clam he found that he'll have a free lunch. James checks to see if he can produce some money using Pay Day, and starts shaking Meowth violently. They hear a rattle on James so Jessie starts shaking James to see if he's got any money. A bottle cap falls out, and James explains it's his favorite and doesn't want to let it go. So, they see Ash's group floating by on Lapras and try to attack, but their sub starts sinking. Anyway, Squirtle water gun's them off again, but Meowth was hiding, and when he comes out, Squirtle blasts him too, sending him flying off way far to an island where a group of people worship him to bring them money. They offer a banquet of food and good treatment bowing before him "Hail the Meowth of bounty!". The following morning, he is dissatisfied that he has no meatballs. So, they deliver him a large box filled with meatballs in neat little slots. He demands entertainment, so they bring out the girl's to be dancers and he melts away. Later on, he's playing his banjo and spots Ash's group headed towards the island, fearing he'll be found out as part of Team Rocket and being condemned by the villagers, he asks them to get rid of the kids on the Lapras, that they'll bring bad fortune and luck to the people. So, they bring out the large golden Meowth which chases them away. Later Team Rocket find their way to the island, and shown to Meowth so he can decide what to do with them. Thinking they may ruin his fortune, he orders them to be cast away, although he is sad to do so, he fears for his happiness. Later in the night, they ask Meowth to perform Pay Day so money will rain down on them, but he can't. They shake him, and he admits he cannot do it. They believe all he needs is a little experience battling to remember the attack, so they take him to the stadium to battle where Jessie and James secretly follow disguised to look like villagers. They have Meowth battle a Nidoking, and check for money. When they find none, they battle Meowth against an Onix who beats up Meowth and when it's squeezing Meowth to death Jessie and James can't take it anymore so they start throwing coins. James throws all he has, being is prized bottle-cap and then Jessie and James depart. The next day, Meowth wonders how he did it, and upon checking the collection notices James' bottle-cap. Moved by this show of friendship he runs off to find them to rejoin them. But, they hide behind a rock so Meowth won't see them. The villagers ask him to come back, so he explains to them he didn't make the money come, and that true happiness is with your friends. Jessie and James come out from behind the rock saying a special motto for their friend and they hop in the Magikarp sub to float off, the villagers crying out "Please come back Meowth!!" but, Meowth leaves them anyway. Ash's group continue on having no idea why that huge golden Meowth chased them away.

Episode 97 (Tracey Gets Bugged)

They land on another island known for all the bug Pokémon you can catch. Misty is afraid to go because of her fear of bugs. Anyway, they all go and search for bugs, eventually discovering an injured Scyther in the woods, they try to catch it, but it's reluctant to go anywhere, Tracey has Venonat put it to sleep so then they catch it and take it to Nurse Joy. It is upset to be taken away to be nursed, it's spirit destroyed having lost leadership of it's group to another Scyther. Meanwhile, Team Rocket schemes to catch the entire group of Scyther, first blasting them with glue so they can't move, then a net to trap them. This is revenge from Jessie for them having cut off her hair. Scyther rushes off to help his trapped friends, and Ash's group follows originally believing Scyther was just going to battle the leader again for the group. When they arrive, Scyther cuts the group free, except they are still stuck in the glue. Scyther beats all of Team Rocket's Pokémon with the help of one of the other Scyther. They all go to wash off in a small pond and Tracey having previously caught Scyther calls it back. He attempts Ash's pose for catching a Pokémon, but Ash corrects him on it, and shows him how to do it correctly.

Episode 98 (A Way Off Day Off)

In an attempt to cheer up, the group head to a small island hoping to find some new things to do. On the island, Togepi and Pikachu spot some fruit growing on the trees. Ash and Misty rush over to pick some, but find they are horribly sour. Tracey shows them to pick darker fruit that are ripe, and they taste sweet. Deciding to stay awhile, and have a little vacation, they call out all their Pokémon. Most of the Pokémon are scared of Tracey's Scyther, except Togepi who gleefully walks over to Scyther. Scyther is nice to Togepi so the others are no longer scared. Charizard is laying aside not interested in socializing with the other Pokémon, ash comes over to try to get Charizard to join the fun, but ends up with a flame in the face. The flame continues towards Scyther who blocks it, and begins staring down Charizard who stares right back, and Ash stands between them getting them to stop. Meanwhile, Jessie and James just happened to land on the island and decided to have their own vacation, but they spot some of the group's Pokémon and realizing they are there, decide to quit their vacation and try to steal them. Back with the group, Snorlax is hungry, but Jigglypuff pops out of a pile of fruit and they all fall asleep. Snorlax is still sleeping when the others wake up. Tracey prepares some fruit sandwiches for the group, but no one gets any before the just awoken Snorlax downs the whole plateful of sandwiches all in one bite. Later on, they are sleeping. Pikachu wakes to notice Ash is gone. Pikachu soon finds Ash gazing at the stars. They talk about how it's been on the Orange Islands, thinking about past experiences. Jessie and James secretly stand across the lake, having Victreebel spray a long distance sleep powder to make sure they stay asleep. They try to steal the Pokémon using a suction cup and a rope, but Snorlax is too heavy ruining their plan. They are defeated by Scyther and Charizard, who glare at each other after winning. The group head onward to the next island, while Team Rocket have landed on a little island with a large group of Farfetch'd who decide to have fun beating up Team Rocket with their sticks.

Episode 99 (The Mandarin Island Miss Match)

Ash is on Mandarin Island (this is a different Mandarin Island, not the one he was on for Pikachu Re-Volts). So, he is battling as many people as possible to gain experience. Ash is hungry, so they go for lunch. Tracey finds a brochure saying that a seminar is being given later that day by the famous Prima(Lorelei of the elite four! I will refer to her as Lorelei for the rest of this summary). Misty is thrilled to know Lorelei is coming to the island, that she uses water and ice Pokémon. Lorelei just happens to be walking by where they are, and Ash nearly chokes on what he's eating. Tracey and Misty are really excited telling her how great she is, but she completely ignores them talking to Togepi. Team Rocket is spying on them, and James thinks he's seen her somewhere before. Ash tries to challenge her to a battle, but she just keeps saying random things about the wind, and the sun. So, Ash decides to go challenge someone else. Ash's Squirtle battles against a Persian that knows a thunderbolt attack, and it nearly gets Squirtle, but he's okay and beats the Persian. So, the trainer uses a Tauros and beats Squirtle. Ash chooses Charizard, and after being taunted by Tauros, beats it. Then Charizard goes psycho on everyone leaving Lorelei to stop it with her Slowbro. Before leaving she invites the group to attend her seminar. At the show later that day, she demonstrates how good she is at battle by having a few. After the show, she has the group over to her house to talk. Tracey and Misty are really thrilled about it. Ash wants to battle again, he wants to prove he can beat someone as good as Lorelei. Lorelei finally agrees to a battle, so Pikachu goes against Cloyster and after a tough battle, and a lot of electricity, still manages to loose. Team Rocket then enter the scene, having decided to take Pikachu while it's down. Lorelei doesn't let them and has Jynx use an ice beam. They blast away with sparkles of ice falling from the sky, Lorelei comments "The ice... is nice..." So, before leaving Lorelei gives them directions to the next gym, Trovita. They wave goodbye and head on.

Episode 100 (Wherefore art thou, Pokémon)

They enter a new town where the old looking clocks and the dinging bells are reminiscent of old England. They see a girl running by calling out looking for someone. She asks them if they've seen her Nidoran named Maria. So, they start searching around for her. Ash is calling out just like everyone else, and hears someone calling for Tony. Ash starts for a second, and stops. He meets a boy looking for a Nidoran named Tony. He follows Ash back to the crowd. When the Boy sees the girl they look annoyed at each other and accuse each other of stealing their Pokémon. They have a short stick fight until the two lost Nidorans are found in a bush, Tony picks a rose for Maria and they are happy, until the kids pull them apart. Later on, the group are in a small restaurant and the chef tells them about the two kids, whose names are Ralph and Emily. They were in competition since they were little, and always managed to catch the exact same Pokémon. They are later walking by and notice Tony trying to be with Maria, but Emily comes to the window and splashes Tony with water. It seems there is no way for them to be together. Misty tries to get Emily and Ralph together by sending them both letters pretending they came from each other, she sends flowers to Emily and an airplane toy to Ralph. They meet each other on the road, and mad they have another stick war. After that, two people walk down the road, saying they just got married. They quickly reveal themselves to be Team Rocket, Jessie was the groom and James the bride. They hop into their balloon dangling cans and float away. The group follow the cans to where Team Rocket are hiding in the woods and recover the Nidorans. Team Rocket fight back, and the Nidorans fight hard for each other. They try one more thing, a vacuum to suck up the Nidorans, and so to stop them, Pikachu hops in front of the vacuum with a tree branch to brace himself, and with an evil grin ^_^ blasts them away with a thunderbolt. The Nidoran are okay, and they kiss evolving into Nidorina and Nidorino.

Episode 101 (Get Along, Little Pokémon)

Ash's group continuing on toward Trovita island find themselves tiring from the long walk. A storm approaches and they head for cover, having to help Misty because she can barely move. They spot several Magnemite absorbing the electricity of the storm. They meet a guy named Ethan who explains about his Magnemite who gather up electricity from the storms to help out towns that are experiencing power failures. The number 6 Magnemite often strays from the group and Ethan's Jolteon has to bring it back. There is a town that is left without power and it is up to Ash to bring the Magnemite to the town to provide it. On the way, Ash is stopped by none other than Team Rocket. By generating electricity by rubbing themselves very fast, they draw the Magnemite towards themselves and into their net. Pikachu helps to bring back the Magnemite and then in helping Pikachu, Magnemite number 6 evolves into a Magneton defeating Team Rocket. Ethan, Misty and Tracey arrive at the town to see that power has been restored, all thanks to Ash and the Magnemite.

Episode 102 (The Mystery Menace)

Ash and friends find themselves in Trovitopolis, a small city on their way to Trovita island. Team Rocket has set a trap for them and plan on blasting the ground below them to trap them. They end up blowing up the ground below them as well as Ash's group. Underground, Ash finds himself being tapped, tells Pikachu to stop, but then realizes it wasn't Pikachu, but something else. Suddenly something bursts out and grabs Bulbasaur pulling him in. Ash wants to save Bulbasaur as Officer Jenny from that town spots them all in the sewer and offers a rope to help them out. Ash doesn't go willingly because he wants to save Bulbasaur. Jenny puts them in jail, and checks out their story, finding them to really be travelling Pokémon trainers decides to let them go. The mayor known as Mr. Mayor doesn't want them to go fearing that word of the monster under the city could ruin his chances of getting re-elected. Nurse Joy bursts in very upset with the mayor hearing of his plans to kill the monster below the city. Officer Jenny informs the mayor that if he does plan on killing it, that it's illegal to do so. Later, they are let into the sewer system again by Nurse Joy so they can get back Bulbasaur. They have a quick encounter with Team Rocket although they didn't know it and neither did Jessie, James or Meowth. Weezing gases them and Team Rocket run off hoping to distract whatever it was. They then decide to start doing the scaring and begin masquerading as monsters threw the sewer system. The mayor has sent in his men to attack the monster and they encounter Team Rocket this way, and start their attack. ^_^ The men return to inform the mayor they've seen three unidentified creatures in the sewer and don't know how many there could be. Mr. Mayor gives the order to block off all sewer openings with cement. Meanwhile back in the sewer, Misty is pulled in by the creature, so Tracey and Ash go diving, and they are both caught by it. When Ash wakes up he sees the creature was just a big Bulbasaur. It has a tag with the mayor's symbol on it. They burst out of the sewer through the mayor's house while he's taking a bath. They catch him and his Bulbasaur is still happy to see him. The mayor's public opinion is quickly degraded as everyone in town watches him embarassingly held up in the air wearing little more than a towel. Bulbasaur flings him off into the air, and Nurse Joy agrees to take care of him. She points the group in the direction of Trovita Island for Ash to compete for his 3rd Orange League badge.

Episode 103 (Misty Meets Her Match)

Floating their way to Trovita Island on Lapras, they spot a girl drowning by a whirlpool. Misty saves the girl with Staryu, while the girl's older brother watches most impressed with Misty. When they arrive on the island he greets Misty and has a quick dance with her. His name is Rudy, and he is the Trovita Gym leader. Rudy invites Misty to dinner and his little sister who Misty saved asks too. They are off at dinner and Rudy invites Misty to come check out the Pokémon in his gym. He has taught them all to dance, and he invites Misty to dance with him and the Pokémon. While dancing, he asks Misty if she'll stay and live on the island with him, asking for her decision after the match with Ash the next day. The next day the match begins, and Ash starts with Pikachu. Pikachu battles against Rudy's Electabuzz, but is quickly defeated. The next match is Bulbasaur against Exeggutor. Exeggutor looses and falls over the edge of the plateau they stand on. It falls and knocks Team Rocket off of the edge that they were climbing up to get to Ash. Ash has Bulbasaur save Exeggutor grabbing on with it's vine and returning it to the field. The final determining match is Squirtle against Starmie. Starmie spins fast to generate an electric charge weakening Squirtle. Squirtle is nearly defeated but saves himself learning a new attack, the hydro pump. Misty cheers on Ash the rest of the battle and Rudy realizes she likes Ash more than him. Starmie is defeated, Ash gets the badge, and they all leave the island.

Episode 104 (Bound For Trouble)

As the group are walking along, they spot a suspicous basket of fruit on the path, Ash rushes for it, but Misty suggests it is a trap. She leads them over to the tree where she believes the fruit is safe. They are all caught in the trap. Team Rocket appear and the basket on the road in fact wasn't a trap. They run off with Pikachu having attached Pikachu by a rope to Meowth locking them both in a belt. Back with Team Rocket, both Pikachu and Meowth together are carried off by a Pidgeot. Pikachu shocks them and Pidgeot drops him and Meowth. After a short battle while falling of who gets to be on top, Pikachu is the winner. While wondering through the woods, Pikachu and Meowth can never agree on the way to do things, and Pikachu usually gets his way because he can shock Meowth if he doesn't like it. They get chased by a large Rhydon, and they have to team up to defeat it. Meowth tickles it on the back while Pikachu shocks it through the mouth. Later they see an apple, both rushing for it Meowth gets there first, but Pikachu stays firmly to the ground preventing him from reaching it and cuts it down with a little static bolt. Pikachu is about to take a bite, but seeing Meowth sad breaks it in half giving a piece to him. Meowth remembers all the times Pikachu was so cruel to him thinking they could've been friends if they were on the same team. Pikachu is asleep, and Meowth falls asleep as well. The next morning, another Rhydon is chasing them, but a Pidgeot is after them from opposite direction surrounding them. Ash spots the two around the same time Jessie and James see them. Ash's Snorlax defeats the Rhydon and Jessie's Arbok defeats the Pidgeot. Pikachu still attached to Meowth, Jessie's Pokémon are defeated by Ash's and Ash gets the key to unlock Pikachu from Meowth. After everything, Team Rocket are walking in the woods and spot an apple, James goes for it and so does Meowth, Jessie stops them saying they should share, and she goes first eating the whole thing. Meowth really misses Pikachu having not gotten one bite of this apple.

Episode 105 (Charizard Chills)

Riding along on Lapras, they meet a boy on a boat. They arrive on an island where he and Ash have a Pokémon battle. When Ash chooses Charizard, he goes out of control as usual and won't listen. Tad has his Poliwrath freeze Charizard with an ice beam. The attack leaves Charizard very weak inside a block of ice. Ash brings Charizard to a fire to warm him and rubs him to keep him warm. Ash's hands become very raw from all the rubbing, but he keeps going. As Charizard gets better and Ash is talking to him, Charizard gains respect for Ash. Their next battle is a tough one, but with Charizard listening to Ash as he battles, they are a great team and defeat Tad.