"Targets currently having lunch," Adagio said looking at the Pokémon from her binoculars.

"My, my, don't they look happy," Jessie smiled.

"Not after we catch all of them!" Meowth declared.

"Woobuffet!"

"Murkrow!"

The Pokémon heard the thistle from the bushes.

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked the Pokémon and the bushes continue to move.

"It sounds like something's moving," Rarity pointed out.

"Hope it's a Pokémon!" Bonnie exclaimed.

"Only one way to find out," Zane said then Froakie fired its Frubbles at the bushes.

"There is something over there!" Ash exclaimed then two Pokémon jumped out covered in the Frubbles.

With Team Rocket

"What are they?" Sonata asked.

"Never seen those Pokémon before," Aria added.

Clyde scanned them with his robotic arm.

"I believe they're Pancham," Clyde said,

Back with the others

"Sorry to scare you like that," Applejack apologized while she and Ash were wiping the Pokémon's faces the Rainbow pulled out Pokédex which was rainbow-colored.

Pancham. The Playful Pokémon. Though it tries to look tough. Pancham has trouble being taken seriously by opponents.

"They should do it," Ash was finished,

"But those Pancham look so different," Serena said.

"How come?" Jaden asked.

"These two are much cuter."

"The Pokédex says that they do their best to look tough. So I guess this must be their normal face."

"So then why just make them cuter in the Pokédex?"

"I never heard anyone complain about their Pokédex before."

"Really? It's just too bad they're shown like that."

The Pancham got up and ran toward the Pokémon food that Chespin and Corsola were eating making them startled.

"Pan, Pancham."

"Pancahm."

"I wonder what they are saying?" Fluttershy asked.

"Maybe they're asking if Chespin and Corsola will share the Pokémon food?" Zane wondered.

"Maybe not," Sunset said. "I wish we knew what they meant."

"Leave that to me!" Clemont declared. "The future is now thanks to science! Clemontic Gear, on!"

Clemont pulled out a strange hearing device.

"Allow me to present my Pokémon Translator!"

"Whoa!" Ash, Twilight was amazed.

"Ooh!" Pinkie gasped.

"You got to get better at names," Bonnie mentioned.

"But it sounds fascinating for sure!" Rarity exclaimed.

"My brilliant invention allows the user to understand Pokémon which fascinates better with Pokémon by performing analysis of vocal tone, movement, and expression!"

"Pancham, would you please say something?" He holds the mic to one of them. "Switch on!"

Both of them spoke to the device.

What you have belongs to everyone The Translator spoke.

"See? It gave us a perfect translation!"

"Science is so amazing!"

"Did they really say stuff?" Bonnie asked.

"Who knows, maybe they did," Applejack chimed in. "I'll guess they're probably saying what Zane said that Chespin and Corsola should share their food with them."

Both Pancham nodded.

"Why didn't my machine function properly?" Clemont asked then made some adjustments. "I suppose my invention could've chosen its words poorly."

Then Lunatone approached Fluttershy.

"Luna, Lu, Luna."

"What, Lunatone?" Fluttershy asked then the Pancham appeared in front of them.

"I guess you guys are hungry," Jaden smiled. "I'll get you some food!"

"You know, perhaps Zane was correct after all." The machine exploded in Clemont's face,

"Okay! Here you go!" Jaden handed them two plates of Pokémon food.

Both of them ate the Pokémon food then ate everything else.

"They ate everything we had!" Rarity exclaimed.

"My Pokémon Translator was right!" Clemont realized. "It said they said that what we have belongs to everyone which means our lunch belongs to the Pancham too!"

"It said what!?" Rainbow shouted.

"And that doesn't help us at all now!" Bonnie shrieked.

"As I said, science is so amazing!" Ash exclaimed.

Pikachu, Fennekin, Chimchar, Marhstomp, Lunatone. Froakie, Totodile, Espeon. Lilligant and Treecko came to comfort Chespin the shadow appeared.

"Aim, fire!" Adagio shouted as James fired a net at them,

"Pikachu! Froakie!"

"Fennekin!"

"Marshtomp! Lilligant!"

"Espeon!"

"Treecko!"

"Chimchar!"

"Lunatone!"

"Treecko!"

The captured struggles to get out as the group looked up and sees some not-so-friendly faces.

"Pikachu's ours, friends included!" Team Rocket cheered as they float away.

"Not you losers again!" Rainbow groaned.

"Surprise, surprise !" Duke cackled.

"Time flies!" "Away to the skies!" Both Sonata and Clyde taunted.

"Stop!" Rarity pleaded.

"Oh, no they don't! Swellow, Crobat followed them!" Rainbow called her flying Pokémon to chase after them.

"Swell!"

"Cro!"

Both of them went after Team Rocket's balloon.

"Not so fast!" James called out Inkay.

"Inkay!"

"Inkay, go!"

The Revolving Pokémon spayed ink at them, who dodged serval times before being sprayed at the face!

"Swellow! Crobat! No!" Rainbow gasped as she ran to catch her Flying types.

"No? Oh yes!" Aria cheered as they flew away.

"Come on, everyone! Let's go!"

"Right behind you!" Serena said as everyone grabbed their gear.

...

"Yay! A job well done!" Team Rocket hive-five each other.

"There's nothing like work that's lots of fun!" Jessie smile.

"In the Boss's eyes, we'll be second to none!" James said.

"Murkrow!"

"Hey!" Sonata called and looked at the captured Pokémon. "We're taking you with us to Team Rocket HQ and turning you into a bunch of useful members of Team Rocket society!"

"Aria, shall we notify HQ?" Adagio asked.

"Hold it!" Duke came in. "Who's going to credit for this ingenious job?"

"Well, Clyde and I invented the capture machine," James said,

"Yeah? Me, Adagio, and Aria came up with the plan!" Meowth came in.

"Well, I'm the one who pointed out the key point. It's a no-brainer!" Jessie shouted.

"You don't get credit for something stupid like that!" Clyde shrieked.

"Oh yeah? Timing is everything!"

"Look, dopes with a plan in place everything else is nothing but a plate with no grub on it!" Adagio shot back.

"Remember, it was my Inkay who stop Twerps in their tracks from chasing after us, right?" James asked as he held his Pokémon. "And lest you forgot who Inkay's trainer is... Face it both I and Clyde deserve it in full!"

"Oh give me a break," Aria snapped then called out Simisear. "I say we settle this with a battle!"

"You're on!" Sonata exclaimed as she called for Misdreavous.

"I'll fight the good fight! Inkay use, Psybeam!"

"Shadow Ball!"

"Fire Blast!"

"Wonbuffet, you're up!" Jessie called hers.

Wobbuffet appeared and used Mirror Coat only for the attacks to launch the core of the ballon which then exploded sending them and the Pokémon they have stolen in different directions.

"What was that!?" Fluttershy asked sheepily looking at the smoke.

"Team Rocket's balloon exploded!" Sunset wondered.

"Our poor Pokémon," Rarity was concerned.

"So, we need Dedenne's help!" Jaden said.

"Dedenne's help?" Bonnie asked.

"How?" Zane asked.

"When we first met Dedenne it used electrical energy to communicate !"

"Yeah's that right! Dedenne it's great if you could pick on Pikachu's electricity!"

"Wow, Dedenne can really do that? Incredible!" Applejack was amazed.

"Just wait and see! Dedenne the first thing you do is figure out where Pikachu's energy is."

"We're counting on Dedenne!" Ash said.

Dedenne jumped off Bonnie's bag and led the group.

Meanwhile

Somewhere in the forest Froakie and Marshstomp were floating on a small lake. Both Water Types look around as they were there was rustle on the bushes.

"Who's there?" Froakie demanded as he put his frubbles on and both prepare for battle until it was actually Pikachu and Lilligant.

"Froakie, Marshtomp! There you guys are!" Lilligant called out as the Bubble Frog Pokémon shook his hood away.

"Me and Lilligant need your help with right now!" Pikachu urged them to follow.

"Hold on,we're coming!" Marshstomp replied.

...

...

"Here we are," Lilligant replied as the Pokémon saw a pair of legs on the hole the ground.

"Hey! Let me out here!" Chespin wailed muffley.

"Should we help with the mess?" Froakie asked with a shrugged.

"Yeah..." Pikachu replied as both him and Froakie grab Chespin's legs. "Okay, on three we pull!"

With every effort they used, Chespin was finally out of the, as Pikachu and Froakie got up by Marshtomp, Lilligant explained the matter.

"Alright, now we need to find Fennekin and the others! Then we can find our trainers and friends!" Lilligant poitined out.

"Right!" The Pokémon agree.

Just as they were about to move, they all heard a wailing voice. All of them look up to see Meowth was hangling from a tree branch, possibly from of the explosion.

"Mewoth!?" Pikachu yelped in surprise.

"Pikachu, be a pal and let me down!" Mewoth called .

"And why I should help you?" Pikachu coldly asked.

"We both Pokémon right?" Mewoth called.

"Don't do it, Pikachu, he might try and trick us," Marshstomp reminded.

"Come on! He's Pokémon like all of us, right?' Chespin asked being naive of Meowth's true intentions as the Eletric Mouse Pokémon saw Meowth's eyes sparkle.

"Ugh... Fine..." Pikachu groaned.

"Yeah! Sounds like okay to me!" Meowth chuckled.

Pikachu turned to Lilligant. "Lilligant, do your thing!"

"Okay," Lilligant replied then used Solar to slice it that free Meowth... then got his head stuck in a hole.

"Well it's his funeral," Marshstomp muttered.

...

"Thanks all you lugs! What do you say we call a truce?" Meowth asked.

Pikachu fake smiled as he showed his paw.

Meowth took it and shook it up and down. "I knew I can count you because that's just you are, pal!"

"Now that we got you down, we need to find the others and quick!" Froakie said.

Somewhere in the forest, Espoen, Treecko, and Chimchar had caught with Fennekin and Lunatone, but something was wrong.

"Oh no... My beautiful tail... It's compley runied!" The Fox Pokémon groaned as she tried to lick back to where it was.

"Fennekin! Espeon! Treecko! Chimchar! Lunatone!" Pikachu called.

The Pokémon turned and saw Piakchu, Marshstomp, Froakie, Chespin, and Lilligant running to them.

But to their suprsie Meowth was right behind them. Afraid that the others might make fun of her because of her dirty tail, Fennekin turned around to see them.

"Great you guys are okay!" Lillignat smiled.

"Awesome!" Chespin replied.

"What is that clown doing here?" Treecko asked coldy.

"Yeah! He's a bad guy!" Chimchar yipped. '

"He just made a truce with us! It's okay to trust him for now." Pikachu assured.

"Dig, from now on we're best friends! Meowth assured.

"I guess..." Fennkin replied then looked at her tail sadly.

"You fluffy tail is a dirty and you want to clean it?" Meowth asked.

"Yeah,"

"You really want to look good now, don't you? Meowth teased a bit then Froakie had an idea as he took tow frubbles from his neck.

"In that case, how about you used my Frubbles?" Froakie suggested.

Froakie then began to mix the frubbbles on Fennkin's tailm much to her starle. As moments passed, Fennekin's tail was shinning, all clean and smooth again.

"Oh wow, my tail is finally clean now!" The Fox Pokémon squealed happily and the Pokémon
were amazed by this as well.

"Oh, So. you can yoor furbbles for making things all neat and tidy!" Meowth chuckled

"Thank you, Froakie!" As Froakie started to blush a bit.

With Team Rocket. they were having finding Meowth they got blasted off by Pangoro due to James's Inkay sqiuirted ink at it's face.

"Oh my neck," James groaned.

"This all your fault, buster," Jessie snapped at him.

"What?"

"It was your Inkay," as she explained then got tripped over by a spike.

"Whoa," Duke being surprised.

The ground came up and revealed to be a Pokémon.

"And who are you?" Jessie asked angrily at the Pokémon then it turned it's lights.

"It's a Pumpkaboo!" Sonata looked at her Kalos Pokémon Guide.

"What it's doing out here?" Aria asked Jessie took out her Pokéball and throw at the Pumpkin Pokémon and after few moments the ball stopped moving.

"I caught it!" Jessie cheered.

"What!?" Aria and Adagio sheriked

"No way!" The guys and Sonata couldn't believe it.

Meanwhile...

"Look at Dedenne!" Bonnie cred as Dedenne's cheeks were sparking caused everyone to ran to it.

"Did you find Pikachu?" Ash asked.

Dedenne look around, sensing the electricity from Pikachu's power. Dedenne then ran to where it was sensing the electricity.

"It must found Pikachu and hopefully the rest of the Pokémon," Sunset exclaimed.

"Follow that Pokémon!" Rainbow as the group follow it.

Back with the Pokémon...

Pikachu sensed some electricity coming this way.

"Mm... what a great twig!" Fennekin exclaimed happily as everyone turned around to see her chewing on twig.

"It a twig! That's really states good!?" Meowth asked.

"It's yummy to me!" Fennekin giggled.

"Let me try!" Chespin replied and did the same only for the Spiny Nut Pokémon looked at it in disgust.

"Ugh, gross!" Chespin retorted then threw it hitting somewhere that wasn't a good spot.

Everyone heard a roar and saw a Pangoro running toward to them.

"Cranky pants!" Meowth screamed as ran off causing the others to follow him. Chespin panicked a fire Pin Missie at the Pangoro only to get more angry.

"Are you okay?" The Panchams asked.

"It look like there pals!" Meowth exclaimed.

Why you little...!" Pangoro yelled and prepare to use Hammer Arm, just as the Pokémon began to attack, it suddenly stooped. as it slumped.

"Why do you feel so weak?" Pangoro groaned sitting down.

"Pangoro!" Both Pancham called then glared at Chespin. "This is your fault!"

"Pikachu!" Ash called out.

All the Pokémon turned to see the group running toward them.

"Pika Pi!"

"It's the Twerps!" Meowth exclaimed.

"Pikachu you okay!" Ash as his best buddy jumped into his arms.

"Are two okay?" Jaden asked his Pokémon both Marshtomp and Lilligant smiled and nodded. "Take a good rest!" As he returns his Pokémon to their Pokéballs

"I'm so glad you're okay!" Twilight was relieved that Espeon was okay.

"So, sorry we took so long!" Applejack as the Pokémon reunites with their trainers.

"Wow! Isn't this grand?' Meowth chuckled.

"Meowth!?" Ash snapped in surprise.

"What' are you doing here?" Zane demanded.

"The Pancham, too!" Clemont added.

"Now don't get all bent out of shape! The problem is with this lug!" showing the weak Pangoro.

Sunset took her Pokédex. Pangoro. The Daunting Pokémon and the evolved form of Pancham. Pangoro has an ornery personality. It holds a bamboo sprig in its mouth, which allows Pangorp to detect surrounding movements.

"Hold on... It looks different again!" Rarity points out, getting more confused.

"I think it's Chespin's fault. You see, Chespin has broke Pangoro's bamboo sprig." Meowth explained.

"So that's why it looks so down," Fluttershy replied feeling sorry for it.

"It got spooked and accidentally hit Pangoro with a Pin Missie."

"I'm so sorry. I feel just awful about this!" Both Clemont and Chespin apologized but the Panchams didn't accept it, though.

"These pouty Pancham are fit to be tied!"

"They're saying they need to get their paws on another bamboo sprig so that their leader back up to speed."

"But, aren't there bamboo sprigs around us?" Rainbow asked seeing the whole forest only for the two Playful Pokémon to yell at her.

"They're saying it has to be special bamboo that only grows on this certain rock a but up ahead!"

"It is true that all Pangoro have different kinds of their favorite bamboo sprig. And it's also true that they'll keep searching until the right one for them," Clemont explained. "I'll go look for one! Since I'm Chespin's Trainer, it's my responsibility! Come on, Chespin. Let's go look for one!"

"I'll come too!" Ash offered.

"We've got to help them!" Bonnie agreed.

"The sooner the better, let's go!" Sunset called then turned to one of Pancham. "Pancham, will you show us the way?"

The first nodded and led them to the bamboo sprig. While Meowth, and the second one stay behind to look after Pangoro.

"You know AJ," Rainbow turned to her while running. "I don't trust Meowth staying behind look after Pangoro."

"I don't trust him either," Applejack agreed with her. "But he is a Pokemon, I only hope that varmint doesn't do any funny while we're gone."

Little do they know...

"Hey, Meowth," Sonata called for him from the bushes as she and others emerged from them.

"Finally we found you," Adagio exclaimed.

"You certainly get around," Aria added.

"Woob!"

"Turn it down!" Duke and Clyde put Wobbuffet down.

"Palleys! My Buds!" Meowth exclaimed as walked to them. "So glad to see you guys!"

"What happen to Mr. Big?" Jessie asked looking at weaken Pangoro.

"That lump turned my good day into a bad one," James said.

"Here the scoop," Meowth began to explain what happened.

Back with our heroes

"Pancham!" The Playful Pokemon pointed up.

"All the way up there?" Zane asked.

"Why would Pangoro chose to get its bamboo sprig from way up there?" Rarity asked.

"Must be quite the finicky type," Clemont replied.

"So, how do we get it?" Fluttershy asked.

"I'll go," Ash volunteered.

"Wait a minute, Ash," Jaden grabbed his shoulder. "We can't climb its too risky."

"I have an idea," Serena spoke up. "And it' much easier way to get the bamboo. Use Vine Whip."

"Of course, let's do it Chespin!" Clemont said.

Chespin used Vine Whip and grab the closet bamboo sprig and gave to Pancham.

Moments later the gang return.

"Pangoro, we got it!" Ash exclaimed as he others saw that Team Rocket had them had Pangoro and Pancham tied up.

"Team Rocket!" Zane growled.

"Meowth! I knew it!" Applejack groaned.

"You dumb twerps!" Meowth cackled. "It's a family reunion with the Team Rocket Clan!"

"We thought we'd wait and wish you welcome," Clyde smiled.

"You better let the Pokémon go now!" Twilight demanded.

"You tell'em!" Pinkie cheered.

"Oh? Got battle fever?" Duke asked.

"Okay, Pikachu and Espeon." Aria turned to them as she brought out Croagunk. "If you know what is good for you, you come with us unless you want these two as punching bags!"

"You wouldn't dare!" Twilight said shakily.

"You Brutes!" Rarity exclaimed. "Pangoro can't even move!"

"Aren't we smart?" James taunted.

"So, Jessie shall we show the Twerps our newest member?" Adagio asked.

"Yes, come on out Pumpkaboo!" Jessie declared calling her out,

"Pumpkaboo!"

"Cool! When did you that?" Meowth asked.

"So Team Rocket got themselves a new Pokémon," Jaden said as scanned Pumpkaboo.

Pumpkaboo. The Pumpkin Pokémon. Pumpkaboo's eyes can glow which lights the way for travelers. They often sleep in the ground.

"Alright, Pumpkaboo, Leech Seed!"

Pumpkaboo planted a seed and trap all the Pokémon and began stealing some energy from them.

"What's happing!?" Serena exclaimed.

"See, Leech Seed has unbelievable power to steal energy from you," Jessie explained.

"Now, that's what I call some squeeze play," Adagio added.

"What do we now?" Fluttershy asked.

"Maybe if we can get the bamboo sprig we brought into Pangoro's mouth it can help us," Clemont said.

"Good thinking," Rainbow liked the idea. "Ash hand me the sprig!"

Ash handed her the bamboo sprig.

"Look at this Pangoro! We got the bamboo sprig you like!" Rainbow yelled.

Pangoro rose its head and with that Rainbow ran while yelling.

"What is the twerpette doing?" Jessie asked.

"Okay, Inkay, Psybeam!" James called.

"Slumga, Flamethrower!" Duke called his Pokémon out.

The Pokémon yelled as Rainbow kept running. Inkay shot the Psybeam but at the same time, Pikachu and Swellow fired Hyper Beam and Thunderbolt. The two moves collied with Psybeam creating an explosion but didn't stop her.

"Pumpkaboo! Misdreavous! Use Shadow Ball!" Both Jessie and Sonata called.

Both of them urls a shadowy blob, as Froakie, Bunnelby, Treecko, and Eevee counted with Water Pulse, Mud Shot, Swift, and Energy Ball. The six moves exploded as Rainbow kept on running.

"She's getting closer!" Duke screamed as Fennekin, Espeon, Chespin, Chimchar, and Totodile shot their attacks with Ember, Pin Missie, Psybeam, Chimchar to produce an intense flame and Water Gun.

"Wobbuffet, go!"

Wobbuffet stood in front and was used in Mirror Coat, but instead of sending it back the attacks created a smokescreen that blinded them from seeing.

"Here goes!" Rainbow yelled as she dove and put the bamboo sprig on Pangoro's mouth as she was on the ground. "Got it!"

To her answer, Pangoro broke free from the rope and used Hammer Punch on Team Rocket in the air. They also scream as they were in the air.

"We're blasting off..." Clyde started.

"....again!" Sonata finished as they disappeared out of sight, When they were gone, the Leech Seed had off and the Pokémon were free.

"Way to go Rainbow!" Ash exclaimed.

"Pika Pi"

"Don't mention it," Rainbow did a thumbs up. "But, Rarity what was that move that Chimchar did back there?"

"To be honest I'm not so sure," Rarity replied.

"I think Chimchar learned how to use Inferno," Twilight came in.

"So, you learned how to use Inferno after seeing we were in danger?" Rarity asked.

"Chim!"

...

This is one of several episodes where the Pokémon do the talking.

Rarity's Team Update
Chimchar (Flame Wheel, Fury Swipes, Leer, Inferno)
Cottonee (Razor Leaf, Poison Powder, Grassy Terrain)