What starts as a nap for our heroes ends up going horribly wrong when Team Rocket fires a net at Ash and Pikachu! Ash manages to send Team Rocket blasting off, but Pikachu is sent along with them! Pikachu and Meowth then find themselves in a dangerous situation and must team up in the search for their friends. Meanwhile, Ash, Misty, and Brock must deal with a flock of Spearow, a clutch of Venipede, and Ash’s sadness over his missing partner. Jessie and James feel the same way about being apart from Meowth—but luckily Ash is reunited with Pikachu, and Meowth is picked up by the Team Rocket balloon shortly after!