Volume 8.9THE SCHEME TEAMWith the Hoenn League concluded, Ash and his friends separateandhead home, with Ash taking a nostalgic trip through Viridian City.THE RIGHT PLACE AND THE RIGHT MIMEA grand reunion waits for Ash when he heads to his home in PalletTown. But it's not just mom or friend Misty waiting to greet him!A REAL CLEFFA HANGERAsh and friends drop by Mt. Moon so Max can get his fi rst glimpse of thePok mon that live there, but Team Rocket quickly shows up to spoil the fun!NUMERO UNO ARTICUNOThe kids are looking for the Battle Factory when they spot an Articunobeing followed by a mysterious plane.THE SYMBOL LIFEFire and Ice clash in mid-air as Charizard takes on the LegendaryArticuno in Ash's very fi rst Battle Frontier battle against Noland!HOOKED ON ONIXWhen Munchlax starts a fi ght that upsets some local Geodude, the kidsfi nd themselves between a rock and a hard place with the Onix thatleads the Rock-type Pok mon in that area.ROUGH, TOUGH JIGGLYPUFFMitch has been trying for ages to catch his daughter a Jigglypuff for herbirthday, but the sleep-inducing Jigglypuff always teases him and getsaway! Can Ash and friends stay awake long enough to turn the tide?Volume 8.10ON CLOUD ARCANINEA wild Arcanine has been spotted running about town, and May would just love to catch it - but her rival Drew and Team Rocket are also hot on its tail!SITTING PSYDUCKOur heroes rescue a Psyduck from a trio of Superpower Pok mon and learn that it belongs to Emily, who seems to give it everything a Pok mon could ever want - so why does it keep running away from her?HAIL TO THE CHEFRhonda and Rhoda have a competition to see whose chef Pok mon willreign supreme, with some extra support from the kids and Team Rocket!CATERPIE'S BIG DILEMMAWhen Team Rocket attacks Dr. Gordon's lab, they are quickly blastedaway, but their latest scheme has an unintended side effect!THE SAFFRON CONMay is excited to enter her fi rst Kanto Pok mon Contest, but she isn'tas excited to meet Nurse Joy's new assistant - Harley!THE HURDLE FOR SQUIRTLEThe Saffron City Pok mon Contest is about to begin, and Jessie thinksshe's got a sure-fi re plan for defeating Harley.PASTA LA VISTAMaster Hamm wants his son Kyle to take over their Fighting-typePok mon dojo, but Kyle would rather make delicious noodles.How will they decide who will take over the dojo?