Season |
Pikachu Shorts |
Japanese Title |
Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon |
English Title |
Gotta Dance! |
Something to note: There was a lot of action in this movie like in any other Pikachu short. The only difference was it was funny (I'm serious, nothing beats the day than seeing a Dogoomu dance). Now that makes things hard to remember... so because of it, parts of this guide may seem "fuzzy".
Hasuboh is going along a high branch in a tree, followed by Mizugorou who's watching after it. But Hasuboh falls off, getting its lilypad caught between a forked branch. It panics while Mizugorou calls in Pikachu and Achamo to help. All three try to reach for Hasuboh, but in comes Kimori who slides down and bumps them all off straight down to Hasuboh. When they all land the branch acts like a giant trampoline, sending them all flying. They land smack dab into a rock, which breaks on the other side, and then the whole thing just topples down. After recovering from that whole bit, the troop walks on, and they see a weird building up against a cliff. The building was made of a bunch of really huge dice, all going frome one to six. But they notice a familar "R", maybe this is some Team Rocket place?
Just inside the building, Jesse, James and Meowth are planning out what looks like a party. Jesse and James are going out for a while, and they want Meowth to ready the "big surprise" for Giovanni. Meowth says he can handle the place easily, and everything will go perfectly. When Jesse and James go off, Meowth turns to a stage that's set up. In there is Sabonea, Habuneeku, Raticate, and a trio of scared Gyonono. Meowth starts to boss around the Gyonono, telling them to get ready. The three whip out maracas and Meowth takes out a wand. He presses a button, a ball at the end opens up, and it starts up the Polka O Dolka music and dance to it.
Intro
Half the song is Meowth and the crew dancing to the song, the other half is showing Pokemon dancing from the settings of the previous Pikachu Shorts (with all the Pokemon who starred in it).
After the song's done, Meowth says that that'll make Giovanni impressed enough. He thinks that it'll shove out that Persian from being #1 and Meowth will be back in business. So until then, Meowth locks up the Gyonono in a cage at the basement. Just then Pikachu and co. found a way to the building, but just at a small window where the basement is. Hasoboh nudges a pebble that falls on a sleeping Dogoomu, just adjusting his position in reaction to the pebble. After Meowth and others leave, Pikachu spots the Gyonono and decides to rescue them. Pikachu, Kimori, Achamo, and Mizugorou all try to squeeze in the window at once, but suddenly Hasoboh makes a big sneeze shoving them all in. Everyone's a little miserable except Hasuboh, of course.
Pikachu finds the Gyonono trio and talks with them, figuring out Meowth's little plan. But of course, the cage is locked. Then Pikachu has an idea. First Pikachu starts to zap the door, then Mizugorou hoses it down (while Pikachu is still going), then Achamo sends a few Embers. Then the part of the cage blows up making a big hole. The commotion alerts Meowth and the others hurry to find someplace to hide. They hide inside barrels stacked along the wall. Meowth bursts in and sees that the Gyonono escaped. He tells the others to hurry up and go search for them, but they all run Meowth over, making him fumble the wand he was using. It lands on Kimori... but it presses the switch to activate the song! Everyone starts to get into the song and they all start dancing. All of them except Kimori is enjoying themselves a little too much to see they're there. Kimori on the other hand has the wand in hand and is trying his hardest not to dance. And in the middle of it, the Doogomu from before busts through the wall and starts dancing.
Finally Kimori tips over hitting the switch again on the wand causing all the music to stop. Meowth notices Pikachu and co. and they notice Meowth. Meowth tells Sabonea and Habuneeku to go after them, but Pikachu and co. escape in the nick of time. Meowth follows afterwards. The Doogomu on the other hand just stares blankley.
Meowth comes across the patio, a large suspended wooden floor with a windmill on one edge. Meowth spots Pikachu on the top of the windmill and they try to scramble down, but Hasuboh falls! Kimori gets a catch at it with the wand, but presses the switch at the same time. Soon everyone but Kimori starts to dance to the music again. Doogomu breaks through once more to join in the party, but this time a Runpapa comes in. But the weight of everyone dancing starts to break the patio! Suddenly Wobbuffet swipes the wand from Kimori and Kimori gives into the music. But this time the tune changes into a waltz version and everyone partners up and waltzs towards the building. All the while the patio is falling right behind them. They all make it safely to the building's edge, and by then Wobuffet tosses the wand, making it land on Meowth. Everything goes back to normal and the first thing they see is the deep gorge below. They all inch their way up against the wall before they notice each other again. Pikachu's group and Meowth's group all chase each other back inside leaving the Doogomu and Runpapa there.
Pikachu and co find their way to the party room, but Meowth is worried most about this room. While everyone attempting to ruin a cart dish here and there, Meowth is trying to rescue the place. But while Habuneeku chase Hasuboh and Mizugorou, Achamo swings by on a ribbon. Then Sabonea drops on Habuneeku. Then came along Wobbuffet chasing Mizugorou, and Meowth chasing Pikachu all on top of them. Sabonea gets ticked off and gets up, going trigger happy with his Pin Missile attack. Sabonea shoots up the decorations, the food, the glass, just about everything in the room!
Meowth and co now have practically nothing lose so they chase Pikachu's group to an unfinished part of the place. Everyone's chasing each other on different sections and before you know it, Meowth has the wand thwacked out of his hand, and it lands on a pile of sand at the bottom, but it breaks a little. It turns on, the music starts playing. Everyone starts to dance. Achamo and Hasuboh dance on a carefully balanced pipes hanging from a rope. Meowth drops into cement, going in and out of the mixer (the song is messed up, so this scene is "repeating itself") then a few tiles drop on Meowth. Dogoomu and Runpapa join in the fun at an unfinished tower. Kimori on the other hand is still trying his best not to dance, but his foot is already getting the beat. Just like that Kimori gives in and joins in other others with the dancing.
The wand breaks even more, switching off to waltz, then normal, then it starts to speed up and up before it explodes. Everyone stops, but a few tiles drop on Dogoomu's head which really ticks him off. Dogoomu soon grabs a beam and then starts rampaging across the construction area. Both Meowth and Pikachu's group flee from the scene only to be cornered inside of a tower. Kimori tries to step up against the Dogoomu but Dogoomu whacks a support beam, causing the whole thing to collaspe! Pikachu and co starts to make a run for it, leaving Meowth's group behind. But the sudden collaspe forced Pikachu and co. along with Dogoomu and Runpapa out on two boards. Pikachu's group flies high and then drops down, but they're going to land right into a small cliff! Everyone tries to back away, but then Hasuboh steps up and sprays a high power Water Gun to stop the board. The board simply drops, Pikachu's group is out alright!
As for Meowth , all that's left is the basement. It looks like Jesse and James aren't going to be very happy when they come back Meowth complains. Then the basement walls just drop.
At the end of the day Pikachu and co. say their goodbyes to the Gyonono trio (who still have their marracas out.)
This episode guide has been written by Typhlosion.