BW002 · Enter Iris and Axew!

Synopsis

What happens.

Soon after arriving in Unova, Pikachu was struck by blue lightning from the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom. Now in Professor Juniper's lab, Pikachu is being treated for an electrical overcharge while Zekrom and its dark clouds have again appeared over Nuvema Town.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's BW002 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · BW001-BW048

Best Wishes.

Ash arrives in Unova; meets Iris in Cilan's Striaton restaurant; trio formed. Pikachu battles return after Zekrom's lightning depowers him in the premiere.

Pokémon featured · 11

Who appears.

Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.

Oshawott

Pikachu

Meowth

Axew

Pidove

Woobat

Snivy

Zekrom

Deerling

Patrat

Servine

More from this arc

Other episodes in Best Wishes.

• BW001 In the Shadow of Zekrom! 2011-02-12
• BW003 A Sandile Gusher of Change! 2011-02-19
• BW004 The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice! 2011-02-26
• BW005 Triple Leaders, Team Threats! 2011-03-05
• BW006 Dreams by the Yard Full! 2011-03-12
• BW007 Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! 2011-03-19
• BW008 Saving Darmanitan from the Bell! 2011-03-26
• BW009 The Bloom Is on Axew! 2011-04-02