BW009 · The Bloom Is on Axew!

Synopsis

What happens.

As Ash and his friends are on their way to Nacrene City, Cilan and Iris had stopped somewhere in the forest to battle. Ash, observing them from the side, questions why he isn't the one battling.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's BW009 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.

Axew

Pikachu

Meowth

Tepig

Snivy

Excadrill

Pansage

Scolipede

Fraxure

Haxorus

Pidove

More from this arc

Other episodes in Best Wishes.

• BW001 In the Shadow of Zekrom! 2011-02-12
• BW002 Enter Iris and Axew! 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