Pokémon
Just Waiting on a Friend
Season 5, Episode 23 · Aired 2002-09-26
Synopsis
As they journey towards Mahogany Town, Ash and friends stop in a house for the night. When they arrive, they discover that there's a girl named Lakoko who owns it and a Ninetales. Brock instantly falls in love with her. Strangely, she likes him too. Brock says that he wants to marry her and she agrees that she wants to marry him. He is about to hug her but actually goes through her. Ash and Misty get scared and as they get suspicious, a fog appears and Ninetales Fire Blasts them out of the house. Meanwhile, Team Rocket tries to sneak into the house but they run into some booby traps. Ash and Misty sneak in and find that there's an old picture of Brock in the house. There's also a diary written by Lakoko that is over 200 years old...
In the series
This episode is part of Pokémon (1998–present (U.S.)) on Kids' WB/Syndication.
Gotta catch ’em all — late-’90s kids’ globalization in pocket-monster form.
Key cast
- Rica Matsumoto as Ash Ketchum (JP)
- Veronica Taylor as Ash Ketchum (US early)
- Ikue Otani as Pikachu