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This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

(Japanese: ポケモン大量ゲットだぜ！ミュウへの道！！ Catch a Lot of Pokémon! The Path to Mew!!) is the sixth episode of the new series, and the 1,091st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 22, 2019.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

Having just caught Scorbunny, Goh is keen to catch more Pokémon and fill the Pokédex. Ash suggests they go right now, so the boys make their way over to a forest area. Goh is fully stocked with Poké Balls. Pikachu leads them over to a Pidgey nesting in a tree. Goh eagerly tosses a Ball its way, only for the Poké Ball to rebound off a tree branch instead. Pidgey is also alerted to their presence, and blows them away with a flap of its wings. Ash advises Goh to be more careful next time, though just as rash as before, Scorbunny rushes over to a nearby Pidgeotto. Though Pidgeotto hears them coming and flies off into the distance. Just as Goh asks Scorbunny to be more calm, it starts chasing a Diglett around. Suddenly a Dugtrio bursts from the ground, carrying Goh off while the others follow after him. Goh sees his chance to catch it, but Dugtrio returns underground, causing Goh to crash into Scorbunny headfirst.

Scorbunny's ears twitch again, leading Goh and Ash directly to a leaf-munching Caterpie. Trying a more careful approach, Goh and Scorbunny crawl towards their target before catching Caterpie. Goh then asks the Pokédex about what other Pokémon he can catch in the area, and he sets his target of completing the Caterpie evolutionary line. However the search isn't going so well, until they hear a rustling in a tree. Ash and Goh kick the trunk, though a tree branch falls onto Go. Scorbunny and Pikachu follow suit, causing a Metapod to land on Ash. Goh quickly throws a Poké Ball and catches himself a Metapod. Goh soon adds a Venomoth, Paras and Parasect to his collection. A Butterfree then flies past before resting in a nearby tree, and Goh gives chase. After a failed throw due to height, Ash gives Goh a helpful hoist. Go, however fumbles the Poké Ball, though Scorbunny kicks it and successfully captures Butterfree.

Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu go over to inspect a rustling shrub, but are startled to find an aggressive Pinsir who attacks them with its gnashing horns. Pikachu strikes it with a Quick Attack, though Pinsir traps him and Ash inside a Rock Tomb. Pinsir then turns its attention to dealing with Go. Goh startling throws items to keep Pinsir away, and unintentionally captures it in the process. Soon, Goh finds another dangerous Pokémon, a Scyther. He tries throwing a Poké Ball at it, but Scyther slaps it away with its sharp scythes. It follows on with Air Slash, sending Goh and Scorbunny blasting off. After landing, Goh sees that Scyther has fled, so he decides to turn his attention to catching the Weedle evolutionary line.

Scorbunny soon spots an oblivious Weedle in a tree, and Goh lands the catch with a single throw. Goh then finds a horde of Kakuna dangling from the trees, and catches one for himself. As he goes to retrieve his catch, a swarm of Beedrill ready their stingers to attack. Goh and Scorbunny rush over a hill, warning Ash and Pikachu of the impending danger, as the Beedrill fly after them. Pikachu uses an Electroweb to trap their pursuers, however one Beedrill escapes the trap. Goh sees this Beedrill as the strongest and throws out a Ball to make another successful catch. Goh is thrilled with the day’s result, but with two remaining he hopes to complete his Kanto Bug-type collection. He informs Ash that he spotted a Scyther earlier, though Venonat may be a tougher find as it is nocturnal.

On a hunch, Goh inspects a tree hollow and screams out as he comes face to face with a Venonat. The Insect Pokémon bounces out of its hideaway, so Goh throws a Ball at it. However, Venonat doesn't get caught as easily as the others. Instead, Ash suggests Goh battle it first. Goh outright refuses and claims that throwing a Poké Ball is faster. However, Scorbunny leaps into action, determined to battle Venonat. Goh spurs Scorbunny on, and orders a Quick Attack. Venonat replies with Poison Powder, which poisons Scorbunny. Goh orders a Double Kick before making his catch. Goh turns his attention to getting Scorbunny some treatment, so the boys rush towards the nearest Pokémon Center. Soon enough Nurse Joy and Chansey discharge Scorbunny with a clean bill of health. Goh apologizes for letting his Pokémon get injured, though Scorbunny is just as enthusiastic to help Goh in his catching quest as before.

Returning to the forest, Ash and Goh split up to find Scyther. Scorbunny is the one to find Scyther. Goh tries another Poké Ball, but Scyther once again slaps it away. With one Poké Ball remaining, Goh decides to settle things with a battle. Scyther dodges Scorbunny's Quick Attack, and attempts to strike it with an Air Slash which misses. Ash and Pikachu arrive on the scene just as a Double Kick from Scorbunny fails to its mark. Scyther knocks Scorbunny to the ground with a Slash attack. Goh calls for another Quick Attack, with Scorbunny delivering a successful kick on Scyther. Goh then throws out his Ball, landing the catch. Goh is ecstatic to have caught all twelve of Kanto's Bug Pokémon. He and Scorbunny exchange a high-five to celebrate.

The next morning, Koharu and her father Professor Cerise notice that the boys haven't gotten up yet for breakfast. Sudden bursts of laughter lead them to investigate the boys' bedroom, and inside they find Ash and Goh swarmed by all of the Bug Pokémon. Cerise is thrilled by the interactions, before unveiling his purpose-built greenhouse ecosystem, Sakuragi Park, to house all of the Pokémon. Koharu questions why Goh didn’t make Mew his first catch. Goh smugly replies that he will catch every Pokémon he can, hoping to get closer to finally fulfilling his long-term ambition of catching Mew. Ash admits his dream is to become a Pokémon Master. Koharu and Goh are confused, but Ash explains that it is much more than being the world's greatest Trainer. Even so, Goh and Ash spur each other on to achieve their seemingly impossible dreams.

Major events

• Goh tries and fails to catch a Pidgey and a Dugtrio.
• Goh catches one Pokémon of every Bug-type species native to the Kanto region, including a Scyther.
• Goh decides to catch every single Pokémon on his path to one day catch Mew.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Goh's Scyther

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Koharu
• Nurse Joy
• Professor Cerise

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Scyther (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Scorbunny (Goh's)
• Caterpie (Goh's; new)
• Metapod (Goh's; new)
• Venomoth (Goh's; new)
• Paras (Goh's; new)
• Parasect (Goh's; new)
• Butterfree (Goh's; new)
• Pinsir (Goh's; new)
• Weedle (Goh's; new)
• Kakuna (Goh's; new)
• Beedrill (Goh's; new)
• Venonat (Goh's; new)
• Scyther (Goh's; new)
• Yamper (Koharu's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Pidgey
• Pidgeotto
• Diglett
• Dugtrio
• Kakuna (multiple)
• Beedrill (multiple)
• Pidgeot

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Chansey
• An illustration of this episode was drawn by Naoki Saito.
• This is the first time a main character catches more than two Pokémon in the same episode since Ash caught his 30 Tauros in the banned episode EP035, as well as the first time a main character catches more than two Pokémon of different species in a single episode.
• Ash, Pikachu, Houji, Goh, Houji's Mightyena, and Scorbunny narrate the preview of the next episode.

Errors

• When Goh tries to catch Venonat, the strip around the middle button of the Poké Ball is colored black instead of white.
• In one scene near the end, Ash is seen with his backpack on, even though he isn't supposed have it on at that point.

Dub edits

In other languages

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.