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Do do that Doduo (Japanese: VSドードー VS. Dodo) is the 42nd round of the Pokémon Adventures manga and the second round in the Yellow arc.
Synopsis
At the outskirts of Pallet Town, a young stranger riding on a Doduo calls to some local children. Sketching a picture, the stranger asks if anyone has seen a certain Pikachu...
In Professor Oak's laboratory, as Pika is held in the restoration machine, both the Professor and Misty mull the situation. With the challenger's name listed as Bruno, the Professor concludes that "Bruno" must have defeated Red, but it doesn't account for why Pika returned with severe injuries, and without Red to boot. Declaring a situation, Professor Oak asks Misty to contact the other Gym Leaders for assistance while he calls for help from everyone he knows, when the stranger on the Doduo enters the laboratory. To Oak's surprise, not only does the child know that Pika is in the laboratory, but Pika seems to know the stranger as well.
As the stranger appears to leave with Pika, the Professor chases after him and questions him, becoming infuriated as the child refuses to answer, instead insisting that he will free Red from the unknown enemy holding him captive. Angered, Oak releases his Spearow for a Fury Attack, declaring that he would only entrust Red's survival to the child with proof of his skill, by ending this battle.
Responding with his Doduo, the stranger orders a Whirlwind that Spearow counters with Mirror Move, forcing the match into an apparent stalemate. Noting the stranger's inability to break through, the Professor admonishes the boy for his overconfidence, declaring him incapable of rescuing Red. At this, the child has Doduo dash around Spearow, and amidst the spinning of the Whirlwind Spearow loses its balance, plummeting towards the ground to be caught safely by Pika at the boy's command. Surprised, Professor Oak yells that making Spearow dizzy didn't count, but the stranger smilingly reminds him that there were no other conditions aside from him ending the battle, and tells Oak to be thankful no one got hurt. Indeed, Oak notices that the boy had battled with so much control neither Pokémon was even hurt slightly in the encounter, and on the spot Oak decides to ask the stranger to follow him.
At Red's house, the Professor is miffed to note that Red, in his usual arrogance, had left his Pokédex behind. Oak informs the boy that while he doesn't like the way he refused all earlier queries, or the way he rudely barged in, the fact remains that he shares an understanding with Pika. Declaring that as Pika chooses to trust him, so too will he, the Professor gives the boy Red's Pokédex, entrusting it and Pika under his care.
As the stranger leaves with Pika, the Professor is left with one niggling thought: did Pika heal when the young boy touched it, or was it all imagination?...
Major events
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Trivia
- This round is included in The Best of Pokémon Adventures: Yellow.
- Professor Oak begins the pattern of characters thinking that Yellow is a boy.
Errors
- No errors have been discovered yet.
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