Original Title: Py and Pippi and the Shooting Star!
Original Airdate: May 2, 2002
US Airdate: May 3, 2003
Ash, Misty, and Brock are traveling along when they notice a strange shape falling from the sky. They run in to investigate, but soon realized that they were not the only witnesses of this event. Two representatives of an organization devoted to uncovering secrets of the Pokémon world arrive just as our heroes discover that the mysterious falling object was a Cleffa. Though these two Pokémon buffs seem a bit eccentric, Ash and friends share their interest in discovering from whence this Pokémon had come, and so they join forces in investigating a mystery that may shed light even on the very origins of Pokémon life on their planet.
This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
- Beware the Silly Ones: The PMC on the surface are a pair of dorky alien hunters. Then its revealed they have technology that puts Team Rocket to shame.
- Bridge Logic: Phanpy knocks over a tree to escape the PMC.
- Call-Back: This episode is largely a sequel to "Clefairy Tales", an episode that was 184 episodes ago.
- Mêlée à Trois: The PMC and Team Rocket fight each other to try and steal Cleffa while the heroes try to get it back to its family.
- Living Crashpad: Phanpy ends up saving a Cleffa this way.
