PS056

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← PS055 : The Primeape Directive

Yellow

PS057 : Ekans the Ecstasy →

The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually) (Japanese: VSヤドン VS. Yadon) is the 56th round of the Pokémon Special manga and the sixteenth round in the Yellow chapter.

Synopsis

Yellow is aboard the S.S. Anne, and tells Pika that she has gained alot of confidence lately and is ready to team up with Red when she meets him. Meanwhile, in a lower-class room, the Pokémon Fan Club President excitingly watches a tape of Blue's semifinal battle with Dr. O two years previously. In his excitment he recalls how he got the money to board the luxurious ocen linar known as the S.S. Anne. While he recalls this, the Team Rocket Elite Trio attack the engine Room of the S.S. Anne, causing it to start sinking. Yellow and the Fan Club President both realise what's going on and both head down to the Engine Room to investigate.

The two have a short allturcation before the Fan Club President realises that Yellow means no harm. Afterwards Yellow notices a hole in the ship that's letting water in and has her Omanyte freeze it with Ice Beam.

Up on the deck, the Elite Trio reveal themselves to the ship and reaveal that they want to be promoted by sinking the ship. Yellow and the Fan Club President arrive and Yellow challenges the Trio. She sends out her Pokémon and everyone soon believes that they are done for.

Major events

• Yellow meets the Pokémon Fan Club President.
• The Team Rocket Elite Trio return.
• The S.S. Anne starts to sink.

Characters

Humans

• Yellow
• Red
• Pokémon Fan Club President
• Team Rocket grunts (Flashback)
• Team Rocket Elite Trio
• Koga (Mentioned)
• Sabrina (Mentioned)
• Lt. Surge (Mentioned)
• Giovanni (Mentioned)
• Blue (Cameo)
• S.S. Anne Captain
• S.S. Anne Passengers

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Pika) (Yellow's)
• Omanyte (Omny) (Yellow's)
• Fearow (Pokémon Fan Club President's)
• Rapidash (Pokémon Fan Club President's)
• Blastoise (Blasty, Blue's) (Cameo)
• Spearow (Dr. O's) (Cameo)
• Meowth (Cameo)
• Caterpie (Yellow's, Kitty)
• Doduo (Yellow's; Dody)
• Graveler (Yellow's; Gravvy)
• Raticate (Yellow's; Ratty)
• Ekans (Harry's)
• Weezing (Harry's)
• Hypno (Al's)
• Slowpoke (Al's)
• Voltorb (Ken's)
• Electrode (Ken's)