Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 (LAoPtS) is an episode of Liam's Adventures of Pokemon the Series.
Summary[]
Plot[]
Faced with a raging fire and Hunter J flying overhead, Ash orders Buizel use Water Gun to douse the flames, allowing him and Riolu to escape. However J intervenes, freezing Riolu with her laser. Ash picks up the wooden Riolu figurine before he is blasted away by Salamence's Hyper Beam. Hunter J proceeds to retrieve Riolu, storing it aboard one of her land vehicles. Meanwhile, Dawn and Brock help all the wild Pokémon escape the raging forest fires, and Pokémon Ranger Kellyn enlists three Blastoise to use Rain Dance to put out the flames.
Ash escapes J’s clutches and flees to higher ground with the help of Chimchar's Dig. He soon spots J’s airship and sneaks on board. Meanwhile, Hunter J takes a call from her client, who is glad to hear she succeeded in capturing Riolu for him. After verifying that Riolu is in fact real, he agrees to pay J and signs off. Ash rushes into the control bridge, demanding the return of Riolu. J responds by sending out her Drapion which proceeds to grab Ash with its pincers. Hunter J reveals that she was well aware of Ash's intrusion, but wanted to punish him. Pikachu leaps onto Drapion, causing it to flail. Ash follows by kicking Drapion and freeing himself of its crushing grip. J smirks as she opens an ejection hatch below the pair's feet, sending them freefalling. Luckily Kellyn arrives and snatches them to safety using a Staraptor. Ash is disappointed that he failed to rescue Riolu and that J got away. Back on the ground, Kellyn learns from Solana that J's client also escaped.
With J's ship hidden and with no other leads it is left to Ash's unique sense of Aura and Kellyn's abilities as a Ranger to help them find it. Ash and his friends ride Dodrio to get to the rendezvous point, where the client picks up Riolu. After delivering Riolu, J and her troupes leave the client to battle Ash and company on his own. Ash uses Staravia to slash the tires on the truck so the client can't escape. Instead, the client summons his Fearow and flies away with Riolu in hand. Solana and Officer Jenny arrive, offering to take care of the remaining henchmen; Brock and Dawn also join in. The tides of battle quickly change when Solana enlists the assistance of a Trapinch to trap the henchmen and their powerful Pokémon in a Rock Tomb.
Meanwhile, Kellyn and Ash pursue the client using their Dodrio. Kellyn has his Dodrio run across a steep cliff face before leaping atop Fearow and delivering a Fury Attack to hinder the getaway. The client quickly recovers and rushes into a nearby cave with Riolu in hand. He calls on his Aggron to block the cave with Rock Smash. Kellyn sees a Donphan and uses his Capture Styler to have it use Rollout. They knock down the barrier, only to find the tunnels all covered up with more rocks. Ash uses Riolu's Aura connection before using Donphan's Rollout to clear the tunnel on the farthest left leading to the client and Riolu. The client is furious to see that Ash and Kellyn located him. He orders his Aggron to attack, but Donphan counters with Horn Attack. Aggron is sent backwards and knocks over its Trainer, who loses possession of Riolu's case. Ash rushes over and frees Riolu from its glass case. Aggron retaliates with a Hyper Beam, but Riolu strikes back with an Aura Sphere. Using Pikachu's Volt Tackle, Ash is able to knock Aggron out, which pins the client to the ground. Kellyn confronts the client, telling him the jig is up. Meanwhile, Officer Jenny, with the help of Brock and Dawn, have since tied up all the henchmen.
Later, J receives her latest mission. However Team Rocket are determined to get the revenge on the Pokémon hunter. J ignores the trio's motto and drives her airship directly into their Meowth balloon, which explodes as a result and sends Team Rocket blasting off. By evening, Officer Jenny leaves with a van full of criminals and Riolu is happily reunited with its rightful Trainer. Kellyn thanks Ash and his friends for the help and declares mission complete. Riolu's Trainer also offers his gratitude. Ash then remembers that he still has the little figure that Riolu owns. He gives it back to Riolu and steps back only to get caught in its Aura communication, as Riolu thanks him for returning its prized possession back.
Major events[]
- J steals the special Riolu.
- Miki's traumatic flashbacks are triggered by Pokémon Hunter J, whom she fears the most.
- Ash saves Riolu from J and the man J is working for.
- Diego is revealed to own a Purrloin.
- Diego's Staravia evolves into Staraptor.
Characters[]
Humans[]
- Ash Ketchum
- Dawn
- Brock
- Liam Hammerfield
- Agent Ben Rockefeller
- Lilo Pelekai
- Dora Marquez
- Diego Marquez
- Miki Sunshine
- Aladdin Gang
- Sucy Long
- Ace Long
- Jenny
- Kathy Daisy
- Oscar Daisy
- Sydney Tidal
- Percy Tidal
- The Light Music Club
- Jessie
- James
- Kellyn
- Solana
- Officer Jenny
- J
- J's henchmen
- J's client
- J's client's henchmen
- Riolu's Trainer
- Operators
Others[]
Stitch
Pokémon[]
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Piplup (Dawn's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Staravia (Ash's)
- Chimchar (Ash's)
- Buizel (Ash's)
- Buneary (Dawn's)
- Pachirisu (Dawn's)
- Ambipom (Dawn's)
- Croagunk (Brock's)
- Salamence (J's)
- Drapion (J's)
- Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
- Fearow (client's)
- Aggron (client's)
- Golem (client's henchmen's)
- Rhyhorn (client's henchmen's)
- Tyranitar (client's henchmen's)
- Graveler (client's henchmen's)
- Nidoking (client's henchmen's)
- Riolu (Aura Sphere Riolu)
- Dodrio (×4)
- Blastoise (×3)
- Rattata (×6)
- Pidgey (×2)
- Swablu (×2)
- Doduo (×2)
- Budew (×5)
- Spearow (×2)
- Oddish (×14)
- Butterfree (×2)
- Vibrava
- Yanma
- Mankey
- Bellsprout (×4)
- Skiploom
- Nidorino
- Nidoran♀ (×4)
- Nidoran♂ (×2)
- Gloom
- Sandshrew (×2)
- Sunkern (×6)
- Staraptor
- Donphan
- Trapinch
Trivia[]
- Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia: Capture Styler
- Due to Ash's sensitivity to Aura, which was first introduced in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, he is able to sense Riolu from far distances, making the movie at least partially canon.
- Solana's uniform is different from the one she had in her past appearances. The one she wears in this episode is based on Kate's from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
- Solana's Plusle does not appear in the episode.
- This is one of the few episodes in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl where the English dub retains all of the Japanese version's music.
- Dawn's Pachirisu uses Discharge, despite the four Pokémon it was up against (Rhyhorn, Nidoking, Graveler, and Golem) being part Ground-type, and therefore immune to Electric attacks. This is an example of anime physics.
- Jessie makes the comment that Team Rocket should "Climb every mountain. Ford every stream." This phrase is from The Sound of Music.
- Music from Pokémon 4Ever, Destiny Deoxys, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea is used as background music.
- This episode marks one of the extremely rare instances that Ash intentionally hurts a Pokémon, as he kicks J's Drapion in the face in order to escape from its claws.
- This episode and the previous one were adapted into the book The Lost Riolu.