Nurse Joy can’t find anything wrong with Larvitar so she decides to call Professor Elm to alert him to the situation. However, Elm fails to reply because he is busy hosting Professor Oak and Delia, who have traveled to New Bark Town so they can see Ash off to the Silver Conference. Trouble is brewing back at the Pokémon Center: not only can Nurse Joy not get a hold of Professor Elm, but a storm is brewing and Larvitar isn’t getting any better. As Nurse Joy finds that Larvitar is getting worse, the power goes out. Nurse Joy goes to check on the generator but falls down one of Team Rocket’s pitfalls. Jessie explains to her that they were the ones who damaged the generator and now they’re going to kidnap Larvitar. Inside, Ash and his friends wonder where Nurse Joy is. Jessie, dressed up as Nurse Joy, and James, disguised as a surgeon, tell them that they need to take Larvitar to the hospital. Ash almost complies, but Brock stops him and tells him that it’s clearly not Nurse Joy. Brock explains that Nurse Joy usually has a sweet-sounding voice and doesn’t smell like dirt. Jessie is immediately insulted and takes off her face mask to reveal herself. Meowth smacks Jessie with a paper fan for blowing their cover. James tries to take Larvitar by force, but he only pulls off its warm blanket. Ash orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, sending Team Rocket running off. Misty and Brock go rescue Nurse Joy from the pitfall, but Nurse Joy explains that the generator’s blown beyond repair. Inside, Ash uses Cyndaquil to heat Larvitar with the flame on its back.
(Source: Bulbapedia)
