And finally Ash has filled his 6th party slot... again... with another half Ground-type, but this time it's half Dragon-type, a first for Ash & co.! This episode was pretty good, not as funyn as the last one but still had a good batch of humor in it (we need for Draco Meteors hitting Piplup!). Ash better hope that like Turtwig it looses that head biting habit when it evolves or else, well, Ash getting a Garchomp will turn from a dream to a nightmare. But for further comments look to my review:
Hungry, Hungry Gible:
* We start the episode with Team Rocket preparing to attack Ash & co. with what looks to be a ninja Blastoise, and then suddenly the Gible from the last episode digs up in front of them!
* Team Rocket tells Gible to get out of their way, it looks to have agreed... but doesn't move. Team Rocket tell it again but with the same results. It's like Brock's Lotad in the thinking department.
* Team Rocket get frustrated with it so they attack... only to have Gible eat the entire ninja Blastoise mech and have the control room Team Rocket was in blow up and send them Blasting Off.
* Opening rolls and we cut to Ash & co. reaching the next town with Gible digging up beind them. Gibles begins poking Ash's leg and hiding away with Ash wondering what's poking him. Ash, maybe you want to check the HOLE next to your leg?
* Gible then jumps out and starts chomping on Ash's head. Figuring it's Grandma Wilma's Gible friend and it seems to like Ash, Ash tries to catch it but it winds up eating the Pokeball while Ash tries to figure out what it wants.
* ... And gets his answer by having Gible begin knawing on his head again. But Officer Jenny pulls up, and after a Brock flirt and Croagunk Poison Jab, she asks them if Gible belongs to them.
* After a few seconds of confusion due to Gible answering yes to every question, trying to bite Officer Jenny's head, and finally digging off, Officer Jenny reveals that Gible has been eating the town's park.
* Gible then appears and tries to take a bite out of the bench, Ash stop it but only winds up having, you guessed it, Gible biting on Ash's head once more. But soon Gible digs off and they chase after it... BIKE THUD!
* Barry comes slamming into Ash on his bike! Barry "charges" Ash for getting in his way and almost immidietly Barry challenges Ash to a battle. Barry then asks how many Badges Ash have (7) and Barry reveals that he more with... 6?... let's just get to the battle.
* After calming down, Barry reveals that he went back to Eterna City to get a free bike and also stopped at the Hearthome Gym but Fantina wasn't there (it's a wonder how Ash managed to get his Relic Badge) but has a "ticket" to battle her.
Gotta Catch The Uber:
* But unfortunately Barry's "quick traveling" plan using his bike gets kinda ruined with Gible eating it... okay, that pretty much sealed it that Ash will be catching it (but being that bike was free I question how good it really was).
* Upon seeing this, and as Barry freaks out, Team Rocket plans on catching Gible and giving it to Giovanni to eat Team Rocket's junk (and probably the HQ too). Going back, Barry demands Gible to give it a new bike (good luck with that), but hearing it's a wild Pokemon tries to catch it.
* For once I actually agree with Barry, Ash you tried your chance at catching Gible now it's Barry's turn. Barry throws out Empoleon and has it do a Drill Peck but Gible dodges and does a Rock Smash, only to Empoleon to dodge it too.
* Empoleon does Steel Wing and hits and follows with a Hydro Cannon which sends it flying off... Barry soon realizes this and the expression on Empoleon's face pretty much describes the pity Barry well deserves.
* Ash finds Gible hanging onto a... tree root?... sticking out of a wall of a cliff as Ash climbs down to get it. As always, Ash slips but Gible does what it does best and bites Ash near the head, catching him from falling.
* Ash rescues Gible from the tree root(?) and Ash rides Gible up the cliff where Pikachu, Brock, and Dawn are waiting. But Team Rocket shows back up with a re-built ninja Blastoise (though there was nothing to re-build from) and captures Gible with an arm made of a metal it can't eat through.
* Ash chases after Team Rocket but upon coming to a cliff which the ninja Blastoise easily jumped Ash did a mad dash, a jumped a good way across the gap... before falling and need to grab onto the side of the wall (BTW, there was a visible bridge right next towhere they jumped). 
* While Brock and Dawn head for the bridge, Team Rocket grabs Ash & Pikachu and plan to just throw them off the cliff (that's right, they HAVE PIKACHU AND PLAN ON THROWING IT OFF A CLIFF). But apparently Team Rocket forgot to make their mech electric-proof and Pikachu zaps Team Rocket and destroy the arm holding them.
* An Iron Tail later and Gible is also free. Also Team Rocket try to attack, but being the ninja Blastoise is made from recycled parts (and wired by coat hangers) it sends Team Rocket blasting off. And finally, after a whole episode, Ash manages to catch Gible!
You Won The Battle, But Lost The Ticket:
* Barry comes running up but is too late (you see Barry, being you blasted it off that meant it was now Ash's turn to catch it), and Gible immidietly munches on Barry's head. After getting it off, being "charged" by Barry, and explaining it's been following Ash, Barry accepts the capture and challenges Ash to a battle.
* Gible VS. Empoleon again, but this time Gible is under Ash's control. Both attack with Empoleon doing Drill Peck and Gible with Rock Smash, with Empoleon coming out the stronger. Another collision is done but this time it's a tie.
* Empoleon does Steel Wing and hits and tries it again, but Gible manages to Dig and attempt a Rock Smash but gets knocked back by Steel Wing. Empoleon then tries a Hydro Cannon which Gible digs away from, until Empoleon fires it into the hole that is.
* Gible is blasted out but then tries a Draco Meteor (even though Ash tells it not to) and Dawn's Piplup runs for cover. Draco Meteor fails and comes down on Empoleon, giving Piplup relief... until Empoleon tries to hit it back but instead it hits Piplup. 
* Empoleon prepares a Hyper Beam but Gibles responds with a Dragon Pulse, pretty much ignoring Ash's advice. Empoleon dodges the Dragon Pulse but Gible got tired out from using it, leaving it a sitting duck for Empoleon's Hyper Beam, giving Barry the win.
* Ash tells Gible it did a great job battling but has to listen better, and then it gnaws on Ash's head again. Apparently Dawn thinks this means Ash and Gible will be a great team.
* Barry says that'll he'll become the world's greatest Trainer but Dawn reminds him he still needs to battle Fantina (because there are only eight Gyms in Sinnoh apparently) witch Barry points out he has his ticket... which Gible eats. And we end the episode off with Ash & co. laughing at Barry's misery. 
