Ash and co. are continuing their journey towards Goldenrod City. They are walking alongside a cliff. Misty looks down and sees a building. She asks Brock what he thinks the building is used for. Before Brock can answer, something cold and wet drops on Brock's neck. He begins to panic and accidently slides down the cliff. He slides down all the way to the bottom. A woman comes up to him. Her name is Alicia. She takes a Wooper from Brock's back and apologizes since her Wooper can get into a lot of trouble. Brock immediately falls in love with Alicia. He introduces himself to her and says that they were destined for each other. Misty pulls Brock away. Ash apologizes to her because Brock can get weird at times. Misty asks her what all the buildings are for. Alicia tells her that it's a preschool just for Wooper.

Alicia leads Ash and co. to a pool full of Wooper. She explains that she always loved Wooper. Soon more Wooper began to come, so she decided to open up a school just for them. Ash looks up Wooper in his Pokédex. Misty thinks that the Wooper are very cute. She wants to see Alicia teach the Wooper. Alicia tells the Wooper that it's time for recess. She gets out her tambourine and begins to tap on it. The Wooper begin to sing and dance to the beat. Ash and Misty think that it's really cool.

Meanwhile, Jessie finds a mushroom on the ground and decides to eat it. James thinks Jessie should divide the mushroom into three equal pieces, but Jessie doesn't want to share. Then Meowth tells Jessie that she is holding a poisonous mushroom. Jessie throws the mushroom away and complains how they always never have any food. James suggests that they call the boss for some more money, but Meowth tells him that they already used the money the boss gave them before, and they haven't given him one rare Pokémon. Jessie realizes that there only hope for survival is to capture a rare Pokémon for the boss. Wobbuffet pops out of its Pokéball. Jessie gets annoyed and returns Wobbuffet back into its Pokéball.

Ash and co. sit down for a snack. Ash, Misty, and Brock compliment on the delicious cookies Alicia made. Alicia's phone rings and she answers it. When she hangs up from the call, Alicia explains to Ash and co. that her mother fell down the stairs and broke her leg. Unfortunately, her mother lives all the way in the next town. Brock tells Alicia to go see her mother, while they watch over the Wooper. Alicia thanks Ash, Misty, and Brock for volunteering. She gives Brock a manual about how to take care of the Wooper, and then she rides off on her motorcycle.

Misty hopes that taking care of the Wooper won't be hard. Brock reminds her that he is an experienced Pokémon Breeder, and Ash says that they have the manual if necessary. When they get back to the pool, they notice that all the Wooper are gone. Brock is shocked by this, and he falls to the ground like a statue. Ash notices a trail the Wooper left behind. The trail leads to the school house.

When Ash and co. arrive in the school house, they find that the Wooper are everywhere. Misty thinks that they should do something before the Wooper wreck everything. Brock reads the manual and finds out that the Wooper behave well if you give them food. Brock takes out some food and holds it out to the Wooper. One Wooper walks up to Brock and starts licking his face. Soon enough all the Wooper are all over Brock. Later, Brock gets away from the Wooper. Misty thought the Wooper were going to eat Brock. Ash is reading the manual and states that the Wooper will obey your orders if you use a tambourine. Misty says that the tambourine is her favorite instrument because she played one when she was little. She begins to bang on the tambourine, but the Wooper don't move. Misty drops the tambourine and wonders what happened. Togepi picks up the tambourine and shakes it. The Wooper begin to dance and sing to Togepi's beat. Togepi leads the Wooper to the pool, and all the Wooper jump in it. When all the Wooper are in the pool, Misty does a count. She notices that Alicia's favorite Wooper is missing.

When Brock realizes that they lost Alicia's Wooper, he turns into a statue and falls to the ground. Ash and Misty decide to look for Alicia's Wooper while Brock keeps an eye out for the rest of the Wooper and Togepi. Ash and Misty run back into the school house. They find Wooper in the kitchen. They try to catch Wooper, but Wooper slips away. Wooper runs out of the school house, and Ash and Misty follow it. When Ash and Misty get outside, they find Wooper climbing a cliff. Ash and Misty don't know how Wooper got to the cliff so fast, but they climb it too. Misty doesn't think Wooper is cute anymore. When Ash and Misty reach the top, they chase Wooper down.

Wooper runs up to a bridge. It begins to cross the bridge. Ash and Misty run up to the bridge too, and they find Wooper on the bridge. Ash begins to run across the bridge when Misty stops him. Ash notices that the bridge is old, and that it may collapse any second. Ash, Misty, and Pikachu decide to cross the bridge together. Misty tells Wooper to go back to the school house with her. Wooper walks up to Misty. It begins to jump up and down on the bridge. Pikachu tries to stop Wooper, but Wooper dodges Pikachu and runs across on the ropes. Wooper makes it to the other side and runs off. Then Ash, Misty, and Pikachu run across the bridge. Pikachu makes it to the other side, but the bridge breaks and Ash and Misty are left hanging on the ropes of the bridge. Ash tells Pikachu to run ahead, and Pikachu does so.

Meanwhile, Meowth is boiling a pot of water. Jessie, James, and Meowth plan on making mushroom soup, and Jessie and James are getting the mushrooms. Meowth sees something that looks like a big mushroom. He runs up to it, but the "mushroom" disappears. Jessie and James come back. They ask Meowth what it is doing. Meowth tells his friends that he saw a giant mushroom. James sets down the basket full of mushrooms he picked, and they search for the giant mushroom. Meanwhile, Wooper walks up to the basket of mushrooms and begins eating them. When Team Rocket walks back, James notices that the basket is empty. Meowth sees the giant mushroom again, but he mistakened it for Wooper. Jessie is about to scold Wooper when she sees Wooper's cute face. Wooper's face expression lightens up Team Rocket. Jessie suggests that they take Wooper to the boss. James and Meowth agree.

Jessie throws a Pokéball to capture Wooper, but Wooper doesn't go inside the Pokéball. Team Rocket wonders why Wooper didn't go inside. Pikachu runs up to Wooper. Team Rocket asks Pikachu to get Wooper inside the Pokéball, but Pikachu ignores Team Rocket. Then Ash and Misty run up to them. Misty tells Team Rocket that Wooper already has a trainer, so they won't be able to capture it. Team Rocket gets annoyed with Ash and Misty, and they bring out their nets. Ash tells Pikachu to take care of Wooper. Pikachu tries to catch Wooper, but it fails because of Wooper's slimy body. Jessie orders Wobbuffet to attack Ash and Misty, but Wobbuffet just stands there. Jessie forgot that Wobbuffet can only do Counter.

Jessie sends out Arbok, and James sends out Weezing. Weezing uses Smokescreen to blind Ash, Misty, and Pikachu. When the smoke clears, Ash and Misty see Team Rocket in their balloon. Jessie has Wooper caught in a net. Team Rocket is happy that they finally caught a rare Pokémon. Suddenly, Alicia and Brock yell at Team Rocket. Alicia demands Team Rocket to bring Wooper back. Team Rocket says their motto. Then Alicia and Brock meet up with Ash and Misty. Brock says that they should use their Pokémon to get Wooper back. However, Alicia has another way to get Wooper back. She tells Wooper that playtime is over, and that they should go back to see the rest of the Wooper. Wooper jumps out of the net and lands on the ground. Arbok and Weezing chase after Wooper.

Ash notices that Wooper is in trouble. Alicia says that Team Rocket are the ones that are in trouble. She orders Wooper to use Tackle. Wooper slaps Arbok and Weezing with its tail several times. Then Wooper uses a Slam attack on both Arbok and Weezing. Ash and co. notices that Wooper is very powerful. Finally, Wooper swings Arbok by its tail and throws Arbok into Weezing. Both Pokémon crash into the balloon, causing Team Rocket to blast off again.

Ash and co. head back to the school house. Togepi has been occupying the rest of the Wooper with the tambourine. Brock compliments Alicia on her Wooper. He wants to know Alicia's secret formula for raising Wooper. Alicia tells Brock that she doesn't have a secret formula. People just don't expect something so small to be so powerful. Ash agrees since you can't judge a Pokémon on the way it looks. Then Ash and co. wave goodbye to Alicia, and they continue their journey towards Goldenrod City.

English Official Summary

Team Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix but they turn up all-wet when Ash's Squirtle leads his old gang, The Squirtle Squad into battle against the trio. /cms2/img/watch-pokemon-tv/seasons/season03/season03_ep02_ss01.jpg

Italian Official Summary

Ash e amici accettano con entusiasmo di sorvegliare la scuola preparatoria per Wooper la cui istruttrice si deve assentare per un’emergenza. E naturalmente il Team Rocket non si fa attendere…

Portuguese Official Summary

Após encontrarem uma pré-escola de Wooper e uma emergência levar a professora pra longe, nossos heróis partem para o resgate! Mas, como sempre, a Equipe Rocket vem logo atrás planejando maldades...

Spanish Latin America Official Summary

Cuando se encuentran con una guardería para Wooper y una emergencia requiere del maestro, nuestros héroes van al rescate. Pero, como siempre, el Equipo Rocket está a la vuelta de la esquina, y no trama nada bueno…

Spanish Official Summary

Ash y sus amigos se ofrecen entusiasmadamente como voluntarios para vigilar la Brigada Squirtle de una preocupada Entrenadora.

English Great Britian Official Summary

Team Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix but they turn up all-wet when Ash's Squirtle leads his old gang, The Squirtle Squad into battle against the trio. /cms2/img/watch-pokemon-tv/seasons/season03/season03_ep02_ss01.jpg

Dutch Official Summary

Als ze een school voor Wooper ontdekken en de juf wordt weggeroepen voor een noodgeval, schieten onze helden te hulp! Maar zoals altijd, is Team Rocket in de buurt met snode plannen…

French Official Summary

Sacha et ses amis acceptent avec joie de surveiller les Axoloto d'une Dresseuse qui a un souci à régler.

German Official Summary

Ash und seine Freunde melden sich freiwillig als Hüter einer Felino-Meute.