Japanese Title: The Secret of the Kabuto Fossils!
Original Airdate: March 25th, 1999
US Airdate: March 4th, 2000
The one where... The group experiences a zombie(? Do fossil Pokémon count as zombies?) uprising.
Aboard Lapras, the group follows a news crew to an uninhabited island, where a scientific expedition is underway after the discovery of a fossilized Kabuto. A series of natural disasters place our heroes in mortal danger, with only the power of their Pokémon to help them. What is the secret of the Kabuto, and who wants that secret to remain hidden?
Tropes
- Bad Moon Rising: The Red Moon revives the fossilized Kabuto.
- Kent Brockman News: The reporter covering the expedition.
- Lemony Narrator: The narrator is jealous of the gang's adventures in a tropical paradise.
- Worst News Judgement Ever: An archeological expedition is big breaking news.