: Misty uses photos taken by a character named Snap (Todd Snap) to prove their innocence and expose Butch and Cassidy, leading to their arrest.
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In this episode, Ash and his friends discover a new breeding center that claims to pamper Pokémon and help them evolve. However, they soon realize it is a front for a Pokémon-stealing operation run by , elite Team Rocket members who are rivals to Jessie and James.
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