As Jessie, James, and Meowth are plotting yet again to steal Pikachu, they are interrupted by two mysterious figures: a hooded woman known only as Madame X, and Malamar, a Pokémon with incredible hypnotic powers. Jessie and James quickly fall under its spell, but Meowth manages to escapes. Later, All fours Serena, Clemont, Bonnie and Pikachu are hypnotized. Meowth: You! Come on and help!