I don't mind the motto changing, the new one last episode was cool. It's been like the same for 8 some seasons.
I REALLY want to know how the Pokemon interacted.
And I saw a picture of the new Squirtle, it's so small and precious!
EDIT: Seen piccies of episode: Short summary, since pics are time-captured, some details may be missing.
*Starts at Ash's house where Mimey is cleaning. May pops her head in the door with Combushken and Delilah greets her.
*At the Lab, Misty,Max, and Tracey are caring for some new starters. Max sees Tracey drawing and evys him, and then we see Max dreaming of drawing some Pokemon. *5 points for the writers!*
*Max recalss the Pokemon, but Squirtle runs off and jumps into May's arms right as she walks in.
*The Professor, Ash, and Delialah are there two.
*Everyone looks in shock as Muk jumps on Birch!
*Everyone is now sitting in the living room as Muk is still on Birch. We see this weird Kanto map with sparkles everywhere, presumably where the Facilities of the BF are, and then we see the Brains silouhettes.
*Everyone is talking and looking excited bout something. Maybe Ash is telling them about the BF.
*TR spy on outside, make plan, cheer.
*Outside, May, Ash, and Max are with Snorlax. May sends out Combushken, Munchlax, and Bulbasaur. Snorlax says hi, and Munchlax does back.
*May then let's Ash know Beautifly and Skitty are with her mom.
*We then see many a Tauros, plus all of Ash's lab Pokemon (Sans Muk) running toward him.
*Evryone but the Tauros stop, and Ash runs after them
*Bayleef freaks out and runs for Ash.
*Pika greets Phanphy and shocks it!? Playfully, that is!
*The bulbas shake vine, no Heracross......-_-...or at least not in the screens.
*Ash is on the Tauros as Bayleef runs after it. Tracey has Marril water gun them, as Bayleef vine whips Ash to safety.
*The new starters are with Tracey and Misty, and Squirtle runs and jumps into May
*Ash sends out his Hoenn guys.
*Corphish and Kingler greet each other.
*Glalie and Totodile dance!
*Torkoal greets Cyndaquil.
*Noctowl and Swellow fly toghether.
*Pikachu plays with Phanpy
*Heracross and Grovyle shake hands.
*Sorry Grovyle+Bayleef people, Bayleef is paying to much attention to Ash then to notcie Grovyle.
*Tr spy on them.
*Tr do the usual fake interview with Ash in disguise.
*Evryone stands to get a picture, as we see Tracey and Misty blushing trying to look good for the picture (Not embarassed by Azurill as everyone thought)
*EVERYONE FALLS IN A HOLE! OMG!
*Swellow and Noctowl try to fly out, but a net covers the top.
*Pikachu shocks the net with no effect, Ash gasps.
*TR say new motto with snazzy background.
*Everyone freaks out.
*Groyvle does something, can't tell by the pictures but it gets them out.
*Tr get mecha out and blow a huge sandstorm!
*Totodile and Charmander are sucked towards it!
*Ash's Bulba rescues them!
*May hugs onto Squirtle.
*Snorlax rams the machine!
*Go Seviper and Cacnea!
*The adults come to see what the trouble is.Professor Birch is about to use a Pokemon, Delilah stops him.
*Ash's Bulba attacks Seviper as May's looks on impressed.
*It then attacks Cacnea!
*Ash's uses Solar Beam.
*Marril and Azurill water gun them, as Combushken flames them, and Pikachu blasts them off.
*Everyone smiles as a huge fire starts in the grass from the robot, as no one seems to care...
*Back at the lab, Tracey is shwoing Oak how whiny the Squirtle is, as it jumps into May's arms.
*Oak decides to let her keep it.
*Oak gives the kids new FR/LG Pokedexes.
*Tracey gives Max a new Pokegear! Aww!
*It then seems to show that the first Facilities is near Cerulean, I think.
*Oak seems to make a haikou.
*At Ash's house, his mom is saying goodbye to him, May, Max, and Misty.
*Phanpy comes with Pikachu, and decides to go with Ash.
*They walk off, Misty carrying Azurill and sporting a Spheal backpack. Pikachu riding on Phanpy.
*Brock comes and greets them! They then head to Mt.Moon.
Cool lookign episode, but let's have a silent moment for Glalie and Torkoal......wait, actually they never showed him saying goodbye. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them are still with Ash.