Legend? Go! Friends? Go!

Ash, his mother Delia, Mr. Mime, and Professor Oak travel to Vermilion City to attend the opening of Professor Cerise's new research lab. Professor Cerise wants Goh to choose the Kanto starters, but he refused because he wants to choose Mew instead. The sudden appearance of Lugia causes Ash to meet Goh, a new Trainer with his own dream, and both of them to go on the ride of a lifetime to learn more about Lugia.