01x80 - A Friend in Deed

[bunniefuu]

♪ I wanna be
the very best ♪

♪ like no one ever was ♪

♪ to catch them
is my real test ♪

♪ to train them
is my cause ♪

♪ I will travel
across the land ♪

♪ searching far and wide ♪

♪ each pokémon
to understand ♪

♪ the power that's inside ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta
catch 'em all ♪

♪ it's you and me ♪

♪ I know it's my destiny ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ oh, you're
my best friend ♪

♪ in a world
we must defend ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta
catch 'em all ♪

♪ a heart so true ♪

♪ our courage
will pull us through ♪

♪ you teach me,
and I'll teach you ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

Announcer: Last time,
ash faced off

against his toughest
opponent yet

in round of
the pokémon league.

Scyther seemed to have the edge

with a series
of slashing attacks.

But ash proved to be
sharper than his rivals.

That is until Pikachu
was k.O.'D by bellsprout.

As fans rooted for this
unlikely power plant,

ash suddenly found himself
in a real poké-predicament.

But our hero had a secret
surprise planned.

And with only one battle
left to decide the match,

the massive muk
buried bellsprout,

and ash pulled out a victory

that now carries him
to the upcoming fifth round.

[Birds singing]

Hey, I'm really hungry.

We should all go out
for a big meal

to celebrate ash's big victory.

And dinner's on me 'cause
everybody in the pokémon league

eats for free!

Pika pika.

Hi, ash.

Hello.

Hi, Mom.
Hi, Professor oak.

I was quite impressed with the
way you battled out there, ash.

I'm so proud of you.

Ha ha ha.

You have to keep your
strength up while you compete,

so I'm making your
favorite meal for you.

You are?

But where are you going
to cook around here?

Pika, pika.

Ha ha.
Leave that to me.

[Murmuring]

Our customers
do not come here to cook.

Well, maybe they should try it.

Ash, dinner's almost ready.

I can't wait.

This is either going to
be very good or very bad.

All: Wow!

Well, how does it look?

All: It looks great!

Both: Pika, Pikachu.

These croquettes are excellent.

No wonder the Chef
asked for the recipe.

These are so good.

Nobody cooks like you.

Use your napkin.

You know, if you win
your next battle,

you'll then be allowed to
use up to pokémon per match.

Have you decided which
pokémon you'll choose?

Hmm. I think I'll wait to see
who I'm up against first.

Tomorrow, they decide
who everybody battles.

Mm-hmm.

Don't forget to let me know
if you need any more pokémon.

Just call me and I'll transport
them to you right away.

Thanks, Professor.

[Beep]

If you just remember
to always do your best,

you're a winner,
even if you lose.

That's the important thing.

But try to win.

Right.

We'll make sure he does.

We're good at that.

Hold the door, please.
I'm going downstairs, too.

Sure.

Thank you very much.

No problem.

Oh.

A Pikachu.

Whose is it?

Mine. Pikachu
belongs to me.

You're really lucky.

Yeah. Thanks.

[Chuckles]

Hey, you better be careful!

Pikachu!

Uh-oh.

Huh?

Looks like you're rubbing
Pikachu the right way.

I can see you did a really
good job raising your Pikachu.

Oh, thanks.

Ha ha.
It wasn't always easy.

[Elevator stops]
All: Huh?

What's going on?

The power went out.

Try using
the emergency call button.

Right. Hello. Can
anybody there hear me?

Hello there. Hey!

Looks like it's busted, too.

It's probably just
a power outage.

What should we do?

Hmm, I guess we're stuck here

until someone restores
the electricity.

What? Oh, no!

Huh?

Excuse me, uh, can I borrow
your Pikachu for a second?

Yeah.

What for?

I want to use
Pikachu's thundershock

to jump-start the elevator.

That should get us to the lobby.

Say there, you've got
an interesting idea.

Let's try it, ash.

Ash: OK.

Pikachu, thundershock.

Pika... chu!

All: Hey!

We're moving.

Pikachu: Chu!

Ha ha, we made it!

I'm glad we held
the door for you.

We can't thank you enough.

Don't thank me.
Thank Pikachu.

Thank you.
Your name...

Ha ha, oh, yeah.
My name's Richie.

My name's ash.
Nice to meet you.

I gotta go.
See ya.

Bye.

What a sweetie.

Very mature for a boy his age.

Unlike a certain
other boy we all know.

Huh?

I was really impressed

by the way he handled Pikachu.

Attention, please. May I
have your attention, please?

This is an emergency
announcement

for all participants in the
pokémon league competition.

This is not only a test.

All trainers must bring their
Pokéballs to the pokémon pavilion

for official inspection
immediately.

I wonder why they want
to inspect Pokéballs.

Pika.

We better go find out.

It is important that you bring
all Pokéballs to the pavilion

as quickly as possible.

And make it snappy.

This is our schemiest scam
yet for getting primo pokémon.

I wonder why we all had
to come here so quickly.

Ha!

Hey, Richie!

Hey, ash.
How's it going?

I didn't know you'd be here.

I'm glad to see you.

Guess you're in
the pokémon league, too.

Yeah.

We must now collect
all your pokémon

to perform the required
physical examination.

Please deposit all
your Pokéballs in the bag

held by this official-looking
man with the mustache.

Something's kinda weird.

Nobody ever said anything
about a pokémon exam to me.

Any trainers who fail to
turn in all of their pokémon

will be disqualified
from the league.

Huh? Huh?

Drop all your Pokéballs in here.

Let's hurry, trainers.

Good. Just
toss them all in.

All of them.
That's the rule.

You too, twerp...
I mean, young man.

And I'll just take this Pikachu.

You better not
pick up Pikachu, Ma'am.

Don't worry, young man.

I think I can handle a Pikachu.

Pi...

Aah!

That was easy.
[Pikachu mumbling]

We finally got Pikachu, jessy.

Did you say, "jessy"?

Hey, you look a lot like
those guys from team rocket.

Huh? Huh?

The truth is about to come out.

I just hate it
when that happens.

I can't hold it in any longer.

I have to say,
"prepare for trouble."

Oh, yes, Jess,
and make it double.

To protect the world
from devastation.

To unite all peoples
within our nation.

To denounce the evils
of truth and love.

To extend our reach
to the stars above.

Jessy.

James.

Team rocket, blast off
at the speed of light.

Surrender now or
prepare to fight.

Meowth! That's right.

Not you guys again.

Give us back our Pokéballs.

We'll give them back.

After we remove
your pokémon, that is.

Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha!

Ha ha.
Smog 'em, Weezing.

[All coughing]

James: Suckers.

Weezing.

They're getting away.
Hold it!

Ash: Stop that Van!

Somebody tell the police
there's been a robbery.

Come back!

[Labored breathing]

Richie: Ash!

Ash: Richie!

We can't catch them on foot.

Not unless we cut straight
down the side of the mountain.

OK, let's do it.

What?
It's too dangerous.

I won't let them take Pikachu.

Ash, hey, wait!

Come on!

Ash, slow down!

I gotta cut 'em off
before it's too late.

Ash, no!

Both: Oh!

If I didn't stop you,

you would have run right
off the edge of the Cliff.

No way!

[Grunts]

Come on.

Ah, success at last.

If at first you don't
succeed, lie, lie again.

I bet we got
Pokéballs in there.

[Both grunting]

♪ pokémon
in the bag ♪

♪ pokémon... ♪
both: Stop!

It's that twerp!

Hold it!

Aah! Aah!
Aah!

Ahh! Ahh!

Good driving.

Aah! Aah!

Meowth:
He's out cold.

Who's that pokémon?

It's...

[Crickets chirping]

Maybe team rocket's
just around the bend.

Why don't we quit for tonight
and get some sleep, ash?

Huh?

It's too dark now,
and if we get lost,

we'll never be able
to find team rocket.

Oh, you're right.

I got an extra
sleeping bag right here.

Ha ha. When you travel
around as much as me,

you always carry an extra.

Oh. Hmm.

[Firewood crackling]

Richie, I'm sorry
I pushed you before.

Huh?

If it hadn't been for you
knocking me down,

I would have run off
that Cliff for sure.

Anyway, I'm sorry.

Oh, that's OK.

But you ought to be
more careful, too.

You tried to stop team rocket
by jumping in front of their Van.

You did it, too.

Oh, when it comes to pokémon,

I can get pretty crazy.

I'm that way, too.

I guess we're just
a couple of pokémaniacs.

Guess so.

Ha ha ha.

Let's eat. Here.

Oh, thanks.

[Sighs]

Ash, what's wrong?

Do you really think we'll
ever see our pokémon again?

I know we will, ash.

Yeah?

We'll start looking
again at sunup tomorrow.

Together, I know
we can find them.

Yeah, we will.

This doesn't taste
like my Mom's cooking.

Ha ha ha.

Jessy: A toast to the
trio with the brio.

James: Hear! Hear!

Meowth: Yeah,
whatever that means.

Well, fellow rocketeers,

we've procured
plenty of pokémon.

And we finally snatched that
sniveling twerp's precious Pikachu.

Let's poké par-tay!

Ha ha. Team rocket
has finally come up with

the biggest poké haul of all.

Yeah! Yeah!

♪ We got pokémon, yeah ♪

♪ we got pokémon, yeah ♪

Richie: Ha ha ha.
Huh?

What are you doing?

Hmm? OK, see what
pokémon you can see

when you connect up the stars.

Uh, it looks like an Onix!

Yeah.

Now connect those bright ones

to the ones down over there.

Wow, it's Pikachu!

Right.

Ha ha. I guess you
think about pokémon

as much as I do.

Mm-hmm. Pokémon
are amazing.

I think about their
different personalities

and strengths and
weaknesses so much

that I even dream about them.

Yeah?

Yeah. And I'm gonna
be a great trainer.

Hmm. Ha ha ha.

I'm going to be the greatest
pokémon trainer on the entire Planet.

The entire Planet?

That's right.

It'll never happen.

Huh?

'Cause I'm going to be
the greatest trainer

in the entire galaxy.

Uh-uh, entire galaxy?

Oh, I'm going to be
the best in the universe.

Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha.

[Birds singing]

We've just got
to find team rocket.

Hey, look!
Oh!

Tire tracks.

They go into the woods.

Let's follow them.

[All snoring]

It's them.

But where are the pokémon?

Probably still in the Van.

Hmm. Let's
check it out.

[Whispering]
Hey, Pikachu.

Pikachu!

Pikachu!

Oh, don't worry.
I'll get you out.

[Mumbling]

Pika!

Pikachu!

Are the Pokéballs...

Don't worry. They're
all here in the bag.

Let's grab them and go.

Jessy: Ha ha ha.

Look what just creeped
into our campsite.

We're taking the Pokéballs.

Pika!

The only think
you're taking is a ride.

Bye-bye.

Hold it!

Pikachu!

We're locked in!

There must be some way out.

Whoa! Whoa!

Once we get rid
of the twerp twins,

we'll have Pikachu and the
other pokémon all to ourselves.

We got to think
of something fast.

If only we could stop the Van.

Hey, maybe our pokémon can help.

Right.

Uh-oh, I can't tell
which ones are mine!

Pika.

Ash, all my Pokéballs
are right here.

Yeah? How can
you tell that?

I put these stars on them
so I can tell they're mine.

Oh, good idea.

Mine must be in here somewhere.

I choose you...

Bulbasaur!

Drowzee.

Uh-oh.

Return!

Maybe these.

Slowbro.

Goo goo goo goo goo goo.

Oh, not even close.

Return!

[Sniffing]

Ah!

Pika-pi!

Huh? You think this
Pokéball is mine?

Pikachu.

Go, whoever you are!

Bulbasaur!

Bulbasaur, tackle
attack that wall!

Bulba, bulba, bulba, Bulbasaur!

Oh, nice try.

Use your razor leaf attack.

Bulbasaur.

No good.

Pika!

Ash, let my pokémon try.

Zippo, I choose you!

A Charmander.

Zippo, use your slash attack!

Attack!

Attack!

Char, char, char,
char, char, char!

All: Hey,
this Van's a rental!

Too bad.
The ride's over.

But only for you.

Go get them, James.

But I'm driving.

Grr!

Arbok, go!

Pikachu, thunderbolt attack!

Pi... ca...

Turn attack!

Aah!

Pika!

Oh, Pikachu, are you OK?

Pika!

Nice driving.

I should get a license.

Sparky, you're on!

Pikachu!

A Pikachu?

Pi, pika!

There's ?

One's tough enough.

It's twice as nice.

Arbok, give them trouble
and make it double.

Cha!

Sparky, confuse arbok
with your agility.

Chu! Chu! Chu!

Pikachu, give them
agility in stereo!

Cha!

Chu, chu, chu, chu.

Cha!

Pik, pik, pik, pik.

Aah, are there or ?

Aah!

Yes!

Now let's attack them together.

OK.

Sparky!

Pikachu!

Both: Thunderbolt attack!

Aah! Aah!

Eee!

All: Whoa!

We're blasting off again!

We did it!

Look, ash, up ahead!

Oh!

Oh, no!

Pidgeotto!

[Squawk]

Happy!

Free!

That's a nice Butterfree.

Maybe they can be
our pokémon parachutes.

Oh, yeah!

Aah! Aah!

We're falling too fast!

Hey, ash, use whirlwinds.

Huh?

Aim a whirlwind attack
down towards the ground.

Right!

Pidgeotto!

Happy!

Both: Whirlwind attack!

[Squawk]

Free!

Free! [Squawk]

Everybody OK?

Bulbasaur!

Pika.

[Squawk]

We're OK, too.

Pikachu.

Char.
Free!

That's the second time
you saved me.

Mm-mmm. You're the one
who saved me.

If you hadn't thought of
the pokémon parachute,

we'd be history.

Yeah, but you're the one who...

Huh? Huh?

Misty: Hey, ash!

Are you guys OK?

Yeah, we're just fine.

And we got back all
the trainers' Pokéballs.

Ha ha ha.

Ha ha ha.

The next trainer will be ash
Ketchum from palett town.

That's me!

Let's see.

That means your next
opponent is going to be...

Oh! Huh?

Oh. Oh.

Huh?

Oh.

Announcer: And so, ash's next
opponent is his newest friend.

How will our heroes
find the courage

to put their skills and their
friendship to the ultimate test?

Whatever you do,
don't Miss round .

This time there's more
to lose than just a match.

Meanwhile...

I just don't understand it.

How can we feel so low?

When we're up so high.

♪ pokémon
in the bag ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ if all of those
pokémon go free ♪

♪ ain't no pokémon
for me ♪

Don't go away.
Pikachu's jukebox is next.

Pika, pika!

♪ Good friends ♪

♪ are those
who stick together ♪

♪ when there's sun ♪

♪ and in the heavy weather,
yeah ♪

♪ with smile after smile ♪

♪ that's how it will be ♪

♪ just you and me ♪

♪ till the end ♪

♪ I will be with you ♪

♪ we will go ♪

♪ where our dreams
come true ♪

♪ all the times that
we have been through ♪

♪ you will always
be my best friend ♪

♪ till the end ♪

♪ I will be with you ♪

♪ we will go ♪

♪ where our dreams
come true ♪

♪ our dreams
come true, yeah ♪

♪ all the times that
we have been through ♪

♪ have been through ♪

♪ you will always
be my best friend ♪

♪ I wanna be
the very best ♪

♪ like no one
ever was ♪

♪ to catch them
is my real test ♪

♪ to train them
is my cause ♪

♪ pokémon,
gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ a heart so true ♪

♪ our courage
will pull us through ♪

♪ you teach me ♪

♪ and I'll teach you ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ I wanna be
the very best ♪

♪ like no one ever was ♪

♪ to catch them
is my real test ♪

♪ to train them
is my cause ♪

♪ I will travel
across the land ♪

♪ searching far and wide ♪

♪ each pokémon
to understand ♪

♪ the power that's inside ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta
catch 'em all ♪

♪ it's you and me ♪

♪ I know it's my destiny ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ oh, you're
my best friend ♪

♪ in a world
we must defend ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta
catch 'em all ♪

♪ a heart so true ♪

♪ our courage
will pull us through ♪

♪ you teach me,
and I'll teach you ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ pokémon ♪