07x23 - Take the Lombre Home

[bunniefuu]

[May giggles]

Hi, there, my little contest ribbons, I just love you!

I'm never gonna let this box out of my sight!

Mom and Dad are sure gonna be proud of you

for winnin' that ribbon.

I know.

And when I win my next Gym battle

you're gonna be proud of me!

Good luck, my Dad's gonna be very tough to beat.

Yeah, well this time there's no way I'm gonna lose!

[EXCITED]

[groans]

I could really use some water.

Hey, how about the canteen?

Nope, we're dry as a bone.

What? But I'm really, really thirsty too, guys!

So am I, now that we're talkin' about it.

[chuckles] Not to worry!

For one as well prepared as I to not have brought along

any water today, there must be a good reason.

ASH/MAY/MAX Yeah?

Follow me!

[SURPRISED]

ASH/MAY/MAX Hey, Brock, wait up!

NARRATOR Now that May has won her second Pokémon contest

our heroes' next destination is Petalburg City

for Ash's Gym battle, after a short water break.

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Every Trainer has a choice ♪

♪ To listen to the voice inside ♪

♪ And the battle may be won ♪

♪ Winners may have come and gone ♪

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ This dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet the challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This shows that you and I ♪

♪ Will be the best that the world's ever seen ♪

♪ 'Cause we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Take The Lombre Home."

Ah, that glorious feeling of honest thievery!

Feels good doin' some physical labor, huh?

Hm. Here they come!

And it's almost like we drew those Twerps a map!

To land right in our lap!

Meanin' time to set our Pikachu trap!

[AGREEMENT]

BROCK 'You see, there happens to be a freshwater spring'

'in this forest listed among'

'the world's hundred most famous!'

Wow, cool!

Yeah, well, it still gives me the creeps.

MAX You said it.

Come on, you're not afraid

of a bunch of trees, are you?

[CONFIDENT]

[FOCUSED]

[screaming]

What's that?

Hey, relax, it's a Zubat!

So what was that you were trying to say?

Uh, never mind.

[SHEEPISH]

Hm? Hey, look!

[SURPRISED]

[EXERTION]

A Solrock!

Come on, guys!

[screaming]

[grunting]

JESSIE You sure fell for it this time.

This trap again?

If the trap ain't broke, don't fix it!

But we're gonna fix you!

[PANICKING]

Give back Pikachu!

JAMES/JESSIE/MEOWTH We're just takin' what's not ours!

SOLROCK [EXERTION]

[screaming]

Huh!

Pikachu!

[RELIEVED]

[ANGRY]

Hey, you, get out of here!

Keep all of your noses out of our business!

MEOWTH 'Rise and shine elsewheres!'

That Solrock's a really cool Pokémon.

Yeah!

POKEDEX Solrock, the Meteorite Pokémon.

Solrock has the ability to read its opponents' minds.

It attacks by rotating quickly while giving off intense heat.

Very interesting.

- A learning experience! - Truly!

What are we talking about? We hate those Twerps!

Cacnea, let's go!

[APPEARING]/[EXCITED]

I'd prefer a Pin m*ssile on Solrock, please?

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[STRUGGLING]

Spread your sunshine somewheres else!

- Yeah! - Yeah!

[screaming]

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Whoa, a Solar Beam?

[whimpering]

We're blasting off again!

They're gone?

Where's Solrock?

ASH Hey! Solrock!

[CALLING]

Since it saved Pikachu and all

I really wanted to say thank you.

Well, I suggest since we're all still thirsty

we find those springs!

MAX/MAY Sounds good!

Ugh! It's empty!

Oh, no, what are we gonna do now?

ASH You sure this is the right place?

BROCK Yeah, it's right on the map.

MAY Look, guys!

MAX/BROCK/ASH Hmm?

MAY 'Is that a village?'

MAX 'Yeah, it is.'

And just in time.

I'm sure they'll have some water down there.

MAX 'I don't know.'

What is this place? A ghost town?

BROCK 'Yeah, with a ghost of a river too.'

MAY/MAX Oh!

Pikachu, do you smell any water around here?

[DISCOURAGED]

Pikachu can't do that. Can it?

No, but a Water Pokémon can!

Oh, yeah! Corphish, find some water!

[APPEARING]/[READY]

Hey, Lotad! Mudkip! Go!

[APPEARING]/[HAPPY]

[APPEARING]/[HAPPY]

[APPEARING]/[HAPPY]

Skitty, of course you can help out too!

[HAPPY]

Alright! Let's go find some water!

[DETERMINED]

[FOCUSED]

Corphish! So you think that might be the spot?

[EXCITED]

Skitty, did you find something?

SKITTY [FOCUSED]

Yeah!

How's it going, Corphish?

[FOCUSED]/[EXCITED]

It'll hold water anyway.

[DISAPPOINTED]

[EXCITED]

I know, you just love the smell of those flowers, don't you?

[PLEASED]

[EXCITED]

- A well! - Alright!

Let's see. This has dried up too. Bummer.

MAY/MAX Oh, no!

[EXCITED]

PIKACHU [SURPRISED]

- Well? - What is it, Lotad?

Something going on?

[STRUGGLING]

[gasping]

[chuckles] That was a big build-up for nothing!

Yeah, you're right. Hang on, Lotad, I'll pull you up!

Okay you're safe and sound now, that was quite a fall.

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX Huh!

- Hey, Lotad! - Look, at that, it's evolving!

[GREETINGS]

Hey, Brock, your Lotad evolved into a Lombre!

I gotta check this out!

POKEDEX Lombre, the JollyPokémon.

Lombre is the evolved form of Lotad.

Primarily a nocturnal creature.

'It is sometimes mistaken for a human child.'

[chuckles] Welcome to our team, Lombre!

[CONFIDENT]

TALLULAH [screaming]

It's the great and powerful Lombre!

I don't believe it!

ASH/MAX/MAY/BROCK Huh!

A miracle.

Nothing short of a miracle.

Excuse me. Why are you so interested in this Lombre?

That's the Great Lombre if you don't mind!

MAX/MAY Yes, ma'am.

See, whenever our little village has suffered the slings

and arrows of crisis and misfortune

Great Lombre, the Water Lord comes.

Crisis and misfortune?

We'd love to hear what happened, ma'am, but--

I'll tell you what happened.

It's that wicked Solrock bringing its bad luck!

What did Solrock do?

Everyone, come and gather together!

What is it, grandma?

A-ah!

So very pleased to meet you. The name is Brock. And yours?

Oh, hello. My name is Mary.

Brock and Mary, huh?

That sounds nice

but, Mary, Mary, we're not so contrary.

Contrary?

Meaning different. Like Brock!

Behold, the Great Lombre!

It's true! We're saved! Come on!

What did your Grandma mean about Solrock

bringing all of this bad stuff to your village?

Are you still going on about that, Grandma?

You know I'm only telling it like it is.

If you say so.

Well, I suppose I should try to explain what's going on.

First, you got any water?

Yeah, I haven't been this thirsty in my whole life!

[gulping]

Ah! That's good!

This water's great!

Wow, I can see why this spring water

is some of the best in the whole world.

And our water is the problem.

Yeah, we're now in the middle

of a severe water shortage.

MARY It wasn't all that long ago that our rivers and wells

were full and overflowing!

You see, farther upstream there's a sacred spring

that has always supplied us with clean, pure water.

Our village has always believed

that the Great Lombre, Water Lord, lives there.

But a meteorite was seen falling

near the Great Lombre's shrine.

And since that moment, a Solrock has been seen

in our forest.

While at the same time the rains

have mysteriously stopped and our springs have dried up!

Many of the villagers, including my Grandmother

are convinced that the Solrock is responsible for the drought.

So what do you think, Mary?

It doesn't make sense!

How could that Solrock have done this?

There has to be a logical reason.

A rational explanation with just a little bit more science!

♪ Lift the sorrow ease our pain ♪

Huh?

♪ Fill the springs with welcome rain ♪

♪ Let our village be happy again ♪♪

Grandma, what? What are you doing now?

Mary, you know!

It's obvious we're doing a rain dance

for the Great Lombre!

Did she say rain dance?

[CURIOUS]

By getting together and doing a rain dance

near the spring, we'll bring all the water back to the village

and drive away that evil Solrock!

Hey, you've got it all wrong.

There's no way that Solrock is evil!

That Solrock helped us out!

Yeah, Ash is right!

So there has to be another reason for the drought!

Of course! You're just being superstitious!

We need a scientific approach.

I suggest we do a little research

on the way water flows into our village.

Huh! You know about science?

I know we should check out the Earth under the spring

to find out what really happened.

But then you'll anger the Water Lord!

Will you get off it?

Enough, Mary! All this talk is pointless!

Now! Everyone!

Let's get back to the rain dance!

[cheering]

[CONFIDENT]

So, let's give it all we've got!

♪ Lift our sorrow ease our pain ♪

♪ Fill the springs with welcome rain ♪

♪ Let our village be happy again ♪

♪ Oh Great Lombre bring us rain.. ♪♪

It's kind of cool watching them march!

[HAPPY]

But you don't think it's gonna bring any rain

do you?

Mary, dear, may I have this rain dance?

Maybe, you should sit this one out!

[AMUSED]

Whoa! Lombre's getting into all that rain dancing too!

[EXCITED]

That's so cute.

Lombre's really got some good moves.

That's a pretty funky Pokémon.

Not bad.

Folks, The Great Lombre has decided to join our quest

for rain by shaking that great groove thing

and dancing the day away!

[HAPPY]

♪ Oh Great Lombre bring us rain ♪

♪ Lift our sorrow ease our pain ♪♪

Hey, it looks like this party's really getting started!

[EXCITED]

Eh, Pikachu?

[HAPPY]

[EXCITED]

[EXCITED]

Awesome! Even the Wild Pokémon are going wild!

[HAPPY]

♪ Fill the springs with welcome rain ♪

♪ Let our village be happy again ♪

♪ Oh Great Lombre bring us rain ♪

[HAPPY]

♪ Let our village be happy again ♪♪

This is cool!

I hope it does rain for them.

Yeah. You sure can't accuse them of not trying.

I think it is gonna rain.

And then again, Max, maybe not.

[laughing]

That was some workout.

I just love some good rain dancing.

But what's the point if it doesn't rain?

Well, maybe if they keep up all their dancing

that Solrock will show up!

He's right, I mean, just look at all the Wild Pokémon

that came out!

And then we could show all of them

that Solrock is innocent.

I don't know.

Solrock can read peoples' minds, remember?

Why would it wanna come around a bunch of people

who are angry at it?

Hold on! It's not that we're angry.

Let's just say that Solrock

isn't one of our favorite Pokémon.

Wait a sec! What's the difference?

Alright. I think I might have the answer!

[HAPPY]

ASH 'I get it, that Lombre's not thinking'

'any bad thoughts, right?'

That's safe to assume.

Doubt Lombre's thinkin' any thoughts at all.

And that way, Solrock won't have a reason to be defensive!

And that would be an answer to a prayer.

PIKACHU [SURPRISED]

[HAPPY]

[STARTLED]

Hey, it's Solrock!

This praying stuff's quick.

SOLROCK [CURIOUS]

LOMBRE [FRIENDLY]

SOLROCK/LOMBRE [FRIENDLY]

That's good. As long as Solrock feels safe

it'll stay around, right?

[APPEARING]/[EXCITED]

Huh, Skitty, what are you doing?

[EXCITED]

Come back!

Oh! Oh, no. Wait!

[EXCITED]

[gasping]

Huh? What's this?

May, I know this cave like the back of my hand.

So, let's go in and find your Skitty!

Oh, okay.

[HAPPY]

Skitty, you shouldn't just run away like that.

[CONCERNED]

Huh?

What's all that?

MARY It's some sort of pump.

MARY Someone's been pumping out all the water!

So now it makes sense why all of our water disappeared.

Huh! A lot of work but worth it.

JAMES 'Thanks!'

MEOWTH Next.

It's perfect. I love when the cost

of doing business is zero, zip!

And seeing how human peoples go crazy

over this bottled water stuff, we're gonna make a mint!

[CONCERNED]

What? Let me have a look.

Isn't that? Solrock and Lombre!

Together?

Think of how happy the Boss would be

if we catch those two and give 'em to him!

I'm trying to think but nothing's happening.

MEOWTH First thing every morning

the Boss will splash his sleepy face

with a load of fresh water from Lombre!

And Solrock will be there to dry off that watery face

with a blast of a mornin' Ember!

With a great start to a great day under his belt, he'll say

"Because of these wonderful Pokémon

I must reward Meowth and his friends!"

MEOWTH/JESSIE/JAMES [chuckles]

MEOWTH/JESSIE/JAMES Lots and lots of dough-rey-me!

Filthy stinking rich!

[EXCITED]

- 'Team Rocket?' - Huh?

You've got some nerve stealing all of our water!

[HAPPY]

Now it looks like Solrock's getting into the dance too!

Come on now, does that look like a bad Pokémon to you?

Yes, that dance is a curse.

[gasping]

Everyone, listen to me!

If we allow Solrock to dance

we'll be cursed with more sunlight!

CROWD What?

ASH Wrong!

Solrock and Lombre are buddies now, that's all!

Stop them, now!

CROWD Hah, charge!

[SCARED]/[EXERTION]

[groaning]

Hey, look! Solrock read their minds!

Solrock, please don't be afraid!

They can't hurt you, so go on and put them down!

[CONCERNED]

LOMBRE [REASSURING]

SOLROCK [RELIEVED]

[groaning]

ASH Thanks, Solrock.

PIKACHU [GRATEFUL]

MAY 'Hey, Ash!'

You guys, it's all Team Rocket's fault!

Team Rocket?

[SHOCKED]

We're being punished.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [laughing]

Hah!

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble. We drained you dry.'

JAMES 'And make it double. I'm a thirsty guy.'

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.

- It's Jessie. - Don't forget James.

Team Rocket quenches our thirst for success

at the speed of light.

Surrender now, raise your glass, or fight, fight, fight!

Meowth, that's right!

[AGREEMENT]

It's them! They stole all the water from our village.

That makes sense!

It's time to find Lombre and Solrock a new home, Meowth.

Alrighty then! Huh.

[PANICKING]

Quick, Lombre, use Razor Leaf, now!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

LOMBRE/SORLOCK [CONFIDENT]

JAMES/JESSIE/MEOWTH What was that?

Alright, Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

I don't think so, Twerp face!

[PAINED]

Pikachu!

They look a little thirsty.

You're right. Meowth, why don't you offer them a drink?

This'll quench your thirst!

[gasping]

Hey! Look out!

[STRUGGLING]

- Hah! - Hah!

Solrock should be weak against water

since it's a Rock type!

[FOCUSED]

Hey! You see that?

Solrock's actually helping us!

[FOCUSED]

Solrock's spinning like a top! Awesome!

And with the heat Solrock's giving off

the water doesn't even stand a chance!

[HAPPY]

So that ain't enough? Okay, bottoms up!

[FOCUSED]

[screaming]

[EXERTION]

[screaming]

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[screaming]

So much for our great bottled water plan.

And all our liquid assets.

Yeah? Well, speaking of that, it looks like

it's time for us to kiss ours goodbye!

We're blasting off again!

WOBBUFFET [FRUSTRATED]

[FOCUSED]

Now what?

I think Solrock might be out of control!

It must be 'cause it was spinning so fast!

Is it just me, or is it getting hot?

[gasping]

[STRUGGLING]

Solrock's headed straight for the village!

You've got to help us. Please do something.

Of course! Lombre, use Water g*n!

[WATER g*n MOVE]

[STRUGGLING]

That's the way! Good shot!

[HAPPY]

Mudkip! You too!

[APPEARING]/[WATER g*n MOVE]

SOLROCK [STRUGGLING]

Hey, it looks like rain clouds!

It must be from the water hitting Solrock's fire!

Great, Lombre!

Mudkip, keep it goin'!

[WATER g*n MOVE]

Yippee! It's raining!

Nothing short of a miracle!

[indistinct chatter]

[STRUGGLING]

We did it!

[HAPPY]

[SURPRISED]

The spring is filling back up again!

[cheering]

[indistinct chatter]

[HAPPY]

Oh, thank you, our dear Water Lord!

[HAPPY]

[laughing]

Looks like everything's back to normal.

Thanks to you all. You were wonderful.

- Oh, Mary, I can't decide! - What?

You know, uh, maybe I should stay here with Lombre

and protect you and the sacred spring.

What do you say?

MARY What are you doing, Grandma?

TALLULAH It's time that we all show our gratitude

to the Great Lombre!

Oh, Great Lombre

you have protected our scared spring

for many years, and for this we give thanks.

However, from this moment on.

Solrock will be taking over

as our new sacred spring guardian!

CROWD Hurray!

Well, at least they changed their minds about something.

Oh, Brock, I hope you weren't saying anything

important before.

Oh, no. Not at all.

ASH Well, I guess it's time for us to get goin'.

TALLULAH We can't thank you enough for all your help.

She's right! Thanks again, you guys.

We're just glad it all worked out.

BROCK/MAY/MAX Bye, everyone!

- Take care of yourselves! - Come back soon!

Thanks again!

Goodbye, you guys!

NARRATOR Our heroes once again continue their journey

but this time with the knowledge

they were able to save an entire village from drought.

Now, it's on to Petalburg City

and discovering more new adventures along the way

in this mysterious world of Pokémon.

[PLEASED]

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ This dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet ♪

♪ The challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This shows that you and I ♪

♪ Will be the best ♪

♪ That the world's ever seen ♪

♪ Because we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪