07x29 - Love, Petalburg Style!

[bunniefuu]

Ah! Look, Max! Petalburg City!

MAX We finally made it!

MAY It feels like forever since we've been home!

NARRATOR It's a special homecoming for our heroes

as they reach Petalburg City.

But for Ash the only thing it represents

is home to his fifth Gym battle!

Check out all the new stores!

Hey, look! There's dad!

MAX Hey-hey!

That's so cool! Big posters of dad?

I'm so proud of him!

So, I guess this time when I win my badge

it'll be from someone famous!

Alright!

I may have lost to Norman last time

but this time, no way!

[AGREEMENT]

You know, Ash is gonna be pretty tough to beat.

Please! I don't think so.

You know how hard my dad's been practicing

since that last battle?

Oh, yeah? Well, in case you haven't noticed

I've been practicing pretty hard myself!

Anyway, you guys go on ahead, while I take my Pokémon

over to the Pokémon Center for a little rest!

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Every trainer has a choice ♪

♪ To listen to the voice inside ♪

♪ Although the battle may be long ♪

♪ Winners may have come and gone ♪

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ This dream will never die ♪

♪ We won't rest 'til we meet the challenge of the 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 ♪♪

ASH "Love, Petalburg Style!"

MAX 'Home sweet home!'

MAY Yeah, and it hasn't changed at all!

MAY/MAX Hey, there! We're home!

May and Max, it's so good to see you guys again!

[chuckles] Hi, Kenny! It's good to see you too!

Are mom and dad home?

No! Actually, he's not. I mean, your dad's not home.

Oh, that's too bad.

So, Kenny, how's it been going lately?

Oh, it's been okay.

I bet you two are glad to be home!

About your dad, we've got a little problem going on.

Problem? Is it serious?

Probably nothing you need to worry about.

The whole thing is actually kind of complicated.

MAX/MAY Oh!

CAROLINE 'My babies!'

You're home! I'm so glad. I've missed you so much!

MAY/MAX Hi, mom!

MAX/MAY We missed you too!

- How have you two been? - Good!

Max, I think you've grown at least three inches!

- Hi, Caroline! - Brock!

Thanks for coming all this way.

Come on inside and relax!

Hey, mom, when're we gonna get to see, daddy?

- Not right now. - Uh!

I haven't been doing my job now, have I?

Sweep sweep sweep sweep!

What's up with him? Mom, what's wrong?

Nothing dear, I just need to go back

and finish getting lunch ready, that's all!

You hungry? I hope you'll join us, Brock.

Thank you! It'd be my pleasure!

Yay! We finally get to eat mom's home cooking again!

[sighs]

Huh?

Hey! Hello?

[EXCITED]

Huh?

[giggling]

Uh, look who it is! Hey, Norman!

Oh, Norman, are you sure?

Of course! You know I trust you one hundred percent!

Excuse me.

JOY/NORMAN Huh!

Oh! Welcome back, Ash!

Yeah, I've been looking forward to your return!

Thanks, I have been too!

[HAPPY]

I would imagine you have quite a few new Pokémon. Am I right?

Yes, sir! That's why I'm here. And we're ready to win!

[AGREEMENT]

Well, well, that's the spirit!

So, what do you say to a battle rematch?

I don't see why not?

Thanks, Nurse Joy. I'll follow up with you soon!

You know you can depend on me anytime, Norman!

Yeah, I know that!

Sounds like there's a big secret! What's up?

Uhhh.

Nothing, there's nothing at all.

Right, Nurse Joy? Huh?

That's right! Nothing!

JOY/NORMAN [laughing]

JESSIE 'Where are we anyway?'

JAMES 'All I know is it's a jungle out here.'

Oh, it's not even real. It's just a greenhouse.

But a special greenhouse, a greenhouse owned by Norman.

Who cares who owns it?

Yeah! Why'd you drag us to this ridiculous place anyway?

For your information, the Twerps are gonna battle here.

Putting us in a primo stealing position!

I'm remembering a bad experience

trying to steal from that guy Norman.

Ah, you worry too much!

Besides, who'd think we'd be dumb enough

to attack the same place twice?

You're right! Nobody knows we're that dumb!

Those two are dumb and dumber. So then what does that make me?

JESSIE/JAMES I don't know, dumberer?

MEOWTH No! It would be dumbest, not dumberer, dumbest!

Of course, Meowth, if you say so.

Okay, now that we got that settled, I'm dumbest!

You're right.

Eat up, kids, I've made plenty of food!

So, anyway, mom, that's when Team Rocket showed up

and started causing all of us a ton of trouble!

Oh dear! Were you in any danger?

Come on, mom! We can take care of ourselves.

Cool it! If you keep saying things like that to mom

she'll never let us leave again!

Oh, sorry.

So, mom, when's dad gonna be home?

Oh, yeah! Dad always comes home for lunch, doesn't he?

Uh... Not, not today.

Brock, you still look hungry.

Do you want some more, huh? Do you? Do you?

Well, yeah, why not?

KENNY 'Now you're speaking my language, Brock!'

- And, here you go! - Thanks.

Hey, I almost forgot!

Guess what, mom, I caught a Beautifly!

You caught a what?

We can talk about that later.

BROCK/MAY/MAX Huh!

Are you feeling alright, Kenny?

You seem sort of different.

Uh-huh! Never felt better in my life!

[laughing]

So, anyway, May and Beautifly

have been in a lot of Pokémon Contests!

They didn't say Beautifly they said soup and fries!

KENNY 'They're talking about the cooking contests'

'May has entered, that's all!'

[Caroline grunting]

She's gonna blow!

BROCK What's going on?

MAY/MAX Mom! What's wrong?

Huh!

Oh, nothing! I've just been trying to

work some exercise into my housework!

[laughing]

And one and two and one and two

and one and two and one and two and one and two and one and..

[gasping]

Come on! Hurry!

MAY What is going on with mom, Kenny?

Keep it down! You never know who might be around listening in.

Alright, tell us.

- Here's the deal. - Ahh!

- Huh? - What is it, Max?

A Vigoroth!

A what?

[CURIOUS]

Oh, yeah! I wonder if that's the same Vigoroth that beat Pikachu.

I've never been inside of dad's greenhouse before

when he wasn't in here with me. It's kind of cool, huh?

This greenhouse is where dad keeps all of his Gym Pokémon.

Wow, that's pretty cool.

It's great to see you again, Vigoroth!

[EXCITED]

Hi, there!

Dad never let us watch

any of the battles in his Gym.

Huh.

He was afraid that we might

distract the challengers.

Well, that makes sense

but not being able to watch your dad in action

must've been frustrating for you guys.

Not really, we understood!

We knew from the very beginning

that a good Gym Leader is a strict Gym Leader

and he always had time to play with us

after his battles were all done!

Well!

Uh, sorry to interrupt your stroll down memory lane.

MAX 'Look, guys, a Slakoth!'

A Slakoth?

POKEDEX Slakoth, the Slacker Pokémon.

Slakoth is generally found sleeping

and very few ever witness it in motion.

That's cool. I've never seen a Slakoth wide-awake before!

It seems like it really likes you, Max!

Come on, I've got to tell you guys something, it's important!

Look, guys, it's a Slaking!

- A Slaking? - That's great!

POKEDEX Slaking, the Lazy Pokémon.

Slaking lives most of its life asleep.

Eating only grasses that grow within its reach.

I remember dad always telling me about how Slaking

are a total pain in the neck to raise and take care of!

Probably lives up to its name Lazy Pokémon!

Yeah, right. But once you get them into battle

it's intense because Slaking are so powerful!

Hey, guys, there's something I've been trying to tell you

and I just can't wait anymore!

Oh! Go ahead, Kenny!

You see, I think there's something weird

going on with your mom and dad.

- What? - What're you talking about?

Well, your dad is at the Pokémon Center every single day lately

and it seems like your mom is always mad

and yelling at him about nothing!

So, a lot of people go to the Pokémon Center everyday

and a lot of people yell!

Yeah! If you wanna to put it that way.

'Cause that's the way it is!

KENNY Well, I don't like all this tension either.

After all your dad is my boss.

But there's more, every time your mom hears

the word "Beautifly" she gets all weird and upset!

MAY Why would mom get upset about that?

KENNY I have no idea.

I don't know, it doesn't make sense.

And she won't talk about it either.

Hey, I finally found you!

MAX/KENNY/MAY/BROCK Uh?

Hi, Ash!

JESSIE 'How can you get lost in a greenhouse?'

I don't need to see another shrub for as long as I live.

- Huh? Hey, look! - Huh!

Talk about your good timing!

No, let's talk about stealing Pikachu.

- Hold on. I got a better idea! - Which is?

Okay, this place's crawling with Vigoroth, Slakoth and Slaking.

So we catch all three evolutionary stages

and give 'em to the Boss.

Why, are they preferable to Pikachu?

MEOWTH Imagine the Boss tryin' to get out of bed, early one mornin'.

Bummer! I just can't wake up!

Isn't there anything to look forward to in my sad life?

Huh?

MEOWTH And that's when his Vigoroth

comes to the rescue with a big fat hug.

Good morning! Thank youse for makin' my day!

Aaah! Enough day-makin'!

I'm glad I'm awake, but ain't there a more gentle way

without breakin' my back?

MEOWTH Then he sees the other two.

Ahh, my Slakoth and Slaking!

You guys always help me to feel relaxed.

MEOWTH Then he'll say..

Since Meowth and his friends gave me such a

great present, I must do the same for them.

JAMES/JESSIE/MEOWTH Ha-ha! Who's number one? Who's having fun?

JAMES/JESSIE/MEOWTH Give up? It's us!

So! Ready for success?

JAMES/MEOWTH Yes!

[AGREEMENT]

What? Norman's where?

I just saw him over at the Pokémon Center

talking to Nurse Joy.

MAY/BROCK/KENNY/MAX Hmm!

Think she must have been helping him

with one of his Pokémon.

Right, Pikachu?

[AGREEMENT]

Ah! I knew it!

What? What's wrong?

What are we gonna do, you guys?

I know! Ask me what I'm going to do!

KENNY/ASH/MAY/MAX Uh?

Yep, this is a job

for the original Love Doctor.

I'm afraid, that's me. Later!

ASH/MAY/MAX/KENNY Huh!

This could be bad!

It's fine! Brock knows what he's doing!

But he calls himself the Love Doctor!

MAY/MAX/KENNY Let's go!

Wait! Where?

VIGOROTH [SHOCK]

Cool, it's a Vigoroth!

It's nice of you to drop by!

[AMUSED]

MAX/KENNY/MAY/BROCK Huh.

- You're kidding! - No, really!

Yeah, it's true.

I can't believe my own eyes!

I still say it's not true!

Well, look, it's May and Max. Hi!

So, I hear you've caught some new Pokémon!

MAX/MAY Mm-hmm.

What's wrong? Do you feel okay?

No, not really.

Norman, it's good to see you again.

Brock! How are you?

We need to have a talk.

- Uh-huh. - Uh.

Yeah, it's Nurse Joy!

Hi, Brock.

- Not now, Doctor Love! - Then when?

MEOWTH Lookin' for those three Pokémon in this place is like

finding three needles in a hay stack.

I've had enough of this nature walk.

Well, there seems to be no apparent end to it.

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES Huh?

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES Uh!

There's just no excuse for a greenhouse of this size.

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES Hm? Huh?

Now, what is that thing?

Let's see, a rocket launcher perhaps?

Guess what! I don't really care what it is.

Back we go!

JAMES/MEOWTH Ohh.

Awesome! It's a Slakoth!

[TIRED]

Hey, how's it going, Slakoth?

Say hi to Pikachu. And my name's Ash!

[HAPPY]

[SALUTATIONS]

Huh?

Whoa! A Slaking too!

I bet you guys are all Norman's Pokémon, aren't you?

Alright, Norman! Listen up!

When you got married to Caroline you promised to love her

and protect her and spend time with her.

Word is you're not fulfilling that promise.

Tell her that you're sorry. Grovel, if you have to.

What in the world are you talking about?

Nurse Joy, I hope I haven't offended you

with my harsh words.

- Awkward. - The doctor is out.

It's bad enough having to deal with just one problem!

May, what problem are you talking about?

Oh, dad.

[sighs]

Norman!

MAY/MAX Uh, it's mom!

Dear, what's wrong?

Where are you going with that suitcase?

I'm going anywhere but here!

MAY/MAX Uh!

Caroline!

Well, do you need any help with your luggage?

MAY/MAX/CAROLINE Ahh.

Listen up. She is leaving!

Right, I'm just wondering where she's going.

I just told you. Anywhere but here.

Well, okay.

I guess that means you'll be handling

the kitchen detail, Kenny.

MAX/MAY/KENNY/CAROLINE Ahh!

MAX/MAY/KENNY/CAROLINE How can you be so incredibly dense?

Not everyone can understand women.

What do I have to do? Draw you a map?

Yeah, okay! That could be helpful.

Wonder if there's a problem? It's taking them a long time.

[UNSURE]

JESSIE 'This humidity is ruining my hair.'

JAMES But the mud is doing wonders for my skin!

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Ahh.

JESSIE It's too good to be true!

Our three Evolution Pokémon.

With a side dish of Pikachu.

What are you doing here?

Prepare for trouble, we don't want you.

Make it triple plus Pikachu.

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!

- I'm Jessie. - And don't forget James.

Team Rocket boogies down at the speed of light!

Surrender now while doing the twist or fight, fight, fight!

Meowth! That's right.

[AGREEMENT]

Why can't you guys just leave us alone?

PIKACHU [ANNOYED]

I'm glad you asked.

You know how much we like Pikachu.

Now we're liking those other three too.

Seviper, let's go!

You too, Cacnea!

[READY]

CACNEA [READY]/[EXCITED]

Why don't you get it? Attack the other way.

[EXERTION]

Here we go. Get ready for a battle.

- And that's the whole story. - Oh! My!

But fortunately now my eyes are wide open!

Don't worry about me, kids, I'll be just fine.

- But, mom? - Thanks!

It was really thoughtful of you

to have us deal with this on our wedding anniversary.

That's right, I forgot, your wedding anniversary is today.

- I didn't. - That's why you can't leave!

Yeah, you've gotta try and work this thing out!

Knock it off.

None of you people are even giving

dad the benefit of the doubt.

My dad is the best Gym Leader in the whole world!

And he's my hero too!

Yes, I know, Max.

[chuckles] What a mess!

But at least now I know what you're talking about.

MAY Dad, we don't think it's very funny.

I'm sorry, May.

There's just been a huge misunderstanding.

MAY/MAX/CAROLINE Huh.

What do you say we all head home

and straighten this thing out?

Seviper, Poison Tail now.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Pikachu!

Cacnea, use Pin m*ssile.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[PAINED]

[TIRED]

Well then, I guess we're all pretty clear on

who's king of this jungle, wouldn't you say?

But we're not out of the woods yet.

Go, Seviper.

We better run for it guys.

PIKACHU/VIGOROTH/SLAKOTH [EXERTION]

Wow! That was good!

I'm not sure what happened, but I'll gladly take credit for it.

PIKACHU/VIGOROTH/SLAKOTH [PAINED]

- Ash! - Huh?

NORMAN Ash! Are you all okay?

- Yeah, thanks. - Not you three crooks again?

- It is.. - Nice to see you again, Norman.

Team Rocket's trying to steal some of your Pokémon.

There's no way I'm gonna let you three clowns

catch any of my Pokémon.

Hey, you don't have to get nasty.

Seviper, Poison Tail.

Cacnea, Pin m*ssile.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Oh, no. - Oh, no.

What was that expl*si*n?

That does it. You'll regret ever coming to this town.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh!

Okay, so now I'm afraid.

Why is dad flipping out like that?

Good Lord!

Now, Slaking!

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh?

[EXERTION]

[FOCUSED]

Wow, look at that!

[SHOCK]

[ANGRY]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Ahh!

Go, Slaking, give 'em your Focus Punch.

[FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

- What was that? - King of the jungle.

In that case we just got the royal treatment.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH We're blasting off again.

That was just one attack.

PIKACHU [SHOCK]

Oh! Oh, no!

My anniversary surprise has been ruined.

KENNY/JOY/BROCK/MAY/MAX/CAROLINE Huh?

- Surprise? - Yes.

It was a fireworks display for mom.

- Fireworks? - Wow!

Giving fireworks as a present

is about the most romantic thing I've ever heard of.

I can have another fireworks display ready for you tonight.

MAY/BROCK/MAX/KENNY/CAROLINE Uhh.

But how can you do that?

Besides my being a nurse, I'm also a licensed pyrotechnician.

So, of course, Norman asked me to prepare

all those fireworks to surprise his wife.

And he also made me promise I wouldn't tell anybody.

- What? - You are amazing!

You've stirred up the fireworks inside of me as well.

Huh?

Allow me to put those fireworks out.

Farewell, my love.

Then I'll happily take you up on your offer, Nurse Joy.

Norman, all set to go.

Thank you! Alright, everyone ready for something special?

MAX/MAY Uhh.

Oh! Wow, it's a Beautifly.

That's really cool.

[HAPPY]

Norman, how could I have ever doubted you?

I understand, dear.

I was just hoping that this could have been

a surprise, that's all.

I know. Happy anniversary!

I'm just glad it's made you so happy.

How come all of these fireworks are Beautifly, mom?

Well, you see.

Hey! Looks like we're out of drinks.

What a shame. I'll be right back.

You see, it all goes back to when your father

first proposed to me.

Yeah? Tell us!

Okay, we were standing in a

field full of gorgeous flowers.

CAROLINE There were Beautifly as far as the eye could see.

It was like we had our own special group

of cupids watching over us!

'I've never forgotten it, and obviously neither has your dad.'

And that's why he made all of those fireworks into Beautifly.

- He didn't even tell me. - He sure is romantic.

And looking back on all of this

I'm so glad he kept it a secret after all.

I'm glad too. Mystery solved.

It's so cool that our parents are so in love!

See, May? I told you so.

[laughing]

[HAPPY]

- Ash? - Yeah?

Just so you know, in our battle tomorrow

I'll be using Vigoroth, Slakoth, and Slaking.

Uhh.

Dad, you're not supposed to tell him ahead of time.

No matter.

I just want Ash and I to have

the best battle that we can.

Great!

So, my dad was pretty good today.

Wait till you see how good I am tomorrow.

That's the spirit. Here's to a great match.

Thank you.

[GRATEFUL]

Yeah, but dad will win anyway.

It's hard. I want dad to win, but I don't want Ash to lose.

A tough call.

NARRATOR While both opponents are brimming with confidence

Max is standing firmly in his father's corner.

While May's torn feelings have her caught in the middle.

But one question is on everybody's mind.

Will Ash win his fifth badge? Stay tuned.

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ This dream will never die ♪

♪ We won't rest 'til we meet the challenge of the 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 ♪♪