15x17 - Battling the Bully!

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NARRATOR On road to Mistralton City


our heroes are suddenly faced with an unexpected encounter.


What's going on?


[FOCUSED] [ANGRY]


[EXERTION]


[SHOCKED] What was that for?


Why would a Krokorok appear out of nowhere


and launch an attack like that? AXEW [CONFUSED]


KROKOROK [ANNOYED] We know you, right?


We saw you evolve from a Sandile.


ASH Huh?


What are you doing here?


I get the feeling you've been following us.


[AGREEMENT]


[FOCUSED]


[PANICKING]


[CONFUSED]


[SURPRISED]


[ANNOYED]


So, what do you want from us?


[URGING]


I bet you wanna battle with Pikachu.


KROKOROK [AFFIRMATIVE]


PIKACHU [DETERMINED]


Okay, Pikachu, Iron Tail!


[IRON TAIL MOVE]


[EXERTION]


[SHOCKED]


[EXERTION]


Dodge it! [EXERTION]


[STONE EDGE MOVE] It's using Stone Edge.


Pikachu, intercept it with Electro Ball!


[ELECTRO BALL MOVE]


[EXERTION]


[all grunting] [PANICKING]


[PANICKING]


Pikachu, no!


♪ A new adventure another day


♪ One more challenge that comes our way ♪


♪ It's up to me and you


♪ We know what we've got to do


♪ We are together now


♪ Friends forever now


♪ Whatever comes our way


♪ We won't run away


♪ Standing tall


♪ One for all


♪ It's our destiny


♪ Pokémon ♪


ASH "Battling The Bully!"


[PANICKING]


[PANICKING]


Huh? [PANICKING]


[EXERTION] [screaming]


[groaning]


[TIRED]


Are you a Pokémon? I've never seen one like you before.


I know! You're a new species! Wow!


I made a new discovery! [CONFUSED]


A mysterious Pokémon


who flew down from the sky like a thunderbolt.


You must be the pre-evolved form


of the Legendary Pokémon, Zekrom!


[CONFUSED] This is the coolest thing ever!


I just found an ultra-rare Pokémon!


Oh, please be my friend, okay?


I guess what I should be saying is you have to be my friend


and that's all there is to it, is that okay?


[CONFUSED]


MICK 'Glenn. Sean.'


'Check out my dad's cool Pokémon.'


'A genuine pre-evolved form of Zekrom!'


Are you sure? Zekrom? Awesome!


- Let me borrow it! - Huh? But, Glenn!


I've got a feeling I've seen this type of Pokémon before.


- Huh? - Huh?


Yeah. Pikachu. That's a Pikachu!


Pikachu?


Never heard of it


It's a Pokémon from the Kanto region.


I saw one when I went with my mom and dad to Saffron City once


so I know my Pikachu.


It's your dad's? Are you sure?


When and where did he get it?


And what kind of moves does it know?


- Moves? - Ah, who cares about that junk?


Mick, I say we have a battle.


Uh, I don't know if I should.


Hey, what's wrong?


All I wanna do is have a harmless little battle.


Come on. Those Pokémon are my dad's.


Excuse me. What did you say?


Who, me? Nothing, I guess.


I-I've got to do errands for my mom. See you later.


Aw, come on. Mick?


I'll battle you next time. Sorry.


- Huh? - Hm.


I'm almost certain that Pikachu flew off


in this general direction.


Pikachu, answer me! Come on, let us know where you are!



[all gasping]


Look. It's Krokorok.


AXEW/KROKOROK [SHOCKED]/[URGING]


Are you looking for Pikachu too, Krokorok?


[AFFIRMATIVE] [SHOCKED]


CILAN/ASH/IRIS Huh?


Where are you going?


Maybe Krokorok figured out where Pikachu ended up.


Right. Let's go.


MICK 'Okay, so you're not


a pre-evolved form of Zekrom.'


You're really a Pikachu. And you're from Kanto?


[AFFIRMATIVE]


So, did you get caught?


Are you wild? Hey, it doesn't matter to me.


Besides Thunderbolt, do you know any other cool moves?


[CONFUSED]


Solar Beam? Flamethrower or Aqua Jet?


Come on! Please tell me!


'Pikachu knows Quick Attack and Iron Tail.'


- 'Electro Ball too.' - Huh?


PIKACHU [EXCITED]


Ha ha! Pikachu! Man, what a relief!


[EXCITED] Ohh. So, Pikachu's yours?


Pikachu's my best friend. My name's Ash. Nice to meet you.


My name's Iris. This is Axew.


[GREETING]


Cilan's the name. It's a pleasure.


Uh, I'm Mick.


Well, so, uh, can I please borrow your Pikachu?


ASH/CILAN/IRIS Huh?


I really wanna have a battle with Glenn or Sean


so I can beat 'em just one time! You've got to help me.


Whoa, Mick! Not so fast.


That's why you asked Pikachu about its moves. I get it now.


Mick, if you don't mind, will you tell us what's going on?


Okay, get 'em!


Patrat, Tackle!


Blitzle, dodge it, quick!


BLITZLE/PATRAT [EXERTION]/[CONFUSED]


GLENN 'Hey!'


Only a coward runs!


But if we hadn't dodged, we would've lost.


So what? When it comes to beating me


you don't stand a chance. BLITZLE/PATRAT [CONFUSED]


SEAN 'Come on.'


Stop whining and watch me win. Heh heh heh!


Glenn starts something every time.


He's always saying, "Let's battle."


Truth is, Glenn says whatever comes into his mind


without thinking about anyone else.


But aren't all you guys still too young


to become Pokémon Trainers or have battles?


That doesn't make any sense.


Well, even if they aren't real battles


they can still battle for fun.


Am I right?


Yeah. You are.


SEAN 'I borrowed Patrat and Blitzle.'


They're my dad's. Aren't they awesome?


Yeah? Well, Patrat's mine!


- Hold on, Glenn! - Here! Blitzle's yours, genius.


- Now, let's battle. - Ah! Come on. I want one too.


No way. My dad's Pokémon are much too valuable.


Yeah. If you wanna battle, then get your own Pokémon!


Okay, then. I'll show you guys.


I'll bring such a super rare Pokémon, you won't believe it!


Wait and see!


Of course, since I don't have any Pokémon


now what am I gonna do?


Huh?


Ah!


[screaming]


[groaning]


I see. You want to use Pikachu so you can have a battle


with Patrat and Glenn and Blitzle and Sean.


Yeah. It feels like I'm never gonna beat those guys.


That's why I thought..


- 'It's a deal, Mick.' - Huh? Huh?


I'll let you battle those guys with Pikachu. What do you say?


[AGREEMENT]


Wow! Awesome!


But you can't go into a battle unprepared.


First, you need to learn everything


about your Pokémon partner.


Right. First, let's do some trainin'.


Now, which Pokémon am I gonna use?


ASH/CILAN/IRIS Huh?


You wanna battle them, Krokorok?


[AFFIRMATIVE]


Remember, this's gonna be Mick's first battle.


So, go easy on them, okay?


[AFFIRMATIVE]


Uh, let's see. Pikachu can use Thunderbolt and Quick Attack.


Are there any other moves?


[WORRIED]


Iron Tail and Electro Ball. You can do it, Mick!


Uh, thanks.


You go first, Mick. We're ready for you.


[FOCUSED]



Right. Ready, Pikachu?


[AFFIRMATIVE]


Let's start out with Thunderbolt!


[CONFUSED]


What? Can't you use that?


[UNSURE]


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


[FOCUSED] Huh?


Mick, Krokorok is a Ground and Dark type.


Electric type moves won't do a thing.


When you're having a Pokémon battle


you've got to think about how types match up.


Right, so Electric type moves won't do any good.


Okay, Pikachu, use Quick Attack!


[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]


[SURPRISED]


Alright, we did it!


[URGING]


It's not over yet. Next move.


Oh, right. Pikachu, uh, next use, uh..


[URGING] Huh? Yeah, right! Iron Tail!


[AGREEMENT]


[IRON TAIL MOVE]


Quick, Krokorok, use Dig!


[DIG MOVE]


Huh? What's that do?


[CONFUSED]


You don't know where Krokorok will come up.


So keep a sharp eye out.


Sharp eye out? Uh, uh..


[screaming]


Krokorok, now use Crunch!


[EXERTION]


PIKACHU/KROKOROK [SHOCKED]/[CRUNCH MOVE]


GROUP Who's that Pokémon?


GROUP It's Scolipede.


[HAPPY]


[CRUNCH MOVE]


Mick, tell Pikachu to use a move!


Right. Now, Pikachu, Iron Tail!


[IRON TAIL MOVE]


[PAINED]


Way to go!


[EXERTION]


[PANICKING]


Huh?


When Krokorok loses its sunglasses


it gets kind of scared.


[PANICKING]


KROKOROK/PIKACHU [ANGRY]/[SCARED]


KROKOROK/PIKACHU [ATTACK/[EXERTION]


Come on, Krokorok! Don't get so mad!


We don't want to turn this into a real battle.


Okay, Tepig, you're up next.


[APPEARING]


[READY]


[TIRED]


Ha ha ha! And the Glennster wins big time!


You two, return.


They both seem really worn out. What's my dad gonna say?


- Mick's late. - Huh?


What's that kid doing anyway?


I don't think he's coming.


I'll bet that story about his Pikachu's a fake.


Then I'll drag him here myself.


I'm battling Pikachu no matter what.


You wanna battle again?


Duh! Of course I do. Sean, go borrow some more Pokémon.


- More Pokémon? - Yeah.


Bring back some stronger and tougher ones this time.


But that's impossible.


Excuse me? You got a problem with that?


No, I was just kidding. I'll be right back.


Alright. Meanwhile, I'll go and find Mick.


[sighs]


MICK 'Pikachu, Quick Attack!'


[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]


Tepig! Tackle, go!


[TACKLE MOVE]


[STRUGGLING]


Alright, this battle's over. Good work.


Mick, you've improved a lot.


Of course, it'll take some time for you to fully mature


but I know you'll be a wonderful Trainer.


- Just keep it up. - Really?


Hm. A Pokémon connoisseur never makes a wrong evaluation.


- Ohh! - You can believe him, Mick.


It's all true.


Cilan's one of the Striaton City Gym Leaders.


[AGREEMENT]


Wow, that's incredible!


You'll be a Trainer before you know it. Take it from me.


Cool! I'm gonna travel all over the world


and catch lots of Pokémon


and then I'm gonna make them all my friends!


Don't forget. This is what's important.


It's your heart. For sure.


- Yeah? - You bet.


It doesn't matter if you're catching Pokémon or battling.


Making sure you do it all with your heart



is the most important thing of all.


PIKACHU/TEPIG [EXCITED]


- There you are! - Huh?


- 'Glenn!' - Yo! Yo!


And what do you think you're doing here, anyway?


Huh? And who are these guys?


Hi. We're all good friends of Mick's.


My name's Ash, and I'm this Pikachu's Trainer.


Yeah? So are we gonna have a Pokémon battle or not?


Of course I wanna battle!


Hm..


I asked my dad, and he let me borrow two more Pokémon.


[APPEARING]


[READY]


Uh?


POKEDEX Scolipede.


The Megapede Pokémon.


And the evolved form of Whirlipede.


Scolipede moves quickly chasing down its opponents


while aggressively using its horns to attack them.


Seismitoad. The Vibration Pokémon.


And the evolved form of Palpitoad.


By vibrating the bumps on its fists


Seismitoad increases its power


pulverizing a boulder with a single punch.


Awesome. The evolved form of Palpitoad.


You got some serious Pokémon. I'll use both.


That's not fair. Then it's two against one.


So let's have a double battle! Cool?


But I've just got one Pokémon, and that's Pikachu.


MICK/GLENN/SEAN Huh?


[EXCITED]


You?


Krokorok wants to team up with Pikachu.


[AGREEMENT]


What do you say, Mick?


You bet! Deal!


We're counting on you.


[EXCITED] [HAPPY]


I'll serve as referee, if you don't mind.


- Great! - Oh, boy!


This is gonna be just like a real battle.


Normally, it would be over


when one side's Pokémon are unable to continue


but we won't do that.


As referee, I'll be the one who decides the winner.


MICK/GLENN/SEAN Hmm.


And begin!


Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


So now it's our turn to attack!


No way, we'll block it instead. Seismitoad!


[EXERTION]


- Huh? - Huh?


See, Seismitoad's a Ground-type Pokémon


so Electric type moves won't have any effect.


Wow, Krokorok's just the same.


Sounds like gibberish to me. Who cares? It's my turn!


Scolipede, use Poison Tail on Pikachu!


[EXERTION] Mick, call a move!


Uh, let's see. Do something, Krokorok!


[STONE EDGE MOVE]


[POISON TAIL MOVE] Scolipede, dodge it!


[EXERTION]


You didn't have to dodge. You could've just used Protect.


Zip it! Attack moves are all I need, punk!


Pikachu, use Electro Ball on Scolipede.


And, Krokorok, you use Bite on Seismitoad.


What a loser.


Scolipede, use Sludge b*mb on Pikachu


and, Seismitoad, you use Drain Punch on Krokorok.


But I already told you.


You should have Seismitoad battle Pikachu.


You be quiet and don't tell me what to do!


[ELECTRO BALL MOVE]


[BITE MOVE]


[SLUDGE b*mb MOVE]


[BITE MOVE]


[EXERTION]


[STRUGGLING]


SCOLIPEDE [PAINED]


[PAINED]


Oh, no!


And that's it! The winner is Mick!


Alright!


Mick, way to go!


[HAPPY]


Look, punk, I don't remember telling you you could beat me.


But all I was doing was battling the best that I know how.


- That's what I mean! - Uh? Uh!


- 'Hey!' - Uh?


Stop it!


- 'Yeah. Enough.' - Huh?


That's it!


I don't want to hang out with you anymore, Glenn.


- But, Sean.. - My dad's Pokémon are hurt


and I don't know what to do.


Here. Have them eat this.


CILAN 'It's a blend of berries


and healing herbs.'



Yeah. I'm sure they'll be feeling great in no time.


[AGREEMENT] [sniffling]


Glenn.. [TIRED]


Wow.


Alright. I know I lost. But that sure was a lot of fun!


Ohh! Hm.


Win or lose, you can still be friends. What do you say, Mick?


Uh..


I'm sorry, guys. Okay?


Okay. I had fun too.


And maybe we can have a battle again sometime.


With all three of us battling.


MICK/GLENN/SEAN Yeah!


I'm glad this ended with no bitter aftertaste.


You know what?


I'm lucky I was part of a great battle


even if it wasn't real.


I'll bet those three


are all gonna be awesome Trainers someday.


[AGREEMENT]


KROKOROK/PIKACHU [BITE MOVE]/[PAINED]


Stop! What are you doing?


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


Oh. Guess you wanna settle things with Pikachu.


Am I right?


[AFFIRMATIVE] Settle? What do you mean?


The truth is Krokorok's not one of Ash's Pokémon.


And Pikachu happens to be Krokorok's number one rival.


And that means a battle.


Okay, ready to go?


[AFFIRMATIVE]


You ready, Krokorok?


[AFFIRMATIVE]


[BITE MOVE]


Pikachu, Quick Attack!


[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]


[EXERTION]


[STONE EDGE MOVE]


Dodge it, Pikachu!


[EXERTION]


[SURPRISED]


Pikachu! [DIG MOVE]


[EXERTION]


[all gasping] Pikachu, straighten out!


PIKACHU/KROKOROK [FOCUSED]/[ANGRY]


Thunderbolt, go!


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


But that won't have any effect on Krokorok!


Now, Pikachu, aim for the ground!


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


[EXERTION]


Whoa, I didn't know you could use a move like that.


Even if one doesn't have a perfect match up


there's always a way to turn things around.


CILAN 'That's how battles work.'


GLENN 'Cool.'


Pikachu, Quick Attack!


[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]


Krokorok's sunglasses.


Now's your chance, Pikachu!


[PANICKING]


But why? Right now you could easily beat Krokorok.


Maybe, but for me, that's not what battling's about.


I battle fair and square.


[HAPPY]


[ANGRY]/[BITE MOVE]


Pikachu, Iron Tail!


[IRON TAIL MOVE]


[EXERTION]


MICK/GLENN/SEAN Ohh!


[EXERTION]


[PAINED]


MICK/GLENN/SEAN Yeah!


Pikachu's Iron Tail is the most incredible move I've ever seen!


Now, that was a real Pokémon battle. Wasn't it great?


Sure was. Someday, Mick.


[DAZED]


You okay, Krokorok?


PIKACHU [CONCERNED]


[SAD]


- Huh? - Huh?


[SAD] Krokorok looks sad.


[SAD]


Defeat can be awfully bitter sometimes


'Guess this is one of those times.'


ASH 'Krokorok, wait.'


[SURPRISED]


Come on. What are you gonna do now?


[SAD]


Hey, why don't you come along with me?


[SURPRISED] We'd have a great time.


[EXCITED]


[EXCITED]


[AGREEMENT]


Awesome! Okay, go, Poké Ball!


Alright! I caught a Krokorok!


[EXCITED]


NARRATOR As three aspiring Trainers


look on Ash now has a new friend.


And so, our heroes, along with Krokorok



resume their trek to Mistralton City


as the journey continues.