08x23 - Mean with Envy

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Our heroes have finally made it to Pacifidlog Town.

So, May and her Pokémon are busy with their

final preparations for the Pokémon Contest.

This is her last chance to qualify for the Grand Festival.

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ From the Earth the land the sea and sky ♪

♪ They can never win but they sure can try ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ From the stars and the ancient past ♪

♪ They come to play but they'll never last ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Mean With Envy."

Bulbasaur, use Petal Dance.

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

Now, Beautifly, Silver Wind.

[SILVER WIND MOVE]

Fire Spin, Combusken.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

Wow, May is really fired up for this contest.

That's for sure.

All of her Pokémon are really looking good.

Okay, Skitty, it's your turn now.

Blizzard! Huh?

How about a little Pokéblock, Aipom?

[PLEASED]

[EAGER]

Not now, Skitty.

You can play all you want after the contest is over, okay?

[DISAPPOINTED]

Look at them all.

COORDINATOR A Okay, Azumarill, here we go.

COORDINATOR B Oh, Shroomish, you'll be swell.

A lot of people really wanna win this contest.

Well, it's no wonder.

With one month left, this is their last shot

to get another ribbon before the Grand Festival.

I know you're gonna win it, May.

Now, that's the kind of talk I love to hear. Thank you, Max.

Are you ready for a little more practicing, guys?

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

Alright, now I'm gettin' psyched to practice, too.

[HAPPY]

Snorunt, I choose you.

[HAPPY]

Let's do a little work on your Ice Beam, what do you think?

[AGREEMENT]

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[CONFUSED]

Hey, Snorunt, what's wrong?

[UNSURE]

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[screams]

- Uh, Ash? - You okay?

[CONCERNED]

Mm. I'm fine, little cold.

[HAPPY]

[AMUSED]

Ha-ha, looks like that Ice Beam

could use some more practice.

Yeah, and knowing Ash, Snorunt will be getting plenty of that.

[mumbling]

Okay, Snorunt, as I always say

if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

[AGREEMENT]

And there they are.

I declare this day, "Catch Pikachu Day."

And it's the perfect opportunity

because they're busy with training.

Good, then we get busy with stealin'.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[chuckling]

Snorunt, use Ice Beam, now.

[PREPARING]

[ENCOURAGING]

ASH 'Go for it, Snorunt.'

- Ready? - Ready.

TEAM ROCKET Pikachu's ours.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[mumbling]

TEAM ROCKET Maybe not.

[HAPPY]/[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[screams]

Stop it, Snorunt.

[PLEADING]

[SCARED]

Wait, Aipom.

[SCARED]

[EXCITED]

- No, Skitty. - Aipom.

Come back!

[AMUSED]

[HAPPY]

[EXERTION]

Hold it right there, Aipom.

[PLAYFUL]

Skitty, come back.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

I said "Stop!"

[ANGRY]

[GLEEFUL]

At least someone's having fun.

- Huh. - Huh, Snorunt never gives up.

Yeah, there's never a dull moment with it, that's for sure.

Uh, hey, do you know where May went?

Huh? No.

And I don't see Skitty either.

Wonder where Skitty could've gone.

SKITTY [HAPPY]

[PLAYFUL]

Skitty!

[AMUSED]

Okay, there you are.

- Uh? - Oh!

[HAPPY]

[laughs] Skitty.

You know better than to go on your own like that.

Hi, there, if I had to guess I'd say Skitty is your Pokémon?

- Yeah. Hi, my name's May. - Hey, there.

I'm Joshua, a coordinator from here in Pacifidlog Town.

Wow. Then, I guess you'll be in the contest, won't you?

Huh? Oh, no. Joshua?

So, who's the new girlfriend you're chatting with?

JOSHUA 'That's great.'

'You're gonna enter the Pacifidlog Contest too.'

Yeah, and if I can win this one

it'll be my fifth Contest Ribbon.

Really, I'm sure you know you're not the only one

who wants to win a Pacifidlog Ribbon.

Of course, I do, I'll do my best and may the best Trainer win.

Right, so are you going to be using

your Skitty in the contest, May?

Uh...you know, I haven't decided.

It looks to me like you've raised it really well.

Besides, you're so cute.

[HAPPY]

Well, isn't that sweet?

- Ah! Erika. - Erika?

Hmm. Mm-hmm.

Well, okay, Joshua, I guess if you have to go around

calling other girls cute, then I'm not going to stop you.

- But I'm way cuter than her. - Wait, you've got it all wrong.

I was talking about May's Skitty.

Really? So, your name's May, is it?

- Yes, it is. - Okay, now I get it.

You do?

When you said we should train separately

for the last week before the contest?

It was just so you could spend time with cute little May.

What? That's not true.

'We've only just met.'

- So, it's love at first sight? - First sight?

Sure, Joshua's a very nice guy and a first-class Trainer.

But you, stay away.

Joshua and I have known each other since childhood

so, of course we were meant for each other.

[groans]

So, we've decided to show our love to the world

by winning this Pokémon Contest together.

VIVIAN 'That was a marvelous battle'

'you two lovebirds shared with us.'

'Let's give a big hand to the first Pokémon Contest victory'

'by a couple, Erika and Joshua.'

Yeah, like that is ever gonna happen.

Hey, dreams do come true, right?

And for your information, we've been training together

since we were little children.

So, anyway, we should go

since it's almost time for us to get registered.

Yeah, okay. May, you should come with us.

Uh! Why? She has nothing to do with us.

She does, May's a coordinator too, and she's also

entering the Pacifidlog Contest.

Well, isn't that nice.

Super cool.

[UNSURE]

Skitty? What's wrong?

Ha! Guess it knows you'll lose.

You and your Skitty against me, that is.

Yeah? That so?

We'll just see who'll be the loser

in this contest, now won't we? Skitty?

'I'm entering you in this contest.'

[GRUMPY]

That's nice.

Now, how would you like to see

mypride and joy, May?

Go, Jynx, I choose you.

[INTENT]

Wow. So, that's a Jynx.

POKEDEX Jynx, the Human Shape Pokémon.

Jynx is known for expressing its many and varied feelings

by dancing around in graceful and rhythmical motions.

Check out that beautiful hair

and those soft eyes and its cute lips.

No way a judge will be able to resist

falling in love with my Jynxie.

- 'Hey, May.' - Huh?

Ah, so there you are.

In case you didn't know, registration's already started.

I know, Max. I was on my way over there right now.

- Are those your friends? - Uh-huh.

This is Ash, Brock, and Max, my brother.

ASH/BROCK/MAX Hi, there.

[FRIENDLY]

My name's Joshua. Glad to meet you.

- This is Erika. - Nice to meet you.

[FRIENDLY]

We're both entering the Pacifidlog Contest

along with May.

Awesome! So you found your rivals already.

[STARTLED]

Ah! Pikachu! Snorunt!

[SCARED]

[laughing]

What do you think you'redoing?

Prepare for trouble, if you really must know.

Make it double, and look out below.

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.

- Jessie. - And James.

Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, fight.

Meowth, that's right.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY Team Rocket.

JOSHUA/ERIKA Team who?

They're bad guys who steal

other people's Pokémon.

I'm afraid you've got it all wrong.

We're merely operating a privately owned

Pokémon relocation service.

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt now.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]/[WORRIED]

Come on.

Don't you think that by now

we're prepared for your Electric attacks?

Alright, Snorunt, Ice Beam, let's go.

[STRAINING]/[CONFUSED]

Too bad.

- Seems to be a malfunction. - Shame.

Here we go to all this trouble to shield against

frozen attacks, and we don't even get one ice cube.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Playtime's over.

We're outta here.

The fun's just startin'.

Now, Beautifly, Tackle.

[TACKLE MOVE]

[screams]

Pokémon overboard.

[SCARED]

We're comin', guys, we'll catch you.

- Ah! Uh. - Huh, Uh.

Hey, you, we stole those Pokémon already.

So, they belong to us.

Yeah, there's only room for one set

of scheming thieves in this town.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Combusken, Sky Uppercut.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

[screams]

TEAM ROCKET 'Ow!'

Just hang on, guys.

We'll get you outta there in no time.

Time to teach you a lesson or two.

Make it three. Just because I'm so furious.

Then bring it on, 'cause that way

I'll get to work on my contest skills.

[CONFIDENT]

Seviper, let's go.

[APPEARING]

Cacnea, you too.

[APPEARING]

Ow! Cacnea, were you dropped on your needle as a baby?

Haze Attack, Seviper.

[HAZE MOVE]

- Ah, May. - Go, Seviper.

Use Bite Attack, now.

Use Needle Arm, Cacnea.

CACNEA/SEVIPER [NEEDLE ARM MOVE]/[BITE MOVE]

[grunting]

Houndoom, use Swift.

[APPEARING]

[SWIFT MOVE]

[PAINED]

Huh? W-What?

Hey, May, we'll give you a helping hand.

Thanks, Joshua.

[grunts]

You ready for the next round?

- Poison Tail, Seviper. - Use Pin m*ssile, Cacnea.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

Houndoom, use Flamethrower.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[PAINED]

Bulbasaur, Petal Dance.

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

[PAINED]

[gasps]

- Uh, Seviper? - Hello?

Your Houndoom's really something.

And your Pokémon are really great, too.

[grunts]

This battle is far from over.

Seviper, use Bite.

Cacnea, use Needle Arm.

CACNEA/SEVIPER [NEEDLE ARM MOVE]/[BITE MOVE]

- May, ready? - Yep. Skitty, Assist.

[ASSIST MOVE]

That was from Combusken's Fire Spin.

Now, use Shadow Ball for a combination.

[SHADOW BALL MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Oh-h*, Seviper. - Cacnea.

Hey, those two Pokémon

got some kinda sync-nissity goin' on.

Nobody does a battle combination with my Joshua

except me and that's final.

[HAPPY]

You're free. Hey, Snorunt, how you doin'?

[HAPPY]

- 'Yeah!' - Huh?

Now, Skitty, use Assist one more ti--

Go, Jynx, use Hyper beam.

[HYPER BEAM MOVE]

TEAM ROCKET Huh?

No fair, that was three against two.

You're a Pokémon too, Meowth, you should be battling.

You're right, James.

- What? - Huh?

I have a great idea. Ha-ha-ha.

That did it.

[HAPPY]

Hey, who asked you to butt in?

Well, it looked like you could use a little help.

You never know what kinda attack an Assist will end up being.

A coordinator who'd rely on something like that

has got a lot to learn.

- 'What did you say?' - 'You heard me.'

Hey, guys, if we don't hurry up and head over

to the contest, we're gonna be too late to register.

[gasps]

- He's right. - Hmm.

Then we'll settle this at the contest.

That's fine, right after I win my Ribbon.

[instrumental music]

Now, let me try and explain this one more time, Meowth.

You'll be entering this contest with me.

Me? But why me?

Well, the secret to winning Ribbons

is to know what the judges and audience want

and then adjust your performance to match that.

A Pokémon who understands human speech?

You were practically born to win contests.

I will not be exploited. I do have some principles.

- Ha-ha-ha! - Huh?

These other Pokémon are positively putrid.

Winning the Pacifidlog Ribbon will be a cake walk.

Ha-ha-ha!

[SMUG]

Oh, no. A Persian.

[MOCKING]

[grunts]

Looks like some stiff competition.

- I'll do it. - Huh?

No Persian's makin' a Mankey outta me.

I'll show them what this Meowth's made of.

Bravo!

Let's go get 'em.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Your patience has finally paid off.

Because your Pacifidlog Pokémon Contest is about to begin.

[cheering]

And don't forget, this is the final contest

before the Grand Festival.

So, expect to see some of the toughest battling

you've ever witnessed before.

Guys, we'll cheer for May, but let's keep trainin', okay?

[AGREEMENT]

Now, it's time to meet our renowned panel of judges.

'First we have Contesta, our Contest Director.'

How are you?

VIVIAN 'Mr. Sukizou.'

'President of the Pokémon Fan Club.'

You're all remarkable.

VIVIAN 'And finally, our own Nurse Joy from Pacifidlog Town.'

You are all too kind.

And now, to begin the first round of judging

we'll kick things off with entry number one.

So, let's give a big hand to The Jesster.

Mmm?

[laughing]

- Look at that. - What an entrance.

Okay, break some legs out there.

Contest greetings.

Now, sit back and feast your eyes

on The Jesster's Ice Art Extravaganza.

And go.

I call this first bit of contest heaven, "Boss of My Heart."

Yeah.

[FURY SWIPES MOVE]

VIVIAN 'My goodness.'

'They've used Fury Swipes'

'to create an Ice Sculpture.'

That is incredible.

- How awesome. - You're right.

But something about that sculpture

looks awfully familiar.

For my next bit, "Persian To Meowth."

Hyah.

[FURY SWIPES MOVE]

MEOWTH 'Nice.'

And yet another sensational piece

of Ice Art from The Jesster.

'Thanks, Jesster.'

'Next up is entry number two, Juanita.'

- Hmm? Oh. - Hmm? Oh.

[laughs]

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[SAD]

That's okay. Let's try Ice Beam again.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[SCARED]

[grunts]

You launched it, but you're havin' trouble

controllin' it, huh?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

VIVIAN 'Question.'

'What technique will Joshua use'

'to finish this up?'

Go, Houndoom, Shadow Ball into Swift.

[SHADOW BALL MOVE]/[SWIFT MOVE]

VIVIAN 'And the answer?'

A beautiful combination of Shadow Ball first

and then Swift.

[cheering]

Joshua's really incredible.

Blizzard, Jynx. Then, Psychic.

[BLIZZARD MOVE]/[PSYCHIC MOVE]

VIVIAN 'And it's a great Blizzard Psychic combination.'

'Truly a stellar performance by Erika and Jynx.'

[chuckles]

- Erika is pretty good, too. - Yeah.

May needs the performance of a lifetime.

Skitty, use Assist.

[ASSIST MOVE]

Assist? Why'd she start with that?

Great, now she's gonna have to figure out

how to make good use of Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf.

Razor Leaf, huh? I got it.

Now, Skitty, use Blizzard, then Double Slap.

[BLIZZARD MOVE]

[DOUBLE SLAP MOVE]

[PROUD]

VIVIAN 'And May fires off a triple combination'

'of Razor Leaf, Blizzard and Double Slap'

'for a truly impressive performance.'

[cheering]

VIVIAN 'And with that, we end our first round of judging.'

[laughs]

[indistinct chattering]

May, you did a great job.

[AGREEMENT]

Thanks, Ash.

I was a little bit nervous about

starting it all off with Assist.

But it worked out fine, right, Skitty?

[HAPPY]

You'll make it through the first round of judging, no doubt.

- 'Yeah.' - Huh?

Believe it or not, I'm hoping you make it

to the second round as well.

Yep, 'cause then I get to battle you.

And then, of course, I get to beat the pants off you.

Hmph! I wouldn't count on that.

See, my Skitty happens to be at the top of its game.

- Top of what game? - Its game.

[grunts]

Okay, heh.

Let's just all make it to the second round.

What do you think?

Now, it's time to announce the winners of the first round.

Because of their outstanding performance

these four wonderful Trainers will go on to round two.

- 'First up, it's Joshua.' - Awesome.

- Alright! - Alright!

- Hmm. Hmph! - Hmm. Hmph!

Uh..

VIVIAN 'Our second coordinator, The Jesster.'

- Yes! - James, you're surprised?

Not me.

VIVIAN 'Our third finalist, is Erika.'

Yes! We did it, Joshua.

We sure did, Erika.

VIVIAN 'And now, to announce the fourth coordinator.'

Come on. It's gotta be May. It's gotta be.

Yeah, or she won't make it into the Grand Festival.

Don't worry, Max. Really, I'm gonna make it.

After all this hard work and all this training

I'm gonna make it in.

VIVIAN 'And the fourth and final coordinator'

'to move on to the second round of judging'

'in the Pacifidlog Pokémon Contest is'

[grunts]

VIVIAN 'Ladies and gentlemen, it's May!'

ASH/MAY/MAX Alright!

I guess we can start breathing again.

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

VIVIAN 'And now, for the second round'

'Contest battle pair-ups.'

'Here they are.'

Ah! I'm up against Joshua right from the start?

Good. Hmph!

It'll just be that much sooner

that we become the winning couple of my dreams.

That's not gonna happen.

I'm sorry, Joshua, but I'm going to be beating you

in this next round.

MAY As May prepares to battle Joshua in the second round

she's reminded that she's faced with more than one tough rival.

Will May prevail by winning her fifth Ribbon

and gain the privilege to enter the Grand Festival?

Stay tuned to find out.

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪