08x25 - Berry, Berry Interesting

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR With Ash earning entry into the Hoenn League Championships

and May into the Grand Festival

our heroes have set off for their

first destination, Slateport City

where the Grand Festival will be held.

Wow. Look at all those berries.

[ENTHRALLED]

BROCK 'Yeah, Cheri Berries.'

MAY 'And look at those Pecha Berries.'

MAX 'Look at the size of that Oran Berry.'

[EAGER]

[MUNCHING]

[PLEASED]

Hey, looks good.

Ash, don't. That one's..

Hot! Hot! Hot!

♪ Oh 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 ♪

♪ Oh 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 ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Berry, Berry Interesting."

ASH Can you help us?

[Nurse Joy screams] 'It's some kind of a monster.'

I'm not a monster, Nurse Joy.

I'm Ash from Pallet Town.

- I see. And did you, uh.. - Yes.

He took a bite of Tamato Berry.

I've seen a lot of that lately.

- Uh! Nurse Joy? - Yes?

Shweetheart, it had to be fate that brought you and me together

in this den of milk and berries.

But it's me pulling you apart.

[grunts]

Nurse Joy, could you look after my Pokémon for me, please?

Yes, mine too.

- My Pokémon, too. - Yes.

I'll take good care of 'em.

I'm taking Snorunt out now

so we can practice i's Ice Beam attack.

[CALLING]

[PAINED]

Did anyone understand that?

He's either practicing Ice Beam attack

or having ice cream on his back.

How about you?

I think I'll make Liechi Berry Pokéblock.

- I'll try Pecha Berry. - Pokéblock?

There are so many different kinds of berries on this island

that we keep berry blenders here in the Pokémon Center.

- Can anyone use it? - Yes, of course! Feel free.

- Okay! - Hey, May. Where you goin'?

Oh, I don't remember nothin' in my Team Rocket contract

about trimming no hedges.

Well, we need the money, so just keep chopping

or you'll get your fur trimmed too.

Besides, this is a Pokémon Center garden.

So sooner or later, those Twerps are bound

to show up here with their Pikachu.

Hmm, ain't there more to life

than just chasin' Pikachu around all day?

- No, there's not. - Now, get chopping.

Just look at those clouds. That one looks like a teapot.

And that one's a Diglett with ears.

Wow, although I try to never agree with you

this is pretty relaxing.

I'll say.

'If you squint, that one looks like'

'it could be a big, fat Snorlax.'

JESSIE 'You're right, James. It almost looks real.'

- Ooh! - Aagh!

Eeee!

- Maybe a little too real. - Hey!

[GRUMPY]

- Huh, how dare you? - Well, if it isn't a Munchlax.

Hey, pal, why don't you watch where you're walkin'.

'Say you're sorry for steppin' on our stomachs.'

[DISMISSIVE]

- That's no apology. - Augh!

Come back here, nobody squishes

'my gizzard and gets away with it.'

[panting]

Huh?

Hey, what do we have here?

- What's up? - See for yourself.

JAMES/MEOWTH Hmm?

Well, what do you know

they have berry blenders.

Hey, I just thought up the perfect plan.

Yes?

[whispers]

- Excellent. - I love it.

[laughs]

Snorunt, Ice Beam.

[INTENT]

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[CONFUSED]/[DISAPPOINTED]

It's alright. One more time.

Snorunt, Ice Beam.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

Still not working?

[SCARED]

Huh?

[screams]

[CONCERNED]

That got my lips back to normal. Thank you.

[HAPPY]

Wow!

Just look at all the different kinds of berries

people brought in.

BROCK 'Yeah, there's Pecha Berries'

'and there's Oran Berries like the ones we saw before.'

That guy's using Bluk Berries over there.

BROCK 'Those're the ones that turn'

'your mouth black when you eat 'em.'

MAX 'Whoa, is that red one what I think it is?'

Yep, that one's a Tamato Berry

like the one Ash burned his lips on.

So then why would anyone use

something so spicy to make Pokéblock?

Well, because it adds an interesting flavor.

'As long as you're careful not to use too much.'

The best way to learn how to blend is just to experiment.

You're welcome to use any of the berries

out in the garden to make your own Pokéblock.

That sounds fun, Brock, what do you say?

Yeah, let's do it then.

Prepare to be amazed, Nurse Joy.

'Cause I'm gonna make you some Pokéblock

like no Pokéblock you've ever seen, babydoll.

Lucky for Brock this is his fantasy

or he'd be wearing that milk.

Let's make some Pokéblock.

Whoa! Look at all of those.

When you go out to pick berries

you don't mess around, do you, May?

You really need all those to make Pokéblock?

Better safe than sorry.

If I blend the best Pokéblock ever

I'll have unbeatable Pokémon.

And then, I'll be sure to win the Grand Festival.

Do you know how to make the best Pokéblock ever?

Too much, or too little of a single berry can ruin it.

Hey, hold on a sec.

I still have the cookbook Natalie gave me.

Great Pokéblock. Just follow these recipes.

Thanks, Brock, but I've got my own surefire recipe right here.

- It's all top secret. - Your own recipe?

MAY That's right.

Just watch how it's done.

It's "May's Purple Surprise."

BROCK/MAX "May's Purple Surprise?"

Yep, sit back and enjoy.

Two of these super-sweet Pecha Berries.

One Oran Berry for body, one Bluk Berry.

And just a touch of Tamato Berry

to give it that spicy zing.

Yay!

'Let's hit the switch and blend away.'

You kinda rushed through it.

There's no need to go slow when you know

your recipe as well as I do.

[instrumenal music]

All done! Who wants "May's Purple Surprise?"

- It looks good. - Let's try it.

Yep, here goes nothin'.

Well? Is it good?

- Ugh. - Ugh.

What? What's wrong guys?

That's a very strange flavor.

Ugh, I think calling it a flavor at all is going too far.

Give me a break, what do you two know

about a great tasting Pokéblock anyway, huh?

ASH 'Ice Beam!'

'Again!'

SNORUNT [ICE BEAM MOVE]

ASH 'One more time!'

SNORUNT [ICE BEAM MOVE]

Hmm, there's just not enough power there.

Ugh, put everything you've got into it.

[screams]

That's enough practicing for today.

[SNIFFING]

[PLEASED]

[AMAZED]

Well, dig in, you guys.

[EXCITED]

Was it really that awful?

Ugh, I may never get the taste out of my mouth.

[GNAWING]

[HORRIFIED]

Pikachu!

[DISGUSTED]

[SUFFERING]

[BURNING]

[SICKENED]

[DIZZY]

[MUNCHING]

[APPALLED]

[SICKENED]

[screams] Oh, no!

Ha-ha! Hey! Corphish liked it, at least.

[DISGUSTED]

Then again, maybe not.

[DAZED]

Oh, "May's Purple Surprise" was a purple nightmare.

Don't worry about that, the only way to get better

is to keep on experimenting and learn from your mistakes.

- Huh? - Whose Munchlax is that?

This is a wild one.

It often comes in from the forest to eat Pokéblock.

That's pretty cool.

[MUNCHING]/[PLEASED]

Oh! You like it?

[GOBBLING]

Well, May, looks like you finally found a customer.

[GOBBLING]

I can't believe you ate it all.

Should I make some more?

[EAGER]

More of "May's Purple Surprise" coming up.

I know you're excited, May, but don't you think

you should make some Pokéblock for your own Pokémon first?

- Hi, folks. - So much Pokéblock, ah!

- Huh? - Hello, there.

The Twerps are here already.

That means we can keep our original plan

of stealing the Pokéblock and catch Pikachu too.

Who are you two and what are you doing here?

JAMES/JESSIE We are professional Pokéblock tasters.

Professional tasters?

We travel far and wide lending poor amateurs like yourselves

the gift of our amazing tasting talents.

With ze help of our expertise

you too will soon learn to create ze finest Pokéblock.

KIDS Oh, really? Please tell me.

I want to learn how to make the perfect Pokéblock.

JESSIE Now, now, settle down.

Do not worry, we will get all of your Pokéblock

before you know eet.

Have 'em taste your Purple Surprise, May.

I will, after Munchlax liked it so much

I bet the professionals are gonna go nuts for it.

[SNEAKY]

There's so much Pokéblock here for us to steal and sell

our gardenin' days will be over forever.

[SCHEMING]

Now's our chance while Jessie and James

have everybody distracted.

[HURRYING]

Hmm. Mmm.

You have achieved bland, tasteless and blah

all at the same time, now, that's an amazing talent.

[laughs]

Hmm, you have combined several berries

and somehow sucked all ze flavor right out of zem.

- You are a brilliant chef. - Alright.

This is my special blend, "Purple Surprise"

and I should tell you that Munchlax

couldn't get enough of it.

- Oh? - Well, let's see.

Pretty good, huh?

Hmm. It has a hint of, how you say, jet fuel.

With ze aftertaste of burning truck tires.

And for some strange reason I cannot quite swallow it.

Is that good?

What's your conclusion then, Sir?

It is my conclusion zat zis Pokéblock should be destroyed

before anyone eats any of it by meestake.

Oh, not again.

But it's not a total loss, 'cause Munchlax really likes it.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

Munchlax isn't the only one who likes it.

What?

[gasps]

It has a truly original flavor.

There's a hint of the wild that takes me off

to some exotic places

but there's also a hint of sweetness

that reminds me of my childhood days.

Alright!

- Hey! Where'd my Pokéblock go? - Huh?

- Mine's gone too! - So's mine!

- It's all gone! - We've been robbed!

Do you think Munchlax ate it?

- Who else could have? - No way.

It was right here the whole time.

[AGREEMENT]

That is what happened!

Munchlax is known as the ravenous eater.

Munchlax, you're in big trouble.

My Pokémon needed that.

- Wait a minute. - No!

Guys, take it easy now.

You don't have any proof that Munchlax ate your stuff.

[laughs] I love it!

Munchlax is gonna take all the blame.

- Munchlax is a thief. - And why are you defending it?

Zey're right of course, May, you should know better.

Huh? What're you saying?

Why, you're taking the side of an obvious thief.

- How simply dreadful. - Don't scold my sister.

[OFFENDED]

But ze Munchlax was ze only one

zat liked your horrible Pokéblock.

So you wanted to cover for eet.

- But stealing is stealing. - Hey!

How many times do I have to tell you?

Munchlax didn't do it.

That right?

MAY/JOY/MAX Huh?

[CALM]

- It's escaping! - Let's get it!

- Yeah! - Come back here!

- No! Wait a minute! - Come back everyone!

- We better follow too. - Yeah!

- That went quite well. - Oui.

JESSIE/JAMES Hmm..

[laughs]

[CONTENT]

[CHOMPING]

KID A There it is!

Still hungry even after eating all our Pokéblock.

It never quits eating.

This is just more proof that Munchlax is the culprit.

Hey, hold on a second, did any of you actually

see it eat your Pokéblock?

That's right, it's a fair question, and be honest now.

I didn't actually see it.

Well, neither did I, but come on.

And who besides Munchlax could've eaten

that much Pokéblock that fast?

But you're forgetting that Munchlax

had just eaten a ton of my Pokéblock

so there's no way it was hungry any more.

Right, Munchlax?

[GOBBLING]

Oh, never mind.

Oh! May be that wasn't the right thing to point out.

I think it's pretty obvious what happened here.

- That's for sure! - I'll say!

These guys all have their minds made up, I'm afraid.

What other explanation is there?

Maybe Munchlax is guilty.

No, no, no, no!

I'm gonna go catch that Munchlax.

[gasps]

[GNAWING]

And as Munchlax's Trainer, I'll discipline it.

That'll solve things.

At the very least, it will make sure

we never have this problem again.

- What do you say, alright? - I don't see what good it does.

Okay, I guess.

Alright, go, Combusken.

[READY]

Yeah, let's do it.

Now, where's Munchlax?

[CONFUSED]

Whoa! There it is!

[MUNCHING]

[EAGER]

[CHOMPING]

Hey, Munchlax, look.

[CURIOUS]

See, what I've got?

Here's more of that Purple Pokéblock you love.

If this works, I'm gonna eat my hat.

[BAFFLED]

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

Glad I don't wear a hat.

Here you go, pal.

[GOBBLING]

Now, how about a battle?

Combusken, Fire Spin.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

Where'd it go this time?

I guess, it must have used Agility or somethin'.

But that's impossible.

Come on, where are you?

[BEGGING]

What's that? You want more of "May's Purple Surprise?"

Alright, now I'm getting upset.

I'm not giving you any more until you battle.

[MUNCHING]

Now, Combusken, Sky Uppercut.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

[MUNCHING]

[EXERTION]

[PAINED]

Combusken, are you hurt?

How did it dodge that Sky Uppercut so easily?

It didn't really dodge.

'Its defense was, it took a nap.'

You'd need a nap too if you ate that much.

That's just great.

[BAFFLED]

Good luck getting it to battle with you now.

Hey, Munchlax! Hey! Come on! Up!

[LAZY]

Look! More of your favorite Pokéblock.

[GOBBLING]

One five-minute nap. And ready to eat again.

[PLEASED]

[EAGER]

Okay, are you ready to battle now?

[READY]

[READY]

They're finally gonna do it for real.

Go! Sky Uppercut, Combusken.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

[LEANING]

Dodged it again.

[PAINED]

[MUNCHING]

Sort of.

I think it just bent down to eat that piece of fruit.

This really isn't going the way I planned.

JESSIE 'Let's hit the road.'

With all of this Pokéblock to sell

we won't have to pull weeds for a very long time.

But I like being a Pokéblock taster

and if we stay just imagine how much more we can steal.

And all of the blame is gonna keep falling right on Munchlax.

Well, let's just grab Pikachu and make our getaway.

Then give me one last bite of something tasty.

JESSIE/MEOWTH No, wait!

Woah!!

Hot, hot, hot, hot..

- Oh, it burns! My lips! - James?

My lips are on fire. My lips are on fire!

Wawa! I must have wawa!

Whoa, his lips are all swollen.

From a Tamato Berry.

Seems to me a real Pokéblock taster

would know better than to bite into a Tamato Berry.

Huh? I'b dot a foby! Oops.

- Hey! That's my Pokéblock. - And that's mine.

Excuse moi?

So you were the Pokéblock thieves all along.

- Pikachu! - Who are you guys?

Prepare for trouble, you Block-making squirts.

Bake it double dough, by mouth really hurts.

JESSIE 'To protect the world from devastation.'

JAMES 'Doo udide de beebles widib our dation.'

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

Doo edend our beach do desdars abub.

- Jessie! - Bab Jabes!

Ha! Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light.

Surrenber dow, or brebare bor a flabig fighd.

That's right!

[laughs]

Stealing other people's Pokéblock is dishonest and mean.

You left out fun.

Give back Pikachu, and the Pokéblock.

- Sorry, can't hear you! - Combusken, Fire Spin.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

[screams]

No!

[RELIEVED]

[groaning]

[HAPPY]

[MUNCHING]

Munchlax.

Get it out of here quick

or there won't be no Pokéblock left to sell.

Get out of the bag, you freeloading fatty.

- 'Go steal your own Pokéblock!' - 'Bag overboard!'

[EAGER]

Here!

Nice catch, but maybe you should

lay off the Pokéblock a little bit?

Snorunt, Ice Beam, go.

[CUTESY]

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[screams]

Oh, no! Missed again!

[laughs]

We still have one whole bag of your Pokéblock.

TEAM ROCKET Nice doing business with you.

TEAM ROCKET Huh?

[screams]

Another failed mission.

We can't let the Boss know about this.

Don't worry, by libs are sealed.

TEAM ROCKET Team Rocket's blasting off again.

[GOBBLING]

KIDS Wow! Just look at it go.

Munchlax, stop. Stop eating.

Pretty soon there's not gonna be any of it left.

Now's a good time to catch it.

May, hurry and throw your Poké Ball at it.

- Just try it! - Alright then.

Go! Poké Ball!

[CONFUSED]

[GULPING]

[gasps]

You ate the Poké Ball. Now, what do I do?

- Huh? - Whoa!

[gasps]

[intense music]

I think it's caught?

- That was a weird catch. - I'll say.

- Yes, but a catch is a catch. - Alright, May.

[HAPPY]

Awesome! I caught a Munchlax!

NARRATOR Having gained a new and very hungry friend in Munchlax.

May continues on with her friends

to Slateport City, and the Grand Festival.

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪