09x21 - Curbing the Crimson Tide

[bunniefuu]

[cackling]

That laugh. It's Red Lightning!

It appears my name and reputation

have preceded me today.

We know who you are.

There isn't anyone who doesn't know you.

Hey, think we should run?

Maybe so, getting into a battle with Red Lightning

could totally mess us up!

I'm not running away!

You're going to get beat but good!

A brave boy shall make for a good battle.

Now, present your Pokémon.

Alright! Come on out, Poliwag!

[APPEARING]

[AFFIRMATIVE]

I'm counting on you.

[CONFIDENT]

All ready, Red Lightning.

I hope so.

Hah, you'll find out.

[grunting]

- Oh, no! - Oh, no!

Poliwag, now! Use Water Pulse.

[WATER PULSE MOVE]

- Uh-oh. - Hyper Beam.

[PAINED]

Poliwag, no!

[STUNNED]

[evil laughter]

You already won. What're you doing?

Stop it!

- What happened? - What happened?

Oh, it drew all over Poliwag.

[UNHAPPY]

[laughing] A pleasure.

We must do this again sometime.

Farewell.

[evil laughter]

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ It's a battle win or lose ♪

♪ It's the friends you make ♪

♪ It's the road you choose ♪

♪ You've got the right stuff ♪

♪ So make your mind up ♪

♪ Find the courage inside of you ♪

♪ If you're strong you'll survive ♪

♪ And you'll keep your dream alive ♪

♪ It's the Battle Frontier ♪ ♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Be the best you can be and find your destiny ♪

♪ It's the master plan ♪

♪ The power's in your hand ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Curbing The Crimson Tide!"

PIKACHU [HAPPY]

NARRATOR We rejoin our heroes, as their journey

to the Battle Tower and Ash's sixth Battle Frontier challenge

takes a slight detour.

As for the moment, they've decided to sample

the hustle and bustle of the great capitol

Commerce City.

MAY Wow, talk about busy.

PIKACHU [SURPRISED]

All of these tall buildings

must be full of people.

Yeah, life in the big city.

Hey, look. There's a Pokémon Center over there.

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

And right next to a mall.

I'll meet up with you guys later.

I've got some serious shopping to do.

See ya.

What are we supposed to do?

[sighing]

Nurse Joy, it's your prince.

I've traveled far and wide to see you.

Lo, I've ridden my noble steed

day and night, so that I may look

upon your shining face.

- Huh? - Now give me your fair hands.

And your love.

Back to the throne, Prince.

- Ah, ouch.. - Your horse is double parked.

Nurse Joy!

NURSE JOY What can I do for you?

It's my Poliwag.

Look at all those marks.

- How'd that happen? - Guess who?

It was that awful Red Lightning.

Not again!

What do you mean, Red Lightning?

Red Lightning is a mysterious Pokémon

that's been showing up in the city.

Sounds kind of creepy.

Red Lightning wears a cape and a mask

and it talks too.

No kidding?

But how can you be sure it's a Pokémon then?

Because it shot off a Hyper Beam.

Red Lightning appears out of nowhere

challenging people to battle.

It's power is overwhelming

and no one's been able to beat it.

Hyper Beam.

GULPIN [STRUGGLING]/[STUNNED]

Gulpin!

[cackling]

JOY Red Lightning then leaves its mark

on the defeated Pokémon's face.

Whoa, that's awful.

[ANGRY]

But why would Red Lightning

draw on a Pokémon's face?

That's a good question.

Whatever the reason, people all over the city

are really worried and scared.

- 'Nurse Joy!' - Huh?

Look what happened to my Gulpin.

You too?

So, that was Red Lightning's work?

[child sobbing]

This is getting really bad.

Things are only going to get worse and worse.

'We've got to do something.'

Hmm.

Nothing like an evil Pokémon to brighten my day.

And perhaps line our pockets.

Yeah, a powerful Pokémon like Red Lightning

that can't be beat, would be a big treat

to lay at the Boss' big feet. Ain't it sweet?

Riding in limousines.

- Sleeping on feather beds. - And..

TEAM ROCKET Wealthy swelled heads.

Don't forget, one of the big lug's big draws

is the fact that we're talking a talking Pokémon.

- Zip it, big mouth. - Zip it, big mouth.

MAY Being in the city can sure work up an appetite.

SQUIRTLE/EEVEE [AGREEMENT]

There you go.

There are so many things to see and do

it'd take a month to do half of them.

Loving it!

MUNCHLAX [ANGRY]

Huh? I'm sorry.

Did you want a May's Pink Surprise?

'Silly question.'

[SURPRISED]/[HAPPY]

Now, let's see.

It says if it's shopping you want

all you need to do is walk from one end

of Fifth Avenue to the other.

Sounds like Fifth Avenue is my kind of street.

First, I'll do the cake buffet

and then it's shop till you drop.

Huh? Hey, where's Squirtle?

SQUIRTLE [HAPPY]

SQUIRTLE [EXERTION]

Squirtle?

Wait a minute, come back here.

Squirtle!

Ah, there you are.

Squirtle, we need to get going.

[HAPPY]/[SURPRISED]

[SCARED]

What was that?

SQUIRTLE [WORRIED]

[Red Lightning chuckling]

MAY Who are you?

You mean you actually don't know who I am yet?

I've actually become quite famous lately.

- Not to me. - Then I shall educate you.

I am Red Lightning.

Okay. So what?

I wish to do battle with your Squirtle.

Huh? If you want to battle, where's your Pokémon?

I am the Pokémon.

- You are? - Begin!

Hyper Beam.

Squirtle, quick, dodge it!

[EXERTION]

Well, if it's a battle you can't live without

then it's a battle you're going to get.

Squirtle, Water g*n.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

[laughter] See if you can keep up with me, young lady.

Now, Squirtle, Water g*n again.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

A big jerk for sure, but fast.

Enough fooling around.

[CONCERNED]

Hyper Beam.

SQUIRTLE [PAINED]

[chuckling]

What are you doing?

[laughing] I like to sign my work.

Now, farewell..

[grunts]

What's all this?

[WEAK]

So, Red Lightning did it to everybody here?

We've gotta do something to stop this.

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

Yeah, but first we have to find out

who Red Lightning really is.

- Help, Nurse Joy. - Help with what?

What's wrong?

You don't look so good.

Me? Something in a red cape and mask

named Red Lightning challenged us to a battle.

Now, look at Squirtle's face!

- Whoa, May, you too? - Ohh.

Everyone in here had exactly

the same experience you just did.

[gasps] Really?

Nurse Joy needs to see Squirtle right away.

[CONCERNED]

Where do you start looking in a place this big?

[girl screaming] Ah!

- Over there. - Huh?

Let's go!

[gasping] Hey, kid, what happened to you?

We got attacked!

I know by who.

[grunting]

- Look, up there. - Huh?

I know you. You're Red Lightning!

[evil laugh] Word does get around, doesn't it?

I am the famous Red Lightning.

Why are you battling everyone?

RED LIGHTNING 'Because I feel like it.'

What?

Sounds like you'd like to battle me.

Fine. You're going to be sorry.

I'm getting bored fighting

all of these weak opponents around town.

You'd better not bore me as well, for your sake.

Don't worry.

Alright, Pikachu, use Quick Attack.

[QUICK MOVE]

- What a jump! - Fast as lightning.

Okay, Ash, do it. Squirtle needs you to win this.

Pikachu, Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]/[SURPRISED]

RED LIGHTNING I warned you not to bore me, didn't I?

Hyper Beam.

Use Quick Attack to dodge.

[QUICK MOVE]

Get him, Pikachu!

[EXERTION]

Who's that?

JESSIE Prepare for trouble, you're coming with us.

JAMES So pack up that cape and don't make a fuss.

JESSIE An evil as old as the galaxy.

JAMES Sent here to fulfill our destiny.

Meowth, that's me.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above..

- Jessie. - And it's James.

Please, add Meowth to the names.

Wherever there's peace in the universe..

- Team Rocket.. - Will be there..

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH To make everything worse.

[AGREEMENT]

[grunts] Team Rocket!

[Jessie laughing]

For now, you Twerps are going to have to take a back seat.

After all, it's impossible to ignore a superhero

sporting a red cape.

- What? - Meowth.

- Fire when ready. - Yeah.

That's all the time.

[Team Rocket gasping]

Not today. Farewell.

- Come on! - Right.

- 'Get off my foot!' - 'Out of my way.'

MEOWTH 'No trespassin' Twoips!'

What do we look like, a Twerp taxicab?

Look, guys, if we all keep fighting each other

we're never going to catch that Red Lightning.

I hate when you make sense.

JAMES Jessie, we've got to hurry.

JESSIE Meowth, warp drive.

- Ooh, gross! - Yuck.

Taking orders from a Twerp?

JESSIE We're on the same page, so cut the lip and go.

[EXCITED]

Down there!

- We've got to move. - Can it, kid.

You're one Twerp over the line, buster!

Remember, you buttered this rotten piece of bread

in the first place, so now we've all got to eat it.

Can we please talk about this after I throw up?

Huh!

Uh..

- Down there! - Okay.

ASH Let's go get 'em!

[screaming]

[Team Rocket screaming]

Well, of all the Twerp-loving luck.

They abandon ship, then bang.

If I didn't know better, I'd suspect conspiracy.

Yeah? In order to know anything, you need a brain first.

TEAM ROCKET We're blasting off again.

WOBBUFFET [AGREEMENT]

There. Talking to that girl.

For sure. But who is that girl?

BROCK 'Whoever she is, there's no doubt'

'they know each other.'

ASH 'Sure looks that way.'

I'm tired of this.

I've had enough.

Aww. She looks so sad.

- Huh? - Huh?

Excuse me, you don't go into people's yards uninvited.

BROCK Your yard? It looks like a park.

LUNA It's my yard. And this is my house!

It's awesome.

I doubt she really cares what you think.

So, you're here now. What do you want?

We didn't mean to be trespassing in anybody's yard.

Sorry, but I want to know

if you and that Red Lightning are friends.

- So, what if I am? - Huh?

Why's Red Lightning doing such bad things?

[laughing] Oh, give me a break.

It's just a little harmless fun.

- What? You call that harmless? - Huh?

You've caused a lot of Pokémon a lot of pain.

Hmph! I don't care.

"Don't care?"

[ANGRY]

MAN 'Miss Luna, do you have guests?'

- What'd he say? - No.

They came here without being asked.

She and this Pokémon have been causing lots of trouble.

MAN 'Oh, no, not again.'

Miss Luna, if you continue with such mischief

I'm afraid your mother and father

will become most upset.

Well, who cares?

Mother and father? Hah!

[gasps]

Okay, kid.

Since you're here, how'd you like

to have a battle with me and my Red Lightning?

- Miss Luna! - Alright, you're on.

[AGREEMENT]/[ANGRY]

Red Lightning, use Hyper Beam.

[HYPER BEAM]

Okay, Pikachu, Quick Attack.

[QUICK MOVE]

Now use Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Red Lightning, Swift.

[SWIFT MOVE]

[PAINED]

[EXERTION]

[ANGRY]

[gasping]

Your costume!

MAX 'So, Red Lightning was actually'

'a Scizor in disguise.'

A mini-camera and speakers? Huh?

'That's how you were able to talk for and control Scizor.'

Hmph, okay, now you know. So, big deal.

Alright, Scizor, Agility.

[AGILITY MOVE]

Running? Pikachu!

Quick Attack!

[QUICK MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[PANICKED]

[FEARFUL]

[EXERTION]

Flying again?

There's no way a Scizor

should be able to fly like that.

[laughing]

Well, let's just say

this Scizor's one of a kind, okay?

Then, we'll just have to match you speed for speed.

Okay, Pikachu, take a good rest.

Now, Sceptile, I choose you.

[APPEARING]

SCEPTILE/SCIZOR [AFFIRMATIVE]/[EXERTION]

SCEPTILE/SCIZOR [EXERTION]

Scizor, use Hyper Beam.

Sceptile, Agility. Let's go!

[EXERTION]

[HYPER BEAM MOVE]

SCEPTILE [SURPRISED]/[PAINED]

Sceptile!

Sceptile got pushed by the wind.

I've got it, Luna's using the wind

blowing around the skyscrapers

to push Scizor along.

[EXERTION]

Closer!

You've got to get closer to Sceptile.

- Poor Sceptile! - Oh!

Sceptile'd better get out of there

and quick.

[grunting]

Now, Scizor, use Hyper Beam.

[HYPER BEAM MOVE]

[WORRIED]

Oh! Sceptile!

Jump, then ride the wind.

[gasping]

SCIZOR/SCEPTILE [HYPER BEAM MOVE]/[EXERTION]

That's it.

Scizor's not the only

flying Pokémon around here.

Sceptile, jump and fly again.

[EXERTION]

Now, Sceptile, use Leaf Blade.

[gasps]

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

SCIZOR [PAINED]

Scizor, no!

Sceptile, help Scizor.

[gasps] Huh?

SCEPTILE [EXERTION]

SCEPTILE [SATISFIED]

- Nice catch. - And that was great, Sceptile.

But.. But why?

Well, your Scizor was in trouble.

I don't care.

You had no business doing that.

- 'Come, come, Miss Luna.' - Huh?

'I think that's quite enough.'

I understand that you're lonely

but this mischief has got to stop.

Huh? What did you mean lonely?

You see, both Miss Luna's mother and father

are world famous inventors

and as might be expected

Miss Luna has inherited their genius for invention

as Red Lightning gives evidence of.

However as one might also expect

her parents' success causes them to lead

extremely busy professional lives

and forces them to be away from home

for long periods of time.

'It was during one of these times that she raised'

'a Scyther and nurtured it into a Scizor.'

Wow, I see.

But still, that doesn't mean that you can use

your Pokémon to cause trouble for others, you know?

Stop!

May, hold on. What're you doing? Huh?

- Luna? - Huh?

Listen, all of us have been traveling

on a very long journey.

- Journey? - Mm-hmm.

I love to enter and compete in Pokémon Contests.

I win some and lose some

'and I get to meet all sorts of different people'

'and different Pokémon too.'

'But as fun as it all is, well..'

Well, what?

The truth is, every once in a while

I really wish I could see my mom and dad more often.

Huh?

What I'm saying is, I think I understand how you feel.

I know, why don't you and I have a Pokémon battle?

Yeah? Right now?

Of course. Come on, it'll be fun.

Umm, okay.

The one-on-one Pokémon battle

between the Trainers May and Luna is about to get underway.

Let's do it.

I'm ready.

And begin.

Scizor, use Swift, let's go.

[SWIFT MOVE]

Okay, Squirtle. Withdraw, let's go.

[WITHDRAW MOVE]

Now, use Water g*n.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

Quick, Scizor, dodge it.

[EXERTION]

Uh-oh!

What's May going to do against

that kind of speed?

[EXERTION]

I've got it.

Squirtle, use Ice Beam now.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

Okay, Scizor, dodge that.

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]/[PANICKED]

Scizor, no!

That ice sure is slippery.

Yeah, that was a great strategy

that makes sure Scizor stops moving around.

And that's not all.

Okay, Squirtle, Rapid Spin.

[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

Awesome, the Rapid Spin's getting sped up with the ice.

[EXCITED]

Dodge it, Scizor.

[EXERTION]

Squirtle, jump.

[EXERTION]/[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

SCIZOR [PAINED]

No, Scizor!

[HAPPY]

BROCK 'Scizor is unable to battle.'

[STUNNED]

BROCK 'May is the winner.'

May, that was so much fun.

[chuckles] Thanks.

I don't even care that I lost.

Battling is so much fun.

Now, that I've done it, I'm not causing

any more trouble. Promise.

That's great.

When you're done with your journey

will you come visit?

Uh.. Sure.

- What do you know? - Mm-hmm.

We finally got to the bottom of the mystery of Red Lightning.

Good thing.

Everyone can rest easier now

and Luna can have some fun.

Miss May, from what you said

I gather you're on the look out for a Pokémon Contest.

I sure am.

Well, you're in luck.

It just so happens they're holding a Pokémon Contest

in Gardenia Town which is just past our fair city.

It does sound like something you'd be interested in.

Me, interested?

I can hardly wait.

Then Luna and I look forward

to hearing about your complete success.

- You'll be great. - Thanks.

I'll do my best.

NARRATOR Showing Luna the joys of a real Pokémon battle

has obviously turned up the heat

on May's own battle spirit

and it appears the upcoming Pokémon Contest

in Gardenia Town can't take place soon enough.

♪ Yo Pokémon Masters your heart beats faster ♪

♪ Training for the top 'cause you know you can't stop ♪

♪ Your training kicks now Pokémon pow wow ♪

♪ The power of a master all before you will bow ♪

♪ But don't let it go to your head young Trainer ♪

♪ The road is long and filled with danger ♪

♪ Everyone says they deserve to be number one ♪

♪ But who can top you? The answer is none ♪

♪ Because they've never seen an expert like you ♪

♪ One who knows the difference between Mewtwo and Mew ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you the type Pikachu ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you which Pokémon's new ♪

♪ First you kick it in Kanto then you head to Johto ♪♪