09x46 - Once More with Reeling

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR With Ash's hard fought and well deserved victory

at the Battle Pyramid fresh in their minds

our heroes have now arrived at Terracotta Town

where their upcoming plans

are the bittersweet topic of conversation.

So, I guess the two of you are

gonna take a boat from here to Hoenn, is that right?

MAY/MAX Right.

I'll be heading back to Pewter City.

I'm goin' to Pallet Town.

Which means we'll all soon be home.

[HAPPY]

[instrumental music]

Some sort of festival goin' on.

Yeah, look at all the stands.

Hey, look, there's going to be a Pokémon Contest

right here and it's today.

Wow, it must be happenin' because of the festival.

I sure would love to be a part of it.

- 'Yeah, me too.' - Huh?

It can't be an official contest

which means, I don't need a pass.

I think it'd be fun to take a shot.

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

[instrumental music]

Of course, you can enter.

I'll just need you to fill out this application.

Great, I know, I've got to choose Pikachu

as my partner for the appeals round.

Now, who am I gonna choose for the nd round?

Uh...Sceptile, yeah.

I'll use Eevee first, and then I'll go with Combusken.

A battle between the top two Coordinators

on the final stage decides the winner.

Great, this is gonna be fun.

You bet, and it'll be more fun with us as the top two.

Now you're talking.

♪ 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 "Once More With Reeling."

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

[instrumental music]

[chuckles]

Look at them all.

Neatly arranged in easy access rows.

'They're crying, "Please take us'

'from our Trainer toadies and give us to your Boss."'

JAMES 'Loser lackeys is more like it.'

But, guys, those piles of Pokémon are a dime a dozen.

But that is one plentiful pile.

It wouldn't hurt to deal in bulk.

There's much to be made in wholesale.

Well, there sure is a big bunch of 'em

enough for the Boss to start another Team Rocket.

This sounds like a job for our Crowd Control Mark Two.

[crowd cheering]

Now, I'd like to introduce your hostess and emcee

for the Terracotta Town Contest.

Your very own, the wonderful, Nurse Joy.

[crowd cheers]

The winner of todays' event receives this handsome

Terracotta Town Medal.

Best of luck, Coordinators.

It's true there's only one winner

but you're all number one.

Joy, I'd compete for you.

You're prettier than any ribbon.

Just promise me, you'll be my first prize.

Eh, I'm sorry but you're disqualified.

Being totally annoyin' in public.

It takes all kinds

but we've got a contest, so let's get to it.

Prepare to be hanging off the edge of your seat.

Prepare for the thrill of victory

and the agony of defeat.

'It's the Terracotta Town Contest Festival.'

[crowd cheering]

Time for our first round, where our Coordinators

show off the beauty of their Pokémon's best moves.

'Our first Coordinator is May'

'who I'm sure you all will remember'

'recently finished in the top four'

'at the Indigo Plateau Grand Festival.'

- May, May, May. - May, May, May.

- May, May, May. - May, May, May.

It's a pleasure to be here.

Thank you, thank you.

Wow! This place is full of fans for May.

No surprise, remember she's won a lot of events.

Let's get going, Eevee.

Take the stage.

[APPEARING]

Eevee, let's use Dig.

[DIG MOVE]

That's weird. What's she tryin' to do?

[CONFUSED]

ANNOUNCER 'Uh, impressive holes, but..'

The question is what is she going to do with those holes?

Eevee, now, use Shadow Ball.

[SHADOW BALL MOVE]

[gasping]

ANNOUNCER 'Astounding, a truly gorgeous display of fireworks.'

Isn't it beautiful?

'And quite a unique surprise as well.'

- May. Eevee. - May. Eevee.

- May. Eevee. - May. Eevee.

- May. Eevee. - May. Eevee.

- May. Eevee. - May. Eevee.

- May. Eevee. - May. Eevee.

Wow, sure looks like a winner to me.

[instrumental music]

[SLEEP POWDER MOVE]

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[FREEZE SHOCK MOVE]

[crowd cheering]

ANNOUNCER 'Now that was quite an assortment of Coordinators'

'and Pokémon, and things are really starting to percolate.'

'And last but certainly, not least it's Ash.'

'Not a familiar face on the Pokémon Contest scene.'

'But he reached best eight in the Hoenn League Tournament.'

'So, let's all, wish him the best.'

[crowd cheering]

Wow, they're goin' nuts.

Sure, Pokémon League carries a lot of weight.

Alright, let's make the best of this.

This is an awesome chance to show 'em

how our combinations work great here too.

[EXCITED]

[crowd cheering]

Pikachu, use Quick Attack.

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

That Pikachu sure is fast.

I can see why he reached the Hoenn League best eight.

Thunderbolt, just the same way.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Now, use Iron Tail.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

- What do we have here? - Awesome.

[EXERTION]

NURSE JOY 'A definite response to May's exquisite fireworks, no doubt.'

'We've got these beautiful fireworks'

'Electric-type Pokémon style.'

Yeah!

[EXCITED]

Just lovely. Lovely.

Man, those two are lookin' good.

Not too shabby when you consider how long it's been.

Wow, leave it to that Ash.

And that brings our first round to a close.

You know what that means.

'Time to select the top two Coordinators'

'to compete in our Contest Battle.'

'Our first contestant.'

'The Coordinator who took first place'

'in the opening round is..'

'...it's May.'

We did it!

And now, our second place winner is..

'What do you know, it's Ash.'

Awesome!

[EXCITED]

ANNOUNCER 'Folks, this is really going to be something.'

'I have the feeling the two of them'

'are going to put the Contest Battle on its ear.'

'And one of those two is going to walk out of here'

'with the Terracotta Medal.'

[crowd cheering]

ASH They call it a Contest Battle, but a battle is still a battle.

I may have started out in second place

but I'm finishin' up in first place.

Sceptile, it's you and me.

[EXCITED]

Excuse me, this Coordinator has no plans

to lose to you two. What do you say?

[EXCITED]

COMBUSKEN/SCEPTILE [DETERMINED]

We don't have to worry about them being fired up.

But what do I do?

I want both Ash and May to win.

How am I gonna figure out who to root for?

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

- 'Heave h*.' - 'Heave h*.'

HOPPIP/PIDGEY/NOCTOWL [CONTENT]

It looks like a float.

And they're tossing out lots of Pokémon food.

[laughing]

- There you go! - Come and get it.

Stuffin' Pokey faces works every time.

JESSIE 'Empty stomachs mean empty heads.'

There's nothing like the fun of free food.

Except for free Pokémon, of course.

First, we line them up then, whammo!

- Dealing in bulk's a blast. - Quite a crowd to control.

MEOWTH 'A snap with our Crowd Control Mark Two.'

JAMES We're in range and ready to rock.

- Rock on. - Net gone.

HOPPIP/PIDGEY/NOCTOWL/SEAL/PARAS [SCARED]

[gasping]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Heave h*. Let's go.

'Heave h*. Let's go.'

'Heave h*, let's go.'

Heave h*. Let's go.

[grunting]

JESSIE/JAMES Alright.

With piles of Pokémon to spare.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH And success in the air.

VENONANT/SEAL/WEEDLE/GROWLITHE [SCARED]

[laughs]

Now, that's friendship.

Hey, you can't do that.

JESSIE Prepare for trouble, now there's an original thought.

- Hmm. - He-he!

That's new to me, not.

An evil as old as the galaxy.

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 James.

Hey, Meowth's the name.

Wherever there's peace in the universe..

- Team Rocket.. - Will be there..

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH To make everything worse.

WOBBUFFET/MIME JR. [AGREEMENT]

Team Rocket.

Pikachu feeling a little left out?

Oh, pooh, there's always room for you.

- Shall we? - Certainly.

[SCARED]

- Pikachu. - Heave h*.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Up we go.

Heave h*. Up we go.

Heave h*. Up..

JAMES/JESSIE/MEOWTH What a coo, Pikachu.

It's perfect, a Boss bonanza.

I say, we've made out like bandits

which makes sense, so let's take the Pokay and run.

And miss the fun? Our wholesale's not whole yet.

Just look at them, every Pokémon we leave behind

is like found money falling out of our pockets.

JAMES 'But my pocket's full enough.'

I guess, you can't fill an empty head.

Sceptile, let's go.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Combusken, let's go too.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH A few good combinations and we'll have 'em

all out there out in no time.

Combusken, use Mega Kick.

[MEGA KICK MOVE]

Look out! It's big foot!

[screaming]

[screaming]

PIKACHU/VENONANT/SEAL/WEEDLE [SCARED]

Sceptile, Pound, go.

[POUND MOVE]

[screaming]

Pikachu.

Buddy.

VENONANT/SEAL/WEEDLE/ODDISH [SCARED]

[grunting]

- Whoa, nice catch. - Sure was. You guys okay?

Pikachu, how about you?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Alright, use Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[screaming]

Now, use Fire Spin, Combusken, go.

What's wrong?

[WEAK]

Combusken, tell me what's wrong with you?

[WEAK]

[EVOLVING]

Huh?

It's Blaziken.

Awesome, your Combusken just evolved into Blaziken.

[EXERTION]

What a hunk.

Back to primo Pokémon prices.

Ten four! Target lock and load!

Been there done that.

[EXERTION]

[BLAZE KICK MOVE]

Yipes, a bigger foot.

Blaziken's using Blaze Kick.

[BLAZE KICK MOVE]

[screaming]

It's always a case of never enough with you

and then it's a case of us ending with nothing.

When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose.

We lost the Pokémon and gained a poet.

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

You were just great.

You already know Blaze Kick.

[HAPPY]

Blaziken, the Blaze Pokémon.

When it meets a powerful enemy

fire burns around its arms and legs.

Its powerful legs are strong enough to leap over buildings.

Oh, man, would I love to battle you.

[indistinct cheering]

ANNOUNCER 'And now it's time for our exciting final round.'

The Terracotta Contest battle.

Are you all ready for some real excitement?

[crowd cheering]

'Here are our finalists.'

'Ash battling May.'

But only one of them can be number one. Which one?

[crowd cheering]

How can I cheer for Ash and May?

I don't wanna see either one of them lose the final.

Yeah.

It's a strange position to be in for sure.

Let's give 'em everything we've got, May. Okay?

You bet, we'll give them something, alright?

Good luck.

[crowd cheering]

ANNOUNCER 'That handshake means it's time to get started.'

'So let's get busy. Go.'

Sceptile, I choose you.

[APPEARING]

Okay, Blaziken, time to take the stage.

[APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER 'And May chooses to bring out her newly evolved Blaziken.'

'So, it'll be a Grass-type versus a Fire-type battle.'

NURSE JOY 'It seems to me the advantage clearly goes to May.'

ANNOUNCER 'Well, you may have trouble convincing Ash of that.'

[DETERMINED]

[DETERMINED]

ANNOUNCER That entrance shows me that they're going to take

this bout very seriously.

No need for coaxing around here.

And this is exactly what I like to see in a battle.

Let's do this quick.

Use Pound, Sceptile.

[POUND MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[DETERMINED]

Now, use b*llet Seed.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

ANNOUNCER 'And Blaziken dodges it beautifully.'

[EXERTION]

Leaf Blade, go.

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

Alright, really strong stuff.

What the..?

Hey, how come Ash is losing points now?

In a contest battle, you don't just score by force.

Right, dodging can score well too.

It allows you to steal big points.

[crowd cheering]

Alright, I'm gonna have to be more accurate.

No sense losing any more points.

Quick, Sceptile, go and chase after Blaziken now.

SCEPTILE/BLAZIKEN [EXERTION]

Okay, Sceptile. Use Pound.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

b*llet Seed, go.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

Blaziken, Fire Spin.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

[PAINED]

SCEPTILE/BLAZIKEN [EXERTION]

Okay, Blaziken, Sky Uppercut.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

Quick, dodge, Sceptile.

SCEPTILE [EXERTION]

- Aah! - Now, use Leaf Blade.

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

BLAZIKEN [PAINED]

Okay, Sceptile, Pound.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

Man, that was some attack combination.

BROCK 'It looks like things are pretty evened up.'

[crowd cheering]

b*llet Seed.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Pound, one more time.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

Quick, Leaf Blade.

Dodge it.

BLAZIKEN/SCEPTILE [EXERTION]

Sky Uppercut.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

Leaf Blade, go.

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

Use Blaze Kick.

[BLAZE KICK MOVE]

Now, Pound.

[POUND MOVE]

BLAZIKEN/SCEPTILE [EXERTION]

Looks like neither one of those two has any plans

for throwing in the old towel.

'And we're all even.'

'We've just passed the one minute mark'

'which means the winner's right around the corner.'

[EXHAUSTED]

[EXHAUSTED]

Blaziken, stand up.

BLAZIKEN/SCEPTILE [EXHAUSTED]

Get up, Sceptile.

Now what?

- What's goin' on? - That's Sceptile's Overgrow.

Huh?

ANNOUNCER 'Ladies and gentlemen, would you look at that?'

'You're witnessing Sceptile's amazing Overgrow.'

'Although Overgrow may only work when Sceptile's'

'endurance is low, it makes any of Sceptile's attacks'

'overwhelmingly powerful.'

[EXERTION]

[BLAZE MOVE]

- It can't be. - No, it's not. That's Blaze.

ANNOUNCER 'And Blaziken's Blaze kicks in.'

'But make no mistake, it has the same effect as Overgrow.'

[EXERTION]

ANNOUNCER 'Now, although both of them are firing on all cylinders'

'we've only got short seconds left to victory.'

Okay, Sceptile. Attack full on.

Just what I want, we'll do the same.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Now, Sceptile, Leaf Blade, go.

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

Sky Uppercut.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

BLAZIKEN/SCEPTILE [EXERTION]

Whoa, a tie.

BLAZIKEN/SCEPTILE [EXERTION]

ANNOUNCER 'Twenty seconds left.'

Pound, now.

[POUND MOVE]

Use Blaze Kick.

[BLAZE KICK MOVE]

BLAZIKEN/SCEPTILE [EXERTION]

ANNOUNCER 'Ten seconds..'

[gasping]

Over Heat, full blast.

[OVER HEAT MOVE]

Solar Beam, full blast.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

- Ah, Sceptile. - Blaziken.

Okay, time's up.

Wait, which one of them won this?

I don't know.

Amazing, their points are virtually identical.

Huh?

Huh?

NARRATOR Caught in the wake of a terrific contest battle.

Everybody in shock, and nobody sure at all of the outcome.

Valiant Coordinators and Pokémon

reeling after a stupendous battle in which they used

everything to give their greatest performances ever

but who will emerge victorious?

[instrumental music]

♪ 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 ♪

♪ But don't let it get 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 ♪

♪ One who knows the difference between Mewtwo ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you the type ♪

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

♪ First you kick it in Kanto ♪

♪ Then you head to Johto ♪♪