25x54 - Getting to the Heart of it All!

[bunniefuu]

-[Misty giggles]

-[distant cawing]

[continues giggling]

Who knew there would be

an accessory shop in a place like that?


Or that it would take an hour

for someone to choose what to buy?


Yeah, I pretty much ended up

napping the whole time.

What do you think, Pikachu?
Pika-pika!

-I knew it looked good on me!

-Pikachu!


[narrator]
Ash, Brock,

and a happy Misty have arrived


in a town bathed in the setting sun,


and it's here

where they'll stay for the night.

[Brock] Let's see, oh!

-Here's the Pokémon Center...

-[distant scream]


-[both] Huh?

-Hear that? A scream...


-Let's check it out!

-Mm-hm.

[Ash] Over there!
Officer Jenny!
It happened again?

-Relax! No fear!

-Oh...

You're secure now that I'm here!

I'll assist you in any way possi--

[screams]


-Interrupting conversations is rude!

-Back soon!

[both sigh]
Officer Jenny, is something going on?

It seems there have been

strange phenomena right here!


Also, I assume a Pokémon is behind it

but I just can't seem to get a real lead.

Supernatural phenomena?

[Jenny] I need to investigate

and put a stop to it.


-Let's go, Growlithe.

-[Growlithe grunts]

All right then... Gengar!
Gengar!
We'll help out too!

-[Gengar chuckles]

-Pika-pika!


♪ Pokémon! ♪


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♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪

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♪ It's you and me ♪


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♪ I know it's my destiny ♪

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♪ Pokémon ♪


♪ Oh! You're my best friend

In a world we must defend ♪


♪ Pokémon! ♪


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♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪

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♪ A heart so true ♪


♪ Our courage will pull us through ♪


♪ You teach me and I'll teach you ♪


♪ Pokémon ♪


♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪


♪ Pokémon ♪

[theme music]

[Ash]
"Getting To The Heart Of It All!"

[door creaking]

-Split up and look around the house.

-Right!

[stairs creaking]
[suspenseful music]
[Jenny gasps]
[Jenny grunts]
[sniffs]
Do you smell something, huh, Growlithe?
[Growlithe grunts, sniffs]

[gasps]

Officer, behind you!

[suspenseful music continues]

-[clattering]

-[all] Huh?

[door creaking]

-Pika?

-Gengar, use Shadow Ball!

[Gengar grunts]
[Gengar yelps in surprise]

-[Pikachu] Pika!

-[Ash and Brock] Huh?

Don't let it escape, Pikachu! Electroweb!
[attack grunts]
[Ash and Brock grunt]
[Brock] Huh? Banette?
[Ash gasps in surprise]

[Brock] I've figured out what it is!

It's a Banette!

A Banette? Why would it do such things?

-[distant scream]

-[all] Huh?

Over there! Excuse us!
[panting]

-Look, there it is!

-[Banette grunts]


Hey, wait up!

[groans]


-[distant scream]

-[all] Huh?


-Over that way!

-Huh!

[screaming]
[screaming]
Banette's entered several houses.

And it seems to have taken

a number of things.

Really? What did it take?

-A pillow, for example.

-A pillow?

Yes. In a heart shape.

Banette also took a heart-shaped mirror

and heart-shaped sunglasses.


It took a heart-shaped balloon,

heart-shaped candy, and heart cards...

What? All the same shape?
Yes. There's a definite pattern.

It seems to be

all Banette's interested in.


-Just one shape? Why?

-Oh! Hmm!

[crickets chirping]
[soft music]
[Banette grunts cheerfully]
Huh?
[angry grunt]
[hopeful grunt]
[grumbles]
[hopeful grunt]
[disappointed grunt]
[disappointed grunting]
[grumbles, yells]
[groans]

[little girl]
It looks so good on you!

So cute, my Bay-Bay!
[melancholy music]
[grunts]

[Rotom Phone]
Banette.

The Marionette Pokémon.


A Ghost type.


Banette is an abandoned plush doll


whose lingering grudge

caused it to become a Pokémon.


-An abandoned plush doll?

-[Brock] Hmm.

Oh! I feel sorry for it.
[both grunt]
You know what I wonder?

If maybe it's playing tricks

because it's angry.

Yeah? But why steal heart-shaped things?

Hey! I want to find out

more about Banette!


-Pika!

-[Gengar grunts in approval]


All right! Then I say

let's go looking for it again!


-[stomach grumbles]

-Oh...

[stomachs grumble]
Guess I'm hungry too.

-We haven't eaten a thing since lunch.

-[Ash chuckles]

Oh! That's what's going on?
I'll have to strengthen security...

-Nurse Joy! Security is right here!

-[gasps]


I know you're uncertain,

but my love will be the key to unlocking--


-[Croagunk growls]

-[screams in pain]

[groans]
I shall return!

[Misty] Ash, we'll meet you

in the cafeteria.


-[Ash sighs]

-Pikachu!

[soft music]
[disappointed grunt]
[indistinct chatter]

My t*nk is totally filled up!

We'll find Banette now for sure!


-Pika!

-Gengar!


-[Ash gasps]

-[both] Huh?

[Ash] I found it!
[grunts, yelps]
[gasps]

-[suspenseful music]

-[grunts]


-Argh!

-Argh!

[Banette yells]

[Ash]
Who's that Pokémon?


-Pika!

-[Banette]
Banette!

Pika-pika!
[Banette yells]

Argh!

[grunts]


-Argh! Why is it only coming after me?

-Misty!


-It's after the tie in your hair!

-[Misty] Huh?


-[Ash] Hey!

-[Misty grunts]

Wait! This girl...
[pants]
[Banette grunts]

We've gotta stop this!

Now, Pikachu, use Electroweb!

[attack grunts]
[Banette grunts]

You've gotta listen to us, Banette!

We wanna help...


-[Ash pants]

-[Banette grunts]

Come on, wait! Gengar, after it!
Gengar!
[suspenseful music]
[Gengar grunts]
[grunts]
[grunts in confusion]
[disappointed grunt]

-Wow, are you all right, Misty?

-Yeah.

I totally forgot that it was after hearts.

-[Brock] Hey!

-[Pikachu grunts]


-[Ash] Brock!

-I figured it out!

[both] Huh?
Look at this!
[Ash] Wait, is that...

It's the picture

Banette accidentally dropped.


Hey, do you guys think that...

maybe this picture is of Banette?

[Ash] Huh?

Ah! Oh, that's right!

Banette come from abandoned plush dolls!

That's right.

Now, take a good look

at the head of the doll.


[Misty gasps]

A heart!


-Just like the one Misty has!

-Wow! You think so?


In other words, Banette is probably

searching for a hair tie it had

when it was just a child's toy.

That's why it's stealing

heart-shaped items.

Yeah, but why?

Do you think it has

something to do with this little girl?

That she put the accessory on it?

I'll bet it's something

Banette really treasured.

Really treasured...

-[Gengar grunts]

-[Ash and Pikachu gasp]

[Ash] Gengar, where's Banette?
[upset grumble]
I see...

Hmm, there's a missing piece

to this mystery...


-Missing piece?

-Yeah, but I'm not sure what it is.


Hey, Misty? Think you would consider

giving your hair tie to Banette?


-Huh?

-That's something I bet

would make it happy again.

-So, pretty please?

-I'd be more than happy to.

I was gonna do that anyway!

[Ash laughs]

Thank you!

[crickets chirping]
[Banette mumbles]
[little girl laughing]
[paper rustling]

[little girl giggles]

All done!


Aw, how cute!

It looks so good on you, Bay-Bay!

I love you so very much, Bay-Bay!

I'll see you at our new house.

Bye-bye, Bay-Bay!

[Pangoro grunting]
[Pangoro pants]
Hey! Truck's leaving! Hurry up!
[Pangoro grunting]
[somber music]
[birds chirping]
[confused grunt]
[grunts]
[sad grunt]
[Banette gasps]
[Banette yelps happily]

-[happy yelp]

-[gasps]


[screams]

A ghost!

[confused grunt]
[Banette gasps]
[upset grunt]
[yelps in surprise]
[sobs]
[sad moan]

So you lost track of it around here,

huh, Gengar?

[Gengar grunts]
That looks suspicious.
[creaking]

-Pika-pika!

-[all gasp]

It's a big pile of hearts.
Are these the things Banette took?

Banette, are you here?

This picture is yours, isn't it?

We've brought it back to you!

-[Ash gasps]

-[Misty giggles]

[Ash] There it is!

I know. You wanted

a hair tie with a heart on it.

Here you go.
[grunts in surprise]
[grunts]

-[Croagunk growls]

-Pika!

[Ash] It's good, right?
[happy grunt]
[excited grunt]
By the way, Banette!

I'm betting the girl in the picture

was your owner, wasn't she?

Don't you wanna show her your hair tie?
Why don't we go and see her, huh?
[happy grunt]
[gasps]
[Ash] Is that her?
[Banette grunts]

-[chuckles]

-Huh?

What do you want?
Hey, you know who this is?
It's your plush doll. It became a Banette.

-You mean a plushie?

-[Ash] Mm-hm.

This is you, isn't it?
Mm-mm, that's not me.
Wait. Are you sure?
Hey, Banette, I think maybe...

-Huh?

-[Pikachu] Pika?


-[Banette laughs]

-[all] Huh?


-[grunts]

-Huh?

Whoa, hold on a second!
Sorry about that.

So, um, Banette, could it be

you don't actually remember her face?


-Things like that do happen a lot.

-[Banette grunts]

Man! I knew it.
Now what'll we do?

You really can't see

her face in the picture.

Hmm! Hey!

[Misty] Didn't that abandoned house

have the same green door?


[Ash]
Uh, you're right!

Wait! Then this girl would have to be...

-She'd have to be quite a bit older now.

-[Ash and Brock sigh]


We don't know her name or face.

We might not be able to find her.

[sad grunt]
Hey! I know we can do it! What'll we do?

-We're gonna ask everybody we see!

-What?

[Pikachu] Pika-pika!
[Gengar and Croagunk grunt]
[upbeat music]

[Misty sighs]

I'm exhausted.

Maybe she already moved really far away.
[Banette gasps, moans sadly]
Oh, I'm sorry, Banette.

-[all gasp]

-[Ash] See you tomorrow!

And that's when we'll find her, right?
Yeah!
[grumbles, grunts]

[gasps]

Gengar!

[Gengar yells]
It's worried about Banette, isn't it?
Pikachu!
[worried grunt]
Gengar?
[happy yelp]
[chatters]
[chatters]
Gengar?
Banette...
[both chattering]

-[train honking]

-[both gasp]


-[engine starts]

-[Banette chatters]

[Gengar chatters]
[Gengar chatters worriedly]
[Brock sighs]
You're looking troubled. What's wrong?

I feel like I'm overlooking

something very important.


-[door opens]

-Hmm? Oh, hello! It's you!

[screams]

-[Brock] It's Nurse Joy!

-Yes, that's me.

Calling Brock. Will you fi--

I knew it!

You're the girl from the picture!

[all gasp]
[soft music]
[both exclaim, yell in surprise]
Huh?
Now, what's going on?
[panting]
Oh, Gengar! Hey!

-Where's Banette?

-[grunts]

We found the girl!

-[Ash laughs]

-[Gengar yelps]

[chatters]
Huh? It didn't go into the woods?

-[chatters]

-It went there instead?

[Gengar chatters]
Dragonite!
[yowls]
Keep up with Gengar!

When I was little,

I lost a toy that I loved.

It was when we moved to a new house.
It's a Banette? I had no idea.

[gasps]

Is that Banette?

[Gengar grunts]

-Dragonite!

-[Dragonite yowls]


So it was in that house

waiting all this time for my return.


[Joy]
Bay-Bay!


-Banette! I've got great news!

-[Banette gasps]


The girl in the picture...

We just found her!


-[happy grunt]

-Come here!


-[Banette grunts]

-Now, Dragonite, go!

[Dragonite yowls]
[all gasp]
Are you... Bay-Bay?
[chatters]
[gasps]
[soft emotional music]

Bay-Bay!

[sobs]

[sobs]
I left you for so long! Forgive me!
[Banette sobs]
[Gengar sobs]

-Mm...

-[Misty sobs softly]

[birds chirping]
Oh, wow! You look great!
[happy grunt]
From now on, you'll be with Nurse Joy!
You're so lucky, Banette!
Thank you all so much!
It's like a dream to work side by side!
[happy grunt]
Come see us again whenever you like!

-[Brock and Ash] Right!

-[Ash and Misty] Okay, then...


-[Misty] Bye-bye!

-Gengar!


[narrator]
Yet another bond of friendship

has been strengthened between


-
a person and a Pokémon.

-[Brock gasps]

[Brock chuckles]
[Misty and Croagunk grunt]
And one, and two, and one, and two...
[Brock yells in pain]

[narrator]
More meetings await our heroes

on the road they are traveling,


as the journey continues!

[closing theme music]

♪ Pokémon! ♪