01x05 - The Good, The Bad, and The Lucky! (Farewell! The Wandering Rocket g*ng!)

[bunniefuu]

[panting]

One disaster after another.

Exhausting.

[Wobbuffet mumbling]

How did we get here?

Wobbuffet.

Was this all simply
the fickle finger of fate?

[wind howling]

[groaning]

What about James and Meowth?
[grunts]

["With You" playing]

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ Lightning strikes or any shade of blue ♪

♪ The journey's the best part ♪

♪ Even when the road gets hard ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ With you ♪

[theme music]

[Team Rocket] "The Good, The Bad,
And The Lucky!"

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

[machines whirring in distance]

[narrator] One week before,
at a factory in Vermilion City...

[grunting]

[Jessie] Having to deal
with teeny-tiny tops is too tedious!

[James] What's the alternative?
Our wallets are stuffed with nothing!

[Meowth] Think this question.

Is Team Rocket our real gig,
or part-time tiddlywinks?

[grumbling]

[Jessie grunting]
I'm exhausted!

-[Jessie] Huh?
-Pika?

-Hey, Pikachu!
-Pika, pika!

[Team Rocket] A Twerp convergence!

-[Jessie] The net!
-[Meowth] Yeah, you bet!

[Pikachu yelps]

-No!
-No! Pikachu!

-[Team Rocket] Ta-da!
-[both] It's Team Rocket!

-With Pikachu as our draft pick!
-[Ash] Forget it!

Lucario, I choose you!

Now, Cinderace!

-[grunts]
-Cinde!

Now, for a special delivery
from Headquarters.

[both] Come on down!

[Pelipper singing]

[squawks]

[thuds]

[Meowth] In we go!

[Jessie and James]
Our secret Rocket Prize Master!

With love direct from the Boss!

And what do we get this time?

[Jessie] The Slacker Pokémon, Slakoth!

[James] The Lazy Pokémon, Slaking!

[Pokémon groaning]

[both gasp]

Hm?

Now wait a minute!

Are you saying my Pokémon's a slacker?

And mine's famous for being lazy?

-Never fear!
-[both] Hm?

That allows both of them
to build up oodles of energy,

which they give off while putting piles
of power in their attacks!

Nifty! What moves can we use?

[both] Now, use Slack Off!

[both moaning]

That's no attack!

Unless you're having a battle with a nap!

-[zaps]
-Ooh.

Now it's our turn.

-Lucario, Aura Sphere!
-Cinderace, Pyro Ball!

[grunting]

-[Lucario grunting]
-Cinderace!

-[all yelp]
-Pika, pi!

[squawks]

-[Team Rocket] We're blasting off again!
-[all groan]

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

[all groaning]

Soon, we'll get
another big lecture from Matori.

[Meowth] I'm so sick
of those lousy loser reports.

[imitates Matori]
Why do you always fail us?

Write down every mistake.

[grunting]
Zip it, Bob Cut Glasses Goon Gal!

-[Pelipper laughs]
-[James] Riddle me this!

Why didn't the Prize Master Pokémon
do anything this time?

Good question!

The Prize Master Pokémon didn't do squat!

-[Pelipper squawking]
-You!

What are your thoughts on this fiasco?

Why don't we get Pokémon
that can put up a fight?

[wailing]

"The Prize Master brings luck."

"Sometimes good luck and sometimes bad!"

[mumbling]

"If you change your luck,
then you'll change your life"?

"You see, everybody is equally lucky."

Since when have you been a philosopher?

[Jessie whimpering]

-Hey, wait up!
-[Pelipper] Pelipper!

I know! If we give chase,
we might find out

who's actually in charge
of the Prize Master!

And when we do,
they'll get a piece of my mind!

-Off we go!
-[all yell]

[light music]

[exhales deeply]

Wandering is so much better
when we can feel the breeze

while floating among the clouds.

And how!

Constantly being proclaimed
a lousy loser's no fun.

-Loser report, my foot!
-[Jessie] We're just worn out.

[Team Rocket] But this is the life.

[chirps]

[all gasp]

[chirps]

-It's the Cotton Bird Pokémon, Swablu.
-The Cotton Bird Pokémon of joy.

Which means luck!

[Jessie] If we grab Swablu,
we grab happiness.

[James] This will finally change our luck.

[all yell]

[all whimper]

-[Meowth] It's using Dragon Breath!
-[Swablu shrieks]

-[blasts]
-[Team Rocket whimpers]

[all groan]

[Team Rocket] We're blasting off again!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

[water churning]

Falling into the sea works for me.

[Team Rocket] Yeah. We're free.

-[Pelipper squawking]
-[James] My word!

Since Pelipper is the Water Bird Pokémon,
it swims, too.

[Meowth] Which means chase it!

Stroke, stroke, stroke!

-Stroke, stroke!
-[Wailord sings]

[all] Huh?

-[all scream]
-Wailord!

[squawks]

[all whimpering]

[playful music]

-Jessie!
-Meowth!

-Wobbuffet!
-Wobbuffet!

[Jessie] Are we inside the Wailord?

I hope not, but probably.

Still being around
after going down that hatch

seems pretty lucky to me.

[Pelipper sings]

-How can you be so lackadaisical?
-[Pokémon] Lackadaisical!

-Huh?
-What's that?

-[Pokémon] What's that?
-[James] Is somebody there?

-Somebody there?
-What is that?

The Music Note Pokémon, Chatot.

Music note? Chatot?

-Chatot-cha!
-Cha-cha-cha-chatot-cha.

Chatot-cha-cha-cha-cha.

Chatot says it's lived in here

ever since it was brought down
Wailord's hatch.

How long is ever since?

Chatot, chatot, cha-cha-chatot?

[squawking]

[Meowth]
"As long as this boat's been here."

[Jessie] This run-down tub of rust?

It has to have been here forever!

Yikes! We'll follow in its footsteps.

-Hey, speak for yourself.
-There must be an exit clause.

I know! Our Rocket Prize Master
is still in Pelipper's yapper.

And there's gotta be some
really strong Pokémon hiding in there.

-We'll use them to escape.
-[squawking]

-[grunting]
-You want to get out, too, right?

Open up! Now!

[all grunting]

"My job is to deliver
the Rocket Prize Master

to the designated members of Team Rocket."

"And it won't leave my mouth
for any other reason!"

Spare me the nobility!

We're the designated team members!

[all] Now open up!

-[zaps]
-[all screaming]

[groaning]

Perfect!

[all giggling]

[crashes]

-So where are we?
-[James] I don't see anything but ice.

-I'm feeling just like an ice cube.
-[Chatot] An ice cube!

-You've broken free! Time to flee!
-Pelipper!

Thanks, Pelipper!

You're the reason
we all made it out of here.

Hold on.

Isn't following Pelipper the point?

-Uh...
-It is!

-Wait up, sneaky beak!
-[Team Rocket] Come back!

[Wobbuffet yelling]

[bangs]

-[Jessie groaning]
-[all gasp]

-[yells]
-[Team Rocket yelp]

Why? Why do these things
keep happening to me?

Look, it's just a little inconvenience.

[Pelipper squawking]

[calm music]

[James] Not a trace of Pelipper's face.

But those cabins look mighty good.

I'm starved and losing my grip over here.

[all moan]

[wind howling]

[shivering]

-[James] A warm fire in the hearth.
-[Meowth] Some freshly baked bread.

[Wobbuffet grunting]

[in hoarse voice]
A hot bowl of soup.

[soft music]

[groaning]

Huh?

[Jessie] Where... Where are we?

-What's going on, Jessie?
-[Meowth yawning]

Dig it.

[all scream]

[Jessie and James] It's a feast!

[all chomping]

-[Jessie and James] Yummy plus!
-And no fuss!

-Wobbu!
-[all chomp]

[woman] Relax. It's not going anywhere.

And there's more where that came from.

[Raticate] Raticate.

This is scrumptchie!

It's not every day
that a complete stranger

would save our lives.

Time out. I've seen you before.

Normally, I wouldn't respond to that,
but I'll be glad to show you

who you're dealing with.

[all yelp]

[Cassidy] You don't know
who you're dealing with.

[Butch] But we'll be glad to show you.

[both] Prepare for trouble,
and make it double.

-To infect the world with devastation.
-To blight all people in every nation.

To denounce the goodness
of truth and love.

To extend our wrath to the stars above.

-Cassidy.
-Butch.

Team Rocket's circling all day and night.

Surrender to us now,
or you will surely lose the fight!

-Ha! That's right!
-Raticate.

[all] Cassidy?

What are you doing in a place like this?

I'd venture to guess that you're on some

super-secret Team Rocket mission,
am I right?

Missed it by a mile. I quit.

My leg's been pulled quite enough.

Team Rocket was part of my life,
but it wasn't all.

Things besides Team Rocket?

Just what do you mean?

It's true we were elite members,
miles above you.

But all those failed mission reports!

Awful!

The grind had simply worn us down.

You sound just like us.

[Cassidy] So I've taken up woodcarving
as a hobby while running this café.

So, feel free to relax
until you get your strength back.

You won't trick us?
We'll settle all our debts!

Then we'll be even-steven!

Hm? If that's what you want.

[uplifting music]

Great grub after hard work.

-[Jessie and James] This is the life!
-Wobbuffet!

-I could totally get used to this.
-True!

So, how did we end up out here
in the first place?

[all] Hmm...

[squawking]

[all scream]

We were chasing Pelipper, that's how!

I'd say that we've done more than enough
to pay Cassidy back.

-We can't leave without saying goodbye.
-Huh?

Think of it this way.

After she allowed us to stay
all this time, just vanishing seems rude.

Now, James, if you want to stay here,
I won't force you to come.

What?

I saw you and Cassidy whittling
that bottle cap you're so fond of.

[Meowth] I've never seen you
so ringing off the hook happy.

Wait. But that...

Team Rocket is part of your life,
but it's not all.

You've been a great teammate
all this time.

[James gasps]

[sobbing]

[all grunting]

-Take it slow, James!
-Jessie!

[James] Meowth! Wobbuffet!

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

-Pika?
-[Pelipper squawks]

Pika, pika!

[Jessie] What's this?

"This is the end of Ground types,
and the start of Water types."

[Meowth] Maybe it's saying
it's all water from here.

My tummy is saying
it's all hunger from here.

-[Wobbuffet groaning]
-[Meowth sniffing]

Something smells really yummy.

Huh?

[sniffing]

-[Jessie] Mm!
-It's from there!

[Jessie] The delicious smell of bread!

-Meow?
-Meow, meow, meow?

[Meowth] It looks just like Meowzie,
my old flame!

We have customers? Hm?

It can't be you!

-So who are you?
-[Butch snickers]

Normally, I wouldn't answer that,
but I'll be glad to show.

-Botch, it's you!
-The name's Butch, okay?

The name is Butch!

[Jessie and Wobbuffet sigh in relief]

-Yum! What is this?
-It rocks my world!

Wobbuffet!

-Yeah, to tell the truth...
-Don't say another word.

All those lousy loser reports,

and the grind had
simply worn you down, right?

Look, it's my story to tell,
so let me talk!

-Cassidy gave us the lowdown.
-Huh? You already met with her?

Butch, we'd like to pay
for that yummy food you gave us

by working for it.

The name is Botch! Hm? She's right.

[calm music]

Great food after hard work.
This is the life.

[munches]

-I could totally get used to this.
-Right with you.

But wait.

So, how did we end up here
in the first place?

[all] Hm?

-[squawking]
-[all scream]

I say that we've done way more
than enough to pay Butch back!

Hold the phone!

Now, Meowth, if you want to stay,
I won't force you to come.

What?

I happened to see you making friends
with that Meowzie lookalike.

[Jessie] I've never seen you
so off the hook happy in my life.

I don't know what to say.

Team Rocket is part of your life,
but it's not all.

You've been such a great teammate
up to now!

Well, you've been a great teammate, too!

[sobbing]

-[Jessie] Take it slow, Meowth!
-[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

I stayed up all night
and made this thing just for you!

Now, use it!

[thrilling music]

[Jessie] How far does it plan on flying?

[pops]

-Huh?
-[chirping]

[air hissing]

Now, what was that all about, Swablu?

Aren't you the Cotton Bird Pokémon of joy?

[both grunt]

[shrieking]

[screaking]

-We're blasting off again!
-[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

[wind howling]

[panting]

[in hoarse voice]
One disaster after another.

Exhausting.

[Wobbuffet mumbling]

[Jessie panting]

-How did we get here?
-Wobbuffet.

Was this all simply
the fickle finger of fate?

[wind howling]

[groaning]

What about James and Meowth?
[grunts]

[thumping]

-Jessie?
-Get a grip on yourself.

[Jessie groaning]
Why?

-When a friend helps you in a pinch...
-That's when you know they're friends!

[Jessie] James, Meowth...

Hey! That hurt, buster!

-Sandshrew?
-Sandshrew!

Don't tell me... A dream? Hm?

Mm.

-Wake up, Wobbuffet!
-Wobbu...

You can't just lie there lazily!

Nope, we have to follow Pelipper,

even if it's simply out of spite
at this point!

Wobbu, wobbu, wobbu.

[yelps]
What?

[both screaming]

No! No way! Not a chance, not ever!

I'm not going to let
that Trapinch chew on me!

[both grunting]

Woe is me! It's no good!

My body's reached its limit!

As a wise Pelipper once said,
"If you can change your luck,

you can change your life."

I guess that must mean
I just never had the luck!

Good, or bad, or ugly.

-[sobs]
-[James and Meowth] Jessie!

[Jessie] James? Meowth?

The very fact that we meet again
proves that we're lucky!

But what are you doing? Why are you here?

It's an extremely long story.

[James] I looked away for one moment,
and Morpeko ate everything in the shop.

Cassidy kicked us out!

And that's when I sighted Pelipper,
and gave chase.

[Meowth] As for me, I discovered
that the Meowzie lookalike

was good buddies with the Persian
who basically ran the entire territory!

So I grabbed what was left
of my broken heart and split.

And then I saw James
chasing Pelipper, so I...

You can fill me in later!
Just get me out of here!

[both whimpering]

[both screaming]

How does it help
if you slip down here, too?

[grunts]
We still have luck!

All right, Pelipper, out with the goods!

[mumbling]

So you reached your limit, huh?

All that you have to do
is empty your big mouth!

Hm!

I don't think that's on Pelipper's agenda!

-[all screaming]
-[squawks]

[all] We're sliding down again!

[growling]

-[Pelipper singing]
-[thuds]

[Team Rocket groaning]
Scooped for the save.

[Pelipper] Pelipper!

[Jessie] I guess you could say
we're still in one piece,

because of Pelipper.

It's all about luck, the Prize Master.

Some good and some bad.

And sometimes what you think is bad
may turn out good,

and sometimes good turns out to be bad.

That's what happens when you live
a luck-based life, you dig?

[Jessie] So, how do we get home from here?

[Pikachu] Pika, pika.

-[Ash] What's up, Pikachu?
-[Team Rocket] It's the Twerps!

[both] It's Team Rocket!

I've got a great idea!

Hey, Twerp, say, what are you doing here?

Huh? What are you doing here?

Prepare for trouble,
we've done this before.

And make it double, let's do it some more.

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!

-Meowth, that's right!
-Wobbuffet!

-Pikachu!
-[laughing]

So, Team Rocket is our entire life.

Coupled with the art of stealing Pikachu.

-[both] True!
-Not this time!

-Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!
-[Pikachu yells]

Pikachu!

Here it comes!

[blasts]

-[Team Rocket] We're blasting off again!
-[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

Ash?

-So, how come they were all smiling?
-Uh...

Pika?

[expl*si*n]

[Team Rocket shrieking]

[all] It's good to be back
in business! Yay!

[narrator] There are times of good luck,
there are times of bad, too.

But you never know
whether it's really good or bad

right when it's happening.

Either way, Team Rocket
is charging into the future,

as the journey continues!

[closing theme music]