23x31 - The Cuteness Quotient!

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] Ash's goal is to battle one of the world's greatest Trainers, Leon!

Goh's goal is to catch one of every kind of Pokémon, including Mew!

This is the story of their adventure-filled journey

through the world of Pokémon!

Raboot.

Pika! Pika!

[smartphone ringing]

[beeps]

Hello? Oh, hi, Parker.

[Parker] Chloe? Uh, listen…

[Chloe] Yeah?

Uh-huh.

[narrator] Here in Cerise Park,

Ash and Goh's Pokémon are truly living the good life! Such beauty!

[Ash] I don't see Sobble. Where is it?

Huh?

You know it's gotta be around here somewhere.

You're right. Sometimes it's hard to find.

Yamper.

[Chloe] Oh! Hi, Yamper!

Hm…

There are even more of them now.

Just wait! There are tons of Pokémon in the world, and I'm gonna catch ‘em all!

-[panting] -Oh, yay.

Hey, Goh? Listen…

-[Goh] Huh? -I just got a call from Parker

and one of his friends seems to be having trouble with something.

Could you come with me for a bit?

Parker's friend?

Hm?

Huh?

[Chloe] He said his friend brought her favorite Pokémon along with her,

but somehow it all turned into a big argument of some kind.

[Ash] An argument?

[Chloe] It's something about whether the Pokémon is cute or not.

I don't get it.

Me neither.

That's why I thought maybe you could help them out just a little bit.

[Goh] Sure!

When it comes to Pokémon…

[both] We're the go-to guys!

[boy ] I told you that Pokémon was strange-looking.

[Jinny] You're wrong! Feeby is a cute Pokémon!

-[girl ] Uh, no, it isn't! -[girl ] Uh-huh.

[Jinny] It is cute!

[Chloe] Parker?

Hey, Chloe!

Cool. You brought Goh and Ash, too?

The friend you told me about. Is that her?

[Parker] Yeah. Her name's Jinny.

Fee. Fee. Fee.

Hey, that's a…

Feebas!

♪ It's a big, big world But you know where to find me ♪

♪ We'll be together And we're gonna do it our way ♪

♪ We'll discover We believe in each other ♪

♪ On adventures With my friends like, every day ♪

♪ And we're already on our way ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

[Ash and Goh] "The Cuteness Quotient!"

[Goh's Rotom] Feebas. The Fish Pokémon. A Water-type.

Called the shabbiest Pokémon in the world,

Feebas tend to school in large numbers at the bottom of rivers

that are filled with aquatic plants.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Come on. Tell the truth! Don't you agree this Pokémon just looks plain weird?

Well, Parker?

Uh, it's just…

Feeby.

See, I think that Feebas is awesome.

And, when Feebas evolve, they turn into incredible Pokémon!

-Ha! -Tell us another one.

That can't be true. No way!

Hey, it's totally true!

-Really. -So cute!

It's a Pikachu!

Awesome!

[boy ] Boop, boop!

Pikachu.

-[Raboot] Raboot. -Huh? Ah!

Eh.

[screaming]

[screaming continues]

-[Parker] Oh, Jinny. -Feeby. Feeby.

[Ash] It's a shame people don't get how great Feebas is.

[Goh] How would you and Feebas like to come to Cerise Park?

We've got tons of Pokémon there!

Great!

Fee.

-[Jinny] Feeby's so happy! -That's its nickname?

Don't you think Feeby's a cute name for a Feebas?

[gasps]

Fee.

[groans]

-Oh, Feeby. -[Goh] Don't worry.

Huh?

Looks like they're already buddies.

Ha?

[Goh] See? What did I tell you?

[Jinny] Yeah!

Feeby made some new friends!

You take good care of it.

Right! I got it from my daddy! It's just the cutest thing!

But everybody else seems to think it's ugly.

[gasps]

Back there, you said Feeby evolves into an amazing Pokémon. Right?

-Right! -[giggles]

Exactly. Feebas evolves into Milotic.

Isn't it great? And everybody's gonna be so surprised!

[Jinny] Yeah!

[Ren] Yeah, but…

it's not easy to get it to evolve into a Milotic.

It's gonna take a while.

Really? Are you sure?

I'm afraid you have no idea--

It might take time, but then you'll see! It is possible!

Correct.

Put your heart into raising it, and make sure you're in sync.

Do that, and I'm sure you'll find success!

Thanks! I'll work hard!

But the way things are, our friends at kindergarten

will never see how amazing Feeby is.

Feeby is an awesome Pokémon.

We're all quite aware of that.

[Chrysa] Hold on! I've got an idea!

Oh.

[Goh] Let's see.

The Friendship Festival,

where Water-type Pokémon compete in a friendly environment.

The Festival is in Slateport City in the Hoenn region.

A contest that only Water-type Pokémon can enter.

I never knew anything like that existed! I wanna compete! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

-Sorry to rain on your parade, Ash… -Ha?

but it's only for kids a lot younger than you.

-C'mon. No fair! -Pika?

Jinny, you could enter the contest!

She's right! If you win, everyone will know how amazing Feebas is!

[Jinny] Really?

Wait. I don't think it's all that easy to win.

[Jinny] I'm gonna enter!

[Ash] Great! And we'll help you out

so you'll stand the best chance of winning!

[Parker] I'll cheer like crazy!

[Goh] First, we'll research everything about the contest and make a plan!

Sometimes it's the effort that counts.

-Gold. Gold. Gold. Gold. Gold. Gold. -[Jinny] Feeby!

Hm.

Wanna enter a contest with me?

[giggles]

So, what's this contest all about?

[grunts]

Competitors and Pokémon show how well they move and swim together.

I guess they're judged on what good friends they are.

Okay, Jinny. Why don't you and Feeby practice?

[Ash] All right! Special training!

[Goh] Yeah!

-Pika. -[groans]

‘Kay. Feeby, use Tackle!

Fee.

-[groans] -Pika!

[sighs]

That was really good!

Hold on a minute!

This contest has nothing to do with battling!

Oh!

Sorry.

Ash thinks of one thing. And that thing is anything to do with battling!

Then why don't you tell us your plan?

Thought you'd never ask.

Since this is a performance in water, let's start with the basics.

Which means, they'll need to swim well together.

-[gasps] -[Ash] What's so hard about that?

[gasps] What, Jinny?

Huh?

It's just that I

don't know how to swim.

[all scream]

That could make entering the contest a bit out of the question.

But I wanna win!

I want everyone to see how great Feeby is. And how cute Feeby is, too!

[gasps]

Fee…

[sighs]

[whimpers]

[gasps]

Hey, I'll tell you what. We'll do this together!

I'll help you out!

You mean it? Thanks, Chloe!

Feeby? We'll need you, too!

[groaning]

[both giggle]

So, that's that!

Ash and Goh, you can help too!

There. That should do it!

Okay. What happens next?

[Chloe] We'll practice and practice until Jinny can swim!

Goh and Ash, you look after Feeby.

To win the Friendship Festival, you need lots of talent, and cuteness.

Can you teach Feeby some good swimming techniques?

Techniques…

Goldeen. Goldeen.

Oh, hey, Goldeen, can you help out?

Go-Goldeen.

Us, too!

Pika!

I'll need both of you!

-Yeah! -Pika!

At first, let's get you used to the water so you won't be scared of it.

-Mm. -[Yamper panting]

[groaning]

[gasps]

-That's good! -Yeah, that's the spirit!

Me next!

[panting]

Think this'll be okay?

No problem.

All right, Goldeen. Let's go!

[grunting] Goldeen. Goldeen.

Goldeen.

-Awesome! -Pika!

Feeby, give that a try!

[grunts]

[gasps]

[thuds]

Fee.

-[grunting] -Pika.

Is this… gonna work?

[grunts]

[Ash] "Who's that Pokémon?"

Pika!

[Feeby groans]

Pika! Pika!

[gasps]

That was some great jumping!

Your swimming's a lot better, too!

How's it going, Chloe?

[Chloe] Great! Coming along just fine!

[gasps]

I can't believe I actually swam!

Good for you, Jinny!

See what I mean?

Yup! So, on to the next step.

Do you wanna try swimming with Feeby?

Yeah!

Huh?

There.

[giggling]

[laughs]

Feeby sure does love you a lot, huh, Jinny?

Yeah!

[Feeby hums]

Now it's time to practice together.

Yay!

I think that's enough for one day.

Right! Wow. You worked so hard!

[giggling]

[Chloe] One of its scales is a different color.

-[Jinny] That's right! -It is!

It's pretty!

Yeah, it's beautiful!

[Jinny] I know, right?

-[Goh] Oh, Chloe? -Huh?

Here I thought you weren't interested in Pokémon.

Now, just be quiet!

Seeing Jinny work so hard like this, who wouldn't want to cheer her on?

[Goh] I really hope she wins this.

You know?

[Chloe] Yeah!

[boat horn honking]

[Ash] We're here! Soon the real work starts!

[whimpers]

Don't worry!

Just do everything we practiced, and you'll be just fine!

Let's do our very best!

I'll be cheering you on!

Now, where could Goh be?

[cries]

[Goh grunts]

[Goh chuckles]

[Goh's Rotom] Wingull has been registered to your Pokédex!

Yeah! I just caught a Wingull!

Goh, we're waiting.

I can't just let a chance to catch a Pokémon slip by!

You know! It's just one more step on the road to my dream!

Dream?

Exactly! And Jinny, don't let go of your dream

of everyone appreciating Feebas. Give it your very best!

Mm-hm.

[Jessie] Sometimes tailing the Twerps on a quest to poach Pikachu brings a bonus.

[James] A plethora of Pokémon on parade, prime for picking!

An all-you-can-steal Pokémon buffet!

We'll have more kinds of Pokémon than the Boss has stooges!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

[giggling]

Corsola! Corsola!

[crowd cheering]

That was Tito and Corsola!

-Awesome moves! -They were perfectly in sync.

[announcer] All right! Next up is Marin and Seaking!

[Marin] Yeah!

[Seaking groans]

They just might make winning even more difficult.

[grunts]

You couldn't be more wrong!

Jinny and Feeby are perfectly in sync!

That's right!

You saw how hard they worked!

Pika!

[gasps]

I heard a rumor that this contest is being streamed online, isn't it?

Yeah. That's why I asked Mom a favor

to gather Jinny and Parker's kindergarten friends

and watch it together.

-[groaning] -Humph.

[announcer] Next up, we have Jinny and Feeby the Feebas!

[crowd cheering]

[announcer] You're up.

[crowd laughing]

Feeby? You're kidding!

Talk about an ugly Pokémon.

[groaning]

Chloe, you're scaring people!

-C'mon, Feeby. Let's go. -Mm-hm.

[inhales deeply]

[crowd] Whoa!

That was their attention-getter move!

Shows how well Feebas trained with Magikarp!

[gigglilng]

I wanna try it!

That looks like fun!

[cheering]

Hey now, they're like really good!

They might just pull this thing off!

Jinny, stay cool!

Ready? The big finish!

[gasping]

Ready, set…

[expl*si*n]

What was that?

[Jessie] Who is that?

Prepare for trouble while we make a big splash!

And make it double as we angle for cash!

To protect the world from devastation!

To unite all people 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 for a watery fight!

Meowth! That's right!

Wobbuffet!

Team Rocket!

-That's all we need! -[Jinny gasps]

-[Chloe] Jinny! -[Jessie laughing]

[Jessie] On behalf of evil everywhere, we claim all these Pokémon for ourselves!

Pikachu, too, of course.

Not while we're here!

We'll take you on.

-Raboot. -[children screaming]

Piplup!

-Uh, no! -Starmie, no!

[children crying]

[laughs]

Yours looks pretty puny, but we'll take it anyway.

You can't!

[both] Now, come on down!

[singing fanfare music]

Alley-oop!

-Our secret… -Rocket Prize…

-Master! -Master!

[Meowth] Zippy zap!

[both grunt]

-[Jessie] The Savage Pokémon, Carvanha! -Carvanha!

[James] The Pincer Pokémon, Kingler!

Kingler!

[crowd screaming]

Jinny!

Chloe, help!

Carvanha, use Bite!

Carvanha!

Pikachu, Iron Tail!

Ah, Pika!

Kingler, Metal Claw!

[groans]

Quick, Raboot, dodge it!

[Jenny sobs]

Hand it over, squirt!

Feeby!

[grunting]

[Jinny] Feeby!

[gasps]

-[grunting] -Your scale. It came off.

-[gasping] -Feeby, are you all right?

Oh, Feeby. Please!

[panting]

[Jinny] Feeby…

You're in way over your head, so I'll take your Pokémon instead!

-No! -[screams]

What are you doing? Get out of the way! You're gumming up the works!

Whoa! What's going on?

-Whoa! -Whoa!

[gasps]

-Ah… -What light!

[both gasp]

Yipes!

[gasps]

[shrieks]

Wow. It evolved!

Whoa.

Beautiful.

[gasps]

[Goh's Rotom] Milotic. The Tender Pokémon. A Water-type.

Milotic is said to be the most beautiful Pokémon in the world.

[gasps] Uh, Feeby?

[giggles] Feeby! It's you!

-It's really you! Yay! -[coos]

I must have it!

Carvanha, use Take Down!

Carva.

Carvanha!

[gasps]

Carvanha.

That was Wrap!

-Milotic! -Carvanha!

[squeals]

[all groaning]

Now, use Iron Tail!

Pikachu!

Pika!

-[all groaning] -[thuds]

-Jinny! -All right, Feeby, go for it!

[squeals]

[screaming]

[all] We're spinning off again!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

[both gasp]

Wow!

Feeby!

[announcer] We weren't prepared for all that trouble,

but in honor of a fantastic performance, strong friendship,

and spectacular Evolution,

we present Jinny and Feeby with this special award!

Who knew it would evolve so quickly?

[Jinny] And suddenly it started glowing with a bright light!

Amazing! I saw it!

-Pretty! -I want a Feebas, too!

I'm really sorry I said your Pokémon was weird.

[Jinny giggles]

Good for her!

Yeah.

Pokémon are incredible. I get it!

[narrator] The bond between people and Pokémon can create sheer magic!

That's the lesson Chloe learned today, as the journey continues!

[closing theme music]