08x04 - Training Wrecks

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Continuing on toward the Hoenn League

our heroes find themselves on small rocky Muscle Island

only one more ferry ride away from Ash's next Gym battle.

Muscle Island, huh?

I'm seeing a lot more rocks than muscles.

Wonder why they named it that?

[CURIOUS]

Well, we don't have to stay on it for very long.

There's a ferry from here to Mossdeep City later today.

That's good. So how long do you think

it's gonna take to get there?

Uh, uh, we'll be in Mossdeep City when we wake up.

Yeah. Just one more day till my Gym battle.

I can't wait.

[EXCITED]

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ From the earth the land the sea and sky ♪

♪ They can never win but they sure can try ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ From the stars and the ancient past ♪

♪ They come to play but they'll never last ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH Training Wrecks.

MAY Anyone else as thirsty as I am?

You'd think by now, we would've found a restaurant or something?

Lots of rocks.

We haven't even seen any other people yet.

ROCKY 'And begin.'

- 'Right.' - 'One, two.'

ROCKY 'One, two. One, two. One, two. One, two.'

- 'One, two..' - Hey, what's this?

[CONFUSED]

[all screaming]

Abandon ship, everybody, out.

- Oh, no. - It's gonna blow.

- Run. - Oh.

- Huh? - Nothing's happening, Meowth.

MEOWTH I never said it was gonna explode.

James said it was gonna explode.

[waves crashing]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [screaming]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH No.

[whimpering]

So, James, why did you make us abandon ship?

Meowth said we were sinking.

And you're welcome for noticing the sub was filling with water.

Because you opened the window.

- 'One, two. One, two.' - Huh? What's that?

- One, two. One, two. - One, two. One, two.

One, two. One, two.

One, two. One, two.

One, two. One, two.

- One, two. One, two.. - Lift, lift..

They're workin' hard.

[SURPRISED]

Looks like some kind of outdoor Gym.

Do you think they're Pokémon Trainers?

If so, it's gotta be the most

physical Pokémon training I think I've ever seen.

Keep it up, you lightweights, no slacking off.

The key to success in battle is the Trainer's physical strength.

How can the Pokémon triumph if the Trainer's body gives in?

Hmm?

Hello there, my name's Rocky.

ASH/MAY/MAX/BROCK Hi, nice to meet you.

So I take it you've come here to join my Gym?

[laughing]

No, we really just showed up by accident.

[EMBARRASSED]

Yeah, we're waiting to catch the ferry to Mossdeep City

and we thought we'd explore the island.

Well, aside from the port, my camp here is about all

there is to see on Muscle Island.

What about a restaurant?

Is there at least a general store or something?

Afraid not. We all carry in whatever supplies we need.

- That's not good. - What do we do now, Brock?

We're almost down to the last of our food and water.

I know, and I'm hungry.

- 'Don't worry.' - Huh?

We have enough here to fix something for all of you.

- Wow, are you sure, Rocky? - Yeah.

But then how about if you pay us back

with some stories from your travels?

What kind of stories?

Like, what different sorts of Pokémon

and Trainers you've battled?

What kind of strengths and weaknesses they had?

We're interested in all that kind of stuff.

Oh, I get it. So all of you

are Pokémon Trainers here to work out?

That's right. I run this camp for Trainers

who wanna get into tip-top shape.

Yep. But hey, I'm sorry. I forgot to ask your names.

Oh, I'm Ash from Pallet Town.

[FRIENDLY]

- Hello, I'm May. - And my name's Max.

- I'm Brock. Nice to meet you. - Pleasure's mine.

Now you realize that ferry won't be here for a while.

How about a little workout before you go?

[all gasp]

You mean exercise like them?

ROCKY 'You got it. To really master Pokémon battling'

'building up your physical strength is essential.'

That's why my workout camp is the most popular one

for people who really want results.

[chuckles]

Does strength really matter?

You have to admit, it does seem possible.

Maybe if you were in better shape, you wouldn't have gotten

all messed up in your last contest.

Count me in, Rocky. Let's get started.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

- What? - Now that's the spirit.

- I'll go too. - Hey, why not?

I could use a workout myself.

- But, guys, what's the point? - You should do it too.

Whether all of this strength stuff helps or not

it won't hurt you or anything.

Ah, how about if I just watch you guys

for a while before I make up my mind?

Perfect. We started out searching for a meal.

Instead there's a Pikachu to steal.

JAMES Well, I can certainly see how this island got its name.

Wait, I just thought of something brilliant.

Why don't we join in and workout ourselves?

We'll be as strong as them in no time.

- Huh? - What purpose would that serve?

Just imagine the Boss waking up one morning.

Suddenly, he gets the feeling he's being watched, spied on.

JESSIE Where do you get these stories?

MEOWTH He searches for bugsand camerasbut comes upempty.

And he realizes that he never gets to relax anymore

that his life has become one worry after another

from morning to night.

-So? - So.

MEOWTH He's tired and unhappy all the time.

But just then the Boss has an idea.

I know, I'll hire bodyguards. Big muscly ones. Yeah.

- Hmm. - That's it.

Now with these big, strong bodyguards

protecting me, I can finally relax.

MEOWTH And so calm once again, the Boss will say..

For giving me such peace of mind

Meowth and his friends deserve a very huge promotion.

Limousines, corporate jets, gold-plated bathroom--

Meowth, has your brain malfunctioned?

Not one shred of that ridiculous story

is ever going to come true.

The part about the gold-plated bathroom might have.

- 'You're right.' - Huh?

Not that part about the Boss.

Think about it. Why do we lose to those Twerps time after time?

'Cause we're out of shape. We're always running out of energy.

Not anymore. We'll get totally pumped up exercising.

We'll have muscles on top of muscles

so that the next time, that Pikachu will be ours

before they know what hit them.

Oh, boy.

My idea looking any better to ya?

- Hey there, newcomers. - Huh?

My name's Randy. Come with me.

I bet you're anxious to get your workout started.

- Huh? - Oh, yes, we are.

- Just show us the way. - What?

[grunting]

No way, I can't even pick this ball up.

That's 'cause it weighs pounds.

What? What's the point of that?

Just think, after working with this

throwing Poké ba*ls is easy.

[laughs] This is more fun than I expected.

And it's good for you.

Cycling builds up your leg strength

and that can really help your footwork during a battle.

But why would a Trainer need to have good footwork?

In battle, your Pokémon

are constantly in motion, aren't they?

In order to keep a close eye on what's happening

a Trainer has to be mobile and active as well.

We're ready over here, Rocky.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

I'm starting it up.

Ah, oh.

The way to do it is try to time the rope

so that you both grab at the same second.

Let's give it a try, Pikachu.

[STRUGGLING]

Whoa, this is hard.

[STRUGGLING]

This helps the Trainers and their Pokémon

to get into perfect sync.

Great exercise for improving teamwork.

I admit. It does make a lot of sense.

- 'Oh, it's easy.' - Huh?

And a lot more fun than I thought it would be.

- I told you. - Team Rocket?

What are you doing?

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Hmph.

Exercising as anyone can tell.

In no time, I'm going to be a lean

mean Pokémon-stealing machine.

Think how fast our getaways will be.

'One, two. One, two..'

We sure do have a lot of guests today.

Sometimes we go months without any.

Yeah, but, Rocky, these three are not

the kind of guests you want at your camp.

They're known as Team Rocket and they're up to no good.

Well, they certainly haven't done anything wrong

since they've arrived here.

And besides, look how much fun they're having.

JAMES With this workout, I'll soon be the strongest

and fastest in all of Team Rocket

and the Boss will make me the Leader.

JESSIE With this workout, I'll look so good in myuniform

that I'll be a movie star or a fashion model in no time.

MEOWTH With this workout, I'm starting to get pretty hungry.

A cheeseburger would be nice and some chili fries.

Maybe a nice funnel cake.

I guess you're right. They're not up to anything right now.

- I had a thought, Ash. - Huh?

What's your reason for traveling to Mossdeep City?

Oh, I'm going there for a Gym battle

to try and earn my seventh badge.

Thought so. How'd you like a warm-up battle

right now before you go?

You mean, you and me?

[SURPRISED]

Rocky's the best Trainer here on the island without a doubt.

We're all pretty good, but none of us can ever beat him.

Oh, I could give it a try.

[EXCITED]

It'll be good practice for me.

And it'll be fun to beat someone that I haven't beaten before.

[laughing]

Oh, wow, what an attitude.

- Well, what do you say? - Let's go for it, Pikachu.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

- I'll come and cheer for you. - Me too.

- No, you won't. - Huh?

Sorry, rules. Here on Muscle Island

the standard is every battle is an end unto itself

and therefore, must be fought one on one with no fans.

- You ready, Ash? Let's do it. - Where should we battle?

There's a good spot by the water.

Great.

That's too bad.

I've never heard of a rule like that.

And with my luck, I'm probably missing a great battle.

Oh, well, at least we can sit around and relax.

- Hey, come on. - Yeah.

Let's get you three back into your workout.

That Twerp's gonna battle that musclehead Rocky.

All we gotta do is wait until Pikachu's tired out

and then we swoop in and grab it.

I feel great. Fame and fortune will soon be mine.

Working out is great. I feel the excess blubber melting off.

Hey, am I the only one who remembers what we're here for?

Ash, how about instead of a regular battle

we both pick two Pokémon and have a double battle?

- What do you say? - That sounds good to me, Rocky.

Right then. I'll just start us off.

Walrein, Quagsire, come on out.

[APPEARING]

[APPEARING]

Walrein and Quagsire.

Both are Water-type Pokémon. Go get them, Pikachu.

[FOCUSED]

Grovyle, I choose you.

[DETERMINED]

[APPEARING]

[CONFIDENT]

Alright, Ash, come on now. Let's see what you got.

Fine, here you go.

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on Walrein, now.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Quagsire, protect Walrein.

[DETERMINED]

We got them.

[HAPPY]

[CONFIDENT]

[SHOCKED]

Wait, a Thunderbolt didn't work?

Oh, yeah. Quagsire is part Ground-type.

I forgot about that.

I wouldn't battle with Water-types

without having a plan for your electric attacks.

And now it's my turn. This'll probably be over soon.

[grunts] That's what you think.

[grunting]

Whose bright idea was this anyway?

The worst thing is, we're missing Ash's battle.

[panting]

How long do you expect us to keep this up?

We're doing six -minute sets, campers.

So just a few more hours.

- Huh? - Huh? You gotta be kidding me.

I know what you mean. Time flies when you're having fun.

[laughing]

I not only don't care about Pikachu anymore.

If I keep running like this, there'll be nothing

left of me but a skeleton.

This has gotta be one of the worst plans

we've had in a long time.

You guys must be talking about workouts?

Isn't it wonderful to feel the burn?

I love it too.

I feel the lactic acid seeping into my muscles.

My youth returning to me.

I'd say it's more like the oxygen

is seeping out of your brain.

Okay, now that I think about it

this is definitely our worst plan ever.

Walrein, Ice Ball.

[ICE BALL MOVE]

Dodge that with Quick Attack.

[QUICK ATTACK]

Now use Iron Tail on Walrein

and Grovyle's Leaf Blade on Quagsire.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

[PAINED]

Pikachu, Grovyle.

The key to tag battling is keeping both of your Pokémon

perfectly synchronized, Ash.

You can't beat me without mastering that.

[grunting]

Walrein, hit them with another Ice Ball.

[ICE BALL MOVE]

Pikachu, now use Thunderbolt on Walrein.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[SHOCKED]

Not again.

[ICE BALL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Ah, no, Pikachu, Grovyle.

ROCKY 'Oh, well, I should have known.'

'But since I've already beaten everyone on the island'

I was really looking forward to battling an outsider

'cause I thought it would be more of a challenge.

I was even thinking about leaving the island

and traveling around to battle other Trainers.

But now I guess you mainland Trainers

aren't all you're cracked up to be.

Don't be so sure, Rocky.

For one thing, I'm still nowhere near beaten.

Yeah? Let's see how big you talk

after taking another hit or two from my Walrein?

[grunting]

My arms are sore.

My back is breaking.

Well, my spleen hurts and I don't even know what one is.

I'm so done. Who cares about Pikachu?

Don't quit now, you're just starting

to build new muscle tissue.

Can't you hear your muscles talking to you?

Yeah, they're screaming for help.

I can't do this anymore. Let's make a break for it.

But how do we do that with all these muscleheads around?

Just watch.

Oh, look, up in the sky, it's a UFO.

- Huh? - Ha ha.

Come on, let's bolt.

Hey, wait, where is it? Where's the UFO?

[both gasping]

I don't see anything, you guys.

But who needs the distraction? Let's keep those legs pumping.

One-two, one-two, one-two, one..

Grovyle, b*llet Seed Attack.

[b*llet SEED ATTACK]

Walrein, another Ice Ball.

[ICE BALL MOVE]

A bigger one.

Strike back with Iron Tail and Leaf Blade.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

[PAINED]

What? Even when they work together

they're not strong enough.

And that's because Walrein's Ice Ball

gets a little more powerful every time it's launched.

The fourth one's coming up. It'll all be over soon.

Ah, I wouldn't be so sure about that.

I've got an idea. Hey, you guys?

- Huh? - Why are you stopping?

'Cause, uh, well, we left something really important

back on our boat, see.

- Huh? - Huh? Oh.

I can go get it for you.

You just keep going on with your workout.

Uh, gee, thanks, but..

Uh, that's nice, but I think it's probably best

if we go and get it ourselves.

Yeah, it's a hard thing to describe.

- That's right. - It's so big.

- Oh, that's a shame. - You were just getting going.

BROCK 'Yeah, bummer.'

MAY/MAX/BROCK We really hate to go.

Hey, that's a pretty good idea.

Excuse me, drill sergeants.

We got to go to our sub. I left the oven on.

Yes, and I forgot to water the plants.

What're you talking about?

Our sub is at the bottom of the ocean

and our mission depends on this workout.

- No, this workout's over. - No, this workout's over.

JAMES Okay.

I gotta think of something.

There has to be a way to stop that attack.

[ICE BALL MOVE]

- Here it comes. - Ice Ball, Walrein.

[ICE BALL MOVE]

Dodge it, guys.

[FOCUSED]

Hey, wait. That one took longer.

The more Ice ba*ls, the slower they get.

Okay, I've got it.

Ash, I'm gonna finish you off now

with one last Ice Ball Attack.

[ICE BALL ATTACK]

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on Walrein.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Guard, Quagsire.

[DETERMINED]

Grovyle, use Leaf Blade on Quagsire.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

[PAINED]

Hey, what's up?

Quick, Pikachu, use Thunder on Walrein.

[DETERMINED]

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[PAINED]

[STUNNED]

Quagsire, Walrein.

Good job. That took care of them.

[EXCITED]

ROCKY 'Return.'

Great job, thank you. You both did your very best.

Ash, that was an incredible comeback.

You figured it out.

Each Ice Ball I launch

takes a little longer than the one before.

But no one ever took advantage of that weakness till now.

Not only that, you had perfect synchronization

on that combination attack. That was really good.

Thanks, that's nice, Rocky

but I think you were more impressive.

But you won.

Obviously, there are some Trainers

off this island who are worth battling.

Oh, yeah, lots.

There are tons of Trainers out there

who're stronger than me.

Well, then time for a new plan.

Just being the best here on the island

doesn't mean as much as I thought it did.

Instead I'm gonna start over and go off

on a training journey the way you have, Ash.

So if we meet again somewhere, will you battle me?

Yeah, I sure will.

- Hey, Ash. - Huh?

- Is your battle over already? - Yep, and it was a good one.

Right? Wasn't it, Rocky?

Yeah, the best battle I ever lost.

[chuckles]

NARRATOR Soon Ash and friends will leave Muscle Island behind

boarding a boat that will take them across the sea

toward Mossdeep City and the next Gym battle.

We'll get a good night's sleep and wake up in Mossdeep City.

Awesome. You ready for another great battle, Pikachu?

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

MAX Can't believe you're going for your seventh badge already.

MAY You'll get it, too, Ash. I know it.

Now we've got you trapped here on a boat.

There are only so many places you can hide.

- Oh, my legs, my back. - My whole body's in agony.

It was a sacrifice, but it's going to be worth it.

Our bodies should be in top form for this.

- Are you this Pikachu's owner? - Yes, sir. Why?

Don't you know Pokémon are not allowed aboard this ship?

ASH/MAY/MAX/BROCK Huh?

But when we boarded, nobody said anything.

It's only Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Just hand over the Pikachu and we'll hold it for you.

Hey, get your hands off. What's going on here?

Prepare for trouble. This is no pleasure cruise.

Make it double. You gave me a bruise.

[all gasping]

Hey, not the motto.

What's the point then of using the skipper disguises?

I just felt like the mustache look wasn't working for me.

Okay, let's do this in our usual style.

Woo.

To protect the world from getting fat.

To unite all peoples or crush them flat.

To run on the treadmill of truth and love.

To shine with sweat like stars above.

- Jessie. - And James.

Team Rocket works out at the speed of light.

Surrender to our superior conditioning

or prepare to fight.

That's right.

[EXCITED]

[HAPPY]

ASH/MAY/MAX/BROCK Oh, Team Rocket.

[ANGRY]

After our great workout

you Twerps won't stand a chance against us.

Even my aim has improved.

- Ha!. - Agh.

[grunts] Pikachu.

Give it up.

You'll never out-tug-of-w*r us.

- That's what you think. - Yeah, we worked out too.

[UPSET]

Keep the pressure on.

It's starting to come our way. Pull.

Keep pulling. It's coming our way.

It's gonna break.

[ATTACK]

[all screaming]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Team Rocket's blasting off again!

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪