08x07 - It's Still Rocket Roll to Me

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Our heroes have finally arrived on Mossdeep City

and Ash has only one thing on his mind.

Getting to the Mossdeep City Gym

to earn that seventh badge.

Maybe, we could do some sightseeing?

- I think Ash has other plans. - Let me guess.

Time to challenge the Mossdeep Gym Leader to a battle.

[EXCITED]

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Looking down this endless highway ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ From the stars and the ancient past ♪

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

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "It's Still Rocket Roll to Me."

BROCK Well, here we are, guys.

The Mossdeep City Gym.

Yeah, finally.

[DETERMINED]

RACHEL Oh, no, I'm so late!

Hello! Goodbye!

Hey, wait, can you tell us..

Uh, yes, what is it?

I'm here to challenge the Mossdeep City Gym

and I was hoping you'd know

where we could find the Gym Leader.

There's no one inside at all.

I imagine everyone's gone to the Space Center.

Space Center?

Yes, for the space shuttle launch.

Everyone's gonna be there.

ASH/MAY A space shuttle launch?

Which is why I'm in such a hurry.

Bye! Got to run!

Oh, man! They're launching the space shuttle, guys!

It does say that there's a Space Center in Mossdeep City.

How could I have missed that one?

Yes, the weather satellite, Sunflora is launched from here

as well as the h*-oh Three.

Several unmanned space probes and, of course

the shuttle which they'll be launching sometime soon.

You know a lot about it.

[IMPRESSED]

And the Mossdeep shuttle missions

are some of the most experimental of them all.

One of their goals is searching unexplored space and planets

for undiscovered Pokémon.

Like that Lunatone we just met

maybe we should head over there

and see what else they have.

Yeah, I bet we'd see some really cool things

plus we'll get to watch the shuttle blasting off

and then we could go--

Forget it!

Huh.

Here's what we're gonna do.

We'll go there only to find the Gym Leader.

Not for the space shuttle.

Okey-dokey. Heh-heh-heh.

[thinking] Heh, heh, I just know once we get to the Space Center

Ash is gonna want to see the launch too.

STAFF-A 'Launch in T minus ninety minutes and counting.'

COMMANDER JIM 'Main thrusters and secondary boosters, check.'

'Onboard optical sensors, check.'

All flight systems are a go. How is our Comm linkup, Rachel?

You're coming in loud and clear, Commander Jim.

And confirm visual.

COMMANDER JIM Visual confirmed.

That's it for the pre-flight checklist run.

I'm leaving the deck now

and heading back to the command center.

RACHEL/STAFF 'Roger!'

JAMES Ooh, don't you think

we could use a cool rocket like that one?

What does that thing have that our balloon doesn't have?

Powerful engines plus it wouldn't pop.

I know.

You wanna give it to the Boss, right?

I'm thinkin' the boss would really love to have that rocket.

JESSIE/JAMES Are you feeling alright?

Think about it, it's the perfect thing for a guy like him.

A rocket for the Boss of Team Rocket.

I only wonder why we never thought of it before.

How in the world does one steal a rocket?

I got a plan.

MEOWTH Just imagine, the Boss wakes up one mornin'

and feelin' as young and energetic as a little kid.

Why you ask?

'Cause today he's gonna rocket

into space from his own backyard.

As he leaves the Earth behind and settles into orbit

the Boss will feel so calm and at peace with the Universe

that he will begin to devise a plan.

A glorious new plan to crush all enemies

and to rule the entire galaxy.

And he'll say..

[MEOWTH IMITATES BOSS] For giving me this rocket ship

I'll make sure Meowth and friends

are rewarded handsomely.

- Hi-hi! - Yes!

JESSIE JAMES MEOWTH We'll be the rulers of kingdoms

and planets, and stars.

Oh, my!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH So, I wonder where the Gym Leader is.

MAY Who knows? This place is huge.

ASH Hey, what does this symbol mean?

'Whoa!'

Look at all this totally cool equipment, you guys.

[EXCITED]

MAX Yeah, these are the training

machines for the astronauts.

ASH Oh, they are? Awesome.

- What's this one? - It's a Moonwalk Simulator.

I wonder how it works.

MAX Strapped into this, you get to bounce around

like you would in the Moon's gravity.

I'd love that!

- 'Look at this, guys!' - Huh?

I rode one of these at the fair one time.

- Ah! But, Ash.. - Better get strapped in.

Hmm? Wonder what'll happen if I push this?

[Ash groaning]

PIKACHU [PANIC]

MAY/BROCK/MAX Ash!

[screaming]

[STRUGGLING]

[Ash groaning]

[blabbering]

- A little dizzy, Ash? - No, I'm fine.

PIKACHU [DAZED]

It's your own fault, for touching stuff, Ash.

Uh, yeah and don't expect any sympathy.

Boys are so immature.

Why won't the room stop spinning?

Hmm?

'Where's that light comin' from?'

Whoa!

Solrock, Tackle.

Lunatone, Tackle.

SOLROCK/LUNATONE [TACKLE MOVE]

You'll have to do better than that, Tate.

[growls]

Solrock, Sandstorm.

[SANDSTORM MOVE]

[all gasps]

Wow, that's a powerful attack.

LUNATONE [FOCUSED]

- Aah! - Have you forgotten?

Those Ground attacks just don't work against my Lunatone.

[growls]

Now, Lunatone, use Psychic!

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[PAINED]

Hang in there, Solrock!

[STRUGGLING]

Counter-attack with Solar Beam.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Gotcha now.

Lunatone, Tackle one more time!

[TACKLE MOVE]

[PAINED]

[FOCUSED]

Solar Beam again, Solrock!

Lunatone, use Ice Beam!

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

[both grunts]

[Liza chuckles]

SOLROCK [PAINED]

Solrock!

SOLROCK [DAZED]

TATE 'Okay, Solrock, return.'

[SAD]

Don't worry about it.

We'll get 'em back next time.

Argh! And I was so close.

LIZA 'Yes, but close just isn't good enough.'

'How many times in a row does that make now?'

TATE If you hadn't come in with that last Tackle

I could've absorbed enough sunlight.

But Solar Beam takes time to launch and you know it.

You're never gonna beat me

until you get that timing just right.

- Hi! - Huh!

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX Whoa!

- What's this? - Don't panic, I've got you.

- Okay? - Why are we floating like this?

We have some Baltoy using Confusion

so it creates zero gravity.

BROCK/MAY Huh!

- Pretty cool, isn't it? - Huh?

Hmm, bet you can't do a mid-air somersault.

Hey!

Hey, good job.

Three of 'em.

I was watching your battle.

[EXCITED]

I'm a Trainer too, from Pallet Town. Ash Ketchum.

Welcome, Ash. I'm Liza.

And that's Tate, my little brother.

Why do you always have to say "little brother," Liza?

When we're twins with the same birthday?

Partly because I always beat you

but mostly, 'cause it makes you mad.

Argh! Why did I have to be born second?

If only it had been the other way around

then I'd be the big brother

and you'd have been my little sister.

- I know how you feel. - Huh? You do?

I always wished that I was older.

We aren't twins but May never passes up a chance

to remind me that I'm much younger than her.

Hmm, I mean, hey, just because she was the first one born

doesn't make her smarter, or better at stuff than I am.

Brother! You said it!

Hey, Max, finally someone agrees with you.

How about that!

How did you two come up with this zero gravity battling?

We're here all the time because our father

is the Director of the Space Center.

And he's also their main astronaut.

Whoa! Lucky you.

One day, we were playing with the Baltoy

and one of them used Confusion and lifted us up.

It made battling so different and so fun

that now we do it this way all the time.

It's more than fun.

Learning to battle this way and having to master

the different physics that you encounter

would be incredible training and a real challenge

for both the Pokémon and the Trainer.

That's true.

Maybe we should start a zero-gravity

training school.

Hey, I've got an idea.

Why don't we show you around?

- There's lots to see. - That sounds good.

But first, I've gotta find the Mossdeep Gym Leader.

I'm gonna challenge him to a Gym battle.

Wouldn't it make sense to wait

until after the shuttle launch to have your Gym battle?

Probably, but I'm not sure what the Gym Leader would want.

We can pretty much guarantee you

that the Gym leader would want that too.

Huh?

- Absolutely. - Huh?

Ha-ha, Ash, you don't realize it

but you already know the Gym Leader.

What? I do?

Tate and I act as the co-Gym Leaders here for Mossdeep.

And we now officially accept the challenge..

TATE/LIZA Of Ash from Pallet Town.

Two Gym Leaders?

No way.

TATE How am I doing, guys?

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX Whoa!

MAY You're really good, Tate.

Unlike some, who couldn't handle it at all!

Ugh!

It was my first time.

Ash, I should probably tell you that our Gym battles here

are done a little bit differently.

What's different about 'em?

Tate will use Solrock, and I'll be using Lunatone.

You use two Pokémon too

so it's a double battle with three Trainers.

So, I'm going up against both of you?

That seems like the odds are in your favor.

Actually, a Gym battle's just a stage

for measuring a contestant's strength

so there's nothing wrong with making it difficult.

It sounds great!

- Hmm? - Oh!

I'm not afraid to take on a new challenge.

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

I'm glad to hear it, Ash. I like your spirit.

- So you're not worried at all? - Nah, I can beat 'em.

[AGREEMENT]

There's still about a half hour until the shuttle launch

what do you guys wanna do?

Oh, I'd like to try out that Moonwalker thing.

You got it. Let's go, May.

[chuckles]

Me too!

[URGING]

What's the matter, Pikachu?

[PLAYFUL]

[CONTENT]

[SAD]

I see, you want everyone out here to play.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

GROVYLE/COMBUSKEN [STUNNED]

TORKOAL/FORRETRESS [SCARED]/[HAPPY]

MUDKIP/LOMBRE [HAPPY]

[Ash chuckles]

ASH You even have space suits for Pok mon.

LIZA That's because Pokémon participate

in a lot of the experiments here.

My dream is to have a Gym of my own someday

on a space station orbiting a planet somewhere.

Oh, that's great!

And you have what it takes to make

that dream come true.

Well, thank you, May.

Is this a flight simulator for the c*ck, Tate?

Exactly. You know your stuff.

In here, a pilot can simulate an entire trip

from launch to landing.

Do you know how to fly it?

Not that well yet, but I'm getting better.

I'll show you how.

MAX 'Whoa!'

Awesome!

I got to admit, this is a pretty amazing place to come and play.

Man, so this is what it feels like

to be an astronaut flying the shuttle.

[EXERTION]

[CURIOUS]

[CONFUSED]

[OVERJOYED]

[FOCUSED]

STAFF A All pre-launch checklists now complete.

All systems good to go, Commander Jim.

Right, I'm heading back.

- Did you see that? - Huh?

I could've sworn I just saw something

moving on the monitor in the storage room.

Huh?

STAFF A It looks clear now.

Yeah, you're right, I guess I'm just jumpy.

[EXCITED]

LIZA Dad, wait!

COMMANDER Huh? Liza?

Be careful on your mission, okay?

I always am, sweetheart.

These are my new friends, Ash, Pikachu, May and Brock.

I've been showing them all around.

Nice to meet you, kids.

Is your mission to find new space Pokémon like Liza said?

Yes, I ended up with my dream job.

Since I was a little kid

I always wanted to go into space and catch Pokémon.

Where did Tate go?

He and Max should've gotten here a long time before we did.

No. They haven't been here.

RACHEL 'Come in, Commander Jim, do you read?'

- Go ahead. - 'Perimeter breach.'

'Intruders approaching shuttle.'

Security! Stop those intruders!

RACHEL You three! This is a restricted area.

Identify yourselves.

JESSIE Prepare for trouble, it's a rocket hijack.

JAMES Say goodbye to the shuttle, we won't bring it back.

To protect the world from devastation.

And to unite all peoples within our nation.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

- Jessie. - James.

Team Rocket blasts off for real this time

and at the speed of light.

Surrender now, or prepare for a cosmic fight.

Meowth, that's right.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[EXCITED]

ASH/MAY/BROCK Team Rocket!

JESSIE Well, if it isn't the Twerps.

Can't you let us commit a crime in peace?

ASH What are you creeps up to this time?

We aren't wearing these outfits just for fashion.

MEOWTH We're taking the rocket if you don't mind.

Who are you?

You can't do that, of course we mind.

Well, that's a shame, 'cause we're taking it anyway.

Cacnea, Pin m*ssile!

[READY]/[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

Pikachu, Thunderbolt!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[screaming]

Oh, no you don't!

Seviper, Haze!

[READY]/[HAZE MOVE]

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX 'Ah!'

JESSIE 'Now's our chance. To the c*ck!'

Seems like we could get in trouble for sneaking in here

right before a launch, don't you think?

Ha-ha, don't worry about it and if dad comes

I'll tell him we were looking for the bathroom.

Wouldn't it be cool if we could go along with your dad

on this mission and get to fly the shuttle for real?

- Break-in successful. - c*ck straight ahead.

Huh! What's this?

Liquid lunchmeat. I've heard of this stuff.

- What are you doin'? - Keep your space pants on.

Hmm, I wanna try some Moon Munchies.

[chuckles]

[CONFUSED]

JAMES/JESSIE/MEWOTH Huh?

- Hmm? - Hey, who are you three guys?

MAX Uh, it's Team Rocket..

JESSIE/JAMES There're Twerps everywhere.

The captain has turned on the seatbelt sign.

[both grunting]

What are you doing?

[chuckles] One guess.

We're stealin' the shuttle

and we're finally gonna blast off in style.

First, there's one more thing.

Chimecho, go!

[screams] I can't see, Chimecho!

[SINGING]

- Ah. - So calm.

Time for launchin'!

JIM The engines. Run, kids!

ASH/MAY/BROCK/LIZA Okay!

Security, what's happening out there?

Turn on the c*ck monitor.

- Stop it! - Shut it off!

Oh, no!

- Come in, Commander Jim. - What is it?

RACHEL 'The three intruders aboard the shuttle'

'have Tate and another boy in the c*ck with them.'

- What? - Tate!

And Max, too.

- Yippee! - We stole the shuttle!

[FRUSTRATE]

[PANIC]

- What's this? - Why'd we stop?

- Traffic light? - No, what gives?

MEOWTH/JESSIE Huh?

[screams]

[CONFUSION MOVE]

LIZA Mom, are Tate and Max okay?

BROCK The Baltoy have stopped it.

They can't hold it for long though, the shuttle's too heavy.

What's with the Baltoy stare-down?

Are they the ones who stopped us?

They're using Confusion, now's the time to escape.

How? I can't even move my arms.

[URGING]

Corphish..

[COMMANDING]

Hmm.

Come on, time to get this rocket rocking.

Hey, how about Chimecho's Astonish?

Huh! Yes, yes!

Go, Chimecho, Aston..

Ooh! Wait a sec.

The idea was to astonish the other guys, you realize?

Wait, at least, we know it works.

[CONFUSED]

Come on, Solrock.

Let's really let 'em have it. Psychic!

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[screaming]

[all groans]

MAX/TATE Yay!

[EXCITED]

Dad, mom, hey!

- Son! - Tate, are you both alright?

Yep, and we took care of those three from Team Rocket, too.

- Our little brothers. - Yeah.

Excellent job, son.

But I'm afraid there's still one more thing

you have to do and it's a tall order.

COMMANDER JIM 'The Baltoy can't keep holding you up much longer.'

'You're going to have to pilot the shuttle'

'into a safe landing.'

MAX/TATE Huh!

Tate can't do that!

What other choice do we have, dear?

- 'That's fine, I can do it.' - Oh.

Hey, don't worry about it, guys.

I've spent days on that simulator.

But that was just playing around, Tate!

It wasn't just playing, I'll prove it to you.

And I'm gonna help too.

COMMANDER JIM 'Just do exactly as I tell you, understood?'

TATE/MAX Yes!

Flaps set nominal, thrusters at all full.

Hmm, hmm. Hmm!

Hmm..

Hold her steady now, and keep your wings level.

Huh. Hm? Uh.

[CONCERNED]

[ALERT]

COMMANDER JIM 'Now bank right degrees, come to course --.'

'Line up the nose with the runway.'

'Landing gear down, full flaps.'

'Easy, easy, keep your nose up.'

'Now hit the brakes, not too much.'

'Power down.'

'You did it, boys.'

[all groaning]

Are we there yet?

[screams]

Here's your shuttle back, good as new.

LIZA You're gonna pay for this.

MAY Big time!

[all screams]

MAY/LIZA Nobody messes with my little brother.

Combusken, Fire Spin.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

[all screaming]

- That's hot. - Now, Lunatone, Ice Beam!

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

MEOWTH That's cold.

Hit 'em with Iron Tail, Pikachu.

[AGREEMENT]

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

TEAM ROCKET Looks like we got our rocket

'and we're blasting off again.'

CHIMECHO [SCARED]

MAX They did it!

TATE Yeah, dad's off on his mission.

I guess they're gonna go look for more space Pokémon, huh?

Imagine having that as a job.

Yeah, that would be incredible.

So, Ash, you know what it's time for now?

- Yep, ready if you are. - Mm-hm.

Remember the way we battle, you against us two.

Fine! Then I'll beat you both.

[EXCITED]

NARRATOR How will Ash fare in the upcoming double battle

against the twins, Liza and Tate?

Two proficient Trainers who control

their Lunatone and Solrock so masterfully.

His journey towards the Hoenn League hangs in the balance

as the battle for Ash's seventh badge is about to begin.

♪ Looking down this endless highway ♪

♪ Nothing but my friends beside me ♪

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

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪