08x13 - Once in a Mawile

[bunniefuu]

- That was great, Brock. - Thanks.

Now, it's time for some serious training.

[EXCITED]

Hey, May. You against me?

I think she's still eating, Ash.

- Yes, I am. - That's fine.

- I'll battle you. - Great! Let's go then.

Alright. Torkoal! I choose you.

[CONFIDENT]

Hey, Brock. How about bringing out Lombre?

Okay. Lombre, come on out!

[MERRY]

What, did Ash forget that Lombre can use

Water Attacks or something?

Yeah, that could be a problem for Torkoal.

Ready? This'll be a tough one.

[READY]

NARRATOR Our heroes continue their journey

across Izabe Island toward Sootopolis City.

It's there that Ash's dream of entering the Hoenn League

could finally come true.

♪ Ohh 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Once in a Mawile."

Alright, Lombre, go.

[PLAYFUL]

Hey, doesn't look like Lombre's into battling right now.

Torkoal! Body Slam!

[BODY SLAM MOVE]

Quick, dodge it, Lombre.

[ALERT]

[BODY SLAM MOVE]/[EXERTION]

[SURPRISED]/[EXERTION]

Now, use Flamethrower!

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

Dodge it!

[EXERTION]

[grunting]

[FRUSTRATED]

Wow! That was a great dodge by Lombre.

[IMPRESSED]

Yeah, Lombre may look a little relaxed

but those battle moves speak for themselves.

[CALM]

Go, Torkoal, Body Slam again!

[BODY SLAM MOVE]

[EXERTION]/[PLAYFUL]

Water g*n, Lombre!

[WATER g*n MOVE]/[SURPRISED]

[PAINED]

- A direct hit. - With tons of power.

[DETERMINED]

Now, Torkoal, Flamethrower.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

Dodge, then Razor Leaf.

[EXERTION]

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

Iron Defense!

[IRON DEFENSE MOVE]

Torkoal, Overheat, go!

[OVERHEAT MOVE]

[PAINED]

Lombre, no!

I didn't mean to do that.

[SHOCKED]

[CONFIDENT]

- We're coming, Lombre. - Huh?

- Whoa, what's that? - Ah-ha!

[FRIENDLY]

I'm assuming this Lombre belongs to one of you all?

How perceptive of you, my dear.

The Lombre is mine!

My name? It's Brock.

Tell me, what's yours?

Oh, well, my name is Samantha.

Samantha, a name that stands for a thousand Pokémon.

The "S" stands for the sweetness of a Swablu

"A" for the evolved abilities of the awesome Altaria.

Okay, at least, we all know you can spell.

[screaming]

Hi, I'm Ash.

[FRIENDLY]

And my name's May.

Hello, I'm Max.

Nice to meet you.

Sorry about that, Lombre, are you okay?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Samantha, is that Mawile yours?

- Yeah! - So, that's a Mawile.

POKEDEX Mawile, the Deceiver Pokémon.

Mawile has jaw-like appendages at the ends of its steel horns.

It deceives any opponent

who lowers its guard with its hypnotic expression

'then quickly spins around to bite them.'

[CURIOUS]

[SMITTEN]

- Hmm? - Check it out.

It looks to me like my Mawile's got a crush on your Lombre.

[gasps]

What do you think, big guy, huh, huh?

[CONFUSED]

Samantha? Excuse me.

Since it appears that our Pokémon

are so deeply in love

perhaps you and I should set an example

of what true love is really like..

You mean what true weird is really like?

[SMITTEN]

[SURPRISED]/[UNINTERESTED]

Where you going, Lombre?

Well, I guess the feeling isn't mutual.

No, Samantha, that's not it at all.

Lombre's just a little confused, that's all it is, really.

Hey, do you not realize what's going on?

Mawile likes you!

What I wouldn't give to have someone have a crush on me.

Uh, don't you see that if you just get friendly with Mawile

it could be my in with Samantha?

I'd never ask you to do this, if it wasn't so important.

- Now, that's desperation. - Uh..

Oh, what do you know. You're just a kid!

Come here, Lombre!

See we're just a little shy.

Please forgive us!

Uh, it's no big deal.

No sense going out of your way just to get someone to like you.

- Spoken like a man. - Huh?

[AFFECTIONATE]

[ANNOYED]

Remember what I said?

[IRATE]/[PAINED]

[CURIOUS]

There are better ways of making friends, you know.

[UPSET]

Hey, Samantha?

What's this ribbon for?

Oh, I use that ribbon in my show.

- Your show? - That's right.

Mawile and I like to perform together in a show

that we call "Mawile's Ribbon Dance!"

Wow! I'd love to see your show!

I guess we could give you a sneak peek.

SAMANTHA 'Are you ready, Mawile?'

Now, if you dance your very best, Mawile

Lombre just may have a change of heart.

MAWILE [EXCITED]

Okay! Are you all ready?

We're ready, Samantha!

[instrumental music]

[CONCENTRATED]

[PLEASED]

MEOWTH Check out the Mawile.

It's not only cute, it's talented too.

It's the perfect gift to make us look good to the Boss.

Alright, let's hear it then.

MEOWTH When he sees that Mawile cutting a rug

with that Ribbon Dance

he's gonna love it and be super happy.

JAMES What? Is that it?

MEOWTH Don't rush me, I'm getting there!

So, after a nice hot bath

the Mawile will start spinning a cool breeze

and the Boss'll say

[imitating Boss] "Wow, that's some breeze."

JAMES Why not use a fan for that?

MEOWTH Does a fan have an extra jaw

that makes a comfy cushion too?

- Then buy a cushion! - Yeah?

MEOWTH Well, listen to what the Boss says next.

[imitating Boss] "Because Meowth and friends"

"have a way of taking ordinary things"

"and turnin' them into fun"

"I'm rewarding 'em like there's no tomorrow."

-See? - I'm still not sold.

Too bad. There's nothing left to lose.

MEOWTH/JAMES Right!

[EMPHATIC]

So where are you performing next?

Actually, we're booked to perform

in the town just up ahead.

Oh, I'd really love to watch.

Me too, I bet it's a lot different when you're on stage.

Yeah.

Hey, this is your chance to show

that you like Mawile's dance moves.

[UNINTERESTED]

Thanks, you're a big help.

Huh?

Wow! A bouquet!

Lombre!

Now, go and give these flowers to Mawile.

Wait, hold up.

Something doesn't seem right about this.

[screaming]

SAMANTHA What happened?

Prepare for trouble what happened is us.

Make it double. No muss, no fuss.

Let's cut to the chase.

[ALARMED]

[SCARED]

TEAM ROCKET After a while, Mawile.

[DISTRESSED]

- Ah! - Ah, no!

Team Rocket!

Corphish, I choose you.

[CONFIDENT]

Lombre, go now, and save your biggest admirer.

[UNENTHUSIASTIC]

- Work with me. - Seviper, let's go!

[CONFIDENT]

Corphish, use Bubble Beam!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Cacnea, come out!

I love you too, but let's save the pain for all the Twerps.

Please!

[ATTACK]

Corphish, use Harden!

[HARDEN MOVE]

Seviper, Wrap, let's go.

[WRAP MOVE]

[DISTRESSED]

Lombre! Razor Leaf, go!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

[DISTRESSED]/[SHOCKED]

Hey, Seviper, Poison Tail, now.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Lombre, no. - Cacnea.

Needle Arm, go!

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Torkoal, Body Slam, now.

[BODY SLAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

[SATISFIED]

[DAZED]

Seviper, Poison Tail again.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[EXERTION]/[DETERMINED]

Torkoal, Flamethrower, now.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[PAINED]

Corphish, Crabhammer, go.

[CRABHAMMER MOVE]

[PAINED]

[screaming]

[VALIANT]/[RELIEVED]

[THANKFUL]

TEAM ROCKET It's always fight or flight!

Are you okay, Mawile?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Torkoal and Corphish, thanks so much

for helping to save Mawile.

[PLEASED]

If you don't watch your step, Mawile might get a crush

on Corphish and Torkoal instead of you.

I sure hope you're thinking this one all the way through.

[DISMISSIVE]

[FRIENDLY]/[SURPRISED]

[SMITTEN]

[HOPEFUL]

That's so sweet.

Looks like Corphish has a crush on Mawile.

[INSISTENT]/[UNSURE]

You can't accuse Corphish of being shy.

Even that's an understatement.

No sense going out of your way just to get someone to like you.

And he repeats himself like a man.

I do?

[ADAMANT]/[IRRITATED]

Aww, Corphish got hit.

MAY 'More like bit, by the love bug.'

[DISCOURAGED]

[AGGRESSIVE]

[PAINED]

Hey, I'm afraid you're never going to make friends

with other Pokémon by tossing them around like that.

[DETERMINED]/[NOTICING]

[JEALOUS]/[AFFECTIONATE]

I guess that Mawile goes for the hard to get type.

[AFFECTIONATE]/[DISTRAUGHT]

Uh-oh, this won't be pretty.

[UPSET]

BROCK Be strong!

I know how you feel

because I have walked that road as well.

The road of romantic rejection!

[sobbing]

[DISCONSOLATE]

I guess Misery loves company.

And Mawile loves Lombre.

[AFFECTIONATE]

[UNENTHUSIASTIC]

[indistinct chattering]

I can't wait!

I'm excited to see 'em on stage.

[BITTER]

Huh. Huh?

[chuckles] This is great.

Now, Corphish is all jealous about Lombre.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for.

It's time for Samantha and Mawile's Ribbon Dance.

[instrumental music]

[crowd cheering]

Ah-ha!

Huh?

[gasping]

Prepare for trouble, the light's on us.

Finding the light switch was a big plus.

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. - James.

Team Rocket puts on quite a show at the speed of light.

Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, and then fight.

- Meowth, that's right. - Team Rocket.

JESSIE Tonight we announce the winners

of the sh**ting Star Talent Competition.

And the winner is us, of course.

Uh, do-over?

Isn't this amazing?

Isn't this painful?

Not you guys again!

You're ruining Samantha's performance.

Now, get off the stage.

Ha! Big deal, so we had an off night.

- We're still taking Mawile. - Seviper, Haze Attack.

[HAZE ATTACK MOVE]

[indistinct chatter]

MAY I can't see a thing!

Lombre, go and protect Mawile.

- We'll take care of Mawile. - It can only go up from here.

TEAM ROCKET Asta labye-bye!

ASH Get back here.

But look, Mawile's still here.

[RELIEVED]

- Then who did they steal? - Hmm. Hmm.

[screaming] My Lombre's gone!

Team Rocket took Lombre by mistake.

Mawile, where are you going?

- Ash, let's go too. - Yeah.

[DETERMINED]

But what about the crowd?

I'm sure Brock will think of something.

Yeah, and we'll go save your Lombre.

What? Not that.

Thanks, Brock, you're the best.

Corphish, stop.

[CURIOUS]

From one loser in love to another

I need your help.

[SURPRISED]

I've always wanted a green Mawile with a pan on its head.

I said I don't want to talk about it.

No problemo.

We'll just give this to the Boss instead.

JESSIE/JAMES Yeah? With similar results?

MEOWTH After a nice nap, there's nothin' lika a Lombre

staring at you in the face.

Ugh.

MEOWTH Or happily strollin' to the pool

and having a Lombre leerin' at you.

Ugh.

MEOWTH Hmm, maybe at night

those two can have themselves a starin' contest?

If we unload this here Lombre onto the Boss

he'll unload us out of a job.

What're we gonna do, what're we gonna do, what're..

We just won't give it to the Boss, that's all.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[CURIOUS]

[DISAPPOINTED]

[EMPHATIC]

[CALM]

[EMPHATIC]

[INSISTENT]

[UNSURE]

[EMPHATIC]

[FRUSTRATED]

[PAINED]

[AMUSED]

[HOPEFUL]

[INSISTENT]

[FATIGUED]

What was that, Meowth?

That was just a really bad comedy routine.

Stand-up?

[EMPHATIC]

We don't need anymore bad jokes.

[INSISTENT]

Yeah, this team's got enough of those.

- Team Rocket! - Huh?

That Lombre is ours!

[EMPHATIC]

- Not anymore, sister! - Huh?

We want this court jester?

Yes. Because they asked for it back!

Dustox, hop to it.

[CONFIDENT]

Well, alright then.

Go, Cacnea!

[EXCITED]

Now, Bite, Mawile.

[BITE MOVE]

[DISTRESSED]

Go, Dustox, use Psybeam.

[PSYBEAM MOVE]

Dodge, Mawile.

[EXERTION]

Cacnea, Pin m*ssile.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Pikachu, go, Thunder.

[THUNDER MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Huh? - That hurts.

[INTENT]

JESSIE/JAMES Huh?

Lombre?

Alright!

Looks like Lombre wants to battle.

That's it, Lombre, go for it.

Go, Dustox, use Tackle.

[TACKLE MOVE]/[EXERTION]

- Look at that. - Lombre did a perfect dodge.

Mawile, use Focus Punch.

[FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

[PAINED]

Dustox, use Poison Sting.

[POISON STING MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Way to dodge, Lombre.

Water g*n.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

[PAINED]

Dustox, use Whirlwind now.

[WHIRLWIND MOVE]

Dodge, and use Razor Leaf.

[EXERTION]

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

[DISTRESSED]

[SATISFIED]

Lombre, you're great.

[SMITTEN]

Look, Mawile's really in love with Lombre after that.

Corphish might as well forget it now.

Cacnea, Pin m*ssile, go.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[ALARMED]

[PROTECTIVE]

[INTENT]

[IMPRESSED]

Okay to keep goin', Lombre?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Then let's do it.

Razor Leaf, now.

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

[PAINED]

Okay, Mawile, use Solar Beam.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

[screaming]

I didn't want a Pokémon with a bad sense of humor anyway.

Then perhaps you should have given it back

when they asked for it.

Yeah, 'cause now the really bad joke is on us.

[FRUSTRATED]

TEAM ROCKET We're blasting off again.

Hey, Lombre, you did it.

That was great battling.

[IMPRESSED]

SAMANTHA 'Thanks to you, Lombre, my dear Mawile is safe and sound.'

[SMITTEN]

[PLEASED]

[indistinct chatter]

This is the only song I know.

[EMBARRASSED]

- Brock! - Huh?

Guys! Samantha!

Time for a break.

[crowd cheering]

[chuckling]

[MERRY]

MAY It's so beautiful.

[AWED]

[INTRIGUED]

[INTENT]

Hey, what's up?

Lombre, that's Samantha's backpack.

[EXCITED]

Whoa, that's a Water Stone.

MAY 'So doesn't that mean..'

[CHEERFUL]

- Lombre evolved. - Yeah, now it's a Ludicolo.

[PLAYFUL]

[crowd cheering]

[SMITTEN]

[SURPRISED]

[JUBILANT]

Wow, it seems so much happier now.

Yeah, so maybe it'll even be nicer to Mawile.

Perfect. And that'll be my ticket in.

[JUBILANT]

MAY Samantha, that was a really good performance.

Well, thank you.

Having Ludicolo join us was a new twist.

Yeah, sorry about that.

I'm afraid Lombre was looking around in your backpack

and found your Water Stone.

[EMPHATIC]

Not a problem at all.

I mean, that's what Water Stones are for, right?

Mawile, isn't Ludicolo nice?

[AGREEMENT]

And it sure can dance too, huh.

[SMITTEN]/[DISMISSIVE]

Are you sure that Ludicolo's not your type?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

What? That's just great.

[EXCITED]

Wait. Where are you going?

[SMITTEN]

[SURPRISED]

Looks like it's moved onto a Psyduck.

I guess some things are never going to change.

What do you mean?

Mawile's had as many crushes as there are Pokémon.

C'est la vie.

See you later.

I know rejection can be pretty tough. Huh?

[MERRY]

Luckily it's able to bounce back.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

Look at that, Brock, Ludicolo's able to use b*llet Seed.

Well, if you can smile through your tears then so can I.

[MERRY]

Laugh, my friend, and the whole world laughs with you.

- That's a pretty good act. - Ludicolo's happy dance.

Yeah, that's a good name for it.

[PLEASED]

Yay!

NARRATOR After a series of misadventures

Brock and his newly evolved Ludicolo

happily look toward the future.

While the others continue

looking toward the Hoenn League.

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪