09x09 - Reversing the Charges

[bunniefuu]

[Ash laughing]

Tactics Symbols sure can shine.

[EXCITED]

Three Frontier Symbols down, four to go.

And, that's three Symbols in a really short time.

Yeah!

The th facility is called the Battle Pike!

And it's just beyond Fuchsia City!

Awesome! I'm gonna make sure I win that one too!

[EXCITED]

Can't wait for you to come out I wonder what you'll be?

[HAPPY]

Wow, you think it might be a Phanpy?

[HAPPY]

It could be! Phanpy was hatched from an egg. Right, Ash?

Yeah, and I also remember that it took

a long time to hatch too!

Well, my egg's not going to keep us waiting long!

Hey! Half the fun is taking care of it, right?

Yeah. What say we get moving?

BROCK/MAY/MAX Right!

NARRATOR Excitement is in the air as our heroes savor

Ash's rd Frontier Battle victory, as well as

what May's egg might be!

Now, it's on to the next Battle Facility

the Battle Pike!

- Huh? - Uh-oh! Sounds like rain.

BROCK/ASH/MAY/MAX Huh?

Weird. How could lightning just be on those mountaintops?

That sure is strange.

[CONCERN]

- Huh! - Whoa! What was that?

Let's go and check it out.

♪ Pokémon it's a battle win or lose ♪

♪ It's the friends you make it's the road you choose ♪

♪ You got the right stuff ♪

♪ So make your mind up ♪

♪ Find the courage inside of you ♪

♪ If you're strong you'll survive ♪

♪ And you'll keep your dream alive ♪

♪ It's the Battle Frontier ♪

♪ Pokémon be the best you can be ♪

♪ And find your destiny ♪

♪ It's the master plan ♪

♪ The power's in your hands ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Reversing the Charges!"

PIKACHU [HAPPY]

Guys, look!

Bellossom, a Seedot and a Nuzleaf too!

Looks like they all got hit pretty hard.

ELEKID [EXERTION]

BROCK/ASH/MAX/MAY Huh!

[EXERTION]

BROCK/ASH/MAY/MAX [panting]

[gasping]

[FOCUSED]/[EXERTION]

It's an Elekid!

I'm gonna check it out.

Elekid, the Electric Pokémon.

It spins its arms to create a powerful electric charge.

[EXERTION]

[ANGRY]

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

That was a Thunderbolt!

[EXERTION]

Whoa! Stop it! That Exeggutor's hurt!

[ANGRY]

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

Hey, what's wrong with you?

[ANGRY]

[EXERTION]

Oh, yeah? If that's the way you want it.

[FOCUSED]

[EXERTION]

Brock, what's with those spinning arms?

A huge attack.

[ATTACK]

- This time it's Thunder. - Dodge it!

[EXERTION]

Pikachu! Iron Tail, let's go!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[PAINED]

- Again! - And what a hit!

[PAINED]

You okay, Pikachu?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Okay, Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

What?

[EXERTION]

[PAINED]

Ah, Pikachu!

Ah, what's with Elekid?

[ATTACK]

- That's Thunder Punch! - Oh, no!

[CONCERN]/[EXERTION]

[FOCUSED]

Great work! Okay, Phanpy, Rollout. Go!

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

[PAINED]

[ANGRY]/[ATTACK]

BROCK Look out!

Aah!

No! Not my egg!

[ATTACK]

- May, look out! Ah! - Max! Oh, no!

Okay, now I know what Elekid's Thunderbolt feels like.

I guess, that's good, but one time's enough!

[EXERTION]

BROCK/ASH [screaming]

My egg!

[EXERTION]

BROCK/ASH/MAY/MAX [screaming]

Oh, man! Elekid's crazy and super strong.

[WORRIED]

And don't forget to add super angry.

Yeah, think of the Pokémon living here

and putting up with that.

Oh, and what about me?

- Huh? - Huh?

It's my poor egg.

That Elekid just ran off with it!

BROCK/ASH/MAX Huh?

Yeah? So let's get it back.

[ANNOYED]

We know from experience Twerps don't just vanish.

A mixed blessing if I've ever heard one.

Hm! That's weird.

[CONFUSED]

MEOWTH It's a Scyther!

JESSIE 'I wonder what happened?'

JAMES 'Fairly frazzled around the fringe don't you think?'

MEOWTH Uh, Scyther? Excuse me, what happened to you?

[CONCERNED]

[STRUGGLING]

- Hm. Mm-hm. - Mm-hm.

- Mm-hm? - Come again?

Okay, there's an Elekid livin' around here who's a real jerk.

Going around zapping Pokémon that're in the way

or just zappin' them for the fun of it.

Wow! That's my kind of power Poké punk!

I know! Let's grab that little grouch!

[AGREEMENT]

We'll give Elekid and Pikachu

to the Boss as a matched yellow set!

ELEKID [ANGRY]

Huh?

[ANNOYED]

- Huh. - Poor thing.

How'd the Twerp's egg get way up there?

[EXERTION]

Well, it's down now. And that must be Elekid!

Wow! Nothing like searching without having to search!

You said it! No trap setting this time!

[EXCITED]

- Shall we? - Certainly!

After me!

[EXCITED]

[ATTACK]

Aren't we being a bit touchy?

JAMES/MEOWTH/MIME JR. That's Thunder, right?

JAMES/MEOWTH/JESSIE Dumb question!

[SCARED]

Ah! Mime Jr.!

[SCARED]

Guys, I'm worried. This is a big forest.

Yeah, Elekid could be anywhere.

That way! We haven't tried looking there yet!

BROCK/MAX/ASH/MAY Right!

JAMES Hey! Mime Jr.!

We're looking for you!

That's awfully nice of us!

Mime Jr.?

That scamp! Flying off the handle like that.

Excuse me, but that was Elekid's handiwork!

- Look! And so is that! - Huh?

JESSIE 'The Twerp egg right where Elekid dropped it.'

My kind of find. I could get used to this.

Stealing made easy and fun!

But, Mime Jr.!

Man, not a sign of Elekid here either.

Oh, I hope my egg is still okay!

Hey, that egg case is super protective.

I'm sure everything's fine!

- I sure hope so! - Whoa! Guys, look!

MAX 'That's a Mime Jr.!'

[CONCERNED]/[WORRIED]

I wonder if that's Team Rocket's Mime Jr.

It looks really weak. I bet you Elekid did this!

Could be. Let's see if we can help!

It's just not the same without Mime Jr. here!

Well, get used to it.

After Elekid's Thunder Attack, it's probably toast!

- What? - Aah!

I mean, I propose a toast to Mime Jr.'s safe return.

Hey, even if Mime Jr. doesn't make it back

we got this cute little egg to love!

Huh!

I mean wait 'til Mime' Jr. gets back.

My baby, oh, where, oh where

'has my little Mime' Jr. gone?'

[DAZED]

- Wow! You're awake! - Finally!

[EXCITED]

[EXCITED]/[CONFUSED]

Check it out! Mime Jr. likes to copy Phanpy!

[laughing]

[PLAYFUL]

We must've walked through every inch of this forest by now!

And still not a sign of Elekid or my egg!

[CURIOUS]

[EXERTION]/[ANGRY]

There you are Elekid!

But Elekid doesn't have the egg case!

Alright! What did you do with my Pokémon egg, Elekid?

[EXERTION]

[ANGRY]

[ANNOYED]/[ATTACK]

[EXERTION]/[ANGRY]

[EXERTION]

But why is Elekid so angry?

I don't know, but if Elekid wants a fight, fine!

Okay, Phanpy! Rollout!

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

[EXERTION]/[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

[ATTACK]

That Elekid's nuts just as soon as it's over

Elekid's out of here!

Yeah, you know, I'm amazed at how much power

Elekid still had left after all of those k*ller attacks!

So, Elekid's stronger than we thought?

Nope, I think something else is going on.

ASH/MAY/MAX Huh.

Mime Jr.! Just one little sweet sound!

- Come on! - Say something!

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES Huh!

[EXERTION]

[screaming]

- You! You've charged enough! - Huh!

- Aah! - Now, you're going to pay!

- Let me go! Let me go! - Are you crazy?

- You want to be toast too? - Let me go!

[ATTACK]

[screaming]

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES Dumber question!

[groaning]

I'm starting to get airsick!

That Elekid's punch is a little too potent!

There's something not normal about that nuthead

and I want to know what it is!

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh?

[EXERTION]

A Seedot! Time for a Poké Chat!

Do you know why that Elekid that lives here

in the forest is so pumped up?

[CONCERNED]

Yeah, I hear you!

- Translation? - Translation?

See, Seedot says a ton of lightnin's been hitting

the top of the mountain lately, and, since that's where

that Elekid's been hanging around for a long long time

it's been getting all juiced up

from all of that electrical jazz!

Good thing we can translate that mess!

Indeed, let us hone our electric defense

and get my little Mime Jr. back home!

I miss my little egg so much!

[SAD]

This whole thing's creepy looking over my shoulder

and thinking Elekid's gonna strike.

It is weird. That's one scary Pokémon I'll tell you that!

[AGREEMENT]

Of course! Elekid's collected too much power, that's it!

Too much power, what do you mean?

Ash, didn't Pikachu collect too much power one time

and then get really sick?

How could I forget?

[CONCERNED]

After all the extra electricity got released

from Pikachu's body, Pikachu felt fine

and everything went back to normal.

PIKACHU [AFFIRMATIVE]

I think the very same thing is happening to Elekid now, see?

So, we've got to find Elekid as soon as we can!

Look! Up there!

BROCK/ASH/MAY Huh!

MAX 'Every time we look at those mountains'

'there's always lightning going on, right?'

Max, that's it!

Somehow, Elekid must be absorbing

all that lightning up there!

Elekid must be in a lot of pain!

Yeah, with all that excess power

no wonder Elekid's firing at everything and everybody!

There must be something we can do!

There is a way, but I don't know.

What is it, Brock?

We expose Pikachu to the lightning too

so they're both evenly matched power wise!

'Then, if the two of them battle that will force Elekid'

'to burn off all that excess electricity!'

- Ah! - Ah!

But, Brock, if we do that--

Yeah, the danger for Pikachu is very real!

[DETERMINED]

Alright! Then let's do it!

[FOCUSED]

[PAINED]

[gasping]

[STRUGGLING]

[STRUGGLING]/[DETERMINED]

You did it, Pikachu! That was awesome!

Great! Now you'll be able to face off with Elekid!

[EXCITED]

[ANGRY]/[ANNOYED]

Ash! It's time!

Elekid must've seen all of those lightning bolts!

Ready, Pikachu ?

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[DETERMINED]

[FOCUSED]

Here's the deal, Ash.

You've got to attack exactly when Elekid uses Thunder.

If Pikachu uses Thunder at the same time

both of them should lose excess power!

Got it! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt now!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Wow! That's some blast!

Pikachu! Keep hitting Elekid with Thunderbolt!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[DETERMINED]

What in the world is that?

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [laughing]

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble this party's through!'

JAMES 'We're pulling the plug on the likes of you!'

JESSIE 'An evil as old as the galaxy!'

JAMES Sent here to fulfill our destiny!

Meowth! That's me!

To denounce the evils of truth and love!

To extend our reach to the stars above!

- Jessie! - And it's James!

Meowth is the name!

JESSIE Whenever there's peace in the universe..

JAMES Team Rocket..

Is there!

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH To make everything worse!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[AGREEMENT]

- Team Rocket! - Team Rocket!

Uh,! Hey, that's my egg!

Uh! That's my Mime Jr.!

We are here for Elekid and Pikachu!

- In the bag! - Hey, time out!

- Huh? - Huh?

- I'll trade you, okay? - Sounds like a plan!

- Here! - Here!

- Thanks! - Sure.

- See you later! - See you later!

There! All's right with the world!

[HAPPY]

Yay! My precious egg's back where it belongs!

That's a relief. Great, May!

[HAPPY]

- Now, then, where were we? - Firing missiles!

My favorite things to fire!

Dodge it!

[EXERTION]

JESSIE 'Our toys are better than yours!'

Pikachu! Use Thunderbolt, Go!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Nothing?

[SHOCKED]

JAMES 'While we're inside our Golem Grabber Mark '

'your attacks are less hurtful than static cling!'

This is bad, how are we gonna

get rid of all their excess electrical charges now?

[EXERTION]

Of course! Phanpy can do it! Phanpy, use Take Down!

[TAKE DOWN MOVE]

Phanpy falls flat on its face!

These ought to rock your world!

Defense Curl!

[DEFENSE CURL MOVE]

Do Rollout again!

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

Smashed just like a Bug Pokémon!

Phanpy! Keep doing Rollout!

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

MEOWTH 'Hey, you pesky Twerps are starting to bug me!'

Ash, quick! Now's your chance with Elekid!

Right, Brock! Pikachu! Use Iron Tail now!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Elekid! Hurry up and use Thunder, quick!

Hey! Bang, zoom! To the moon, you goon!

[PAINED]

- Aah! - Phanpy!

- That's that! - And now!

MEOWTH 'Elekid takes center stage!'

[SHOCKED]/[ATTACK]

Elekid's gonna use Thunder now!

Do it now, Ash!

Pikachu! Grab onto Elekid and use Thunder!

[THUNDER MOVE]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Big deal!

There's plenty of room in the old juice tank!

Soon we'll have enough to run our flashlights for ten years!

[EXCITED]

[CONFUSED]/[EXERTION]

That's it! Just a bit more, and it'll all be over.

- What're a few more volts? - Meowth, let's unplug them!

Sure! You're being disconnected!

We need more!

Pikachu, give it everything you got!

[ATTACK]/[EXERTION]

- That tingles! - It does?

You are so weird!

[AGREEMENT]

TEAM ROCKET [screaming]

[GRATEFUL]/[HAPPY]

Team Rocket's offline now!

Elekid and Pikachu are fine too!

That's awesome!

Good work, you guys!

[HAPPY]

- 'Or maybe not!' - Aah!

JAMES Second winds are our specialty.

MEOWTH 'Time to blow you away!'

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH First we grab Pikachu and Elekid too!

[SCARED]

They must still be in shock from all the electricity

'they got rid of!'

Phanpy! Rollout, quick!

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

MEOWTH 'Move that trunk, punk!'

[PAINED]/[FOCUSED]

- Now what? - Check it out!

Phanpy's starting to evolve!

[AMAZED]

[FOCUSED]

Wow! Phanpy's now a Donphan!

Awesome!

Donphan, the Armor Pokémon!

'Donphan have razor sharp tusks, armor like skin'

'and enormous power.'

Now, Donphan, Rollout!

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

Look at that strength!

[ATTACK]

What a Hyper Beam!

Bad insulation?

Next time, I'll use rubber bands instead!

I'll blast off anytime as long as I'm with my Mime Jr.!

[HAPPY]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Well, we're blasting off again!

MIME JR. [HAPPY]

Elekid's acting like a whole new Pokémon!

Now, everyone in the forest will be able to live in peace.

I always thought lightning was dangerous but now I know.

Yeah, next time there's a thunderstorm

you'd better duck inside a cave!

[GRATEFUL]

[SALUTATION]

Bye, Elekid!

[SALUTATION]

NARRATOR And so, in the process of returning Elekid

and the forest back to its peaceful state

Ash's Phanpy evolved into a magnificent Donphan

leaving our heroes one step farther down

the Battle Frontier road!

♪ Yo Pokémon Masters your heart beats faster ♪

♪ Training for the top 'cause you know you can't stop ♪

♪ Your training kicks now Pokémon Pow wow ♪

♪ The power of a Master all before you will bow ♪

♪ But don't let it get to your head young Trainer ♪

♪ The road is long and filled with danger ♪

♪ Everyone says they deserve to be number one ♪

♪ But who can top you? The answer is none ♪

♪ Because they've never seen an expert like you ♪

♪ One who knows the difference between Mewtwo and Mew ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you the type Pikachu ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you which Pokémon's new ♪

♪ First you kick it in Kanto ♪

♪ Then you head to Johto ♪♪