24x22 - Take My Thief! Please! (Please! Get Morpeko!!)

[bunniefuu]

[playful music]

[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!

[camera shutter clicks]

Huh?

Oh, no!

[Jessie] It's gone! Vanished! The cake I was saving is gone!

[Meowth grunts] My snacks are history, too!

I'll guarantee it's you-know-who!

I hid mine in a place that's percent burglar-proof.

[shocked gasp]

It can't be!

[worried groan]

-[screams] -[Morpeko] Morpe…

Morpeko!

[Team Rocket yelping]

Now be our guest.

Eat as much as you like.

For a happy tummy!

And there's plenty more where that came from!

Wobbu, wobbu!

[angry mumbling]

It packs food away like it's going out of style.

No matter what we save for a rainy day,

Morpeko devours it all, rain or shine!

Our Team Rocket roles are now nothing more than short-order cooks!

How did that bottomless pit get here?

I have no idea!

It just appeared!

If you'd just catch it, it would be serving us by now!

Like that's gonna happen!

[Jessie] It doesn't serve. It gets served by us!

[chomping]

Morpeko!

Hold on.

Since we haven't actually caught it…

Finish that thought.

We'll just return it back to the wild.

Huh?

Morpe.

♪ Take me on a journey ♪

♪ Please choose me ♪

♪ We could be the best team of all time ♪

♪ We'll do everything together ♪

♪ Learning, training, never stopping ♪

♪ Go, go, go! ♪

♪ Anywhere you're going so am I ♪

♪ Take me on a journey to your heart ♪

♪ The journey to your heart ♪

♪ Pokémon! ♪

[theme music]

[Jessie, James, and Meowth] "Take My Thief! Please!"

[narrator] James is leading Morpeko up into the mountains.

But how will he keep it from coming back?

-Why is it always me? -Morpe?

[gasps]

Oh, it's nothing…

[James] What do I do?

Morpe.

What? For me?

-Are you sure? -Morpeko.

The only time it's cute is when it's full.

[chomps]

Huh? That's yummy!

[crackling]

Ah…

[chomps]

That's how you make them taste so good!

Morpe.

Mmm. Morpe. Morpe.

Just keep going like that.

[chomping]

[Morpeko munches] Morpeko.

Hm. Is it gone?

Success!

[relieved sigh]

[groans]

-Morpe? -Huh?

-[yelps] -Morpeko?

I've certainly had my fill of these, but I don't mind if I do!

-Think, James, think. -Mmm. Morpe.

[Morpeko mumbling]

Morpeko!

Empty again?

-Morpeko! Morpeko! -[James panicked groan]

[James] There!

Give me all you have!

Plus a few extra!

Everything?!

[chomping]

[James] Tastes great, eh?

Now chew with your mouth closed.

-[James whimpers] -[Morpeko chomping loudly]

[waves crashing softly]

Ahh…

[chomps, gulps]

Morpeko.

Morpeko!

Morpe.

[distant honking]

Now be strong and shine on.

Farewell, Morpeko!

[quirky music]

Mor…

[happy mumble]

[Morpeko mumbling]

[relieved sigh]

Now we can all relax and have a nice meal!

Wobbu.

I hope James didn't wilt under the Morpeko pressure.

-[James] Bonjour! -You're back alone!

So has Morpeko returned to the wild?

But of course!

Ah! Now that's a relief!

-Next time… -[all gasp]

Morpek, pek!

What happened to the wild?

That's where I left it!

Morpeko! [grunting]

-[all screaming] -Hey, that's our grub, bub!

Morpeko!

[Team Rocket screaming]

[Team Rocket groaning]

[Jessie] I knew it!

-It's still following us. -Morpek, pek?

[Meowth] It's asking, "When do we eat?"

[James] We're shopping again

because it ate everything we bought.

-So now what do we do? -[Goh] Poké Ball, go!

Raticate! Raticate! Raticate! [yelps]

Twerps in the alleyway!

[Poké Ball wobbles]

[Poké Ball chimes]

[Rotom Phone] Raticate has been registered to your Pokédex!

-[Goh] Yes! I finally caught a Raticate! -Good for you, Goh!

-Pika! -Grookey!

[low groan]

[Rotom Phone] Raticate. The Mouse Pokémon.

A Normal type.

Raticate is a bit unruly.

Its lengthy fangs can bore through thick concrete.

How dare they be so chill when we're slogging it out like this?

I have a great idea!

How about we have them steal…

No, no, no, I mean catch Morpeko?

Brilliant!

That's using the ol' brain!

Wobbuffet!

[mumbles]

And the next step is to make my plan work!

Operation "Make Them Catch Morpeko" is on now!

[suspenseful music]

[James] Hmm.

Now, no moving from this spot!

Morpe.

[Jessie] The minute they see Morpeko, they'll try to catch it.

[James] Hmm.

Let's try the other place next time.

Okay! Maybe there are new Pokémon there!

I've caught a lot of the ones that live around here, so I don't know.

-Pika, pika. -Grookey.

[Team Rocket gasping]

Morpe.

-[all gasp] -What did you come here for?

-I said keep it planted! -[Jessie and James sigh]

[Morpeko grumbling]

[chomps]

-[grumbling] -Stop! Will you calm down? Please.

If not, the Twerps will be gone in a flash.

-[Team Rocket shushing] -Morpeko!

-So yummy! -It sure is!

-Pikachu. -Grookey.

[grumbling]

You can eat this whole tub!

Now, please quiet down!

-Twerps at nine o'clock! -[James and Jessie gasp]

[Jessie] Make sure you catch it this time!

-It's a Pidgeotto! -Where is it, where?

-Over there! -Let's go!

-[Team Rocket yelping] -Please don't go.

Morpeko!

[Team Rocket screaming]

[Goh] I almost caught that Pidgeotto!

-Yeah, it was close! -Pika!

[Jessie] You, over there!

Huh? Who, me?

I hereby predict that you are fated to meet a Pokémon very soon!

Meet a Pokémon?

Maybe you mean Mew!

It's clearer!

The Pokémon you're fated to meet…

[both] Who are we fated to meet?

Over there!

[Pidgeotto calls]

A Pidgeotto!

[Pidgeotto calls]

[gasps]

[grunting]

[James] Over here! Over here!

-[gasps] -Thanks so much, ma'am!

Ma'am?

No, wait! This way, this way, this way, this way!

[all groan]

[grumbling]

Why didn't the Twerps notice that frenzied face?

Why couldn't they just catch it instead?

We have the timing of a late train.

Wobbuffet.

[man] I've got your Pokémon food delivery!

[grumbles]

-Morpeko. -[man] Have a nice day!

[grunting] Morpeko.

Hello?

Where's Morpeko?

[Meowth] In the truck!

[James] Huh? Morpeko!

[pants] Wait!

We don't want them to wait!

Hmm?

This is perfect.

Huh? Point taken.

[groans]

[Jessie and Meowth] Bon voyage!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbu, wobbu!

[cheerful music]

[chomps]

Morpeko.

Morpeko!

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

Pika?

[Pidgeotto calls]

Pika, pika.

[light music]

[snoring]

[Ash and Goh] We're back!

Ash and Goh. Welcome home!

-[Cerise] How did it go? -I caught a Raticate!

That means I'm one step closer to Mew!

Don't forget the Pidgeotto that got away.

Next time, I'll definitely catch one!

It's about that time when the g*ng gets hungry.

That's right! Let's go, Ash!

[Ash] Right!

By the way, guys!

We just got more Pokémon food.

You know where it is!

[Goh] Got it!

[Ash] Sorry we took so long!

[Goh] It's chow time!

Pika, pikachu!

[Pokémon chattering]

[chattering continues]

We're getting it ready right now.

-[gasps] -Morpeko…

-[groans] -A…

-Morpeko? -[chimes]

[Rotom Phone] Morpeko.

The Two-Sided Pokémon.

An Electric and Dark type.

Morpeko satisfies its constant hunger

and generates electricity

by eating seeds from a pocket-like pouch.

Morpeko. [groans]

Morpeko!

Morpek, pek?

-Pika, pika? -Morpeko?

-[grunts] -Cinder!

There's no need to get upset.

It's okay!

I guess it got packed with all the boxes. Didn't you?

-Morpeko! -[yelps]

Morpeko!

[grunting]

[chomping]

[munching]

[both munching loudly]

Pika, pika!

Pika!

[Greedent and Morpeko chomping]

[both growl]

[both grumbling]

-[Ash] Will you two calm down? -[both growl]

[gasps] 'Kay.

They're giving that food their all!

Pikachu.

[chomping]

[grumbling]

Morpeko!

[grumbles]

[both grumbling]

Come on, Greedent and Morpeko!

We've got plenty of food!

[Greedent and Morpeko grumble]

[both yelping]

[both blabber]

Rai, rai. Rai, rai.

[both chomping loudly]

And Raichu saves the day!

Pika, pika!

All right. Now's my chance!

Poké Ball, go!

-[chimes] -[chomps]

[groans] Beaten by gluttony.

[laughs] Come on.

You can catch it when it relaxes.

[Pokémons chomping]

Mime, mime, mime. Mime, mime.

Raichu, would you mind taking this to Drizzile?

Rai, rai.

Rai, rai. Chu.

Drizzile.

-Morpeko! -[both gasp]

[Morpeko munching]

[Drizzile] Drizzile.

[chomping]

Drizzile.

Rai, rai.

They're getting along better than I thought!

-Cinder. -[grunts]

[somber music]

[James] I hope Morpeko isn't going hungry.

[Jessie] Hey, are you listening?

[gasps]

[groans]

A certain Pokémon's not interfering.

Let's do our work like we should!

And tomorrow's work is to steal the ton of Pokémon

that gather at the shopping mall, dig?

Right.

Wobbuffet!

[Pokémon chomping]

[both munching]

I can't believe how much they eat!

And after stuffing themselves yesterday!

Still, a healthy appetite is a good thing!

-It sure is! -Pikachu.

You know what? Today's the day I catch Pidgeotto!

All right!

-Grookey, key! -Pika, pika!

[mumbles]

-[Ash] Where do we go today? -[Goh] Good question.

Rai.

[both mumble]

Greedent.

[both mumble]

I think this is where we spotted Pidgeotto the last time.

Yeah. I sure hope that it's still here.

-[woman screams] -[both gasp]

-Let's go! -Mm.

-[Ash and Goh pant] -[Morpeko mumbles]

-[Jessie] And so it goes. -[woman screams]

[James] Excellent!

-[Meowth] What a haul! -[Pokémon yelp]

What are you doing?

[rock music]

Prepare for trouble. Now don't be nervous!

And make it double, we're performing a civil service!

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 an unnerving fight!

Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet!

Team Rocket!

Give 'em back their Pokémon!

Pikachu!

[Jessie] They're ours now!

We're not about to empty the horn of plenty!

And plenty feels good!

Which also includes a long-awaited meal!

And tons of snacks make it real!

There's nothing like a satiated steal!

Wobbuffet!

Morpe.

[Goh] I have no idea what you're babbling about

but you won't get away with this!

Morpe!

Cinderace, go!

Cinderace!

Do it, Pikachu!

Pika!

We'll take you twerps on.

[Jessie and James] Come on down!

[imitates fanfare music]

[Meowth] Contact!

[Jessie and James] Our secret Rocket Prize.

[Meowth] Oy.

[Jessie and James] Master!

Now, let's see what we've won!

Natu, natu!

Zagoon!

[James] The Tiny Bird Pokémon, Natu!

[Jessie] The Tiny Raccoon Pokémon, Zigzagoon!

Some confidence builder.

Natu. Tu.

[nervous groan]

Aah! Don't stare at me like that!

Oh, just ignore it!

Zigzagoon, Take Down!

[blabbering]

[both] Hm?

Not a good start.

Time for a reboot!

Natu, use Peck!

Natu, natu, natu, natu, natu.

[grumbling]

[groaning]

Cinderace, you all right?

Could that be effective?

Now! Pikachu, Quick Attack!

Pikachu!

[mumbles]

-Pika! -[groans]

[both groan]

Cinderace, use Pyro Ball!

Cin… Cin… Cinderace!

Natu!

[mumbling]

Morpeko!

[groaning]

-But how? -But why?

Morpeko?

This is looking like a rotten deal.

Wobbu, wob!

[angry grunting]

No! Just calm down! Please?

Morpeko! [grunting]

Morpeko! Morpeko!

Morpeko!

-Cinde… -Pika!

-[loud bang] -[Cinderace] Race!

-Cinderace! -Pikachu!

That was Stomping Tantrum!

And it's super effective against Cinderace and Pikachu!

Smooth move! Finish up!

[screams]

[Team Rocket exclaming]

-[Morpeko] Morpeko! -[expl*si*n]

[groans] Hey! No fair!

And we always leave by air.

[Jessie, James, and Meowth] We're blasting off again!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

[Pokémon chatter]

Morpeko?

Morpe.

[Ash] Do you know what just happened?

-Nope. -Pika.

-Cinder. -Groo.

-[Pidgeotto] Pidgeo. -[all gasp]

[Ash] Goh, isn't that…

Poké Ball, go!

Pidgeo.

[warbles]

[chimes]

[Rotom Phone] Pidgeotto has been registered to your Pokédex!

All right!

I caught a Pidgeotto!

That's awesome!

-Pika! -Grookey!

[Jessie] Hey, what was with Morpeko, really?

[Meowth] We even left fresh snacks back there to fill 'er up!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbu, wob.

I wonder…

Morpeko.

Morpeko?

Morpeko!

Let's have it keep on moving.

-Well played. -Wobbu, wobbu.

[Morpeko] Morpeko, peko!

Morpeko's looking for us.

[whines]

[Morpeko] Morpeko!

-[James] Morpeko, right here! -Morpeko.

James, wait!

Why would you give up some good grub?

Morpeko!

Morpeko!

[warbles]

[chimes]

[tranquil music]

Morpe!

Let's be good friends.

-What do you say? -Morpeko.

Aw. Caught.

It is really strong.

It will probably come in handy someday.

Wobbuffet.

Let's go home!

Mor…

[all gasp]

…peko!

Morpeko, morpeko!

[Jessie, James, and Meowth] Why are we not surprised?

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

[narrator] Team Rocket has a new member, Morpeko!

But will it ever be useful?

Besides getting rid of leftovers, as the journey continues.

[closing theme music]