03x11 - Once in a Blue Moon

[bunniefuu]

Our heroes are still on their
way to the Johto League

but today they've stopped
in a pretty little town

called Cherrygrove City.

It's a perfect day:

the sky is clear,
the breeze is warm..

and Ash is making
sure the sun

isn't the only thing
that's shining!

As good as new.

Professor Oak's GS Ball..

gotta take extra good
care o' this one.

I have t'admit it Ash

you've been acting like a much
more responsible trainer lately!

As a future Pokémon Master

I feel that Pokéball maintenance
is quite important.

Oh I quite agree!

Hey..lunchtime!

All right..I'm starvin'!

That sounds like
the old Ash!

What.. Somethin'
the matter Pikachu?

Look!

Once In A Blue Moon

What is that?!

Quagsire,
the áWATER FISH Pokémon.

The Quagsire makes its home
in clean, fresh-water lakes.

The Quagsire is covered by
a slippery layer of skin,

making this Pokémon especially
difficult to handle.

Wow..sounds really slick!

Quagsire's gotta be one o'
the cutest water Pokémon ever!

Hey..I'm gonna catch it!

Y' can't just
stand here all day!

Come back..that's
the GS ball!

Squirtle bring
back that GS Ball

before Quagsire gets away!

Nice work Squirtle..

now just don't
let it slip away!

Hey.. look out!

Squirtle..Squirtle
are you OK?!

Squirtle!

Hurry Squirtle hit it
with your Water g*n!

Nice catch Pikachu!

Don't give up!

You just keep that
Quagsire busy Squirtle...

an' I'll capture
it in my Pokéball!

OFFICER JENNY!

Your whistle is like the
song of a beautiful lovebird..

and I'm hoping
it's meant for...

Can it Buster!

You're all under arrest

for violating Quagsire
preservation restrictions!

That's right..the Quagsire..
oh this is embarrassing!

I'm terribly sorry

but I'm afraid they completely
slipped my mind.

Of course , I should've
mentioned it to them!

Officer all three of
them are new to the area

and none of them knows
the Quagsire restrictions,

I assure you!

I understand..

If that's the case I'll drop
the charges Professor Oak.

We have to be very careful..

Quagsire are very
special Pokémon

to the people here
in Cherrygrove City.

You see the Quagsire
in Cherrygrove City

only live in the
cleanest waters..

so the townspeople can judge

how pure the local
water sources are

based on where
they find them!

That's why we have such strict
Quagsire preservation laws here.

No Quagsire capturing
or battling allowed.

Is that clear?

Yes!

You've been warned..

make sure you don't cause any
more trouble for Officer Jenny!

I didn't mean t' make
any trouble Professor.

Don't you worry Professor
there won't be any trouble..

not with Brock around!

Neither snow nor rain
nor heat nor gloom

nor Vileplume will stay
this Pokémon breeder!

Ash won't cause trouble!

I consider it my duty

t' keep anyone from
causing you trouble!

Ohh kaaay.

An' it's my duty t' keep
you outta trouble..let's go!

..oh and by the way Ash....

you haven't forgotten my
little "errand" have you?

Don't worry Professor..the
GS Ball's in good hands.

Good... take care..

watch out for 'im Pikachu!

I still don't understand..

why would that Quagsire
wanna try t' take the GS Ball?

Because it's round!

'Cause it's round?

Right!..

I know it sounds
strange but it's true!

Around this time every year..

the Quagsire start t' appear
all around Cherrygrove City.

Nobody knows why,

but they swim downstream
from their homes

at Blue Moon Falls

..looking for
anything that's round!

Then they take
whatever they've found

and swim back upstream!

The next morning all the
round things they took

come floating down the river
and back to their owners.

That's weird.

Actually people here are happy
when their things get taken

because when
they drift back,

they bring pure water
and good luck!

Wow.. They're like
floating good-luck charms!

Especially if the last
thing t' float back is yours

because that one's supposed
t' be the luckiest of all.

Oh look!

Quagsire!

I think it's the same one!

Does anybody else
get the feeling

it's still after
the GS Ball?

Oh no ya don't..

don't you even think
about it Quagsire..

you're not gettin' your
flippers on this GS ball!

I'm starvin'!

Me too.. we never got t'
eat our lunch, did we?

Hey.. there's
that Quagsire!

Nah...that's a
different one.

Guess they're here
taking round things,

just like Officer Jenny said!

It sure is weird

that the Quagsire only take
things that're round isn't it.

Not you again!

I already told you, y'
can't have the GS Ball!

Hey! Get off o' me will ya?!

Somebody do somethin'!

Hey!

We can't get a grip on
it it's too slippery!

That felt like a windmill.

Hey what's gotten
into Chikorita?

Well... I think Chikorita
is being overprotective

because it has a sort of..
crush on Ash.

What sort o' crush?!

HEY QUIT IT CUT IT
OUT CHIKORITAAAA!

Ah no!

Oh no!

We gotta catch it!

Ash!

Ash..I think maybe Chikorita's
crush's gotten outta hand!

So's the GS ball!

Great ...we've lost
those twerpy kids again!

What're YOU so
happy about..

what's that thing
you've got there?

It's just an old
lawn ornament..

there's a bunch o' neat
stuff over in that field

an' it's all round!

Small minds are
easily amused.

Let's see!

Now I will gaze
deeply into this ball

which will reveal the three
twerps' whereabouts.

Their whereabouts!..

who cares about what
they're wearin'?!

Silence please!

Wait!.. it's getting
clearer...clearer..

I was only kidding!

Hey..I saw that first!

Outrageous!

How dare that slippery
smiley little whatever

it is steal your ball!

... Lickitung..
Arbok go get 'em

Victreebel.. don't
let it get away!

My Victreebel and Weezing!

Come back here!

There's no sign o'
that Quagsire anywhere!

Yeah.. it's gotta be
swimming in this river

but who knows where
it could be.

Maybe we'd have a better
chance o' finding it

if we just waited for
it t' swim downstream.

You're right..
if we're lucky,

the GS Ball'll just float
right back down the river.

Yeah..but what happens
if we're not lucky!?

Well if we're not lucky...

If it doesn't float
down the river..

we'll be up the creek!

Bad joke Brock.

What's up Pikachu!?

Quagsire!

I betcha they'll lead us t'
the one that has the GS Ball!

C'mon..let's go!

Is my imagination
runnin' wild

or did I just
hear the twerps?

Even if you did

we can't stop them until
we get our Pokémon back!

But when we do...

We'll take care
of the twerps..

and that slimy Pokémon too!

Wow.. Look at 'em all.

Y' think this is where
all the Quagsire live?

Remember what
Officer Jenny said?..

She told us that the
Quagsire made their homes

at some place called
Blue Moon Falls..

but I don't see
any waterfalls.

You're right..

I don't see any either..

There's that Quagsire!

Wait a second Ash..
what're ya doing?!

I'm gonna capture it..

I gotta get that
GS Ball back!

But Officer Jenny
made us promise

that if we saw any Quagsire we'd
leave 'em alone..remember?!

Oh yeah, that's right!

Ash..we'll keep our eyes
on it so it can't get away.

Yeah..sure.

Look..over there.

It's the twerps!

If we move fast maybe we
can grab their Pikachu!

Why just settle
for one Pokémon?..

if we could capture
all of those Quagsire

we could make a fortune!

OK let's go get 'em!

Fine...you and.. Jessie go
and I'll wait back here.

Oh no you won't..

we're all in this together..

don't be such a coward!

Well I'll..try.

Team Rocket...

..charge!

They're all
standing so still!

It seems like they're
waiting for something

t' happen in the sky.

In the..

Hey look out!

Oh no!

Oh yes and look who it is!

Prepare for trouble, 'cuz
trouble's what we love!

Make that trouble double
when we cause it from above!

To protect the world
from devastation.

To unite all peoples
within our ...

IT GOT AWAY!

To denounce the evils
of truth and love!

To extend our reach
to the stars above!

-Jessie!
-James!

Team Rocket blast off
at the speed of light!

Surrender now or
prepare to fight!

Meowth yeah right.

We'll never catch
those things this way!

Meowth.. it's time
t' go to plan B!

From now on I think we
oughta start with Plan B!

Here goes.

Quagsire!

Nice catch Meowth!

Well with this haul

our money troubles will
be a thing of the past..

we can pay off our debts
and have plenty left over!

Left overs?!..

boy I could sure go for
a nice meatloaf sandwich!

Say..I wonder where those
Pokémon hid our Pokéballs.

There they are!

The nerve of them...

leaving our Pokéballs
in a pile of garbage!

Slimeballs!..

Don't you know you're
not supposed to litter!

I wonder if there's
any potato chips

left in that bag down there.

The way they've
treated our Pokéballs

is absolutely unthinkable!

Well they thought of it

and now we should show
them what we think!

Let 'em go guys...

I want my fav'rite toy!

That's typical
of you Meowth,

you never think of
anybody but yourself,

what about poor
Weezing and Arbok?

Hey..Team Rocket!

Let go o' those Quagsire!

You gotta be kiddin' kiddo!

Not only are we keeping
the Pokémon we have...

..we're about to
pick up one more!

Pikachu!

We did it!

Pikachu.. ..now
we've "gotchoo!"

Come back !

They're putting
on a rock show!

Well what're we
gonna do now?!

We shoulda had a plan 'C!'

-There goes..
-...Pikachu!

Pikachu!..

It's good t' have
ya back Buddy!

The Quagsire!..

we gotta save 'em fast!

Bulbasaur I choose you!

Hurry Bulbasaur..
Razor Leaf that net!

Looks like Team Rocket's
blasting off again!

Guess I can't be
too mad at 'em now!

I wonder where all o'
the Quagsire're going?!

I don't know but they're
all goin' there together!

They're all headed
back upstream!

C'mon..we gotta
find out where!

Look..there they are!

Yeah but..

Blue Moon Falls!

Yeah but why'd they'd
bring the GS Ball?!

Watch..maybe
we'll find out!

I'm watchin' but I
still don't get it!

Well..maybe it's
a competition

t' see who can get theirs
closest t' the moon.

Well whatever it
is it's exciting!

Wow...it's beautiful!

It looks like some
kind o' special secret

Quagsire ceremony!

There's the GS Ball!

Hey Pikachu..the GS ball
went higher than all the rest!

..it's gettin' away!

Hurry..

We just gotta get
that GS Ball back!

Maybe that ball
is just bad luck!

Come back GS
ball..come back!

Here comes my globe!

My fav'rite ball!

My earrings are back!

Welcome back...

ready for another
lucky year?

All right!
A whole year o' luck!

This year is going
to be the best ever!

Please come
back out this way

when you've retrieved
your belongings.

Look.. Here comes
the last one!

What is it?

'It's not mine!'

'Whose is it?

It's mine ... it's mine!

Please don't let
it float away!

Well looks like you're
the lucky one Ash.

Yeah the GS Ball
came back.

Not just that..

you're gonna have the best
luck of any of us this year!

Your Pokéball was
the last thing

t' float back
down the river..

that means of all the
round objects this year

yours was the luckiest..

That ball is gonna be your
good-luck charm Ash!

The ..GS Ball's lucky?

-'Congratulations!'
-'Good job, kid!'

'Hope ya have
a great year!'

It's really me?..

I'm the luckiest
one of all?!..

All right..

This is great...this
means I'm guaranteed

t' be be the big winner
in the JOHTO League!

How can I lose?!..

I'm unbeatable!

I'm lucky lucky
lucky lucky!

Now he's gonna think
he's unbeatable!

Yeah..but if he's really
lucky he'll find out he isn't!

Though they got off
to a shaky start,

our friends' encounter
with Quagsire

turned out to be a
fortunate one after all.

And now that the GS ball
has been safely returned,

Ash is more eager than ever

to try his luck in
the Johto League.