04x01 - A Goldenrod Opportunity (Part 1)

[bunniefuu]

male narrator: Well, it's been
a long time coming,

but Ash and his friends
have finally reached

the next crucial stop
on the road to Johto.

[all laugh]

- Look there!

[dramatic music]

- It's Goldenrod City!

- Pikachu!

- [singing]
Pokémon, Pokémon, Pokémon

- Let's do it.

I wanna be the very best

Like no one ever was

Ever was, ever was

To catch them is my real test

To train them is my cause

My whole life has led to this

Time to test my skills

I know I just can't miss

Gonna show the world

Born to be a winner

- Johto

- Born to be a champion

Born to be a winner

Born to be the very best

- Pokémon
- Johto

- Born to be a winner

Pokémon

- [gasps]

This place is humungous!

- Pika!

- And so are the savings

during this store's
semi-annual super sale!

- Togepi!

- Hey, we gotta go.

- Do you mean we gotta go
introduce ourselves

to some of those
pretty city girls?

- No.
We gotta go!

[patties sizzling]

- Mmm.

Can you guess what I'm
thinking about, Brock?

- Yeah, and if you're thinking
what I'm thinking,

then we're both
thinking about...

both: a hamburger!

[both laugh]

- We gotta go!
- Huh?

- We didn't come here to shop
and meet girls and eat burgers!

- I know!
Aren't we lucky?

- Yeah, the burgers here look

almost as delicious
as the girls do!

- Well I came here
to win a gym badge!

- Pika!

- Wait, Ash!
Wait for us!

- Ash is right.

Gym badges come before ladies
and lunch.

- Oh, no!

"We're sorry.

The Goldenrod Gym
is closed until tomorrow."

- Pika.

- That means today we can go

to all the big
department stores!

- And I can shop around
for a Goldenrod City girlfriend!

- I wanna eat lunch!

Then we can find some place
to hang out

and come back
to the gym tomorrow!

- Great idea, Ash!

- I know the perfect place--

the Goldenrod Galleria!

It's just a few blocks away,
and it should be easy to get to.

- Yeah, you've been saying that
for an hour and a half.

- This place is crazy.

Every street we take's
a dead end.

- I got to admit,
I'm stumped.

- Pik.

- Where you going?
- Pikachu has an idea.

- [panting]

- Slow down, Pikachu!

- Clefairy!

- It's a Clefairy!

- Clefairy! Fairy!
Fairy! Clefairy! Clefairy!

- Sorry about that.

I hope you're okay.

- Oh, no!
- Fairy?

- Did my Clefairy hurt
your little Pikachu?

- Pikachu's fine,

aren't you, Pikachu?

- Pika, Pika!

- Aren't you the cutest thing?

I know how to make
a boo-boo feel better.

[smooches]

- Chu!

[crash]

- [groans]

I bet one of those treatments
would work wonders for me!

- Open your ears, Brock.

She kisses boo-boos,
not bozos.

- Come on!

[all laugh]

- I'd be happy to take you
to the Goldenrod Galleria

if you want.

I know the way
like I know my own name!

- And what might that name be?

- My name's Whitney!

- Clefairy!

- My name's Ash.

- And I'm Misty.

- Togepi!

- Permit me to introduce myself.

My name is Brock,
and I have an idea

that I think'll
interest you, Whitney.

Let's leave my young associates
to their own devices

and find an intimate cafe

where we can share
a soft drink or two.

- This way, guys!
- Huh?

- Why are you taking us
down here?

- 'Cause it's easier
to get around underground.

There's a shopping arcade
down here

that leads straight
to the Galleria.

Now we just take
a little stairway over here

that leads right up
to the lobby.

I discovered this route myself.

There's no traffic,
and it's kind of secret!

- It's a good thing
we ran into you.

- No wonder it's a secret.

- We're further away
than we were before.

- Thanks, Whitney.

- Sorry.

I guess I picked
the wrong secret staircase.

[all panting]

Just follow me.

There's another shortcut
right through here!

- You're right on time!

- We can work on your Pokémon
right away.

- Uh--
- Let's get started!

- A Poké-perm for Pikachu?

- Some other time!

- We're looking for a shortcut,
not a haircut!

both: Bye!

- That sure was a close call.

- I though you knew
how to find the Galleria.

- Yeah, I thought I did too.

[stomach grumbling]

- My stomach just wants
to find some food.

- Pika.

- I'd be happy if we could just
find our way back

to that hamburger stand we saw.

- No problem!

I can take you straight there!

I've been there a million times.

They have the best burgers
in the world!

Uh-oh.

- How'd we wind up
at the Goldenrod Galleria?

Maybe I only know
where I'm going

when I don't know
where I'm going!

- Maybe.

But you got us
to where we wanted

to go to begin with!

- That's true, Ash.

And now that we're here,

I'll give you a tour
of the whole place.

Come on, guys!

Just follow me
through the automatic--

[crash]

Guess they're not automatic.

- Fairy!

- Are you okay?

- I get the feeling Whitney

doesn't always know
where she's going.

- She may be going
to the hospital.

- Pika-Pika.

- [chuckles]
Hot diggety dog!

- Eating good food
always puts me in a good mood!

- I don't think
we have enough money

to pay for all that food!

- We don't have to pay.

In fact, we can all eat here
all day

'cause all this food is free!

- All this food is free?

- Yes, haven't you ever heard
of free samples?

- What's a free sample?

- You've led
a pretty sheltered life, Jimmy.

- I guess when you grow up rich,

the whole world
is like a free sample.

- [munching loudly]

Food tastes so much
more delicious when it's free!

[all munching loudly]

- Are you gonna buy anything?

[all gasp]

[both laugh]

- Now you're in
for a bunch of trouble.

- We're eating lunch,
so make it double!

- To eat and drink
to our heart's content!

- Without even having to spend
a single cent!

- To denounce the evils
of paying for food!

- We won't leave a single sample
unchewed!

- Jessie!

- James!

- Team Rocket loves
scarfing down free samples

at the speed of light!

- Yes, and we like to eat
even more than we like to fight!

- You got that right!

- This was the free sample dish.

For everything else,
you got to pay!

[all gasp]

- We're a little short of money.

- Would it be all right
if we gave you an IOU?

- All we accept is cash.

- We ain't got none of that!

- Well, then how do you intend
to pay for all the food you ate?

- How about
our undying gratitude?

- You're gonna work till you pay
for every crumb you ate!

[all whimpering]

[all jabbering indistinctly]

- Hey, look.

- There's a Clefairy in produce!

- I say we bag it
and get it back to the Boss

while it's still fresh!

- Like me?

- Stop your joking, Meowth.

If we don't act now,
we may never be able

to pick up another Clefairy!

- Not without a coupon!

all: Clefairy h*!

- I'm sorry we got off
to such a shaky start, Misty.

But I'm glad we finally
found a place

for you to do some shopping.

- Luckily I just had to pick up
a few little things.

- If you picked 'em up,
how come we have to carry 'em?

- It was nice meeting you guys.

I guess Clefairy and I
better get going now.

Uh...
Uh...

Hmm.

Where did Clefairy go?

- Pika!

- Pikachu.

Wait for me!
- I'm coming too!

- Hey, you guys seem
to be forgetting something--

Me!

- Hmm.

That Clefairy's got
to be here someplace!

- [gasps]
It's over there!

- Clefairy!

- I caught a Clefairy!

- Hey, that Clefairy
belongs to me!

- Look, it's Team Rocket again!

- Can't we ever get rid
of that twerp?

- Only if we run away!

[all shout]

- Come back here!

- Pika!

- Wait! What's going on?

What's happening?
What am I missing?

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's Squirtle!

- Squirtle!

[all panting]

- Look, guys!
The magnet train!

- That's the new
super-fast monorail!

- This is absolutely perfect!

I wonder where it goes.

- Who cares as long
as it's away from here!

[all panting]

- Excuse me.
When does the next train leave?

- A year from next Tuesday.

- A year?

- They got to build the trains
before they can run the trains.

- Huh?

- Hey!
- Huh?

- Give back that Clefairy!

- We can't let those twerps
catch us!

- What do we do?

- Oh!

Let's use that handcar!

[both panting]

Huh?

Hey, look!
The whole thing's gravitatin'!

- Yes, but no thanks to you!

- Pikachu, don't let 'em
get away!

- Pikachu!

Pika?

- This even embarrasses me.

- Thunderbolt attack, Pikachu!

- Pika!

- That won't be necessary!

Please, take back your Clefairy!

- Pika!

- Clefairy!

- Togepi!

- Thanks, Ash.

you sure know how
to handle Team Rocket!

- Well, I...

- [laughs]

Gotcha!

Now let's go!

- Great work, Meowth.

Hurry, James!

- Clefairy, use your Metronome!

- Fairy!
Fairy!

Fairy! Fairy! Fairy!

Fairy! Fairy!
Fairy!

[wind whooshing]

- A gust!
Perfect, Clefairy!

- Pikachu!

- Pika-Pi!

- Catastrophe!

- Things couldn't get
much worse.

- Wobbuffet!

- Why is it that
whenever problems pop up

you always pop out?

- Wobbuffet!

- Pikachu,
use your Thunder Attack!

- Pik-Pikachu!

[all shouting]

- Wob.

[all shouting]

- What's going on here?

- Pikachu's attack
must've activated

the electromagnetic engine

that propels the cars
along the rail!

- I don't know what
you're talkin' about, Jimbo,

but I agree
with whatever you just said.

- Wobbuffet!

- [laughs]

We're riding the magnet train
fast and free!

- Yeah, but it's gonna take
quite a toll

when the rail runs out!

[all shout]

- Wobbuffet.

- Togepi!

- Pikachu, you were great.

Thanks, Whitney.

We couldn't have done it
without you and Clefairy.

- Pikachu!

- I'd sure like
to have a match with you!

- Thanks, but we're
getting ready for one tomorrow.

- Ash is going
for a Goldenrod City Gym badge!

- Why didn't you say so?

I could've taken you
to the gym right away!

- Oh, we were already there.

The sign says it's closed today.

- Forget about that silly sign.

Today's the gym leader's
day off,

but I'll be glad
to open the place for you, Ash.

- Uh, what do you mean?

Are you the gym's cleaning lady?

- [laughs]

In all the excitement,
I guess I never got to tell you.

The gym leader is me!

[all gasp]

- Pika!

[suspenseful music]

- Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town
challenges

the Goldenrod City gym leader
to a Pokémon battle.

A Plain Badge is at stake.

This will be
a three-on-three match.

All ready?

- I'm ready for a real rumble!
Are you?

- Yeah!
Ready when you are!

- Let the match begin!

- I choose Nidorina!

- Nido-Nido!

- I choose you, Cyndaquil!

- Cyndaquil!

- Nidorina, use
your Poison Sting!

- Nido-Nido!

- Cyndaquil,
use your Flamethrower!

- Cyndaquil!

- Use Tackle Attack!

- Nido-Nido!

- Cyndaquil,
use your Flamethrower again!

- Quil!

- [groaning]

- [gasps]
Nidorina, return!

- Nidorina is unable to battle.

Cyndaquil is the winner!

- Way to go, Cyndaquil.
Keep it up!

- Cynda!
Cyndaquil!

- Thanks, Nidorina.

Now it's your turn, Clefairy,
and you know what to do!

- Clefairy!

Clefairy!

Fairy! Fairy!

- Oh, no.

- That's Clefairy's
Metronome Attack!

- You never know
what kind of attack

will come out
of Clefairy's Metronome.

- We know Clefairy can whip up
a strong gust.

But get ready for anything.

- Cynda!

Fairy! Fairy! Fairy!

Fairy! Fairy!
Fairy!

Fairy! Fairy!
Fairy! Fairy!

[whooshing]

- Hang on!

- Fairy! Fairy!
Fairy! Fairy!

- Huh?

- A Jumping Jack attack?

- Pika.

- Oh, no!
It's imitating Magikarp!

- A splash attack?

- Hmm.
Too bad there's no water.

- Togepi!

- Cyndaquil!

- Fairy! Fairy!

- Clefairy can't take this.

Please hold your fire!

- Fairy! Fairy! Fairy!
Clefairy!

- It's okay.

You don't have to battle
anymore.

- Clefairy has forfeited
the round!

Cyndaquil is the winner!

- Cyndaquil!

- This match is almost too easy.

But I guess the sooner
we beat her,

the sooner we'll get
that Plain Badge!

- Quil!

- This isn't over yet.

I've still got
one tough Pokémon left!

- Cynda!

- I choose you!

- Mila-Mila!

- Holy cow!

- Miltank, the milk cow Pokémon.

Miltank produces
very nutritious milk--

a perfect drink
for reviving sick Pokémon.

Miltank are very even-tempered
and prefer not to battle.

- Sounds like Miltank's
the pushover Pokémon!

- Cynda!

- Miltank, use Rollout Attack!

- Mila!

- Quil!
Quil!

- Cyndaquil, what's wrong?

- Watch out, Ash!
Miltank's no pushover!

- Yeah, well, a Tackle Attack
will push it over!

- Cyndaquil!

Quil!

Quil!

Quil!

- Maybe you better
switch Pokémon!

- No.
Cyndaquil can handle it!

- Quil!

Quil!

Quil!

Quil!

- Cyndaquil's down!

- Take Brock's advice
and get Cyndaquil out of there

while you still can!

- Yeah, and hurry!

- Cyndaquil!

Quil! Quil!

Cynda!

- Cyndaquil is unable
to continue.

Miltank is the winner!

- Cyndaquil, return!

You did really great.

- Come on out, Totodile!
I choose you!

- [grunting]

- Miltank, start
with another Rollout Attack!

- Mil!

- Totodile, try
and stop Miltank's Rollout

with your Water g*n Attack!

- [gurgling]

- Miltank isn't even
slowing down!

- It just keeps rolling faster!

- Pikachu!

- [groans]

- Be careful, Ash.

My Miltank's Rollout

gets stronger and stronger
as it rolls.

- Maybe I--

Totodile, get out of the way!

- [grunts]

- Totodile!

- Totodile is unable
to continue.

Miltank is the winner!

- Totodile, return!

There's got to be
some way to stop

that Miltank's Rollout Attack!

- Totodile got Miltank wet.
Try an electric attack!

- Oh, yeah!

Pikachu!
- Pika!

- The only one who can stop
Miltank is you!

- Pikachu!

- [singing]
Pokémon Johto!

Pokémon Johto!

- Use your Thunderbolt, Pikachu!

- Pikachu!

[electricity zapping]

- Thunderbolt's not working!

- That was a smart idea, Ash,

but Miltank's spinning so fast
it's already dry!

- Pikachu, use your Agility!

- Pika!
Pik! Pik! Pik!

Chu!

Pik...

Pika...

Pik-Pik!

[grunts]

- Pikachu!

- Pika...
Pika...

Pika...

Pik...
Pika...

- Pikachu is unable to battle.

The winner of this round
and the match is Whitney!

- Pikachu, are you okay?

- Pika.

- Way to go, Miltank.
You were awesome.

- Mila-Mila.

- Nice job, Ash.

And if you ever want a rematch,
just let me know.

- Long as she has Miltank,

there's no reason
to have a rematch.

- Yeah, they seem
pretty unbeatable.

- Pika.

narrator: With his
Goldenrod opportunity lost,

Ash's only hope
may be a rematch.

But can he outwit Whitney?

Or is Miltank's Rollout
the dead end

for his journey to Johto?

Only one thing is clear:

Ash's battle has barely begun.

- Let's do it.

[singing]
Born to be a winner

- Johto

- Born to be a champion

Born to be a winner

Born to be the very best

- Pokémon

- Born to be a winner

- Johto

- Born to be a champion

Born to be a winner

Born to be the very best

- Pokémon
- Johto

- Born to be a winner

Pokémon