04x23 - Houndoom's Special Delivery

[bunniefuu]

male narrator:
Ash, Misty, Brock,

and their Pokémon friends

continue on the road
to Johto.

Today that road runs
through some serious mountains.

- That's a really beautiful
sight, isn't it, guys?

The scenery around here
is picture-perfect.

- It's like a postcard.

- Yeah, and it's so quiet
and peaceful here too.

- Pika.
- Toge-toge-pi!

- [clears throat]
all: Huh?

- [panting]

- I wonder
what Pokémon that is.

- Houndoom,
the Dog Pokémon,

the evolved form
of Houndour.

Houndoom's eerie howl

is said to cause those
who hear it to shudder in fear.

- Guess a scary Pokémon
needs a scary howl.

- Toge-toge.
Toge-pi!

- This Houndoom must
belong to somebody, Ash,

'cause it's carrying
some kind of bag on its back.

- It looks like it's delivering
something to somebody.

- I sure wouldn't like to be
the one to get that delivery.

- Pika.

- Toge.

- [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

- [sighs]

Just listen
to that sweet mountain song.

- Just feel the free,
fresh mountain air

as it rushes
through your hair.

- Just think, we made three cups
of tea from only one tea bag.

[slurping]

[all sigh]

- What's the matter with us?

This has to stop.

It's all wrong!

- What's wrong?
- You don't like my tea?

- This is no time for sipping
and drifting and dreaming.

We're acting like a bunch
of pink-slip dot-com slackers.

- Aah!
- You're absolutely right!

We've been totally ignoring

our Team Rocket
responsibilities.

- The boss sent us to bring back
some rare and valuable Pokémon,

and we're going to do it
one of these years!

- Oh! Luck has struck.

There's the twerp
and his Pikachu.

- Let's keep it simple
this time.

Just take one Pokémon
at a time.

- Nothing fancy, just
a tried-and-true sneak attack.

- We must be up pretty high.

My ears just popped.

- Yeah, we've been climbing
quite a while.

- I can't wait to see what
the view is like at the top.

- Pika-pika!

[Team Rocket laughing]

- What was that?

- Prepare for trouble.
Today we will triumph!

- And make it double,
with your-umph and my-umph!

- 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.

- We're Team Rocket, blasting
off at the speed of light.

- Surrender now or prepare
to fight, fight, fight, fight.

- Wobbu--
- Meowth, that's right!

[together]
It's Team Rocket.

- What do you losers want
this time?

- We're getting
back to basics, Red.

- Today we're finally going
to catch that Pikachu.

- Wobbuffet.

- Weezing,
I choose you!

- Weeee.

- Weezing,
use your Smokescreen Attack.

- Wee.

[all coughing]

- All right, Arbok.
Now's our chance.

Go get Pikachu.

- Chaaaarbok!

- We got to act fast, Pikachu.

- Pikachu!

- Use your Thunderbolt Attack,
and hurry!

- Pika-chuu!

- Aaar!

- Togepi!

- Guys, where are you?

I can't see a thing
in this--

Wa--Aah!

- To-ge-pi!

- Ugh.
Togepi?

Togepi,
where are you?

Togepi!
- To-ge, To.

- Weezing?

- To-ge, to-ge,
to-ge, to-ge, pi!

zap!

- Wuh.

[zapping]

[shimmering tone]

zap!

- To-ge...pi?

Pree!

Prr, pree, pree.
Pree!

- Weezing!
Use Tackle Attack!

- Weezing.

- Go, Pikachu!

Tackle Attack right back.

- Pikachu!

- Wee...

zing!

- Chikorita!

I choose you!

- Chi-ka!

- Okay, Chikorita.

Aim a Razor Leaf Attack
right at that balloon!

- Chi-ri-ta!

pop!

- Failed again.
- Foiled again.

- Wob-wob-buh--

- My simple plan
is foiled again.

- Wobbuffet.

[together]
We're blasting off like always!

- Wobbuffet.

- Togepi!
Togepi, can you hear me?

- What's wrong?
- Togepi?

What do you mean?
Where's Togepi?

- I don't know.
It just disappeared!

- What?
- That's impossible!

- Pika?

- Togepi, answer me!

Come back!

- Togepi!

- Pi-pi-pi!

- Togepi!

- Come back, Togepi!

- [panting]

- To-ge-pree!

- Hur?

- Pree-hee-hee.

- To-ge-pree.

- Hur?
Hmm.

[Togepi trilling]

Hur.

[grunting]

- Pree!

To-ge?

- Hur.

- To-ge-to-ge-pi!

- Hur.
- To-ge.

- Hur.
- To-ge.

- Hur.

Hur.

- To-ge-to-ge-pi!

To-ge?
- Hur.

- To-ge!
To-ge-pi!

- Hur?

- To-ge?

Pree.

- Eh-hur?
- Pree-hee-hee-hee.

To-ge-pi.

- Grrhar.

Hou.

Er.
- To-ge. To-ge.

Houm-num-num.

[crunching]
Houm-num-num.

- Hur.

- To-ge.
To-ge-pi!

- Hur?

Eh-hur.
Heh.

- Pree-ee.

- Hur?

- [hissing]

- Doom!

- To-ge-pi!

- [hisses]

- Hur.
- [hissing]

- [growls]

Hrrrr.

- [hissing]

- Hou.

- To-ge, to-ge!

- Hou.

- To-ge, to-ge.

To-ge, to-ge.

To-ge, to-ge-pi.

- Hur...

[melancholy instrumental music]

- To-ge.
To-ge-pi.

- [crying]
Pree-ee-ee.

- Herr.

Hou.

Eh.
- To-ge.

- Herr, herr.
Hou-ou.

- To-ge-pi.

- Herr.

- Togepi!
- Hey, Togepi!

- Togepi!

- Pi-pi-pi!

- Answer me, Togepi!
Togepi!

This is bad.
We've been looking for an hour.

- I know Togepi
likes to wander off,

but usually we
find it right away!

- Pika.

- Ash, Togepi is so little,
there's no way

it could have gotten so far
away from us all by itself.

- Brock's right.

Maybe some wild Pokémon
picked up Togepi

and carried it
off somewhere into the woods.

[crying]
Togepi!

- Misty,
let's stay calm.

- Yeah, maybe we'll
have better luck

if we look for Togepi
from the sky!

Noctowl,
I choose you!

- Toll!

- Good idea, Ash!

I'll help too.

Golbat,
I choose you!

[zapping]

- Okay, guys.
We've got to find Togepi.

Split up and report back
in half an hour.

[Noctowl hooting]

- Hur.
Heh-hur.

- To-ge.

- [grunting]

- [roaring]

- Hur!
- To-ge!

- Heh-ur!

- To-ge-pi!

[dramatic instrumental music]

[splashing]

- Heh-urr.

- To-ge.
To-ge-to-ge-pree.

To-ge, to-ge, to-ge,
to-ge, to-ge, to-ge, to-ge.

To-ge,
to-ge to-ge.

- Hur.

Hur?

- To-ge, to-ge, to-ge,
to-ge, to-ge, to-ge.

- To-ge, to--

[trilling]

- Hur!

- [trilling]

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's Poliwhirl!

- [trilling]

- Hur-ur!

- To-ge!

- Hur.

- To-ge.

- Hrrr.

- To-ge, to-ge-pi!

- Hur. Hur.
- Pi?

To-ge,
to-ge-to-ge!

- Hur?

- Nee-um.
- Free.

- Nee-um.
- Free-e-e.

- Nee-um.

- Free.

- Bella, bella.
Bel-la.

Bella, Bella,
Bel-la.

- To-ge-to-ge-to-ge-pi!

- Hur!

- Bella, bella.
- To-ge, to-ge.

- Hur.
Hur, hur!

- To...ge, to...ge.
- Bella, Bella, Bella.

- [growls]

- Bella, Bella, Bella.
- To...ge, to...ge, to-ge

pi!

To-ge, to-ge.

- Venusaur.

- [trilling]

- Venusaur.

Venusaur.
[shimmering noise]

- Hur.

Hur!

- To-ge?

- Saur.

[thundering footsteps]

- Togepi!

To-ge.

[Houndoom snoring]

- Pree.

- [hoots]

[hooting]

- How did it go,
Noctowl?

Did you find anything?

- [hooting]

- Look, those must be
Togepi's footprints!

- And if we follow them,

They'll lead right to Togepi.

- Yeah,
this should be pretty easy.

- Pika?

- Oh, look.

There's another
set of footprints too.

- Judging by the size,
it must be something pretty big.

- Look, Togepi's
footprints disappear

but the other ones don't!

- Whatever left these footprints

must have carried Togepi away
with it!

- Pika, pika.

- Togepi.

My poor, sweet,
helpless little Togepi!

- Don't jump to conclusions.

Let's follow the footprints.

- Pika.

[Houndoom snoring]

- To-ge.

To-ge-to-ge-pi.

- Hou?

- Toge-toge.

- Bella, Bella,
Bella, Bella!

Bel-la!

- To-ge.

- Hur.
Hur.

- Togepi!
- Bella!

- Pika.

- The prints end here.
They must have crossed.

- The current
seems pretty strong.

We'd better look for a bridge.

- We don't have
any time to waste.

I say we take our chances.

- Let's go.

- [roars]

- That was a Gyarados!

- Ah.
- Pika-pika!

- That looked like
a small one.

Maybe its parents are swimming
someplace nearby.

- We don't have time
to find out.

Let's keep going.

[all grunting]

Look, guys.

Togepi must have
started walking again.

- Togepi
and whatever it's with

headed straight
for that mountain.

- I don't think Togepi could
have climbed that thing

all by itself.

- Togepi!
- Misty, wait!

- Slow down, Misty!

- [grunting]

both: Huh?

- Nee-um.

- Bella, Bella,
Bel-la!

- Wow, it's a whole field
of flowers!

- Ka!

- This place must
be like paradise

for all of these Grass
and Bug-type Pokémon.

- Togepi!

Are you up there?

Can you hear me, Togepi?

Togepi!

[all groaning]

- I'm sick of this humiliation.

The next time we come across
those twerps,

we are going to win
and they are going to lose.

- Say, speaking of losing,

our balloon seems to be
losing altitude.

- Huh?

- I wonder what could be
the matter?

- Aah! Look!

The air's leaking out
of the hole we patched up.

- Eee!
We're falling fast.

- We have to do something.

We're headed for disaster!

- Wobbuffet.

- We don't need
another disaster.

- Can't you see
that we're about to crash?

- Wobbu!

- Hey, guys.
Splashdown time.

[frightened whimpering]

[crashing]

all: Aah!

[all sigh]

- We must have skipped off
the surface, James,

just like a stone.

- Skipping like a stone
is a whole lot better

than sinking like one, Jessie.

- Don't look now,
but I think we're sunk anyways.

both: Huh?
- Wob-buh-wah.

- [roaring]

[all screaming]

- [roaring]

[water rushing]

all: Team Rocket's
blasting off again!

ding!

- [singing]
Sometimes life is hard

- To-ge-to-ge-pi!

- [singing]
You're traveling so far

- Hur?

- [singing]
Away from friends and family

Yeah, yeah

[thunder rumbles]

You learn to sacrifice

Always ready to pay the price

[raindrops patter]

- To-ge?

- [singing] But what you
have to understand

Even heroes need a helping hand

Whatever you want

Whatever you need

You know you can
always count on me

- To-ge?
To-ge! To-ge-to-ge!

- [singing] There'll always
be someone waiting

'Cause you're never
too far from home

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

You know we'll be there
to pull you through

There'll always
be someone waiting

'Cause you're never
too far from home

[zapping]

Whatever you want

Whatever you need

All of our love
will set you free

There'll always
be someone waiting

'Cause you're never
too far from home

Never too far from home

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

All of your dreams
will soon come true

There'll always
be someone waiting

You're never
too far from home

Far from home

- Togepi!
Where are you?

- Togepi!

- It's going to be a lot harder
to follow Togepi's trail

now that the rain
washed away those footprints.

- Footprints or not,

we've got to keep looking
till we find Togepi.

- Pika, pika.

- Oh, what do I do
if I never find Togepi?

- We can't think
that way, Misty.

Now, we lost the trail
down here,

but maybe not--
- Pika!

- Hey, what's the matter,
Pikachu?

- Pika, pika.

- Hey!

- Togepi's footprints!

- Good work, Pikachu.

You're the best.

- Pikachu.

- Look, those other footprints
are there too.

- So they stayed together
after all.

- The first set of tracks
leads to the tree,

so Togepi and the other Pokémon

must have stayed here
during the rainstorm.

Then when the rain stopped,
they went on their way.

- The rain only stopped
a little while ago,

and the tracks look fresh.

- Come on!

They must be nearby.
- Pika!

both: Right.

[Togepi whimpers]

- Hou?

- Piu, piu.

- Hur.

[faint bleating]

[Mareep bleating]

- Hou.
- Huh?

Ah, there you are.

You had me worried.

What took you so long,
old friend?

- Hur.

- Well,

I see you picked yourself up
a passenger along the way.

- There's Togepi!

both: Huh?

- Hey!

- Togepi!

- There's my Togepi.

Thank goodness
it's all right.

- Misty,
Togepi's so all right

that it didn't even
miss its afternoon nap!

- Piu!

- Wish I could have stayed
that relaxed

through all this excitement.

- Poor little Togepi.

It must be worn out from
everything that's gone on today.

- So does this Pokémon
belong to you, miss?

- Yeah, we got separated
coming over the mountain.

- Then I imagine

my faithful friend
didn't want to leave it alone.

So it brought
your Togepi back here.

- Thank you for finding Togepi,

and thanks for keeping it safe,
Houndoom.

- Hur.

- To...ge...pi?

- Hello there.
Remember me?

- To-ge!

Togepi!

- [laughs]
Togepi!

I'm so sorry
we got separated.

I'll be much more careful
from now on.

Please forgive me.
- Togepi!

- Great.

We've not only found Pikachu

but a whole flock
of Mareep too.

- I love Mareep
because they aren't too wild,

but they're
extraordinarily wooly!

- Meowth, what's that

frighteningly rare-looking
Pokémon?

- That's a Houndoom.

Okay.

Today, team,
we're going to catch them all.

- This is what I've been
waiting for.

See, I sent Houndoom into town

to pick me up some clippers
so I can shear the Mareep.

Thanks a lot, Doomy.

Good work.

- Heh.

Hur!

[all gasp]
- Pika!

- Hey, what in the--

- Didn't think we'd be back
so soon, did you?

- We may be losers, but we're
certainly not quitters.

- Our balloon's patched up,
and we're ready to rock.

- Wobbuffet.

- All right, if it's a fight
you want, you got one.

- Pika!

- We've already got one Pokémon.

Let's go for two,
shall we?

- Wobbuffet!

- Doomy.

- Togepi!

- Don't worry.

We're not gonna let them
get away with your Houndoom!

Chikorita,
I choose you!

- Chi-ka!

- Chikorita,
cut Houndoom free!

- Chi-ka!

- Heh.

- Bye, Houndoom.

It was nice stealing you.

- Wob-ba-wah.

- Ugh.
Go, Arbok!

- Chaaarbok-a!

- Victreebel, come out
and let's face the enemy.

- [shrieks]

- Please, stop!
That's my face!

- Wobbuffet.

- Ready, Pikachu?

- Pika!

- Arbok,
use Poison Sting, and hurry!

- Char-bok!
Cha!

[zapping]

- Pi!
- Dodge it, Pikachu!

- Chu!
[zapping]

- [shrieking]

- Ah!
- Pree!

- Go get them.

- Hur!

Herr!

- [shrieking]

- Pikachu,

give Arbok a Thunderbolt!

- Pika...

chu!

- Aar!

- Oh!

- Houndoom,
use your Flamethrower!

- [roars]

[explosions]

- Whoa!

[together]
We've been fried.

- Wob-buf-fet.

- Buh-bye now.
- Toge-toge-pi!

- Pokémon
- Johto

- Pokémon
- Johto

- This road will take you
where you want to go, kids.

- Thanks for
all your help, sir,

and we're very grateful to your
Houndoom for finding Togepi.

- Good luck with shearing
all those Mareep.

- Pika, pika.

- It's time, Togepi.

We have to leave, so let's say
good-bye to Houndoom.

- To-ge!

- Hur, hur.

- To-ge, to-ge!

[together]
Good-bye! See you!

- Take care of yourselves, kids.

- To-ge!
To...to-ge-pree!

- What's the matter, Togepi?

We've got to get going!

- Ah!
- Huh?

- Pree!
Toge, to-ge-to-ge-to-ge!

Herr.

Hur.
Hur!

- To-ge?

- Hurr-rr.

Hur. Hur! Hur!

- [crying]

Pree-ee!

- I know it's sad
to say good-bye, Togepi,

but we have to.

- To-ge.
To-ge-pree.

- Hur. Hur.

narrator: Once more,

our heroes must leave
new friends behind.

But they'll carry them
in their hearts

as the journey continues.

- 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