04x34 - The Dunsparce Deception

[bunniefuu]

Narrator:
As Ash, Misty, Brock

and their Pokémon friends
continue on the way

to Olivine City
and the Johto League Gym there,

something on the outskirts
of a small town

catches their attention.

- Pika!
both: Huh?

- Hey, guys,
look over there.

- Somebody's hunting bug game.

- Yeah,
but I wonder what kind.

- Hmm.

None around here.

Nothing over there.

- Hi!
- Huh?

- Whatcha doin'?

- Lookin' for some kind
of bug Pokémon?

- Yep, I'm looking all over
tryin' to find a Dunsparce.

- A Dunsparce?

I wonder...

- Dunsparce,
the Land Snake Pokémon.

When discovered,
the Dunsparce uses its tail

to burrow into the earth
and evade capture.

- Hey, I'd like a bug type
that runs away!

- I bet!

- Are you lookin'
for a Dunsparce that ran away?

- No, I'm out here

trying to catch myself
a wild Dunsparce.

- Well, Do you have a Pokémon
that can battle if you find one?

- Oh, sure!

- Agh!
A Caterpie!

- [laughs]
Don't mind Misty.

She always gets a little excited
around Bug Pokémon.

- I get excited
around 'em too!

- [squeals]

- [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

- Oh, I'm Bucky.
Who are you?

- I'm Ash Ketchum.
- And my name's Misty.

- I'm Brock.
Nice to meet you, Bucky.

- So tell us, Bucky,

why are you out here
looking for a wild Dunsparce?

- Well...
[giggles]

- Hey, Bucky!
all: Huh?

- Come on we're all goin'
over to the to the park

to play with our Pokémon!

- I'll be there
in a little while!

- Okay, hurry up!

- Yesterday I took my Dunsparce
to school with me

for show and tell!

- Last night,
I gave mine a bubble bath.

It's so clean,
it squeaks!

- I've been giving my Dunsparce
some extra special training,

and now
it can really fly!

- [chattering]

- Mine can fly a little bit.

- Yours flies great, Joseph!

- Boy, Bucky, looks like

almost every kid
in town has a Dunsparce!

- Just about!

- Hey, yeah.
I think mine just smiled at me!

- Dunsparce, yeah!

- Everybody says my Dunsparce

is bigger
than your Dunsparce is!

- Well, they're wrong,
'cause mine's definitely bigger!

- Mine's bigger!
- No, mine is!

- Here I can measure 'em
for you!

Hmm...

- Who wins?
- Which one's the biggest?

- [laughs]

Mine is
by millimeters!

- [chattering]

- Aren't my Dunsparce's wings
just beautiful?

- I think they're
all beautiful!

- Look.
I put polish on mine!

- Wow, pretty!

- How'd you get 'em so shiny?

- Here's the secret!

[whispering]

- This is my Dunsparce
Daily Picture Diary!

- Let me see.

In the morning,
your Dunsparce

eats breakfast
and goes to sleep.

At noon, Dunsparce eats lunch
and goes to sleep.

And at night, Dunsparce
eats dinner and goes to sleep!

That's sad.
All it does is eat and sleep.

- Well, what does your Dunsparce
do all day?

- Here. Look!

It eats breakfast
and goes to sleep.

It eats lunch
and goes to sleep.

And it eats dinner
and goes to sleep!

both: How's that any different?

- 'Cause mine's so much cuter
than yours is!

- Okay, Dunsparce,
fly!

- [chattering]

- Mine flies too.
Show 'em, Dunsparce!

- So can mine.
Come on, Dunsparce!

- Fly, Dunsparce!

- Okay, now try to go higher!

- Mine's taking off too!
[giggles]

- They're all having
lots of fun!

- It seems
like every kid in town

has a Dunsparce
except you, Bucky.

- That's true.

You see, my grandpa got
kind of sick a few months ago.

So my mom and my dad and me

went back to our hometown
to visit him.

After a couple of weeks,
he got better,

so we came back home.

[screams]

While we were gone,

a whole bunch a Dunsparce

came from out of nowhere,

and everybody caught one!

- Except you.
- So what'd you do?

- I looked as hard as I could
for a Dunsparce

but I couldn't find even one.

There weren't any left for me.

- Hmm.
The Dunsparce got sparse.

- This is nothing
to joke about!

- Togepi!

- Well, I can sure see why

you'd want a Dunsparce
of your own, Bucky.

- Yeah, they're real cuties.

- Yeah, and they do
a whole bunch of--

- Hey, Bucky!
- Huh?

- Hurry up!
We're almost ready to start!

- Ready to start what?

- We're having
our Dunsparce race

through an obstacle course.

You can race too!

- But I don't have a Dunsparce,
remember?

- You can use your Caterpie!

Come on. Let's go!
- Okay.

- But Caterpie and Dunsparce
aren't that much alike.

- Hmm.

- [squeals]

- Ready, set, go!

[all chattering]

[all cheering]

- [squeals]

- Well, slow and steady
wins the race, right?

- Hmm.

- Not when you're

as slow and steady
as Caterpie.

- Pika!

[all chattering]

- Every kid in town
must have a Dunsparce.

There's gotta be dozens of 'em
crawlin' around this dump!

- It's ridiculous.

Who'd want a slithery, slimy,
snaky Pokémon like that?

- It sounds like it'd be
absolutely perfect for us!

- We can't get distracted.
We've got to focus on Pikachu!

- Hang in there, Caterpie!
- Pika! Pika!

- We can't lose this time!

- Not with the ingenious plan
we've cooked up!

- Come on,
let's get things started!

both: Right!

- [squealing]

- That's it, Caterpie!

You can do it!

- [squealing]

- Fly!
Fly right over it!

- [squealing]
- [chattering]

- Ha! You're already
one lap behind, Bucky.

Better hurry!

- Don't give up!

Keep goin', Caterpie!

- [squealing]

- Oh, Caterpie!

- [squealing]
- Caterpie!

Caterpie, are you okay?

- [groans]

- You should rest.

I'm sorry, guys.

Caterpie's had enough
for today.

See you tomorrow!

- Poor Bucky.

Timothy!

- I didn't mean it.

I was only trying
to win the race!

- Don't worry about it,
Caterpie.

That course was way too tough.

You just relax.
- [squeals]

- Bucky's a really nice trainer.
- Yeah.

- It's too bad he doesn't
have a Dunsparce

like all the other kids do.

- [squeals]

- You have a good rest in there,
okay, Caterpie?

- Bucky, I just got an idea.

What if we helped you
find a Dunsparce?

- What?

- If we all look together,

I'm sure we can find one.

- Then you can both play
with all the other kids!

- Pikachu!

- Sure. I'd love a Dunsparce!

- Chikorita, Totodile, Noctowl,
I choose you!

Come on out, guys!

- Chiko!

- [hooting]

- Totodile!

- Okay, everybody.

Take a good look
at this Pokémon.

It's a Dunsparce.

Now go out and do your best
to find one!

- [hooting]
- Chiko!

- Poliwhirl,
come out and help 'em!

- Poliwhirl!

- You too, Golbat.
Let's go!

- Misty, you guys sure have
lots of cool Pokémon!

- That's true.

It just goes to show you

that with lots of hard work
and a little luck,

you can catch
lots of Pokémon too!

- That's awesome!

- Psyduck!

- Psyduck, are you gonna
help us look too?

- Psy!
- Maybe that's a good thing!

- I don't see any around here.
Do you, Pikachu?

- Pika. Pika. Pika.

- None down here.

- No wonder Bucky's had
such a hard time finding one.

- Togepi!

Togepi! Togepi!

- Pika?

- Togepi!

- Pika! Pika.

Pika!

- Look! It's a Dunsparce!

- Don't let it get away!

- Oh, yeah.

- Pi! Pikachu!

- Oh!
- What happened?

- You found a Dunsparce?
- Yeah.

It popped its head up,
and then it disappeared!

- All right, we're gonna have to
dig it back out!

- Pika.
- Chiko!

- Dile!

[rumbling]
- Pika!

[all squealing]

- What's goin' on?
[evil laughter]

- Prepare for trouble.
We just dropped our net!

- And make it double.
Let's see what we get!

- 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!

- Team Rocket, blasting off
at the speed of light!

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

- Meowth, that's right!

- Them again!

- How come you're dressed up
like pirates?

- Because...

both: Because!

- I thought we was dressed
like pirates

'cause there was a mix-up
at the dry cleaners!

- Hey, look.
We've caught Pikachu.

Chikorita, Totodile,
and Togepi too!

- Yo-h*-h*!

- Yeah?

Well, they're not gonna
stay caught for long!

- Chikorita,
use your Razor Leaf!

- Chiko!

- Ha! Try all you want.

Your Razor Leaf Attacks
aren't going to cut it today!

- We reinforced the net

with an extra-strong
steel coating!

- Then we'll just have to use
Cyndaquil's Flamethrower Attack!

- Quil!

Cyndaquil!

- Togepi!

- Chico!
- Totodile!

- I knew we should've paid extra
to get it fireproofed!

- That really burns me up!

- Stop your blabbering!

We can't let those Pokémon
get away!

- Quick, Poliwhirl!
Use your Water g*n!

- Poli!

[all yelling]

- Huh?

- Hurry, Cyndaquil!

Hit 'em with another
Flamethrower!

- Cyndaquil!

[all yelling]

- Hey, look.
We got a Dunsparce!

both: Huh?
- A Dunsparce?

all: It's better than nothing!

- I almost had a Dunsparce.

[sighs]

- Come on.
Try to cheer up, Bucky.

- But you guys all helped me
find that Dunsparce,

and it was my fault
I didn't catch it.

I'm sorry.

I should've got it in my net
right away.

- We all make mistakes,
Bucky.

- We'll just go and find
ourselves another Dunsparce!

- Yeah, there's gotta be more
where that one came from!

- Great!
Thanks a lot, you guys!

- Who's that Pokèmon?

It's Mew!
- Mew!

- We did it.
We caught a Dunsparce!

- Yeah?
So what?

A boring Pokémon like Dunsparce
is nothing to celebrate.

- It's better
than no Pokémon at all,

ain't it?

- I'm not sure the Boss
would agree with you, Meowth.

He'd hardly notice
one Dunsparce.

- Yeah, one Dunsparce
ain't much, I guess.

- That's it!

The Boss wouldn't care
about just one Dunsparce.

But he would care
about dozens!

- Huh?

- You're absolutely right,
Jessie!

All we have to do is steal
the Dunsparce from those kids!

- Yeah, I bet that'd make
the big guy happy!

- And I think
I have a brilliant plan

that'll make it easy for us
to get those Dunsparce.

So let's get to it!
both: Yeah!

[bell rings]

- Come see the new
-D Virtual Pokémon Show

on the big stage
in the park!

- Hey, maybe it's
like a moving hologram!

- Maybe it's those
computer-controlled puppets

like in the amusement parks!

- It sounds cool.
Want to go see it?

both: Yeah!

- Now get ready

for our spectacular
presentation of...

Dunsparce versus Moltres!

- There's a Dunsparce in it!

- This show's
gonna be excellent!

[all gasp]

- This costume's embarrassing.

- At least yours
isn't humiliating like mine.

- Stop your whining
and get on with the show!

Now, our story opens
with a fateful meeting.

The battle between Dunsparce
and Moltres is about to begin!

- This stinks.

I thought
it was gonna be robots,

not actors dressed up
in Pokémon costumes.

- It's like trick
or treat time.

- Wobbuffet!

- You're not
gonna upstage me!

- Even our school play
was a lot better than this.

- You're right.

- Wobbuffet!

- Get backstage,
and stay there, you!

The mighty battle

between Dunsparce and Moltres
has begun!

Moltres uses a Wing Attack!

- Wing, Wing!

- Hey, watch
where you're Wingin'!

- Dunsparce protects itself
by using its Defense Curl!

- [grunting]

Jessie, I can't even move
in this costume!

- Then Dunsparce uses its Glare!
- Huh?

I don't know how
to do Glare neither!

- Oh, that's right.

We didn't rehearse that,
did we?

Uh...

Just look nasty like always.

- Huh?
Don't insult me, Jess.

I ain't an actor, you know!

- Then fake it!

- Agh!
Glare!

- Glare at what?
- Who knows?

- Moltres shakes off
the Glare Attack

with a dazzling
Fire Spin!

- Uh, how am I supposed to
pull that one off, Jessie?

- Just use the red streamers
I gave you, James!

- Agh!

Rawr!
- Ah, you got me!

- Man, that's weak!

- Moltres uses a Sky Attack!
- A what?

Jessie, I don't even know
what a Sky Attack is--

- Neither do they!
Just fake it!

Do anything!
- Okay.

- Hey, wait.

- Sky Attack!
- [screams]

thud!

- That didn't even look like
a Sky Attack.

- Which just goes to prove

how creative
a Moltres can be.

And now...

- For a limited time only,

we're offering to trade
each and every one of you

a Moltres for a Dunsparce!

[all gasp]

- This is a chance
of a lifetime, kiddies!

- It's now or never,
boys and girls!

- We can get a Moltres
for a Dunsparce?

- That's right!

- For we are
the Messengers of Moltres,

traveling the world

as ambassadors
of the mighty flaming Pokémon!

- Should we do it?

- Well, their show
wasn't so hot,

but Moltres
are really cool!

I'm tradin'!
- I want one!

- I want one too!

- Hmm...

- I can't believe it.

We looked for hours,
and didn't find one Dunsparce!

- We probably would've
been better off

looking for Team Rocket
and taking the one they stole!

- I know you got to get going,
but I'm not givin' up yet.

I'm gonna keep on looking
till I find a Dunsparce myself!

[kids crying]
Huh?

Timothy, why's everybody crying?

- Our Dunsparce.
They're gone.

- Wha?

- Two people came and said

they'd trade
our Dunsparce for Moltres.

But the Pokéballs we got
were all fakes.

They were empty.

- They took off
with all your Dunsparce.

And you got nothing, right?
- Yeah.

- Do you remember
what the two people looked like?

- Yeah she was bossy
with red hair,

and he was wimpy
with blue hair.

- And they had a Meowth
and a Wobbuffet with 'em!

both: That's Team Rocket!
- Yeah, big surprise.

- Did they get yours?
- No way.

I didn't wanna trade
my Dunsparce for any Pokémon!

- Those rotten thieves.

- Ash?
- Huh?

- Could you and Brock and Misty

try to find
my friends' Dunsparce?

Everybody worked really hard
to raise 'em and train 'em.

And they all really love
their Dunsparce

more than anything.

Please, Ash.

- Don't worry.

We'll do everything it takes

to get those Dunsparce back!

- Thanks a lot, guys!

- Come back!

- Here, Dunsparce!

- [chattering]

- Ow!

Every single Dunsparce
we stole got away!

- Jessie asked me
to check on them,

so I popped open the Pokéballs

to make sure
they were still inside.

- Don't you blame me!

Come on, we've got to recatch
those Dunsparce

before they're gone for good!

- [chattering]

- Over here!

- [chattering]

- Over where, James?

- Over there, Jessie!

- Huh?

- Wobbuffet!

[all chattering]

- Did you hear that?

- Quick! Over there!

- Wobbuffet!

[all chattering]

- Over where?

- Right over there!

- Hold it!

We won't catch any this way!

- Hey!

Give us back
those Dunsparce!

- Tough luck, twerps!

These Dunsparce are the property
of Team Rocket now,

and we're not giving them up
for anything.

- Yeah, and if you want 'em,

you're gonna have to battle us
to get 'em!

- This is dejà vu
all over again.

- All right.
I choose Totodile!

- [chattering]

- Totodile, Water g*n Attack!

- Totodile!

- Wobbuffett,
send it right back!

- Wobbuffet!

- Uh-oh!

- Olè!

- I choose Poliwhirl!

- Poliwhirl!

- Ash, let's team up
against 'em!

- Okay!

- Poliwhirl,
Water g*n Attack!

- Poliwhirl!

- Wobbuffet,
use your Counter again!

- Wobbuffet!

- Poli!

- Okay, Totodile,
Water g*n Attack!

- Totodile!

- Wobbuffet!

- Agh!
- Victreebel, I need you!

- [screeching]

- [screams]
I need you to get off of me!

- My Dunsparce!
- Everybody's must be here!

[all chattering]

- Where do you think
you're going?

Arbok, go!

- Sah!

- Guys, we gotta do something!

- Let's use our Dunsparce
to battle Arbok!

all: Dunsparce.
Use Screech Attack!

[all chattering]

- Arbok!

Arbok!

[screams]

- Arbok, don't let
those things get away!

- Arbok!

all: Now Glare Attack!

[all droning]

- Arbok!

- What's the matter
with you, Arbok?

Fight them back!
Do something!

- Let's do it!

all: Take Down Attack!

[all chattering]

[all screaming]

- We almost had
all those Dunsparce!

- Maybe we can catch our own!

- No way!

- Team Rocket's
blasting off again!

- Wobba!

- I'm glad you're back.

- I'm never gonna let you go
ever again, Dunsparce.

- They're all safe!

- Yeah!
- Pika!

- Look!
- There's that Dunsparce!

- Catch it
before it gets away!

- Right!

I choose Caterpie!

- [squealing]

- [chattering]

- [squealing]

- Caterpie!

Get up and use
your String Shot!

- [squeals]

- Now Tackle it!

- [squeals]

- I got you now.
Pokéball go!

I did it!
I caught my own Dunsparce!

- You were great, Bucky!
[kids cheering]

- Congratulations!
- Hurray for Bucky!

- You were great too,
Caterpie!

- [squeals]

[kids cheering]

[all chattering]

- Hang in there, Dunsparce!

- Don't give up, Dunsparce.

Caterpie's cheerin'
for you too!

- He's really happy now,
isn't he?

- You bet.

- Bye, Ash! Bye, Misty!
Bye, Brock! Thanks a lot!

- So long.

Take good care
of your new Dunsparce!

- Pika! Pika!

narrator: Thanks to some help
from Ash and friends,

Bucky finally caught
the Dunsparce

he had long hoped for.

Now our heroes
say their good-byes

and continue
on the road to Johto.

- 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