03x30 - Tricks of the Trade

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After winning a Hive Badge
at the Azalea Town gym,

Ash and friends set out
for the Goldenrod Gym

in Goldenrod City.

Today they're passing through
the seaside city of Palmpona.

It's great t' be back near
the ocean again isn't it guys! ?

Yeah!

That's better!

If y' keep your back
nice an' straight

your shoulders won't
look so slumpy!

If y' stand tall like
that people'll see

that you're a great Pokémon.

What kind o'
Pokémon's that?

Tricks of the Trade

Wobbuffet, the
Patient Pokémon.

Wobbuffet like to
live in dark areas

so they can keep its
pitch-black tail concealed.

Hello Wobbuffet ya look
like a great Pokémon t' me!

My name's Ash.

An' I'm Misty!

Hi my name's Brock!

Hi my name's Benny!

What were ya
doin' just now?

I was just tryin' t'
get my Wobbuffet

t' look as good
as it can look.

I'm takin' it t' the
Pokémon swap meet.

The Pokémon Swap Meet? !

Yeah... every year

trainers come
here t' the swap meet

an' if your Pokémon's
in really good shape

you'll be able t' make
a really good trade!

That makes sense.

It's a great idea!

I don't know Benny I
wouldn't get my heart set

on trading this
Pokémon if I were you.

Uh, Misty!

I mean it seems so well
trained why would y'

wanna trade it away? !

Thanks Misty!...

I really loved raising
this Wobbuffet..

but I can't wait t' try
raising a different Pokémon!

Mm-hmm.

Then maybe trading's
a really good idea.

I'd sure would
like t' see

what goes on at this
Pokémon swap meet.

Could y' take us? !

Sure..I'm headin'
over there right now!

Just remember how well
I take care of you

the next time you decide to
bite the head that waters you.

Aaah.. I'm finally clean!

I JUST WASHED UP AND NOW
I'VE GOT YOUR SLIMEY SLURP

ALL OVER ME!

Hey guys listen up...
Our troubles're over!

I just heard there's a
gigantic Pokémon swap meet

goin' on right
here in Palmpona!

Did you say a
Pokémon swap meet! ?

Just think of all
the Pokémon James!

You mean "just think of all
the Pokémon we can steal!"

This is the chance
we been waitin' for!

MMMMMM Yeah!

Wow...it's like
big a festival!

Here they come!

Here who comes?

A Tauros stampede! !

Yeah! . . Cool!

What's happening?

It's a Palmpona tradition called
the running o' the Tauros!

Anybody who's brave enough
t' touch the horn of a Tauros

as they run through
town gets a big trophy

presented by the mayor!

Wish me luck!

That guy must be crazy.

There's lots o' Pokémon
events all week long

but this one's the
most dangerous!

I gotta try this!

Ash Don't do it! ?

Maybe I'll try next year!

Here they come
ladies and gentlemen!

The Tauros are now
entering the stadium

and we're ready for
what promises to be

an action packed afternoon
of rough and tumble,

one on one Tauros competition!

And right from the
get go we're seeing

an amazing display of
dual Tackle Attacks!

The match is over!

Fernando's Tauros
has now defeated

an unprecedented
five challengers!

I can't just watch!

I gotta get into
this battle!

Professor Oak this
is an emergency

ya gotta send me my
Tauros right away!

What's the big hurry?

We're at this Pokémon
swap meet festival

an' there's a big
Tauros battle goin' on.

Pokémon swap meet eh.

Professor just send
me my Tauros OK! ?

I'd be perfectly happy
to do that Ash

but don't forget you
already have six Pokémon

so you'll have to
send one back t' me

before I can send
you your Tauros.

Oh yeah..which
one should I send?

Well if it's all the same to you
it would certainly help me

and my research if you'd
send your Heracross.

Why Heracross? !

Maybe Professor Oak's
gonna observe Heracross

sucking the sap from all
the trees around his place.

That'd definitely
make Heracross happy!

OK Professor
transporting Heracross!

Received on this end Ash.

Same here Professor!

Now let's go show 'em
what we can doTauros!

He's done it!

Fernando has defeated an
amazing ten opponents!

There doesn't seem to
be any more challengers

willing to face him,

so it looks
like Fernando

and his Tauros will
retire undefeated!

Wait a second!

Wait..there seems to
be one more challenger!

I'm Ash Ketchum from
Pallet Town

an' I think my Tauros is strong
enough t' beat your Tauros!

Bring it on kid
we're ready!

Tauros, I choose you!

Tauros! . . Take
Down attack now!

Tauros..Take Down attack!

Hang in there Tauros!

Don't give up Tauros!

Hey Wobbuffet
look..it's Ash!

He looks the same in
person as he does on TV!

Get your ice cold soda,
snow cones,

sushi on a stick!

Hot dogs hamburgers
nachos bento box lunches!

How's business?

I saw a nice Marill
and a great Quagsire.

I spotted a
stunning Stantler

and a super Sentret.

Pretty soon we'll have
every Pokémon we want.

We can't let
'em beat us...

keep pushing with
all your might!

Let's win this one
Tauros, Take Down now!

It can't be!

What an incredible upset!

The challenger
from Pallet Town

has defeated Fernando!

I guarantee no matter
how hard y' look

you're not gonna find a
Quagsire as shiny as this one!

Well you're not gonna find
a Sentret that can bounce

up and down like
this one can either!

Sounds like the trainers here
like t' brag about their Pokémon

at least as much as they
like t' trade 'em!

Well it takes so much
work t' raise a Pokémon

I don't blame 'em for
bragging a little.

Yeah.

Y' wanna trade
for my Marril? !

I'll trade ya my
favorite Ledyba for it!

If you're both ready to
trade please place your

Pokéballs on the
transfer ports.

The Pokémon exchange
is now complete.

Take good care
of my Ledyba OK! ?

OK!

Hey Wobbuffet.. would
it be OK with you

if I traded ya t'
Ash for his Tauros?

He oughta be around
here somewhere.

Hey.. I'm gonna
ask 'im right now!

That was an
amazing battle!

I gotta hand it to ya Ash..

your Tauros is the b*mb!

It's the strongest
Tauros ever!

Well I don'
know about ever!

Ash how 'bout tradin' it
t' me for this great Onix? !

This Nidoqueen's
super awesome!

Ash.. I'll trade
ya my Rhyhorn!

Wait a second guys thanks
a lot but there's no way

I'm tradin' my Tauros
for any Pokémon!

What? You're not trading? !

I don't believe it!

I bet Ash is gonna hang
on t' all his Pokémon.

Excuse me...!

That's a really cool
Scyther ya got there.

Would ya like t' trade
it for my Wobbuffet? !

For that Wobbuffet?

No thanks.

I hate t' say
this Wobbuffet

but this might take a while.

I know you're a great
Pokémon Wobbuffet

but it'll gonna be tough

t' convince another
trainer you are.

Hey Benny!

Looks like y' haven't found
anybody t' trade with yet.

Not so far but I know
I will sooner or later!

There're so many people
an' so many Pokémon here

there's gotta be one trainer
who'd like t' swap with ya!

Maybe we could help y'
find somebody t' trade with!

That'd be great . Thanks!

Step right up everyone!

Introducing the latest

and greatest Pokémon
Exchange Machine ever!

Not only does it provide
super swift swapping

but as an extra added bonus
it raises the level

of each Pokémon
in the process!

I wanna go first!

'I'm next!' 'No me!'

"I wanna try!"

I wanna use it too!

Good!.. now step back!

Initiating exchange!

Excellent! The exchange
was successful!

-Thanks!
-Thank you!

'I wanna go next!'

'No, I'm next!'

It's my turn!'

Now now now!

Everybody will
have a turn!

This is our scammiest scam
ever 'cuz them trainers

think they're swappin'
Pokémon wit' each other

but I'm really swappin'
their Pokémon

for empty Pokéballs!

Get your Pokéballs ready!

This won't take long!

You'll all get
your chance!

There must be
somebody 'round here

who'd like t' trade
for a Wobbuffet..

I suggest you stay inside
your Pokéball Psyduck

or y' might give me
ideas about trading!

Look...it's a Psyduck!

That one's cool!

You don't really think
Psyduck is cool do y'! ?

That look on its
face is intriguing!

Like it's thinkin'
about somethin' serious!

That's some brain!

Psyduck has a brain! ?

I'll trade ya my Marill
for your Psyduck!

Or maybe you'd rather
have my Oddish!

If you don't
want an Oddish,

how about tradin'
for my Stantler? !

Or what about
my Mareep Miss? !

I... Hey check
out my Ledyba!

I'm not tradin' now
just leave me alone!

Maybe you're worth
something after all Psyduck!

Hey there!

How'd y' like t' trade
that Sentret o' yours

for this fine upstanding
Wobbuffet here? !

Are you serious?

No thank you!

But I...

My my what a
fine Stantler!

Well it oughta be I
trained it by myself!

Obviously you could
only trade it

for an equally
fine Wobbuffet!

As you can see it's
in mint condition!

It's got very
responsive handling!

A Wobbuffet.

Just imagine the looks on
the other trainers' faces

when they see with
this little baby!

We'll even throw in a free
ninety day warranty

on parts and labor!

With an offer like that,

I don't see how
I could refuse!

All right!

Shall we go and make
the exchange now?

Won't be long now 'til
Benny has a new Pokémon!

Yeah.

The money we made selling
snacks to the trainers

is gonna buy us a big
beautiful lunch.

Hey c'mere kid!

Are you addressing me?

Now tell me the truth have
y' ever seen a happier

healthier Pokémon
in all your life? !

Just between you an'
me this Magikarp

is like a Pokémon
money machine!

A money machine?

A Magikarp lays a
thousand eggs at a time

an' every one of
those thousand eggs

becomes a Magikarp
that goes on to lay

a thousand more eggs which
makes a million Magikarp!

Every one of those million
Magikarp lays another

thousand eggs.... that's
a billion Magikarp!

You followin' this kid? !

You just sell each Magikarp
for a hundred bucks...

AND YOU walk away
with TEN BILLION DOLLARS!

You'll be so rich, yo won't
have a care in the world!

I normally charge five
hundred dollars per Magikarp

but for you I'll throw
in the egg-laying kit,

the training manual
and a -day supply

of Magikarp Magik Chow
for an amazingly low

three hundred dollars!

I'll take it! I'll take it!

Huh? Hey wait a
minute this situation

seems strangely
familiar to me.

I once bought another
Magikarp from a man

who promised I'd make billions

and he looked an
awful lot like.....

AAAAAHHHHH!

YOU'RE THE SAME OLD CHARLATAN
WHO SWINDLED ME BEFORE!

See ya'!

I'll get you!

Now all we have t'
do is put 'em

in the exchange machine!

Right!

Fine. And now I'll
make the exchange.

Huh?

I changed my mind..
I just remembered

I really wanted a
Flying Pokémon...later!

Wait..come back!

COME BACK HERE YOU THIEF!

GIVE ME MY MONEY!

That sounds like..
It's about time! . .

My poor head!

I'll take my Pokéball
back now,

thank you very much...

-James!
-Hey Miss I...

Now where did that little
swindler run off to? !

What're you talking about?

What swindler? !

Hey guys we're
in big trouble!

The word's out on the street
that our machine's a phony!

Huh?

Uh-oh!

I think we've got..

..angry customers!

Hey the Pokéballs
your rotten machine

gave us back turned out
t' be totally empty!

I want my Pokéball!

You can't get away with
stealing our Pokéballs!

Prepare for trouble, it's
true we've been stealing!

Make it double, it beats
wheeling and dealing!

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 stealing Pokéballs
at the speed of light!

Surrender now or prepare
to fight fight fight!

Meowth...that's right!

It's Team Rocket!

What kind o' stunt are you
tryin' t' pull this time? !

The stunt's already
been pulled!

We used our fake Pokéball
exchange machine

to exchange full Pokéballs
for empty ones!

Give back those
Pokémon right now!

An' if they don't we're
gonna take 'em back!

Yeah!

Oh yeah? !

We'd love to talk this
over wit' all o' ya

but you're obviously a little
tied up at the moment!

You creeps!

Now all that's left
t' do is suck up

the rest of their Pokémon!

Here we go!

Ash do something!

There's gotta be
a way t' stop 'em!

Maybe the Tauros
can stop 'em!

Everybody.. release
your Tauros!

Go!

Go!

Tauros use Take
Down Attack!

Scyther..cut the rope!

Good job Scyther..thanks!

Thank goodness!

Benny are you okay?

Yeah!

Thanks.. I was
just makin' sure

those three didn't
get my Pokéball!

Oh no!

It's gone!

My Pokémon's gone
there's nothing

inside this
Pokéball but air!

The Pokéballs're empty!

They tricked us!

That Team Rocket!

They must still have
the real ones..come on!

Yeah!

Well our clever little
"swap an' drop plan"

went off without a hitch!

Swapping the real
Pokéballs we stole

with fake ones was a
fabulous idea!

And when we dumped them
out while we were being

blown away we fooled
them yet again!

First we caused trouble
then we caused double!

HE-E-E-E-Y!

Team Rocket!

Hold it right there!

WE KNOW Y' HAVE THOSE
POKEBALLS NOW GIVE 'EM BACK!

It's the three twerps!

They got a lot o' nerve
comin' out here

an' tryin' t' deprive
us o' Pokémon

we put so much work
into stealin'!

How dare they!

Well we're not giving up
the Pokéballs without a battle!

GO Lickitung!

Chikorita I choose you!

I didn't know Team
Rocket had a Wobbuffet!

I don't understand how...

Unless..!

It must've happened
in the real machine !...

So now this Wobbuffet
belongs to MEEEEEEEE!

All right you blobby
little Wobbuffet...

attack those twerps!

"Wobbuffet...

the Patient Pokémon...

yadda yadda yadda ..

Is unable to
initiate attacks!

" WHAT'S TEAM ROCKET
SUPPOSED T' DO

WITH A PATIENT POKEMON THAT
WON'T ATTACK ANYBODY? !

Hurry Ash, we have
t' do something

t' try t' get those
Pokéballs back!

Yeah!

Chikorita, Vine
Whip attack!

That sure is one
patient Wobbuffet.

IT'S A GOOD THING
I'M PATIENT WITH YOU!

This thing must
have one attack!

There is one!

Quick Chikorita use your
Vine Whip attack again!

Wobbuffet Counter Attack!

Chikorita!

-Ahhhh!
-Nifty!

OK Chikorita try
your Razor Leaf now!

Wobbuffet, use your
Counter Attack once again!

Chikorita!

That was marvelous!

I had no idea a
Wobbuffet could have a

Counter Attack that strong!

Chikorita return now!

This is a job for you!

Pikachu use your
Thunderbolt Now!

Looks like Team Rocket's
Blasting off again!

Alright! We did it Pikachu!

Hey!

I got all your
Pokéballs back!

YAY! All right!

Great! This one's mine!'

'Here's mine!'

I got it. Thank
you very much!

Looks like
they're all happy!

Yeah.

Ash Misty Brock!

It's Benny!

I thought you were trading
your Wobbuffet for a Stantler!

So did I but it turns out
I ended up tradin'

for this great
Lickitung instead!

I traded with a lady who had
glasses and long hair..

I wanna find her an'
thank her for trading with me

before she leaves town..
have y' seen her around? !

I didn't see
anybody like that.

Guess it's too late t' say
g'bye an' ask her t' take

good care of
Wobbuffet for me.

She probably left right
after she traded with you.

Yeah.

If you're out there..
thank you very much

for trading me
your Lickitung!

Please take good
care o' Wobbuffet...

...I'll take extra
good care of Lickitung!

I hope y' always
remember me Wobbuffet

'cause I'll never forget you!

I know Benny's happy
with Lickitung

but I bet he'll
miss Wobbuffet too.

No matter how happy y'
are it's always sad

t' say goodbye to
a real friend.

With the stolen Pokémon
safely back with their trainers,

our heroes will continue their
journey to Goldenrod City.

Team Rocket's Lickitung
has a loving new trainer..

but oh..that
poor Wobbuffet!

Well Wobbuffet
you're one of us now.

A proud member
of Team Rocket.

We'll beat them
kids someday

but 'til then y'
gotta be patient.