04x15 - Mountain Time

[bunniefuu]

male narrator:
As Ash, Misty, Brock,

and their Pokémon friends

continue their journey
to Ecruteak City,

they find themselves
in a beautiful mountain range.

- Hello!

- [echoes] Pika!

- [laughs]

Come on, Pikachu,
I'll race you!

- Pika!

- Ash, slow down!

He's really full
of energy today, isn't he?

- Yeah, it must be
all this fresh mountain air.

It kind of wakes you up
and gives you energy.

- [buzzing]

- What was that thing?

- Pika?

- [electronic voice]
Ledian, the Five Star Pokémon.

The evolved form of Ledyba.

The spots on the Ledian's back

are said to react to the stars
in the night sky.

- [buzzing]

- Pikachu, why don't
we see where it's going?

- Pika!

- [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

- Ledian!

- I can't wait to see
where that Ledian's headed!

- [buzzing]

[wind whooshes]

[grunting]

- Pika!

- Hold it, Pidgeotto!

- Pidgeo!

- Ledian!

- [groans]

- Are you all right?

- Uh, yeah.

- Pika.

- How about you, Ledian?

Are you okay?

- Ledi.

- Pidgeotto and I
are very sorry, son.

- [squawks]

- That's okay.

- Pikachu!

- Boy, that Gust attack
was so strong

I thought I got caught
in a hurricane!

- Ash!

- What happened?

We were worried about you!

- Mountain Patrol?
- That's right.

It's my job to protect
and preserve these mountains,

and luckily I have Ledian
and Pidgeotto to help me.

And of course my son Benji
is my right-hand man.

- Wow.
That's really cool.

- It sure is.

But I don't really do
that much helping yet.

My father's training me,

but I still have
a lot to learn.

- I bet that was some kind of
special training exercise

you were putting
Pidgeotto through

when we met you all
this morning!

- Actually we were
training Ledian.

We have to build up
their strength

so they'll be able
to fly in high-wind conditions.

- I get it.

That's why you had
Pidgeotto use its Gust attack.

- The Ledian have to be able
to do their job

in any type of weather.

We do everything we can here

to train ourselves
and our Pokémon

to be ready for all kinds
of emergencies.

- Sounds like a tough job,

and you're tough enough
to do it.

- Pikachu!

- Thanks, Ash.
We do our best.

- Oh, my.

It's later than I thought.

I've got to get down
to one of the villages

at the foot of the mountain,

but please stay and relax
for as long as you like.

Keep an eye on things, Benji.
- Right.

- And if you need me
for any reason,

call me on the radio.

- Don't worry, Dad, I will.

- Bye, thanks!
- See you later!

- Take care!
- Pika-pika!

- Okay, Ledian, it's time
to get back to our training.

Go!

- Ledian!

[buzzing]

- Does your Ledian train
by flying

through the forest like this
all the time, Benji?

- Mm-hmm, Ledian tries
to fly through the course

a little faster every day.

- You go, Ledian!

- Pika-pika!

- [buzzing]

[gasps]

[wind whooshing]

- Hey, is that another one
of Pidgeotto's Gust attacks?

- No, and I've never seen

a wind like that come up
in these woods.

- Led!

- Ledian!

- [gasps]
- Pika!

- [whimpering]

- What is that?

- It looks like trouble!

[Team Rocket cackling]

- It looks like trouble
'cause that's what it is!

- And make it double.

The twerp is a whiz!

- 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, cleaning up
at the speed of light!

- We'll take your dingy Pokémon
and make them bright!

- Meowth!
That's right!

[all yell]

- Team Rocket!

- Up to their dirty tricks!

- Tricky perhaps,
but not dirty!

- We're here to clean up using

our Team Rocket
Gust Attack Blow and Vac.

- The Gust Attack Blow and Vac
has two powerful settings.

This one blows out..

- Led!

- Ledian!

[grunts]

- Pikachu.

- Togepi, toge!

- And this one activates

the super strong vac
to suck everything right back.

[air whooshing]

- Pika!

Pikachu!

[warbling tone]

- Oh, Pikachu!

- Togepi!

- Pika!
- Togepi!

- Our plan's working perfectly.

- Look, Jess, the vacuum
sucked up Togepi too!

- What a nice little bonus.

Our luck's changing!

- Ta-ta, twerps!

[Team Rocket cackling]

- Wait! Come back here!

- Ledian, you've gotta try
and save Pikachu and Togepi.

- Ledi!
[buzzes]

- Sorry!

[air whooshing]

- [grunts]

- Ledian, no!

[Team Rocket laughs]

both: Looks like we're...

Huh?

[Team Rocket shouting]

- They're in trouble.

Those winds could tear
that balloon to pieces!

[all gasp]

- Come on!

- Wait, don't go!

You'll never find your way!

- But what do we do?

- We can't just let
Team Rocket get away

with Togepi and Pikachu.

- Who knows what might happen
to 'em?

- This is my responsibility.

I'll radio my Dad.

Then I'll take you.

- Why is it always the same?

Why do we always fail?

Why? Why? Why?

Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

- Why ask me?

I don't know anything!

- That's part of the problem!

- Let go!
You're ruining the fabric!

- Will you guys take it easy?

The ropes that are holding
this thing up

might give way!

[wind whooshing]

[rope snaps]

[all screaming]

- What do we do?

- I choose Victreebel.

Come out and use
your Vine Whip.

[warbling tone]

[Victreebel screeching]

- Will you get off of me?

- Quit rocking the boat,
you two!

[ropes snapping]

[all screaming]

[glass shatters]

- Pika?

- Look what you've done, James!

- How we gonna get
the balloon now?

- I'm sorry.

[Victreebel screeches]

- Pika?

[ground cracking]
Pika!

Team Rocket: Huh?

[rocks crumbling]

[all screaming]

- At least now we're
on solid ground, so we...

[all shout]

[together]
Good-bye, Team Rocket!

- Pika-pika!

[all screaming]

crash!

- I can't believe
we landed safely.

- It's a miracle.

all: Huh?

Ah!

Help!

- Pika!

- Toge, Togepi!

[suspenseful music]

- [thinking]
Pikachu, Togepi,

just hang in there.

We're on our way.

[rocks rumbling]

- Oh, this is terrible!

The road is totally blocked!

- What can we do?

- There's only one thing
we can do.

We'll have to climb over.

[rocks rumbling]

- Whoa!

- No way.

No way we can climb over
those rocks, Ash.

They could shift any second!

- Benji, is there another way
we can take

to get around those rocks?

- Yeah, but it might be
dangerous.

- That doesn't matter.

Dangerous or not,
we have to try.

We have to save Pikachu
and Togepi...

whatever it takes.

- Okay. It's this way.

[dramatic music]

- That's a pretty long climb.

- That's the service road
at the top,

but nobody's tested
this rope ladder

for years and years.

I'll climb up first
and see if it's okay.

Seems to be
in pretty good shape.

Okay, come on up, guys!

- Yeah!

- Don't rush.
Just take it easy!

- Ledian?

- We're doing just fine, Ledian.

- Huh?

[shouting]

[wind whooshing]

- Just hang on tight!

The winds should pass
in a few seconds!

[all yelling]

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's...

[all yelling]

- Don't let go!

[grunting]

- [murmurs]

- Ledian!

Try to pull everybody up!

- [buzzing]

- Ledian.

- [grunts]

[wind whooshing]

- [screams]

- [grunts]

- Keep pulling, Ledian!

You can do it!

- I know.

Noctowl, I choose you!

[warbling tone]

- [trills]

- Help Ledian pull us up!

- [trills]

[Pokémon grunting]

- Yeah.

[both panting]

- We're safe!

- I was really worried there
for a minute.

- Seemed like an hour.

- You're unbelievable, Ledian.

- You were great too, Noctowl.

- Ledi!

- [trills]

- [murmurs]

- Noctowl?

- Noctowl hasn't had the kind
of intense training

that Ledian's had, Ash.

Noctowl's exhausted
from pulling us up.

- Oh, yeah.

Noctowl return.

You deserve a nice long rest.

- I'm so hungry.

- There's nothin' we can
we do about it, Jess.

We're out of food,

and if we try
to get off this rock,

we're goners.

- Pikachu.

- [sighs]
- [munching]

- Huh?

- So you've been holding out!

I demand to know where
you got that chocolate bar!

- It's mine.

You and Meowth ate yours
yesterday.

- You ate half of mine
yesterday!

- So what?

I live for today!

- If you don't give me
that chocolate,

you may not be living tomorrow!

[Team Rocket grunting]

- Pika?

Pika!

[Team Rocket grunting]

- Huh?

- James, stay right there.

Don't move a muscle!

[all sigh]

At least we got it
under control.

- We just have to keep it
that way!

- Togepi.

- Pika-pi!

- Toge, Togepi!

- Ah!

- Please, Togepi,
don't take another step!

- Pika-pi!

- Wobbuffet!

[all screaming]

- I can't believe
this is happening!

- Wobbuffet,
never do that again!

- Wobbuffet!

[Victreebel screeches]

- None of us will do
anything again!

- [squeaking happily]

[warbling tone]

- Could someone please tell me
how we got back up here?

- I haven't the foggiest.

- Maybe somebody used Teleport.

- That can't be true.

You don't think that do you?

- Wobbuffet.

Wobbuffet!

- Aha.

I know what this is.

Everything that just happened
was a dream.

both: A dream?

- Wobbuffet!

- Pika?

- Togepi!

[chomps]

- [buzzing]

- Ledian!

Huh?

[triumphant music]

Le-di-di!

- [squeaking]
- Pika-pika.

- [squeaking]
- Pi-pi-pi!

- Yes, a dream.

And for all I know,
I'm still dreaming!

- You sure are.

- I'll say!

Ash: Pikachu! Pikachu!

Misty: Togepi! Togepi!

- Pika-pi!

- Hold on!

We're coming to save you!

- Look!
The twerps have arrived!

- I've never been so glad
to see anybody!

- What took you so long?

- Please, Togepi, don't move!

- I choose you, Bulbasaur!

- Bulbasaur!

- Grab 'em with your Vine Whip
and hurry!

- Bulba!

- They're too short!

- That rock's too far away!

- Pika!

- Pikachu!
- Togepi!

- This is bad.

That rock won't stay up there
much longer.

- Ledi!

- Ledian?

- Ledi! Ledi-di-di-di-di!

- No, Ledian.

Those winds are way too strong.

If you try to fly
through them again,

you might...

- Ledi-di-di-di-di!

Di-di-di-di-di!

Di-di, di-di,di, ledi!
Ledian!

- You're right!

We're the Mountain Patrol.

This is just the kind of thing
we've been training for!

All right.

- What're you doing?

- We're gonna have to try
and rescue them

with a rope and net.

Take it, Ledian!

- Li!

- We'll give you a hand.

- We could use it.

- [buzzing and grunting]

Di-di, di-di!

- Ledian's gonna hold the net,

and we just gotta jump in!

Whoo!

- Ledian, we have
the rope secured!

Now bring the net down slowly!

- [buzzing and grunting]

- Pika.

- Togepi!

- [buzzing and grunting]

[all screaming]

- Ledian, slow that net down!

- [buzzing]

Li!

- I'm begging you, Ledian,
please hold on!

- Yes, for just
a little bit longer!

[wind whooshing]

- Oh!
It's gonna...

crash!

- Li!

all: Huh?
- Bulba!

- [buzzing]

- Ledian!

- Hey!

- You're doing great, Ledian!

- Steady.
Just a little bit further.

- Hang in there, Ledian!

- You know what?

- I think we're gonna make it.

- Let's get ready!

- Pika!
- Togepi!

- Pika?

[Team Rocket cackles]

- Hey, what are you guys trying
to pull this time?

- The same as always.

We're taking your Pikachu.

- You can't be serious.

- After we just saved all
of you?

- It isn't our fault
that you have bad judgment.

- Yeah, we wouldn't
have saved you

if you was teetering
on the brink of obliteration.

- I choose you, Weezing!

[warbling tone]

- Weezing!

- You too, Victreebel!

- [screeches]

- You can't do this!

Ledian, use Comet Punch!

- Ledi!

- [screeches]

- Ledian!

- Ledian must be
totally exhausted, Benji.

- Bulbasaur, Razor Leaf attack!

- Bulba-ba!

- Okay, Weezing,
Smoke Screen!

- Weezing!

[Bulbasaur shouts]

[all coughing]

- I can't see!

- Perfect. Come on!

- Yes.

And we'll and make
the perfect getaway!

- Come on.
Let's hit the road.

[wind whooshing]

- Hey, what's that?

- Must be that wind.

[all coughing]

all: Huh?

- Where did that come from?

- Benji!

- Pidgeotto!

- We got up here just as quick
as we could, son!

- Oh, Dad!

- Ledian!

- Pidgeotto blew
our Smoke Screen away

with Gust attack!

- We've got to get out of here!

- Weezing, Victreebel,

go and get them
before they get us!

- Pidgeotto,
use your Gust attack again!

- Pidgeotto!

[squawking]

[both shouting]

- [gasps]

They both got blown away!

- [laughs]
- Yeah!

- That Gust attack
is super strong.

It really packs a wallop!

- Benji, are they the ones

who stole Pikachu and Togepi
from your friends?

- Mm-hmm.
- All right!

- He don't look...
- Too happy.

both:
Ledian, Swift attack now!

both: Ledian!

[Team Rocket shrieking]

- Pika!

- [chirps]

- Togepi!

- Yeah!

Pikachu,
it's Thunderbolt attack time!

- Pikachu!

[expl*si*n]

all: We're blasting off again!

- Wobbuffet!

ding!

- We did it!

- We tried to get here sooner.

We left when you radioed us,
son,

but the main road was blocked
by the rock slide.

- That's okay.

- Benji!

- Thanks, Benji.

You were great!

- If it wasn't for you,

we wouldn't have Pikachu
and Togepi back.

- Pikachu.
- Togepi!

- Thanks, guys.

I guess all
of the Mountain Patrol training

Ledian and I did really came
in handy after all.

Oh.

Hey, everybody,
look up in the sky.

all: Huh?

- First start of the night.

- Wow!

That's amazing.

- It's beautiful!

- And it's shining so brightly!

- Ledian and I look up
at the stars

every single night.

[high-pitched warbling tone]

[all gasp]

- Hey, look, Benji.

Ledian's back's starting
to glow!

ding!

[high-pitched warbling tone]

- Ledian's spots
must be reacting

to the stars in the sky.

- Ledian!

[shimmering tone]

- Ah!

- [laughs]

It's almost like stardust.

[shimmering tone]

- Benji,
you've earned the right

to be an officer
of the Mountain Patrol.

- What do you mean?

- When your Ledian glows
like that,

it means it's well-trained,

and that means its trainer

is someone
who can handle the job.

- Really?

- Congratulations, officer.

- Pika-pika!

- Thanks, Ash.

You guys made it happen.

narrator: As the setting sun

paints the mountains
red, purple, and gold,

our heroes reflect
on their latest adventure.

Tomorrow they'll continue
their journey

with their hearts lightened
and brightened by stardust.

- [singing]
Pokémon Johto

Pokémon Johto

- James, please, stop moving!

- You're the one who's moving,
not me!

- Don't move nothin',
even your mouth!

- Wobbuffet!

all: Get back in your Pokéball!

[screaming]

- 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