05x35 - Enlighten Up!

[bunniefuu]

male narrator:
Excited about getting closer

to Blackthorn City
and Ash's chance

for his eighth badge,

our heroes continue
their journey through Johto

with surprises
around every turn.

- Look at that huge lake.

- Pika.

- It's really beautiful.

- Togepi.

- Let's check
the guidebook.

It's Lake Slowpoke

but commonly known
as Lake Enlightenment.

- Huh? What's that mean?

I wonder if the lake
lights up or something.

- Uh...
- No, Ash.

He didn't say there was a lake
with a light in it.

He said Lake Enlightenment.

- Enlightenment?
What's that?

- I don't know.

- Enlightenment means
understanding,

like when a riddle is solved
and the truth is revealed.

I think.

- It all sounds
like a riddle to me.

- I guess I kind of get it
and I kind of don't.

- Pika.
- [laughter]

- They don't know
what enlightenment means.

- Well, maybe it's time
that we enlighten them.

- Hey, you, who is that?

- Pika!

- Prepare for trouble
from under the ground.

- And make it double
with a deafening sound.

- 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.

- Enlightened Jessie.

- Enlightened James.

- All-knowing Team Rocket blasts
off at the speed of light.

- Surrender now
and face the truth,

or prepare to fight,
fight, fight.

- Meowth, that's right.

- You guys?

- Now, this is strange.

- You usually don't show up
so early in the day.

- Pika?

- True, we used to spend
our mornings digging holes

and then waiting around
for you to fall into them.

- We've tried that old
"dig a hole and wait" plan

a hundred times,

and it only worked
maybe five.

- But those five times
sure worked great.

- So now
first we dig the hole.

- Then we wait
for you to come along.

- And then we pop out.

- That's great.

- Yeah, brilliant.

- I know. Maybe you should
dig a hole and just stay in it.

- Wobbu...

- Yes, something to think about.

Hey, who asked you?

When I want your opinion,
I'll ask for it.

Now back in your ball.

Now you've made it personal,

so let's just settle this
right here.

- Yeah!
- Let's rumble.

- Good. I'd love to.

- Pika, Pika!

- Slow.

all: Huh?

- Slowpoke.

- Slowpoke?
- Pika?

- [singing]
Pokémon!

- No time to question
my moves

I stick to the path
that I choose

Me and my friends
are gonna do it right

You'll never see us
run away from a fight

To be a master
is my dream

All I've got to do
is believe

- I believe

- I've got a chance
to win

I'm on my way
to victory

- Pokémon!
- I can be a champion

If I just believe

I'm on a Master Quest

- Master Quest

- I want the whole world
to see

- I believe

- I'm gonna be
the very best

'Cause all I've got to do
is believe in me

- Pokémon!

all: Uh...

- Slow.

- I don't think
it's planning on moving.

- Maybe Slowpoke
feels sick.

- Slowpoke,
the Dopey Pokémon.

Slowpoke is always
lost in thought,

though no one knows
what it's pondering.

- Get lost, pea brain.

- You're trespassing on our
b*ttlefield, buck-o.

- Amscray!
- Stop right there.

- Huh?

- You're the ones
trespassing.

That happens to be Slowpoke's
very favorite spot.

- Hi.

- Even if it is Slowpoke's
favorite spot...

- There's nothing special
happening there

that Slowpoke
can't do somewhere else.

- Yes, he's right.

- Besides, who might you be?

- My name is Madeleine,

and I'm a student training
at the Slowpoke Temple

right up the road.

- Slowpoke Temple?

- Yes. Our lives
are dedicated

to pondering the meaning
of existence,

the same as this Slowpoke.

- I'm delighted
with your existence.

- But what's it pondering about?

- A Slowpoke's a Slowpoke.

- Pika.

- Yes, that's right.

- But this Slowpoke
is actually thinking

about why it's a Slowpoke.

- I know why.
- Me too.

- So it can lay there
looking dopey, right?

- No, you're missing my point.

For example,
who are you, young man?

- Uh, me?
- Who are you really?

What is your true essence?

- Uh, my name's Ash.

Not sure about my essence,
though.

- Pikachu.

- Slow.

- Let me try again.

This creature's name
is Slowpoke.

But remember that Slowpoke is
just a name we humans invented.

So what is its true
inner self?

- Okay, I know that I'm Ash
from Pallet Town.

- As for me, whenever I think
of myself,

I just think of Misty.

- Pikachu.

- Togepi.

- And I like to think of myself

as the young and handsome Brock
from Flint City--

fun, loving, and available.

- And what about you three?

- Well, prepare for trouble.

- But we just did that, Jess.

- Oh.
So who am I?

My name is Jessie,
the wise and gorgeous.

- And I'm James, the less
inflated Team Rocket member.

- And I'm just Meowth.

- I, like you, have a name,
and it's Madeleine.

But I still have yet
to understand

my presence here
on our planet.

- I have spent the last
years of my life

hoping to reach
enlightenment.

- Ten whole years?
- Pika?

- I'm not concerned at all
about the length of time.

What's important is
the step-by-step progress

that I've made.

- Since it appears none of us
have reached enlightenment yet,

why don't you all
come with me?

Maybe you can come
to my beloved temple

and live and study
right alongside me.

Or at least come for lunch.

- all: You said lunch?
[stomachs rumble]

- Let's go.

- We'll go with you
and find our true nature.

- Or at least a really good
grilled cheese sandwich

and some potato chips.

- Ash, want to?

- Well...

- Well, as for me,
my beauty,

I want to grow closer to you
step-by-step.

- All right, then.
Let's head on over there, okay?

- Slowpoke.

- This is the Slowpoke Temple.

- It's a very old temple,

but thousands of people
still come here for training.

- Slowpoke everywhere.

- So why is it called
the Slowpoke Temple?

- Well, this area
has been home

to many Slowpoke
for generations.

And hundreds of years ago,
a priest achieved enlightenment

while meditating
with the Slowpoke

right on this spot.

The temple was built
in his honor

and named the Slowpoke Temple.

- So a long time ago,
someone revealed the truth here?

- The truth?
- Pika.

- Take a look over there.

- That statue stands at
the very heart of this temple.

- What...
- Is that...

- Made out of gold?

[all snicker]

- Pika!

- Please, dig in.

all: Thank you.

- This is great.

Now, getting back
to that training...

- So did that group of kids

come here to learn
about the training?

- That's right.

By the way, there was
someone else studying here

from Pallet Town.

- Yeah? Who's that?

- A nice young man
named Gary Oak.

- Gary?

- He was only interested

in studying the most rigorous
training possible:

Challenge Training.

There's certainly no doubt

Gary will become an elite
Pokémon Trainer one day.

- So Gary did
Challenge Training?

- Here we go.

- Let me guess.

- All right, I want to do
the Challenge Training too!

[together] What a shock.

- Great. Good for you.

And what would you three
like to do?

- Huh?
- Uh, training, you mean?

- What now?

- Let's go through the motions

until we can grab that gold.

- That shiny Slowpoke'll
sh**t us straight to the top

of the boss's A-list.

- We're in.

- I suppose I could attain
something.

- Enlighten me.

- You're gonna train too?

- You three better not
be up to something.

- What? How dare you.

- You're not the only one
who wants to learn truth.

- We do too.

- Yeah, sure.

- Wobbuffet.

- Please. We admit we may have
occasionally gone astray...

- And perhaps made a touch
of trouble for you twerps...

- It's simply not fair that you
as the judge and jury

should sentence us
so harshly.

- And keep your fellow man
from the truth.

- I object.

- Wow.

- You're right.

- Attaining enlightenment
has nothing to do

with being good or bad.

You can stay here
and train

as long as your minds
allow you.

[together] Thank you! Hooray!

- This group is doing
a kneeling meditation.

- Wow. People and Pokémon
meditating together.

- Wait a minute. You can't move
even if you've got an itch?

- The purpose is to master
one's mind

and eliminate idle thoughts.

Try it.

- You mean I'm supposed to try
and think of nothing at all?

- But I've got enough
idle thoughts

for at least the whole room.

- That's for sure.

- Pikachu.
- Toge, Toge.

- All right, I'll do it.

[thinking] Think of nothing.
Think of nothing.

[crowd cheers]
- Folks, he's done it!

The Johto League champion
is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town.

- Did he just say
that I'm the champion?

Awesome! I did it!
All right!

Uh...

I'm sorry.

- No! Please wait!

My legendary Water Pokémon!

- Hey, wait for me!

- Idle thoughts.

- Well, that didn't go
so well.

- [yelping]
- Huh?

- Enough with you
and that stick!

- I had just fallen
into a deep sleep!

- Nobody likes a bully,
you know!

- Man, this stuff's a lot harder
than I thought.

- Ash, why don't we move on
to the next step?

- Slowpoke.

- Here is the site of your next
stage of training.

You'll be required
to scrub and wax every inch

of every hallway
throughout the temple.

[together] Huh?
- Pika?

- But that could take us
forever.

- But, my dears, you have
all the time in the world

to get them perfectly clean,
so relax and enjoy.

- Well, my world has just
run out of time.

- "So relax and enjoy"?

- Okay.
- Huh?

- Well, I'm gonna go for it.

[laughs]
- Ash?

- What? Is this too hard
for you?

- Why you...

- Perhaps you've heard
the commonly used phrase,

"Eat my dust"?

- Out of our way.
- Yeah.

- I wanna help clean too.

- Should we give it a go?
- Yup.

- Look out.
- Look out.

- Pika, Pikachu!

- [laughing]

- What?

- We've had part-time jobs.

- No way you'll be able
to beat us at manual labor.

- Ha! We'll just see about that.

- I don't wanna beat them.
I wanna beat Gary.

Oh, well.

- Ash, what's the rush?

- She said to take our time!

[Ash shouting]

[all shouting]

- Pik! Pik! Pika!

- Oh, yeah?

[laughs]

- Hey!

- Pika! Pika! Pika!

- And Ash Ketchum
is the winner.

- Pikachu.

- No. We lost.

- This cleaning stuff's hard.

- At least we got it all done.

- Yippee.

- [clapping]
- Huh?

- Excellent run, everyone.

It was a great race.

But...

all: But?

- Take a look.
all: Huh?

- Very entertaining,
but with all those missed spots,

I hardly call it clean.

So you'll have to do it
all over again.

- Again?

- There's no time to rest.

You have plenty of training
yet to go

once you're finished
with this.

all: [groan]

More training?

- Pika, Pika.

- Toge, Toge, Togepi.

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's Noctowl.

- Finished.

- What do we do next?

- Hello?

Have you forgotten
the real reason

why we're breaking
our battered backs?

- Oh.
- Tell me again.

- We're biding our time
until the time is ripe

to rob them
of that golden Slowpoke.

- Yes, of course.
James and I will make a plan.

Meowth, you keep everybody
thinking that we're legit

by training
that tail of yours off.

- Yeah, you got it.

- Hey.
- Huh?

- Did you finish
this hallway yet?

- The whole hall?

- Are those fishing poles?

- Yup, I guess
we'll be fishing

in the next phase
of our training.

- Maybe we should all
go together.

[both groan]

- Oh!

- Oh, my back.

- Are you okay?

- All of that cleaning
really wore me out.

- My aching everything.

- There's no way these two are
in any condition to go fishing.

- Aw, too bad.

We're doing just fine.

Guess it's because we still have
our youth.

- Togepi.

- That little...

- Calm down, Jess.

I think we'll just stay here
for a little quiet meditation.

- Okay. See you.

- You take care, now.

Jessie and James:
Happy enlightening.

[giggling]

- So let's carry
this baby out.

- Carry it how?

- Oh, these things
are always hollow anyway,

so it shouldn't be too
difficult.

Oh, I know how.

all: Wow.

- Slowpoke hasn't moved
an inch.

- Slowpoke.

- Goldeen.

- Whoa, that Goldeen's huge.

- Pika?

- Slow.

- But it got away.

- My dear, the goal is not
to catch.

The goal is simply
to fish.

- But aren't fishing
and catching the same?

- I know it's not the goal,
but couldn't I catch one?

- Do your best.

- Yeah!

Fishing is
one of my specialties.

Time for me to show them what
a Water Pokémon Master can do.

Sit back and enjoy the show.

- [tittering]

- Not one bite.

What's the deal?

- My pole's as empty
as I am.

- If we're supposed
to be training to fish...

- We're not getting in
much training at all.

- [roars]

all: Ah! Gyarados!

- That Slowpoke's caught
my most hated Pokémon,

and I can't even catch
a cold?

[sobs]

- What's with you?

- You can talk to Pokémon,

so go down underwater
and talk to them,

and find out why we're
not catching anything!

- [screams]

[thinking] She's just as big
a nut as Jessie is.

Huh?

Check it out;
this place is crawling

with gobs of Water Pokémon,

but we can't catch
a single one.

Guess I might as well
ask them why.

Okay, twerps,
here's the lowdown.

Those Water Pokémon
down there can tell

when someone's wanting
to capture them,

so they won't bite down
on those fisherman's hooks.

- But Slowpoke's catching
anything that swims.

- That's because Slowpoke
has no interest

in capturing
any of those Water Pokémon.

Slowpoke's just here
to gain knowledge,

and the Pokémon know
that there's no catch.

- I think we're going back
to that idle mind thing again.

- So that's what this training's
all about.

- Yes. That's right.

You see, this Slowpoke has been
working at this for many years.

That right?

- Slowpoke.

- Shellder!

- Wow, Slowpoke has caught
a Shellder.

- Awesome.

- So now do you see?

This is what
enlightenment is.

- It is? Why?

- In this case,

Shellder represents
the hopes and dreams

we don't fulfill
by trying too hard.

By training its mind properly,

Slowpoke was able
to catch Shellder.

- Wow, incredible.

- I guess we owe Slowpoke
a big thanks.

- Pika, Pika.

- Slowpoke.

[rumbling]

- Look out!

- [laughing]

We've swiped your statue.
Now let us through.

- Which we've cleverly propped
on our bike built for two.

Look, Jess.
I'm enlightened.

- See what can come to those
that have no idle thoughts?

Oh, please.

- Huh?
- What's that?

- Look out!
- It's the statue!

- Who did this?

- Sorry, these lips
are sealed.

all: Huh?
- What's that mean?

- I bet it means
Jessie and James.

- Pika?

- Out of the way!

- Run!

- Madeleine, Slowpoke!

- We're coming through.

- Watch out!
- Pika, Pika!

- It's all right.

Slowpoke's enlightened now.

- Slow.

- Oh!
- Pika?

- It's a Slowbro.

- Slowbro.

- Slowpoke evolved
into a Slowbro.

- So ask me if I care.

- Better move or it'll be
a slow pancake.

- Slowbro, Confusion.

- Slow, Slow.

- Ah!
- What's going on?

- Slowbro. Bro.

- Now, Slowbro,

send our statue back
to where it came from.

- Slowbro.

- Wow.

- Powerful Confusion attack.

Way to go, Slowbro.

- Slowbro,
the Hermit Crab Pokémon.

Slowbro are able to use powerful
psychic attacks

but generally prefers
to avoid conflict.

- But don't you think
you cut it a little close?

What would have happened
if Slowbro had evolved

even a second later?

- Well, since Slowpoke

has been seeking enlightenment
its whole life,

I knew exactly what it meant

when Slowpoke finally caught
that Shellder.

Slowpoke had gotten control
of its thoughts,

evolving into the wondrous
Slowbro you see before you.

My trust allowed me
to stay.

Whether or not you've achieved
enlightenment,

I know that you still trust
your Pokémon and your friends

in very much the same way,
don't you?

- Well, let me think.

all: Uh...

- Yeah, you're right.

- Pika, Pika.

- I do.
- I do too.

- Togepi.

- True enlightenment
is nothing more

than knowing you can be
a little bit better today

than you were yesterday.

And with your dear friends
giving you the opportunity

to learn to trust in them
and then in yourself,

you will always move forward
no matter what gets in your way.

Slowbro has given me
a wonderful opportunity

to see what I can attain
in my life.

And you have the same
opportunity with each other,

so take it, please.

all: We will.
- Pikachu.

- Toge, Togepi.

- But I can still be mad
at them, right?

- All this time they were
pretending to train,

they were doing
their usual scheming.

- Perhaps a little more training
will do them some good.

[chuckles]

- [singing]
I'm on a Master Quest

- Pokémon

- I'm on a Master Quest

- Pokémon

narrator: After their
enlightening experiences

at the Slowpoke Temple,

our heroes have a new respect
and trust for one another.

And now their journey toward
the Blackthorn City Gym

and the Johto League Tournament
resumes once again.

- Still there?
- Yes.

- Why won't that Delibird
leave us alone, James?

- I don't know.

- Now I got idle thoughts.

How can I rid my mind
with that thing squawking?

[all groan]

Ah!

- Now then, are we all ready
to try just a little bit harder

to empty our minds?

- My mind is empty,
but my legs are numb.

- My tummy's empty,
and my mind is numb.

- Could this be considered
food for thought?

- No time to question
my moves

I stick to the path
that I choose

Me and my friends
are gonna do it right

To be a Master
is my dream

All I've got to do
is believe

- I believe

- I'm on a Master Quest

- Master Quest

- I want the whole world
to see

- I believe

- I'm gonna be
the very best

'Cause all I've got to do
is believe in me

- Pokémon!