male narrator: With the Johto
League Silver Conference
behind them,
Ash and friends decide
to stop in Viridian City
before making the long journey
back to Pallet Town.
- You can see the city
from here!
- Pika!
- And there's
the Pokémon Center!
- Well, come on then!
What are we waiting for?
- Oh, oh, Nurse Joy,
here I come!
- Got to admit,
he is consistent.
- Togetoge!
[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
And 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
And I believe
I'm gonna be the very best
'Cause all I've got to do
Is believe in me
- Pokémon
- Nurse Joy, could you look
after these Pokéballs for me?
- Sure!
I'll take good care of them.
- Let me introduce myself.
The name's Brock.
Do you believe in love
at first sight,
or shall I walk past you again?
- Hm?
- Smell my fresh breath,
Nurse Joy.
It's as sweet as you are.
- You might want a mint.
- [moans]
- Nurse Joy, my name's
Ash Ketchem from Palette Town.
Do you remember me?
- Pika!
- I'm sorry, Ash.
but this is my first week
working at this Pokémon Center.
But I did hear about you from
the Joy who was here before me.
You must be Misty!
- Yes.
- I have a message here
for you from Cerulean City.
Your sisters want you
to call them right away.
- Call my sisters?
Wonder why.
- Where've you been, Misty?
We've been trying to reach you,
I was afraid it'd be too late!
- Everything okay?
- Tada!
Tickets for a trip
around the world!
- I came in third
in a beauty competition!
And I'm able
to bring two others!
- Huh?
- We, um, kinda figured
you wouldn't be that interested
in coming along anyway,
so you can cover for us
at the Cerulean Gym
while we're seeing the world!
- Hey!
Hold on a minute!
- We'll be back before long!
- What just happened?
- She deserved to win that trip
around the world.
- They're lucky!
- Well, I'm not.
- Why should I be the one
who has to go work at the gym?
- But, Misty,
it's only while they're gone.
- That's true.
- Isn't this yours, Misty?
- My bike!
- Oh, yeah.
- It was pretty bad,
but the last Nurse Joy
managed to fix it!
- That's when I first met Ash.
- What're you doing?
- I'm borrowing this!
- That's my bike!
- Hey, what happened
to your bike?
- You happened to my bike!
- Wow.
Nurse Joy did a great job
fixing it!
That's great!
You finally got your bike back!
Now you'll get home fast!
- Whoop-de-do.
- Why're you so grouchy?
- I'm not grouchy.
Why don't you
just leave me alone!
- Pika?
- Uh, Misty?
That was weird.
What's wrong?
- I get the feeling
that maybe she wanted
to keep on traveling with us.
- Oh.
Really?
- I can't believe how
Ash could talk to me like that
after all we've been through,
like it means nothing to him.
- Toge!
- The worst part...
he isn't even sad about us
having to split up.
- What have we here?
Someone crying?
- Huh?
- You better stop those tears,
or I'll have to learn to swim.
- Oh, yeah?
Who says I'm crying?
- Are you lonely?
- Have all your friends
abandoned you?
- So who are you anyway?
- I'm Viridian City's
number one Pokémon trainer, Kim!
- I'm number two, Kail!
- I'm number three, Kai!
all: The Invincible Pokémon
Brothers!
- Really?
You're invisible?
Then disappear.
- Togepi!
- ,No we said "invincible."
- Fine, then let's battle
right now.
all: Hm.
- We'll fight one-on-one!
- That's fine with me!
- Politoed, go!
- Politoed, Politoed!
- Go, Hitmonchan.
- Hitmonchan!
- Politoed, use Water g*n!
- Politoed!
- Chan!
- Huh?
Hitmonchan!
- Maybe you should think about
changing your name.
- Oh, yeah?
Try this on for size!
both: Go!
Go!
- Poli?
- Hitmonlee!
- Hitmontop!
- Politoed?
- You cheat!
How am I supposed to battle you
one-on-three?
- Misty!
- Huh?
- Pikachu 'n I'll make it
two-on-three.
- Pikapika!
- I'll make it three-on-three!
It's all fair now, Misty.
- Oh, thanks!
That's nice.
- Well, well.
You do have some friends.
- The more the merrier!
- So it's a three-on-three
battle now, huh?
Go Pikachu, Thunderbolt!
- Pikachu!
- Montop!
- Foretress, Rapid Spin!
- Foretress!
Foretress!
- Monlee!
- Ah!
- Pika!
- Foretress!
- I could've managed without
your help, you know!
- Yeah, we know!
- But since you're goin' home,
we wanted to share
this last battle with you.
- Huh?
- Misty, go ahead and finish
this one off.
We'll just watch!
- You're a great
Water Pokémon trainer.
I know you can win this battle.
- Okay!
Politoed, Bubble att*ck!
- Politoed!
- Chan!
- Pi!
- Hitmontop!
- Foretress!
- Hitmonlee!
[wailing]
- Well, so much
for the invincible part.
They're a bunch of losers.
- Imagine a team
of three losers.
- I know!
Let's show 'em
what a real team of losers
is supposed to act like.
Proceed with Plan Goalie!
- Wobbuffet!
[rumbling]
all: Huh?
all: Huh?
[yelling]
[yelping]
[laughter]
- Score for our team!
- Team Rocket!
- Not you guys again!
- We thought you might be
up for a little game.
- But already you've been beaten
by two goals!
Get it?
- Let us out of here,
Team Rocket!
- Come on, we're on your side.
- You were supposed
to be invincible!
- Huh?
- So these weird brothers
are with Team Rocket?
- Why won't you let us out?
We did everything
you were paying us to do!
- Get us out of here!
[all yelling]
- You should know
there are more important things
in this world than money.
- Which means even
if we had any to give you,
we still wouldn't.
- That's right!
- Give us our money!
- We had a contract!
- Short around the back
and sides anyone?
- [screams]
They're cuttin' out!
- Snip, snip, snip, snip, snip,
snip, snip!
[all yelling]
- [shrieks]
Go away!
- You three should go away!
- Huh?
- At least the other three
got us outta there.
- Okay, are you guys ready?
both:
Yeah!
- Politoed, Water g*n!
- Foretress, Rapid Spin!
- Pikachu, Thunderbolt 'em!
- Toed!
- Foretress!
- Pikachu!
[all yelling]
all: Team Rocket's blasting off
again!
- Politoed, Politoed!
- You were great, Misty!
- Thanks!
I feel a lot better now.
- It was awesome
watchin' you battle like that!
- Thank you, Ash.
That's sweet.
- Uh...
- And thanks for always being
a good friend to me.
- Yeah, sure.
Misty...
- Yeah?
- Your bike's there.
- Oh.
- You're in a hurry, right?
- Um, yeah.
So, Ash, don't forget
your morning rituals:
take a bath
and brush your teeth.
- I'll remember.
- And make sure that Pikachu
doesn't eat too much.
- Pikachu!
- And now, Brock.
Try not to get too distracted
by all the girls!
- [guffaws]
Mm.
- One more thing--
- That's enough.
- It's just something
that I feel I need to tell you.
- All right.
- Just keep on doing your best.
- Uh, what do you mean?
- Well, you know.
Without me there...
- [singing] Goodbye
Funny how that's such
a hard thing to say
Now it's time to let go
but never thought
I'd feel this way
Promise not to be sad
but we both knew I was lying
Got to fight back the tears
'cause can't let you
see me crying
You're more than
just my best friend
What makes me misty most of all
in our final curtain call
is knowing
that I won't see you again
- It's 'cause of this bike
that I met Ash.
- Toge!
- Togepi.
It was a coincidence that you
and I met too!
- Ours wasn't coincidence.
- Huh?
- I don't believe it could be
just a coincidence
that I met you
out of all people.
- What do you mean, Ash?
- I guess what I mean is
even though that happened,
I think that we were meant
to meet and become friends.
- Me too.
We've been through
so much together
on our travels,
I'd say we're best friends now!
- You mean it, Brock?
We're really best friends?
Yeah!
[laughs]
- Guess I'll be goin' this way.
- Yeah.
- Take care, Ash.
- You too, Misty.
- Will I see you again?
- You will.
I swear.
- Hold everything!
- What's gotten into you, Brock?
- Actually, I also have to go
back home right away.
[all gasp]
- I got an email
saying I had to go back
and take care of some errands
and stuff,
and I almost forgot.
- How could you forget somethin'
like that?
- Eh, I'm not sure exactly.
- Maybe 'cause
you didn't wanna leave.
- Probably.
- I know, Brock.
I understand.
- [growls]
- Well, I guess this
is where we all split up.
- Are you sure you'll be okay
without me, Ash?
- I'll be fine.
- See you then!
- Bye-bye.
- So long.
- Pikapika!
- Togepi!
- Misty,
thank you.
And, Brock,
I know that there's no way
I could've ever...
- Go on!
- Huh?
- If you have something
to say Ash, then say it!
- Yeah, we're all ears!
- Pika!
- Why you creepin' up on me
like that?
- Sorry.
I forgot to give this to you.
Something to eat:
a lunchbox picnic.
- With matching cutlery!
- And this.
Makes it easier to carry.
- Misty....
You guys.
- Here.
- Uh...
I guess you guys
should go now, huh?
- Okay.
Take care!
- We'll miss you!
- Well, Ash Ketchem.
Finally I know
how you feel about me!
- It must be the onion
makin' my eyes water.
- [crying]
Thank you,
Misty
and Brock!
I'll miss you!
- Who's that Pokémon?
It's Hoppip!
- Hoppip!
- Good morning, Ash.
Did you sleep okay?
- Mm-hmm.
- Mime!
- I almost forgot.
- Gary got back
a couple of days ago.
I'm sure he'll be over
at Professor Oak's lab today.
- Really?
Gary's home?
- Pika!
- I'm gonna go see Gary now!
- But your breakfast--
- I'll be right back, Mom.
- Pikachu!
- Don't stay too long!
- Mime, Mr. Mime!
- Oh, I miss him so much when
he goes away on his adventures.
- Mr. Mime!
- What?
Gary left already?
- Yes.
You've just missed him.
- I did?
Did he say where he was goin'?
- Not exactly.
He said somethin'
about feeling real inspired,
then he just got up
and hurried away
before we could even ask him.
- I think he wanted to make a
fresh start.
That's why he left
all his Pokémon here
except for his Blastoise.
- We have no idea
when we'll even see him again!
- [growls]
Gary.
Gary!
- Huh?
- Hey, Gary!
- Pika!
- Hey, Ash.
- [panting]
- So did you come
to say goodbye to me?
- Yeah.
- Well, thanks, Ash.
- Why are you leavin' so soon?
- I don't know.
It's like I just need
to keep movin'!
- I wanna keep traveling
and learnin' more about Pokémon.
- I see!
- So, Ash, what's your plan
of att*ck gonna be?
- Oh, I'm not sure yet.
- Well since you haven't been
back in such a long time,
you should stay home
and think about it.
- Yeah.
- See you, Ash.
I should go.
- Gary!
- Huh?
- Gary, I have something
for you.
I want you to have
the other half of this ball.
- Huh.
Thanks Ash.
I'll take care of it.
- Bye, Gary.
See you!
- 'Kay.
You take care.
Later!
- Everyone's gone, Pikachu.
- Pikachu!
- Not sure I like bein' alone.
- Pikapi!
- Huh?
Oh, look at that!
It's Ho-oh!
I know where it's headed.
It's goin' to the Hoenn region.
- Pika?
- That's where all
of those Pokémon
I've never seen before are,
and all the battles
that I'm destined to fight in.
Are you ready, Pikachu?
- Pikachu!
- I hate to do this to Mom,
but we can be just like Gary
and start
a whole new journey too!
- Pika!
[laughs]
- Whoa!
- Pika!
Guess I wasn't prepared
for that!
- [laughter]
- Now that you've mentioned it,
prepare for trouble.
- You said it once,
but now make it double!
- 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 blasts off
at the speed of light.
- Surrender now or prepare
to fight, fight, fight!
- Meowth!
That's right.
- Wobbuffet!
- Team Rocket!
- Pikapika!
- We're going to make
a new start too...
by going back
to our reliable pitfall.
- Except this time
we dug it a little extra deep.
That's the new part!
- Yeah, now you're in a "hole"
lotta trouble!
- Wobbuffet!
- Can't you just leave me alone?
- I was just about
to start on a new journey.
- Then I guess it's time for you
to say goodbye to Pikachu!
Pikachu won't be traveling
with you anymore!
- Like we said,
it's a whole new Team Rocket.
- Pikachu's gonna travel
with us!
- Go, Weezing!
Smoke screen!
- Weezing!
- Pika!
[coughing]
Pika!
- Pikachu!
I got to think of somethin'.
- Are you sure you'll be okay
without me, Ash?
- See you then!
- Misty.
Brock.
- With matching cutlery!
- Makes it easier to carry.
- That's it!
Pikachu, it'll filter the smoke.
- Pika!
- [grunting]
- I am...
not alone!
- My friends will always be
there for me.
- Pikachu!
- [grunting]
[all yelp]
- What?
- Team Rocket!
You won't get away
with this anymore.
together: We won't?
- How'd he learn how to fly?
- I always...
have my friends with me!
Pikachu, Thunderbolt 'em!
- Pikachu!
[all yelling]
[expl*si*n]
- I always...
- I always...
- We always...
all: End up blasting off!
- Wobbuffet!
- Hm.
Thank you, Brock.
Thank you, Misty.
I guess this is the beginning
of another journey to become
the greatest Pokémon Master!
- [singing]
I'm on a Master Quest
- Pokémon
- I'm on a Master Quest
- Pokémon
- Professor,
I've decided to start
a new journey, too,
and only take Pikachu with me.
I want it to be
just like the first time
I left Pallet Town.
- Pika!
- Well I'm not surprised.
You want to go
to the Hoenn Region, right?
- Yeah, I was thinkin' I'd stop
in Littleroot Town first
and I could meet
Professor Birch.
- Professor Birch is famous
for his Pokémon fieldwork.
That'd be a great idea
to stop by and meet him, Ash!
- Yeah.
- Ash.
- New clothes,
and a new backpack!
- Mime Mime!
- I bought them for you because
I was sure this would happen.
You see how a mother can always
tell what her child is thinking?
This is a present from me
to help you on your journey.
- Aw, thanks, Mom.
- And here's your ticket
for the ferry
that leaves from Seaform Island
for the Hoenn Region.
- And this is the latest
state-of-the-art Pokédex
for you!
- It's preloaded
with information
on all the Pokémon
in the Hoenn Region.
- Wow, thanks Professor.
Thank you, Mom.
- And you can count on me
to take care
of your Pokémon for you!
- Really?
Thanks a lot, Tracy.
- Brush your teeth
and change your underwear.
- Do your best!
- I will.
- Pika Pikachu!
narrator: His heart filled
with a new determination,
Ash sets out
on yet another journey.
As he prepares to head
toward the Hoenn Region,
Ash's thoughts are
on new Pokémon to discover,
new battles to be fought,
and new friendships
waiting to be made.
05x63 - Johto Photo Finish
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Japanese anime follows Ash a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon.
Japanese anime follows Ash a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon.