20x04 - First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-style!

[bunniefuu]

[old lady] Here, Litten, sweetie.
Have as much as you'd like.

[purrs]

Hmm.

-[birds caw]
-What's that?

Look, it's a Pikipek flock.

I guess it's that time of year already,
isn't it? Wonderful!

Trumbeak!

[squawking]

[chirping]

Litten.

They only come around this time of year,
so, it's just fine.

Of course, the abundance of nature
must be shared with everyone.

That's the rule among those of us
who live in the Alola region.

[meows]

So, don't forget,
if you ever find yourself hungry,

don't be shy and come back, okay?

[Litten meows]

[narrator] In the process of catching
his first Pokémon in Alola,

Ash is in the midst of a Pokémon battle,
with Pikachu's help!

[Rotom Dex] Grubbin, the Larva Pokémon.

A Bug type, Grubbin scrapes trees
with its large jaws and drinks their sap.

It makes its home underground.
Ash! Did you hear that?

Sure did. Got it covered, Rotom!

Grubbin!

-Pikachu, jump up!
-Pika!

-All right, use Thunderbolt!
-Pikachu!

[Grubbin groans]

In order to catch a wild Pokémon,

you have to throw a Poké Ball at it
after it's been exhausted in battle.

-Pokémon battle basics!
-Yeah! [grunts]

♪ I could get used to this heat
On my skin ♪

♪ I can feel every day
I'm a little bit stronger ♪

♪ I only wish each day was longer
Yeah! We're having fun in the sun ♪

♪ Week after week
It's just like I'm on vacation ♪

♪ Yeah! Now our journey's begun
Friends till the end ♪

♪ Number one's our destination ♪

♪ Under the Alolan sun
Pokémon! ♪

Hm.

-Will he catch it?
-[Mallow and Lana] Mm!

Yeah, will he?

-Oh!
-Pika!

Pi.

-Too bad.
-He was so close.

Pika!

Pikachu, aim where
Grubbin is about to come out

-and then use Quick att*ck!
-Pi!

[screams]

-You sure know how to get scared.
-I am not scared!

I love to research Pokémon! It's just I...

-Pika!
-[squealing]

[pants] Pika!

-Pikachu!
-Watch out for its jaws!

Pika!

[Grubbin gibbers then groans]

Pika!

-[pants] Oh! Are you okay?
-Pikachu.

Confirming damage, confirming damage.

[Pokémon whimper]

-I'm so sorry.
-I'll take you to the Pokémon Center now!

A Pokémon Center would be great,
so, lead the way, Mallow!

-And don't you worry, Lillie.
-Oh.

And, Ash, we'll go back to school and tell
Professor Kukui what happened, all right?

Thanks, Kiawe!

[Jessie grunts]

This time for sure! [grunts]

Look, Mimikyu! You're the one who wanted
to help us, so let me catch you!

Of course it's gonna be pretty hard
to catch, because it's not tired.

-Wobbuffet.
-Don't you get that I'm trying

to catch that Mimikyu because
you guys can't b*at that Bewear?

If we don't get out of here, we'll end up
on that Bewear's smack-down schedule!

-Smack-down!
-Ah!

Huh? A Luxury Ball? Ha!

-Perfect timing.
-Not that!

-It's part of my precious collection!
-Your collection?

It's valuable when someone uses it!

Don't do it! Anything but that!

Turn it down! [grunts]

[all] Ah!

[Jessie] Direct hit!

Hmm.

-I caught it!
-It's part of the family!

-Yay!
-Wobbuffet!

[sobs] My poor collection.

[Jessie giggles] Huh?

[Jessie screams]

[gibbers with fear]

Get your big paws off me! [sobs]

-No!
-[James sobs]

Bewear says time to strap on
the ol' feed bag!

-Jessie's not a bag!
-[whimpers]

You've got to come out and save us,
Mimikyu! Mimikyu!

Mimikyu! Uh...

What is that? Yummy!
Delicious! Richer than rich!

[Meowth] That's nummy honey nectar!

Ah!

Sweets for the sweet.

Ah!

What a succulent taste!

Wob!

Wobbuf!

[all] Succulent doesn't begin
to describe it. Ah!

Welcome to the Melemele Island
Pokémon Center!

-Blissey!
-Comfey!

-I really need your help, Nurse Joy.
-Bounsweet.

Pika...

Don't worry.
Pikachu will be all better in no time.

-All right, Blissey.
-Bliss. Blissey.

The Pokémon Center is where
you can heal your Pokémon

and restore its strength
and treat any status conditions.

Updating Nurse Joy. Updating info.

Hey, Rotom Dex, that Pokémon, who is it?

Let's see!

Comfey,
the Posy Picker Pokémon.

A Fairy type, it releases a relaxing scent
from the flowers it picks.

The scent has a healing effect
and can cure status conditions.

Ah. It's the perfect assistant
for Nurse Joy.

Blissey is perfect, too!

A correct assessment.
Blissey, the Happiness Pokémon.

A Normal type, when it senses
someone sad with its fur,

it will rush over, no matter how far

and share its Lucky Egg
that brings a smile to everyone.

Pikachu!

-I'm happy to say Pikachu is fully healed.
-Blissey.

-Pika-pika!
-Oh!

Glad you're back, Pikachu!

-Bounsweet.
-Pikachu.

A test!

[Ash and Pikachu scream]

Trumbeak!

[birds cawing]

Can. Can. Toucan.

[trills]

Trumbeak. Trum. Beak. Beak. Beak.

[trills]

Trumbeak. Beak. Beak. Beak.

-Beak! Beak. Beak. Beak.
-Ooh!

[sighs]

-Beak!
-[whimpering trill]

Toucannon.

Today's the day! [munches]

I'm catching a Pokémon. That's for sure!

Pika!

The current Pokémon encounter rate

in the forest behind
the Pokémon School is %.

That just might work! It's where
I first came across Bounsweet.

Bounsweet!

Pikachu.

[trills]

Oh. Oh. Oh!

[trills]

-Huh?
-Pika?

-[trilling]
-Bounsweet!

Hey! Who's that Pokémon?

Leave it to me!

Rowlet, the Grass Quill Pokémon.

A Grass and Flying type, it stores energy
during the day from photosynthesis.

It swoops down without making a sound

and unleashes a powerful kick
without being noticed.

[squeals]

Wow.

There is no doubt Bounsweet noticed
and Rowlet met with a strong defense

instead of unleashing
its powerful kick.

-Because Bounsweet's used to it.
-Bounsweet's used to it?

-You see, Bounsweet's scent is--
-Wait. Allow me to explain the rest!

Bounsweet, the Fruit Pokémon.
A Grass type.

It's always emitting a delicious scent
from its body.

Bounsweet!

Lured by its scent, many flying Pokémon
mistake it for a berry.

-[trilling]
-Ah! It's attacking again!

Pika.

[trills]

Maybe that Rowlet's really hungry.

-Pika-pika!
-Huh? Uh!

[grunts and pants]

Ah! [groans]

[whimpers]

-Are you okay?
-[whimpers]

Thank goodness.

[whimpers and trills]

[squeals]

Talk about an appetite.

The amount of food
and the speed that it eats is incredible!

-Pika.
-Want this, too?

-[trills]
-Oh.

[grunts] Man, you've got a strong grip!

Ooh!

Oh.

Did you like it?

[trills]

That's great. Glad you're happy.
Wow! You're so soft!

-[trills]
-Aw. Hey, Rowlet.

-Is it okay if I catch you?
-[trills]

-Huh? Hey! Wait up!
-[trills]

-Huh?
-Pika.

-Are you going to catch it?
-You bet! Let's go!

-Right!
-Pika!

[all] Who's that Pokémon?

[all] It's Rowlet!

[trills]

[both] Hm. Mm.

It looks safe. This is our chance.

I've got my Luxury Ball
containing Mimikyu!

And thanks to Bewear's yummy honey,
we're stuffed, too!

Wobbu. Wobbu.

[sighs]

-[Trumbeak] Beak!
-Huh?

[squawking]

[all scream]

Ah!

-They couldn't have!
-[Meowth] They took Bewear's food!

[Jessie] They're terrible!

Let's get it back! We owe Bewear
for feeding us and giving us shelter,

so not helping
would be against our evil ways!

Right! Yes, ma'am!

Jessie's right! She's too cool for school!

Wobbuffet.

Toucan. Toucannon.

[chirping]

-[Rowlet trills]
-Toucan.

[trills]

Toucannon.

Trumbeak!

[gibbers]

[panting]

-There it is! Over there!
-[trills]

-Pika.
-Bounsweet.

[Rotom Dex] Here's where I come in!

Pikipek, the Woodpecker Pokémon.

A Normal and Flying type.
It can unleash pecks per second

to drill a hole into a tree
where it stores food.

Trumbeak, The Bugle Beak Pokémon,
and the evolved form of Pikipek.

It att*cks its opponents
by f*ring seeds stored in its beak.

Toucannon, the Cannon Pokémon
and the evolved form of Trumbeak.

Its beak heats up to over degrees
and its peck can inflict a serious burn.

-Cannon.
-What's this?

-It's not hot at all. That's strange.
-Touc.

-Touc!
-[Rotom Dex gibbers]

Wow. I had no idea
you had so many awesome friends.

[trills]

-[panicked chirping]
-Toucan!

[gibbers]

What's going on?

Did someone ask something?

Noble answers
are what we're all about!

The beauty so radiant
the flowers and moon hide in shame.

A single flower of evil
in this fleeting world. Jessie!

The nobly heroic man of our times!

The master of darkness fighting back
against a tragic world! It's James.

It's all for one and one for all,
a glittering dark star

that always shines bright!

Dig it, while Meowth takes flight!

[both] Team Rocket, let's fight!

-That's right!
-Wobbuffet!

-You're those guys from the other day!
-Team Rocket! Let them go!

Sorry, but the Twerp loses again!

They shoplifted Bewear's food
and that's a no-no!

And we're here to take it back.
That way, we can pay it back!

-Wobbuff!
-I go boom!

We're going to give your Pikachu
as a perfect present to the Boss.

Take it away, Mimikyu!

Mi!

Mimikyu! Take care of them
the way you know how!

-That was Shadow Ball!
-Pikachu, Electro Ball!

Pika! Pikachu!

Rowlet, now's your chance

-to save your friends!
-[trills]

-All right, Pikachu, Iron Tail!
-Pika!

Pika?

[trills]

[chirping]

Rowlet cut through that rope
with just one kick!

[chirping]

-What happened?
-It's one of them?

Mimikyu! Quick, att*ck one more time!

Pika! Pika!

-Check out Mimikyu's Play Rough!
-Hoot.

Pika!

-Oh! Pikachu!
-[trills]

Mimikyu, wrap it up!

-Shadow Claw! Cool!
-It knows Shadow Claw, too!

[grunts] You okay, Pikachu?

[groans and whimpers]

[gibbering and trilling]

-Oh!
-I know that move. Leafage!

[trills]

Nice job, Rowlet! Pikachu, you okay?

Pika.

-Then Thunderbolt, let's go!
-Pika...

Chu!

-Ah!
-Mimikyu!

-Trumbeak.
-Cannon.

[trills]

Mimikyu!

-Huh?
-Huh?

-Huh?
-Huh?

[groaning]

-Is this...
-A déjà vu?

-[all] Bewear again!
-Wobbuf!

[Bewear gibbers]

Cool your jets, bub!

We're just trying pay you back
for the food you gave us!

-[gibbers]
-[Team Rocket] Off with a new blast!

Wobbuffet.

-They're all gone.
-Yeah.

Pika.

Toucan. Cannon.

-[Ash] Rowlet looks so happy.
-It's wonderful.

-Pika.
-Swee!

Rowlet?

[trills]

Rowlet, thanks.
Everybody's fine, thanks to you.

-Pika! Pika!
-Mm!

That was a powerful kick!

-[trills]
-Pika.

-[Ash sighs and giggles] See you.
-Pika.

-Okay, guys, let's go home.
-Huh?

Going home? I thought
you were going to catch Rowlet.

-[Ash] It's okay.
-Ash, are you sure?

Does not compute.

Thing is... Rowlet has a lot of friends.
Look at them! They're a family.

[trills sadly]

Toucannon.

-So, it's all fine.
-Huh.

[Rowlet trills]

-Huh?
-Toucannon.

Hm.

Cannon.

Huh? [gasps] Rowlet! What's up?

[trills]

Huh?

[chirping]

[trills]

Rowlet, are you saying
you want to come with me?

[trills]

Pika! Pika!

Unbelievable!

Awesome! I really wanted
you to be with me as well, Rowlet!

[chuckles]

-[trills]
-Rowlet?

What's Rowlet doing?

What do you think?
You want me to catch you, right?

[hoots]

All right, then here we go, Rowlet!

-Go, Poké Ball!
-[trills]

Ah! [laughs]

Ha!

-I just caught a Rowlet!
-Pika! Pika!

What?! It's possible
to catch a Pokémon like that?

-Of course it counts!
-Pika! Pika!

Great! Though I think
Ash has done this before.

Bounsweet.

Okay, Rowlet. Come out!

[hoots and trills]

-Huh? Huh?
-Pika?

[trills]

Nice! I guess you like my backpack,
right, Rowlet?

[trills]

-Pika.
-[giggles]

A Rowlet that likes backpacks.
Must update data.

-[laughs]
-Pika. Pika.

[narrator] Ash has caught
his first Pokémon from Alola, a Rowlet!

Easygoing, with a fondness for food,

Rowlet shows incredible strength
when helping its friends.

Now, Ash has his first Alola Pokémon

and his exciting journey here
is just beginning!