06x09 - Taming of the Shroomish

[bunniefuu]

PIKACHU [PLEASED]

Um! Ah! That smells great!

What smells great?

The air pollution, garbage, or the car exhaust?

No, Max. It's the wonderful scent of the big city.

You're right, May.

I guess we've been traveling in the woods so long

I forgot what that smells like.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

NARRATOR Still headed toward Rustboro City, our heroes have decided

to sample a little urban life in Rinshin Town.

Their first stop in a city in quite some time.

Like they say, you can take the girl out of the city

but you can't take the city out of the girl, now, can you?

Now, where should we start?

Maybe a little window shopping

followed up with dinner in a nice restaurant.

And then, let's see..

It's been a long time since I ate a good burger.

[EAGER]

This would also be a good time to stock up

on supplies too, so..

Alright, let's check out the town map.

I didn't know you had that. Quick, let's go!

You know, I'll bet if we look really hard

we can find some cool, sort of, City-type Pokémon!

That sounds good, but do you think

we could get something to eat first?

Yeah, okay. Then I might as well just go with you.

Awesome! We're gonna go get something to eat. Okay, guys?

Sounds good, then we'll meet up

back at the Pokémon Center, okay?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

♪ A kid from Pallet Town with a brand new world to see ♪

♪ Don't know what's ahead but it won't get the best of me ♪

♪ There's so much to learn and battles to be won ♪

♪ I've advanced so far and still there's always more to come ♪

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Taming of the Shroomish."

[INTENT]

Boy, this old mansion sure gives me the creeps.

Did you hear?

Another guy, fifth worker this week, just up and quit!

There's something really weird about this old place, no doubt.

[whirring]

I can't hear you!

Open up those big ears!

My ears are wide open.

Why don't you open up your mouth?

If I open my mouth any wider, something will fly into it!

Well, guess what, it just might be my fist

if you don't watch out!

Oh, really?

- Okay, you two, break it up! - Hmm?

Work the chainsaw instead of your mouth.

If I have to spend another minute in this jumpsuit

I'm gonna scream.

Yes, they do have the tendency to ride up.

I predict Jessie's being so irritable 'cause she's hungry.

Really, Meowth, why do you say that?

Astute observation, see?

Get back to work, or I'll give you astute

right between the eyes!

And besides that, I'm not hungry!

Hmm.

Well, maybe I could use a nibble.

Yeah, doing all this manual labor

until we catch that Pikachu is exhaustin'.

And until that glorious moment

I'm afraid we'll just have to work for money.

I guess you two are right, but there's just one thing.

What if all this heavy lifting leaves me looking more

like a muscle-bound Machoke than my usual magnificence?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Look, Brock, all of the latest styles.

- Aren't they great? - Oh, yeah, gorgeous.

And those accessories are beautiful!

You know, May, before we get too involved in clothes shopping

perhaps we should invest in some new supplies and medicine.

Oh, Brock, later.

The time for fashion is now!

Ah!

Oh!

That burger really hit the spot!

[DELIGHTED]

That's great, Ash. Now can we go looking for some Pokémon, huh?

Yeah, okay.

It's my bet, that city Pokémon like to hang out in alleyways

so they won't be spotted.

In that case it probably won't be so easy to find them, right?

Yeah, that's probably true.

- Wait! Look there! - What is it?

[CURIOUS]

- What kind of Pokémon's that? - I think it's a Shroomish!

[EXCITED]

Well, that should be enough supplies

to hold us for a while anyway.

Exactly what supplies did you get, Brock?

You know, emergency provisions and ingredients

to make Pokémon food, and medicine if anyone's hurt.

That way no matter what we come up against

we'll be ready, right?

Wow! That's awesome, Brock.

You're so reliable and organized!

No one can plan for travel like me.

MAN 'Did you say cursed?'

- Uh? - Huh?

You mean, you haven't heard the news?

Everybody's talking about it!

What news? Are you saying this town is really cursed?

Uh, hold on, May!

Well, you see, there's this big, old mansion in town

called the Green Lodge, and it's just up ahead.

Go on, go on!

WOMAN There's a bunch of workers there right now

tearing the place apart

including the forest in its courtyard.

They're saying that the whole place is cursed!

MAY Really?

WOMAN There hasn't been a soul living there for years

but people keep seeing things moving around inside!

The workers keep finding fresh footprints

in the halls all the time!

And some workers say when they go inside, they can't breathe

or they get really confused, and then they pass out!

[screaming]

So, if you know what's good for you

you'll stay away from that haunted mansion!

A haunted mansion, huh? I mean, how awesome is that?

[SUSPICIOUS]

I can't believe how lucky we are to find a Shroomish already!

Hmm. Let's see.

POKEDEX Shroomish, the Mushroom Pokémon.

Shroomish is mild-tempered and inhabits piles

of rotting leaves inside of forests.

[SUSPICIOUS]

It sure doesn't look too happy though.

You're right. Maybe it's hungry.

Well, why don't we give it some Pokémon food?

[OPTIMISTIC]

- Is that okay? - It's okay with me.

But don't you go trying to catch it.

Hey, don't worry, Ash! I know that! Trust me!

'Nothing wrong with making a new friend, right?'

You're right! Good point, Max!

Okay! So here I go then.

Hi, Shroomish. How you doing?

I've got some yummy Pokémon food here!

So, my name's Max. I'd like us to be friends.

[AGGRESSIVE]

MAX 'Okay.'

[STUN SPORE MOVE]

- Ah! - That's Stun Spore! Run for it!

[ALARMED]

[STUN SPORE MOVE]

Oh, this is a bad idea, May, let go!

Come on. You're acting like a scared little girl!

I know, but she said the mansion was haunted!

Right, and what's more fun than a haunted house?

[chuckles] Let's go check it out!

- Huh. - Uh.

MAX 'Looks like Shroomish is done using Stun Spore.'

Good, now I'm gonna try giving this a shot.

[SUSPICIOUS]

Now try some of Brock's Pokémon food.

It's really good.

[CURIOUS]

Go ahead, I promise you'll love it!

[FRIENDLY]

[SURPRISED]

[FRIENDLY]

[CURIOUS]

[DELIGHTED]

[CAUTIOUS]

[DELIGHTED]

[EXCITED]

See, I was right! I've got more so eat as much as you want to.

[DELIGHTED]

So big deal.

I could've gotten Shroomish to eat too

if I had used Brock's Pokémon food.

Wait. There's something strange about this.

What?

Don't Shroomish usually live in the forest?

Yeah.

'Maybe it got separated from its Trainer or something.'

You know, I think we should take Shroomish over

to the Pokémon Center.

Yeah. Okay, here. Take this.

Hey, what's with the handkerchief?

It's a present.

There, all done. You look great.

[EXCITED]

Do you like it, Shroomish?

[ELATED]

Hey, Max, that's great.

It looks like Shroomish really likes your present.

[chuckles] And now, you and I are buddies, aren't we, Shroomish?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Look at that! It's so old and run-down.

And so creepy.

I can't wait to see the inside!

Hey! Uh.. What are you doing?

Whoa, check out that old mansion!

[INTRIGUED]

The garden's as big as a whole forest!

[UNEASY]

What's the matter, Shroomish?

[UNEASY]

Wonder what's wrong?

Is something about the mansion scaring you?

- Huh? - Isn't that the Twerp?

MEOWTH What are they doing here?

[SURPRISED]

Where you going, Shroomish?

Let's follow it. Maybe we'll see why it's so upset.

Okay.

PIKACHU [URGENT]

Alright, now time to implement

a Pikachu-capture plan.

Great.

But, Jess, what about this job?

Please, capturing Pikachu's more important

than this part-time job.

- Of course it is. - Hah.

- 'Woo-hoo!' - Huh?

Wait!

Hey, guys, where should I set this log down?

'How about here?'

ALEX Wow. They really let this place go, didn't they?

All sorts of strange things could happen

in a place like this.

Yeah, I'm aware of that.

SHROOMISH [INTENT]

- Yah! - Hmm?

[INTENT]

Uh..

[EXERTION]

What was that Pokémon?

I think it might have been a..

- Shroomish! Wait up! - Huh?

Come back here!

- It's Ash. - And Max.

What are you guys doin' here?

I thought you were out buying supplies and stuff.

- 'Hey, you kids.' - Huh?

You're not supposed to be in here. Didn't you see the signs?

We're cutting down all the trees in this garden

so it's much too dangerous.

Oh, sorry.

It's just that a Shroomish we found came running here

and we were following it.

- Did you say Shroomish? - Yeah.

Sorry, but that's impossible.

No, it's not. It was definitely a Shroomish.

And we even fed it some Pokémon food.

But that makes no sense.

There haven't been any Shroomish in this town in ages!

Well, that's pretty weird.

You mean, there used to be some?

Uh-huh. When I was a little kid there were a lot of them

around this town.

I used to love Shroomish.

This mansion once belonged to my grandfather

and when I was little I used to come here often

and play with the Shroomish all day long!

But as the town got bigger and more and more buildings

were built, the forest slowly disappeared.

Eventually, my grandfather passed away

and soon after that all the Shroomish disappeared too!

The town council decided the mansion would be destroyed

to make room for new buildings.

But then, no sooner had demolition begun

these strange things started happening.

I just came by today to check things out.

That's quite a story!

When you say strange things, do you mean ghouls and ghosts

eerie footprints, and stuff like that?

Well, those are only rumors.

Anyway, are you boys positive that you saw a Shroomish

go inside this mansion?

ASH/MAX Yeah!

Well, if that's the case I'll just have to go

inside of it and find out what's going on.

Oh, that's awesome! We'll go with you, okay?

[EXCITED]

Oh, wow! This is so exciting!

Hey, Shroomish! Come on out, Shroomish!

Shroomish! Where are you, Shroomish?

You can come out now.

[URGENT]

No sign of it in this part of the house.

Guess we'll just have to look further inside, huh?

- Yeah. - Ah-h! Further inside?

[UNEASY]

MAX 'Look!'

- Shroomish! - We found you!

[RELIEVED]

You were right.

There is a Shroomish.

Shroomish, what's wrong? Why did you run off like that?

Look, guys, it's shivering.

[UNEASY]

- Uh! - There's a bunch more of 'em!

Do you think they're afraid of somethin'?

[DETERMINED]

ASH 'Huh.'

[INQUISITIVE]

[UPSET]

You know, Shroomish normally live within the forest, right?

Yes, but as more and more of the forest has been cut down

they must have moved into the mansion.

But now that the mansion is gonna be torn down too

where will they go?

Yeah, I bet that's why they're scared.

Well, look at that!

- Huh? - Huh?

MAX 'Hey, is that you with your grandfather'

'when you were little?'

Yes, that is me.

[laughing]

BROCK 'It looks to me like you both were really fond of Shroomish.'

[chuckles] Yes, we sure were.

[rumbling]

What's that?

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble in a cloud of dust!'

JAMES Make it double, there's no choice, you must!

JESSIE To protect the world from devastation!

JAMES 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!

That's right!

[EMPHATIC]

BROCK/ASH/MAX/MAY Not you guys again!

[HOSTILE]

Who else were you expecting? Go, Cacnea!

[APPEARING]/[EXCITED]

No, please, no hugs!

Stop playing around, James!

Seviper, go!

[APPEARING]/[CONFIDENT]

[INTENT]

[SURPRISED]

Pikachu, use Quick Attack, now!

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

[ALARMED]

[SURPRISED]

Hey, Shroomish, what's the matter?

James, you feel that?

Something is rumbling.

And it ain't my tummy. Ah!

[INTENT]

- Look at that! - A herd of Shroomish!

ALEX 'They must all be living in this mansion!'

- A stampede! - I think there's a fungus.

And they're among us!

Go, Seviper, Poison Tail, now!

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Hey, stop that!

Cacnea, Pin m*ssile, go!

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[STUN SPORE MOVE]

[coughing]

They're using Stun Spore!

Let's go, everybody! We've got to get out of here!

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY Okay!

We'll be sticking around for a while longer.

[DISTRESSED]

[panting]

Man, that was close!

[EXHAUSTED]

So, all of those strange sightings

and all the mysterious footprints

were just coming from the Shroomish.

Guess so. And all of the workers who were feeling sick

must have been affected by the Stun Spore!

I just can't get over how many Shroomish

were still inside of that mansion!

[DISTRESSED]

You know what?

I don't think the Shroomish were scared at all.

I think they're in pain!

Pain? What in the world would make you think that?

I just know, 'cause I'm friends with them too.

Like you, and they told me!

The Shroomish all want to play with you again like before.

They wanna live here with you and be happy again.

[DISTRESSED]

I'd like that, too.

[panting]

Shroomish! What rude little Pokémon.

Honestly, I'm appalled!

Me too, and now I think it's payback time

for the little toadstools.

Okay, do you have a plan, Meowth?

One that doesn't involve us getting stunned again?

But does involve us capturing Pikachu, huh?

Yes, I got the perfect strategy, rely on Meowth!

[IMPRESSED]

Shroomish.

Forgive me. I'm so sorry I abandoned you all.

[PLEASED]

Please stop the construction. You've just got to stop it!

Please understand.

Max is right. Where will they all go?

Without this mansion, the poor Shroomish

won't have any other place to live!

They'll all be lost.

[CONCERNED]

Come on, please don't tear down their home!

I'm sorry, it's too late to stop now.

Uh!

[laughing]

Great, now what's going on?

- It's Team Rocket! - It's Team Rocket!

You got that right, now prepare for a fight!

Stun Spore all you like

we paid for the "Airtight Protection Package!"

And if it doesn't work properly, there's a money-back guarantee!

And since this machine is good at keeping the air nice

and Stun Spore-free, we'll be helpin' ourselves

'to the whole lot of yous!'

JESSIE/JAMES 'Yee-haw!'

They're going to force the Shroomish out of the mansion

and then try and capture them all!

Oh, no, they won't! Ready, Pikachu?

[DETERMINED]

Okay, one more time!

[DETERMINED]

MEOWTH 'Hello there!'

[ALARMED]

Okay, Pikachu, give them a Thunderbolt Attack!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Oh, no!

Did you think we'd forget about

adding an electric-proof shield?

JESSIE/JAMES 'Picking up the Shroomish, putting them in the basket.'

[gasping]

JESSIE/JAMES 'Shroomish sailing through the sky.'

MEOWTH 'Enough to make a grown Meowth cry!'

[SCARED]

Ah!

Enough of this nonsense!

I think it's time that we all protect your home, Shroomish!

[DETERMINED]

[STUN SPORE MOVE]

Uh-oh! The Stun Spore's moving right towards the city!

Uh, help us out, Forretress, go!

[APPEARING]

Forretress, Rapid Spin!

[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

Forretress stopped the Stun Spore! Alright!

- Great idea, Brock! - What a relief. Thank you.

[Meowth laughing]

This piece of machinery is our best investment ever.

No Stun Spore at all!

But, Meowth, don't you think

it's getting a bit stale in here?

We're completely sealed off, and I am feeling light-headed.

Don't you worry your light head one bit

'cause fresh air is comin' up!

Circulation system on!

Now, that's a much needed breath of fresh air.

Uh, but that isn't!

We're getting Stun Spored for a second time!

Bad idea, Meowth!

Go, Shroomish! Use your Leech Seed, now!

[LEECH SEED MOVE]

[gasping]

Did they have to use Leech Seed too?

A double Stun Spore was stunning enough for one day!

Quite impressive attacks, those Leech Seed and Stun Spore

getting through our latest, greatest, hi-tech air filter.

JESSIE/JAMES Perhaps it was the open window?

[ANGRY]

Okay, Torchic, come on out, and help with those Shroomish!

[APPEARING]/[DETERMINED]

Use Ember!

[EMBER MOVE]

[RELIEVED]

Pikachu, Thunder Attack!

[THUNDER MOVE]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH This has really been a stunning experience!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Ah! Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!

[PLEASED]

Good job, everyone!

[PLEASED]

Hmm.

So, will you have to tear down the mansion?

I'm afraid the mansion will have to be destroyed, I'm sorry.

- Huh? - But you can't!

So, what will happen to the Shroomish?

I'm going to plant another forest of trees

and restore the whole area like it originally was

for the Shroomish!

Huh?

[chuckles] That's a great idea. Thank you!

[HAPPY]

And we'll all be able to play together again!

[THRILLED]

That'll be fun, Shroomish!

Everything turned out fine after all.

Sure did.

[HAPPY]

And they'll be back in the forest like they should be.

Goodbye all you Shroomish, see you later!

[WARM]

Take care of yourselves, and thanks again!

You guys all take good care of each other too!

- Enjoy the new forest! - Bye, everyone!

- Take good care! - Bye-bye!

NARRATOR Thanks to a little help from our heroes

the Shroomish's home will be returned to the forest

it once was!

Imagine what new friends await them

as their journey continues.

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪