06x13 - All Things Bright and Beautifly!

[bunniefuu]

[machine beeping]

Hey! I guess that's Rustboro Hall!

Which means we must already be in Rustboro City!

Huh?

And I'm ready for my Gym battle!

[EXCITED]

But we're still over a day's walk from the Gym, Ash.

NARRATOR As they travel through the Hoenn Region

Ash and friends are excited to finally reach Rustboro City

knowing that the Gym is now within reach!

[HAPPY]

[chuckles]

[EXERTION]

They don't look like they're training for a battle

but I wonder what they're doing.

- Check it out! - Hey!

MAX 'I bet you they're all preparing for that Pok mon Contest.'

A Pokémon Contest?

[EXERTION]

[screams]

Oh, no!

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a 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 "All Things Bright and Beautifly!"

[EXERTION]

Get off me!

- Ah! - Wonder what it is?

POKEDEX Beautifly, the Butterfly Pokémon.

Beautifly have long, thin noses

which can extend to suck the pollen out of flowers.

[EXERTION]

Get off!

Looks like you got a new friend!

- It's not funny! - 'I'm so sorry!'

- Huh? - Are you okay?

- Hello! - Huh?

Is your mother a great artist?

'Cause you're a work of art.

Pretty as a picture.

Beautifly, stop that!

[SURPRISED]

So I was wondering, were you training your Beautifly

for that Pokémon Contest?

Well, as a matter of fact, I was

but unfortunately, some of the attacks

went a little bit wrong.

That's probably my fault.

Venomoth's Whirlwind Attack was far too strong.

It was a hopeless failure.

My name's Janet, by the way.

And I'm Chaz. How's it going?

- Fine. I'm Ash. - And my name's May.

And I'm Max.

And I'm Brock, your future boyfriend!

There's something I don't get about what you said, Chaz.

How can a powerful attack be a failure?

The problem is this.

Ash doesn't understand the Pokémon Contest.

[chuckles] Thanks, Max.

I guess the thing to know

is that contest battling

is not like a normal Pokémon battle.

It's about the beauty of the attack.

It's not about the raw power.

- The beauty of attacks? - Yes.

We're Coordinators and we train Pokémon to be graceful.

Coordina-coordina.. What?

Oh, I know! I've heard of Pokémon Contests.

Aren't they when the winner gets

a cute little ribbon or something?

That's exactly right!

And they look just like these two!

No way!

You've already got two of 'em?

May, you want to take a look at the ribbon I won?

That's so cool.

I'm gonna win one too!

I think you'd need to be good with Pokémon to win.

Huh? I'm a natural with Pokémon.

- Me too. - Let's all enter the contest!

I know the entry is limited.

I wonder if it's too late at this point?

Nah, but they should probably hurry!

- Here. - Huh?

Enter me in the contest. Now.

Uh..

I'm sorry, but this pass is expired

so you don't qualify for contest entry.

I'm sorry, I don't think I heard you correctly!

Then I'll say it again, your card's expired.

- Huh! - Uh! Does she know who you are?

I'll try being charming.

There is a chance I could renew your pass for you.

Oh! That would be divine!

MAY 'Huh? No spots left at all?'

The very last participant in the Pokémon Contest

signed up just before you guys got here.

Why didn't we get here sooner?

Perhaps, you could at least issue them passes

to watch the contest?

Mm-hmm. Of course, I can.

Now, you'll need those passes to enter the arena.

So make sure you don't lose them.

Too bad we couldn't enter, but as least we get to observe!

Ah! Big bummer.

[EXERTION]

Hey, pal, find somewhere else to sit!

May, I have an idea.

Maybe you could be Janet or Chaz's assistant?

[EXCITED]

That's silly. There's no way.

I think Max has a great idea.

I'd love for you to be my Pokémon assistant, May!

You mean it?

I'm sure that Beautifly thinks

it's a good idea as well.

[EXERTION]

That's Poké Block, right?

Yeah, I always use it as a snack

along with their main diet of Pokémon food.

- You want to try some yourself? - Uh..

Hold out your hands, it's chock-full of nutrition!

You mix berries in when you make it, right?

And the different types of Poké Block

depend on the kinds of berries you mix into it.

Right. Everyone kind of makes their own recipe.

I created my recipe for making the best Beautifly Poké Block.

Wow! That explains it!

MAX 'That's probably why its wings are so beautiful.'

[PLEASED]

Huh?

- Do you think it's mad at me? - No.

It's just thanking you for the compliment.

And I should really be saying, thank you, too.

- Thanks for what? - Yeah, what did he do?

It's so nice to hear someone praise the Pokémon that I train.

I know what you mean, Janet!

Yeah, that does feel good.

It really makes you proud of all the hard work and energy

you've put into the training.

Oh. I guess I could see that.

Hey, are you guys gonna be heading over

to Rustboro City, for a Gym battle?

Yeah, that's our next stop!

I'm going to battle too.

Pikachu and I are good to go!

[EXCITED]

You're planning on battling with Pikachu?

That might be difficult.

Pikachu's the best I got.

[CONCERNED]

But, Ash, the Rustboro Gym is a Rock Pokémon Gym.

A Rock Gym?

That'll sure make things tough

for an Electric Pokémon like Pikachu.

That's gonna be a problem for you too, May.

A Fire Pokémon like your Torchic

won't have much effect at all on any of those Rock Pokémon.

Hmm. Hey, Ash, does your Pikachu know any good attacks

that would work in a battle against Rock Pokémon?

- No. - Well, then.

If I told you there was a way to learn that attack

do you think you'd be interested?

Huh? Yeah! I'd love to know it!

[EXCITED]

Okay. You guys up for a crash course?

Well, I'd love to join you but I have a Beautifly on my head.

You should learn that attack too!

Oh, well, maybe next time!

What are you talking about?

You do your thing, I'll do my thing.

[APPEARING]

Now, we're going to teach Pikachu the Iron Tail Attack.

Iron Tail Attack?

[CURIOUS]

Let's start with a demo.

Sentret, use Iron Tail on this rock.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

No way!

Awesome!

[AMAZED]

So, you see how effective this kind of Iron Tail Attack

can be against a Rock Pokémon?

But only a Pokémon with a fully developed tail

can learn this technique.

Right.

[AGREEMENT]

PIKACHU [STRAINING]

Come on, Pikachu.

We've got to build some strength into your tail

if we're gonna have a chance of winning.

Iron Tail!

We've got to perfect your Iron Tail!

Come on.

Hmm.

What's that you're reading?

Pokémon attacks.

Tells how to win any battle

with a stylish and flamboyant attack.

Since when do you care about that stuff, Jess?

Since I found out that I can become a star

by winning these contests!

- Ooh! - Ah!

JESSIE 'After I win, I'll have my very own Jessie fan club.'

- 'Whoa!' - 'Whoa!'

JESSIE 'And we can use my fan club'

'to recruit new members to our Hoenn branch of Team Rocket.'

- 'Yeah!' - 'Yeah!'

Now, onward and upward!

- Up, up and away! - From here to eternity!

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Team Rocket rocks!

[crowd cheering]

The wait is over!

The Rustboro Pokémon Contest

is about to get under way!

MC 'On the panel of judges this year'

'are Contesta, the Director of the Contest Committee.'

Sukizo, from the Pokémon Enthusiasts Club

and Nurse Joy from Rustboro City.

And, like every year, the winner will receive

this Rustboro Ribbon!

Now, listen up, anyone winning five ribbons

from the various regional Pokémon Contests

will be declared an official top Coordinator.

And given free automatic entry

in the Pokémon Grand Festival!

Wow! Awesome.

The most important part is the Pokémon's entry.

JANET First impressions really do matter.

The judges will form opinions from the first attack

and they take into account

the degree of the Pokémon's development

and its level of cooperation with its trainer.

The final decision is made based on points

given by the judges.

It's very exciting.

Awesome, awesome!

Perhaps, you could expand your vocabulary a bit.

I know, but it's so awesome!

Pokémon are incredible.

I never realized!

Let's do it, Pikachu!

Iron Tail!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[gasps]

[SURPRISED]

Treecko, did you see that?

I'm pretty sure Pikachu's tail just lit up!

[AGREEMENT]

[EXERTION]

MC 'This is incredible!'

'Venomoth is giving a perfect display'

'of Confusion control.'

Whoa.

That must mean I'm missing Chaz's turn.

MC 'That's unbelievable!'

'These are the highest points we've seen so far.'

We were so busy working on Iron Tail

we forgot about Chaz.

[CONCERNED]

MC 'Our next contestant is entry number .'

'Let's hear it for Janet!'

[crows cheering]

It's Janet, with Max and May!

[EXCITED]

It's time, Beautifly.

[grunts]

[APPEARING]

Go Beautifly, use FL*SH!

[FL*SH MOVE]

That's cool!

[EXCITED]

- Alright! - Awesome!

Ah! Enough with the awesome!

Hey! Wait for me!

- Go! - Go!

[SLING SHOT MOVE]

MC 'Beautifly is building on its elegant entry'

'by demonstrating its Sling Shot attack.'

'A move that uses a whipping motion'

'to achieve results.'

[DELIGHTED]

Beautifly, Hidden Power.

[HIDDEN POWER MOVE]

[crowd cheering]

MC 'And to finish, a beautiful landing'

'in the Coordinator's hand.'

'How many points will Beautifly get?'

'And the judges all agree.'

'Beautifly's performance deserves a perfect score!'

[crowd applauds]

- Wow! - Wow!

Alright.

Hmm, you did it!

[EXCITED]

Thank you!

Actually, I don't think he was referring to you, May.

Oh! Ha ha.

I couldn't have done it without both of you.

You two were great.

- Really? - It was my pleasure.

Now for the last entry in the primary judging.

This is entry number .

MademoiselleJessica.

MC 'Let's see if Jessica can finish things with a bang!'

- Good luck, Jessie! - Show them who the star is.

Don't worry, leave it to me.

Go, Seviper!

[APPEARING]

Do this right, Seviper!

Now, go use Sacred Fire!

[CONFUSED]

Uh-oh.

I'm not sure Seviper knows

how to use that attack.

Come on!

Use Sacred Fire!

What are you waiting for?

[CONFUSED]

You don't know it?

Alright, use Water Pulse!

[CONFUSED]

Then use Blaze Kick!

[CONFUSED]

Awkward.

I guess that Seviper

ain't learned no attacks.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

What?

Okay, then, let me see here.

You know Dragon Claw?

What about, Psywave?

Luster Purge?

Would somebody please wake me up

from this terrible nightmare?

You're a waste of our time and money!

Why did she even enter?

[crowd booing]

[whimpering]

Jessie, I'm sensing a hint of crowd displeasurement.

Try a Poison Tail Attack.

It won't work, but I'll try it.

Seviper, Poison Tail!

[AGREEMENT]

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[screaming]

Thanks for the tip, Meowth!

[thuds]

[screaming]

[grunts]

[crowd sighs]

How could anyone be that bad?

No joke.

I apologize to all of you

for having to witness that atrocious spectacle.

So, let's get back into the spirit of things

without any further delay.

I now present the finalists!

Look, it's gonna come down to Janet and Chaz

and that's partly because of my help!

Don't get carried away with yourself.

You know it was mostly thanks to me.

Yeah, you were really awesome, weren't you?

[chuckles]

Hope you're ready for some stiff competition!

I'm just ready to win!

Good luck!

- To victory! - To victory!

Oh, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Seviper.

Your Poison Tail was incredible!

[sobbing]

Alright, Jess, enough groveling.

Meowth has a new plan.

We're just gonna steal the Pokémon that wins that contest.

Yes! My plan. I was just about to suggest it.

- Huh? - Huh!

You mean that wasn't my idea?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

MC 'Now, the Rustboro Pok mon Contest'

'has come to the exciting final battle stage!'

'It's down to Janet and Chaz'

'who both showed extraordinary skills'

'in the preliminary round!'

I can't wait to see them battle each other!

It's between Beautifly and Venomoth.

But can they do it without my help?

Somehow, they'll manage.

MC 'Ladies and gentlemen'

'the five-minute contest battle will now begin!'

Go, Venomoth!

Go get 'em, Beautifly!

[APPEARING]

Venomoth, Stun Spore!

Beautifly, use Gust!

[STUN SPORE MOVE]/[GUST MOVE]

MC 'Look at that!'

'Beautifly used Gust to blow away Venomoth's Stun Spore!'

Huh? I don't get it.

It looks like both of them lost points.

It's because Venomoth's Stun Spore worked at first

but was then blown back by Gust.

MAY 'But Chaz lost more points than Janet.'

MAX 'It just means that Beautifly's Gust Attack'

'was worth more points.'

'It's not just the attacks that count'

'but how you defend yourself too.'

So they just keep on reducing each other's points

and then the one with the most points

left in the end, is the winner.

Wow! This type of Pokémon battling

is something we've never seen before!

Yeah.

Beautifly, use Hidden Power!

[HIDDEN POWER MOVE]

Fly up and Dodge it.

[AGREEMENT]/[DODGING]

[HIDDEN POWER MOVE]

[PAINED]

Oh, wow.

But why couldn't it dodge?

Janet's Beautifly must be able to control the path

of its Hidden Power attack.

You could give up now if you want to!

[AGREEMENT]

Like that would ever happen.

Venomoth, Psybeam, go!

[PSYBEAM MOVE]

[SURPRISED]/[PAINED]

Oh, no! Beautifly!

MC 'Venomoth makes a clean hit with Psybeam!'

But that doesn't mean that Chaz is gonna win, you know.

Beautifly, hang in there.

Beautifly, Morning Sun!

[MORNING SUN MOVE]

[gasping]

[chuckles]

Awesome.

[MORNING SUN MOVE]

Restoration? Wonder when it learned that attack?

'Beautifly pulled off Morning Sun Attack'

'to perfection!'

'This is truly beautiful.'

'Even the judges are astounded!'

Chaz lost a lot of points. That was awesome.

I mean, amazing.

I know, I wish I could enter a contest

and battle just like Janet and her Beautifly.

[clock ticking]

- Psybeam! - Hidden Power!

[HIDDEN POWER MOVE]/ [PSYBEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Hold it. A tie?

[CONFUSED]

Beautifly, FL*SH Attack!

Venomoth, Confusion.

[CONFUSION MOVE]/ [FL*SH ATTACK MOVE]

MC 'The battle is over!'

'Let's have a look at the scoreboard!'

Victory goes to Janet and her Beautifly!

Alright!

[EXCITED]

[chuckles]

Thank you, Beautifly.

[HAPPY]

You were incredible.

- And you were too. - 'Yes, you were both great.'

Let us be the first to congratulate you!

We were invited here specially

as your congratulatory committee.

No one told me about this. Whoa!

Well, in that case, let me just say to that majestic Beautifly..

You won!

Your congratulatory bouquet!

Oh, well, thank you.

[screaming] Look out!

What's going on here?

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble as we congratulate.'

JAMES And make it double while we coordinate!

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 blast off at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight.

Meowth, that's right.

Team Rocket!

What are you doing here?

When we heard there was a Pokémon Contest

we just happened to come, see?

We don't like the bothersome task

of raising and training Pokémon.

So we decided to come here and steal 'em!

That way, we know they're good and strong!

[SCARED]

You three are no good, lazy cheats

and everything about you is an insult

to all Pokémon Trainers and Coordinators!

That's right. You're just crooks!

Sticks and stones.

Seviper, take care of them!

[APPEARING]

Oh, no, you don't.

Pikachu, use Iron Tail!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

What? Iron Tail?

Learned it already?

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[screams]

[SHOCKED]/[WORRIED]

Oh, no.

I guess it's too soon.

[THREATENING]

Now, Torchic, help us out!

[APPEARING]/[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]/[PAINED]

Way to go, Torchic!

Now, use Ember to break through the net!

[AGREEMENT]/[EMBER MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[sighs]

We stole those fair and square!

Thanks, May, you're great.

- You ready, Chaz? - Sure am!

- Beautifly! - Venomoth!

- Go Double Gust! - Go Double Gust!

[DOUBLE GUST MOVE]

[screaming]

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

WOBBUFFET [AFFIRMATIVE]

MC 'And now Mr. Contesta'

will present our winner with the first place Rustboro Ribbon!

[chuckles]

Janet, could Max and I take a look?

Of course!

Wow, it's beautiful! You know what?

I've decided that one day

I'm gonna enter a contest too!

- And earn my very own ribbon! - Uh..

Maybe you should worry about training for your first battle?

- Oh, yeah. Perhaps! - Good luck, May.

You too, Ash.

- I hope it goes well. - Thanks.

But you might want to work a little more

on that Iron Tail Attack.

Yeah!

Well, what do you say, Pikachu?

[EXCITED]

NARRATOR The Pokémon Contest was just as eventful for Ash and May

as it was for Janet and Chaz.

May learned more about the charms of Pokémon

while Ash learned a new attack for Pikachu!

Just imagine what awaits them at the Rustboro Gym!

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be 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 ♪♪