07x08 - ZigZag Zangoose!

[bunniefuu]

[EXERTION]

[CURIOUS]

[UNSURE]

What kind of Pokémon is that?

- It's a Zangoose. - A Zangoose, huh? Let me see.

POKEDEX Zangoose, the Cat Ferret Pokémon.

Zangoose usually walks around on all fours

but stands on its hind legs when angry.

It's very quick and can easily dodge most enemy attacks.

NICHOLAI 'Zan, Zan!'

MAX 'Look, another one.'

NICHOLAI There you are, Zangoose.

I've been looking for you!

[RELIEVED]

What? That second Zangoose is talking.

- Actually, that's a human. - Hmm?

Yeah, that's right. What do you want?

- Hey, we know you! - Ah!

Oh, yeah! Didn't we meet before?

Yep, I remember. You're Nicholai!

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Every Trainer has a choice ♪

♪ To listen to that voice inside ♪

♪ I know the battle may be long ♪

♪ Winners may have come and gone ♪

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ And this dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet the challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced Challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This shows that you and I ♪

♪ Will be the best that the world's ever seen ♪

♪ 'Cause we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "ZigZag Zangoose!"

NARRATOR Continuing on toward Fallarbor Town

and May's next Pokémon Contest

Ash and friends have reunited with an old friend

they came to know as Nicholai, the Youngster.

Right after I saw you guys

I went ahead and challenged

the leader of the Petalburg Gym.

You did? Did you see our dad?

- How about our mom? - Yep!

And when I told them I was friends with you two

they invited me to their house for a great home-cooked meal.

And then the next day, I battled your dad.

Really, so how'd did you, did you earn a badge?

[IMPATIENT]

I doubt that, my dad's so strong

you wouldn't even have had a chance.

[laughs]

That's what they all say

before they taste defeat

at the hands of Nicholai!

- Does that mean you won? - 'No, I got creamed.'

[groaning]

I'm surprised you admit it.

[SURPRISED]

There's no shame in losing to a great

Pokémon Trainer like their father.

It was just a thrill for me to battle

with another proud wearer of knickerbockers.

- Huh? - Huh?

Our dad would never battle wearing shorts.

And he'd never call them knickerbockers.

Ah, just you wait.

Someday all the great Trainers will be wearing--

So, Nicholai, since you lost

I guess you're out here in the woods to train more

and get ready for a rematch, that right?

Yep, I'm working on strength, speed and conditioning

so the next time, Zangoose and I battle, we'll be unbeatable.

Then what would you say to a battle right now?

[EAGER]

I'd say alright!

What are we waiting for?

BROCK This battle will now begin

with each Trainer using two Pokémon.

Contestants, are you ready?

- Ready! - Ready!

Let the match begin!

Pokémon!

Quick change, go!

Marshtomp, now!

I choose you!

[EXCITED]

Hey, a Marshtomp.

I guess Nicolai's Mudkip must have evolved.

POKEDEX Marshtomp, the Mud Fish Pokémon.

Marshtomp is the evolved form of Mudkip.

Its body is enclosed in a membrane

allowing it to live on land.

Its lower body is well developed

so it's capable of walking on two legs.

Alright, I know what I need for this battle.

Go, Treecko!

[EXCITED]/[CONFIDENT]

Marshtomp, hit it with your Water g*n.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

Treecko, Dodge and then use Quick Attack.

[EXERTION]

Now, keep blasting your Water g*n

and don't let him get closer.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

[EXERTION]/[WORRIED]

Don't stop!

Marshtomp! Mud Shot, now!

[MUD SHOT MOVE]

[PAINED]

Oh, no. Treecko, get up!

[STRUGGLING]

That Mud Shot did some serious damage to Treecko.

And its Water g*n is a lot more powerful now

than it was when it was just a Mudkip.

Okay, Marshtomp!

Finish 'em with Iron Tail!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

Now, Treecko, b*llet Seed!

[INTENT]/[b*llet SEED MOVE]

[PAINED]

Oh, no! Marshtomp!

Now, hit it with Pound Attack, Treecko.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

Oh, no, you gotta get up, Marshtomp.

[STRUGGLING]/[STUNNED]

Marshtomp is unable to battle.

And Treecko is the winner.

Alright, Treecko. Great job.

PIKACHU/TREECKO [IMPRESSED]/[SATISFIED]

MEOWTH 'Twerp straight ahead.'

And while he's busy battlin'

with that wacky kid in a costume, we'll grab Pikachu.

Wait a minute, isn't he that kid we ran into before

who was obsessed with his short pants?

I don't care if he likes his short pants, long pants

or underpants, I just wanna get Pikachu.

[EXASPERATED]

So I'm gonna do it now.

Go, Seviper!

[CONFIDENT]

Listen here, Seviper.

As soon as the Twerp is looking the other way

I want you to grab Pikachu.

SEVIPER [DETERMINED]

NICHOLAI Pretty good, Ash. You've gotten better

but you haven't beaten me yet.

ASH Nope, not yet.

Alright, Pokémon change!

I choose you, Zangoose!

[DETERMINED]

Here it comes, Treecko. Just keep your guard up.

Go, Zangoose!

Use Swords Dance!

[DETERMINED]

[DISTRACTED]

Hmm?

[CONFUSED]

What's the matter with you, Zangoose?

[INTENT]

Hey! Where do you think you're going?

[INTENT]

[screaming]

Hey, don't I know you guys?

- Team Rocket! - Team Rocket!

ZANGOOSE/SEVIPER [HOSTILE]

Seviper, what's the idea of disobeying my orders?

What's the idea of being here in the first place?

My big idea is prepare for trouble

if you simply must know.

Make it double and get on with the show.

[HOSTILE]

[shudders]

Now, I know why Zangoose was acting so strange

'cause it knew there was a Seviper nearby.

- Why? Is that a problem? - That's for sure.

Seviper and Zangoose are natural-born enemies.

But, why's that Max?

Because they're able to detect each other's presence

even at a distance, and once they do

they can't resist the urge to fight.

[ATTACK]

[AGGRESSIVE]

[HOSTILE]

Hello!

You're supposed to be out there grabbin' Pikachu

you big, overgrown Caterpie!

[ANGRY]

[EXERTION]

Can't you take a joke?

[screaming]

- I guess not! - I guess not!

[HOSTILE]

[ATTACK]

[STRUGGLING]

Stop it, you let go of Zangoose! Ah!

Nicholai!

[INTENT]

- Zangoose, hang on! - Oh, no!

[HOSTILE]

SEVIPER/ZANGOOSE [POISON TAIL MOVE]/[ALARMED]

[PAINED]

Zangoose, try to swim to shore!

[AGGRESSIVE]

Alright, Corphish! Bubble Beam!

[INTENT]/[BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Good job! Now go help Zangoose out of there!

CORPHISH/ZANGOOSE [INTENT]/[PAINED]

[INTENT]/[SURPRISED]

CORPHISH [INTENT]

Zangoose!

You alright?

[DISTRESSED]

I think maybe Zangoose has taken a lot of damage.

Of course, after a direct hit

from Seviper's Poison Tail

and then getting dragged down the river.

Nicholai, why don't we help Zangoose back to the camp?

Good idea, then I can give it some treatment.

Okay. That sounds like a good plan.

Don't you worry, Zangoose we're gonna take care of you.

[SUFFERING]

There are special herbs in this soup

so with this and some rest, it'll be fine.

Thanks, I hope so.

Here, Zangoose, this'll make you feel better.

[ALERT]/[STRUGGLING]

[UNSURE]

Aw, don't worry, Zangoose

we're all friends here.

PIKACHU [FRIENDLY]

[RELIEVED]

That's it. Now, try some of Brock's soup.

[AGREEMENT]/[EATING]

Even injured, Zangoose is probably thinking about Seviper.

Bet it wants to settle things once and for all.

[ANGRY]

Just hang in there.

Believe me, pal, I feel the same.

[groaning]

Why does this happen?

This time it wasn't our fault, it was that Zangoose!

So true, but, Jessie

your Seviper wasn't completely blameless either!

[EMPHATIC]

[EXERTION]

[SATISFIED]

Seviper, you wrecked our whole plan.

Why didn't you grab Pikachu, you legless loser?

[IRATE]

Ah, I mean, I'm sorry, our plan was such a loser.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. So sorry.

[DISMISSIVE]/[CURIOUS]

- Huh? - Huh?

I think Seviper's tryin' to see

if Zangoose is still around.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

It's got a real hangup with this Zangoose

says it wants to tear it to pieces.

I understand.

I suppose everyone has one person in the world

they wish they could abandon on an island

or throw down a Raticate hole.

Cassidy, for instance!

- Cassidy? - Cassidy?

She's the one I'd tear into pieces if I had half a chance!

I know how you feel, Seviper, because I feel exactly the same.

[PLEASED]

Let's go and find that Zangoose, Seviper.

And then together we'll tear it to shreds.

POKEDEX Seviper, the Fang Snake Pokémon.

Seviper shares a generations-long

feud with Zangoose.

Its sword like tail can slash foes

and douse them with poison.

Sounds like it could be a really brutal battle.

Especially with that feud that's going on.

Zangoose will do okay once it's healed.

And once I've learned everything I can about battling Seviper!

I need to do some practice battles to get ready!

I can play the part of Seviper.

[EAGER]

Pokémon, change!

- Zangoose! - Pokémon, change!

Seviper!

I've battled against Seviper tons of times before.

I can teach you everything I've learnt.

Thanks, Seviper. Let's go.

Here I come. "Seviper!"

"Zang, Zang, Zang!"

- "Sevipe!" - Huh?

[screams]

Sorry, but Seviper's tail is fast.

And it's super strong, too.

- Okay, "Zang, Zang, Zang!" - "Seviper, Sevipe!"

How's this, huh? I'm dodging you pretty good.

Yow!

See, by dodging

you put yourself in range of its Bite Attack.

So if I dodge the tail, I get bitten.

If I avoid the fangs, I get the tail?

Seems like either way I lose, Ash.

Keep tryin', and you'll figure it out.

- Alright, then. "Zang! Zang!" - "Seviper! Seviper!"

Is this fake battling really gonna help Nicholai win?

It's good for the Trainers but it doesn't help

their Pokémon at all.

- You're wrong about that, Max. - Huh?

A good Trainer and his Pokémon work together as one unit.

The closer Nicholai gets to actually being like a Zangoose

the better he'll become.

[IMPRESSED]

Well, if you say so.

- Huh? - Huh?

[MERRY]

Skitty, you let yourself out again.

[EAGER]

- Hey! - Ah!

Skitty, knock it off! Uh! Ah!

- Skitty, come on! - Skitty?

MAY Skitty, stop!

- It's not a real Seviper! - Ah!

[PLAYFUL]/[ALERT]

I got you!

[EXERTION]

Is this a part of the training?

SEVIPER [CHALLENGING]

SEVIPER [CHALLENGING]

Hey, that's Seviper's voice.

[ALERT]

[EXERTION]

Zangoose, come back!

It doesn't have a chance against Seviper now.

It hasn't recovered from the damage.

Let's go after it, guys.

Right, hang on, Zangoose. Help is on the way!

SEVIPER [READY]

Zangoose, where are you hiding?

Come on out and battle like a real Pokémon!

Jessie certainly does have a bee in her bonnet

about this battle, but it seems like

a waste of time to me.

Yeah, but if anything's a waste of time

it's arguing with her.

Besides, we could grab hold of Pikachu

while they're all distracted.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[ALERT]

[CHALLENGING]

Look who decided to show up.

[HOSTILE]

Hold on, don't attack yet!

JESSIE 'This battle's between Zangoose and Seviper'

so the rest of you can butt out.

NICHOLAI 'You wanna battle, you got it.'

And as sure as I wear short pants, you're gonna lose!

[DETERMINED]

[HOSTILE]

Seviper, go!

[ATTACK]

Alright, Zangoose! Dodge it!

[EXERTION]

[SATISFIED]

Looks like dodging is all that it has strength for.

But it can't win if it doesn't attack.

- Hang in there, Zangoose! - Don't give up!

[EMPHATIC]

- Huh? - Huh? Pikachu!

[chuckles]

- Now, we got Pikachu. - Now, we got Pikachu.

Team Rocket, you guys are gonna pay for this.

[HOSTILE]

[AGGRESSIVE]

Uh, Pikachu, Thunder.

[THUNDER MOVE]

[FRUSTRATED]

Let's go, Jessie, Pikachu is ours.

Just leave those two to fight.

- I'm staying here! - Huh?

Can't you see there's a battle going on?

JESSIE I'm Seviper's Trainer, and I'm not leaving

till that Zangoose is cooked.

Go ahead, run away with your little Pikachu!

Does Jessie seem a bit stressed, Meowth?

Really? I hadn't noticed.

Quit your mumbling and get out of here!

- Ah! Okay! - Ah! Okay!

[INTIMIDATED]

Hey, come back here!

[AGGRESSIVE]/[HOSTILE]

ASH Stop!

Now, Seviper will make pate out of your Zangoose!

[CONFIDENT]

No skirt-wearing girl will come close to beating us.

[CONFIDENT]

[panting]

ASH Get back here with my Pikachu!

Ain't that Twerp never gonna just give it up?

Let's slow him down a bit.

Go, Cacnea!

[EXCITED]/[INTENT]

No, don't hit me.

Attack them with Pin m*ssile, Cacnea.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[screams]

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

Prepare for trouble, I've always wanted to say.

Huh?

Just do it like you always do.

You got to end in a rhyme.

- I...what? - Oh, come on, I'm Jessie!

Prepare for trouble, here in the wood.

JAMES 'Make it double, 'cause you know that you should.'

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.

- Meowth. - And James.

Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light.

Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, fight.

[EMPHATIC]

That was awesome!

From now on, I'll fill in for Jessie, okay?

I have to admit, it went better than I thought.

But right now, we've got bigger things to take care of.

- Huh? - Give me back Pikachu!

[URGENT]

Go, Cacnea, Sandstorm Attack!

[DETERMINED]/[SANDSTORM MOVE]

[groaning]

Whoa!

BROCK/MAY/MAX Oh, no!

[SCREAMS]

Pikachu, no!

[ATTACK]/[EXERTION]

Seviper, Bite Attack, now!

[BITE MOVE]

Zangoose, just keep Dodging.

[EXERTION]/[DISTRESSED]

Alright, now use your Poison Tail, Seviper.

Here it comes!

[ALERT]/[INTENT]

All that training with Ash is really paying off!

Except..

'...it's so tired.'

You've just got to keep dodging its attacks, Zangoose!

You can't let Seviper do any more damage!

I've had enough of playing games.

Alright, Seviper, attack and finish it off.

[DETERMINED]/[SURPRISED]

[SCREAMING]

- Huh? - Pikachu!

JAMES Hold up a minute!

MEOWTH Pikachu's ours! We stole it!

I got you!

[clamoring]

MAX Give us back Pikachu!

MEOWTH Forget about it, it's ours now!

ASH Give it back, Team Rocket!

JAMES Let go of my foot!

MEOWTH Wrong! That's my foot!

[INTENT]

- Hey, get back here with that! - Wobbuffet!

[INTENT]/[SCARED]

[clamoring]

Wait a second!

They can't catch it.

NICHOLAI Because of the way it zigzags back and forth

just like that Skitty did in the training exercise.

Zangoose, you got to move like Wobbuffet. Make zigzags!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[clamoring]

Everyone, stop right now!

[chuckles]

I'll just take this.

Oh, it happened again!

You're all a bunch of cheaters!

You guys are the cheaters.

[INDIGNANT]

Take your silly squabbles elsewhere.

I have a sacred battle to concentrate on.

Seviper, go.

[ATTACK]

Zangoose, attack now!

[ATTACK]

I see you've chosen to waste

what little energy it has left.

That's fine.

[chuckles]

Chase it down!

[INTENT]

Pikachu, are you okay?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Zangoose, run the way we were talking about!

[INTENT]/[DETERMINED]

Seviper is gaining on Zangoose.

It looks like Seviper's gonna win this after all.

I don't know.

Isn't Zangoose running zigzag patterns

just like Skitty was earlier?

- Huh? - Huh? Zigzag?

[INTENT]

Go, Seviper, use Bite Attack then hit it with Poison Tail.

[DETERMINED]

Okay, Zangoose, now jump!

[BITE MOVE]/ [POISON TAIL MOVE]

- No way! - Zangoose dodged it!

You see, Zangoose ran a zigzag pattern

to avoid Seviper's fangs and tail

and tired it out at the same time.

Alright, Zangoose, Crush Claw!

[DETERMINED]/[CRUSH CLAW MOVE]

[PAINED]

[STUNNED]

Oh, no! My Seviper.

Way to go, Zangoose!

[SATISFIED]

Seviper, pull yourself together. What happened?

[DISTRAUGHT]

You were amazing, Seviper.

Your fighting skill and spirit

will go down in the annals

of Pokémon battle history.

Enough of that mushy stuff, let's get Pikachu back!

Okay, Cacnea! Pin m*ssile!

[DETERMINED]

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[screaming]

Alright, you asked for it.

Pikachu, Thunder, now!

[THUNDER MOVE]

[screaming]

This feels very familiar.

Is it possible we should be looking

into another line of work?

I swear on my Seviper that I will get my revenge!

TEAM ROCKET Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!

SEVIPER [DISCOURAGED]

NICHOLAI You did a great job, Zangoose!

That was an awesome battle.

ZANGOOSE [PLEASED]

ASH 'You too, Nicholai.'

I never would have made it without those

practice battles and all your help.

Hey, how about you and I finish our battle?

Yeah!

BROCK Ash is ahead, one to zero.

This battle is now re-started!

- Okay! - Okay!

Pokémon, change!

Ha, Zigzagoon!

Come on, help me out!

[EXCITED]

[DETERMINED]

I had a feeling you'd choose Zigzagoon.

[DETERMINED]

Go, Pikachu!

[INTENT]

Go, Zigzagoon!

[INTENT]

You know, if Nicholai keeps practicing this way

he could become a really great Trainer.

Yeah, and if that happens

everyone will start wearing

blue shorts just like him.

Even our dad!

[laughs]

NARRATOR After a tough victory

against a sworn enemy

Ash, Nicholai, and the rest of the group

realize once again the importance of Pokémon training.

And so, their journey will continue

right after this battle.

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ And this dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet the challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced Challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This shows that you and I ♪

♪ Will be the best that the world's ever seen ♪

♪ 'Cause we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪