07x35 - Whiscash and Ash

[bunniefuu]

[slurps] Yup, it's perfect!

NARRATOR On their way towards the Fortree City Gym

our heroes happen upon a small picnic area

next to a beautiful lake.

A picture-perfect place for a picnic lunch!

ASH 'Wow, five badges.'

All I need are just three more

and I can finally enter the Hoenn League.

[EXCITED]

[chuckles] I can't wait!

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

[CURIOUS]

Excuse me!

We could use some help over here!

Could you bring some water when you come?

Okay. I'll be right there.

[screaming]

[ALARMED]

[all gasps]

Oh, no!

[INTENT]

[SHOCKED]

[INTENT]

My badges!

♪ 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 ♪

♪ This dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet the challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced Challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This show that you and I ♪

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

♪ Because we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Whiscash and Ash!"

Now, what am I gonna do?

[CONCERNED]

I wonder what that was?

POKEDEX Whiscash, the Whiskers Pokémon.

Whiscash has strong territorial instincts

'and goes berserk when any enemy approaches'

'creating earthquakes.'

[FRIENDLY]

That is one humongous Whiscash!

Gimme back my badge case, Whiscash! Come on!

[EXERTION]

That's it! That's the one!

[EXERTION]

[PLAYFUL]

Hey, no way!

You are gonna be sorry!

Go, Corphish!

[APPEARING]

Corphish! Crabhammer, let's go!

[CRABHAMMER MOVE]

[WATER PULSE MOVE]

[PAINED]

- What was that? - Whiscash's Water Pulse Attack!

[DAZED]

Poor Corphish!

How dare you!

[PLAYFUL]/[INTENT]

No, you don't! Come back!

[all gasping]

[INTENT]

[thinking] You think you're so smart.

[INTENT]

[MISCHIEVOUS]

[screaming]

[clenching]

[groaning]

[ECSTATIC]

Huh?

[gasping]

I'm alive!

Thanks to a Pikachu lure?

- 'Correct!' - Huh?

I was hoping I'd caught Nero

but it felt a little light.

Guess I'll have to settle for you!

[sneezing]

Absurd, you really thought you could catch

Nero with your bare hands?

I doubt very much he was thinking.

BROCK When you say Nero

do you mean that giant Whiscash?

Mm-hmm.

And you'll be interested to know that

Nero has claimed this lake as its own territory

and has reigned over it for more than years.

So, why would Nero want Ash's badge case?

All Whiscash are quite drawn to objects that sparkle and shine!

I'm assuming that your badge case

would fall into that category, right?

Yes, sir. Sure does.

Ah! I've got to get my badges back!

SULLIVAN 'Not to worry!'

I will make sure you get them back.

I'll do it myself.

Huh?

Mister, how're you gonna do that?

It's time I told you who I am.

I am the great Sullivan!

And for years, I have pursued Nero!

I am a fishing god!

[laughs]

But if you're all that good then

how come you never caught Nero

in whole years?

[clenching]

Sir! Are you alright?

That kid really knows how to hurt a god.

I mean, a guy.

Next time, could you just keep your mouth shut?

That hurts!

I can tell when I'm not needed.

ASH Mister Sullivan!

Please! You've got to help me get my badges back!

And you are a legend!

Yeah! You're a fishing god!

- We need you! - We need you!

Well, since you put it that way!

SULLIVAN 'Here are a few rods to check out.'

Uh! Thank you, sir, I think.

And I guarantee you're holding

the best fishing rods money can buy!

That's awesome! I want to go fishing, too!

Me too! Sullivan, can we try using your rods, too?

No way! They're not toys and fishing is not a game!

I don't work with amateurs.

But you're a fishing legend!

- Legend! - Legend!

In that case..

SULLIVAN 'How can I refuse the eagerness of youth?'

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX 'Oh!'

Look at all of those fishing lures!

And every single one of them is a big hit with all the Whiscash.

Go ahead! It's your choice.

Great! I'm using the Pikachu lure for good luck!

[TOUCHED]

And I found a Lotad lure.

This Psyduck is awfully cute.

[chuckles] And I'm going to use a Kecleon.

MAY/MAX/BROCK And you, Legend?

I've searched for the lure to catch Nero for years.

So, I say, what the heck.

Give Butterfree a shot.

And to accompany my lure

I've come up with a special Nero-capturing plan.

ASH You have?

MAX What's the plan, Sullivan?

SULLIVAN All in good time, my friends.

Well, looks like the Twerps are going fishing today.

Sounds like they said something about catching a Whiscash.

Give me a break.

Those Whiscash are nearly impossible to find.

[MERRY]

- Huh? - Huh?

- What would you call that? - A Whiscash.

So, we just happen to luck out one time.

[MERRY]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh?

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh?

Was that luck?

In the form of a gigantic Whiscash.

I just came up with the perfect gift idea for the Boss.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH So then, we'll say it in perfect pitch

we're going to be stinking rich!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Not a bite.

- Nothing. - Same here.

[DISAPPOINTED]

MAX But look at Sullivan over there.

Hey. Yes. A bite.

[STRUGGLING]

Ah. Baby.

Next.

Miniscule. Bye.

Yes?

[STRUGGLING]

How small can you get?

Go!

'Excuse me.'

Hmm?

Teach us the secret of being a great fisherman, please?

Wouldn't you like to know? Hah!

It's not easy to put genius into words.

I bet a legend like you could.

BROCK/MAX/MAY Legend.

[URGENT]

Well, if you insist.

Most amateur fishermen find themselves

washed up before they even get started.

- Before they start? - Yes.

Only a fool would cast his line repeatedly in water

where there's no Water Pokémon.

And that is angling Lesson One.

- Wow, cool. - Angling, huh?

Simple, but it does make sense.

Simple? I'd just call that obvious.

I devote years of my life tirelessly honing my craft

and he calls me obvious.

- Good one. - Sorry.

So, come on. Tell us how we find Water Pokémon.

- Legend? - Yes. Of course.

SULLIVAN A good place to look is the area

'right offshore covered with reeds.'

'Other likely spots would be where you can see'

'lilypads growing.'

SULLIVAN And then there are the rough areas near the shoreline

with lots of stones and gravel.

Should you discover areas

with trees protruding through the water

'that's a good spot.'

Remember that Water Pokémon

use these areas as their hiding places.

Yes! Let's do it!

Simmer down, there's more than one lesson.

Huh?

Lesson two is the fine art of angling.

Once you've selected your spot

you must choose where you're aiming

and cast your line with accuracy.

'I will choose my spot directly between those two stumps.'

Watch and learn!

Fly.

Full Moon Cast.

- Wait, Fly? - Full Moon Cast?

Hi-yah!

[all gasping]

And that's the way it's done.

That's so cool.

Alright, my turn now. Huh!

Ugh. I missed.

[SHEEPISH]

A great caster isn't made in one day, Ash.

Practicing is the key.

Right.

I want to try. Ah!

- Ah. - Ah.

That was easy.

- 'Why me?' - Huh?

I've been casting my line longer than they've been alive

and the kid nails it in one try.

It was just luck.

I think I've got something. Err!

Boy, I'll say.

- Hey, what if it's Nero? - Nero?

Good, Max. Go for it.

Now, pull the rod up.

Otherwise, the lines gonna break.

[grunting] I'm trying.

[clenching]

[CURIOUS]

Whiscash.

It may well be a Whiscash, but that is no Nero

I can assure you of that.

[CURIOUS]

Hmm. Okay, maybe that one's the size of Nero.

Huh?

Nero!

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY What?

[EXERTION]/[MISCHIEVOUS]

You thief.

I'll get my badges back if it's the last thing I do!

[DETERMINED]

Blah, fishing is so overrated.

Maybe that's 'cause we haven't given them anything

worth biting in the first place.

Why you, little ingrate.

That's the thanks I get

for letting you dip into my collection?

- Hmm. - Huh?

Well, a bottle cap's still a bottle cap.

- Ah! - Huh!

- Problem, Jess? - Something's biting me.

Huh!

[DELIGHTED]

And what is that?

I think that it's called a Feebas.

It seems to really like your hair, Jess.

Hmm. Yeah? Well get in line. Go.

[CONTENT]

Man. I haven't gotten one bite.

[DEJECTED]

And this is supposed to be such a great spot, too.

Here is lesson number three

"When a spot goes wrong, you move along."

ASH/MAY Right.

How could this be happening again?

This time it better be a little more interesting!

[DELIGHTED]/[SURPRISED]

Feebas.

Get off.

You know, since Water Pokémon seem to like

Jessie's hair so much, maybe that Whiscash would too, right?

Have you lost your mind?

A woman's hair is her life. Her love. Her being. Her self.

Hey, look.

JESSIE/MEOWTH Huh?

JESSIE 'Twerp anglers.'

Hey. We should just let them do the Whiscash catching

so we can steal it from them like the Team Rocket we are.

I like it.

Team Rocket is back in action!

[Jessie grunting]

- Huh? - Huh?

This is getting very old. Fins off!

[EMPHATIC]

[thinking] All my badges.

ASH My Stone badge.

My Knuckle badge.

And my Dynamo badge.

My Heat badge.

And my Balance badge, too.

Each one of 'em was such a hard work.

And holds so many memories.

I earned 'em all, and I'm gonna get 'em all back.

Whiscash.

- What? - Where?

It's nearby.

After years I know Whiscash like the back of my hand.

[screaming]

Witness my Quick Draw Focus Cast!

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX Oh!

A bite!

BROCK/MAX/MAY Alright!

Whoa, that's huge.

[OPTIMISTIC]

[screaming]

[STRUGGLING]

[all groans]

[CONFUSED]

[chuckles]

Huh?

ASH 'I got a bite.'

[clenching]

- Nero? - I don't know if it's Nero.

But it's a big one!

Ash, lift your rod, and set the hook.

Whichever way it tries to escape

you've got to pull your rod in the opposite direction.

Right.

[Ash clenching]

That's it. Just keep on pulling!

[grunting]

[CURIOUS]

- Nero. - Alright!

[DETERMINED]

[all screaming]

[INTENT]

[grunting]

[all screaming]

[clenching]

Maybe we should let go?

Sullivan, help!

There's no turning back.

'It's a fight to the finish!'

Yeah.

However, if it pulls us into those rocks, we're doomed.

That won't happen.

You guys, stand back and hold on.

Oh. Right.

Quick. Come on out, Corphish.

[APPEARING]

Corphish, now use Crabhammer on me.

MAY/MAX/BROCK/SULLIVAN Huh?

But that's crazy, Ash.

Maybe it is crazy

but there's no other choice.

Corphish, come on.

[CONFLICTED]

[RESOLVED]/[CRABHAMMER MOVE]

[clenching]

[screaming]

Great, Ash. Now, pull hard!

[screaming]

[SURPRISED]

[SCARED]

[PAINED]

MAY/MAX/BROCK/SULLIVAN Yeah!

Grovyle, I choose you!

[APPEARING]

Pound Attack, go!

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

[PAINED]

Now. Give me back my badge case!

[MISCHIEVOUS]

[clenching]

It's laughing at you, Ash.

[MISCHIEVOUS]

[SURPRISED]

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX/SULLIVAN Huh?

What is the meaning of this?

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble'

since you don't seem to get it.

JAMES Make it double, we decided to net it.

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. - Angler James.

Team Rocket casts off at the speed of light.

Surrender now to the hook or prepare to fight, fight, fight!

Meowth, that's right!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

- Team Rocket! - It's always you guys!

Thank you, I'll take that as a compliment.

- Me too. - See you around. Bye-bye!

Let's go after them.

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY Okay.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH It's the only way to fly.

ASH You guys come back here.

They're going way too fast.

Oh, no, they're not.

Mudkip. Lombre.

It's show time!

[APPEARING]/[APPEARING]

Now, use Water g*n!

[WATER g*n MOVE]

ASH/ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX/SULLIVAN Whoa!

JESSIE They've found a second wind.

JAMES Then let's find ours.

That load of lard weighs too much.

Grovyle, b*llet Seed Attack, go!

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

[all screaming]

[groaning]

ASH Looks like your flying days are over.

Yes, but yours aren't.

Cacnea, Pin m*ssile!

[APPEARING]/[INTENT]

Not that. I asked for a Pin m*ssile, not a hug, thank you.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

Grovyle, b*llet Seed.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

[PAINED]

Argh! Seviper, Poison Tail, go!

[APPEARING]

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

Iron Tail!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

That's it. Give me that Pika-pest!

[PROTECTIVE]

[EXERTION]

[EARTHQUAKE MOVE]

[all screaming]

A Whiscash Earthquake. Cool!

Go, Pikachu. Use Thunder Attack, now!

[THUNDER MOVE]

[all screaming]

We're just not meant to be fishermen.

Oh, well.

Guess we're the ones that got away.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH We're blasting off again!

WOBBUFFET [AFFIRMATIVE]

[SNEEZING]

[all gasps]

Five badges. They're all here.

What a relief.

WHISCASH [PLEASED]

[INTENT]

Nero, stop.

[SUSPICIOUS]

Now, it's my turn.

Go, Hana.

[APPEARING]

- Hana, who? - Hana, who?

I'm guessing Hana's that Flaaffy's name.

POKEDEX Flaaffy, the Wool Pokémon.

Flaaffy builds up electricity in its thick coat of fur.

But is unaffected by it, thanks to its rubber-like skin.

Prepare for battle.

Hana, use Dynamic Punch Attack!

[DYNAMIC PUNCH MOVE]

[PAINED]

[ATTACK]

Quick, Dodge and use Iron Tail.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Wow, what a hit!

- Ah! - Flaaffy's awesome.

Okay, Hana, wrap this up with Thunder Shock, now!

[THUNDER SHOCK MOVE]

[SMUG]

Oh, no.

Whiscash is part Ground Pokémon

which means any Electric Attacks you try

aren't going to do anything.

So, now you tell me? Thanks.

Didn't you say you always had a plan

for capturing that Whiscash?

Yes. That I do!

I happen to have this Master Ball.

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY A Master Ball?

This incredible Poké Ball allows me to capture any Pokémon

I use it against, and it has taken me long years

of hard work to get my hands on one of these.

Shouldn't you stop talking

and start catching Nero, Mr. Sullivan?

Yeah.

It is somehow poignantly fitting

that after all these many years of pursuing you

we would find ourselves eye to eye.

So it all boils down to this!

Master Ball, go!

[EXERTION]

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX Huh!

Come on. Why'd you do that?

[INTENT]

[all gasps]

ASH/MAX/BROCK/MAY/SULLIVAN Huh?

[sighs] Well, as they say, tomorrow's another day.

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY Huh!

You mean it?

Sure.

As long as I don't catch Nero

I can still look forward to the hunt, see?

That's the spirit. Ha-ha.

Yeah. That's what makes you the legend you are.

- Legend. - Legend.

Aw, shucks, I'm blushing.

[laughs]

[all laughing]

I'm never lettin' you guys out of my sight again.

[DELIGHTED]

Ash, I wish you luck in your next Gym Battle.

Thanks.

Stop by if you ever wanna do a little angling.

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY We will. Thanks, Sullivan.

See ya. And good luck with your hunt for Nero. Bye.

NARRATOR Although Nero remains elusive

Ash was able to recover his five beloved badges.

And so, our Heroes journey to the Hoenn League continues.

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ This dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet the challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced Challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This show that you and I ♪

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

♪ Because we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪