15x14 - Crisis at Chargestone Cave!

[bunniefuu]

CILAN According to the map,


Chargestone Cave is just beyond the forest ahead.


Wow, that's a confusing name. Chargestone Cave?


How is that confusing? You're such a kid.


Okay, know-it-all, what is it?


What? Beats me.


Ugh. You don't know?


Nope. What is it, Cilan?


Well, it's a cave


made of electrically charged stones and boulders.


And anyone who's ever been there


says that it has a deliciously mysterious


and otherworldly flavor to it.


[both gasp]


Sure sounds amazing.


[AGREEMENT]


Electric stones, huh?


Sounds like something you'd love, Pikachu.


[WEAK]


[DAZED]


- Huh? - Ah! What's wrong, Pikachu?


You've got to wake up!


Huh? A Joltik!


Joltik's been draining Pikachu's electricity.


Get off, now!


I said off!


Huh? [STRUGGLING]/[PAINED]


[EXERTION]


Ash, are you okay?


[CONCERNED]


I'm fine. But Pikachu needs help and fast.


Stunfisk's Thunder Shock will give it some energy.


Emolga can help too.


[both gasp] [EXERTION]


[WEAK]


[screaming]


Emolga? And Stunfisk too?


[all groaning]


♪ A new adventure another day


♪ One more challenge that comes our way ♪


♪ It's up to me and you


♪ We know what we've got to do


♪ We are together now friends forever now ♪


♪ Whatever comes our way we won't run away ♪


♪ Standing tall


♪ One for all


♪ It's our destiny


♪ Pokémon ♪


ASH "Crisis St Chargestone Cave!"


NARRATOR On their way to Mistralton City


our heroes have made an emergency stop


at the Pok mon Center to treat Pikachu, Emolga and Stunfisk


who have been drained of electricity.


NURSE JOY 'Thanks so much for waiting.'


As you can see, your Pokémon are feeling much better.


[PLEASED]


[laughs]


Glad you're okay, Pikachu.


Oshawott, return.


[HAPPY]/[EXERTION]


Thank goodness, there was a Pokémon Center nearby!


[AGREEMENT]


Everyone feels healthy as can be.


- Thank you, Nurse Joy. - You're welcome.


Though it is quite odd to see Joltik


since they don't live around here.


[gasps]


- 'Out of the way.' - Huh?


Out of the way. Out of the way! [SURPRISED]


[SHOCKED] Ash, no!


Whoa!


BIANCA 'Huh?'


[panting]


- Bianca! - I'm so sorry.


Now what? Why are you in such a hurry this time?


A hurry?


Now let me see.


Oh, right.


'Nurse Joy, it suddenly stopped working.'


Your Xtransceiver.


Hmm.


- I think the battery is dead. - Huh?


Don't worry. I'll do an express charge while you wait.


I'll be right back in no time.


[PLEASED]


Thank you.


I know. I'll give Professor Juniper a quick call.


Professor Juniper?


What a surprise. Hi, Bianca.


So where are you now?


I'm at a Pokémon Center nearby.


I've got Shelmet too. See?


Hey, it's Ash. Hi, professor.


[EXCITED]


Ash too? The g*ng's all here.


Hi. We kind of ran into Bianca.


Where are you, Professor Juniper?


I'm inside Chargestone Cave.


There. Can you see?


[EXCITED]



The stones in Chargestone Cave are full of electricity


so they act just like magnets and float in the air.


My staff and I came here to research these stones


as well as the many Pokémon who live here.


Our base camp is located right outside Area .


Why don't you give me a call when you're nearby?


[all gasp]


Looks like it's some sort of blackout.


[ALERTING]


- Huh? - Huh?


How strange. It went dead.


Professor, the electrical current in Area


'has become extremely erratic.'


I went and checked it out.


Someone has blocked off the passage right here


'so I wasn't able to get through and have a thorough look.'


It's blocked off? Why would anybody do that?


I don't know.


If we wanna find out


'we'll have to go back out and around'


'to the Area main entrance.'


JUNIPER 'Alright. Let's go.'


[grunting]


ASH 'Who are those Pokémon?'


POKEDEX 'Galvantula,


the EleSpider Pokémon '


'and the evolved form of Joltik.'


'Galvantula captures its enemies'


'using its electrically charged threads.'


IRIS Do you think those Galvantula


caused the blackout?


- I'm sure of it. - Huh?


I switched on the generator, so everything should be fine.


But it's very strange.


The Galvantula who live here get their energy


from the electric stones inside the caves.


Maybe what's been happening is no coincidence at all.


To our Pokémon as well.


You think so? [CURIOUS]


Perhaps the Pokémon weren't able to use the cave anymore


so they drained your Pokémon 's electricity instead.


'That would explain it.'


We should be able to wrap this up by today.


Right, and we'll be able to secure even more


than what Dr. Zager requested from us.


These electric stones can be used


as a source of energy like nothing I've ever seen.


And this energy has something


to do with a Pokémon 's evolution to boot.


Dr. Zager will check it all out.


[EXERTION]


JAMES A Joltik.


Wow. I thought they had all left.


You can't say we didn't warn you.


You need to go.


[APPEARING]


[EXERTION]/[PANICKING]


[EXERTION]


[AIR SLASH MOVE]


[DODGING]


[PAINED]


[PLEASED]


And I suggest you don't come back.


[PAINED]/[WEAK]


It must've been a Joltik who drained the electricity


out of my Xtransceiver batteries.


That's why I couldn't use it.


Right. There's no doubt.


[AMUSED]


Well, if true, then that would mean


you had a Joltik stuck to your arm


which you probably would've felt.


Someone didn't charge their Xtransceiver and I know who.


[AGREEMENT]


If it shows up again, I have help.


Minccino will do the trick.


[APPEARING]


Sweetie, I want you to distract Joltik using Thunderbolt.


And that's when we'll all run.


Cool. Minccino learned Thunderbolt?


Yup. Amazing, right?


[PROUD]


[EXERTIONS]


[DISCHARGE MOVE]


[WAKING]


[CONFUSED]


[HAPPY] [CONCERNED]/[RELIEVED]


Professor Juniper's Karrablast?


Yup. I'm going to trade my Shelmet for it.


And we'll use the Pokémon Trading Device


that Professor Juniper made.


A Shelmet-Karrablast trade.


And that's what's called an Evolution Exchange.


- "Evolution Exchange?" - That's right.


CILAN Shelmet evolves into Accelgor


and Karrablast evolves into Escavalier


and it all happens while they're being traded.


Which means, Bianca's gonna trade


a Shelmet for an Escavalier.


It sounds amazing.



Wish I could see how that Evolution Exchange works.


[AGREEMENT] [THREATENING]


- Galvantula! - I knew they'd show up.


[THREATENING]


[SCARED]


Take it easy, Pikachu.


You leave it all to me.


Minccino, use Thunderbolt on that tree!


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


[EXCITED]


Alright. Now use Swift on its branches.


[SWIFT MOVE]


[PAINED]


It worked! [PLEASED]


[DAZED] Now's our chance. Run.


[panting]


[THREATENING] [SHOCKED]


Oh, no. We're surrounded!


[PANICKING]


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


[ANGRY]/[SCARED]


[SURPRISED]/[SCARED]


- Pikachu! - Not Minccino too!


[EXERTION] [PANICKING]


Galvantula, wait!


You give me back Minccino right now!


[EXERTION]


[STRING SHOT MOVE]


Aah!


[screaming]


- Ash! - Quick, Excadrill. Metal Claw.


[APPEARING]


[METAL CLAW MOVE]


Awesome, Excadrill.


[PLEASED] Now. Let's move.


[EXERTION]


[EXERTION]/[PANICKING]


[STRING SHOT MOVE]/ [METAL CLAW MOVE]


We're coming, Pikachu!


Hold on, Minccino!


[SURPRISED]


Huh?


[screaming]


- Ash! - Bianca!


AXEW [WORRIED]


[EXERTION]


[SURPRISED]


[CURIOUS]


[SCARED]


GROUP Who's that Pokémon?


GROUP It's Galvantula.


[APPEARING] [SURPRISED]


[CURIOUS]


[CONFUSED]


[screaming]


Out of the way. Out of the way. Out of the way! Out of the way!


Whoa!


Ah. Huh?


Does this always have to happen?


I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry!


'I guess we lost Iris and Cilan.'


But first things first.


We've got to find Pikachu and Minccino.


I sure wish we had something to go on.


I know. We can use this.


Your Xtransceiver?


Galvantula love electricity.


So if I flip on the power, ha!


[EXCITED]


See? Right on cue.


Here's a little present.


'Take us to your friends.'


[EXERTION]


And if we follow it, I know who we'll find.


Pikachu and Minccino.


Aren't I a genius? Of course, I am.


Let's go.


Ash and Bianca aren't here either.


[WORRIED]


I still can't figure it out.


Why would the Galvantula and Joltik


want Pikachu's electricity?


And the Pokémon Centers too?


Mm-hmm.


- It won't be long now. - Huh?


Area 's entrance is just ahead.


IRIS 'Professor Juniper!'


Huh? Oh, my.


Iris. Cilan.


- What are you doing here? - Ah.


I'm afraid we got separated from Bianca and Ash.


Separated?


PIKACHU [EXERTION]


Huh? Hey, that's Pikachu.


Bingo! We found them.


- Huh? - Ah.


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


[both gasp]


Our Pokémon are being attacked by a swarm of Joltik.


Hmm.



Minccino! [WARNING]


- Huh? - Hold on, Bianca. Look!


[HAPPY]


Huh? Wait, what are they doing?


Looks to me like Pikachu and Minccino


are sharing electricity with this bunch of hungry Joltik.


PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]


[DISCHARGE MOVE] [EXCITED]


[EXERTION]


[HAPPY]


JUNIPER 'Bianca. Bianca.'


Do you read me? Come in, Bianca.


I'm not picking up a thing.


[WORRIED]


We think that the activity at Area is linked


to the Joltik's and Galvantula's strange behavior.


So what's Area ?


It's an area inside Chargestone Cave.


It's where the Galvantula and Joltik live.


The electric current inside that cave has become erratic.


So we're now investigating to determine the cause.


What's this door doing here and what's going on inside?


We'll find out if we can just get in there.


I agree.


Then hopefully we'll bring the Galvantula


and Joltik back to normal


and rescue Pikachu and Minccino.


Hope so.


Mining phase complete.


JAMES Data collection phase complete.


Now we just deliver the stones to Dr. Zager.


JESSIE 'Move out.'


[grunting]


It's no use.


Won't budge.


- Wait, Cilan. - Huh?


Hear that sound?


- Something's coming. Get away! - Hmm?


[screaming]


[gasping]


What in the world is that?


JESSIE 'Silly question.'


We're out of this world, indeed.


The answer may come when we feel the need.


We bring the white light of evil into the future.


We thrust the hammer of justice


on the blackness of the universe.


And we're carving our names in the rock of eternity.


The fiery destroyer. Jessie.


And with thunderous emotion, James.


Wisest of the wise, Meowth.


[in unison] Now gather


under the name of Team Rocket.


- Team Rocket. - Team Rocket.


It was you.


You chased away Joltik and Galvantula.


Chased away?


We politely sent them out on cave leave.


Making mining electric stones easier.


Mining?


That's why they took the Pokémon Center's electricity


and Pikachu's too.


You won't get away with this!


Dwebble, come out, please.


[APPEARING]


[HAPPY]


Looks like they've had their fill.


But why are the Joltik and Galvantula hanging out here?


If they need electricity


they can get it from the stones in the cave.


GALVANTULA [EXERTION] Huh?


[SURPRISED]


[EXPLAINING]


[EXERTION]


Where are they going?


[EXCITED]/[AGREEMENT]


Looks bad. Let's go.


Dwebble. Use X-Scissor.


[X-SCISSOR MOVE]


[PAINED] Excadrill. Use Dig.


[DIG MOVE]


Pesky, annoying Twerps.


Let's show them their actions are as useless as they are.


Eh! Look! [gasping]


[ANGRY]


- Look at all the Galvantula! - Aah!


JUNIPER 'And all the Joltik too.'


[ANGRY] Iris! Cilan!


- Professor Juniper's with them. - Bianca and Ash.


You're all okay.


[HAPPY]


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


- Huh. - It's floating.


That truck of theirs must be loaded with electric stones.


'The Thunderbolt's electricity'


'must've caused them to become magnetic.'


[in unison] Blast!


Wow, there's a ton of them!


Team Rocket must've chased away Joltik and Galvantula


so they could steal them all.



Those crooks.


We went through all this hassle because of them?


Unforgivable!


[AGREEMENT]


Alright. I'm not gonna let you get away with this.


[ANGRY]


Dwebble. We'll help Ash too.


Us, too, Excadrill.


[AGREEMENT]


Another Twerpish bad choice.


Yamask, Night Shade.


Woobat, use Gust.


[APPEARING]


[NIGHT SHADE MOVE]/[GUST MOVE]


[STRUGGLING]


Pikachu. Thunderbolt, quick.


Minccino, Swift, let's go.


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


[SWIFT MOVE]


[PAINED]


[GUST MOVE]


[STRUGGLING]


Hang tough, Excadrill!


You can do it, Dwebble!


[STRUGGLING]


Huh?


- Ah! - Look at that light!


And that means evolution time has begun!


[SURPRISED]


[SCREAMING]


[SCARED]


Dear me!


Awesome! This is great!


POKEDEX Crustle, the Stone Home Pokémon


and the evolved form of Dwebble.


With its powerful legs, Crustle can travel great distances


while carrying a heavy stone on its back.


Evolving means nothing to us.


Woobat, Air Slash.


[SIR SLASH MOVE] [ROCK WRECKER MOVE]


- Ugh! - Some power!


Yeah, awesome!


[AMAZED] That's Rock Wrecker!


To be able to use a move with such wild abandon and strength


is a dream come true.


Woobat, Air Slash once more.


Yamask. Shadow Ball!


[AIR SLASH MOVE]/ [SHADOW BALL MOVE]


Alright, Crustle.


Use Rock Wrecker.


Pikachu. Electro Ball.


[ROCK WRECKER MOVE]


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


Ugh!


Twerps are such trouble.


Who cares? We managed to get everything we need.


And it's mission accomplished.


[EXERTION]


Now they can all absorb electricity


to their hearts' content.


What a relief.


No more Joltik clinging to my Poké Ball and draining it.


[AGREEMENT]


- Professor Juniper. - Hmm?


I've cleared out the passageway. We can head back to base camp.


Excellent work.


Okay. Let's go.


- Yes. - Yes.


NARRATOR After restoring the Joltik


and Galvantulas home


our heroes are en route to Professor Juniper's base camp


at Chargestone Cave, where the chance to see


a Pokémon evolve from a trade awaits.


Yippee-yay. I can't wait!


Shelmet and Karrablast in an Evolution Exchange.


How cool was that?


[HAPPY]


NARRATOR As the journey continues.


[theme music]