08x01 - Clamperl of Wisdom!

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR When we last left Ash and friends

they were heading toward Ash's next Gym battle

on Mossdeep Island.

So while en route, our heroes are enjoying

a little island hopping.

So, what's the next stop, Brock?

Maisie Island comin' up.

Cool, I hope we get to see some rare Pokémon there.

- Me too. - Well.

I just hope we get to eat some great food.

[SURPRISED]

- Huh? - Huh? Isn't that..

BROCK 'It is.'

[WORRIED]

It's a Spoink.

You don't think it's the same Spoink, do you?

[ADAMANT]/[CURIOUS]

But how did it end up way out here?

[PANICKED]

Oh, no. It fell.

Captain, stop the ship.

ASH Hold on, Spoink. We'll save ya.

[SCARED]

[RELIEVED]

[CARING]

Well, that was a close call.

So, are you feelin' okay now, Spoink?

[HAPPY]

ASH/MAY/MAX/BROCK [gasps]

[SCARED]

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Looking down this endless highway ♪

♪ Nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ From the Earth the land the sea and sky ♪

♪ They can never win but they sure can try ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ From the stars and the ancient past ♪

♪ They come to play but they'll never last ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Clamperl Of Wisdom."

Talk about déjà vu.

This can't be happening again.

- But this time it's worse. - It's underwater.

[WORRIED]

[FOCUSED]

[HAPPY]

No, Spoink, not this. This isn't your pearl.

[SAD]

[UPSET]

Now, Torkoal's crying again.

I think it's just feeling sorry for Spoink. That's all.

[FOCUSED]

[gasping]

[DETERMINED]

Looks like Torkoal's trying to help Spoink find its pearl.

I sure hope it does.

Hold on, I thought Torkoal didn't know how to swim.

Ahh! No.

[EXASPERATED]

Hey, I know you meant well

but you could have drowned down there.

TORKOAL/SPOINK [EMBARRASSED]/[CONCERNED]

Aw, poor Torkoal.

But, you know, that was really sweet of you

to try and help out your buddy Spoink like that.

TORKOAL [UPSET]

Well, since we're all Spoink's buddies

we should try and find that pearl together.

Yeah, you're right. Corphish, let's go.

[DETERMINED]

Mudkip, come on out.

[DETERMINED]

Spoink's pearl landed in the ocean. Go find it.

[DETERMINED]

Hey, Brock, Lombre could help them find it too.

You're right. Good idea.

Lombre. Go.

[APPEARING]

Help Corphish and Mudkip find Spoink's pearl.

[FOCUSED]/[RELAXED]

For a rescue operation, I'd say, Lombre's awfully relaxed.

Yeah.

Maybe, Lombre's conserving its energy.

[FOCUSED]

[CONCERNED]/[SURPRISED]

[FOCUSED]

You guys find anything?

[DISAPPOINTED]

Oh, that's too bad.

[DISAPPOINTED]

[SAD]

MAY 'That pearl could be anywhere out there.'

Yeah.

BROCK We're running out of time too.

Since the captain's anxious to get going.

[chuckles] Azurill. Here.

[PLAYFUL]

[DETERMINED]

[SHOCKED]

Huh.

SPOINK/AZURILL [HAPPY]/[SHOCKED]

[sobbing]

My Azurill.

That's not your pearl.

No, it's an Azurill.

[gasping]

That's not it.

[SHOCKED]

That's not it either.

WALIMER/SPOINK [SHOCKED]/[DETERMINED]

I don't think so.

[SAD]

We've really gotta do somethin'.

I wish there was something we could do

but we're running out of ideas here.

ISAIAH 'What's wrong?'

[gasping]

Hey, it appears that your Spoink lost the pearl

from the top of its head.

Yeah.

It fell in the ocean and, now, it's lost.

I have an idea.

I think a Clamperl could help in this situation.

What? A Clamperl?

All my research indicates that

Clamperl and Spoink share a most interesting relationship.

ISAIAH 'My name's Isaiah and I'm here doing research on Clamperl.'

MAX Look at them all.

ASH I've never seen a real one.

- They're so cute. - Yeah.

POKEDEX Clamperl, the Bivalve Pokémon.

'Clamperl holds a powerful shell'

'that's useful not only in protecting itself'

'but also in clamping down on prey.'

There are so many Clamperl on Maisie Island

that it's also known as Clamperl Island.

That's cool.

So, what about this relationship

you mentioned between Spoink and Clamperl?

Oh, yes, through my research I've discovered that

the pearls on top of Spoink's heads

are created inside of Clamperl.

[gasping]

That's amazing.

This is how Clamperl look when they're holding a pearl.

BROCK Wow, look at that.

I wonder if the reason why Spoink was coming here

in the first place, was to track down a Clamperl?

Probably.

Well, right now, none of our Clamperl here

are holding pearls.

[EAGER]

MAY What is it Spoink?

[EXCITED]

Wow.

'Is that a blue pearl?'

MAX 'I didn't know there was such a thing.'

Beautiful.

Isn't it though? It was a lucky find.

They're very rare and valuable.

So, what causes it to turn blue?

I really have no idea, yet.

'But since this is a major part of my current research'

'I'm confident I'll find out.'

'Sooner or later.'

[MESMERIZED]

ASH So all we have to do is find a Clamperl with a pearl, right?

MAY That's right.

[chuckles]

SHROOMISH [HAPPY]

[SHOCKED]

[SHOCKED]

Uh. No.

- Argh! Spoink, not again. - Come on.

- Stop. - That's a Shroomish.

I'm so sorry.

Thanks. Come on.

[RELIEVED]

Spoink, calm down.

We're trying to help you out.

Yeah, don't worry.

There's got to be one Clamperl that's holding a pearl.

[DISAPPOINTED]

MEOWTH Perfect. The joint's deserted.

Wow, it's gorgeous.

That thing must be worth a fortune.

So the way to cash in is to make it a present for the Boss.

Nothing like a pearl ring to say you're somebody special

or if ya wanna scream it from the mountaintops

put it in a crown.

That'll show the world who's boss.

You've been whistling that tune

since we first went after Spoink.

That's because I'm right.

Let's hear what the Boss says.

[Meowth imitates Boss] What goes around comes around.

So for giving me this pretty pearl

Meowth and friends are goin' first class.

- See? - Yeah, it's a bit blurry.

So let's steal it anyway.

If he doesn't want it, I can find it a happy home.

Either way, that pearl's ours.

JAMES Voila.

Okay, pearly, come to Momma. Huh?

[DETERMINED]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh.

Whoa. What a catch.

- Spoink! - Hey, Spoink.

Spoink, where'd ya go?

[SURPRISED]

- What's that? - I think it might be the lab.

BROCK Let's go.

And, so, that's exactly the way it happened.

Yes, sir, that's the truth.

Isaiah, is everything alright?

These two told me that Spoink made off with the blue pearl.

They saw it happening and came to me with a full report.

We were just finishing up our domestic

engineering duties when it happened.

Out of nowhere, Spoink came bounding in and lifted the pearl

onto his noggin and then, out the window it bounced.

I was afraid we'd been breathing fumes too long.

Oh, if I could bounce like that.

Yeah, what if?

Then I could be a bouncer.

Oh, he's such a crazy jokester, isn't he?

Okay, back to work.

Talk about your rotten luck.

I hadn't even started any of my research on the blue pearl.

We'd better hurry and go find that Spoink

right away, you guys.

Okay, let's get our Pokémon to help too.

[APPEARING]

ASH Swellow, go look for Spoink.

MAY You too, Beautifly.

[DETERMINED]

I think we should split up and look around too.

MAY/MAX/BROCK/ASH Yeah.

Well, that was an unwelcome interruption.

Yeah, I couldn't even finish my cleaning.

That bouncing Spoink made total fools out of us.

One must admire his suave movements.

You can admire my suave fist.

Since the pearl is now sittin' on Spoink's head

we'll just have to give 'em both to the Boss.

JESSIE/JAMES You're kidding, right?

MEOWTH Who needs a crown when you can

sport a Spoink sportin' a pearl?

And a very valuable pearl too.

[chuckles] Okay.

You've officially lost it now.

You know, James, your problem is you ain't got no fashion sense.

Who cares about that?

Let's get a move on and find that blue pearl.

[HAPPY]

So, what do you wanna play next, Madeleine?

BOY/GIRL It's Spoink.

BOY/GIRL No.

[HAPPY]

- Huh? - Hey, look.

Now Spoink has a pearl on its head.

[STUMBLING]

[dramatic music]

- Huh? - Huh?

[SHOCKED]

Ah, and now Spoink's wearing a pink Pearl.

[HAPPY]

It didn't care that its pearl got switched?

Nope.

[EAGER]

- Beautifly. - Did you find Spoink?

[AGREEMENT]

[HAPPY]

- Hey, Spoink. - There you are.

Check it out.

Oh, good, you've got the pearl.

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX/ISAIAH Huh!

- That's not it. - It's not blue.

How could Spoink have ended up with a pink one?

Somewhere along the way, they must've gotten switched.

But how can we find out where?

- 'We can tell ya guys.' - Huh?

We were over there playing

when Spoink tripped, and dropped its pearl.

It bounced away and then we saw it get switched

with a pearl from a Clamperl.

MAY/MAX/ISAIAH/ASH/BROCK Huh!

Are you saying the blue pearl's

now inside of a Clamperl?

GIRL/BOY Yeah.

So do you guys know where that Clamperl is?

Yeah, on the rocks, right over there.

ASH Thanks, you guys.

ISAIAH Quick. Let's have a look.

MAY/MAX/ISAIAH/ASH/BROCK Yeah.

'Spoink, you come too.'

SPOINK [WORRIED]

Interesting. So now the blue pearl is inside of a Clamperl.

So that means, first is Spoink.

Clamperl's next.

And then the blue pearl makes it a Trifecta.

[AGREEMENT]

SPOINK [CURIOUS]

Is that the same one, Spoink?

[AGREEMENT]

MAX 'But its shell's all closed up.'

'Maybe it's sleeping?'

[CALLING]

[CURIOUS]

- Ah! - Ah! There it is.

'My beautiful blue pearl.'

[UNINTERESTED]

MAY Excuse me, Clamperl

but it seems you've gotten that blue pearl by mistake

and we need it back.

[IRRITATED]

Pretty please? Clamperl?

[DISAGREEMENT]

[URGING]

[ACQUIESCING]

MAY That's great. Thank you.

boom

Ah, what is that?

Prepare for trouble, we won't be too long.

We'll grab the goodies and soon we'll be gone.

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 for a fight, and we mean a fight.

Meowth, yeah, that's right.

[AGREEMENT]

[HAPPY]

Team Rocket.

We call the blue pearl, the Spoink

and the Clamperl.

Seviper, help me out.

[INTENT]

I choose you, Torkoal.

[READY]

Seviper, use Bite.

[BITE MOVE]

Torkoal, Iron Defense, let's go.

[IRON DEFENSE MOVE]

[PAINED]

Quick, Torkoal, use Flamethrower, now.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

Seviper, dodge that.

[EXERTION]

Seviper, hit 'em with a super strong Haze

and do it now.

[HAZE MOVE]

[coughing] 'I can't see.'

ISAIAH We've got to protect Clamperl.

I've got Clamperl right here.

Let go of me. I'm not a Clamperl.

Where is it then?

[coughing]

- My sinuses. - They're all in the bag.

Then let's blow this joint.

- Right. - Right.

- Up, up.. - And away.

- Where's Spoink? - Standing right here.

[NERVOUS]

Wait, Clamperl seems to be missing.

ASH Oh, no.

Team Rocket, of course.

We've gotta go find 'em.

Okay, so I didn't get Spoink but two out of three ain't bad.

JESSIE 'That's assuming there's a blue pearl tucked inside.'

I'd bet one of my nine lives on it.

Clamperl, anyone home?

Come on out and play.

[CURIOUS]

Oh, happy day. The blue pearl.

[SCARED]

Hmm? Dear, Clamperl.

But we haven't even gotten acquainted yet.

[IRRITATED]

That's it. Pop that shell, now.

Right. Now, popping.

[grunting]

Oh, boy. This is one shell of a shell.

There ain't no way you gonna open up

that thing with your hands.

Then how, with his teeth?

See, Clamperl love to be sweet-talked.

- Oh. - Easy enough.

My, my. That's sure one beautiful Clamperl.

- Mm-mm. - That's one fabulous shell.

With such an outstanding exterior

the interior must be beyond belief.

But the exterior's the best.

JESSIE/JAMES Nice work, Meowth.

I'm thinkin' maybe we don't give the Boss a Clamperl

that's all closed up.

If some bratty Pokémon gives him the brushoff

it's gonna drive him nuts.

And then, after kicking the Clamperl

and stubbing his toe, you know what he's gonna say?

[imitates Boss] "This is the worst present ever

and it's all 'cause of Meowth and his lousy friends."

MEOWTH Yipes.

We'll be finished. Toast.

I gotta think of somethin'. I know.

Why don't we try a little bit of ticklin'?

JESSIE/JAMES Hey.

[blabbering]

[CURIOUS]

Now we're gettin' somewhere. Have some more.

[blabbering]

Hmph.

[screaming] Open it up, open it up.

Let's see.

According to my handy index cards

I believe we're witnessing Clamperl's Clamp Attack.

Yes, you're right.

I'm glad you find it all so interestin' over there

but what about Meowth?

Well, hello.

[SCARED]

I know how to get a Clamperl to open up in a jiffy.

Ooh, tell me. Tell me.

Come out, Chimecho.

[HAPPY]

My dear, would you please sing a few syllables

for our Clamperl friend?

[AGREEMENT]

[SINGING]

I'm afraid that a jiffy has come and gone.

That's odd, I thought for sure

that Clamperl would want to open up

just to see where those melodious golden tones

were coming from.

[SINGING]

Maybe it's tone deaf.

Or maybe its shell has been sound proofed.

Chimecho, pump up the volume.

[SINGING]

How's this for volume? Shut your trap.

[SCARED]

It's okay, Chimecho.

She won't hurt you.

Return.

[DISAPPOINTED]

Bad idea.

Hello, Clamperl, my darling dearest.

May I speak with you please?

[CURIOUS]

I was just wondering..

[ATTACK]

Well, apparently that was Clamperl's Water g*n.

That was a pretty good attack.

So you liked that one, huh?

Now tell me what you think of this.

JESSIE If you don't open up this minute

I'll break into that shell of yours

and pull you through the crack.

Man, when we find Team Rocket, are they ever gonna regret it.

[CALLING]

Swellow, did you find 'em?

[AGREEMENT]

ASH Let's go.

[grunting]

Now, if we can just get it open enough for me to reach in there.

ASH Stop it, Team Rocket.

Don't you dare hurt that Clamperl.

[ANGRY]

[ATTACK]

[screaming]

Clamperl, are you okay?

[PAINED]

[CONCERNED]

[PAINED]

How dare you.

Dustox, let's go.

[READY]

Cacnea, you too.

[EXCITED]

Not the neck. Not the neck.

Grovyle, I choose you.

[READY]

Dustox, use Tackle Attack.

[TACKLE MOVE]

Now, Grovyle, use Quick Attack.

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

[PAINED]

Okay, Cacnea, Pin m*ssile.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[WORRIED]

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[SURPRISED]

Check out Spoink using Psychic.

It's really got a lot of power.

[RELIEVED]

Grovyle, b*llet Seed, let's go.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

[PAINED]

[PSYBEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Spoink gave 'em a Psybeam too.

I think that might've done it.

[RELIEVED]

Dustox, use your Poison Sting.

[POISON STING MOVE]

Dodge it.

[DETERMINED]

Now, Leaf Blade.

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

[PAINED]

Cacnea, Needle Arm, now.

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

[PSYBEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

[gasps]

[DETERMINED]

[WATER g*n MOVE]

[screaming]

[expl*si*n]

Ahh, that blue pearl should have been mine.

This is bad.

Usually, we fail at trying to steal just one thing

this time we failed at stealing three.

So, I guess that means we got our trifecta after all.

[AGREEMENT]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Three strikes. We're Out.

WOBBUFFET [AGREEMENT]

- We did it! Yay! - Yay!

Now, you're safe, Clamperl.

[HAPPY]

[HAPPY]

[URGING]

What Spoink means is that blue pearl is really important

to Isaiah and his research.

Yes. Won't you please give it back?

[UNSURE]

[URGING]

[AGREEMENT]

[HAPPY]

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

Oh, thank you, Clamperl.

[CALM]

- Now you can do your research. - I sure can.

[SAD]

MAY/MAX/ISAIAH/ASH/BROCK Huh.

We didn't forget about you, Spoink.

We'll get your pearl back.

'It's in the ocean somewhere.'

'And we'll just keep lookin' until we find it. Okay?'

[HAPPY]

MAY/MAX/ISAIAH/ASH/BROCK Huh.

[CARING]

Did you hear that? Alright.

I think Clamperl's gonna give that pink pearl to Spoink.

[AGREEMENT]

[EXCITED]

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[HAPPY]

Was really nice, huh?

Yeah. Spoink, you take care of it now.

[HAPPY]

NARRATOR Not only has the blue pearl

found its way back to the laboratory

but thanks to some human and Pokémon kindness

Spoink has a new pearl.

Our heroes can now continue their island hopping adventures

on their way to Mossdeep Island and the next Gym.

♪ Looking down this endless highway ♪

♪ Nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪