08x11 - A Cacturne for the Worse

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Ash and friends continue their island-hopping adventures

on route to the Hoenn League.

We find them now going full steam

toward May's next Pokémon Contest on Izabe Island.

Bulbasaur, use Razor Leaf!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

Follow it up with Vine Whip!

[VINE WHIP MOVE] [PLEASED]

Alright, Bulbasaur!

You're doing really great!

[HAPPY]

I think May's looking better than ever!

[IMPRESSSED]

And don't you think Bulbasaur

is looking really awesome too?

I think they just might have a chance

of winning this Contest.

Time to get our fourth ribbon.

You just keep doing what you've been doing

and we can't lose!

[DETERMINED]

♪ Oh 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 ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ From the stars and the ancient past ♪

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

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "A Cacturne For The Worst"

JAMES No offense, Jess, but it'll take us years

to eat our way through all of these berries.

If you'd stop thinking about your stomach, you'd remember

we're going to sell them at the Purika City Contest!

After their transformation into Pokéblock that is.

These berries ain't transforming.

Well, well, I'm surprised that you're thinking

more about the business rather than the contest.

If we can sell enough Pokéblock, not only can we retire

to an island, we can buy the island as well!

We can start our own corrupt corporation

and the Boss will work for us!

You can't make Pokéblock with these berries.

- Huh? - Huh?

What did you say, Meowth?

I'm saying that you was tricked by the berry salesmen.

[gasps]

[grunts]

[mumbling]

JESSIE There's nothing worse than a rip-off ripping off rip-offs!

- Excuse me! - Huh?

That final move you did with your Bulbasaur

was very impressive, is it safe to assume

you're entering the Izabe Contest?

Thanks. I am planning to enter.

Then I guess that makes me pretty smart! Me too.

Hey, that's great. I'm May!

It's nice to meet you, May. I'm Harley!

And this is my partner, Cacturne!

[FRIENDLY]

Oh. A Cacturne?

[Harley thinking] What, she doesn't know

about Cacturne?

POKEDEX Cacturne, the Scarecrow Pokémon.

Cacturne is the evolved form of Cacnea

and holds traits of both Grass and Dark types.

It rarely moves during the day

but is active once the temperature drops at night.

So, a Dark type, huh?

Even just standing there, Cacturne's so impressive

it's kind of scary!

[thinking] Scary?

Yeah, I guess.

By the way, would you care for a cookie, May?

I just made them myself today!

Oh! I'd love one, thanks!

Hey! You know what, these cookies aren't half bad!

HARLEY Not half-bad?

[EAGER]

You want one too, Bulbasaur?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

We'll take one more cookie!

Thanks, Harley!

[SURPRISED]

MAY Harley?

Well, that's weird.

I wonder why he took off?

[thinking] What's with that girl anyway?

The nerve of her. What an attitude?

First, she knows nothing about Cacturne

then she says my Cacturne's scary.

And finally my cookies, "aren't half bad!"

There isn't a solitary thing I know how to bake

that isn't the most delicious thing

you've ever tasted in your whole life!

Hey! How dare she say that my cookies aren't half bad?

I'll teach that May girl a lesson!

JAMES 'I still don't get why we're going through with this.'

Oh, good, we have enough to feed a baby Weedle!

I told you the only thing

you can make out of these berries is a mess!

Great, we work into the wee hours

and there's the end result!

JAMES 'Team Rocket's diet Pokéblock!'

Zip it! Quit your flapping and start cranking!

We spent our last penny on these berries

and we're making Pokéblock!

But it just won't work.

He's right. And I'm getting tired.

If you two whiners don't stick a cork in it

and start cranking out some Pokéblock

you'll both be taking a very long nap!

And step on it, 'cause I don't want to miss this contest!

[crowds cheering]

VIVIAN 'Ladies and gentlemen!'

The Purika City Pokémon Contest is just about to start!

[crowds cheering]

Here we go. Maybe you should get out there, May.

I can't believe that Max isn't here yet!

Hope he didn't get lost or something.

VIVIAN 'All of tonight's performances'

'will be expertly evaluated by our three judges!'

Without any further ado, let's begin round one!

- I'm coming, May! - I hope we're not late!

Hi, Harley!

I just about broke my neck running here!

And where have you been, young man? I was worried!

Wait, you really shouldn't be mad at Max

because this was all my fault.

- Huh? - It's like this.

I tend to get really nervous before a Contest

so I was having a cup of tea to calm down a little bit

when all of a sudden, I bumped into your little Maximus!

HARLEY And when I learned that he was your brother, May

I insisted that he come along with me!

And then he bought me this huge ice cream sundae

with sprinkles and everything!

That was nice, thanks, Harley!

No problem! Your brother is really quite a gentleman!

Coming up next, we have entry number seventeen!

VIVIAN 'Okay, May, you're up!'

And we're ready to go!

Bulbasaur! Come out and take the stage!

[EXCITED]

Razor Leaf into Vine Whip!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

[cheering]

Amazing, Bulbasaur is knocking down its own Razor Leaves

one after another, wow!

What a splendid performance!

Truly remarkable!

Yes, it was most impressive. Finesse, speed, and accuracy!

Now that's showing them, May!

They look great! This should be a really good match!

Bet you're right!

[EXCITED]

Jump, Azurill, now!

[EXERTION]

Camerupt, Eruption!

[ERUPTION MOVE]

Tentacruel! Bubblebeam, then Poison Sting!

[BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

[POISON STING MOVE]

Go, Surskit! Water Pulse and then Double Team!

[WATER PULSE MOVE]

[DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

[cheering]

The primaries are now drawing to a close.

But here's the final performance of this round!

VIVIAN 'Entry number thirty! Okay, Harley, you're up!'

It's my turn? Okay then.

Come on out my calm, cool, and collected Cacturne!

[EAGER]

[CONFIDENT]

That Cacturne's a little scary looking.

He's really making the most

of its Dark Pokémon characteristics.

[gasping]

It hasn't even done anything yet

and the audience seems to be totally mesmerized by it.

Unreal.

It's good to see the audience understands

that I don't allow talking during our performances.

Cacturne, b*llet Seed!

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

Cacturne has launched its b*llet Seed Attack

with amazing velocity!

That was incredible speed!

And his technique, simply pristine!

Wow! Remarkable!

Well, you ain't seen nothing yet, till now.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

MAY Look at that!

VIVIAN 'It's a skull!'

A giant skull and crossbones

etched right into the performance field!

Now, that was truly a rare performance.

And a remarkable one too!

It may not have looked that difficult

but I'm sure that technique took many hours

of strenuous practice.

VIVIAN 'What a wonderful way to end our first round of competition'

'with Harley and his magnificent Cacturne!'

[cheering]

Every entrant was really good.

I wonder if I'll even make it to the second round.

VIVIAN 'And now to announce the winning results!'

'These are the ones who successfully'

'passed the primaries and will move on'

'to the secondary round.'

[whimpers]

[thinking] Piece of cake.

VIVIAN 'And there they are!'

[cheering]

What a relief.

- She made it! - Awesome!

[EXCITED]

But you know, it looks like May's gonna up against

some pretty steep competition during the second round.

She's really gonna have to focus!

HARLEY What do you know? May's not a bad coordinator after all.

We'll see if "not bad" is good enough.

VIVIAN 'Now let's move to the second round'

and begin the Contest battles!

The purpose of these next battles

is to reduce your opponent's points by as much as possible

within a five minute time period while performing your attacks

with style, grace, and beauty!

VIVIAN 'Start the clock!'

Go! Azurill!

[EXCITED]

Come on out, Cacturne

and show them who rules!

[CONFIDENT]

Start with Bubble and then Slam, Azurill!

[BUBBLE MOVE]

[SLAM MOVE]

It's so cute!

That's what you call an adorable

and expl*sive attack!

If you insist on throwing the word "adorable" around

then you better be talking about yours truly!

Use Poison Sting now, Cacturne!

[POISON STING MOVE]

[DISMAYED]

VIVIAN 'And Azurill's attack fails!'

For our next attack, Cacturne will use b*llet Seed!

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

[PAINED]/[STUNNED]

No, Azurill!

There's the buzzer! Azurill has been defeated!

Out of the contest! Winners proceed to the final stage!

VIVIAN 'Now, ladies and gentlemen, direct your attention'

'to the second battle on the first stage!'

It's okay, stay calm.

- You're up, May! - Oh, hi, Harley.

Congratulations on making it to the final round!

Thank you, May. You go get them out there!

I'll try!

May, I'd like to give you a little advice

about Surskit's speed.

Alright, then.

Surskit are super slow

so be sure to move in as close as possible before you attack!

I'll do it, Harley. Thank you!

HARLEY Break a leg!

Let's go!

[chuckles]

[thinking] Yeah, you'll go alright!

Now, Surskit! Double Team!

[DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

And follow it up with a Quick Attack!

I'm so ready for this!

Bulbasaur! Let Surskit get as close to you as you can!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

[PAINED]

[gasps]

What a hit!

VIVIAN 'Surskit's blinding speed'

'can sure get your attention!'

Quick, Surskit, go from Water Pulse to Quick Attack!

[WATER PULSE MOVE]

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

[PAINED]

VIVIAN 'More of that blinding speed!'

'Surskit is pumped, while May and her Bulbasaur'

'seem a little bit overwhelmed.'

I don't get it. What's May doing out there?

I don't know, but she's losing big time!

But, Harley said Surskit didn't have any speed.

[chuckles]

As you probably know, that Kent is quite the legend!

Well-known for his speed

and the speed of that Surskit of his as well!

They're well-known for their speed?

Come on, attack, May! You're out of time!

Bulbasaur! Razor Leaf!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

Use Double Team to Dodge!

[DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

Now use Vine Whip, Bulbasaur!

BULBASAUR/SURSKIT [VINE WHIP MOVE]/[EXERTION]

VIVIAN 'None of Bulbasaur's attacks are hitting their mark!'

'It looks like everything could end for May'

'right here on Stage One!'

Now, Surskit, let's finish it up!

Water Pulse and then Quick Attack!

[WATER PULSE MOVE]

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

- Oh, no! - It's all over!

Bulbasaur! Fire a Vine Whip at Surskit's feet now!

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

[PAINED]

VIVIAN 'May strikes back with a vengeance!'

Now, Bulbasaur! Petal Dance, let's go!

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

[PAINED]

That was lovely!

Poetry in motion!

And it's remarkable too!

[PAINED]

Get up, Surskit!

[DETERMINED]

Okay, folks, time's up!

And the winner of the second battle on the first stage

'is May and her Bulbasaur!'

[cheering]

Alright, we did it!

[RELIEVED]

That was close!

A bit too close, as far as I'm concerned.

But that's okay, a win is a win!

[EMPHATIC]

Come on! Doesn't that girl ever give up?

Well, when all else fails, what do you do?

You go to plan B, of course!

VIVIAN Ladies and gentlemen, we're rapidly coming

to the close of this year's exciting Purika Pokémon Contest!

Here are the finalists!

[cheering]

What's with you? Why'd you have to go and lie to me back there?

Why do you think? Because I knew you'd fall for it!

Maybe if you'd been studying up on your opponents

like you're supposed to, this wouldn't have happened

in the first place!

What are you talking about?

Hey, face it! You're not serious about Contests!

You're just here to play around. Hello?

[grunts]

It looks like those two are arguing about something.

[CURIOUS]

Look here, Mister Know-It-All, we'll just find out

who's playing around in the next match, got it?

Now that sounds like a plan.

And I'll look forward to beating you too.

VIVIAN 'Let the battle begin!'

Bulbasaur! Come on out!

[DETERMINED]

Here we go Cacturne.

Let's show them how it's done!

[DETERMINED]

Poison Sting!

[POISON STING MOVE]

Bulbasaur! Use Vine Whip!

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

What?

Now, follow that with Razor Leaf!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

b*llet Seed, Cacturne!

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

And it looks like Bulbasaur and Cacturne

are off to a fierce start!

VIVIAN 'With steely offense and defense'

'neither's giving an inch!'

Go from Vine Whip into Tackle, Bulbasaur!

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

[PAINED]

[TACKLE MOVE]

[PAINED]

Ugh, Cacturne! Get up!

Cacturne hits the dirt!

VIVIAN 'Thanks to an ingenious combination'

'of Vine Whip and Tackle Attacks!'

Who's playing around now?

What? How dare you speak to me that way?

HARLEY 'Let's see how you like this.'

Bulbasaur! Let's go!

'Yeah! My sister May used to be really afraid of Pokémon!'

'There's this great story'

'about when she went swimming as a little girl.'

Hey, who's doing that?

MAX 'This one time'

'she was completely surrounded'

'by a whole bunch of Tentacool!'

No, not that! I'll just die!

[CONCERNED]

[chuckles]

Hey, Max, that's you.

I know! It's when I was talking to Harley a while ago.

He must of been recording me.

MAX 'It was funny 'cause that day'

'May just happened to be wearing this swimsuit'

'with a matching blue swim cap and then..'

[giggles]

[CURIOUS]

[giggling]

Pretty! Pretty!

[screams]

Mommy! Daddy!

MAX 'You won't believe what my mom did next!'

Stop, don't say it!

'She thought my sister was a Tentacool'

'and actually tried to catch her!'

[laughing]

[whimpers]

[sobbing]

I'll never live this moment down

for as long as I live!

[grunts]

Max! Max! You're toast!

Sorry! I was trying to help!

Harley said that when he was young he was afraid of Pokémon

and I was trying to make him feel better!

[laughs]

It was you!

[laughs]

Oh, lighten up! Don't be so uptight, May.

Or should I start calling you Tentacool instead?

Or maybe just "Tent" for short.

[grunts]

[laughing]

Oh, don't get yourself all worked up

or you could evolve into an Octillery!

'Okay. I think you've had enough fun at my expense.'

CACTURNE/BULBASAUR [FAINT ATTACK MOVE]/[PAINED]

- Oh! - Got you!

Bulls eye, Cacturne comes from behind

to launch a Faint Attack!

VIVIAN 'And that unexpected turn of events'

'has this battle off and running again!'

Bulbasaur! Razor Leaf!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

Cacturne, Dodge, then Poison Sting!

[EXERTION]

[POISON STING MOVE]

[PAINED]

Hang in there Bulbasaur. Now, Vine Whip!

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Follow up with Petal Dance!

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Bulbasaur is not able to land any attacks at all!

VIVIAN 'And with precious time quickly slipping through her fingers'

'so are May's points!'

'Could May's impressive comeback rally be coming to an end?'

Well, Miss Tent, it looks like victory is mine.

No, it's not. I will not lose to you!

Uh-oh, May's let her temper get the best of her!

If she doesn't calm down soon, then it's over!

No! It's just not fair if she loses this way.

Hey, May! You're thinking way too much!

'You got to focus on the match!'

- Huh! - Go Cacturne!

Finish it up with Faint Attack!

[INTENT]/[FAINT ATTACK MOVE]

Vine Whip, Bulbasaur!

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

[ALARMED]

Good. Now make that Cacturne fly!

[INTENT]

[ALARMED]

Alright, now start with Razor Leaf

then go into Petal Dance!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

[PAINED]

[gasps]

Look at this!

VIVIAN 'A Razor Leaf and a Petal Dance combination!'

'It's Springtime in Purika Stadium'

'and everything's in full bloom!'

- Wow! - She did it!

That's what I call focus!

[THRILLED]

It's the prettiest thing I've ever seen!

Me too! Remarkable!

Such a creative use of attacks! I am most impressed!

[STUNNED]

Oh! Cacturne!

[buzzer buzzing]

So, Cacturne's out!

VIVIAN 'While May and Bulbasaur'

'top off their rally with a victory!'

We won?

We won!

Bulbasaur, we did it! We did it!

[ECSTATIC]

You're the best, Bulbasaur.

[PLEASED]

Alright, May!

Bulbasaur has really gotten strong!

Yeah, those two are tough to beat!

[IMPRESSED]

Hmph!

[cheering]

VIVIAN We now take great pride in awarding

May and her Bulbasaur this Purika ribbon

'as proof of their outstanding victory'

'in this year's Purika Pokémon Contest!'

Yes!

We won a ribbon!

[TRIUMPHANT]

Her win was nothing but luck!

But we'll meet again, and that's when her luck runs out.

ASH May, you were great!

MAY Thanks a lot, Ash!

If you hadn't snapped me out of it

by calling to me

who knows if I would have won?

Come on, May, you know you won this thing all by yourself!

May, I'm really sorry. Do you forgive me?

I don't forgive you! Of course, I'm mad!

No, I'm just kidding around.

That's a huge relief.

I think we'd better get going, okay, guys?

Yeah, don't we have to go across Izabe Island

to get to Serrosey Town?

You're right! And it's huge, so maybe we'll see lots of Pokémon!

- Yay! - That's great!

So, come on guys, let's head to Serrosey Town!

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

NARRATOR After nearly losing her cool

May has happily earned her fourth ribbon

in a hard-fought Pokémon Contest.

Now, only one more ribbon stands between her

and her dream of entering the Grand Festival!

[indistinct chatter]

- 'Calm down!' - 'Easy.'

[clamoring]

Please, people, patience is a virtue!

Yeah! We got piles of this stuff!

You see? Our ship has finally come in! The S.S. Pokéblock!

[laughing]

Did you buy the island yet?

Can't find one big enough.

JESSIE We're finally rich!

JAMES 'Loaded!'

MEOWTH 'To money!'

♪ Walking 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 ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪