08x20 - Showdown at Linoone

[bunniefuu]

Ha-ha. Now, I've got all my badges.

That's awesome. Great job.

Now, there's nothing stopping you

from Ever Grande City and the Hoenn League.

Yep, and there's nothin' stoppin' me from winnin' either.

[AGREEMENT]

You know, Ash.

I have to win my fifth ribbon now.

Just so I can keep up with you.

NARRATOR The excitement is building as two of our heroes

have confidently set their sights on victory.

Ash is looking forward to the Hoenn League Championships

and May's next Pokémon Contest

is coming up in Pacifidlog Town.

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

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

♪ Advance 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 of 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 "Showdown at Linoone."

Is that right?

You've earned all eight badges already?

Yeah.

Oak 'As soon as Palette Town'

'gets wind of this there will be'

'a celebration the likes of which'

we have never seen before.

Of course, the Hoenn League Championships will be tough.

Don't underestimate any of your opponents.

- But you know that, right? - Yep.

I sure do, Professor Oak.

And I'm gonna keep on trainin'

right up until it starts too.

Um-hmm, just like a champion

and you can bet I'll be there

cheering you on every step of the way.

Alright, let's go.

No sense wastin' time.

Uh, Ash, wait.

You do have three months and you just ate.

You mean only three months.

And lots of training to do.

You guys relax for me.

I need to start training too.

I have to win the Pacifidlog Contest.

And then, it's Pokémon Grand Festival, here I come.

Too bad you're not that excited about it.

'First things first.'

I think these Poké ba*ls could use a little shine.

Everything's gotta look spic and span.

Competition begins long before my Pokémon perform.

LINOONE [EXERTION]

MAY 'Beautiful. That's what I call perfect.'

Here's Combusken's ball, and this is Skitty's ball

And here's Beautifly's..

[screams]

They're gone. Gone. This can't be true.

Hey, May, is somethin' wrong?

Yeah, what's gone?

Beautifly and Bulbasaur's Poké ba*ls. They're gone.

- Let me guess. - Team Rocket.

[gasping] Yes, that's us.

When I get my hands on those crooks

they're gonna wish I hadn't.

The Twerpette's upset.

That blubbering brat thinks we pinched her Poké ba*ls.

And normally, she'd be exactly right.

But we haven't stolen a thing all day.

Well, at least we got the blame for it, right?

- So, what else is new? - May, look at this.

'These tracks look like they're leading away'

from right where you had your Poké ba*ls.

They're pretty fresh.

So whoever made them must be close by.

And whoever made them must be the thief too.

'Soon to be a very sorry thief.'

All set. We'll start right here.

[SURPRISED]

[EXERTION]

[screaming]

[EXERTION]

Whoa. What was that?

POKEDEX Linoone, the Rushing Pokémon.

Linoone is the evolved form of Zigzagoon.

It can run at speeds over miles per hour

but does not handle curves well.

[EXERTION]

But, that one's face was a lot fatter than the one in here.

[screams]

Oh, Ash, what are you doing resting

in the middle of the road?

ASH I'm not resting, May.

Hey, Ash, did you see anything strange goin' on around here?

A Linoone ran by if you call that strange.

A Linoone, huh? Did it happen to have two Poké ba*ls?

Well, I'm not sure.

It had puffy cheeks like that.

- Then it had them. - What are you talking about?

She thinks that someone stole her two Poké ba*ls.

- What? - Yep.

And it sounds to me like it was Linoone.

Then I think we should go catch it.

Well, from what I hear about them

Linoone usually run in a straight line.

That's right, so we might as well

just head straight on down this road.

Okay, time to teach someone some manners.

[instrumental music]

Looks like that's the only house around here.

That's not a house, that's a hideout.

Now, let's find that thief.

Hmm..

Hmm..

- 'Excuse me.' - Huh?

Hello. Did you notice a Linoone come through here?

See, I'm pretty sure it stole some of my Poké ba*ls.

Oh, man, not again. Oh, no.

I'm so sorry my Tokin did this.

Who's Tokin?

Bet that's what you call your Linoone, right?

- 'Well, hello, kids.' - Huh?

You must be Kimmy's friends.

How nice. Come on in.

Thanks, but we were really looking for this Linoone

that we think took two of our Poké ba*ls.

- Oh, no. Tokin, again? - Yeah, dad.

I think that it must have been.

- I do hope you'll forgive us. - It's okay.

So Korban Shoney's the name.

This is my son Kimmy, and my wife Harmony.

- How do you do? - Hello, there.

Hello, I'm Ash.

- I'm Max. Hi. - I'm May. Hello.

And my name's Brock.

You know, I should probably take you to Tokin's hut.

[instrumental music]

Unbelievable.

A whole collection of round things.

Tokin's been collecting all of this stuff for a long time now.

- That's so weird. - Why would Tokin do this?

See, Tokin and I were really close friends

back when it was still a Zigzagoon.

[HAPPY]

You ready? Here it comes and go.

[HAPPY]

Go, Tokin. Go, get it.

[HAPPY]

KIMMY But everything changed

the moment it evolved into a Linoone.

From then on, Tokin just spent its time

running all over the place, collecting tons of stuff.

[EXERTION]

It got to the point where Linoone was taking

other people's stuff too.

I tried to explain that stealing's wrong

but it just kept happening.

[sighs]

You know what? Right around the time my Charizard evolved.

- The same thing happened to me. - Wow.

You're kidding, what'd you do?

I let it know that I appreciated its hard work

and that I was workin' hard too.

That's right, and once it realized that

Charizard showed more respect to Ash.

Not to mention, hitting you with a Flamethrower or two.

That's not important right now.

Point is, just be patient and have faith in Tokin.

I'm sure you two will work it out eventually.

- Yeah. - Oh, no.

My Poké ba*ls aren't here.

- Now, what do I do? - Don't worry, May.

Tokin also hides things up in the mountains back there.

We should go take a look.

You see those trees?

Well, Tokin loves to hide things

in trees and in bushes as well.

ASH 'Let me get this straight.'

MAX 'Are you sayin' that Tokin could have hidden'

'May's Poké ba*ls anywhere in this whole forest?'

Uh, I don't feel so good.

KORBAN Not to worry.

All of us will help look for those Poké ba*ls.

And we'll find them in no time.

Gee, I'm feeling better already.

Nope. Not here.

Nothing in here.

[AGREEMENT]

There's nothing inside of this tree.

Beautifly, Bulbasaur.

Huh? Ah, could it be..

Let's see.

I found it. I found my ring.

- Ha-ha-ha! - I thought it was gone forever.

It's our love, dear.

It's the power of our love that found your ring.

You're right. Our love truly is a many splendored thing.

- My dearest, Harmony. - Oh, Korban.

- Sweet, Harmony. - Dearest, Korban.

- Harmony. - Korban.

- Harmony. - Korban.

Mom, Dad, this really isn't the time.

[CURIOUS]/[EXCITED]

Pikachu, did you find them?

[HAPPY]

Thank you.

This is a bone.

[screams]

- What's wrong, May? - That..

- Whoa, what's this? - Awesome.

- Ash, that's a Thick Club. - What's a Thick Club?

MAX It's a super special tool that makes Cubone and Marowak

stronger when they get a hold of one.

[URGING]

ASH/MAY/MAX/BROCK Huh?

Something else in there, Pikachu?

'Hey, what's this?'

Wow, that's a Soothe Bell.

You give it to Pokémon and they get more attached to ya.

Wow, look here. It's a Dragon Fang.

'If you give that to a Pokémon with Dragon Type attacks'

'Their attacks will get stronger.'

We're sure finding lots of rare stuff.

Yeah, but we still haven't found my Poké ba*ls yet.

We will, May.

Linoone's got to have them around here somewhere.

Look atthis amazing find.

'I know that all Linoone have Pickup Ability'

'but obviously Tokin has an special knack'

'for gathering really rare tools.'

JAMES/MEOWTH Token rules.

We could use a Linoone that corners the market on rarities.

Then we'll corner the market on giving gifts to the Boss.

MEOWTH I heard Meowth and his friends have been so kind

as to send me a gift from the Hoenn League.

Wow, that was great. Nice wrapper.

Splendid.

Ugh, say, how generous can you get?

Since Meowth and his friends sent me this pile of gifts.

I'll make sure success is piled on them.

TEAM ROCKET 'Sounds good.'

TEAM ROCKET Giving gifts is what we'll do.

Long as we get something too.

Ready for some shameless self-promotion?

TEAM ROCKET Yeah.

[EXERTION]

Aw. Nothin'. Nuts.

Just some berries.

Oh, come on, I've got to find my Poké ba*ls

or I'm gonna go crazy.

[CURIOUS]

- Find anything? - Nothin', I'm afraid.

- Hey, look, it's Tokin. - Huh?

'Look at its cheeks.'

'There's gotta be somethin' in its mouth.'

Not just something. That Linoone's got my Poké ba*ls.

Tokin, those Poké ba*ls aren't yours so give 'em back now.

[SURPRISED]/[DISAGREEMENT]

[all gasps]

[PANIC]

- Oh, no. - Someone took Tokin.

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble, we're not someone, we're us.'

JAMES 'So make it double and stop all the fuss.'

Ha-ha! 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. - James.

Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight.

That's right.

[AGREEMENT]

BROCK/ASH/MAY/MAX Team Rocket.

[ANGRY]

Let's face it, Tokin's Pickup Ability

was in overdrive anyway, right?

That Pokémon's nothing but a common criminal.

MEOWTH Yeah, and it takes one to know one.

- Come back. - Huh..

Get back here.

Give back my Tokin right now.

[SURPRISED]

JAMES Unknown Twerp giving chase.

- Get rid of him. - I'll do the honors.

Seviper, use Haze.

[HAZE MOVE]

Oh..

[screaming]

[WORRIED]

Kimmy.

[WORRIED]

- No. - Kimmy.

Are you okay?

[EXERTION]

- Uh.. - Give back Tokin.

- Hey, look, my Poké ba*ls. - Team Rocket again.

Pikachu. Go and help Tokin, now.

[EXERTION]

Oh, no, you don't.

Go, Cacnea.

[EXERTION]

Cacnea, please. Do I look like a teething ring?

Pikachu, use Iron Tail to cut the net, go.

[EXERTION]

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[SCARED]

Uh, oh, Tokin.

Alright, then we'll just take Pikachu.

Seviper, Poison tail.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[STRUGGLING]

KIMMY 'Tokin, are you alright?'

Oh, thank goodness.

[WEAK]

You're okay.

[HAPPY]

Let's get those guys. Pikachu, Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[PAINED]

[screaming]

Good shot, Pikachu.

[HAPPY]

TEAM ROCKET 'Don't celebrate yet.'

- Ah! - Ah, No way.

[laughs]

Surprised we're still hanging around?

We've made a few upgrades so we don't have to leave

the party so soon today.

What's a party without Pikachu invited?

[SURPRISED]/[SCARED]

- Ah. Oh, no. - Pikachu.

TEAM ROCKET Now, that we have Pikachu

you can keep your looting Linoone.

[STRUGGLING]

TEAM ROCKET Now, we'll leave..

- By choice. - Ugh!

- You won't get away. - 'Oh, Ash.'

- Huh? Kimmy. - I'm sorry.

You were trying to save Tokin, and lost Pikachu.

Oh, don't worry.

I'll get Pikachu back before you know it.

TEAM ROCKET Let's see you try.

[ANGRY]

TEAM ROCKET 'Maybe that Linoone'

'could haul us up to a tree trunk.'

Tokin. Bet you can't get it.

[CURIOUS]

- Huh? - Where you going?

[EXERTION]

Wow, what's gotten' into Tokin?

I guess it wants to rescue Pikachu.

- I think it's the balloon. - Huh?

See, Tokin loves round things

and their balloon is shaped like a Poké Ball.

'Remember? We found a ton of round objects in Tokin's hut.'

So now Tokin wants the balloon.

[gasps]

Now, I remember. Way back.

Back when Tokin and I played fetch.

You ready? Here it comes.

[CURIOUS]/[EXERTION]

[EXCITED]

That's it. Go get it.

[EXERTION]

[HAPPY]

You did it, Tokin.

[HAPPY]

KIMMY We used to have so much fun

playing with Poké ba*ls back then.

Of course, that was when Tokin was still a Zigzagoon.

But then, for some reason once Tokin evolved into a Linoone

we stopped playing together.

- That's it. - Huh?

Back in Tokin's hut the only kind of objects

Tokin had gathered in there were round ones.

'It can't just be coincidence.'

'There's got to be a reason Tokin's so fond of them.'

'I think they remind Tokin of when you two'

'used to play together.'

- Ah. - Know what that means?

I do, it's got to mean that

Tokin still wants to play with you Kimmy.

[gasps]

BROCK 'Tokin may not look, or act the same as before'

'but the bonds of love and friendship'

'between the two of you will never disappear.'

[gasps]

[HAPPY]

KIMMY Yeah, catch me.

[laughs]

May be..

Ah, so Ash, do you think

Tokin and I'll be close again like you and Pikachu?

Yes. Of course, you will.

KIMMY Oh, that's awesome.

Hey, Tokin.

[CURIOUS]

Wanna play? Go get that ball.

[SURPRISED]/[AFFIRMATIVE]

[EXERTION]

Alright, look at it go.

TEAM ROCKET Huh?

[EXERTION]

It came back, I knew it would feel

a kinship to our illicit ways.

Just like a Venomoth to a flame.

Will you dopes snap out of it?

One toenail from that Linoone

and we'll be blastin' off to the moon.

[gasps]

- Point taken. - Cacnea.

- Needle Arm and pronto. - 'Are you crazy?'

'Do you know what will happen if you launch'

'a Needle Arm on to a balloon?'

[EXERTION]

JAMES 'Something like this?'

Thanks for the warning after the fact.

[SCARED]

[EXERTION]/[SURPRISED]

[TACKLE MOVE]

[PROUD]/[HAPPY]

- Pikachu. - Tokin.

[HAPPY]

Are you okay, buddy?

[HAPPY]

That was so cool. Thanks, Tokin.

[HAPPY]

Now, I understand what you want.

We'll play together all the time if you want to.

[HAPPY]

That's good news.

It looks like Kimmy and Linoone

are gonna friends again.

Picking up where they left off.

- Right. - 'You nitwit.'

- 'I'm sorry. - What were you thinking?

You want something done right, you got to do it yourself.

Seviper, Poison Tail, go.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

Cacnea, get it right this time.

Needle Arm at them.

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

- Here they come, guys. - Okay.

Now, Tokin. Use Water Pulse.

[WATER PULSE MOVE]

[STRUGGLING]

That was really good. I didn't know it knew Water Pulse.

Yeah, and it knows Electric attacks too.

You're kidding.

[STRUGGLING]

[STRUGGLING]

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

So what are they doing fighting each other?

How sad. That Water Pulse confused them.

Snap out of it now.

[ANGRY]

They seem a little upset.

They must've misunderstood me.

No, you were very clear.

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

[HAZE MOVE]

[screaming]

I know what. Let's see how Pikachu and Linoone do together.

Hmm. Tokin, you're ready for that?

[EXCITED]

Okay, pal.

[EXCITED]

- Pikachu. - And Tokin.

ASH/KIMMY Use Double Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[screaming]

[expl*si*n]

That was quite an attack, we'll probably blast off twice as far.

So, who cares?

It scared Chimecho half out of its wits

and we still haven't stolen anything.

Right now, we got a bigger problem.

TEAM ROCKET Looks like we're blasting off again.

WOBBUFFET [AFFIRMATIVE]

That was awesome.

You two make a great team.

[EXCITED]

ASH 'I knew it.'

'Now, you and Tokin are best buddies'

just like you were before.

MAY I'm happy for both of you.

Thanks, after Tokin evolved, it looked and seemed

so different that I guess I was just afraid

it might not like me anymore.

From now on, we'll spend more time together

and trust each other again.

Well, if you keep that up, I'll bet Tokin

will stop taking things from people too.

That would be a relief, huh?

We'd like to thank all of you for your help.

- You've been very kind. - Thanks.

But you know, Kimmy's really the one who did it all.

[AGREEMENT]

Hey, Tokin, let's see if you can catch this one. Come on.

[EXCITED]

NARRATOR Yes, Pokémon evolve

and their Trainers grow older

but while everything changes

one thing remains true always.

Friends can be friends forever.

And even if they seem a little different

sometimes you have to look with your heart

and not your eyes.

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

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

♪ Advance 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 ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪