08x49 - Hail to the Chef!

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Ash's quest for conquering the Battle Frontier

takes a back seat for the moment

as he and his friends detour to Saffron City

for a Pokémon contest, May hopes to enter!

I'm really excited about this contest!

You're gonna do great, May.

Yeah, I've got a feeling I'm gonna get my

first Kanto ribbon there too.

I can't let Drew keep beating me.

[gasping]

[EXCITED]

[CURIOUS]

[CURIOUS]

[EXCITED]

Hey! Where're you going, Munchlax?

[EXERTION]

Munchlax, I'm getting tired of chasing you.

- I'm so hungry. - Me too.

First we lose track of the Twerps

and now we're lost in the woods with nothing to eat.

What will be next?

- Huh. Hm! - Huh?

JESSIE 'Apparently hallucinating'

'I could swear that's a restaurant.'

JAMES 'No, it really is a restaurant!'

Ha, I'm ordering everything on the menu!

But wait, stop right there!

- Huh? - Huh?

Problem is..

Well, we don't have any money.

JAMES/MEOWTH Oh, yeah. There's that.

[groans]

Welcome to Rhoda's.

We're having a grand opening

where all the food is free of charge!

TEAM ROCKET Huh?

Do we gotta do dishes?

No, just come in and eat!

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Hail To The Chef!"

[EXCITED]

What's a restaurant doin' in the middle a' the forest?

[stomach grumbling] Hm. Oh.

I don't know but my stomach sure is happy we found it.

- That sounded just like Ash. - Yeah! Except louder.

[AMUSED]

Welcome to Rhonda's!

[EXCITED]

[gasping]

Mr. Mime?

Welcome from me and my head chef Mr. Mime.

[EXCITED]

There's not too many restaurants that have a Pokémon for a chef.

[AGREEMENT]

Mr. Mime not only prepares delicious food

but in the process puts on a full-blown show

like nothing you've ever seen! Eh!

And someone as beautiful and enchanting as you are

must not only be the hostess here

but also the star of that show, am I right?

[giggles]

Hi, Rhonda, I'm Brock.

Hi. Can I show you to your table?

Actually, since I happen to be

quite an accomplished cook myself, why don't I show you

to a romantic dinner for two?

This fantasy is now being closed to make way for reality.

Ye-ow! Okay, if not dinner then how about lunch or breakfast?

Or maybe just a smoothie from the corner store!

[chuckles]

[EMBARRASSED]

Why don't we get you seated now? Mr. Mime?

[PROUD]

[ANNOYED]

I suppose that you folks are on your way into town

for the Pokémon contest, right?

- There's a contest? - Yes.

There's a big one in Saffron City.

I just assumed since you have a Pokémon with you.

Oh, no, this Pokémon don't belong to nobody.

[screams]

You're a talking Meowth!

Oh! Oops, my bad.

[laughs]

You just heard our stomachs grumbling

because we're all so hungry.

[laughs] I'm Jessie, a top coordinator!

[laughing]

[gasps] Really? A top coordinator in my restaurant?

[gasps] Oh, dear, I forgot to get your menus!

Coming up!

[AMUSED]

TEAM ROCKET Hm?

Wait! Don't tell me the cook is a Sneasel?

Big deal.

It has a skill, Meowth

something you should get one of these days.

Us intellectual types are more thinkers than doers.

- Then think about being useful! - That's a thought.

[AMUSED]

- Is that so? - What'd it say Meowth?

It said that served me right!

[laughs]

[IRRITATED]

What was that?

It just said it's a waste of time feeding

a Meowth good-quality food!

[laughs]

You're a stuck-up little Sneasel!

But you're forgetting that the customer is always right!

[ANGRY]

You've got your nerve!

I would so know a first-class meal

if it bit me in the back pocket, you overpaid fry cook!

It's got style and attitude

why couldn't we have that Sneasel on our team?

Wha-at! Hey!

I'm sorry!

Sneasel, apologize for being so rude

to our customers, now!

[SURPRISED]/[EMBARRASSED]

As you can probably see

Sneasel tends to be a bit stubborn and irritable.

But I promise you its cooking makes it worth keeping around!

In fact, once you've had a taste of the food at Rhoda's

you'll never wanna eat at another restaurant.

JESSIE/JAMES It's really that good? Yum!

I'll swallow that when I swallow the food if you don't mind.

[IRRITATED]

Oh, back ta' telling me I wouldn't know

good cookin' from bad, is 'at so?

Try some a' this. My knuckle sandwich!

[FURIOUS]/[ANGRY]

Sneasel, stop!

[CALM]

You're not getting off that easy.

Let's take this outside!

Stop! Wait until we eat, okay?

We can't decide so we'll just have

one of everything on the menu please.

Excellent choice, I'll get your order in immediately.

Wonder how much longer till Mr. Mime will be ready?

MUNCHLAX [IMPATIENT]

[gasping]

[SURPRISED]

Now for your dining and viewing pleasure

Star Chef Mr. Mime!

[FOCUSED]

Whoa!

[AMAZED]

[FOCUSED]

As you can see, food preparation is all just a part

of the show with Mr. Mime!

[gasping]

[APPRECIATIVE]

RHONDA 'We believe that cooking with some artistic flair'

'is just as important as food that tastes great!'

I agree!

Ugh!

Rhonda, you're a genius!

Why, thank you.

Huh?

Oh!

After all of that fancy talk, I was expecting something more

than red goo on a burger.

Who'd like to go first?

- 'Ah!' - Huh?

Oh my!

[quivering]

It's completely out of this world!

JESSIE/MEOWTH Huh?

James is right!

[PROUD]

Is it really that good?

Ugh! Gag me!

What are you talking about, Meowth?

[chomping] This is the best food I've ever tasted!

[chomping] You said it!

And the next dish is even more delicious than the last.

Oh, yeah!

[gasps] It's great!

Are you two messing with me?

It's good?

JAMES/JESSIE Mm-hm.

Alright, here goes.

Aah! Hot! Hot! Hot!

That Sneasel sure has a way with spices.

Yes, a perfect blend of sweet and sour, isn't it?

[CURIOUS]

Hey! What're you doing?

Aah! Uh-aah!

You sneaky Sneasel, you did that on purpose, didn't ya?

[AMUSED]

Well, there's no one who's gonna pepper-poison Meowth

and get away with it!

Now, time to slice and dice you!

Looks awesome.

[AMAZED]

What a presentation!

Looks almost too good to eat!

Can ya believe he made all this food

while putting on an amazing show at the same time?

[PLEASED]

Mr. Mime says, Please go ahead and dig in!

ASH/MAX/BROCK/MAY Thanks Mr. Mime!

[EXCITED]

ASH/MAX/BROCK/MAY Aah!

Oh! Are you okay?

Was it bad?

- We'll be.. - Alright.

[DAZED]

I hope.

Rhonda, just in case I don't make it

I want you to know I think I love you.

[grunting] Please, don't take this the wrong way.

I know. It was bad!

It was horrible and no silly performance

can make it taste good!

[EMBARRASSED]

[rumbling]

[Meowth screaming]

Uh, why you!

Stop this, Sneasel!

[ANGRY]

Ah! I've got you now. You okay?

Oh, no, what happened?

[EXERTION]

I'm seeing double! Two Rhondas?

No, I'm Rhoda, Rhonda's twin sister.

You promised that you wouldn't mess things up for me

but here you are starting a fight in my restaurant.

I didn't start the fight. It was the darn Pokémon!

[EXERTION]

- Meowth! - Quit your messing around!

- Oh! - Team Rocket!

JESSIE/JAMES The Twerps are here?

- Oh, brother! - Huh?

I see you've gotten all caught up in the visual again Rhonda.

Is this lunch or some kind of exhibit of food gone wild?

As usual you've forgotten what daddy taught us

that above all food should taste good

and that appearance doesn't matter.

That's not what he meant and besides

if your food looked nicer you wouldn't

have to give it away to people.

What's that supposed to mean?

I'm simply saying it wouldn't hurt

to try developing a sense of style.

Are you trying to say my food is boring?

If the shoe fits.

And speaking of shoes who wants to eat meat

that looks like old shoe leather?

[grunting] Enough of your insults!

Let's decide this thing once and for all tomorrow

and the winner gets the whole restaurant!

Bring it on, sister!

A contest where the winner is determined

by best flavor and presentation.

And by best performance!

What do you mean by that?

RHONDA 'Come on, you remember what dad always said'

'a good restaurant is a place where customers can enjoy'

'both the food and the dining experience!'

'And that means including a little bit of performance'

'doesn't it?'

Huh. Alright then.

I volunteer my services as a judge!

JESSIE/JAMES A judge?

[thinking] And I'll be sure to be

completely fair to Sneasel.

Not!

- I'll be a judge! - Me too.

And me three!

Alright, you can all be the judges.

Seems fair to me.

And I promise, whichever one of you wins the contest

will have no effect on who wins my love!

JESSIE 'Now let me get this straight'

'you want us to coach your Sneasel?'

JAMES Why?

No one can compete with Sneasel's cooking

for good taste but when it comes to style and elegance

in its presentation..

Not much to look at, true.

I've seen better-looking airline food.

Oh, please, you have to help my Sneasel

so I can win this contest!

But why ask us to help you?

Because you're a top coordinator, Jessie!

You must know more about

artistic presentation than anybody!

JESSIE I suppose I do.

So now's another chance for me to use all that artistic talent

that's brought me victory in countless contests!

Wha..

I'm just playing along so we can grab her Sneasel.

Then we'll snatch Mr. Mime and Pikachu too. Don't blow it!

Huh? Ah!

BROCK You want me to give Mr. Mime cooking lessons?

Yes, would you?

[WORRIED]

Maybe you guys should forget about this battle

and just run the restaurant together?

Well, that makes sense, doesn't it, but unfortunately

Rhoda always treats me like an amateur when it comes to food

so when we're together we wind up

just arguing with each other more than we cook.

I was just too stubborn to back down

so we split up the restaurant.

Winning this contest might be the only way to get Rhoda

to finally treat me like a grown-up.

Will you please help me if you can, Brock?

I'll help but not exactly for that reason, Rhonda.

I want you two sisters to make up.

[chuckles] That could be nice too!

BROCK So, those are all the ingredients.

Now, we add the spices.

[FOCUSED]

Hold it right there.

[SURPRISED]

See, you can't just add any old thing in there, Mr. Mime.

The trick is to add just the perfect ones

to match the ingredients that you're using.

[STUNNED]

JESSIE Now, use Fury Swipes to make an ice sculpture out of this.

It's the kind of gourmet touch

that really adds class to your presentation.

[FURY SWIPES MOVE]/[EXERTION]

JAMES/JESSIE 'Beautiful!'

But, no one will be able to see it behind the salt shaker.

[thinking] At this rate Sneasel will lose for sure!

[chuckles] And Jessie won't even think about replacing me

with a smart mouth Sneasel Chef.

[slurps] Alright! That's getting much better!

[CURIOUS]/[PLEASED]

JAMES 'A real key to a magnificent performance..'

Is to make the performer itself look as dashing and beautiful

and eye-catching as possible.

[ANNOYED]

[snoring]

[STARTLED]

[PLEASED]

BROCK Not bad. Now once more from the beginning.

[AGREEMENT]

[DETERMINED]

BROCK This chef battle between Rhonda's Mr. Mime

and Rhoda's Sneasel will now get cooking!

'Judging will be based on three factors'

'flavor, presentation, and performance.'

- 'Are both sides ready?' - I'm ready to kick butt.

You're going down, Rhoda.

Start your kitchens!

[DETERMINED]

JESSIE/JAMES You can do it, Sneasel!

[ANNOYED] Come on, Mr. Mime!

Oh! Huh?

When you're a judge, you have to remain impartial, Meowth.

Yeah!

[gasping]

[ENTHRALLED]

[FOCUSED]/[HAPPY]

JESSIE/JAMES Wow, that's good.

[HAPPY]

It's like a ballet but with pots and pans!

[HAPPY]

Rhonda's Mr. Mime does put on a good performance.

[FOCUSED]/[DETERMINED]

[gasping]

How'd it learn that?

[FOCUSED]

All that training's paying off.

[PROUD]

[DELIGHTED]

[grunting] Suddenly, I don't feel so good.

Show them what ya got, Mr. Mime!

[FOCUSED]/[CONFUSED]

[Mr. Mime thinking] You can't just add any old thing in there, Mr. Mime.

The trick is to add just the perfect ones

to match the ingredients you're using.

[FOCUSED]

[PLEASED]

[STARTLED]

[PLEASED]

[HAPPY]

It's practically a work of art!

[EXCITED]

We're gonna win this!

Oh, great!

[STARTLED]/[PANICKED]

[gasps]

[SHOCKED]

Hey!

[PANICKED]

Pikachu!!

[PAINED]

[laughing]

Team Rocket!

Why are you interfering with our contest?

JESSIE Prepare for trouble, you wannabe gourmets!

Huh?

JAMES Make it double like cheese soufflés.

An evil as old as the galaxy..

Sent here to fulfill our destiny.

Meowth, that's your cue!

Ooh!

You're the one who begged for that line!

- But...Sneasel? - What about Sneasel?

Our plan to catch it is already underway if you hadn't noticed.

And I don't wanna help ya 'cause as soon as ya catch it

you're gonna replace me with it!

Have you lost it?

[SAD] Well.. Okay.

Ah! Then I'm Meowth and I'm bad to the bone!

To denounce the evils of truth and love..

To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie!

And James!

An' Meowth is my name!

Wherever things are tasty in the universe..

- Team Rocket.. - Will be there!

To make it all taste worse!

[PROUD]/[HAPPY]

Jessie, you're really not a top coordinator?

You're just a criminal?

Yes, I was just pretending

but you say that as if it's a bad thing!

Wow, you lied.

And after she gave you your food for free no less!

My sister trusted you and you took that trust

and you trampled on it! And now, you're gonna pay.

Huh? Rhonda!

Dine and dash, guys! Ha ha ha!

JESSIE/JAMES Gotta go!

[EXERTION]

Hey! Pikachu, Thunderbolt now!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[SHOCKED]

Don't waste your time.

It's an electric-proof cage, pal.

Combusken, Fire Spin!

[DETERMINED]/[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

Mudkip, Water g*n!

[WATER g*n MOVE]

Fire spin. Water g*n. Fire Spin twice!

Bring 'em on but will they work?

[chuckles] No dice!

Now here's the key to success, folks

drive and determination!

[sobbing] And it's been a long

long, long, long, long road getting here.

Did he mention long?

[grunts]

Sneasel!

Don't worry, Rhoda, I think I know how to stop 'em.

- Yeah? - Mr. Mime use Trick!

[TRICK MOVE]

[laughing]

[groans] Ugh! Huh?

Trick is an attack that switches your tools

with your opponent's tools, isn't it?

Right, now use Psychic!

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[STARTLED]

[gasping]

[HAPPY]

[ATTACK]

[gasps]

[ATTACK]

[PANIC]

[EXERTION]

[DETERMINED]

Uh-oh!

[PROUD]/[DETERMINED]

MEOWTH Oh, no you didn't!

[gasping]

TEAM ROCKET Team Rocket's blasting off again!

- Pikachu! - Sneasel!

Mr. Mime!

[HAPPY]/[PROUD]

[chuckling] Are you okay, buddy?

[RELIEVED]

You were great, Mr. Mime!

[PLEASED]

Oh, Sneasel!

[PLEASED]

What you did was brilliant, sis. Way to go!

[SURPRISED]

Thank you.

And based on the cool-headed way you handled this emergency

I've decided I'm giving the whole restaurant to you.

ASH/MAX/BROCK/MAY Huh?

Rhoda, what are saying?

Sneasel, I'm sorry about that.

[DISAPPOINTED]

I'm sure you'll do great, Rhonda.

Hm.

Hm.

Wait, just a minute!

Huh!

I hereby hire you as co-manager.

And Sneasel as restaurant head chef!

[cheering]

Good call!

Uh, well..

Come on, you know that's how dad would have wanted it to be!

Hm.

[FOCUSED]/[PLEASED]

[EXERTION]/[PLEASED]

'Whoa!'

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX Let's eat!

[AMAZED]

Wow!

[AMAZED]/[HAPPY]

It looks really amazing! Yummy!

Taste and style together!

[HAPPY]

You two are quite the pair, Rhoda and Rhonda.

We're glad that you like it.

I'm so glad we're working together.

Yeah! Instead of fighting with each other!

NARRATOR With the girls and Sneasel and Mr. Mime now a team

the restaurant is sure to be a huge success in no time!

A simple reminder of how much can be accomplished

when people and Pokémon work together.

And now with their stomachs full of delicious food

Ash and friends set out on their journey once again.

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With 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 ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪