09x13 - Queen of the Serpentine!

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR The exciting day is here!

The Battle Pike is but a stone's throw away

and Ash is itching to earn his fourth Frontier Symbol.

ASH 'Alright!'

Guys, I am so ready for this.

[DETERMINED]

[DISTRESSED]

[screams]

- What did I say? - Mm, nothing, I think.

Feeding time. I'll give Bonsly some lunch. You go ahead.

Right! Oh, yeah, you seen May?

No, but she did say she wanted to go show Eevee the ocean.

- What? - No sweat! I'll go find her.

Uh, thanks. I'll see you later.

MAX 'You got it!'

Now, let's get over to that Battle Pike.

[DETERMINED]

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ It's a battle win or lose ♪

♪ It's the friends you make ♪

♪ It's the road you choose ♪

♪ You got the right stuff ♪

♪ So make your mind up ♪

♪ Find the courage inside of you ♪

♪ If you're strong you'll survive ♪

♪ And you'll keep your dream alive ♪

♪ It's the Battle Frontier ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Be the best you can be ♪

♪ And find your destiny ♪

♪ It's the master plan ♪

♪ The power's in your hands ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Queen of the Serpentine!"

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

MAY 'Eevee, isn't it beautiful?'

This is the ocean. Do you like it?

[IMPRESSED]

Eevee, you're the cutest little thing and so smart.

Someday, we'll be in a Pokémon Contest together.

[PLEASED]

- 'May?' - Huh?

We've got to get over to the Battle Pike right away.

Whoa! So that's the Battle Pike?

[IMPRESSED]

[chuckles]

May we help you?

You bet!

My name's Ash from Pallet Town.

So you are!

Chill, dude! We know every little thing about you.

Step right this way!

MEOWTH That's it!

JAMES/MEOWTH Left, right, left, right.

And now the star of our show!

The Battle Pike's Frontier Brain.

JAMES 'Your Pike Queen.'

JAMES/MEOWTH 'Queen Lucy!'

Welcome, my young Twerp, I mean, my young man.

I challenge you to a battle, Queen Lucy!

[EMPHATIC]

Oh, why then, I'd be thrilled!

But first things' first!

This will be Pikachu's perch!

Huh?

It looks like a lunch box but in actuality

it's a complimentary Pikachu power purifier!

Yeah? That sounds great. Thanks!

[DELIGHTED]

[CONTENT]

[HAPPY]

Alright! Are we feeling nice and full now?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

- 'Hey, Brock!' - Huh?

I'm sorry we kept you waiting.

No prob, but we'd better get to the Battle Pike!

- Right! - 'You!'

So which one of you is Ash from Pallet Town?

None! Ash already left for the Battle Pike a while ago.

BARBARA What?

We travel all this way

to welcome him for Queen Lucy

and he's got the nerve to be gone?

- Ah! - But, was he expecting you?

I could care less if he was expecting us or not.

This is an outrage!

BARBARA 'I guess we'll have to teach'

'that smart mouth of yours a lesson.'

SCOTT 'My, my!'

Barbara! These are good folks!

BROCK/MAY/MAX Nice to see you, Scott!

Hey! You know the Battle Pike's closed today.

So I came by to say hello to the girls.

Guess Lucy the Frontier Brain's

not here today, huh?

- Lucy? - Watch out!

As far as you're concerned, she's Queen Lucy!

Huh?

Barbara, stop acting like a child.

Lucy! Or say Queen Lucy.

Whoa, that's the Frontier Brain?

The way you treat my guests is starting to get very old.

I'm sorry. I hope you'll please forgive my sister.

Pardon me. My name's Brock!

Do you believe in love at first sight?

- Huh? - Stop it!

BARBARA 'Keep your hands in front of you and away from Queen Lucy.'

[screams]

Hey, Lucy, you okay?

[grunts]

Yes. I think so.

Here we go!

JESSIE We're prepared for any cases of claustro-Poké-phobia.

JAMES Look through the glass and this too shall pass.

MEOWTH There's just one

teensy little catch.

[groans]

ASH What's going on?

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble'

from our Battle Pike.

Twerp-netting. What's not to like?

An evil as old as the galaxy.

Sent here to fulfill our destiny.

With Meowth, that's me!

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie!

And James!

Yeah! Meowth's the name!

Whenever there's peace in the Universe..

Team Rocket..

Will be there..

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH To make everything worse!

[EMPHATIC]

[EMPHATIC]

Team Rocket!

[laughing]

JESSIE Cheer up! We'll meet again farther down the pike.

JAMES In the meantime, feast your faked out eyes on the real deal.

Fair is fair. We got Pikachu, you got squat.

Uh, Pikachu, quick, use Thunderbolt!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Zapped, zip!

In this case, Twerp volts check in

but they don't check out.

We'd love to stay and taunt you all day but we're going away.

Oh, come back!

Huh?

[grunts]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh?

[screaming]

[ALARMED]

Pikachu! You okay?

[GRATEFUL]

[screaming]

Is everybody in one piece?

Yeah, we're fine. Hey, Scott.

In case you didn't know, she's the Frontier Brain

and her name's Lucy!

ASH Huh? Wait a minute, that's Queen Lucy?

PIKACHU [CONFUSED]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Oopsie!

The truth won't set us free.

The truth is overrated anyway.

Seviper, get out here!

[CONFIDENT]

Okay, let's go Pikachu!

[DETERMINED]

- Hold on. - Huh?

When there's a problem, I prefer to handle it myself.

Seviper, I choose you!

[CONFIDENT]

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX Her too?

They've both got a Seviper!

Oh, yeah?

Queen Lucy's Seviper's way stronger than hers!

Don't hold your breath, Blondie!

Seviper, use Poison Tail!

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

You use Poison Tail too.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

[screams]

Whoa, what a shot!

[IMPRESSED]

Flamethrower!

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Whoa, it's hot! Man, it's hot! Yipes, it's hot! Ouch, it's hot!

There is nothing worse than a know-it-all goodie two shoes!

Especially one so well versed in anger management skills.

You could of just walked away, but no!

[EXASPERATED]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH And now we're blasting off again!

MIME JR. [EXASPERATED]

She's strong.

No wonder she's a Frontier Brain.

Awesome, Lucy, like always.

- You really are a queen! - You really are a queen!

Let me try those introductions one more time.

SCOTT 'Now this is the Battle Pike's'

'Frontier Brain, Pike Queen Lucy!'

Hello.

Lucy, thanks for helping me out back there, it was great.

Queen Lucy! It's Quee--

- Barbara, stop! - Uh? Hmm.

Hmm. Anyway, I want you to battle me, Lucy.

It won't work, Ash.

Remember the Battle Pike is closed today.

Yeah.

It's a shame

but we'll have to come back.

ASH 'Guess you're right.'

PIKACHU [DISAPPOINTED]

Hold on.

LUCY The Battle Pike is always open for good friends.

Huh?

Good friends? Huh? Those guys?

- Mm-hmm. - You lucky boy!

Huh? I am?

[screams]

Are you deaf? Listen!

BARBARA 'She called you all good friends.'

'Queen Lucy is a woman of few words'

'and she means every one of them.'

'And she means she accepts your challenge here and now, get it?'

Got it. Awesome!

- Ash, that's so great! - Yeah!

Lucy, your gentle soul sparkles

from within your calm and cool sweet self.

MAX Come on, sparkle boy.

'Her hands are for battling, not for holding.'

[screaming]

[thinking] Okay, the battle field's got water and land

so I need a Water-type Pokémon to battle Lucy

and that Seviper of hers.

Now, the Frontier Battle between Ash of Pallet Town

and Pike Queen Lucy is about to begin.

Each participant may use two Pokémon.

The victor needs two wins.

Now, choose your Pokémon!

Seviper, I choose you!

[CONFIDENT]

BARBARA/STUDENT A/B All the way, Lucy!

Okay, Donphan, let's do it, now!

[CONFIDENT]

Alright, Donphan against Seviper!

What do you know? I didn't realize Phanpy evolved.

A Ground-type Pokémon like Donphan

is going to be a good match against

a Poison-type Pokémon like Seviper.

Ready? Begin!

Now, Donphan, Take Down!

[TAKE DOWN MOVE]

Use Poison Tail!

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

[DETERMINED]

They look evenly matched.

Okay, Seviper, use Bite!

[BITE MOVE]

Defense Curl, then Rollout!

[DEFENSE CURL MOVE]

[BITE MOVE]

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

[PAINED]

[gasps]

[DETERMINED]

- Way to go! - That was a good move for sure.

Donphan, Rollout, again!

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

Dodge it, then Poison Tail!

[EXERTION]/[SURPRISED]

Fast!

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Bingo! - Wow, Lucy's great!

Huh?

[DISTRESSED]

Oh, Donphan, use that Rollout energy, and Jump!

[EXERTION]

Now, Donphan, Take Down!

[TAKE DOWN MOVE]

- Hmm. - Ah!

- She's standing there! - Right. No defense.

She can't just let the attack hit, can she?

Yes, she can. That's just Lucy's battle style.

[TAKE DOWN MOVE]

Use Flamethrower!

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[PAINED]

Donphan!

[CONCERNED]

[PAINED]

[chuckles]

[grunts]

[DISTRESSED]

[STRUGGLING]

[DETERMINED]

SEVIPER A [CONFIDENT]

Okay, we tried to use Seviper's speed

and wait till the last minute and counter attack

but that didn't work at all!

Donphan, use Hyper Beam, now!

[HYPER BEAM MOVE]

Poison Tail, go!

[DETERMINED]

[screams]

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Donphan, you're strong enough to beat that!

[DETERMINED]

Let them have it!

[HYPER BEAM MOVE]

Now, Poison Tail toward the water!

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

Ah!

- Huh? - That was amazing!

What a way to use Poison Tail.

But now, neither one of them can see.

You're looking at classic Lucy

using the playing field to her advantage.

And she does it all without so much as batting an eyelash.

Flamethrower, go!

SEVIPER A [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

Dodge and do Rollout!

[DODGE MOVE]

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

Stop them!

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[PAINED]

Direct hit!

Donphan's turned into a fireball.

Now, Seviper, keep up the Flamethrower!

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

Huh? Donphan, roll over to where that Flamethrower's coming from!

DONPHAN [INTENT]

Jump and then do Poison Tail!

[EXERTION]

That's it! Donphan, use the rock and then jump.

[EXERTION]

Alright! Let her rip!

[ROLLOUT MOVE]

[PAINED]

[STUNNED]

JUDGE Seviper is unable to battle. Donphan's the winner!

Great job, Donphan, you did it!

[IMPRESSED]

[PROUD]

Between that Rollout and the fire

they let them have it times two.

Yeah, that's classic Ash.

- Too bad. - That's it for Seviper.

Yeah, so what? Don't forget Lucy's just getting started.

She's right! You can do it, Lucy!

BROCK 'I know that you can!'

Hey, Brock, who's side are you on? Hello?

Uh, well, I guess, to be honest

I'm rooting for both of them.

MAX 'No can't do!'

I don't want to see your head explode.

[grunts]

Fight, Lucy!

- And win! - And win!

Hmm!

Milotic, you're up next!

[EXCITED]

- It's Milotic! - How gorgeous is that?

Now what's Ash going to do?

SCOTT 'He's at a huge disadvantage with Water-types.'

Okay, Donphan, let's wrap this up right now.

Take Down attack, let's go!

[TAKE DOWN MOVE]

- Ah! - A direct attack?

[chuckles]

Hydro Pump, go!

[HYDRO PUMP MOVE]

[PAINED]

Ah!

[PAINED]

[STUNNED]

Donphan is unable to battle. Milotic's the winner!

BARBARA/STUDENT A/B Queen Lucy rules!

- Huh? - And with just one shot.

Awesome! That Milotic's high level!

Lucy knew Ash was overconfident about winning and she used that.

SCOTT 'Of course, you've got to be extra careful'

'right after a victory.'

Pikachu, let's go!

[DETERMINED]

[CHALLENGING]

[CHALLENGING]

Using Pikachu puts Ash at an advantage, you think?

Yeah, for sure!

Maybe, but if Milotic has some defensive moves

under its belt, it might not be that easy.

SCOTT 'Well, we're going to find out real soon.'

Pikachu! Thunder Bolt, let's go!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Ah! - Use Hydro Pump!

[EXERTION]/[HYDRO PUMP MOVE]

[PAINED]

Ah! Pikachu, no!

Pikachu, yes!

BARBARA 'Lucy's not wasting her time with defense.'

'With offense like that, who can blame her?'

Yup, Barbara's got a point.

She never ever teaches her Pokémon defensive moves.

- That's brilliant! - Uh-huh.

See, attacking is one of her guiding principles

in battle, and in love.

Wow, she and I would be the most perfect couple you ever saw!

Shut up! Are you crazy? Of course, you are!

So she does total offense, does she?

Pikachu, use Iron Tail!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

Milotic, Iron Tail as well!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

PIKACHU [SURPRISED]

[PAINED]

- Oh, no! - Oh, no!

It looks like Milotic

is stronger than Pikachu.

Hang in, Pikachu! Quick Attack, now!

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

Twister!

[TWISTER MOVE]

[DISTRESSED]/[PAINED]

Hydro Pump!

[HYDRO PUMP MOVE]

[PAINED]

Those were all direct hits.

Pikachu's really getting socked.

BARBARA/STUDENT A/B Go, Queen Lucy, fight!

Win, fight, make it right!

Iron Tail.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

Pikachu, Volt Tackle!

[DETERMINED]

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[DISTRESSED]

[PAINED]

- Huh? - What happened?

One guess!

Milotic just got zapped!

Wow! Nice move!

You guys are full of surprises today, aren't you?

Mastering Volt Tackle is a great thing no doubt

but it can wear out the user fast.

SCOTT 'Use it too many times and you're asking for trouble.'

Let's finish this, Pikachu.

Quick Attack, let's go!

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

- Façade. - What's Façade?

[FACADE MOVE]

[PAINED]

[DETERMINED]

I've never seen that attack before.

- Whoa, Façade rocks! - Oh, yeah!

And if you use it in response

to the right attack, it doubles your power.

Huh?

So if they use Volt Tackle again

the same thing happens?

Right, Missy! Lucy rules!

BARBARA/STUDENT A/B Go Queen Lucy, fight, win, fight, make it right!

Hmm!

[thinking] Hey, come on, we're tough!

But there's such a big difference

in power between those two.

Huh? Difference in power?

That's it! I've got it!

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on yourself!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

What the..

They can't win

so they're taking themselves out.

- Our kind of battle! - Our kind of battle!

It's time to put an end to all of this.

Milotic, Twister!

[TWISTER MOVE]

That's what I've been waiting for.

Pikachu, head straight into that Twister, right now!

PIKACHU [INTENT]

- Huh? - Huh?

Look out!

Yes! Now use Volt Tackle, maximum power!

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

MILOTIC [PAINED]

[STUNNED]

[SATISFIED]

Milotic is unable to battle.

Pikachu wins!

And the victor is Ash of Pallet Town!

We did it, Pikachu!

[PROUD]

Wow! That was awesome!

Ash really had this one figured out.

Yeah!

BROCK Having Pikachu do Thunderbolt

on itself provided the extra power to deliver a real shock

after getting inside that Twister.

SCOTT And knowing there was real power

in the rotation of that Twister, Ash used that power

to his advantage when Pikachu started rotating as well

which increased the power of that Volt Tackle.

You know, that Ash is getting pretty good

at this strategy stuff.

Wait, Lucy's not supposed to lose.

Ash, thank you for a challenging battle.

Hey, it was pretty challenging for us too.

[THANKFUL]

You displayed tremendous strength, Ash.

You deserve such good friends!.

Thank you!

Here. Your proof of winning at the Battle Pike.

LUCY 'The Luck Symbol!'

[chuckles]

[EXCITED]

This is so great. Thanks!

That's awesome!

I've just gotten me the Luck Symbol.

[TRIUMPHANT]

SCOTT Remember, Ash, your next challenge

is going to take place at the Battle Palace.

Right!

Okay, that's on Metallica Island

which is a little past Seafoam Island.

Oh, that's great!

We haven't traveled by sea in a long time.

My dear, Queen Lucy!

Would you consider traveling

by sea with me, my sweet?

Together on this journey we call "life?"

BROCK 'We all need that special someone, don't we? Don't you?'

'That job's filled.'

That's what I'm here for, buddy boy, remember?

[laughs]

I guess we'd better get going then.

- Goodbye! - Goodbye!

Now that you've defeated Queen Lucy, look out!

If you ever lose, I'll come and find you.

ASH 'Okay!'

Hmm.

LUCY 'I'm home!'

[PLEASED]

DELCATTY/SWINUB [EXCITED]

Sweethearts, it's so nice

to look into those beautiful eyes of yours.

Funny, they remind me of the eyes of someone I met today.

Lucy. Forever in my heart.

MAX 'All the Frontier Brains are so different.'

'I wonder what the next will be like.'

It doesn't matter, we'll beat them! Hey, Pikachu, right?

[CONFIDENT]

I'm ready for my next ribbon, too.

And there's nothing

that's going to stand in my way.

Mm-hmm!

NARRATOR After a fierce battle with an unusual opponent

Ash happily adds the Luck Symbol

to his cherished Symbol collection

on the road to becoming a champion

of the Battle Frontier!

♪ Yo Pokémon Masters your heart beats faster ♪

♪ Training for the top 'cause you know you can't stop ♪

♪ Your training kicks ♪ ♪ Now ♪

♪ Pokémon Pow ♪ ♪ Wow ♪

♪ The power of a Master all before you will bow ♪

♪ But don't let it get to your head young Trainer ♪

♪ The road is long and filled with danger ♪

♪ Everyone says they deserve to be number one ♪

♪ But who can top you ♪ ♪ The answer is none ♪

♪ Because they've never seen an expert like you ♪

♪ One who knows the difference between Mewtwo and Mew ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you the type Pikachu ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you which Pokémon's new ♪

♪ First you kick it in Kanto ♪

♪ Then you head to Johto ♪♪