09x16 - Odd Pokémon Out

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR En route to Chrysanthemum Island

where its upcoming Pokémon Contest will provide May

with a chance to win her illusive third contest ribbon

our heroes, after discovering

there is no direct seafaring service

now head to Chamomile Island for their connecting ship.

[HAPPY]

- Ah! - Awesome, a herd of Rhyhorn!

There are all kinds of Pokémon out here on these grassy plains.

Hey, let's bring the g*ng out for some fun!

Alright!

This is gonna be great! Yeah!

[APPEARING]

[EXCITED]

♪ Pokémon ♪ ♪ It's a battle win or lose ♪

♪ It's the friends you make it's the road you choose ♪

♪ You've 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 hand ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH Odd Pokémon Out!

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

[SURPRISED]

[SUSPICIOUS]

[ECSTATIC]

[SCARED]

[HAPPY]

[SCARED]

[SUSPICIOUS]

[HOSTILE]

[ALARMED]

[ANGRY]

[ATTACK]

[SCARED]

[EXERTION]

[SCARED]

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX Huh? Donphan?

[SCARED]

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY Stampede! Stampede!

[SCARED]

[ATTACK]

Don't worry, kids! I'm on my way!

- Huh? - Huh?

[gasping]

Meganium, let's go!

[APPEARING]/[EAGER]

Meganium, use Growl now!

[GROWL MOVE]

[CALM]

[RELIEVED]

Everyone okay?

Thanks to you, Nurse Joy. You two were great!

Wow, a Meganium!

Meganium, the Herb Pokémon.

Meganium's breath has the power to revive dead grass and plants

'and the fragrance emanating from its flower petals'

'can soothe any angry hostile emotions.'

[FRIENDLY]

My dear, you're blessed in the same way!

BROCK Your ravishing beauty and gentle nature

is like a refreshing breeze

that blows gently across these plains!

Too bad for you I've kept my anger and hostility.

You've got quite a group of Pokémon there.

I do hope that they're feeling alright now.

- Thanks. - Thanks.

'Everybody looks fine to me.'

'Happy, too, now that everything's calmed way down.'

Hold on! Where'd Grovyle go?

Uh, huh? What the heck is Grovyle doing?

[CHALLENGING]

What's going on? Whoa, who's the other guy?

Tropius, the Fruit Pokémon.

The fruit that grows around its neck

is sweet and popular with children.

It flies by flapping the large leaves on its body.

- Oh, no! - Huh?

It looks like Tropius has taken over that tree as its own

so if anyone dares to come close, Tropius attacks!

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY 'Whoa, that's awful!'

[AGGRESSIVE]/[ATTACK]

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

[EXERTION]

Grovyle, look out!

[ALERT]

[GUST MOVE]

[DISTRESSED]/[PAINED]

Hold on, I'm coming!

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

Meganium, stop Tropius.

[AGREEMENT]/[DETERMINED]

[ATTACK]

[CONFUSED]

[PAINED]

[CONCERNED]

[UPSET]

Wow, Tropius just stopped dead in its tracks!

I've seen this before.

For some reason, Tropius won't attack my Meganium.

Grovyle! Grovyle!

Say something, Grovyle, please!

[DISTRESSED]

- We're gonna get you some help. - No time to lose.

We've got to get Grovyle to the Pokémon Center right away!

[UPSET]

Talk about brawn.

Bravo. Feisty and fruit filled.

Which means, a perfect present for the Boss.

JAMES/JESSIE Have you flipped your script?

Not yet! Keep what's left of your minds open and dig this.

MEOWTH Imagine lazing around on some island

being shaded by those lovely large leaves

growing out of Tropius' back.

And while he's being fanned by those refreshing leaf breezes

the Boss could take a little pause for the cause

by chowing down on some of Tropius' sweet yummy fruit.

And remembering who made it all possible

guess what he's gonna say!

Excellent, I've got to reward Meowth and his friends

with a big promotion and a fat raise.

Sweet! Then what do we say?

We've been lumped up.

Now we're getting bumped up.

TEAM ROCKET To first class!

Now all we have to do is log and capture!

Hm, easier said than done.

Wait! Perhaps, a little dab of diplomacy might do the deed.

You're a dandy double-talking diplomat, Meowth.

Me? No way!

- Yes way! Talk to Tropius. - Yeah.

With your natural negotiating skills

it'll be eating out of your paw!

Pff. Either that or eatin' my paw.

[INTENT]

MEOWTH 'I'm goin', I'm goin'!'

'Is this thing on? Testing one, two, three.'

Uh, my name is Meowth, Team Rocket negotiator.

And have I got a sweet deal for you!

How'd you like anything you ever wanted?

All the Pokémon food you can eat!

A pillow for that big head of yours!

If it exists and you want it, I can get it!

[INCREDULOUS]

Do I look like I'm lyin'?

[HOPEFUL]

No problem-o!

I'm a can-do Pokémon and you can consider it done, dude.

So was Tropius malleable?

No deal breakers, I hope.

Tropius just wants Nurse Joy's Meganium to come along, too.

[gasping]

Uh-huh, that's it!

See, Tropius and Meganium are deep in love.

[SHY]

That would totally explain why Tropius stopped attacking

just as soon as Meganium made the scene!

Rumor has it that Meganium have the power to heal

so if we were to gift the Boss with a Pokémon package deal..

I can hear his happy squeal!

Let's stop rapping and make it real!

Nurse Joy, do you think Grovyle will be alright?

I think so.

Meganium's healing powers should be strong enough

to deal with Grovyle's wounds.

[GROGGY]

[PLEASED]

[HAPPY]

- Grovyle? - Grovyle?

[SURPRISED]

You see, all this attention from Meganium

and Grovyle's better already!

Perhaps, but it looks more like true love to me.

[gasping]

[SURPRISED]/[SHY]

Grovyle's going to be fine.

Things will be back to normal after a bit more rest.

For now, take it easy.

Hey, thanks, both of you! Guys, check it out.

With that red face, Grovyle's burnin' up.

[CONCERNED]

It's a fever, a fever Grovyle got from being lovesick.

Poor thing. I guess it's better than being banged up.

BROCK 'But after losing to Tropius in the first place'

'it didn't exactly help to build up Grovyle's confidence.'

BROCK Talk about being really embarrassed.

No wonder Grovyle's feeling frustrated

about telling Meganium the truth.

That would explain a lot.

After all of that, no wonder Grovyle's feelin' so bad.

Grovyle needs lots of sleep.

The best thing we can do is to let Grovyle rest.

Right. A little down time, and Grovyle will be good as new.

[INSPIRED]

[DETERMINED]

- 'Meganium dead ahead!' - 'Commencing capture!'

[gasps]

[SHOCKED]/[PAINED]

Meganium?

Whoa, Nurse Joy, what happened?

They got Meganium!

[gasping]

Yeah, but who are they?

Prepare for trouble as we give you a peek.

And make it double. Aren't I a sneak?

An evil as old as the galaxy.

Sent here to fulfill our destiny.

With--

[FRIENDLY]

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

- Jessie. - And James.

Meowth's the.. Ah!

[FRIENDLY]

Whenever there's peace in the universe.

- Team Rocket. - Is the--

[PROUD]

JESSIE/JAMES To make everything worse!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Mime, Mime, Mime!

Why, you, do that again and you'll be cute and flat!

[SCARED]

Team Rocket!

Show's over and it's time to go home.

- 'Hope you liked it!' - 'Yeah, you paid for it!'

Come on, hurry!

MAY/ASH Right!

[CHALLENGING]

[CONFIDENT]

[DETERMINED]

[DETERMINED]

[DETERMINED]

[DETERMINED]

[ATTACK]

[DETERMINED]

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]/[DETERMINED]

TROPIUS/GROVYLE [ATTACK]/[ALARMED]

[DISTRESSED]

MEGANIUM [WARM]

[DETERMINED]/[INTENT]

[SURPRISED]/[CONFUSED]

[ATTACK]

[SURPRISED]/[PAINED]

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

[SATISFIED]

JESSIE 'Tropius, we're home!'

[SURPRISED]

MEOWTH 'And I brought Meganium just like I promised!'

[CURIOUS]

Hold on! Isn't that Grovyle from the Twerp's troops?

JAMES 'And why isn't Tropius jumping for love joy at our return?'

MEOWTH 'Looks like Tropius got jumped instead!'

[SURPRISED]/[CONCERNED]

[SMITTEN]

[HAPPY]

[SMITTEN]

[SMITTEN]

[HAPPY]

[SMITTEN]

[SURPRISED]/[CONFUSED]

[CONCERNED]

[PAINED]

[CONCERNED]

[SURPRISED]

[REVIVED]

[DELIGHTED]

[HAPPY]

[PLEASED]

[AFFECTIONATE]

[SHOCKED]

[AFFECTIONATE]

You know, not that it matters

but don't they look kind of sweet?

Tout sweet!

Matter of fact, those two love birds

go together like ketchup and fries!

Poor Grovyle. Another victim of the heart.

- Clueless, just like a man! - Please. One thing's for sure.

You couldn't wedge a toothpick

in between those two if you tried!

[DEVASTATED]

[SAD]

Grovyle, what are you doing here?

[SAD]

What happened?

Team Rocket, what'd you do to Grovyle?

[ANGRY]

JAMES 'Don't look at us. That's not our style.'

MEOWTH 'That was the by-product of a little bit of fisticuffs'

'between Grovyle and Tropius.'

Huh? Oh, man, too bad!

So you wanted to get revenge on Tropius and ended up losing.

Wake up!

Can't you see Grovyle

beat the leaves off of Tropius, Twerp?

Yeah? So then why does Grovyle look so bummed out?

Of course, Grovyle won the game of w*r and revenge

but lost the game of love.

He won and he lost? How did you swing that one?

Hey, Brock, you've gotta learn how to make up your mind.

- Huh! - Okay, he'll try, Ash.

[SHEEPISH]

[DEVASTATED]

Courtship's over!

Time to haul in the happy couple and..

[ALARMED]/[SCARED]

JESSIE 'Quit your crying. At least you're together!'

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY Oh, no!

They've got Meganium, too!

[PROTECTIVE]

[DISTRESSED]

[PROTECTIVE]

[DISTRESSED]

[PROTECTIVE]

[EXERTION]

Whoa, look at Grovyle!

[CONCERNED]

[EXERTION]

[gasping]

Could it be?

GROVYLE [EVOLVING]

[DETERMINED]

- Alright! - Awesome!

Grovyle's evolved into Sceptile!

Sceptile, the Forest Pokémon.

Its arms are equipped with razor-sharp leaves

and it moves lightly through tree branches

in order to attack its enemies.

Sceptile, heads up! Go and get Tropius and Meganium back!

[DETERMINED]

I didn't paint this pink for nothing.

We're gonna get creamed!

[screaming]

Seviper, prepare for battle!

[APPEARING]/[CONFIDENT]

Cacnea, you, too!

[APPEARING]/[CONFIDENT]

Time for a double dose of dynamite! Hm.

[ALARMED]

[SURPRISED]

[PAINED]

[EXERTION]

[CHALLENGING]

Now, b*llet Seed, Sceptile!

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

[SHOCKED]

- Hey, no b*llet Seed! - Is Sceptile sick, too?

[BAFFLED]

Okay. Do Leaf Blade!

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

[SHOCKED]

- Whoa, that was a dud, too! - What's going on?

That's funny, I'm worried about

Grovyle evolving, but all I get's a wimp!

Sceptile's sh**ting blanks!

Great! Time to kick Seviper up a confidence notch.

Poison Tail, go!

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Good show! Cacnea, Needle Arm.

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

[PAINED]

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

[PAINED]

[PAINED]

Sceptile!

Now for the punchline!

[grunts]

Pikachu, aim for that machine's legs. Thunderbolt, now!

[DETERMINED]/[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

JAMES 'We're weak in the knees.'

[Team Rocket screaming]

TEAM ROCKET 'My aching back!'

[ALARMED]

[EXERTION]/[RELIEVED]

Meganium, Tropius, you're safe!

Are you okay? My sweethearts!

[groaning]

You know, I must say. For a pink machine, it could've been worse.

Let's get out of here before something else blows up.

Good thinking! Of course.

I just happen to be one step ahead of you!

'Goin' down!'

JAMES 'Groovy. Our ride's here!'

TEAM ROCKET Going up! Next stop not here!

Team Rocket, come back!

[STRUGGLING]

No way! We need to take a loser break.

[ANGRY]

[DETERMINED]

[INTENT]

TEAM ROCKET Okay, perhaps we should rephrase that!

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

[GUST MOVE]

That Razor Leaf actually picked up power from that Gust!

[whimpering]

[screaming]

This is getting old!

And we're not getting any younger!

Not a midlife crisis!

TEAM ROCKET We're blasting off again!

WOBBUFFET [AFFIRMATIVE]

[SATISFIED]/[PLEASED]

MAX 'Those two were amazing together!'

- What a nice couple. - I'm jealous.

[AFFECTIONATE]

[CONFUSED]

[AFFECTIONATE]

- They sure look happy together. - Yes.

And not only that, they're going to live here together

at the Pokémon Center. Isn't that nice?

- Wow! It's darling! - Yeah. Completely natural.

The way nature intended. I know!

Why don't you and I take a cue from Mother Nature, too?

I know! Why don't you take a cue from Brother Max and get lost?

I'm worried, Nurse Joy.

Do you think Sceptile's gonna be alright?

Don't worry, Ash. You see, nothing's wrong with Sceptile.

If that's true, how come

Sceptile couldn't do all those attack moves?

I think it had a lot to do with a broken heart.

Huh? I thought evolving fixed that.

Tell me, Ash, hasn't Sceptile always been a hard worker

when training with you?

You bet! Sceptile always gives it a %.

Good, so now you've learned that it's not always enough

just to be physically strong, you know?

Wow.

There are all sorts of different ways

a Pokémon evolves.

And when you find yourself in a bind

'you learn from it and grow, like Sceptile's doing.'

'And as a Trainer, you're going to grow from it, too, right?'

Right!

[EXCITED]

I thought so.

And meeting good people like you

is why I love my job.

- Bye, Nurse Joy! Thanks a lot! - You take care!

I will! You take care, too!

And, May, good luck with your contest!

Thanks! I'll do my best!

NARRATOR And so although Grovyle managed to evolve into Sceptile

our heroes discovered it takes a lot more than that

to heal a broken heart

but with confidence in the wisdom of Nurse Joy

together they once again set off on their journey

to Chrysanthemum Island

looking forward, excitedly, to May's next Pokémon Contest.

♪ 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 ♪♪