11x46 - If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!

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BROCK: So the Scarf Monsteris in Solaceon Town. Wow!

ASH:Hey Brock, what're you reading?

BROCK:An article about a monster

wearing a scarfspotted around town.

DAWN: Whoa! Let me see that!

DAWN: Okay.

ASH: That picture'snothing but a big blur.

DAWN: If you look really,really closely

you could callit a Scarf monster. I guess.

ASH: Yeah, maybe!PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

BROCK: Well, keep inmind that the Sinnoh Star

is not exactly themost reliable paper...

DAWN:Wow, where does the time go?

BROCK:Angie's family Day Care center

is just ahead so let's move!

ASH: Yeah, you're right!

ASH: I wonder how Angieand her family are doing now.

PIKACHU: [CURIOUS]

NARRATOR: As our Heroes continuetoward the Hearthome Gym,

a brief stop in Solaceon Townis giving them the opportunity

to see their good friendfrom the Pokémon Summer Academy,

Angie!

PIPLUP: [SURPRISED]

ALL:[STARTLED]

ALL: [SURPRISED]

DAWN:You don't think that could be?

ASH: The Scarf Monster? C'mon!

ASH, BROCK, DAWN,PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SCARED]

On a road, far from home,

you don't haveto feel alone.

Brave and strong,

together we will be.

It's our destiny!

We will be heroes,

We can change theworld if we try!

I go where you go,

Forever friends,you and I!

We will be heroes!

Battle DimensionPokémon!

[ASH READS ON-SCREEN TEXT]

ASH: Guess our eyes must havebeen playing

tricks on us or something.

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

DAWN: Hey, look!

ALL: [STARTLED]

DAWN: Isn't that Angie's house?

BROCK: Yup, that's it!

SHINX: [CURIOUS]

ASH: Hey! Angie!

ANGIE: It's Ash!

PIPLUP, PIKACHU, SHINX: [HAPPY]

ANGIE: Wow, it's greatto see you guys again!

DAWN: Great to see you, too!

ASH: Looks likeyou've got your hands full!

ANGIE: Yeah, Mom and Dadare on a little trip right now!

So now I've got to take careof everything all by myself,

and to tell you the truth,I've been running myself ragged!

ASH: Okay, then we'lljust give you a hand!

BROCK: Have you eaten? You justleave the cooking to me!

ANGIE:Man, you guys are lifesavers!

ANGIE: Ah, boy that was good!

DAWN: Yeah, isn't Brock like

the best gourmet chefin the whole wide world?!

ANGIE: Yup!Too bad I never got a chance

to try his cookingat the Academy.

ANGIE: Thanks formaking all this, Brock!

BROCK: My pleasure!

BROCK: Angie,

so please tell us what kind of

Pokémon you'reraising right now.

ANGIE: Uh, well, the truthis all different kinds!

ASH:Tell me, Angie! You heard about

the Scarf Monstereveryone's talking about?

ANGIE: Uh, yeah,but those are just rumors.

ASH: Well, here's the deal:

we actually saw it inthe forest on our way here!

ANGIE: You can't be serious!

ASH: It was more like a shadowof something wearing a scarf.

ANGIE: Oh man, not again.

ASH: Angie, what's wrong?

ANGIE: Uh Oh, I just rememberedI've got somewhere to go!

You relax,and I'll be right back!

SHINX: [WORRIED]

ANGIE: [EXERTION]

BROCK: Why'd she start panicking

as soon as we mentionedthe Scarf Monster?

ASH: Something's gotta be up.Let's go and see what it is!

ANGIE, SHINX: [EXERTION]

ASH: Angie!

ANGIE: How nice.You followed me.

ASH: Angie Now what's going on?

ANGIE: Guess I can'tput anything past you.

ANGIE: See, it's about oneof the Pokémon I'm raising.

The thing is...

ANGIE:it's actually inside that cave!

ASH: But what's your Pokémondoing in a place like this?

ANGIE: See it for yourselves,

and then I'll explainthe whole thing to you.

ASH: Hey, Angie? So where is it?

-ANGIE: I knew it!-Truth is

okay, you knowthe Scarf Monster you saw?

ANGIE: Well,that's the exact same Pokémon

I've been looking after...

ASH, BROCK, DAWN,PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

ASH: What're youtalking about, Angie?

ANGIE:I'll explain everything later.

ANGIE: For now, I need youto help me bring it back here!

ASH: Yeah? Sure!

DAWN: You've got it!

MEOWTH: Okay, good in front!

Left. Right. A-ha!Coast is clear!

Nary a bum nor beast in sight!

JESSIE: What do you think,you're on TV?!

In case you'rehaving a senior moment,

we're reporters forthe Sinnoh Star, get it?!

JAMES: Gotten!

JESSIE: Our scoop is covering

the mysterious SolaceonTown terror known as...

JESSIE:the one and only Scarf Monster!

JAMES: Soon to be scarfed upand sent solely to the Boss!

MEOWTH:His gain's Solaceon Town's loss!

JAMES: I'll be kingof the Team Rocket hill!

JESSIE: And I queen!

MEOWTH: Now isn't that keen?

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

MEOWTH: It's the heat!

JENNY: Monster tracksin a place like this?

JESSIE: Monster tracks?

JESSIE: Could we please geta comment

on yourterm "Monster tracks?"

JENNY: Who are you?

JAMES: Reporters!With the famed Sinnoh Star!

JESSIE:Inquiring minds want to know!

JAMES: Ewww.

JENNY: I'm afraid lately

we've been finding markslike this all over Solaceon Town

but the only thingthat we've been able to get

from our investigationis that it's saliva!

JESSIE: Well!

This could be the moist markof the very monster we seek!

A nearby monster!

ASH: Hey,do you really think

this isthe way to catch your Pokémon?

ANGIE: There it is!

BROCK, ASH, DAWN,PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

ASH: It worked!The same thing we saw before!

DAWN: It's theScarf Monster for sure!

BROCK: Not so fast. I know that!

BROCK: It's a Lickilicky!

DAWN: A Lickilicky?

POKEDEX: Lickilicky.The Licking Pokémon.

Lickilicky can wrap itsenormous tongue around anything.

Getting too closeto this Pokémon

will result in a saliva shower.

LICKILICKY: [HAPPY]

ANGIE: Guys,I'm afraid that Lickilicky,

which I justhappen to be raising,

is the very Scarf Monster

that everyone's beenmaking such a fuss about.

ASH, DAWN, BROCK,PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

LICKILICKY: [HAPPY]DAWN: You can't be serious!

ASH: I think it's timeto tell us what's going on!

ANGIE:You see, what happened was,

my parents decided to letme look after this Lickitung

for a little while, just whilethey were away on vacation!

ANGIE: But I guessI over-trained it.

I even taught it Rollout!

ANGIE: The next thing I knew,it evolved into a Lickilicky!

BROCK: It's never a good thingwhen a caretaker goes ahead

and evolves someoneelse's Pokémon...

ANGIE:And to make matters worse,

it also happens to hatebeing stuck in its Poké Ball!

ANGIE: So I've been tryingto keep Lickilicky in this cave

just to make sure my Mom and Daddon't find out what happened.

ANGIE: But there's been

the teensy issue ofLickilicky's appetite.

It keeps sneakingout of the cave

and going off to townsearching around for food!

ASH: That's a problem.

DAWN: But why is Lickilicky

wearing that thingthat looks like a scarf?

ANGIE: That?Well, as you can see

Lickilicky's notthe smallest Pokémon

and it doesn't like Poké Balls.

ANGIE: So...

LICKILICKY: [CONFUSED]

ASH, BROCK, DAWN: Wow!

JESSIE: Finally! Up there!

JAMES: Only one monstercasts a scarfy shadow like that!

MEOWTH: Let's catch itbefore we lose our nerve!

JESSIE, JAMES: RIGHT!

ANGIE: I just blowup Lickilicky's collar,

and then pull itaround like a balloon!

BROCK: Angie? You'vegot quite an imagination!

ASH: Cool! So let's getLickilicky back to the cave!

PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

JESSIE: Not so FAST!

ASH, ANGIE, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

JESSIE, JAMES:We're tailing Twerps?

MEOWTH:Whadda we do wit' dose dopes?!

MEOWTH: Those Twerps arelike an itch you can't scratch!

JAMES: And with theSummer Academy Twerpette,

they've grown by one!

JESSIE: Don't forget,

as far as they're concerned

we're merely mild-manneredreporters for the Sinnoh Star!

JESSIE: Being high-poweredmembers of the mainstream media,

I was hoping for a word?

ANGIE: Uh, sure!

ASH: Which word do you want?

PIKACHU: [CALM]

JESSIE:Perhaps you don't realize

we're Sinnoh Star reporters!

We've got a superScarf Monster scoop,

but we seem to havelost track of it somehow!

JESSIE: Could youhelp us get back on track?

ASH: Sure,the Scarf Monster's over there!

ASH: See?!

ASH, ANGIE:No, not over there!

Over there! Over there!

JAMES: Strange, even for them!

MEOWTH: You said a mouthful.

JESSIE: Well all right,

but be sure to let us know ifyou get any leads now won't you?

ASH, ANGIE: Sure!!

JESSIE: We're wasting our time.

JAMES: Right!

ANGIE, ASH, PIKACHU: [RELIEVED]

BROCK:That was too close for comfort!

DAWN:But all's well that ends well.

ASH: Whatever, let's get going!

DAWN, BROCK, ANGIE: Right!

ANGIE: I know you don'tlike this and I'm sorry,

but you're just going to haveto lay low for a little while!

BROCK: I made a little snack foryou to tide you over, you see?

LICKILICKY: [SAD]

ALL: [GROAN]

ANGIE: Morning everybody!

ASH: Morning, Angie!

DAWN: Morning!

PIKACHU: [GREETING]

ANGIE: Thanks again forall the great help last night.

ASH: No problem! Glad to do it!

ASH: So, how are yougoing to take care of this?

DAWN: No matter what you do yourfolks are going to find out.

BROCK: Maybe you should just

bring Lickilicky out of the cave

and then tellthem what happened!

It'll be a bigweight off your shoulders.

ANGIE: Yeah.

ASH: Hey!We'll go and apologize with you!

ANGIE: How nice. Thank you, Ash!

OLD MAN: Look, for the lasttime I'm not seeing things!

Besides, I've never tolda lie in my entire life,

so when I say I saw it,I'm telling you I saw it!

OLD MAN: I was fishing atthe lake when I looked up

and spotted somethinghuge just flying on by!

OLD MAN: It had to havebeen that Scarf Monster,

no doubt about it!

JESSIE: Continue!

Which way did the Scarf Monsterfly as it flew on by?

OLD MAN: It flew rightinto that forest over yonder.

JESSIE:So! You ready to take flight?

JAMES: Right!

JAMES: And now,

which one of us resourcefultypes has a catch plan?

JESSIE: Maybe Meowthcould rustle us up a robot.

MEOWTH:Hey, you're reading my mind!

MEOWTH: Check out myroly-poly-robot in the round!

Heads up!

JESSIE: We're supposed tocatch the monster with it,

not bowl with it!

MEOWTH:You're missing the point!

MEOWTH: It ain't the ball,

it's the thing rolling the ball,see?

JAMES: So what use isthe aforementioned ball?

MEOWTH: That ball's constructedcompletely of Pokémon food!

JAMES, JESSIE: Pokémon food?

MEOWTH:If the Scarf Monster leaves

a sloppy sludge ofsaliva in its wide wake,

it follows itloves to chow down!

JAMES: Perceptive!

So assuming the Scarf Monsteris a Pokémon of sorts,

we should be able tolure it with this tidbit!

JESSIE:With brain cells to spare!

MEOWTH: The way to getto any Pokémon's heart

is through his stomach!

And this talking Pokémon'sgot a peach of a Poké-scheme!

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH:A criminal's dream!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

LICKILICKY: [SNIFFING]

LICKILICKY: [SNIFFING]

LICKILICKY: [HUMMING]

ANGIE: Lickilicky?

ANGIE:Lickilicky, where are you?

ASH, ANGIE, BROCK, DAWN,PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

BROCK: It must've wanderedoff after snapping the rope!

ANGIE: This is bad!

JESSIE: I can't seeneither hide nor scarf!

MEOWTH: Once that big boygets a whiff of this delicacy,

I guarantee you won't beable to get rid of the galoot!

JAMES: Eureka!

JAMES: I'd know that ScarfMonster's demeanor anywhere!

JESSIE:Ah yes, such a distinctive gait!

Meowth, let's fill up its plate!

MEOWTH: Can't wait!

MEOWTH: Pokémon Foodball Away!

LICKILICKY: [EXCITED]

LICKILICKY: [HAPPY]

MEOWTH: Reeling it in!

LICKILICKY: [STUNNED]

MEOWTH: Yeah!

JAMES: Monster set and match!

JESSIE:Wow! When we're hot, we're hot!

And soon we'll takeour rightful places

as the Boss's number one aces!

JAMES: Lording overSinnoh East to West!

MEOWTH:'Cause my foodball's the best!

LICKILICKY: [HAPPY]

ANGIE, ASH, DAWN, BROCK, SHINX:[SHOCKED]

ASH: There! Lickilicky!

PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ANGIE:Hey! Who are those weirdos?

JESSIE: Talk about thepot calling the kettle black!

JAMES:Twerps have that Twerpish knack.

JESSIE: On the wind!

JAMES: Past the stars!

MEOWTH: And off my back!

JESSIE: Bringing chaosat a breakneck pace!

JAMES: Dashing all hope,putting fear in its place!

JESSIE: A rose by anyother name's just as sweet!

JAMES: Neat! When everything'sworse, our work is complete!

-JESSIE: Jessie!-JAMES: James!

MEOWTH: Meowth's the name!

JESSIE: Putting thedo-gooders in their place!

JAMES: We're Team Rocket!

MEOWTH: Yippee!

JAMES, JESSIE, MEOWTH:We're in your face!

ANGIE: Team Rocket?

DAWN: They're an evilgang of Pokémon thieves!

ASH: Knock it off!

That's Angie'sLickilicky not yours!

PIKACHU: [ANGRY]

JESSIE: You need an eye exam!

It's plain as theugly on your face.

This is the Scarf Monster!

JAMES:Don't confuse us with facts!

MEOWTH: Summer School's over!

ANGIE: Whoa, comedians!All right quick Shinx!

Use Crunch toknock a little sense

into those brainiacs' heads!

SHINX: [CRUNCH MOVE]

LICKILICKY, SHINX: [EXERTION]

MEOWTH: Uh oh!

JAMES: That's just astandard-issue Lickilicky

just like the Twerps said!

JESSIE: I don't care if it'sa one eyed purple people eater!

Just catch it!

JAMES: Yes, dear.

MEOWTH: But why?

JESSIE: Because it's the scarfthat makes the monster, see?

ASH: Pikachu! Use Iron Tailto take that robot down quick!

ANGIE:Shinx! Quick Attack, let's go!

DAWN: Piplup! You use Peck!

PIKACHU, SHINX, PIPLUP:[ATTACKING]

MEOWTH: Go ahead, Twerps.Have your kicks!!

PIKACHU, SHINX, PIPLUP:[IMPACT] / [PAINED]

MEOWTH: No fuzzballs aregoing to futz with our robot!

JESSIE:Now let's kick it up a notch!

MEOWTH: Okay, bam!

PIKACHU, PIPLUP, SHINX:[SHOCKED] / [EXERTION]

ASH: Pikachu!

PIKACHU: [REASSURING]

PIKACHU: [DETERMINED]

BROCK: Angie!

Why don't you and Ashtake care of Lickilicky

while Pikachu and theothers distract Team Rocket?!

ASH, ANGIE: Right!

JESSIE: Look, Stage left!

Twerps teetering closeto tagging Lickilicky!

BROCK:They see us! Come on let's go!

MEOWTH: You can't beat a bot!

PIKACHU, SHINX, PIPLUP:[SHOCKED] / [SCARED]

DAWN, ASH, ANGIE, BROCK,

LICKILICKY, PIKACHU:[EXERTION] / [PANICKED]

MEOWTH: Dig it dimwits!!Hand over that tonguemeister,

or I'll convert youinto Twerps under glass!

ANGIE: Man, you guys are pushy!Lickilicky, use Rollout!

LICKILICKY: [ROLLOUT MOVE]

ANGIE:Now, follow it up with Wrap!

LICKILICKY: [WRAP MOVE]

MEOWTH: I'm feeling tongue-tied!

JAMES: And wet too!

JESSIE: Now I knowwhat suckers feel like!

ANGIE: Now top it off with slam!

LICKILICKY: [EXERTION]

ASH: Pikachu!How about a Thunderbolt?!

PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

JESSIE: I hate to admit it,

but those tongue-totingTwerps licked us but good!

JAMES: All becauseof a silly scarf scoop.

MEOWTH: Hey cheer up!At least we're clean!

WOBBUFFET: [FRUSTRATED]

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH:And we're blasting off again!

ASH: I've got to tell you Angie,

you've done a greatjob raising Lickilicky!

ANGIE: Thanks! But Iwould've done a better job

by not lettingit evolve you know?

DAD [ANGIE'S]: Angie?

ANGIE: Mom! DAD!!

LICKILICKY: [SHOCKED]

ANGIE: I'm so sorry!

DAD: Angie, didn't Itell you to be extra careful?

MOM: Dear,you don't have to get so angry.

DAD: Honey...

It's not like this is somethingthat can just be undone!

ASH: Excuse me!

ASH: I'm really sorry, too!

DAD: You're Ash, right?Sorry for what?

After all you didn'tdo anything wrong.

MOM: Well, we're sorry you'veall been dragged into this!

ASH: Look!

I want you to understandAngie didn't do it on purpose!

ASH: It only happened becauseshe was trying way too hard,

that's all!

ANGIE: Oh, Ash.

MOM: That's so sweet!We're both quite aware of that.

DAD: But the fact remains,

since it's acaretaker's obligation

to take complete responsibilityfor their actions,

we had no other choice but

to request its trainercome here this afternoon.

MOM: Not thatthat's going to help!

Because of courseonce a Pokémon's evolved

there's no turning back.

TRAINER: Momma mia!

DAD: I guess thetrainer's gotten here early!

TRAINER: Oh yes! Bello!

Such a magnificent creaturelike I've never seen before!

ASH: Any idea what's going on?

BROCK: Well,

It looks like that must beLickitung's original trainer.

DAWN: But instead ofbeing upset about it evolving,

the guy seems thrilled!

TRAINER: Oh! Wow,I can't thank you all enough!

TRAINER: Evolving my Lickitunginto such a bello Lickilicky

has made me into the mosthappy and fulfilled trainer

in the whole Sinnoh region!Thank you!

ANGIE: Okay, you don'tmind I evolved your Pokémon?

TRAINER: Are you kidding?

I wanted it to evolveas soon as possible!

And you saved me the trouble!Grazie mille!

MOM: Well, honey,as long as he's happy.

DAD: Yes,

it does look like we all gotoff easy this time from now on,

please make sure you're a wholelot more careful, young lady!

ANGIE: I will, Dad. Thanks!

ASH: That turned out good.

ANGIE: Yeah! Thank you, too!

PIKACHU: [HAPPY] / [RELIEVED]

SHINX: [HAPPY] / [RELIEVED]

ASH: Thanks a lot forletting us stay over!

DAD: Sure! Sorry things didn'tgo as smooth as they could.

ASH: No prob!

ANGIE: And Ash since I'm goingto work hard here at the center,

you make sure to workhard on your battling, deal?

ASH: You can count on it, Angie!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

NARRATOR: A visit to a dearfriend has gone a long way

to inspire even moredetermination in our heroes,

and Angie appears tohave the same reaction!

Now, it's on to Hearthome Cityand another exciting adventure!

MOM: So that's the Ash Ketchum

you've been going on and onabout since you got back home

from the Pokémon Summer Academy,is it?

Now I can see whyyou like him so much!

DAD:You know I was just thinking

that if you two got married,

then you both could takeover the family business,

couldn't they dear?

MOM: Hey, that's a good idea!

ANGIE: Now justbecause you're my parents

you can't go sayingthings like that!

NARRATOR: To be continued!

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]