12x05 - Leading a Stray!

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NARRATOR: Basking in theglow of Ash's sixth Badge win

at the Canalave Gym,

our Heroes are nowheaded to Chocovine Town,

where Dawn's nextPokémon Contest is being held!

But the boat trip theyplanned this beautiful morning

may have a hit a reef.

ASH: What?

ASH: The boats aren't running?

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

DAWN: And the fastestway to get to Chocovine Town

is by boat too.

PIPLUP: [DISAPPOINTED]

DAWN: Uh, excuse me!

MAN: Yes, what?

DAWN: Do you know whythe boats aren't running?

MAN:Yes, because of them!

ASH, BROCK, DAWN, PIKACHU:[CONFUSED]

DAWN, ASH:Look at all the Wailord!

POKEDEX: Wailord.The Float Whale Pokémon.

Wailord can dive nearly tenthousand feet on one breath.

MAN: Nobody's really sure why,

but those Wailordwon't leave the harbor.

BROCK: So the boats can'tleave until they do, right?

MAN: Right, and I can'ttell you what a headache it is

getting to work now. Take care!

BROCK: And thanks verymuch for your trouble!

DAWN: What do we do?

ASH: My belly thinkswe should get some food!

BROCK, DAWN, PIKACHU, PIPLUP:[AMUSED]

Sometimes it's hard to know,

Which way you'resupposed to go.

But deep inside,you know you're strong.

If you follow your heart,you can't be wrong.

Stand up!(Stand up!)

For what is right.

Be brave!

Get ready to fight.

Hold on!(Hold on!)

We're friends for life.

And if we come,

together as one,

Complete the quest,that we've begun,

We will win the battle!

Galactic Battles!Pokémon!

[CHEERING]

ASH: It's good totake a break sometimes.

DAWN: Plus it is a nice day!

BROCK: Right, lunch is served!

ASH: I'm starved!

PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

LUXIO: [GROWLING]

BROCK: Okay! And for Pikachu andPiplup, my special Pokémon food!

PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

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

LUXIO: [GROWLING]

ASH: I know that!

POKEDEX:Luxio. The Spark Pokémon.

By touching friendswith its front paws,

Luxio is able communicatethrough the sparks it emits.

PIPLUP: [ANGRY]

LUXIO: [ATTACKING]

PIPLUP: [SHOCKED] / [DAZED]

DAWN: Piplup!

ASH: You can't do that!Pikachu, get Luxio!

PIKACHU: [ANGRY]

LUXIO, PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

ASH: The Pokémon food!

WHISMUR: [PANICKED] / [EXERTION]

ASH: Come back! Hey, wait!

PIKACHU: [CONCERNED] / [ANGRY]

BROCK: Ash!

DAWN: Are you okay?

ASH: Hey, give it back!

WHISMUR, NIDORAN: [TAUNTING]

BROCK: Stop, thieves!

ASH: They act likesome sort of team.

BROCK: Sure looks that way.

PIPLUP: [CONFUSED] / [ANGRY]

PIKACHU: [ANGRY]

DAWN: Piplup, no!

ASH: Pikachu!

PIPLUP, PIKACHU: [ANGRY]

WOBBUFFET: [HAPPY]

JESSIE: Move a littleearth and earn a little money!

JAMES: With honestwork and an empty tummy!

MEOWTH: And nobody can saywe've got rocks in our heads!

JESSIE:We're plumping our pocket!

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH:Because we're Team Rocket!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

WHISMUR: [DETERMINED]

LUXIO: [EXERTION]

NIDORAN: [EXERTION]

ASH: Come back!

JAMES, JESSIE, MEOWTH,WOBBUFFET: [CONFUSED]

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

JAMES: It's nice when primoPokémon run right into our laps!

JESSIE: Especially whenthey're owned by Twerpish saps!

MEOWTH: And when it comesto having the right tool

for the right job,I ain't no slob!

MEOWTH: Booyah!

MEOWTH: Presenting theearth moving monster,

mashing Mecca Muala one!

JESSIE, MEOWTH, JAMES:Primed for Pikachu!

ASH: Team Rocket?

PIKACHU: [STARTLED]

ASH: Pikachu!

ASH, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ASH, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

JESSIE: It's no holes barred!

MEOWTH: Yeah! We eatmanhole covers for lunch!

JAMES, JESSIE: Hey!

JESSIE:Turn it loose, don't bend it!

JAMES:We didn't bring a can opener!

DAWN: Now Piplup, use Whirlpool!

PIPLUP: [WHIRLPOOL MOVE]

JAMES, JESSIE, MEOWTH:Brain drain!

MEOWTH: Not another machine!

JESSIE, JAMES:Those Twerps are so mean!

WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]

DAWN:Pikachu, Ash! Are you okay?

ASH: Yeah! We're both all right!

PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

DAWN: We've got toget this manhole open!

PIPLUP: [CONFIDENT]

PIPLUP: [EXERTION] / [TIRED]

DAWN: Your form wasthe least little bit off,

but it's thethought that counts.

BROCK: That manhole cover isso bent this could be a problem!

DAWN: Ash, the manhole coveris so mooshed it won't open!

ASH: Gotcha! It's okay!

We'll just have tofind another way out!

ASH: Wow, I guess thiscanal must run underneath

the whole town!

PIKACHU: [AMAZED]

ASH: This place is so huge

I'm afraid we could getlost down here big time!

ASH:All right Buizel, I choose you!

BUIZEL: [APPEARING]

BUIZEL: [EXERTION]

BUIZEL: [DETERMINED]

ASH: Buizel, I need you to findus a way to get out of here,

okay?

BUIZEL: [AFFIRMATIVE]

BUIZEL: [DETERMINED]

LUXIO, WHISMUR, NIDORAN:[EXERTION]

ASH: Hey look! It's those guys!

LUXIO, WHISMUR, NIDORAN:[SHOCKED]

LUXIO: [ANGRY]

ASH:Come on! We didn't do anything,

so what was that for?

LUXIO: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

ASH, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ASH: You asked for it!Buizel, Aqua Jet, let's go!

BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

LUXIO: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

LUXIO, BUIZEL: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

LUXIO: [EXERTION] / [ANGRY]

NIDORAN: [PIN m*ssile MOVE]

ASHPIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ASH: Strong stuff!

PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ASH: Where'd they go?

ASH: Man, those threesure can move fast!

WAILMER: [CRYING]

ASH: Did you hear that?

PIKACHU: [CURIOUS]

WAILMER: [CRYING]

PIKACHU, ASH, BUIZEL: [CURIOUS]

WAILMER: [CRYING]

ASH: It's a Wailmer!

WHISMUR: [CRYING]

ASH: And them again!

ASH: I see!

They're feeding the Wailmerwith the Pokémon food they took!

WAILMER: [CRYING]

LUXIO, WHISMUR, NIDORAN:[EXERTION] / [SHOCKED]

WAILMER: [CRYING]

LUXIO: [THREATENING]

ASH: Hey guys,

I can help you three pushthe Wailmer back into the water!

LUXIO: [THREATENING]

ASH: Go!

LUXIO: [THREATENING]

LUXIO:[THREATENING] / [CONFUSED]

ASH: Push hard!

WAILMER: [CRYING]

ASH: No good! This Wailmer'snot budging a bit! Let me think.

POKEDEX:Wailmer, the Ball Whale Pokémon.

It spouts water out of its nose

and becomes lethargicwhen its body becomes dry.

ASH: When its body becomes dry.Hey, that's it!

Let's get some water on Wailmerand that'll do the trick!

BUIZEL: [AFFIRMATIVE]

BUIZEL: [WATER g*n MOVE]

WAILMER: [HAPPY]

ASH, PIKACHU, BUIZEL, LUXIO,WHISMUR, NIDORAN: [SHOCKED]

ASH:Whoa, that worked like a charm!

LUXIO: [DEFENSIVE]

ASH: But what in the world isa Wailmer doing way down here?

PIKACHU: [CONFUSED]

WAILMER: [PLEADING]

ASH: I wonder if thishas something to do with

all those Wailordthat're hanging around

in the harbor right now.

Did you get separated from thegroup up in the harbor, Wailmer?

WAILMER: [AFFIRMATIVE]

LUXIO: [COMMANDING]

WAILMER: [AGREEING]

NIDORAN, WHISMUR: [AGREEING]

ASH: Luxio must beleading the Wailmer back

to where the restof its buddies are!

ASH: Great! Come on let'sgo finish what we started

and help them out, Pikachu!

PIKACHU, BUIZEL: [HAPPY]

HAPPINY: [STRUGGLING] / [SAD]

BROCK:Not even Happiny can open it.

DAWN: I know! Let's getMamoswine to solve this!

MAMOSWINE: [APPEARING]

DAWN: Now Mamoswine I wantyou to open the manhole cover!

DAWN: Not again.

DAWN: Excuse me Mamoswine,

would you pleaselisten to me for a change?

MAMOSWINE: [UNINTERESTED]

DAWN: Well, I tried. Guess thatleaves me with no other choice.

DAWN: Look, Mamoswine!

DAWN:If you open the manhole cover

you can have all thesedelicious Poffins!

MAMOSWINE: [EXCITED]

BROCK: Just like a bottle cap!

DAWN:I knew you could you do it.

MAMOSWINE: [EXERTION]

PIPLUP, DAWN: [SCARED]

BROCK: Dawn, no!

DAWN: If there wereever a need for me to worry

I'd say this is it!

HAPPINY: [PANICKED] / [EXERTION]

HAPPINY: [HAPPY]

ASH, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ASH: Zubat and Mothim!

MOTHIM, ZUBAT: [HAPPY]

ASH: Teddiursa too!

ASH: Venonat, Rattata, Nidoran!

ASH: Who would have thoughtPokémon were living down here?

PIKACHU, BUIZEL: [AMAZED]

NIDORAN, RATTATA: [EXCITED]

ASH: Luxio? I get the feelingyou're their leader right?

LUXIO: [PROUD]

ASH: So that totally explainswhy you would want to help out

the Wailmer thatwandered in down here!

ASH:Everybody's helping each other.

PIKACHU, BUIZEL: [HAPPY]

DAWN: Hey, where are you Ash?

BROCK: Ash?

PIPLUP: [WORRIED]

DAWN: I wonder wherecould he have gone down here!

PIPLUP: [SURPRISED] / [URGING]

PIPLUP: [INSISTENT]

DAWN: You sure it's that way?

PIPLUP: [CONFIDENT]

DAWN:Absolutely positively certain?

PIPLUP: [INSISTENT]

DAWN: Why am I not sure?

WAILMER: [CONCERNED]

PIKACHU: [EXPLAINING]

ASH: So you're telling me

you fell all theway down from there?

WAILMER: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Well getting back upthere isn't going to be easy

PIKACHU: [WORRIED]

ASH: Man, what do we do?

WAILMER: [WORRIED]

WAILMER: [WORRIED]

ASH: Hang on tight, okay?

WAILMER: [STRUGGLING]

ASH: Now let's do it!

ASH: And pull!

LUXIO, WHISMUR, NIDORAN:[EXERTION] / [CHEERING]

WAILMER: [EXERTION]

BUIZEL: [EXERTION]

ASH: Harder!

LUXIOWHISMUR: [EXERTION]

WAILMER: [EXERTION]

WAILMER: [HAPPY]

LUXIO, WHISMUR, NIDORAN: [HAPPY]

ASH: Wow, we did it!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

WAILMER: [HAPPY]

ASH: You've got to be kidding!

ASH: I don't think we'll be ableto pull anything up over that!

WAILMER: [CRYING]

ASH: Don't worry!

Listen, I told you we'dget you back to your group

and I meant it!

ASH: Do you think that youcan get all of your friends

to help us Luxio?

LUXIO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Great!

PIPLUP: [CONFIDENT]

DAWN: Piplup are you surewe're going the right way?

PIPLUP:[CONFIDENT] / [CONFUSED]

DAWN: There's nobody here!

PIPLUP: [SAD]

DAWNBROCK: Man.

PIPLUP: [UPSET]

ASH: Okay you get it? That's whywe need everybody to help us!

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

LUXIO: [PLEADING]

TEDDIURSA X : [AGREEING]

NIDORAN X , VENONAT X :[AGREEING]

MOTHIM, ZUBAT,NIDORAN, TEDDIURSA,

RATTATA, VENONAT,SPHEAL: [AGREEING]

ASH: Yeah!We'll definitely do it now!

ASH: I guess you're sayingI should thank them first.

LUXIO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Okay, I'm gonnaexplain the plan I came up with

so I want everyone tolisten carefully, okay?

ASH: First,

the Spheal will use theirIce Beam and freeze the canal,

all the way up to the top!

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH:We're gonna make a big slide!

ASH: Next, we'll make a sled,

using the furniture weborrowed from the Teddiursa!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

ASH: Then,

Buizel and the Spheal will pushthe sled with all their might,

while Wailmer's riding on top!

BUIZEL, SPHEAL: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: And once thesled really gets moving,

it's Pikachu and Luxio's turn!

PIKACHU, LUXIO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: You two'll unleash acouple of powerful Iron Tails

on the sled so itreally starts moving,

and then the sledwill have enough speed

to sh**t up the ice slideright along with Wailmer,

and then Wailmerwill reach the top!

So! Are we good everybody?

BUIZEL, PIKACHU, LUXIO, WHISMUR:[AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Cool! Then let's do this!

TEDDIURSA X : [EXCITED]

ASH, PIKACHU, VENONAT,RATTATA, NIDORAN: [HAPPY]

SPHEAL: [EXERTION]

ASH: Nice!Now that's one frozen slide!

NIDORAN, RATTATA : [EXERTION]

ZUBAT: [EXERTION]

ASH: We're all ready to roll!So on to the last step!

TEDDIURSA, PIKACHU, WHISMUR:[AFFIRMATIVE]

WAILMER: [EXERTION]

WAILMER: [EXCITED]

ASH: All right, Pikachu andLuxio, you two ready?

PIKACHU, LUXIO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Okay, Buizel and Spheal,push Wailmer as hard as you can!

BUIZELSPHEAL : [EXERTION]

WAILMER: [EXERTION]

ASH: All right now,

keep it up just likethat but give it more power!

BUIZEL, SPEAL: [EXERTION]

WAILMER: [SCARED]

BUIZEL, SPHEAL X : [EXERTION]

WAILMER: [SCARED]

ASH:Pikachu and Luxio, Iron Tail!

PIKACHU, LUXIO: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

WAILMER: [SCARED]

ASH: Yes!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

LUXIO: [EXCITED]

WAILMER: [SCARED]

WAILMER: [SHOCKED]

WAILMER: [EXERTION]

VENONAT: [DETERMINED]

LUXIO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

VENONAT: [EXERTION]

WAILMER: [EXERTION]

WAILMER: [TRIUMPHANT]

ASH, MOTHIM, ZUBAT, NIDORAN,TEDDIURSA, RATTATA, VENONAT,

SPHEAL, BUIZEL, PIKACHU,LUXIO, WHISMUR: [TRIUMPHANT]

ASH: Things got a little bithairy for a while didn't they?

WAILMER: [AGREEING]

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

ASH:There's the exit down there!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Come on Piplup,that's enough, I'm exhausted!

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

ASH: Dawn! And Brock!

DAWN: It is Ash!

PIPLUP: [SMUG]

DAWN: Okay, Piplup,I deserve that! And thank you!

PIPLUP: [PLEASED]

BROCK: Huh! Okay, now I get it!

So Luxio stole thePokémon food for the Wailmer!

DAWN: Wow, I'll bet the Wailordhanging out in the harbor

are wondering what happened!

DAWN: Everything'sgoing to be all right

since the exit is just up ahead!

LUXIO: [UPSET]

ASH: Hey!

DAWN: Whoa, what was that for?

BROCK: Luxio's usingelectrical pulses from its claws

to try and tell us something!

ASH: Is something going onwe need to be concerned about?

SWAMPERT: [GROWL]

ASH, LUXIO, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

SWAMPERT: [GROWL]

SWAMPERT: [THREATENING]

ASH: A Swampert!

POKEDEX:Swampert, the Mud Fish Pokémon.

Swampert is a powerful Pokémonthat can drag even a large ship,

as well as inflictcritical damage to its enemies

with one blow.

SWAMPERT: [ATTACKING]

ASH, DAWN, BROCK,PIKACHU, LUXIO: [STARTLED]

ASH: Whoa, you weretrying to warn us that

we're in the middleof Swampert's territory

weren't you Luxio?

LUXIO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Swampert, hold on!

We didn't come down here tomess around with your territory!

SWAMPERT: [ATTACKING]

ASH, BROCK, DAWN, PIPLUP,PIKACHU, LUXIO: [PANICKED]

ASH: Guess we've got no otherchoice but use Thunderbolt,

big time!

PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

BROCK: Don't do it!Ash, Swampert is a Ground-type!

Electric-typeattacks won't do a thing!

ASH: You're right!Back off, Pikachu!

Grotle, I choose you!

GROTLE: [APPEARING]

SWAMPERT: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

GROTLE: [EXERTION]

ASH: That was great Grotle!Now, use Razor Leaf!

GROTLE: [RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

SWAMPERT: [PAINED] / [DAZED]

ASH: Sorry about that, Swampert!

WAILMER: [AGREEING]

PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

ASH: Finally!It's great to be outside again!

WAILMER: [HAPPY]

ASH: Go on, Wailmer!

DAWN: Yeah, you go onand join your friends now!

WAILMER: [HAPPY]

BROCK:It's going to be just fine.

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

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

DAWN: What?

ASH: I can't believe it!

WAILORD: [SHOCKED]

ASH: It evolved into a Wailord!

WAILORD: [UPSET]

DAWN:It can't fit under the bridge!

BROCK:I'm sure that's a drawbridge

so the span is able to lift up!

ASH: Quick, we've got toget into the control room!

PIKACHU: [DETERMINED]

ASH, BROCK, DAWN, LUXIO:[EXERTION]

ASH: Can you move it?

BROCK: No! I'm afraid wecan't get the bridge to move

if we don't have a key!

ASH: Go, Pikachu!

PIKACHU: [DETERMINED]

DAWN: What are you doing?

PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

DAWN: That's crazy!

ASH: It moved!

BROCK: Yeah, but we stilldon't have enough power!

WAILORD: [CALLING]

ASH: Oh no, not again!

ASH: Swampert!

SWAMPERT: [ANGRY]

ASH: Brock and Dawn,take care of things here!

I'll stop Swampert!

ASH: Swampert, don't do it!

ASH: You've got to let theWailord get back to its group,

now!

SWAMPERT: [ANGRY]

PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

LUXIO: [EXERTION]

DAWN: Now! Pachirisu, help us!

PACHIRISU: [EXERTION]

PIKACHU, LUXIO, PACHIRISU:[EXERTION]

BROCK: Good! Just a little more!

SWAMPERT: [EXERTION]

ASH: It won't make it in time!

LUXIO: [DETERMINED]

NIDORAN, RATTATA: [EXERTION]

PIKACHU, LUXIO, PACHIRISU:[EXERTION]

RATTATA, NIDORAN: [EXERTION]

BROCK: Now that'swhat I call real power!

ASH:It opened! Wailord get moving!

WAILORD: [AFFIRMATIVE]

SWAMPERT: [ANGRY] / [SHOCKED]

ASH: Yeah! Great!

RATTATA, NIDORAN, PIKACHU:[HAPPY]

WAILORD: [HAPPY]

BROCK: Wow, it's beautiful!

PIPLUP: [AMAZED]

DAWN: Maybe that's their way ofthanking us for helping them!

ASH: Yeah!

PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

ASH: Luxio?

I'm never gonna forget anyof you guys as long as I live!

LUXIO: [HAPPY]

ASH: Hey, you're welcome,if that's a 'thank you'!

BROCK: Well, guess we canget back on the road now.

ASH: Right!

But my stomach's saying weought to take a little break

at the Pokémon Center, you know?

DAWN:When it comes to Ash's stomach,

missing lunch is a no no!

ASH: No, I mean yeah!

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

NARRATOR:No matter what size or shape,

our Heroes will helpany Pokémon they can

in this case leavinga grateful Wailord,

Luxio and manyfriends in their wake!

But after lunch,

it's on to Dawn's nextSinnoh Contest Challenge!

WAILORD: [HAPPY]