25x51 - A Squad's Worth of Passion!

[bunniefuu]

[bright music]

[narrator]
Continuing their journey,

our heroes have just arrived


at this bustling harbor town.

Wow! It's so big!

-Pika.

-Yeah!


I'll bet there's a big Pokémon Center

to relax in!


[Brock] And we could stock up

on provisions here.


-[Venonat] Venonat.

-[Ash and Brock] Huh?


-[Brock gasps]

-[Misty yelps]

Over here! Venonat, come on!
[Venonat hums]
[sighs in relief]
That made me jump!

-Still as scared of Bug types as ever.

-[Ash] Hmm?


-[forced laughter]

-Look! It's Hariyama and Camerupt!


-[metal creaks]

-[both grunting]

Hey! Great! You do your best!

-Pika!

-[Ash chuckles]

[boy] Come on! Let's move it!
[girl] The show isn't gonna go anywhere!
The show?
[exciting music]

-There! You see?

-[shocked exclaim]

[intense music]
It's Squirtle!
Pika!

♪ Pokémon ♪


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♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪

-
♪ It's you and me ♪


-
♪ I know it's my destiny ♪

-
♪ Pokémon ♪


♪ Oh, you're my best friend ♪


♪ In a world we must defend ♪


♪ Pokémon ♪


-
♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪

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♪ A heart so true ♪


♪ Our courage will pull us through ♪


♪ You teach me and I'll teach you ♪


♪ Pokémon ♪


♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪


♪ Pokémon ♪

[theme music]

[Ash]
"A Squad's Worth Of Passion!"


[Brock]

"The Squirtle Firefighting Squad Show."


[narrator]
Ash caught and traveled with

Squirtle as a friend on his journeys.


Now, as leader

of the Squirtle Firefighting Squad,


it becomes fire chief for a day,


holding disaster prevention drills


and other events

in various cities and towns.


Come to think of it,

I hear they're really popular!

Awesome. They're working hard!
Pika-pika!
I'd really love to see Squirtle again!
Wait! Hang on a sec.
Let's show these two!

-Come on out!

-[chiming]

Bulbasaur!
[growling]
Bulbasaur! Charizard!
Check it out!
Saur?
[both exclaim in shock]
Talk about a long time!
I know, let's cheer Squirtle on, okay?
[Jessie giggles]
It's Squirtlemania out there!
Quite.

We became their managers

in the nick of time.


The Squirtle Firefighting Squad

equals the good life!


Hey, our empty tummies

are a thing of the past!

Dig this bountiful blast!
Wobbu-wobbuffet! Wobb!
Step right up!

Lay your money down

for the Squirtle Firefighting Squad!


-[Meowth] Oh, yeah!

-Buttons! Posters! With the most-ers!

Excuse me!

[Jessie] Yes, sir?

[gasps]


-[chuckles]

-It's... It's the Twerp.


So, wait, are these all the souvenirs

that you have?


Uh... we've got hand fans, pendants,

and even Squirtle costumes!

[Ash] Whoa.

-[upbeat music]

-Pika!

It looks great on you!
Pikachu! Pika-pika!

-[drum roll]

-[crowd applauding]

It's starting!
[elevator whirring]
[both laughing]

-Who's that?

-Pika?

Prepare for trouble! The world is on fire!

And make it double.

Your need is quite dire!

To protect the world from detonation!
To unite all people in fire stations!
To announce the evils of flame and smoke!

To extend our reach

with a shovel and a poke!


-Fiery Jess!

-James the Flame...


Team Ignition combusts

in the serious moonlight!

[both exclaim]

Sweep up those old ashes,

or get ready for a toasty fight!

Meowth. I'll bite!
Wobbu! Wobbu!
Team Ignition?
You know, I think I've seen them before.
We'll huff and puff and burn it all down!
Get ready...
[both] Go! Ignition!

-[explodes]

-[crowd gasps, whimpering]

[detonator clicks]

-[explodes]

-[crowd yelping]

[both laughing]

-[Squirtle] Squirtle! Squirtle!

-[both] Huh?

[all] Squirtle! Squirtle!
[heroic music]
[whooshing]

-Squirtle! Squirtle!

-[all] Squirtle!

[crowd cheering]
That was amazing! They're for real!
Yeah! So cool!
[all cheering]

[both] Well, well!

The Squirtle Firefighting Squad?

Squirtle! Squirtle!
[splashes]
[both] Squirtle!
[both] Squirtle!

-[child ] Hang in there!

-[child ] Squirtle Firefighting Squad!

[splashing continues]

-[Ash] Great going, Squirtle!

-Squirtle?

Pika!
Squirtle! Squirtle!
Squir.
Squir... tle!
[all] Squirtle!
[children cheering]
[children laughing]

-[whimsical music]

-Woe is me! We lost!

[Jessie] Team Ignition surrenders!

[James] We promise

never to do anything bad ever again!

Yup. Good one.
Wobbu!
Squirtle! Squirtle!
[all] Squirtle!

-[crowd cheering, chattering]

-[girl] The Squirtle Firefighting Squad!


-[Pokémon cheering]

-Squirtle's got moves!


All of them look to me

like a bunch of real heroes!

[Jessie grunting]

All right, wasn't

the Squirtle Firefighting Squad Show cool?


So get your tickets

for the handshake event

and the meet and greet photo op!
Okay, line up! Here we go!

-Why don't we go too?

-[Brock] Mm-hm!

Pika!

-[indistinct chattering]

-[Meowth meowing]


[nervously]

Squirtle.

Oh, Squirtle! Please shake my hand!

-[crowd cheering]

-[Squirtle] Squirtle!


-[bright music]

-[Squirtle laughs] Squirtle.

[children laughing]

-[Squirtle] Squirtle.

-[camera shutter clicks]


-Everything sold out in no time!

-And that means next up?


We dash with the cash

and treat ourselves to great food!


All right, the handshake event

is now history!

[Ash, Misty and Brock] Huh?

Excuse me,

we're friends with the lead Squirtle.


-Can we have a minute?

-[Jessie] Sorry. No can do.


After this, we have to return to the hotel

for a ton of appointments.


-Bye-bye!

-[tinkles]


The popular ones are always so busy,

aren't they?

But I just wanted to say hi...

[sadly]

Pika.


-Hello!

-Squirtle!

[camera shutter clicks]

-Thank you!

-Thanks!

Squirtle? Squir...
[somber music]
Squir-Squirtle?
[somber music continues]
[horn honks in distance]
[slow tempo music]

[James] Well! Today was yet

another complete success!


That's the Squirtle Firefighting Squad

for you!


Having managers really improves

your success rate, am I right?


-[Jessie laughs]

-Squirtle!


Excuse me, we asked for refreshments

to be delivered here constantly!

Yeah, that would include our refreshments!
Wobbu!
[sullen music building]

[Jessie]

I think that one's feeling a little down.


Is it sick or something?

[munches]

[pensive music]

[in grief] Squirtle! Squirtle! Squirtle!

Squirtle! Squirtle!


"So I guess I'm not their friend anymore,"

is what it said.


-Huh? What's that about?

-Beats me.

Squirtle!
[munching angrily]

So that's the hotel where Squirtle

and its friends are staying.


-[Ash] Let's go check it out.

-[Brock] Right!


Veno-veno...

[gasps]


-[Hariyama] Hari! Hari! Hari!

-[Venonat hums]

Hariyama! Hari-Hariyama!
[Venonat] Ve-Veno!
[Venonat hums]
[Pokémon chattering]
[horns blaring]
[chattering continues]
[Venonat hums]
[Misty] Amazing! Talk about high class.

I wonder

where Squirtle and its friends are.

[roars]

-[crunching]

-[Bulbasaur] Bulba!


-[Jessie] What a racket!

-[Bulbasaur] Bulbasaur!


-What's the problem?

-Huh?

[Meowth] It's a Twerp replay!

You don't think they came back

to repossess the Squirtle Squad, do you?


[snarls]

Stop! That's not even half a joke!


-[Pikachu] Pika!

-[Ash] Over there!


[Jessie chuckles anxiously]

I beg your pardons...


[James]

No one's permitted beyond this point!


[Ash] Huh?

We'd like to speak to Squirtle for a sec.


-[Misty] We're its friends!

-[both] You're fresh out of luck!


-[grunts]

-[Bulbasaur] Bulba.


-Squirtle...

-Bulbasaur!


[angrily]

Squirtle! Squirtle!


-Squirtle! Squir... Squir... Squirtle!

-[grunts]


-[roars]

-[fire whooshes]


-Squirtle.

-[all coughing]


[angrily]

Squirtle! Squir...

[roars, hisses]

[grunts]

Squirtle!

[all growling]

[grunting]

Squirtle. Squirtle!


-[splashes]

-[Charizard groans]


-[Squirtle grunts]

-Bulbasaur?

Bulbasaur!
[all growling]

-[Ash grunts]

-[Jessie] Hey!

[Ash] Hold it, you guys!

-[Pikachu] Pikachu!

-[Pokémon shouting]


-Pika!

-[Ash groaning]


[Ash]

What are you guys fighting about anyway?

Calm down!
We haven't seen each other in so long.

-Isn't that right, Squirtle?

-Squirtle!

What, Squirtle?
Hey, come on, what's the matter?
[tense music]

-[electricity buzzing]

-[grunting]


-Whoa! Pikachu. Come on, stop this!

-Pika...


-[both] Ash, no!

-I told you, no entrance!


-[Pikachu] Pi!

-[all scream]

[all groaning]

-[Bulbasaur] Bulbasaur!

-[Charizard growling]

[Ash] Hey, wait!
Wait, Charizard! Bulbasaur!

-C'mon, Squirtle...

-Squirtle.

Squirtle, no.

-Charizard and Bulbasaur are leaving.

-Uh... yeah.

[sad emotional music]
Squirtle...
[all] Squir...

-What was that all about?

-This may be our chance, remember?


-Huh?

-The rest of the g*ng is distracted.

[sinister music]

You may be right.

[chuckles]


[Ash]
Who's that Pokémon?

[bright music]
[playful music]

-Pika!

-[Squirtle]
Squirtle! Squirtle!

Pika! Pika!

-[light music]

-[Bulbasaur] Bulb... Bulba!

[munches]
And they were just cheering Squirtle on.

I wonder

what they could have been fighting about.

It doesn't make sense.

Why do you think

Squirtle was being so stubborn?

Hey, Charizard? Bulbasaur?
It's over now.
Can't you be friends with Squirtle?
[both sneer]
Come on, guys, don't you remember

-when we traveled as a team?

-Saur...

[Charizard] Hmm?
[Pokémon cheering]

-[sentimental music]

-[Pokémon chittering]

[Pokémon roar]
[all laughing]

-[Charizard roaring]

-[Bulbasaur]
Bulbasaur!

[both sigh in delight]
[both gasp]

-[growls]

-Bulba! Bulba!

[both sneer]
After all this reuniting? Wow.
[Jessie] They're way off of their guard.

[James] On top of the money

those Squirtle will make us...

We'll swipe Pikachu! Twice the fun!

-[Meowth] And fire!

-[action music]

[whooshes]
Hariyama?
[all gasp]
Hari... yama!
[all quivering]

-[Hariyama] Yama!

-[all scream]

Hari... Hariyama!
[all] We're back to blasting off again!
[playful music]
[all scream]

-[loud thud]

-[all groan]

[all groaning]

-[Meowth whimpering]

-[Camerupt] Camerupt!

[all scream]

We're back to blasting off

again and again!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!
[electricity crackling]

-[net whooshes]

-[crackling continues]


[Jenny] Where were you

when you realized Venonat was missing?

[Brock] Huh?

-[exclaims]

-[Ash and Misty gasp]


I noticed

when I was crossing the intersection.

Thanks very much. I'll start the search.
Officer Jenny!

-Did something go awry?

-You see, a Pokémon is missing.

Oh. Then I'll help you in your search.

-No. There'll be no need.

-Then how about these!

Mere tokens of fate's love.

♪ 'Cause I wanna be... ♪


-
♪ Your very best-- ♪

-[grunts]


-[screams]

-[Misty] Yeah, yeah...


Fate's had enough of your world,

thank you.

A double-broken heart is twice as painful!
Pikachu.
[Pokémon chatter]
[crackling]
[Jenny] Thanks for your cooperation.

-[man] Look! There's a fire!

-Huh?


-[woman] In the warehouse district?

-[gasps] Oh, no!


-[man] I can't believe this.

-[woman] This is awful!


-[boy] Mommy, I'm scared!

-I wonder what all that could be about.


-Hey, what's with that smoke?

-[indistinct chattering]


[Ash gasps]

Fire!


-[man] Let's get out of here.

-[boy] Is everything all right?

[man] It's gonna come this way.
[suspenseful music]
Hey, come on, what's the matter?
[suspenseful music accelerates]
Squirtle...
[all groaning]
The fire's near the warehouses!

That's so close!

Move the guests to safety!

Squirtle!
[all] Squirtle!
[flames roaring]
[crowd murmuring]

-Look!

-[man] Did someone help them?

It's the Squirtle Firefighting Squad!

-[fire crackling]

-Squirtle! Squirtle!

[all shout]
Squirtle!
[splashes]
[all grunting]
Squir... Squirtle... Squirtle! Mm-mm.
Squirtle! Squirtle!
[water splashing]

You can do it,

Squirtle Firefighting Squad!


[gasps]

It's Squirtle!

Pika!

[Jenny] Get back,

away from the warehouses!

I'll help with the evacuation!

-Thank you!

-[Brock] Everyone, please stand back!

Okay, let's do this.

-We're gonna help Squirtle.

-Got it, Ash!


-[Ash] Bulbasaur! Charizard!

-Bulba?

[both gasp, grunt]

-[grunts] Now, let's do this!

-Pikachu!

All right, you're up!
[chiming]
Help put the fire out!
[Misty] Psyduck and Clauncher, Water g*n!
Politoed, Hydro Pump!

-[all grunt]

-[water splashing]

[flame swooshes]

[grunting]

Squirtle!


-[Ash] No quitting, Squirtle!

-Squirtle?

Pika! Pika-pika!
I know you can put this thing out!
If the leader can't do it, then who can?
Squirtle.
[Squirtle] Squirtle!
Squirtle, Squirtle. Squirtle!
Squirtle!

-Squir! Squir! Squir!

-[thuds, swooshes]


-Squirtle! Squirtle!

-[shocked gasps]

[all grunt]
[murmuring]
[Squirtle] Squirtle!
[all] Squirtle!
[all] Squir... tle!
[bright music]
Isn't that awesome?

Now, Misty, why don't you help me

by attaching this to a hydrant?

Right!

-[splashes]

-[Ash grunts]


-[flames roaring]

-[Ash groans]


-[Pikachu grunts] Pi...

-[buzzing]


-Great! Nice work!

-Pikachu!

[whooshing]
[flame hissing, crackling]

-Ash, over there!

-[Misty] That's on fire too!


[Ash] Let's put it out

before it spreads any farther!

Squirtle! Squirtle!
[water splashing]
[both chattering]
Full out! All the way!
[uplifting music]

-[fire hissing]

-[twig cracks]

[Ash gasps]
Bulbasaur!
Cool, Bulbasaur!
[Charizard grunts]
Charizard, yeah!
Squirtle! Squirtle.

-Squirtle.

-[both exclaim]

[all grunt]
[all] Squirtle!

-[grunting] Bulbasaur!

-[Charizard roars]

[uplifting music continues]
You're really close!
There are Pokémon over there!

-[both] Huh?

-[Pokémon scream]


-Oh, no, Venonat!

-This isn't good!

Charizard!
[grunts]
Squirtle and Bulbasaur, we need you too.
[grunting]
[action music]
You can do it!
[Ash] Get as close as you can!
[Charizard roars]
All right, Squirtle, use Water g*n!
Squirtle!

-[water splashes]

-[Pokémon whimpering]


Quick, Bulbasaur, now use Vine Whip

to get them down from there!

Bulbasaur!

[grunting]

Bulbasaur!

[Pokémon exclaim]

-Yes! Nice job!

-[Pikachu] Pika-pika!


-[crowd cheering, applauding]

-Pika!


-Did you see that?

-Yup. Incredible!

Squir!
[grunts]
[uplifting music continues]

-We did it!

-Pika!

Squirtle, oh, yeah!

-[Squirtle] Squirtle!

-[laughing]


-[Pikachu giggles]

-Bulbasaur!

[Pokémon cheering]
[flame roars]

-Boy, does that really hurt!

-[Pokémon chatter]

[groaning]
[all laughing]

We never really did find out

why they were fighting.


Still... since they made up anyway,

it all ends well.

[siren wailing]
[tires screeching]

-[Jenny ] Thank goodness!

-[shocked exclaim]

Glad you were here!
Huh! Double Jennies! It's double the love!

-[light music]

-[Misty] So those managers


took the Squirtle Firefighting Squad

without permission?


[Jenny ] Yes.

What a relief to find them again!


Please donate any proceeds

from souvenir sales to help this town.

Thank you for your work!

The money will go to rebuild

the damaged warehouse buildings.


So, Squirtle?

You're off to the next town, right?

[Squirtle] Squirtle! Squirtle!

Well, there are quite a lot of people

hoping to see them live.

Do your best, Squirtle Firefighting Squad!
[Pokémon chittering]
And Squirtle...

Let's battle together

next time we meet, 'kay?

Squirtle!

-Squirtle! Squirtle! Squirtle!

-[chuckles]


-
Squirtle! Squirtle!

-[Ash exhales softly]

[engine revving]

-[child ] Hey!

-Huh?


-[child ] Wait for us!

-[crowd clamoring]


-They're Squirtle's fans!

-That's popularity!


[child ] I knew it!

It's Ash the Champion!

[child ] Can I have your autograph?

-[child ] Can I take a picture with you?

-Huh? Do you mean, me?

Pika...
We sure have a popular one right here!
[playful music]
[Pikachu] Pi! Pika-pi! Pika!
[Ash] Why are they doing this to us?

[narrator]
After seeing off

the Squirtle Firefighting Squad,


our heroes restart their journey.


What's next? The answer,

as the journey continues!

[music fades]
[closing theme music]

♪ Pokémon ♪