25x52 - The Same Moon, Now and Forever!

[bunniefuu]

-[peaceful music]

-[Misty humming]


-Hey, Brock, where's Ash?

-[chuckles]

Must be nice to be so laid back.
He has the right idea.

Taking some time to stop

and relax with your Pokémon

is one of the joys of being a Trainer.

Then after I'm done with the dishes,

I'll just have a nap with Psyduck.

That sounds great.
[both snore]

-Pikachu.

-Pika, pi...

[both gasp]

-What's going on?

-Pi? Pikachu?


[Jessie] Prepare for trouble,

rise and shine!


[James] And make it double,

you're done with cloud nine!

[roaring]
To protect the world from devastation!
To unite all people within our nation!

To denounce

the evils of truth and of love!

To extend our reach to the stars above!

-Jessie.

-And James.


Team Rocket blasts off

at the speed of blinding light!


Surrender now

or prepare for a one-sided fight!

Meowth, that's right!
Wobbuffet!
Bam!
[whirring]

-So it's you guys again!

-Kind of like a bad dream, huh?


Me thinks

we're going to steal your Pikachu.

Babies like you, get a clue!
[both] Ash, no!
I'll be okay.
Snivy!
[Ash] Use Leaf Storm!
[high-pitched grunt]

-[Ash screams]

-Pi, Pi, Pika!


-Pikachu!

-[Pikachu] Pika, Pi!

[all whimpering]

-[Team Rocket] Why, oh, why me?

-Wobbuffet!

[Pikachu screaming]
[shouts] Pikachu!

♪ Pokémon, 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 ♪


♪ 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]
"The same moon, now and forever!"


[narrator]
Well, it seems Pikachu

blasted off along with Team Rocket.


[all whimper]

[blast]

[Pikachu] Pika!

-[Meowth grunts, whimpers]

-Pika, Pika!

[grunting]

-Pikachu. Hmm?

-[Meowth] Help!


Somebody get me out of here!

I don't even swim!


[screams]

Pika!


-[Pikachu panting]

-[Meowth screams, panting]

[both gasp]

-[Meowth screaming]

-[suspenseful music]

[Meowth screaming]
[both panting]

-[panting continues]

-[Meowth screams]

[Gyarados snarling]
[both panting]
Pikachu.

[Meowth] That trip was anything

but leisurely, you know?


-Pika!

-Now cool your jets, pally boy!


We have to call a truce

until we find our compadres, you dig?

Pikachu...

[whimpers]

Hey, I'm on the level!

You gotta trust me.

-[Meowth cooing]

-Pika.

[evil laugh]

[Meowth]
I'll just play nice

until we meet up with Jessie and James,


-
and then we'll steal it!

-Pi?


-Hey, what's goin' on, bub? Stop!

-Pika.

Pika! Pika!

You're saying that the Twerps

are headed in this direction?


-You're not a Psychic type!

-Pika, Pika!

Okay, but how do you know?
Pika! Pika, Pika!

[Meowth] "I don't know, I just know"

makes no sense!

Translation!
[suspenseful music]

-Pikachu!

-[all panting]


Ash, will you wait a sec?

Are you sure this is the right way to go?

No doubt!
And Pikachu's headed out this way as well!
But how can you know that?
I don't know, but I know, you know?

-Huh?

-It's called being of the same mind.

I still don't get it.

Now don't you worry, buddy.

'Cause I'm on my way!

[both panting]

-[Meowth] Wait! Wait up a millisecond!

-[panting]

[Meowth panting]

I'm too pooped to move a paw

even if you paid me.


-Pika.

-[panting continues]

So hungry. Huh?
[Meowth] Wow, those are...
Oran Berries! Yum! And they're mine!

-All mine!

-[both chirping]


I said they're mine! Why, you little...

[grunts]

[both yelp]
[squawks angrily]
[screams]

-[grunting]

-[Meowth groaning]


-Ah! They're all yours!

-Pika?

Pika... chu!
[groaning]
[sizzling]
[squawks]
[all squawking]
[tense music]
Pika! Pika!
[Meowth screaming]
They don't know when to quit!

-[Pikachu] Pika!

-Hmm?


-[Meowth] There's a cave around here?

-Pikachu!


-[Meowth] What? Wait for me!

-[squawking continues]

[both panting]

-[screaming]

-Pika!

[chitters]
Huh? Oh.

-Oran Berries.

-They've been burnt.

Pikachu's Thunderbolt did that.

-Meaning it went this way.

-Huh?


-This feather...

-[Spearow squawking]

Spearow, huh? Of course!

[Ash]
Pikachu battled here.

And headed inside that cave!

-Let's go!

-Right!

[Brock grunts]

-[Spearow flock squawking]

-[all groaning]


[Ash]
We don't have time to battle!

Out of the way, please!

[screeches]
[all whimpering]

I don't know, why don't you

just give up on the hat, dig?


-Pika!

-See, job one for now


-is to find our friends.

-Pika, Pika!


-[Meowth] Pikachu!

-[Pikachu grunting]


[Meowth]
Guess I'll have to go along

if we wanna swipe Pikachu.

Yo, I'm sticking with you! You hear?
[Pikachu grunting]

-Pikachu.

-[Meowth grunting]

Jeez, enough climbing already.

-Pika!

-Hello?


-Pikachu?

-[chitters]

Hey, hold up, that Caterpie saw something?
Pika?
[chittering]
Pika, Pi.
[grunts]

-It's telling us to follow it! Let's rock!

-Pika, Pika!


-This lug is moving way too slow!

-Pikachu.


[Ash]
Who's that Pokémon?


-Pika?

-[Caterpie chitters]

Pika, Pika!
My head. Are you all right?
I guess so.
Spearow.

[shrieks]

All right, what's a Spearow doing here?


[grunting]

Spearow...

[groans, screams]

-[groans]

-[Ash gasps]

Hold on, you're hurt.

-Spearow! Spearow!

-[groans]


Come on,

you can't just keep acting mad like that.


-It doesn't help!

-Ash is telling the truth.


[Brock] But Ash,

if you want to calm a Pokémon down,

you have to be calm too.
Be gentle. Move quietly.
[Brock] Don't overdo it.
[Spearow] Spearow? Spearow.

-[grunting]

-A Rattata!


-Ratta!

-[stomach rumbles]

Guess it's just hungry.
Ratta...

I was hoping I'd be able

to share this with Pikachu, but...

it's okay.
[grunts]

-[grunting continues]

-[gasps]


-Uh, what's wrong?

-That's right!

They're both categorized as Mouse Pokémon.

Rattata's reacting

to Pikachu's scent that's still on you.

What do you know? Of course!
Pikachu is always sitting up there.

Here you go. Eat up.

[chuckles]

Spearow?
I know! I need your help.

Is there any way at all

you could help me search for Pikachu?

[Ash] Please?

-Ratta.

-That sure looks like a yes to me!


Do you have any idea

where it is right now?

[grunting, sniffs]
Rattata!
Hold on.
Hey, Spearow? Wanna come with us?
Spearow.
[Misty and Brock chuckle softly]
[ominous music]
I'll wager Meowth is with Pikachu.

So if we simply follow the Twerps

as they search for said Pikachu...


We'll reunite with Meowth

and steal Pikachu,

which will give us two catches

-in one swipe!

-In one swipe!

Wobbuffet!
[annoyed grunt]
This Caterpie is gumming up the works!

[grunts]

I'll just carry you.

[panting]

-Pikachu.

-[Caterpie coos]

Did you say you want us to grab on?

-Pika!

-You're both too heavy!


-[Caterpie chitters]

-Pika!


-[Meowth screaming]

-[exciting music]


-[Pikachu chattering]

-[Meowth screaming]

Pika! Pika!

If you could do that,

then why'd you wait until now?


-[Meowth screaming]

-Pika!


[Meowth groans]

I'm okay.

[Pikachu] Pika?
Pika!
Pikachu!

[panting]

Pi...

Pi?
[tense music]

[softly]

They're Venipede!


[softly]

Pi... Pika.

Pika.
Ah, yeah, yeah.
[sneezes]
[echoing]
Pika.

[screams]

Pikachu!

[all panting]
[Meowth screaming]
[grunts]
[screaming in pain]
[all grunting]
[grunts]

-The sky is pretty dark already.

-We'd better hurry up.

Pikachu!

-Rattata.

-[all] Huh?


-[Rattata grunts]

-[all panting]


-[Rattata] Rattata!

-[Ash] Up there? Got it!

[gasps]
[Venipede growling]

-They're Venipede.

-[whimpering]

[suspenseful music]
[grunting]

-[squawking]

-Spearow, no! Stop that!

[chittering]

-That way?

-Ra.

[Ash groans]
Uh, sorry for bothering you.
[all grunting]
[Ash screaming]
[Brock and Misty] Huh?
[Spearow flock squawking]

-What?

-[squawks]

Huh?

-[squawking]

-Rattata.

Thanks a lot!
[squawking]
[crickets chirping]
[Meowth sighing]
We may have gotten away,

but Venipede's poison's

still running through my brain.


-[Caterpie whines]

-Pika?

[Ash] Here, Pikachu.
Pika, Pi.
Pika. Pika, Pika.
Pika!
[whining]

-[leaves rustling]

-Hmm?

Oddish! Oddish?

-Pikachu. Pika, Pika?

-[chitters]

Oddish! Oddish!

-Pika, Pika.

-Oddish, Oddish, Oddish...

[Oddish continues chittering]
All right then. What's next?

We were separated

from Rattata and Spearow,

and moving around now isn't safe.

Fine, then the two of you

can just hang out right here.


I'm gonna keep searching

for a little bit longer.

Hold on, Ash.

It's better not to go wandering around

in the dark, okay?

And Pikachu may already be sleeping.

[Brock] Let's get

a good night's sleep tonight

and get an early start tomorrow.
[whimpering]
Pika.
A Pecha Berry?

Did you guys actually bring along a berry

that will get rid of poison?

And you're gonna give it to me?
Pikachu!
You're such a good guy!
Huh? I'll eat it for you.

-[Meowth sighing]

-Pika, Pika?

Pi?
[soft music]
[Pikachu grunts]
[Caterpie cooing]
[Pikachu] Pika, Pi. Pika, Pika.

[grunts]

Hmm?

[Misty] Can't sleep, can you?

I get the feeling

Pikachu's looking at the moon, too.


[Misty chuckles]

Me too.

[Brock] I bet you're right, Ash.
[Pikachu] Pika, Pika. Pikachu.

Wow, without Pikachu around,

Ash really isn't himself.

Mm. Because the two of them share a bond.

You see, their hearts are always together,

even when they're apart.

[soft music continues]
[soft music continues]
Ta-da!
I'm as good as new now!

-[stomach rumbles]

-My tummy's back for a gob of grub.


-[Pikachu] Pika!

-[Meowth] Huh?


A Leppa Berry?

What are you gonna chow down on?


-Pikachu.

-[coos]


I'm definitely gonna find you, buddy!

I promise.


-[Brock] Ash?

-Huh?


-And this is for you.

-Thanks, Brock!

[both gasp]

Pikachu!

[grunts]

Pika, Pi.
[Misty and Brock] Huh?
[Caterpie chitters]

Pikachu. Pikachu!

[panting]


Pika, Pi.

[panting]


-[Ash]
Pikachu!

-[Pikachu]
Pika, Pi.


[shouts]

Pikachu!

[Pikachu] Pika, Pi!

-Pikachu!

-Pika, Pi!

[Ash chuckles]

-Pika... Pikachu!

-[Ash screams]

Oh, man, does that hurt.
Huh?

[chuckles]

Thanks for the hat.

Pika, Pika!
[both screaming]

[gasps]

It's Ash!


-Huh?

-[chitters]

[both screaming]
[both grunt]

-Pika...

-Huh?

[exciting music]
[Ash chuckles]
Looks like it's you and me! Oh, Pikachu.
[Pikachu] Pikachu.

-[Jessie] Meowth!

-Huh?

Your chariot awaits!
Aw, Jessie and James.

-What took you so long?

-Hey, Team Rocket!

We're going to let you get away for today.
But next time is a different story!
Wobbu! Wobbuffet!

-[Meowth] So long, Twerps!

-[Misty] Ash?

Hey, Pikachu!

[chuckles]

Thanks, you guys.


-Pika, Pika!

-[chuckles]


[narrator]
Ash and Pikachu,

the best of friends, now and forever,


as the journey continues!

[closing theme music]

♪ Pokémon! ♪