25x58 - Distant Blue Sky!

[bunniefuu]

[playful music]
[Poliwag yelp]
[exciting music]
[Goldeen] Good evening.
[Seaking] Seaking.
Seaking...
[both grunting]
[boy groans]

-[grunts]

-[Ash] Huh?

[surprised exhale]
[scared yelp]
[Ash whimpers]
[Pikachu ] Pika!
[Pikachu hoard chittering]

-[crackling]

-[all grunt]


-[snoring]

-[Pikachu babbling]

[roars]
Hey, Pikachu!
[Pikachu] Pi?
Pi. Pi!
[playful music]
[determined grunt]
[strained grunting]
[Ash breathes sharply]
[yelps]

-[grunts]

-[panting]


-Mm.

-Pika.

[suspenseful music]
[roars]
[both grunt]
Pikachu, Thunderbolt, let's go!
Pikachu!
[pained scream]
Poké Ball, go!
[chimes]
[warbling]
[chiming]
Pi...
Gyarados, let's meet up again!
Pika, pika!
[thrilling music]

[narrator]
This young man is Ash

from Pallet Town.


Together with his partner Pikachu,


he focuses on battling

and catching Pokémon.


His goal is to become a Pokémon Master!

Pika...
chu!
Ah... Pika!
[Machamp grunts]
[rumbling]
Use Hyper Beam!
Ma... champ!
Pika... chu!
Pikachu!
[groaning]
Machamp...
[Len laughs]

-[Pikachu] Pika, pika!

-[Len] See ya!


-[Ash] Yeah, see ya!

-[Machamp] Machamp!


-[grunts]

-Huh?

[all mumbling]
Pika!

-Chu!

-[crackling]

Hmm.
[all babbling]
Pika!
[chuckles]
[light music]
[Ash] Mom! What's up?

The town next to the one you're in now

is just a short walk for you, isn't it?


[Ash] Yeah. There's a mountain pass

to cross, but--


Thank goodness.


[Delia]

I'm going to the Pokémon Center there


to meet up with someone.


-Who are you meeting?

-[Delia]
Your father.

Huh? With Dad?

Would you like to come too?


[Ash laughs]

You bet! When is it?


It is last minute,

but I'm going to be there tomorrow.

Awesome! Goodbye.

Wait, just a second.

I haven't seen Dad in forever!
This'll be great, Pikachu!
Pika, pika.
Yes! Let's head there right now!
[Pikachu] Pika!
[Jessie] Hear that?
[James] Ears wide open.

Sounds like the Twerp's family

wants him over there, stat!


-So we swoop in first...

-For the prize Pikachu!


[Jessie, James and Meowth]

And a big woo-hoo!


-Wobbuffet!

-[laughter]

[all mumbling excitedly]
Chansey?
[birds chirping]
[calm music]
[Butterfree swarm chittering]
[Oddish trio chattering]
[Pokémon chattering]
[wings flapping]

-[amazed gasp]

-Pika.

[Farfetch'd flock squawking]
[snoring softly]
[snoring]

[groans]

Huh?

[grunts]
[surprised grunt]

-[strained grunting]

-[cackling]

A Lickitung!
Now, what was that for?
Hey, Pikachu?
Huh?
Huh?
Pikachu?
[grunts]
[ominous music]

-[boy] I know where it went.

-Huh?

Aren't you looking for a Pikachu?
How did you know?
I happened to see it last night
with some weird people in weird clothes.
Weird people in weird clothes?
[Jessie] The catch that refreshes!
Another blast!
Let's celebrate with a big feast!
[Meowth] Dig it!
Hey! It looks more like the least!

When the Boss plies us

with a plump promotion...


We'll be pleading poverty

for luckily the last time ever!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!
Right! Let's divvy it up!

-[Jessie] How about...

-There they are!

Team Rocket!

-[grunts]

-[indistinct arguing]

[grunts]
[Team Rocket] Hmm?
There's a Twerp alert!
All right! Give Pikachu back right now!
Pikapi!
[effort grunt]

[evil laugh]

Your bolts have no jolts around here!


And without this key,

"locked" is the name of the game!


And your Twerpish pal

should also know our name.


[Jessie] Prepare for trouble,

by sound and by sight!


[James] And make it double,

by day or by night!

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 light!


Surrender now

or prepare for a one-sided fight!

Meowth, that's right!
Wobbu. Wobbuffet!
Thanks, but I got the key.
[Team Rocket] Huh?
[all whimper]
Pi... Pika...
chu!
[all screaming]

[Jessie, James and Meowth]

We're blasting off again!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet!

-Hey, buddy!

-Pikapi!

Man, was I worried!
Pika, pika.
That worked out great!
Your help did the trick!

[Ash] Oh, I guess

I didn't get your name yet.

I'm Sunny.
And I'm Ash.
And this is Pikachu!
Pikachu!
[Ash] Nice to meet you.
Pikachu is really cute!
Huh? Thanks!

We've been on a journey

for a long time now!

[squeals]

-[Sunny] So, what's it feel like?

-Hmm?

What's it like to touch a Pokémon?
[Pikachu moans]
It's really warm, nice and soft.
And it makes me feel really happy.
So you've never touched a Pokémon?

Mm-mm. Even so,

I completely love them anyway.


Each and every Pokémon

feels just a bit different.

Hey, I know.
See, there are tons of Pokémon right here!
Why don't we go and pet a few of them?
Mm.
[soft chuckle]
Dig. Dig, dig.
Pika, pika!
Diglett. Dig, dig, dig.
Aww. It's a Diglett!
Sunny, now is your chance.

-[yelps, grunting]

-[Diglett babbling]

[groans]
Ash, are you all right?
Oh, yeah. This is nothing.

-Let's go!

-Pika, pika!

[soft chuckle]
[Ash] Calm down, Dodrio!
All I wanted was to pet you!
[panicked scream]
[screaming]

-[worried groan]

-Pika...

[Venonat chatters]
Ugh! I'm getting numb all over!
So what? See?

Venonat, you're active

during the daytime--


-[screams]

-[Venonat chatters]

Man. Uh-oh.
This time...
Sleep... Powder.
Bell... Bellsprout!

-Bellsprout, wait up!

-Bellsprout.

Bellsprout. Bellsprout.

-Bellsprout. Bellsprout.

-[chuckles, gasps]

It's Kakuna.
Kakuna won't move.
Pi... Pika!

-Hmm? Hmm?

-[Beedrill swarm buzzing]

[all chittering]
[Ash] Run!

-[Pikachu] Pika!

-[Ash panting]

[Pikachu and Ash panting]

-[grunts, yelps]

-[Ash yells]

[both whimpering]

-[Ash whimpers]

-[all buzzing]


-[sheepish laugh]

-Pika.

[Ash] Sunny, are you okay?
Yeah. I'm familiar with the area.
Wow. Great!

-[stomach growls]

-[groans]

Food sure sounds nice.
Pikachu.

[Sunny] Hey, I know

where lots of berries grow.


Huh?

[chuckles]

Yeah! Let's go there!
Pika. Pika-pika!

[Ash] Oh.

[chuckles]

Oran Berries!
Pikachu.
[soft music]
Check out the paintings.
That sky is my very favorite one. See it?
[Sunny] With the stool in front.
Wow.
That one's my favorite too.

-Hmm?

-Pika?


Hmm.

[breathes shakily]

I'm sorry. I didn't scare you, did I?
[Ash] No, I'm sorry! It's your property.
Right? Huh?
[Ash] Where... where'd he go?

-You came with a friend?

-Yeah!


That's kind of weird.

He was there a second ago.

What's wrong?
[Sue] Oh, it's nothing.
He just surprised me.
Well, you see...
We were looking for berries!
Uh, Sue...
Everything's fine. I promise.

Besides, I realize

there's no chance of it.

Still...
So...

You want Oran Berries,

go ahead, just help yourself.

Sorry.
He's not really angry with you.
He's just bad with people.
[Ash] Oh. I'm fine.

I know. How about I help you

gather some berries?

[Ash] Please, don't trouble yourself!

[chuckles softly]

There's no need to be so polite!

[Sue] How about you take some of this too.

[Ash chuckles]

That looks delicious!


I baked it using some of the berries

we gathered in the woods.


[Sue] I'll put some in

for your friend too.

[Ash] Oh, thanks so much!
[cheerful music]

-Pika.

-Hmm?

Hey, Ash!
Where'd you go off to, Sunny?

I caught sight of a Pokémon

and followed it a little.

Man, that lady back there was so nice.
Here, check it out! Look what she gave us!
[Sunny] Yummy! Berry bread!
She gave us one each! Let's chow down!
Thanks, Ash!

But I think I might have eaten

a little too much at breakfast.

[Sunny] Why don't you eat it yourself?
Huh?
Hmm.
[Pidgeot flock calling]
[Pikachu] Pika... Pi...

-What an amazing sky that is.

-Hmm?

Yeah. The weather's really awesome!

-How's the bread?

-It's the best!


-You sure you don't want any of it?

-[soft chuckle]


Just looking at you eat it makes me feel

like I'm having some right along with you.

I'm still totally stuffed!
Yeah?

Wow, when I see somebody else eat,

it usually just makes me hungrier.


-Pika.

-[laughing]


Like when you've always been able

to eat something,

but suddenly, you can't get it.
Don't you just want it more?
Man, do I?

Right now, I'm really craving

the croquettes my mom makes.

Yeah! Just like that.
Pikapi. Pika, pika.
Got it!
Then we'll split this.

-[soft chuckle]

-Pikachu!

Amazing!

You can understand

what Pokémon are saying?

Huh?
I just get a feeling about it.
I have a favor to ask you.
Hmm?
[both chittering]
[Mankey chattering]
[chattering continues]
That hat.

-Did they steal it from you?

-Mm-hm.


[Sunny] It's important to me.

I got it from my dad.

Yeah, a Mankey stole my hat once too.

-Right. I'll handle this one.

-Pika.


I'd like you to help me out with this too,

but the thing is...


-Hmm...

-[Pikachu grunts]

[Ash groans]
I'll figure something out.
[Mankey chattering]

That hat is very important to Sunny,

so give it back now!


-[Hat Mankey babbles]

-[gasps]

[Hat Mankey grunts]
[Pikachu yelps]
[all chattering]

-[Ash panting]

-[Hat Mankey babbling]

[Ash grunting]
[Ash] Why you...
[Hat Mankey grunts]

[yells]

Hey!

[Hat Mankey mumbles]

-[Hat Mankey chattering]

-[Ash grunts]

[mumbling]
[Onix growls]
[grunting]

-[Hat Mankey] Mankey!

-[grunts]

[Ash] Whoa!
[strained grunt]
[Onix roars]

-Sorry, Mankey.

-[chatters]


This hat's really important

to a friend of mine, Sunny.

So I'm taking it.
[gasps, chattering]
Huh?
[whimpers]
[crying]

-[crying continues]

-[sighs]

You really liked it that much?
Hmm... Well, okay then.
I'll give you mine, all right?
[Mankey mumbling]
[squealing happily]
Mankey! Mankey! Mankey!
Mankey! Mankey! Mankey!
[all laughing]

-Pikapi!

-[soft chuckle]

Hmm?
Hey, Sunny! I got it!
[suprised gasp]
Huh?
[both gasp]
[grunts, gasps]
[Ash pants]
[leaves rustling]

-[confused gasp]

-Is something wrong?

[Ash] Nothing. Uh...

We were just heading out for a walk

if you'd like to join us.

[Sue gasps]

-Huh?

-That hat...

Huh, what about the hat?
Why don't you tell us?

Just where and how did you

get your hands on it, huh?

You see, I...
I took the hat back from a Mankey.
Sunny asked me to get it.

-Sunny asked you?

-Don't lie to me!

I'd never tell a lie!

Wait, so does that mean

you guys know Sunny too?

Know?
Of course we know him.
Sunny is...
You see... Sunny is our...
[Sue sobbing]

-Hmm?

-Pika?

[somber music]
[grunts]
[Ash] So Sunny got sick?
[Sue] Yes. It was a year ago.
But I know that I saw him!
[sad piano music]
[inaudible chatter]
[inaudible chatter]

[Sue] Even when he was quite young,

he'd go out and play in these woods.


He'd get covered in mud

playing with the wild Pokémon.


[Sunny]
When I get big,

I'll be a Pokémon Trainer.


I'll catch lots of them

and have tons of battles!

[Sue] He loved gazing up at the sky.

So once he passed away,

my husband only wanted to paint skyscapes.


[Ash] Sunny told me

this was the sky he liked best.

[pensive music]
He told you...
this was his favorite?
I remember it very well.

I used to work in the city

while my husband stayed here

in the studio painting.

It seemed like

we rarely got to connect back then.


[Sue]
But there was that day

when we managed to finally connect


and we saw that sky.

Then, after Sunny left us,
we realized something important,
the things we regularly took for granted
meant a lot more after they were gone.
But we were all so happy then.

And those things we assumed

would always be around, well, they...

were now something to be grateful for.
I won't only paint skies...
but also the woods
and the Pokémon Sunny loved so dearly.
[soft chuckle]
[uplifting music]
[gasps]
Hi, Sunny.
Ash.

Come to think of it,

you haven't petted a Pokémon yet.

It's okay if I don't.
[Ash] No need to be polite!

-Here!

-Pikachu.

[reluctant grunt]
Pika?
It doesn't look like I can touch it.
Stand still a sec.
[soft music]
Hmm. You're here.
You're right.
You are too.
And next, put your hand on top of my hand.
[Sunny] Like this?
[chiming]
[happy gasp]
That's exactly like you said it'd be.
Soft and warm

and doing this kind of makes me

feel happy, you know that?

[Sunny] Thanks, Ash.
[Ash] Mm.

[Sunny]
When I get big,

I'll be a Pokémon Trainer.


I'll catch lots of them

and have tons of battles!


-Wow!

-Pika!


[Sue]
And those things we assumed

would always be around, well, they...

were now something to be grateful for.
I'm grateful for you, little buddy.
Pi?
Pikachu!
[whimsical music]
[Ash] What? Dad already left?
He had an emergency situation arise,

and this time,

it seems to be very far away.


I wanted to see him,

but what're ya gonna do?

We'll see him next time, okay?
Pika, pika?
He wanted me to give you this.
All right!
I got myself a new hat!
Pi-pikachu!
[stomach growls]

-[sheepish laugh]

-Tell you what, dear!


I'll borrow the Pokémon Center's kitchen

and make us a feast!


-[laughing]

-Pika!

[Delia] And here you go!
Croquettes!
Thanks so much, Mom!
Let's eat!
Pikachu!
[both munching]
[Pikachu babbling happily]

-[Team Rocket groaning]

-[stomachs growling]

There. Would you like some?

-I made way too many.

-[Team Rocket gasps]


Oh, I also made dessert,

so leave room for that!

[both munching]
[Ash sobbing]
But... why?
[munching, sobbing]

-[sobbing continues]

-Pika?

[sobbing quietly]
[sniffles]
[both snoring]
[bright music]

[Ash] Mom!

[panting]


It'll take a little more time

before breakfast.


[Ash] There was an Entei sighting,

and everyone wants to go catch it!


[pants]

I'm gonna go too!

All right then, eat this.
[groans, chokes]
Thanks, Mom! Bye!
[Ash munching]
[thrilling music]
Gone like a flash.
Well, at least he's healthy.
Thanks for the croquettes!

[Jessie]
Merci!


[James]
C'est bon!

[Wobbuffet chatters]
[thrilling music continues]

[narrator]
This young man is

ten-year-old Ash from Pallet Town.


Together with his partner Pikachu,


his focus is on battling

and catching Pokémon.


The Pokémon world stretches out

far and wide,


and Ash's journey

will continue on and on.


You can count on it!