01x04 - Welcome to the Pokémon Resort!

[bunniefuu]

[distant chirping]

[squawks]

[moaning]

[Haru giggles]

[giggling continues]

[laughing]

-[Pokémon chittering]
-[guests chattering]

Lost in the moment?

Of course! It's a tour group
with 12 Pikachu!

It's like a dream come true.

Another hopeless Pikachu lover.

[Haru] Just look at that soft, fluffy fur!

Those big round eyes,
so sharp and focused.

They're just so iconic, you know?

[Haru sighs]

It even makes me happy
to see them this far away.

I get it, but we're still working.
Don't get distracted, Haru.

I won't!

[giggling]

Yeah, I know.
We'll be heading out soon, Psyduck.

[Psyduck chomping]

What?

[gasps]
Pikachu!

-[Pikachu chitters]
-Huh?

What's wrong, huh?

You don't want to play with your friends?

Pikachu! So this is where you ran off to?

-[Pikachu] Pika.
-[Haru] Are you its Trainer?

Uh... Yeah. And who are you?

I'm a concierge here
at the Pokémon Resort.

My name's Haru. Nice to meet you.

My name is Nao. Nice to meet you.

Okay, Nao.

It seems like
you have a shy little Pikachu.

Ah. It isn't really social at all.
And its voice is so quiet.

[Pikachu murmurs]

I wish Pikachu was
more Pikachu-like, you know?

[Haru] What do you mean?

[Nao] I mean, Pikachu are
always so cute and energetic!

At the very least,
I want it to have a louder voice,

but no matter how much we train,
nothing ever works.

[Haru] Oh, I see.

[Nao] And so, when I asked
other Pikachu Trainers for advice,

they recommended this in-person meetup
at the Pokémon Resort.

Sounds good.

Okay, Pikachu. Go play!

[Nao] Come on! You can do it!

Seems like they're all having fun.

Say, why don't we play together, Nao?

Huh?

You and I can play with Pikachu.
Out in the resort!

Yeah!

[Haru] Hey, Pikachu?
Do you want to play with me?

[Alisa] Are they gonna be all right?

[Watanabe] Let's let Haru take care of it.

[distant chirping]

[gibbering]

-[happy scream]
-[Nao laughs]

See? There are all kinds of ways
to play around here.

I want to try that!

-Pikachu, let's do it together!
-[Haru chuckles]

[Haru] Come on, Psyduck.

Show Pikachu how fun this can be.

[confused squawking]

[whimpering]

[screaming]

[grunts]

[all cheering]

[laughs]

Psyduck is so funny!

Pikachu, you have to do it
even cooler, okay?

Okay, Nao,
why don't you go with Pikachu and...

I'll go first, okay? So you just copy me!

Yeah! Here I go!

Huh? Hey, hold on!

-I'm off!
-Whoa!

Pika.

[Nao] There's nothing to be scared of!

-Come on, Pikachu!
-Pi?

[shaky breathing]

-Let's go, okay, Pikachu?
-Pi!

Huh? Pikachu?

Wait a sec. Could it be
you're a little afraid of heights?

[whining]

[Nao] That could have been
cooler, Pikachu.

I'm sorry. I really didn't mean
to scare you, Pikachu.

Haru, can you think of anything we can try
that will help my Pikachu be louder?

Huh?
[humming]

[cheerful music]

[Wingull caws]

Yoo-hoo!

[echoing]
Yoo-hoo!

It's super fun!
Why don't you give it a go?

[loud squawking]

-[echoing squawking]
-[gasps]

Pikachu!

-[echoing] Pikachu!
-[chuckles]

Come on, you try it too, Pikachu!

Ready, set...

[murmuring]
Pi... Pi...

[all sigh]

Mission: Echo status? Failed.

Next one!

[sniffing]
Oh, yeah!

[humming]

[lively music]

[Haru and Nao] Thank you, Tyler!

That's hot! Oh!

-[squawks loudly]
-[groans]

Pika?

-[grunts]
-Huh?

[soft groan]
Pika...

[Haru] Mission: Spicy Shout
of Shock status? Failed.

-Next one!
-[Psyduck groaning]

[chittering]

[lively music]

-[chuckles]
-[leaves rustle]

[softly]
Pika?

-[growls]
-[yells]

[all whimper in shock]

-[water splashes]
-Pika...

[Haru] Mission:
Cry of Alarm status? Failed.

[Tyler] So, uh...

-Is Haru all right there?
-Oh, she's just fine.

It's just another day
at work for Haru, you know?

[chuckles]
That's for sure.

Mmm! This is delicious.

[laughter]

Haru, do you think
that my Pikachu is sick somehow?

Hmm... I'm no doctor,
so I couldn't be certain,

but it doesn't appear
that Pikachu is sick to me.

-[both yawning]
-Pika...

[chuckles]

[Haru] What's up?

It's nothing.

We could try making it sneeze somehow
or tickling its little feet.

Oh!

-They fell asleep.
-They're so cute!

A picture!
I have to take a picture of this!

Oh, no! Did I forget to charge it?

[Haru] Battery! Where's my backup battery?

Huh?

Hmm...

It doesn't really
look like Pikachu at all.

Pikachu have those round
but sharp and focused eyes,

and they just look so iconic...

Hm?

[Nao] I mean, Pikachu are always
so cute and energetic!

Hey, Nao,

once Pikachu and Psyduck wake up,
why don't we all head down to the beach?

[Pokémon chittering]

They look like they're having fun.

We have all kinds
of guests that come here.

[Haru] We've had a Duskull
that was afraid of the dark.

A Houndour that was just afraid.

And an Oricorio
that was too embarrassed to dance.

-Isn't that something?
-Yeah.

And even for me, when I first came here,

I felt that I had to always act
like an adult.

That a concierge
had to be cool at all times.

I had so much anxiety.

The thing is,
once you start thinking like that,

it can be really easy to get stuck.

Huh?

That's why, for Pikachu,

we don't need to force it
into being "Pikachu-like."

[Haru] It doesn't really need
to make loud noises.

And it may not be any good at battles.

-But Pikachu is still Pikachu.
-Ah...

[Haru] Don't you think?

[Pokémon chittering]

-Pikachu.
-[Psyduck squawking]

-[Nao chuckles]
-Actually,

I tried to come up with all sorts of
plans to get Pikachu to be louder,

but nothing worked out.

I'm sorry!

But to make it up to you,

let me show you
a fun new thing you can do!

-Huh?
-Let's go, Psyduck!

[Psyduck squawks]

[screaming]

[squawking]

[groaning]

What was all that about, Psyduck?

-[dizzy groaning]
-[laughing]

-[Haru] See? Now it's your turn, Pikachu!
-Pi?

-[Nao] Want to go together, Pikachu?
-Pika?

[chuckles]

-[screaming, laughing]
-Pika...

[squawking]

[Haru chuckles]

-Pika.
-[Nao] Come on, Pikachu.

Let's do it again!

-[Haru screaming]
-[Nao laughing]

[distant laughter]

Later! See you next year!

Take care!

-Pika.
-[Nao] Hey, Haru!

It never did make a loud sound, did it?

I'm sorry I wasn't much help there.

Mm-mm.

I had so much fun!

[Nao] And I think Pikachu
had a great time too.

[Haru] You think so? I'm happy to hear it!

Not only that, but I learned a lot
of great things about my Pikachu!

Really?

Can we come and play here again sometime?

Of course! Let's play together then!

[both chittering]

Pikachu, this is a kind of
souvenir picture for you.

Pika?

[Tyler] All right.
The ship is about to depart!

Okay, let's go, Pikachu!

Mm-hm.

Bye!

[wailing]

Pikachu, I'm so glad
you made some friends.

[waves crashing]

Pi...

Right, time to head back.

Yeah.

-And I should get started on lunch.
-[squawks]

[Pikachu] Pika!

-Huh?
-[Pikachu shouting] Pika! Pikachu!

-♪ Welcome to the place ♪
-Pika! Pikachu!

♪ Where you can be yourself ♪

Was that the shy little Pikachu?

-Uh-huh.
-♪ Just try to have fun ♪

♪ That's all you should do ♪

Let's have fun again, Pikachu!

-♪ Welcome to a shining green island... ♪
-[squawking]

It's all thanks to Haru, yeah?

Pretty good work there.

It's not...

-I didn't do anything. It was Psyduck.
-[Psyduck squawks]

So why are you crying?

Because I'm so happy for you, Pikachu!
[cries]

[squawking]

Okay, another day
to do my best and have fun!

-Let's go, Psyduck!
-[Psyduck squawks]

[Haru] And that's how I...

ended up here.

♪ Let me show you around ♪

♪ The dreamy place you stay... ♪

[ringing]

Hello. Thank you for calling
the Pokémon Resort.

Oh, yes. Yes.

Yes, of course we do. We'll be waiting.

Oh, Haru, could you come here for a sec?

[Haru] Sure.

[Watanabe] Our next guest
will be arriving soon to the resort.

I wonder who it is.

Maybe Clefairy? Or maybe it's Mimikyu?

-[chuckles]
-[distant growling]

My goodness gracious.

Haru, could you go down and greet
our guest at the port?

Yes, ma'am!

[squawking]

Uh... What? Nobody's here.

-[loud singing]
-[both whimpering]

[both gasp]

Welcome to the Pokémon Resort!

[in Japanese]
♪ If you dream of singing a tune ♪

♪ As you cross a colorful bridge ♪

♪ You'll see it doesn't take much ♪

♪ For happiness to be yours ♪

[in English]
♪ See what you have found ♪

♪ Love is all around ♪

♪ This beautiful island ♪

♪ Always treats you well ♪

♪ Just try to have fun ♪

♪ That's what you should do ♪

♪ This beautiful island ♪

♪ Always welcomes you ♪

♪ So have a good time here ♪

[Pokémon chittering]

[Pikachu] Pikachu.

[closing theme music]

[Bellsprout squealing]

[chittering]

[gasps]