11x03 - Throwing the Track Switch

[bunniefuu]

MEOWTH: Check it out James. It's your favorite fruit!

JESSIE: You love this stuff! It's going fast!

JESSIE: I'll just bet this has everything to do with Cacnea,

doesn't it?

MEOWTH: You won that bet.

JESSIE: I know he feels awful!

MEOWTH: Yeah, but it's futzing round with our productivity!

JESSIE: We've got to snap James out of this or else!

MEOWTH: Drastic times call for drastic measures!

On a road, far from home,

you don't have to feel alone.

Brave and strong,

together we will be.

It's our destiny!

We will be heroes,

We can change the world if we try!

I go where you go,

Forever friends, you and I!

We will be heroes!

Battle Dimension Pokémon!

[ASH READS ON-SCREEN TEXT]

PRINPLUP: [PLEASED]

MARIAN: That's it! Time's up!

MARIAN: And mounting an impressive victory

in our second round matchup, we have Kenny of Twinleaf Town,

and Prinplup! Big congratulations to both!

MARIAN: You've been watching a re-broadcast of

the Sage Pokémon Contest held just a few days ago!

MARIAN: With that, Kenny has earned his second ribbon!

This young man is on fire!

DAWN: Two ribbons!

ZOEY: On fire and burning!

DAWN: Zoey! ZOEY: Well, if it isn't the guys!

NARRATOR: It's a happy and warm reunion

for our Heroes on their way to Veilstone City

NARRATOR: although some of our Heroes

are a bit preoccupied at the moment.

ZOEY: What in the world happened to you two?

ASH: Guess we ate too much!

PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

BROCK: But I've got just the thing for what ails them!

SUDOWOODO: [HAPPY]

ZOEY: Brock, are you a pharmacist?

You may want to go to Nurse Joy.

BROCK: I'd never waste Nurse Joy's valuable time

with a stunt like this!

ZOEY: Whatever.

MARIAN: Please tell us,

where do you see our Contest heading, Mister Contesta?

CONTESTA: Well, it appears Kenny has the

momentum to stay strong, and maintain his impressive lead!

PIPLUP: [CONCERNED]

DAWN: I know Kenny's gonna win this!

ASH: No need to worry! You're gonna be fine!

ASH: First you'll catch up and then zoom ahead!

PIKACHU: [CHEERING]

DAWN: I appreciate that, Ash! Thank you!

MARIAN [TV]: Our next broadcast will be from

the wonderfully free of worry Solaceon Town!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

MARIAN: So mark Solaceon Town down on those calendars!

And I can promise you a splendid time is guaranteed for all!

DAWN: Solaceon Town.

ZOEY: And from here it's right on the road to Veilstone City!

ASH: Then that's perfect! 'Cause Veilstone City just

happens to be where my next Gym Battle is!

DAWN: That's awesome! Let's stop in Solaceon Town first, please?

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

ASH: Hey it'd be silly not to!

That Contest will be just the thing for you, Dawn!

PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

DAWN: That's great!

Okay guys, we'd better start getting ready to go!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED] BUNEARY: [EXCITED]

BUIZEL, PACHIRISU: [EXERTION]

DAWN: Why don't you enter too, Zoey?

ZOEY: I'll take a pass. I've got lots of work to do!

I'm still fine-tuning a new combination.

DAWN: Okay. I know!

Do you think you could train with me tomorrow?

It would be so nice to see your Pokémon!

ZOEY: I'd love to!

BROCK: Okay, it's all done!

SUDOWOODO: [HAPPY]

DAWN: Great! They're two kinds right?

BROCK: Right! One for Ash.

ASH: Hey, thanks, Brocko!

BROCK: And this one is made just for Pikachu!

I decided to mix it up with some liquid Poffin batter!

BROCK: You just stick some on Pikachu's nose

and its natural instinct is to lick it off.

PIKACHU: [DISGUSTED]

ASH, PIKACHU: [PANICKED]

BROCK: It tastes horrible but it works.

DAWN: Well considering they couldn't even move before

I'd have to agree with you!

ASH, PIKACHU: [DISGUSTED]

ZOEY: Never a dull moment, as usual.

ZOEY: Okay, Dawn. Who's up first?

DAWN: All right then! Buizel, spotlight!

BUIZEL: [APPEARING] BUIZEL: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Now remember this is your Contest debut,

so let's make it a good one!!

PIPLUP: [CHEERING]

BUIZEL: [EXCITED]

ASH: It's just like old times, right Dawn?

First you, then me and my Gym Battle!

PIKACHU: [CHEERING]

DAWN: And we're both gonna win!

ASH: Hey! Think I'll do a little training too!

Aipom and Chimchar, let's go!

You're up first! CHIMCHAR, AIPOM: [APPEARING]

CHIMCHAR: [EXCITED]

AIPOM: [GREETING]

ZOEY: Chimchar! I haven't seen you before!

CHIMCHAR: [GREETING]

ASH: Brock would you keep a sharp eye on

how we're using our moves?

And let me know what things we need to fix!

BROCK: That'll be my pleasure!

DAWN: Let's go, Buizel! Start with Water g*n!

BUIZEL: [WATER g*n MOVE]

ZOEY: Quick Glameow, use Iron Tail!

GLAMEOW: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

ASH: All right! You guys ready to go too?

AIPOM, CHIMCHAR: [AMAZED]

GLAMEOW: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

ASH: Heads up, Aipom!

AIPOM: [STARTLED]

BROCK: Aipom seems really interested in Dawn's training.

ASH: Well, that's fine,

but we're training for a Gym battle right now!

AIPOM: [AFFIRMATIVE]

DAWN: Hold on, Buizel. Water g*n made Glameow look great,

but it didn't do a thing to show you off at all!

BUIZEL: [CONFUSED]

DAWN: It's like what I told you!

Move your whole body like this when you fire. Wham!

See that's the way you show off your power!

BUIZEL: [DETERMINED]

AIPOM: [CURIOUS]

DAWN: Yes, that's it! Just like that!!

ASH: Now, Aipom, Focus Punch!

AIPOM: [AFFIRMATIVE]

AIPOM: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

ASH: Chimchar, dodge it, let's go!

CHIMCHAR: [DODGING]

ASH: Hey, way to go for both of you!

BROCK: Both Aipom and Chimchar are looking great!

DAWN: All right, keep it up, Buizel!

Buizel, what in the world are you looking at?

BUIZEL: [STARTLED]

DAWN: Aqua Jet go!

BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

ZOEY: Wow, check out that water movement!

DAWN: You see, I told you we've been practicing a lot!

DAWN: So first we dazzle them with all that swirling water,

and then the power move!

BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

ZOEY: Shadow Claw, Glameow!

GLAMEOW: [SHADOW CLAW MOVE]

BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

DAWN: Careful! Here it comes!

GLAMEOW: [SHADOW CLAW MOVE]

BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

GLAMEOW: [EXERTION]

ZOEY: Great, Glameow! GLAMEOW: [PLEASED]

BUIZEL: [EXERTION]

DAWN: Sorry, but not like that either!

BUIZEL: [SURPRISED]

DAWN: The water display was really pretty,

but right at the moment of impact it would have looked

even better if you had twisted your body around

a bit kind of like this!

BUIZEL: [FRUSTRATED]

DAWN: You saw how Glameow moved, right?

In a Contest, you'll have much greater impact if you

look confident when you're being att*cked!

BUIZEL: [FRUSTRATED]

ASH: Chimchar, Flamewheel!

BUIZEL: [SURPRISED] CHIMCHAR: [FLAME WHEEL MOVE]

ASH: Aipom, now you use Swift!

AIPOM: [AFFIRMATIVE]

AIPOM: [SWIFT MOVE]

ASH: Chimchar, big jump!

CHIMCHAR: [EXERTION]

BUIZEL: [CURIOUS]

DAWN: Buizel, over here!

ZOEY: Buizel seems more interested in them than us!

AIPOM: [EXERTION]

AIPOM: [EXERTION]

ASH: Their power and speed are looking good!

PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

BROCK: And Chimchar's gotten much better at dodging!

ASH: Sure has!

I think Aipom's been setting a really good example!

AIPOM: [SWIFT MOVE]

ASH, PIKACHU: [CONFUSED]

CHIMCHAR: [CONFUSED]

ASH: Aipom! That move looks more like

you're in the Appeals Round of a Contest!

AIPOM: [SURPRISED]

ZOEY: But even so, it looks awfully nice!

DAWN: Of course it does!

Aipom's always watching Piplup and me while we're training!

PIPLUP: [PROUD]

ZOEY: Hey I get it now.

You all act as a team whether it's a Gym Battle or a Contest!

BROCK: You're right! We keep each other on our toes.

ASH: That's for sure! Aipom, what do you think?

AIPOM: [EXCITED]

AIPOM: [EXCITED]

AIPOM: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Okay, Buizel! BUIZEL: [FRUSTRATED]

DAWN: You have to remember to make all your moves

look even more appealing! Like I said this is your debut!

BUIZEL: [DETERMINED]

ASH: Okay, Aipom! Let's get back into it!

AIPOM: [CHEER]

ZOEY: Wait! Hold on just a minute you two.

ZOEY: Remember what I told you at the Jubilife Contest?

About Aipom being raised by Dawn?

DAWN: Of course, I remember.

ASH: Oh yeah, I remember too!

ZOEY: Just watching you all train,

I realize that I was right!

ZOEY: It's obvious that Aipom loves to perform!

ZOEY: While at the same time

I get the feeling you're forcing Buizel into Contests.

DAWN: You think so?

ZOEY: So I say, why don't you two just make a Pokémon trade?

ASH, DAWN: Pokémon trade?

AIPOM: [CONFUSED]

ASH: That's weird.

I never would have thought of something like that!

CHIMCHAR: [CONFUSED]

PIKACHU: [CONFUSED]

JESSIE: Hmm. It sounds like the Twerps are toying with a trade!

MEOWTH: Think of it! You put that Buizel together

with the kid in the cap and they'd rock hard!

JESSIE: And if you remember when Aipom

and I teamed up we won that Contest hands down!

MEOWTH: Yeah, maybe. But all I cared about was winning bananas.

WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]

JESSIE: Quiet, big mouth!

We can't let the Twerps go through with a Poké-pass play!

The only logical solution is to Team Rocketize their Pokémon!

MEOWTH: Aipom and Buizel?

JESSIE: I'll take Aipom for myself.

After that I'll give Buizel to James!

And that will mend his Cacnea-less broken heart

once and for all!

MEOWTH: You made sense!

WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]

JESSIE: I'll make more than that!

I'll hoist our team to new heights and we'll make millions!

JOY: Boys, please put your Pokéballs in one of the trays.

BOY A, BOY B: Right!

JOY: Perfect! Great! BOY A: Thanks!

BROCK: That's what's called a Pokémon Trade Machine!

DAWN: Wow!

JOY: Now, just pull down the middle lever!

BOY A: Hey, do you mind if I do it?

BOY B: No prob!

PIKACHU: [AMAZED]

JOY: And that's all there is to it!

Now promise me you'll both take good care of your new Pokémon

BOY A, BOY B: Promise!

BOY A: Hey, thanks for Munchlax!

BOY B: Sure! And thanks for Ponyta as well!

BOY A, BOY B: Okay, later!

NURSE JOY: Are you here to make a trade too?

ASH, DAWN, BROCK, PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

JOY: Well, the machine is all set and ready to go!

JOY: Of course, I understand.

JOY: You've worked hard to catch and raise your Pokémon,

and you have so many wonderful memories!

DAWN: It's just not easy to go through with this!

I know Aipom loves Pokémon Contests,

but I also know Aipom loves Ash.

ASH: The thing is, I've seen how much Dawn has

put into Buizel's training, you know?

JOY: A trainer's job is to work hard to bring out the very best

in a Pokémon, but there's one thing.

JOY: Instead of a Pokémon adjusting to its trainer,

the fact is a trainer needs to adjust to their Pokémon!

ASH: Whoa, I never thought of it that way.

ASH, AIPOM: [CONFUSED]

ASH: Hey, I just got a great idea!

PIKACHU, AIPOM: [CURIOUS]

DAWN: Then, please tell us!

ASH: I'll team up with Buizel,

and we'll have a battle against Brock!

And you team up with Aipom

and have a Contest battle against Zoey!

BUIZEL, AIPOM: [CONFUSED]

BROCK: I get it!

You're making sure you're compatible with each other!

ASH: You've got it, Brock! So what do you think, Dawn?

DAWN: Sure I'll do it! What do you think, Zoey?

ZOEY: I'm in!

ZOEY: Glameow! Ready? Curtain!

GLAMEOW: [APPEARING]

BROCK: Go, Sudowoodo!

SUDOWOODO: [APPEARING]

SUDOWOODO: [EXCITED]

JESSIE: Why you poor poor lost young people!

MEOWTH: We heard you were in a bad way!

DAWN: Do we know you?

JESSIE: Unless you've used our Pokémon au pair service, no!

MEOWTH: See, we raise folks' Pokémon and we'll raise yours!

WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]

ASH: Pokémon au pair service?

BROCK: That is kind of a strange name.

JESSIE: Well, then get with it!

MEOWTH: You're so yesterday!

JESSIE: Anyone who's anyone wants a stronger

and more beautiful Pokémon! And that's where we come in.

MEOWTH: We'll grab hold of these two lumps of clay

and mold them both into works of art!

JAMES: Jessie, Meowth, what are you two doing?

MIME JR: [CALLING]

ASH: Hey, you're Team Rocket!

JESSIE: That thing on your head must've bitten you hard

because you have your facts all wrong!

MEOWTH: Yeah, 'cause we've never seen you and that thing before!

JAMES: The nerve of you two!

How dare you start an operation without me!

JESSIE: Carnivine has bitten you hard!

Can't you see we're running this whole sham for you?

MEOWTH: We know you've been bummed, so we were catching you

some new Pokémon to snap you out of it, dig?

JAMES: New Pokémon?

JAMES: You did this for me?

JESSIE: Of course we did!

We wanted to see that clueless sparkle in your eyes again!

MEOWTH: We really missed our favorite happy sap!

WOBBUFFET: [CRYING]

JAMES: You did? Well, I've missed you saps too!

WOBBUFFET: [CRYING]

JAMES: No matter how feeble,

I will not let their weak efforts be in vain!

Let's go Carnivine!

CARNIVINE: [EXCITED]

JESSIE: Dustox and Seviper. You're up!

DUSTOX: [APPEARING]

SEVIPER: [APPEARING]

JESSIE: Dustox, use Psybeam, let's go!

DUSTOX: [PSYBEAM MOVE]

JAMES: Quick Carnivine! b*llet Seed!

CARNIVINE: [b*llet SEED MOVE]

ZOEY, BROCK, ASH, DAWN, GLAMEOW, SUDOWOODO: [SCARED]

JESSIE: All right Seviper, use Haze!

SEVIPER: [HAZE MOVE]

ZOEY, BROCK, ASH, DAWN, PIKACHU, SUDOWOODO: [SCARED]

BROCK: Be careful! They'll use haze and steal all our Pokémon!

ASH: Staravia! Use Gust, now!

STARAVIA: [GUST MOVE]

JESSIE: Well now that you've cleared the air.

JAMES: Clear your brains out. I don't care!

JESSIE: Riding the wind! JAMES: Surfing the stars!

MEOWTH: We'll be there!

JESSIE: Bringing chaos at a break-neck pace!

JAMES: Dashing hope, putting fear in its place!

JESSIE: A rose by any other name's just as sweet!

JAMES: When everything's worse our work is complete!

JESSIE: It's Jessie!

JAMES: And it's James! MEOWTH: Yeah!

MEOWTH: Meowth, that's a name!

JESSIE: Putting the do-gooders in their place!

JAMES: Team Rocket!

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH: We're in your face!

SUDOWOODO, CARNIVINE: [BATTLING]

SEVIPER, GLAMEOW: [BATTLING]

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

ZOEY: Glameow! BROCK: Sudowoodo!

MEOWTH: Hold on, that ain't Aipom and Buizel!

JESSIE: Perfect! You nitwits! You goofed again!

CARNIVINE, SEVIPER: [CONFUSED]

JAMES: I don't care! I'll take those two instead!

Wow. To think that Seviper and Carnivine

made their catch just for me!

It truly warms my heart heretofore stricken with grief.

JESSIE: And now we can be a true team again!

MEOWTH: I'll bet there ain't a dry eye in the house!

WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]

ZOEY: Hold it!

ZOEY: We're all touched by your emotional release,

but you're still a bunch of thieves!

BROCK: I'll get you out of there, Sudowoodo!

ASH: Cool it you two!

ASH: Just leave it up to me and Buizel!

DAWN: And to me and Aipom!

BROCK: This is the perfect way

for you to test out your new partnership!

ZOEY: I agree, so be our guests!

JAMES: Poor Twerps!

Completely clueless to our newfound best pal powers!

Carnivine, b*llet Seed!

JESSIE: And Dustox you use Psybeam!

CARNIVINE, SUDOWOODO: [b*llet SEED MOVE]

DUSTOX: [PSYBEAM MOVE]

DAWN: Now this ought to be easy!

Aipom! Get in there and counter with Swift!

AIPOM: [SWIFT MOVE]

ZOEY: Wow, that should be in a Contest!

ASH: Hey, you two look great!

DAWN: When I saw you and Aipom practicing Swift

I thought it could work like this, too!

JESSIE: Now, Dustox, use Whirlwind!

DUSTOX: [WHIRLWIND MOVE]

ASH: Quick, Buizel, use Sonic Boom!

BUIZEL: [SONIC BOOM MOVE]

DUSTOX: [PAINED]

ASH: What power! Man, I could really feel that one hit!

BUIZEL: [PROUD]

ASH: Aqua Jet go!

BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

DUSTOX: [PAINED]

JESSIE: That wasn't pretty! Return!

BUIZEL: [EXERTION]

JESSIE: All right, Seviper, hit them with Haze!

SEVIPER: [HAZE MOVE] BUIZEL: [STRUGGLING]

ASH: Buizel! DAWN: Aipom, help Buizel!

-Double Team! AIPOM: [AFFIRMATIVE]

AIPOM: [DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

DAWN: All together! Focus Punch!

AIPOM : [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH, SEVIPER, GLAMEOW, CARNIVINE: [SCARED]

BUIZEL: [GRATEFUL] AIPOM: [HAPPY]

ASH: Now! Buizel, Water g*n!

BUIZEL: [WATER g*n MOVE]

MEOWTH, SEVIPER: [SCARED] CARNIVINE, WOBBUFFET: [SCARED]

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH, WOBBUFFET, CARNIVINE, SEVIPER: [SCARED]

JAMES: I'm back, and I'm feeling better than ever!

JESSIE: Wish I could share the same sentiment.

MEOWTH: Well at least we're all doing what we do best.

WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]

JAMES: Sharing the joys of friendship?

JESSIE: Not exactly, smiley face!

JESSIE: We're blasting off again!

ZOEY: Glameow! BROCK: Sudowoodo!

ASH: Buizel! ZOEY: You okay, Glameow?

GLAMEOW: [AFFIRMATIVE]

BROCK: How about you, Sudowoodo?

SUDOWOODO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Wow, you're a first class battler, Buizel!

BUIZEL: [HAPPY]

DAWN: Aipom!

AIPOM: [EXCITED]

DAWN: And you really know style and grace!

AIPOM: [HAPPY] BROCK: I'll tell you,

it's like all four of you have discovered a new kind of energy!

ZOEY: For sure! It's just the perfect match

between trainers and Pokémon!

And of course, many thanks for saving Glameow!

BROCK: And Sudowoodo as well!

DAWN: Hey, my pleasure!

ASH: So it was just like Zoey said. Right, Aipom?

ASH: You and Dawn are meant to end up at the Grand Festival!

AIPOM: [HAPPY]

DAWN: 'Course that means... Ash should battle

-with Buizel at the next Gym! BUIZEL: [DETERMINED]

ASH: Well, guess that settles that!

DAWN: Yeah!

ASH: Here we go, Aipom!

DAWN: All right, it's time, Buizel!

ASH: We did the right thing!

DAWN: You're right, Ash, and thanks!

ASH: So, let's check it out!

ASH, DAWN: I choose you!

AIPOM, BUIZEL: [APPEARING]

ASH: Buizel, can't wait for the next Gym Battle!

BUIZEL: [EXCITED]

DAWN: And I can't wait

to use Aipom in my next Contest! AIPOM: [EXCITED]

PIKACHU: [EXCITED] PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

BROCK: I can't wait to see all their future training!

ZOEY: Not to mention all those future wins!

NARRATOR: Sometimes the most momentous of decisions

are hardest to make,

but the results are certainly worth the struggle!

Now, as our Heroes look ahead to Dawn's Solaceon Contest

and Ash's Veilstone Gym Battle, we will too!

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]