01x45 - Heroes Unite! (Pokémon! I'm Glad I Got to Meet You!)

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] After defeating Leon,
the Monarch,

Ash was crowned the winner
of the Masters Eight Tournament.

Meanwhile, Goh joined Project Mew
and met the Mythical Pokémon again.

Now, our heroes return
to their regular daily lives.

-You guys, we did it!
-Pikachu!

[Pokémon cheering]

-[Ash laughing]
-Pikachu! Pika, pika.

[Oak] That was one impressive win,
young man.

Thanks, Professor Oak!

Now, for a poem.

Journey is done
Ash returns as the strongest one

Only because my Pokémon worked so hard.

Pika!

Hm, with that humility,
there are no limits!

Great!

[Delia] Though it sounds like
you won't be home for a while again.

But, Mom, how did you know that?

Let's call it "mother's intuition."

Of course, I know
what my boy is thinking about.

-[Delia] Here you go!
-[Ash] Thanks!

-Time to go.
-Please come home soon.

[Oak] And give my best to Professor Cerise

and everyone at the lab.

Right!

Guys?

Please take care of yourselves
while I'm gone. Okay?

Pikachu!

[all cheering]

[Goh] Hey, everybody!

[Pokémon mumbling]

-We did it! I actually met up with Mew!
-[Grookey screeching]

And my friendship with you
made it possible!

Thank you all so much.

[Pokémon mumbling]

Hey, you know what?
I've been thinking things over.

Dad? Excuse me. Are Goh and Ash around?

Eevee!

[yapping]

Well, Ash isn't here yet,
but I think Goh is out in the park.

In the park? I've got it.

So everyone's going camping today?

Have a lot of fun!

We will. Thank you.

Hey, Eevee, how about we wait in the park?

Eevee!

[calm music]

[Goh] And so...

-[gasps in delight]
-Eevee!

...I want my own journey.

-[Chloe gasps]
-[Eevee chittering]

But if I do that,
I'm not gonna be able to see you.

Besides...

Eevee. Eevee!

-Eevee!
-[gasps]

-[Eevee panting]
-Eevee!

Hm? Chloe?

I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to sneak up
or eavesdrop on you.

No worries. Really.

[Chloe] So, you want to go
on your own journey?

It started when I got back
from Project Mew.

I've been thinking a lot since then.

You know, you can talk to me about it.

Thank you.

When I met Mew, I was so happy.

I want to learn more.

I feel like I want to be its friend.

To do that, I know I'll have to be

a Trainer worthy
of meeting it face-to-face.

You want to be a worthy Trainer?

Yeah, there's so much
I still haven't seen.

Then, it just hit me.

I got the urge to go
to all kinds of regions, just like Ash.

It'll be an adventure.

[Goh] Yeah. I'll leave Vermilion City,

and travel to meet lots
of Pokémon and Trainers.

Maybe if I learn a lot more
about Pokémon and the world,

then I'll truly be worthy of facing Mew.

[Chloe] But you're going alone?

[Goh] Well, I'd depend on Ash
if he were there,

so traveling solo is best.

[Chloe] Have you told Ash yet?

If I do, he'll just tell me to go.

I know him at least that well.

Besides, I'm feeling a little guilty.

It's kind of like betraying a friend.

-You're on the fence.
-[Ash] Hey!

-There you are!
-[both gasp]

-Sorry I'm so late.
-Pika, pika.

[both gasp]

Huh? Is something going on?

Nothing. I mean... Well, I...

["With You" playing]

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ Lightning strikes or any shade of blue ♪

♪ The journey's the best part ♪

♪ Even when the road gets hard ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ With you ♪

[theme music]

[Ash, Goh and Chloe] "Heroes Unite!"

[Ash] Goh? We made a promise, you know!

[giggles]

Uh...

That we'd greet each other with a smile.

Wasn't that it?

[Ash and Goh] We did it!

Now, tell me all about how you beat Leon!

And you tell me all about Mew!

[screams]
Oh, no!

We're going to be late for the bus!

[lively music]

[inaudible chatter]

[Chloe] These are the woods
where I used to come with my father.

[Ash and Goh exclaim]

[all chittering]

[all grunting]

-Pika, pika!
-Eevee, vee!

It's crawling with Pokémon!

[Goh] How great is this?

-[Pokémon squawking]
-[laughs]

Isn't it? I knew that you two
would absolutely adore this place!

The campsite's just up ahead.

[Ash] Tent, check!

[Chloe] Supplies, check!

[Pikachu] Pika, pika!

[Goh] All that's left...

Huh?

What's with this?
Where'd you find those berries?

Pika.

-Pi?
-Let's find some berries for everyone.

Pikachu!

Vee? Eevee! Eevee! Eevee!

-[squawks]
-[Eevee chittering]

It's got a leek that it can swing
like a sword

and slice up all kinds of stuff.

-How cool!
-[rumbling]

-Pika?
-Dugtrio!

It's a Dugtrio!

They've got amazing power,
and can dig at over 60 miles per hour!

[chuckles]

[Chloe] You said the same thing
when we were little.

[Goh] Really?

[Grookey grunting]

[screeches]

-It's an Abra!
-Wow, you don't see those every day.

[all gasp]

Talk about memories!

-Of what?
-Hm?

[Goh] When I was little,
I stayed at home a lot.

One day, when I was looking
through my dad's Pokédex...

[beeps]

[whooshes]

Hm?

[snoring]

[shrieks]

Who are you?

-[zaps]
-Huh?

After that, it would appear
and disappear at times.

-Groo... key!
-Ha.

One day...

Hm?

[gasps]

You're an Abra, aren't you?

You sleep for 18 hours every day,

and you can even teleport
while you're sleeping, am I right?

Huh?

[young Goh panting]

[Goh] I thought maybe it was teleporting
from somewhere nearby.

Growlithe!

[young Goh]
You're watching your house, too?

-I gotta go!
-Growlithe!

[young Goh panting]

[Goh] That day was really hot out.

-[leaves rustle]
-Huh?

[mumbling]

[meowing]

[gibbering]

[chanting]

I had no idea there were so many Pokémon
in this park.

There's Abra!

[young Goh panting]

[zaps]

Huh?

Ah!

[young Goh laughs]

[Pidgey trilling]

Whoa.

[sighs]

Huh?
[gasps]

So Abra saw you were all alone
and decided to play with you!

Yeah. I saw a ton of other Pokémon, too!

Do you have any memories like that, Ash?

Memories? Hmm...
Not any for a particular Pokémon.

[mutters]

You're serious?

I guess I'd have to say it would be
all the Pokémon that I ever met.

[Ash] After all, I want to be friends
with all the Pokémon there are!

Every single one? Wow! That's amazing.

Oh! Pecha Berries!

[Pikachu] Pika!

[Pikachu gasps]

-[chitters]
-Poliwag?

[Poliwag chitters]

Poli!

[grumbles]

-[yelling]
-[whimpering]

Ah!

Pikachu!

-Poli!
-Pi!

-[Pokémon squawking]
-[all whimpering]

-Oh, no!
-Now, what?

[all whimpering]

[Spearow squawking]

[Pikachu shouting]

[both] Slowpoke!

[yawning]

-It used Yawn?
-Eevee?

Eevee, you use Yawn!

Vee, vee!

Eevee!

[all moan]

-[sighs]
-What a move, Eeve!

Eevee, vee!

Thanks a lot, Slowpoke.

[mumbles]

[whines]

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

Pika?

[Poliwag] Poliwag!

Pika, pika!

[calm music]

[all slurping]

[dreamy music]

Huh?

What's that?

-It's a Pecha Berry.
-Over there!

[Poliwag shrieks]

Pika.

Maybe it's thanking us for saving it.

You really think so, Ash?

[chittering]

-[Ash] Thanks a lot, Poliwag!
-[Pikachu] Pika, pika!

You know, you and Pikachu are a lot alike.

[chuckles]

I've thought the exact same thing.

How you both keep moving forward,
or how totally stubborn you can be.

[Ash laughs]
You know, we are always together.

[Pikachu] Pikachu.

[Ash] Since we started traveling,
we've met lots of Pokémon.

We've saved them, and they've saved us.

We've said goodbye to some of them.

But Pikachu's been by my side
since day one.

-The best partner I could have.
-The best one, huh?

You've got a partner, too.

Huh? Cinderace?

-Cinde.
-Hm.

What drew me to Cinderace is seeing how
hard it worked to help out its friends.

[inaudible]

[Goh] I kind of wanted to be
like that, too.

[inaudible]

I mean, journeying together
made me realize so much.

And just how much fun it is
to do your best for your friends.

And just how great friends are.

Mm-hm. The old you was always alone.

Back then, you gave off the impression
that you didn't need any friends.

But you know? You've changed.

-You've changed, too, you know.
-Huh? I've changed?

Mm-hm.

When we first met,
you weren't confident with Pokémon at all.

You really turned that around.

Mm-hm.

[Chloe] While I was still feeling lost,
I met up with Eevee.

Then together, we saw all
of Eevee's evolved forms

and their bonds with their Trainers.

My interest in Pokémon
just kept getting stronger!

Eevee did that.

It helped my view of the world
to get larger and larger.

I so get that!

With Pokémon, you can go anywhere.

Pika, pika.

And not only that,

you can find yourself connected
to anybody in the world!

[chuckles]

[Goh] It's so strange.

Catching a Pokémon seems
like a coincidence, but it really isn't!

[Chloe] So you're saying it's really fate?
Oh, like destiny!

[Ash] I don't know about that,
but one thing's for sure,

I'm glad we met up, buddy.

[Pikachu] Pika.

-[Goh] Thanks, Cinderace.
-[Cinderace] Cinderace.

-[Chloe] You too, Eevee!
-[Eevee] Eevee, vee!

[tinkles]

[gasps]

[Ash and Chloe gasp]

-Hey, Ash?
-[Ash] Hm?

What's up, Goh?

[Goh breathing nervously]

[Ash] Huh?

No, it's really nothing. I'm sorry.

[Ash] Okay.

The stars are really pretty tonight,
you know?

-Goh?
-Huh?

I'm taking another journey.

[both gasp]

I'll be heading out,
with Pikachu, of course.

Pika.

You're heading out
without talking about it?

Huh?

And you're doing it
without asking anybody?

Hey, Goh?

So we weren't... good friends after all!

[Goh sobs]
We're through!

[Cinderace] Cinde.

[somber music]

The thing is, Goh is conflicted.

-About what?
-Taking his own journey.

[gasps]
Conflicted, huh?

But he just couldn't decide
all by himself.

He thought that would betray
your friendship.

Maybe you didn't realize
how much you mean to him.

You're the first real friend he's made.

Goh!

-Hey, Goh!
-Pika!

[Rotom Phone] Calling Goh. Calling Goh.

-Calling Goh. Calling Goh.
-Answer.

[Rotom Phone 2]
You have a call from Chloe.

You have a call from Chloe.

You have a call from Chloe.

[grunting]

[Rotom Phone 1] Calling Goh. Calling...

-Cin!
-What was that for?

-Pika!
-Uh... Pikachu!

-[Pikachu] Pika, pika!
-[Ash] Right!

[Goh pants]

Cinde, cin!

Cin.

-[tinkling]
-Huh?

[zapping]

-Look at the Metapod!
-They're starting to evolve!

[dreamy music]

[zapping]

[Ash gasps]

[gasps]

[trilling]

I hope that they'll all be okay
in the rain.

I'm pretty sure
Butterfree wings repel water,

so they're able to fly in the rain
without any problem at all.

All that was written
in the Pokédex, am I right?

[Ash gasps]
Yeah!

[Ash] Goh?

Hold on, I still haven't
quite forgiven you yet, you know.

-Forgive me for what?
-I told you we're through!

-Don't you remember that?
-Hey, but you were gonna go...

I thought we should have
at least talked about it first, though!

[Ash] Aren't you planning
to go out on your own, too?

[Goh] Uh... Well, I...

Hey, how'd you find out about that?

Right! Chloe! Of course...

-Eevee.
-[chuckles]

[Rotom Phone 2 ringing]

-Pika?
-Ah!

-What's wrong?
-[gasps]

[Goh] The atmospheric circulation,
temperature, humidity, altitude...

It may just appear!

[grunts]
Which one?

Pika!

Vee!

[lightning crackling]

[growling]

[both] Lugia!

[Pokémon murmur]

[Chloe] What's it doing here?

[Pokémon chitter]

-[all gasp]
-Lugia!

[epic music]

[all whimper]

-What's that about?
-Let's find out!

Pika!

Wait for me!

Hey! Where are you going?

Guys?

[Ash and Goh pant]

-What are you gonna do?
-Have a battle!

-But that's Lugia!
-What else do you expect?

Then I'm gonna catch it!

No, I'm first!

[panting]

[suspenseful music]

[growling]

Lucario, I choose you!

[grunts]

Inteleon, go!

[zapping]

Inteleon.

[both grunt]

[both] Lugia, let's have a raid battle!

[growling]

[narrator] The Legendary Pokémon Lugia
has suddenly appeared!

How will this play out?
The answer, as the journey continues!

[closing theme music]