01x12 - The Future I Choose

[bunniefuu]

Still chasing clues
about the Black Rayquaza,

we stumbled across
a severely-injured Wooper

in the burnt forest.

Before we could do anything,

a massive Arboliva
suddenly appeared.

We thought it was attacking us,
so we tried to escape,

but turns out it was
only trying to protect

the other Pokemon of the forest.

Arboliva then lifted us up
high above the trees...

..to show us how truly
bad the fire damage was.

There's barely anything left.

Liko! Roy!

CHANSEY CALLS OUT

The far side of this
forest was burnt too.

It's way worse than anybody
thought.

ARBOLIVA CALLS OUT ETHEREALLY

Unfortunately, until the forest
can regrow and heal itself,

there's going to be
more and more Pokemon

that can't survive
on their own power any more.

Just like that poor Wooper.

That's awful.

Arboliva shares some of its own
nutrition with the weakened Pokemon,

which helps to heal their injuries.

Like some kind of forest doctor.

A doctor, huh?

Guess that's true.

Still, even with all its power,

as long as the forest
stays like this...

Arboliva and the forest Pokemon
are in a terrible situation.

How can we help?

ARBOLIVA CRIES OUT

Let's do what we can
to bring the forest back!

ROY GASPS,
MOLLIE CHUCKLES

# When you lead with your heart

# It's so scary at the start

# But that's the hardest part

# And trust me, it gets better

# I finally know where I belong
Where I belong

# This is the way
that we grow strong

# I've got a feeling

# With you, I'm becoming me
I'm becoming me

# I'm becoming me! #

Sprigatito, get some berries
using Quick Attack!

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

You're the best, Sprigatito.

Let's gather as many
kinds as we can.

Sprigatito, use Leafage!

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

I get it.

We're going to plant these seeds!

ROTOM PHONE: No reception.

You can never get a
signal when you need one.

What's wrong?

I wanted to ask Friede and
the crew for some help, but no go.

That's OK. Let's try again later.

Mollie and I will continue gathering
some more berries from the forest.

Why don't you and Fuecoco
get the soil ready?

You got it!

Come on, Fuecoco!

FUECOCO YELLS

Let's go, Sprigatito!

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

CHANSEY SPEAKS

Fuecoco, use Stomping Tantrum!

FUECOCO YELLS

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

FUECOCO YELLS

ROY STRUGGLES

Oh!

CHANSEY SINGS

Huh?

Yes!

We did it, Fuecoco!

Yeah!

FUECOCO YELLS

You're an excellent
berry picker, Sprigatito.

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

This is great, but we're
missing something important.

BOTH: Oh, right! Water!

Yeah, but unfortunately,

the Paldea region doesn't
get much rain this time of year.

THEY GROAN

Yo, all you Pokemon Trainers,
are you pumped?

Cos another awesome Nidothing
video's coming your way!

Now, we all know Pokemon
rock signature moves,

but do you know about Abilities?

Some Pokemon can
power up in a pinch!

Or when an opponent tries
to attack them...

..they can dish out damage first!

There's all sorts of
tricks they can pull out!

Two Pokemon of the same species

could have totally
different Abilities,

so word to the wise,
if you're in a battle,

you've got to be
up on all the Abilities

your opponent's Pokemon have.

And as a Trainer, you've
got to be doing all you can

to bring out the best
in your partner's Abilities,

because that's how
you're going to win! Quaxly!

OK, video check complete.

Just got to upload now, and...

Hmm?!

Why's the reception all borked?

I am not liking this.

Shouldn't they have
been back by now?

I'm sure they're
totally fine, Murdock.

Mollie's out there with them.

Maybe so, but they haven't texted
back to check in or anything.

ROTOM PHONE PINGS

Well, look at that,

we just got a ping.

Huh? It's Dot. That's...strange.

"Something is messing with the
Rotom Phone signals in the area,

"but IDK what."

That might explain why we
haven't been getting any updates

from Liko and the others.
BOTH: Huh?

The two of you are
in charge of the ship.

OK.

I'm heading out for a bit.

You better come too, Cap. Pika!

So is it just me or, um...?

Friede's becoming more
of a worrywart than me.

Liko... Roy... Pika.

Come on. What do you mean,
we got no signal out here either?!

Pikachu! What's up, Cap?
What do you got?

MAGNETON BUZZES

Huh. It's a Magneton...

Well, that explains that, I guess.

I think it's time
for a surprise, Cap.

Ka...

..chu!

MAGNETON BUZZES FRANTICALLY

Pika.

Nice work there, Cap.
Now let's see if that helped at all.

ROTOM PHONE PINGS

Hey, I'm here!

LIKO GASPS

I finally got through!

What's going on, Liko?
Are you all OK?

Yeah. We just ploughed the ground
so we can plant a new forest.

FRIEDE GRUNTS
You're planting a new forest?!

Pika...

OK, I get it.

I think I know what
you all are up to.

I'm glad
you're all right.

Huh?
What'd you say?

FRIEDE CHUCKLES
Don't worry about it.

Well, if you're going to
plant a forest, you'll need water.

So leave that to me.

OK, Charizard, let's fly!

CHARIZARD CALLS OUT

SPRIGATITO AND
FUECOCO CALL OUT

Look! There they are!

Down here, Friede!

Hey, Cap, Charizard!

Pika-Pika!

Hey there.
Sorry to keep you waiting.

We're just glad you're here!

Ah! Orla's here, too?!

And I brought a friend with me.

LIKO GASPS

It's old man Ludlow!

LUDLOW CHUCKLES

But why?!

Because I'd rather pass out
from exhaustion than boredom.

I will do my best here.

I hope it's adequate.

LUDLOW EFFORTS

Quagsire!

We come seeking
blessings from above!

Use Rain Dance!

QUAGSIRE BELLOWS

It's rain! Yeah!

ARBOLIVA SPEAKS

CHANSEY CHIRPS

QUAGSIRE MUMBLES

Look how soaked the
ground's getting already!

ROTOM PHONE:
Quagsire, the Water Fish Pokemon.

A Water and Ground type.

Quagsire has an easy-going nature.

It doesn't care if it bumps its head
on rocks or boats while swimming.

I can't believe I know
someone with this Pokemon.

Yeah. I've never seen
this one before either.

Arboliva...

FRIEDE: It's Seed Sower...

..Arboliva's Ability!

That rainstorm Quagsire created

must have helped restore
Arboliva's power.

Arboliva was finally
able to help the forest...

..thanks to our help.

Check it out!

The forest Pokemon are coming back!

They can all live happy,
healthy lives again.

This is great!

Hopefully, Arboliva
can relax a little now.

ARBOLIVA SPEAKS

LIKO GASPS

My pendant! Isn't that...?

It's just like that
time with Rayquaza.

I've never seen it do this before.

PENDENT POKEMON CALLS OUT

ARBOLIVA SPEAKS

You're seeing this, right?! Uh-huh.

Liko! Roy!

What's going on?!

What is this?!

THEY GASP

MYSTERIOUS VOICE:
Go out and find it.

Go out and find it...

..this world.

Huh?

ETHEREAL ENERGY SURGES

Liko, Roy, are the two of you OK?

You saw that? I saw it, all right.

What do you think?

What was that?

ARBOLIVA SPEAKS

ALL: Huh?

That's the Ancient Poke Ball
I saw earlier!

It went back in on its own.

I wonder if this means it
wants to come along with us now.

You think?

No good. It won't open.

That's weird. Let me try.

I think it might have
plans of its own... Huh?

..but it's safe to say Arboliva
appreciates what you've done here.

You two might want to
hang on to that Poke Ball.

OK.

Will do.

We all witnessed something
incredible today.

Come on. It's time
we head back to the ship.

ALL: Yes, sir!

POKEMON CHATTER

Liko, come on!

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

MAN CHUCKLES

I, too, have witnessed
something rather incredible today.

The ornamentation
and design is really unique,

but I can't find anything
like it in any of these books.

Come on! How can
there be no info on this?!

Pika! Please, keep it down. Hmm?

This is a library, you know.

Uh, Ms Lucca, it's you!

Long time, no see, Friede.

So, my husband told me you and the
crew were headed to Artazon.

And knowing you,
I figured I'd find you in here.

Hi, Cap! How have you been? Kachu.

So, what have you been up
to this whole time?

I've been trying to get
in touch with you, you know?

Yeah. Sorry about that.

I was worried it might be
a bit dangerous to contact you,

considering I'm her mother.

Dangerous? Danger! Danger!

Sh!

LIBRARIAN CLEARS THROAT

Uh, apologies, ma'am.

How about we take this outside?

Liko! Hey, have you seen
Friede anywhere?

He went to the library
a little while ago.

ROY GASPS

Aren't these...?

My dad wanted you to have them.

OK if I read them?! Huh?

Sure, they're yours! Yeah!

FUECOCO SPEAKS

ROY GASPS SHARPLY

Why are you yelling?! You scared me!

Wait...is this?!

Why?!

Why what, Roy?

Is there something wrong with it?

This is it.

This book. It's the one!

The legend of the
Ancient Adventure, remember?!

Huh?!

Don't take this
the wrong way, Friede,

but you do not look the
part of a Pokemon Professor.

What can I say?
Lab coats aren't really my thing.

MS LUCCA LAUGHS

I understand.

So, this Poke Ball
you were researching,

what have you been
able to learn so far?

Well, judging from its components
and the condition it's in,

it's safe to say it's old.

Very.

A century ago,
an Ancient Adventurer named Lucius

travelled the world with six Pokemon
heroes, searching for paradise.

That Poke Ball was his.

FRIEDE GASPS

Gramps used to read
this book to me all the time

back when I was a little kid.

I remember this cover
and everything!

Long ago, in days of old,
there travelled an adventurer...

..who called a
Black Rayquaza his friend.

He ventured to region after region,

encountering many incredible Pokemon

with whom he formed powerful bonds.

In a dream, he saw
a land he'd never been to.

So he journeyed
with his Pokemon friends

to the far reaches of the world.

They all joined forces.

They covered miles of ground,

broke down walls,

soared through the skies,

healed wounds,

crossed vast oceans.

After many adventures,

they reached their
final destination,

a glittering paradise,

lush, abundant and beautiful.

The traveller, the Black Rayquaza
and all their Pokemon friends...

..lived happily together
in that paradise from then on,

knowing they had found their home.

Over the generations, the people,

recognising the traveller's courage,
kindness and endless curiosity,

bestowed upon him a name
by which he'd become known...

..the Ancient Adventurer.

Wow, Liko, look at that!

It's really your dad!

It's kind of wild that your
gramps used to read this to you.

Do you think the
Black Rayquaza in the story is...

..the same one we saw that day?

RAYQUAZA SCREECHES

Let's say it is,

then when the book
talks about healing wounds,

could that be
referring to Arboliva?

Yeah, that could be.

The Pokemon who live inside
the Ancient Poke ba*ls

may be the Ancient
Adventurer's partners.

Which means somewhere out
there there's four more of them!

Awesome!
Now I want to find them all!

Don't you, Fuecoco?

FUECOCO SPEAKS

You're telling me the Arboliva
and the Black Rayquaza

that came from those Poke ba*ls...

Are two of the Pokemon
that legends refer to

as the Six Heroes of Lucius.

Six heroes...

The Ancient Poke Ball seemed
to react to Liko's pendant.

So tell me, why did it do that?

Liko's pendant?

I saw it with my own eyes, you know.

It started glowing,

and then it turned into
something resembling a Pokemon.

I see.

So that happened to her.

You're a renowned scholar, Ms Lucca.

You must know something.

Not to mention you're Liko's mom.

Sorry to disappoint you,
but I don't know much about it.

That pendant never
actually belonged to me.

It belonged to my mother.

It belonged to Mother!
It belonged to Mother!

Once it was ultimately decided

that Liko would be
attending Indigo Academy,

my mother gave it to her
as a little good luck charm.

Huh...

Maybe Liko having that pendant
was some kind of catalyst.

I only know of the Ancient
Adventurer and the Six Heroes

because of folk tales
my mother would tell us.

You want to know more,
you'll have to talk to her.

Galar! Castle! Galar! Castle!

SQUAWKABILLY SQUAWKS

Galar! Castle! Galar! Castle!

FRIEDE GASPS

A castle...in Galar?!

Oh, yeah.

I wrote that picture book
based on all these far-out legends

and stories your grandma
used to tell us.

So you're saying everything
in there is, like, a lie?

It's not really a lie.

It's just fiction.

OK, fiction. What's up, Liko?

Do you really
like that book so much?

Um, yeah, I liked it a lot.
Thanks, Dad.

I'll call you again later, OK?

I guess it really is
all make believe. Uh-uh.

There's got to be
some real stuff in there.

The Black Rayquaza came
out of my Poke Ball,

and we met Arboliva!

Yeah, you know,
and come to think of it,

there's that person we
saw in our Arboliva's forest.

Exactly. We didn't dream that.

I think in some strange way,
he was trying to tell us something.

Or maybe he was talking to this?

SPRIGATITO AND
FUECOCO CHATTER

I can tell that Sprigatito
and Fuecoco can feel it too,

that there's still so
many exciting adventures

and discoveries
waiting for us out there!

THEY CHATTER

OK. Time for me to get home.

Are you really not planning
to see your daughter?

This is where I admit I was
going to take the pendant from Liko.

But I say let's have her decide
what to do with it from here.

You want her to make that choice?

If I saw her right now,

I'd be the parent telling her
how to do everything.

But I believe it's
more important for her

to choose the path
that she wants to take.

That is my educational philosophy.

"Educational philosophy," huh?

Sure is a teacherly thing to say.

I taught you to find
your own path, didn't I?

Uh... Pikachu.

Yeah. You sure did.

I'm glad Liko's got you at her side.

Safe journeys!

FRIEDE SIGHS CONTENTLY

FRIEDE: So, that's the story.

That's why I'm asking Liko
to choose where we go from here.

In that case,
I'd like to go visit my grandma.

If we can just
talk to her about this,

then maybe we'll learn something.

Can Fuecoco and I come with?

Of course!

Maybe we'll learn
more about the Rayquaza,

and the Ancient Poke ba*ls!

I bet she knows lots of stuff!

But also, I just
want to meet your grandma

because she sounds like
such a cool lady.

She is pretty amazing!

She's always travelling
all over the world

and we, um, never know where
she is at any given time. Huh?!

Well, that's not good.

FUECOCO SPEAKS

Have no fear, my friends.

I may have learned where
we can find Liko's grandma

from a certain feathered Pokemon.

Right now, she's at
a castle in the Galar region!

She's in the Galar region?!

I don't know anything
about that region.

Liko, Roy, this is what
you really want to do, right?

BOTH: Yes!

When there's a puzzle
in front of us,

we keep putting pieces together

and we don't stop
till we've got it solved!

What do you say, we all on board?!

Yeah, it sounds like
a good time. Mm-hm.

Do you seriously think the ship
could even fly without me around?

There are always Pokemon in need
of help, so...you can count me in.

Pika!

Then it's decided.

Let's do this!

We're off to the Galar region!

ALL: Right! Let's go!

And so the crew of the Brave Olivine

set off from Paldea
in search of my grandma.

MAGNETON BUZZES

The ship's systems,
their communication channels,

the Trainers and their skills...

..we've managed to
track and analyse everything.

UMBREON PURRS

These little adventures
you've been having

because of that pendant...

..will soon be coming to an end.

SYSTEM WHIRS TO SLEEP

MUSIC: Becoming Me [Instrumental]
by Haven Pashcall