06x25 - A Mudkip Mission

[bunniefuu]

'Attention, die-hard mystery fans.'

'It's time for the program you've all been waiting for.'

Presenting May's Expeditions.

Seeking out the wonders of the world.

See the world as you've never seen it

as we explore this river flowing through Dewford Island.

Drops of water coming together

to become a great river and flowing to the ocean?

Kind of romantic stuff.

Know what? I'll bet you if we keep following this river

we'll end up finding some brand-new Pokémon too.

Now that's the part that sounds good to me.

[EAGER]

Perfect. We'll keep up our training

and also find some new Pokémon. Yeah.

[EXCITED]

♪ A kid from Pallet Town with a brand-new world to see ♪

♪ Don't know what's ahead but it won't get the best of me ♪

♪ There's so much to learn and battles to be won ♪

♪ I've advanced so far and still there's always more to come ♪

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH A Mudkip Mission.

NARRATOR As Ash continues his training in preparation

for a rematch at the Dewford Gym

our heroes follow an unnamed river

in search of a new training spot.

Traveling without a road under their feet to guide them

but following a mysterious river instead

'May's Expedition moves fearlessly'

toward whatever wonders await them. What's next?

- Huh? - Oh, no.

The travelers have hit a bump in the road.

Unbelievably, May's Expedition finds its path

blocked by a tremendous waterfall.

What do we do now?

I don't think even a Magikarp could climb that waterfall.

But that's just the place where we'd probably find

some unknown Pokémon.

You're right, Brock. Come on, guys, let's get going.

Hold on, Ash, I have an idea.

Lotad, go.

[APPEARING]

Now use your Water g*n.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

Alright, it's safe. Now just follow me.

ASH/MAY/MAX Right.

MAY 'Just a little bit further.'

- Thanks. - Almost. There you go.

That was great. Thanks, May. You really helped us out.

Hey, how did you get in front of us?

Ash, the newscaster always has to stay one step ahead.

You see, that's the first rule in the news biz.

Actually, I used Silcoon's thread to glide my way up here.

[chuckles]

[CONFUSED]

If you were a real journalist

you wouldn't be giving away your secrets.

So this is what the top of a waterfall looks like.

The water flows more gently than I thought.

That's 'cause it's an offshoot.

'You see, the main current's over there'

'and it's much faster.'

Ah, feels like it's pretty muddy over here.

Better be careful, you guys.

Look over there. Aren't those Mudkip?

You're right. Let's check it out.

POKEDEX 'Mudkip, the Mud Fish Pokémon.'

'Mudkip uses the sensitive radar receptors'

'on its head fin to determine what's going on around it.'

'In a pinch, it can brandish enough power to crush rocks.'

[CHATTING]

Wow, they're just babies.

I bet you, those two must have just hatched from their shells.

Truthfully, after my first experience with them

I'm not so thrilled.

[CURIOUS]

Use Water g*n.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

How'd I do?

Actually, those baby Mudkip are kind of cute.

Mudkip are extremely rare Pokémon as well

and their natural habitat is unknown.

That's so cool we found them then.

Which I say means we catch them.

Here goes.

[DEFENSIVE]

[gasps]

[WATER g*n ATTACK]

Guess I'm still not so thrilled.

[STUMBLING]

[WORRIED]

[STRUGGLING]

[gasps]

That leads out to the main river.

Lotad, go help.

[CONFIDENT]

[ANXIOUS]

[FRIGHTENED]

This is bad.

Lotad!

[STRUGGLING]

Amazing.

[RELIEVED]

Wow. That was a close one, thanks.

[ANXIOUS]

It's okay. No need to be afraid of me.

I know you were only trying to protect your babies

when you used your Water g*n attack on May, right?

[CAUTIOUS]

ASH 'Hey, Brock.'

[FRIGHTENED]

Wait.

- Are you okay? - Fine.

Lotad, you were great.

[HAPPY]

How about you, little fella?

[HAPPY]

BROCK/ASH/MAY/MAX Huh?

[gasps] A Mudkip monster.

So what should next confront May's Expedition

but a Mudkip transformed into an aged monster.

Give me a break. That's crazy.

Who, me? A monster?

- A talking monster? - Hello? It's a person.

If you actually think you're gonna steal these Mudkip

I've worked so hard to raise, think twice.

No, we'd never do that.

We were just trying to help out this baby Mudkip, that's all.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Huh?

Well, I guess I had you guys

all wrong and I'm mighty sorry.

Oh, that's okay. I'm Ash from Pallet.

I'm May. Pleased to meet you.

How are you doing? My name's Max.

And I'm Brock. How do you do?

Brock was the guy who saved your baby Mudkip.

Uh, really, it was my Lotad who did the saving.

How dee doo.

Well, I've been here in the swamp with these Mudkip

for so long, just call me Swampy or Old Man Swamp.

Old Man Swamp.

Been in these here parts a long time, eh, Swampy?

Old Man Swamp?

Hey, kid, you don't know me that well.

I'm sorry, sir.

Besides, there's no trespassing allowed in this swamp.

How did you all get through the fence at the entrance?

We were just looking around for a good spot for Pokémon training

so we took the river entrance in.

What the hey?

You mean to tell me you climbed the waterfall?

I'm afraid so, sir.

We're sorry we trespassed, Swampy.

[ASHAMED]

Forget it, anybody kind enough to save

my Mudkip is a friend of mine.

How about some tea before you leave?

'So this is your home, Mr. Swampy?'

Yes, I suppose it is

but it's real purpose is to be a shelter

for all those Mudkip I've been raising for all of these years.

ASH Oh, wow.

Excuse me, Swampy.

What are those blue things over there?

Aha. Those little beauties are Mudkip eggs.

BROCK 'Real Mudkip eggs?'

No kidding? That is so cool.

Wow, I've never seen a real-life Mudkip egg before.

And May's Expedition stumbles onto something big.

[AMAZED]

If you don't mind my asking

where'd you get these eggs from, anyway?

- Ohhh. - Huh?

My grandma always used to tell me

that I talk way too much for my own good.

But there's no way I can keep quiet anymore.

Chew on this thought for a moment.

Tell me, you ever wondered why the first three Pokémon

that any Trainer receives are all raised

to exactly the same level? Well, have you?

I've wondered about that.

You know, I don't think I've ever thought about it.

Yeah, I've never thought about it either.

What, any Trainer should've thought

about this at least one time.

Really? Not me.

Sorry.

Well, the fact is, there's a whole lot of folks

just like me who get a bunch of eggs from the Pokémon League

and then turn around and raise them, see?

I get it. That makes total sense.

Does Professor Birch do that too?

The word on the street is that Professor Birch

both catches and raises them himself.

Really? I guess everyone's got their own way to do it.

Sounds kind of like Pokémon breeding, right, Brock?

Yeah, but it's a little bit different

from what I'm working towards doing.

What's this? Are you telling me that you're a breeder, Brock?

Then how'd you like to see a Mudkip hatch

right before your eyes?

I'd love to. That would be amazing.

[HAPPY]

Look at that.

Those babies are just the cutest things, aren't they?

[WATER g*n MOVE]

[sighs] Oh, well.

I'm afraid you're never gonna make it

onto any Mudkip's favorite list.

By the way, I forgot to tell you

it was actually a Mudkip from around here

that rescued your other baby, Swampy.

Really? A local?

Yeah, and it was a pretty big fellow too.

- Oh, yeah, I know that one. - Really?

Is that one of your Mudkip that you've raised here?

No, I'm afraid not, Brock.

That's just one of those wild and wooly creatures.

That one sneaks in sometimes.

- Wild and wooly? - Yeah, that's right.

Apparently, it thinks that all my Mudkip are its friends.

It sure seemed like it was a pretty good Pokémon to me.

No doubt about that, but it's so big

I'm afraid it's getting hard to find a Trainer that wants it.

It won't be too long before all of its friends leave.

And when you think about it in that way

I guess it really doesn't have any friends to speak of.

Hm. I guess I understand.

JESSIE Hmm.

Where, oh, where have the little Twerps gone?

Well, with their little twerpy legs carrying them

they couldn't have gotten too far.

Hey, what's this?

It's a fence, genius.

I mean, what's it doing here?

What do you think it's doing here?

What's it doing here?

I'd say someone doesn't want us on their property.

Obviously, someone doesn't want us on their property.

- But how come? - Of all the dumb..

Hold on. How come?

They must have something of value, that needs protecting.

They got something of value?

Well, then that would mean

beyond this fence lies a treasure

just waiting for us to claim.

JAMES/MEOWTH Yippee yay!

Which leaves us no choice.

Go, Seviper.

[APPEARING]

Cacnea, go.

[APPEARING]

Not me, you Poké-pain in the neck, the fence.

Okay, Seviper. Use Poison Tail on the fence.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

It didn't break.

It's stronger than we thought.

Alright, Cacnea. Use Needle Arm.

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

[screams]

All's well that ends well, right?

[EXASPERATED]

Hey, did all of you hear that?

- I'll be right back. - What's going on?

[CONFUSED]

Action-packed adventures

for May's Expedition, that's what.

Come on, guys. Let's go.

[FRIENDLY]

Well, look what we've got here.

Are you here to help us out like before?

Huh? Hey, wait up.

Wait a minute. Mudkip had to come this way.

Hey. Hey, Mudkip!

Where did you run off to?

[CAUTIOUS]

Mudkip. There you are.

Come with me, come on.

[UNSURE]

Hey, Mudkip, I'd like to be your friend if you'll let me.

Here try some of this.

It's my very own homemade Pokémon food

and it's really good.

[UNSURE]

I guess you just don't trust me, do you, Mudkip?

Well, guess I shouldn't be surprised. We just met.

Whoa. Your fence is totaled.

How in the world?

Huh? What's this?

My can.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [laughs]

JESSIE Prepare for trouble now you've seen what we can do.

JAMES Make it double, we kicked the can and now you.

JESSIE To protect the world from devastation.

JAMES To unite all peoples within our nation.

JESSIE To denounce the evils of truth and love.

JAMES To extend our reach to the stars above.

- Jessie. - James.

Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight.

That's right.

[EXCITED]

- Who'd they say they are? - Team Rocket.

They're the bad guys.

[ANGRY]

That right? I'm on to your game.

You crooks came here to try and steal the Mudkip

I've been raising for the Pokémon League, now didn't you?

- So Mudkip, huh? - Aha.

So that's the treasure you're protecting.

And those Mudkip are really rare Pokémon too.

Think of the waves of joy washing over the Boss

when we deliver them.

Think of the waves of promotions washing over us.

Yay. We'll be big-time executives. Ha.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH CEOs.

Something wrong with those three?

You know, this wouldn't have happened

if you hadn't given them so much information in the first place.

Oopsee, you're so right, May.

My grandma used to get so mad at me for that.

But being secretive has never been in my nature, not one bit!

For example, I probably shouldn't mention this

but if you were to break the dam over there

'the water would flood the swamps leaving the baby Mudkip'

'with no place left to live.'

You did it again!

You might think about breaking that habit, Swampy.

Yeah, I know that much, but for some reason

it doesn't seem to help.

Did you hear that thing about the dam?

The part about if it breaks, we get all the Mudkip.

Cacnea, Needle Arm.

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

Not me, you fool, them.

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

[screams]

JAMES 'All's well that ends well.'

This is terrible.

Now those baby Mudkip are in big trouble.

We've got to help them.

[WORRIED]

Huh?

Whoa. What's that?

[WORRIED]

[FRIGHTENED]

Foretress, go.

[APPEARING]

Use Rapid Spin to stop the water.

[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

Now, Lotad, take care of those baby Mudkips.

[APPEARING]

[SCARED]

[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

There you go.

[HAPPY]

I hope there aren't any more.

[FRIGHTENED]

Alright, Lotad.

[DETERMINED]

Look who it is.

[SCARED]

[FOCUSED]

Good job, Mudkip.

[RELIEVED]

[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

BROCK 'That's enough. Return.'

Come on, we've got to find shelter on higher ground.

Thanks, Foretress, and, Lotad, you were great.

And you, Mudkip. You're really something special.

Huh?

[FRIGHTENED]

Oh, no. There's still another one left.

[FOCUSED]

Hang in there, Mudkip.

Mudkip's got hold of the baby.

ASH 'But they're headed straight for the falls.'

PIKACHU [WORRIED]

[FRIGHTENED]

Mudkip, no.

[STRUGGLING]

Mudkip, hang in there!

ASH Mudkip!

[STRAINING]

I don't think it can hang on much longer.

Wait. I know. Hold on, Mudkip.

Looks like Brock might have an idea.

[ENCOURAGING]

Here I come!

[SHOCKED]

Careful.

Hurry, Mudkip, grab a hold of my hand.

[STRUGGLING]

Now. If you don't, then you and the baby

are gonna get washed away!

[STRAINING]

Please? You're gonna have to trust me.

[UNSURE]

Come on. Now.

Great. Now closer.

[grunts]

Mudkip, it's okay. You're safe now.

[HAPPY]

Okay, guys, keep pulling

and let's get them back up here.

SWAMPY Pull.

MUDKIP [HAPPY]

Brock, you did it. You helped me again.

Nah, it was Mudkip who saved the baby.

Thanks, Mudkip.

[PLEASED]

Hmm.

- What? - It came from the swamp.

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX/SWAMPY Huh.

MEOWTH/JESSIE/JAMES [laughing]

Now presenting our mechanized Mudkip Maiden

that'll dig up every Mudkip that Swampy guy ever raised.

Helping us to break new ground with the Boss.

Unearthing a paycheck with lots of zeroes.

And now I feel a song coming on.

JESSIE 'The joy of being successful.'

♪ Thrills me fills me happy happy happy happy joyful ♪

♪ We're not sappy we're just happy ♪

♪ Happy joyful ♪

♪ Step right up and catch yourself ♪

♪ One of Dewford Island's famous Mudkip ♪♪

[FURIOUS]

Oh, no, the Pokémon League trusted me to raise their Mudkip

and now look what's happened.

Stop it, Team Rocket.

JESSIE 'When Piloswine fly.'

JAMES 'And that means never.'

[CRYING]

♪ Happy joy grabbing ♪

♪ The Mudkip happy joy ♪

♪ Grabbing the Mudkip happy ♪♪

This is just not right!

'Oh, yeah.'

The ground around here is so soft.

I've got it.

Quick, Lotad and Mudkip.

Use your Water g*n Attack to soak the ground with water.

- Uh.. - What good will that do?

The soil is soft around here.

So if we can make the ground

around the machine's feet softer..

Great idea!

With the ground super-soft, the machine will get stuck.

They'll stop dead in their tracks.

That's using your brain, Brock.

Go, Lotad and Mudkip, use Water g*n.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

MEOWTH 'That's weird.'

Looks like the Twerps are watering us?

Maybe they think by using Water g*n

on our machine, it'll make us grow.

[laughs]

We're big enough, thank you.

[laughs]

MEOWTH 'We might as well catch Lotad'

'and Mudkip while we're at it.'

- Hm? - Hm?

Huh?

JESSIE/JAMES/ MEOWTH Woah.

They're not trying to make us grow.

They're trying to make us slow.

And we're sinking like a big stick-in-the-mud.

Good job, Lotad. Great, Mudkip.

Just keep up those Water g*n Attacks.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

JESSIE 'Meowth, do something.'

MEOWTH 'What can I do? Make mud pie?'

- It's working. - And in a big way.

Alright, let's hear it for Brock.

Now, Mudkip. Those babies need to be saved.

[DETERMINED]

[RELIEVED]

- Ash, your turn. - Okay.

Go, Pikachu, Thunderbolt them.

[AGREEMENT]

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Perhaps if we hadn't have been working in a swamp

then our plan wouldn't have ended up a stinker.

Well, this gives new meaning to stinking to high heaven.

So all's well that ends well.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

JAMES 'Meowth, that was my line.'

'You stole my line.'

[EXASPERATED]

MUDKIP [HAPPY]

Wow, Mudkip, I am so proud of you.

[HAPPY]

Check out how close Brock and that Mudkip have become.

It's great.

And think of how shy that Mudkip was at first.

Brock's great with Pokémon.

Excuse me, Brock, I'd like to ask you a favor.

- Okay? - Sure. What is it?

That Mudkip can't make any lasting friends staying here.

But now that little rascal's got a friend and that's you.

I'd be happier than I can tell you

if you'd consider taking Mudkip along with you.

- Yeah? - Brock, that is so awesome.

- Yeah, Brock. - That'd be totally cool.

I'd love to, Swampy.

So, Mudkip, how do you feel about coming with me?

[UNSURE]

Come on. What do you say?

[UNSURE]

[AGREEMENT]

[HAPPY]

Yeah. That's the way.

From now on, it's gonna be you and me

together all the time, Mudkip.

Thank you, Brock.

Be sure and take care of that little guy for me.

I will. You can count on me, okay?

[HAPPY]

NARRATOR After welcoming Mudkip as a new friend

and member of their team

our heroes continue on with Ash's Pokémon training

in preparation for his rematch at the Dewford Gym.

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪