07x21 - Disaster of Disguise

[bunniefuu]

[STRUGGLING]

[laughs]

[PROUD]

Rats! Now what?

With the reputation you have as a Pokémon coordinator, Drew

I would have thought you'd put up a better fight.

Now, it's time to finish you off.

Dusclops, Shadow Punch.

[SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]

Dodge it, Roselia.

ROSELIA [PAINED]

[laughs] Will-O-Wisp.

[WILL-O-WISP MOVE]

[PAINED]

Are you alright, Roselia?

If this had been a contest battle

you'd be almost out of points already, Drew.

[grunts]

Huh? He's gone. But how?

[grunting]

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Every Trainer has a choice ♪

♪ To listen to that voice inside ♪

♪ I know the battle may be long ♪

♪ Winners may have come and gone ♪

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ This dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet the challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This shows that you and I ♪

♪ Will be the best that the world's ever seen ♪

♪ 'Cause we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Disaster Of Disguise."

NARRATOR It's been a long journey, but Ash and friends

have finally arrived in Verdanturf Town.

Of course, May is thinking of nothing else

but her third Pokémon contest.

- Yay! We're here. - Yeah.

- Hey, look. - Huh?

I hope you can help it, Nurse Joy.

MAY Drew, I knew you'd be here.

Oh, hello, May.

I take it you'll be entering the big contest tomorrow?

I was, but I'm not anymore.

[WEAK]

What's wrong with Roselia?

- It got hurt battling. - You mean you lost?

I don't think that Roselia

will be well enough to battle tomorrow.

I'll have to skip the contest this time.

[gasps]

Here's a little advice for all of you.

Watch out for a masked coordinator

who goes by the name Phantom.

Phantom?

Time to practice.

I can't believe there's a coordinator here

that much stronger than Drew.

Please, if I knew where this Phantom guy was

'I'd battle him myself.'

Listen up, you two, we keep losing 'cause were out of shape

so starting today we're gonna exercise.

- What? - What? You must be joking.

Especially you, flabby.

Push-ups and sit-ups, maybe even actual sweat.

I don't sweat.

For Dustox and I to win, we've gotta get this team into shape.

I'm happy with my shape.

Yeah, workout with Dustox.

Here we go, jumping jacks.

Huh? Hey, look who's here.

JESSIE/MEOWTH Huh?

JESSIE 'It's the Twerps.'

Go, Skitty.

Come on out and take the stage.

[APPEARING]/[DELIGHTED]

[PLAYFUL]

The Pokémon contest is tomorrow, Skitty

and we can win if we try.

So why don't we practice your new Blizzard Attack?

[BLIZZARD MOVE]

[screaming]

Skitty, not like that.

[HAPPY]

Well, good job.

We don't need to work on your Blizzard anymore.

Okay, next.

These ba*ls will be a good way

for you to work on your Double Slap.

[PLEASED]

I'll toss 'em to you one at a time

and you try to juggle 'em.

Remember?

Just the way Dr. Abbey

taught you at her clinic.

Oh, yeah, the way you use your attacks is the key to winning

the first round of any Pokémon contest, right?

That's right, so, Skitty, are you ready?

SKITTY [EXCITED]

Double Slap, go.

[DOUBLE SLAP MOVE]

You're doing great.

Now, here comes the third one.

SKITTY [DOUBLE SLAP MOVE]

Perfect. Here come two more.

SKITTY [STRUGGLING]

Ugh, oh, well.

What do you say we give it a few more tries?

'Skitty, Double Slap.'

SKITTY [DOUBLE SLAP MOVE]

[scoffs] That whole Skitty routine is so lame.

Once Dustox and I enter that contest

we'll mop the floor with both of them.

Huh?

You got it now.

[chuckles] Alright, then.

You keep on juggling those

and I'll just keep on throwing you more, okay?

Here they come.

SKITTY [DOUBLE SLAP MOVE]

Fantastic! We'll definitely win the contest.

[HAPPY]/[STRUGGLING]

Or not.

Perhaps five at once is too many?

Oh, well, you never know until you try.

[gasps]

[Phantom laughs]

You with the Skitty, planning to enter the contest?

It must be Phantom, the masked coordinator.

What's it to you if I am?

The Phantom has but one purpose, wherever he goes.

- That's to battle. - Yeah?

Well, if it's a battle you want, I'll give you one.

[DETERMINED]

Now, who's this clown?

I don't know but he is a sharp dresser.

PHANTOM You seem very sure of yourself.

I like that.

There's not much fun in defeating

a spineless opponent who knows he's gonna lose.

BROCK Alright, I'll be the judge for this match.

Standard contest rules.

With the usual time limit of a five-minute battle.

Okay, I'm gonna choose Pikachu to start.

[DETERMINED]

And as for me, come on out.

Dusclops.

[APPEARING]/[DETERMINED]

Dusclops. What's that?

POKEDEX Dusclops, the Beckon Pokémon.

Dusclops is said to be able to suck

practically anything into its body

the black hole-like core of which is completely empty.

Alright, Pikachu let's take it down with Quick Attack now.

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

[CALM]

What happened?

Ash, that isn't gonna work.

Normal attacks aren't gonna have any effect

against a Ghost Pokémon like a Dusclops.

Our turn. Go, Dusclops.

'Shadow Punch.'

[SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]/[PAINED]

[STRUGGLING]

Dodge it, Pikachu. Dodge it.

Dance like a Butterfree.

Sting like a Beedrill.

Wow, they're good.

But Pikachu's gotta fight back

or they don't have a chance.

Yeah, Dusclops is really strong

but that masked coordinator is no slouch either.

Pikachu, just don't give up.

[STRUGGLING]

[chuckles]

It's time now to end this sad little charade.

Dusclops, finish it off with..

Huh?

Oh, not now.

Return, Dusclops.

ASH Hey, what's goin' on?

BROCK It hasn't been five minutes yet.

PHANTOM We'll call it a draw.

Until next time.

[screaming]

Why would he quit when he was winning?

[grunts]

Where did he go?

- Huh? - Oh, no, you don't.

I've got you now.

You're not getting away from me this time.

Come back here.

Does anyone know what's going on?

Nope.

Gotta get away.

[gasps]

Now, I've got you.

Get back here!

[screams]

[groans]

Darned heels.

Wait, what's this?

Are you okay, ma'am?

Huh?

Oh, I'll be alright.

Although, you aren't going to be if I find out you're friends

with that lousy masked coordinator.

- Huh? - Stop playing dumb!

What have you done to my son Timmy.

- Tell me! Tell me! - Lady.

We have never even seen this Phantom guy until just now.

- What? - Yeah.

He appeared out of nowhere and wanted to battle us.

[laughs]

I'm sorry, no hard feelings?

Sure. So who's this Timmy person you're looking for?

Never mind, I'll be okay.

Alright, since you insist, I'll tell you the whole story.

Timmy is the only child I have.

Lately he started skipping school

so I hired a detective to follow him

and find out where he's been going.

The detective noticed that everywhere Timmy went

this strange Phantom character seemed to turn up.

[screams]

It seems obvious that this Phantom

has lured my poor son into some kind of dangerous activity.

BROCK I see why you're so upset.

You're all Pokémon Trainers, aren't you?

ASH Yes, that's right.

Then I want you to help me find out

the identity of this Phantom guy.

- You mean take off his mask? - 'Yes!'

'I'll reward you, of course. Money is no object.'

ASH 'Oh, no.'

Check out the hardware on ma.

Some major bling-bling goin' on.

And she'll pay just for unmasking the Phantom?

It'll be a piece of cake.

A carat cake.

[sighs] And as we all know

a gorgeous woman like me deserves to be decked out

in gorgeous jewels like those.

I'm sure you two, loyal followers of me

would want me to have them.

[sighs] Why me?

[EXASPERATED]

This is my humble home.

[gasping]

If humble means huge.

Timmy? I'm home!

[groans]

I've got to make some notes to myself

about that Pikachu I battled today.

It was pretty tough.

Uh-oh, what's going on?

Where's my pen? Did I drop it?

MRS. GRIMM 'Timothy!'

Huh?

Mom, when did you get home?

I was just upstairs in my room studying.

This is my Tim.

Hi, I'm Ash from Palette Town.

[FRIENDLY]

- My name is May. - Hi, I'm Max.

- And my name is Brock. - Nice to meet you.

Now, if you don't mind--

- Hold on! - Huh?

You wouldn't happen to be missing

something now, would you?

[gasps] Where did you find my fountain pen?

So you're admitting it's yours.

Then explain why I found it right where

I chased the Phantom down in the woods today.

Right, I can explain.

You better! Did he steal it from you?

- It's not like that. - 'Then what is it like?'

'There's something going on here.'

TIMMY 'I don't know, Mom.'

- I guess I dropped it! - Tell me the truth, Timmy!

Why is the Phantom always where you are?

I don't know. Just give it back.

[gasps] What's that?

- What happened to your hand? - Ah!

- Timmy-- - I'll be in my room, okay?

Oh!

Oh, son, you're frightening me.

Timmy has a wound on his hand in the same spot as the Phantom.

'And he got so upset when I asked him about it.'

'Could it be that the Phantom and my Timmy'

are the same person?

BROCK Just because they both have cuts in the same place

doesn't prove anything, Mrs. Grimm.

MAX Plus the Phantom seemed strong. Is Timmy that good?

That's true, he was an awesome coordinator.

Has your son been studying to become a Pokémon Trainer?

Of course not, Timmy is going to be a brilliant executive

and take over my company.

I'd never let him waste time on that nonsense.

You can learn some important lessons

by interacting with Pokémon, Mrs. Grimm.

- 'Enough from you!' - Huh!

Your job is to find out who that Phantom really is.

I have work to do, don't come back

until you have some information.

Yeesh, I'm sure glad she isn't my mom.

She does seem a little bit bossy.

But clear on how she feels about Pokémon.

I almost feel sorry for Timmy.

- He doesn't look happy. - Yeah.

MR. GRIMM You're right.

He's really not a happy boy.

Ah! Who are you?

I'm Timmy's father. Tommy Grimm is my name.

Wow! So then you're Mrs. Grimm's husband?

ASH/MAY/MAX/BROCK Whoa!

I heard what my wife asked of you.

I can probably help you solve that little mystery.

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX [gasping]

Are you telling us all this time the Phantom was you?

I don't think so, this costume is too old.

Yeah, you're right about that.

No, I can explain, when I was a younger man

I was quite a good Pokémon coordinator, see.

And when I met Mrs. Grimm

I fell instantly in love with her.

It seemed as though we were perfect for each other.

Except for one thing.

She hated Pokémon.

She agreed to marry me only if I promised

never to allow them in the house.

But I loved Pokémon so much, I couldn't keep my promise.

I made this Dusclops costume

and whenever I was out of Mrs. Grimm's sight

I'd put it on, and enter Pokémon contests

as the Phantom, but eventually

keeping such a dark secret from my wife became too much.

I gave up being the Phantom

and hid the costume away forever.

I thought, when Timmy was born, it turned out he took after me.

He loved Pokémon too.

Huh? A Duskull.

[SCARED]

Hey, little guy.

Hmm, are you lost?

MR. GRIMM One day Timmy came across a lost, frightened Duskull

and he brought it home to our mansion.

You can guess how his mother reacted to that.

Get rid of that pest!

No, Mom, it'll be all alone.

You heard what I said, Timmy.

You need to be spending your time studying

not fooling around with those creatures.

But, Mother..

[sobbing]

MR. GRIMM Feeling powerless and crushed

that he wasn't allowed to interact

with the Pokémon he loved so much

Timmy seemed to lose confidence in all areas of his life.

I knew I had to do something to help him.

Huh?

Hey, Timmy, I've got a present here for you.

Really?

Thanks, but what is it, Dad?

MR. GRIMM I made a new costume just like the original

and Timmy became the second-generation of Phantom

the Masked Coordinator.

ASH 'Wow, so that's what's going on.'

Now, Timmy has his confidence back when he's the Phantom

and he's become a pretty good Pokémon coordinator too.

You can say that again.

Boy, it must've been pretty hard for Timmy all that time

never being allowed to play with Pokémon like the other kids.

That's going way overboard, I'd say.

And Timmy would never be allowed to go off

on a journey like you kids have.

'So you can imagine that for Timmy'

'the Pokémon contest coming to town'

'is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.'

'I would love for him to enter, but I just don't know.'

Well, maybe there's somethin' we can do to help out.

Yeah, in fact, I think I have the perfect plan.

I'll help, tell me.

I hope mom didn't guess the truth.

[knock on door]

Huh?

- Son, you have some company. - Hi, there!

- Ah! Dad, no! - It's alright.

You don't have to hide anything from these guys.

They're your friends.

What? My friends?

How would you like to get entered

into tomorrow's Pokémon contest, Timmy?

Are you serious?

Well, if you knew me, then you'd know

I'll do anything to enter that contest.

GIRL Oh, Mommy, thank you so much.

- Hmm? - You're welcome.

I'm glad you like it, honey.

But it's your responsibility to take good care of it.

GIRL 'I will, Mommy. I promise.'

MOTHER 'Well, Poochyena, looks like from now on'

'you're part of the family.'

POOCHYENA [HAPPY]

Now, May! Here she comes!

Okay, Skitty, use Double Slap to juggle.

[EXCITED]

One, two, three.

[DOUBLE SLAP MOVE]

Alright, that's it, just keep them in the air.

Hmm.

BROCK 'Ha ha! You down there!'

'How'd ya like to battle me?'

It's him again! It's that Phantom!

'Phantom, the Masked Coordinator if you don't mind.'

Let's get it right, people.

What do you say?

- Oh, no! - May, what's wrong?

The Phantom is back on.

[gasps]

What's all of this about the Phantom?

Ah, but wait a minute!

I was sure you were the Phantom, Timmy!

Mom, you feelin' alright?

That's just crazy talk, dear.

Well..

Uh..

[chuckles]

If no one's willing to battle me, I'm leaving.

Uh, hey! What's going on?

Let go of my mask.

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble. The Phantom's exposed.'

JAMES Make it double as our bank account grows.

To protect the world from devastation.

To unite all peoples within our nation.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

- Jessie. - James.

Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light.

Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, fight.

Meowth! That's right.

[PROUD]

Team Rocket!

And just when our little scheme was working so well.

- What scheme? - Uh...oops!

Now, to reveal the Phantom's identity

and collect that reward.

Ha ha ha! Seviper, go!

[APPEARING]/[EXCITED]

Cacnea, you attack too.

[APPEARING]/[EXCITED]

No, no, no, not me! Attack the Phantom.

Let me go. Ow! That hurts.

Seviper, use Wrap on the Phantom.

[WRAP MOVE]

Get this thing off me.

[gasping]

Now, tear off that mask and reveal the Phantom.

[laughs]

[grunts]

I've gotta hang on.

Ash, help!

Alright, Pikachu, do a Thunderbolt.

Wait, I can't do that.

The bolt might hit Brock too. I mean, the Phantom.

[WORRIED]

JESSIE/MEOWTH Come on, James! Pull it off!

[grunting]

What did he do, glue it onto his head?

- Pull it harder! - I am trying!

Cacnea, do something!

[DETERMINED]/[FOCUSED]

Oh, no, you don't! Go, Skitty, Blizzard!

[BLIZZARD MOVE]

[groans]

BROCK [screaming]

Ah! Brock!

[groans]

Huh? Oh, no!

[gasps]

[thinking] Now, she knows our secret.

Everything is ruined.

[screaming]

Come on, Pikachu, finish 'em off with Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[screaming]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!

Uh..

BROCK Well, I got rid of those guys, didn't I?

I've been amazing enough for one day.

Farewell!

[chuckles]

The Phantom strikes again. Ow!

[laughing]

Ah...but..

ASH 'He got away again.'

Yeah, it looks like we'll never know

the Phantom's true identity, huh?

But we know for sure that it can't be Timmy, at least.

Thank goodness.

[HAPPY]

[thinking] It's no good.

She saw Brock's face. She knows.

- 'Of course it's not Timmy!' - Huh?

As for me, I've got to get back to work now.

[thinking] Could it be?

Does she really not know Timmy is the Phantom?

How'd we do?

Somehow it all worked out perfectly.

Alright, that means you're in the clear, Timmy.

That's so great! Thank you, guys!

You know what this means?

I guess we'll see each other in the contest tomorrow.

Yep, and I plan on winning it all, May.

Oh, yeah? Well, we don't plan on losing.

Right, Skitty?

[CONFIDENT]

NARRATOR Thanks to some creative thinking by our heroes

Timmy is finally free to live out his dream

of entering a Pokémon contest

which means there will be some fierce competition coming up.

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ And this dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet ♪

♪ The challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This shows that you and I ♪

♪ Will be the best that ♪

♪ The world's ever seen ♪

♪ 'Cause we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪