07x49 - A Scare to Remember

[bunniefuu]

PIKACHU [CHEERFUL]

Well, Pikachu is sure in a great mood today.

I know.

[EXCITED]/[HAPPY]

NARRATOR Just as our heroes are getting close

to the ferry port in Lilycove City

something happens suddenly to stop them in their tracks.

[SURPRISED]

[FEARFUL]

Pikachu, look out.

[SCARED]

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪♪

ASH "A Scare to Remember."

Pikachu, are you okay? Uh.

[Team Rocket laughing]

Whoa. What's that?

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble'

'we're early today.'

JAMES 'The early bird catches the Pikachu, they say.'

PIKACHU [SCARED]

[gasps] Pikachu.

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 blasts off at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight.

Meowth, that's right!

WOBBUFFET/CHIMECHO [AGREEMENT]

Give me Pikachu back right now.

[laughing] Oh, that's a good one.

But, why would we do that

when we just spent all of our money on this?

We decided to gather all of our Pikachu catching experience

and create this bad boy you're looking at here.

So, voila,feast your eyeson what we like to call

our Mean and Nasty Grumpy Grabber Mach One.

With a special feature called the Cranky Claw Grabber

that's guaranteed to put anyone in a bad mood.

WOBBUFFET [AGREEMENT]

Go, Pikachu. Thunderbolt, now.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]/[SURPRISED]

TEAM ROCKET Makes you mad, right?

- Thunderbolt didn't work. - So what's it made of?

Only the finest combination of insulated recyclables

mixed in with a bunch of rubber hoses.

TEAM ROCKET Stick that up your Twerpy noses. Ha-ha-ha.

Uh. I'm getting Pikachu.

BROCK/MAY/MAX We'll help too.

[ALARMED]

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX [screaming]

Love those pitfalls.

The best part is that they always fall for it.

What's going on?

Something's causing us to tip over.

MEOWTH We built too big and strong a machine

and now it's sinking into the earth.

[Team Rocket whimpering]

- Ah. - Now, what's it sinking into?

Maybe all of that recyclable material

was recycleabled one too many times.

- Great. - Great.

MEOWTH If this thing keeps crumbling

its internal reactor could give us big problems.

JAMES What kind of big problems?

The kind of problems that always give us

a one-way ticket north.

- Mmm, sounds familiar. - Mmm, sounds familiar.

[all screaming]

Pikachu.

[SCARED]

[Ash grunting]

[groaning]

Hey, guys. You all right?

Yeah. I think.

So what happened?

I think Team Rocket's machine blew up.

Oh! Pikachu.

Pikachu! Pikachu!

Don't worry, we'll find Pikachu

once we figure out where we are.

Pikachu needs me. I'm going to find Pikachu right now.

Well, that could be a little difficult

considering you're stuck in a tree.

You know, James, I've never felt this close to you before.

I feel the same about you.

Uh, and Wobbuffet.

[PAINED]

Hold on. Where's Meowth?

Well, perhaps he got blown further away than you or I

since he weighs a bit less than we do.

Are you calling me fat?

Oh well, guess we should return to base then?

And just leave Meowth lost out here?

Listen, what's the point of us searching for Meowth

and then all of us getting lost?

It's smarter to wait back at base.

I think your logic hides the fact that you don't care.

Thank you, doctor. Shall we go now?

Go where? Go which way?

What? Are you trying to tell me that we're lost?

[whimpering] Now, it's anger that's hiding how much you do care.

[PAINED]/[CURIOUS]

Ow. My aching brain.

[SURPRISED]

Huh? Oy, it's Pikachu.

Hey, you don't scare me.

Mm, hm, I don't see no Twerps.

So, that means..

James! Jessie!

[echoing]

[CONFUSED]

Oh, no, looks like I gotta deal

with this one solo.

You can do it, Meowth

it's for the honor of Team Rocket.

I'll just battle with you one-on-one.

A Pikachu catch.

[CONFUSED]

Huh? Uh.

Didn't you hear what I just said?

I said I'm gonna catch you and you just stand there

doing nothing about it?

[CONFUSED]

What do you mean, what do I mean?

[CONFUSED]

You're saying you have no idea

what you're doing here in the first place?

[gasps] Could it be?

Pikachu, do you have any idea

of the name of you Trainer?

[NEGATIVE]

Nothing, huh?

[thinking] So the little yellow guy

landed on its noggin and lost all memory, huh?

Now, if Pikachu's head is completely empty

that means I can fill it back up

with a whole bunch of new stuff.

I'll fill it with so much

there won't be room for the old stuff.

Hey, I know a place where we can get your brain

up and running again. Yeah?

So, there's this really nice guy named Giovanni.

[HAPPY]

[thinking] 'Cause I'm thinking on my feet

my sorry life is getting sweet.

PIKACHU [GRATEFUL]

Oh, hey.

Don't mention it, as a matter of fact

there's a big surprise waiting for you.

[thinking] Little do you know

you're gonna be the big surprise.

Pal, I know you been through a lot.

But worry not, my friend

I'll be here to clear everything up.

[CONFUSED]

You've been a member of Team Rocket

ever since you was a baby.

[SURPRISED]

Yes, you been denouncing

the evils of truth and love

since you was just teeny

and long before you could say truth and love.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Now, before we go over and say hi to the Boss

there's a couple of buddies

I think you and I should hook up with

just so we can get your brain back

firing on all eight cylinders again, okay?

[AGREEMENT]

Swellow, help me out.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Mudkip, you go and help look for Pikachu, too.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Pikachu, I hope you're okay.

Where are you, Meowth?

Where are you, home base?

Answer!

Jessie, bases can't talk.

Here we go to the secret hideout.

[HAPPY]

[thinking] I gotta laugh when I think about all the time and energy

and traps and pitfalls we used over the years

trying to catch this little bag of electricity.

But as of today, that's all in the past.

[CURIOUS]

Hey, what's that?

ZIGZAGOON [SCARED]

PIKACHU [CURIOUS]

A Zigzagoon?

BEEDRILL [AGGRESSIVE]

[ALARMED]

And a Beedrill.

[AGGRESSIVE]

Pikachu, do something.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[PAINED]

ZIGZAGOON/PIKACHU [HAPPY]

[thinking] Not only is Pikachu a brave Pokémon

but a kind-hearted Pokémon too.

Who would dare Poké-nap such a noble creature?

Uh, I would.

We'd better step on it, Pikachu.

[AGREEMENT]

- Oh, Meowth? - Oh, home base? Heh-heh.

Jessie, our home base is inanimate.

Pikachu, this tiny ledge is making me really scared.

Aren't you scared?

PIKACHU [CONFIDENT]

[thinking] It's kind hearted

and the bravest Pokémon

in the entire Hoenn region.

Only a complete jerk would wanna capture it.

And that's me, I'd better snap out

of this nice guy stuff

before I completely lose my nasty nerve.

Hey, Pikachu?

[CURIOUS]

You know what?

There was a time I saved your life.

[CURIOUS]

It was when you was burning up

with a terrible fever and I was the one

who stayed by your side day and night

nursing you back to good health.

[AMAZED]

Yep, I've always been

here for you, sort of as a mentor.

PIKACHU [HAPPY]

[thinking] Bit by bit, brick by brick

I'm bending that brain into my very own Meowth fan club.

and before you know it..

[Meowth screaming]

[ALARMED]/[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

I'll get back to that later.

- Pikachu. - Pikachu, where are you?

MAX Pikachu.

Pikachu, can you hear me?

[CURIOUS]

- Mudkip, what's up? - There's something over there.

Hey. These are Pikachu's tracks.

And someone else's.

BROCK 'Let's see now. Those are Zigzagoon footprints.'

'Look at those.'

ASH/MAX/BROCK Those are Meowth's.

That expl*si*n must've knocked us

half way across the country or something.

We're still nowhere near the home base

and I'm really hungry.

[HAPPY]

Huh? Pikachu.

[HAPPY]

You brought that apple

'cause you knew I was hungry?

That's the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me.

Down the hatch.

So did you eat your apple already?

[EXCITED]

There was only one apple

but you're giving it to me anyways?

[AGREEMENT]

Wow. That's so nice.

Thank you, Pikachu.

[HAPPY]

[grunting] 'Got it.'

You take this half, okay?

[CONFUSED]

I don't think I could eat this big old apple by myself.

[HAPPY]

Besides, stuff always tastes better

when you share it with somebody you know.

[HAPPY]

[CURIOUS]

ASH 'Look, more tracks.'

Look closely.

It sure doesn't look like Pikachu's putting up

any kind of struggle, you know?

You're right. How could that be?

SWELLOW [CALLING]

Who could be so rotten as to wanna deprive

someone like Pikachu of all of its freedoms?

That would be me.

[EXCITED]

Yeah, I'm coming.

[HAPPY]/[SCARED]

Pikachu!

[SCARED]

Are you okay, kid?

[GRATEFUL]

Hey, it's the least I could do.

So, shall we hit that trail, pally?

The two of us, the best of friends until the end.

[AGREEMENT]

[Jessie squealing]

JESSIE We made it.

JAMES It may not be pretty

but it's what we call home.

Time to eat.

So we'll just wait for Meowth to turn up.

But wouldn't it be more prudent to go looking for him?

Like I said

if we get lost too, we're doomed.

It's best just to put it in park.

Besides, I'm oh so tired

and the fridge is packed with goodies.

At least your stomach isn't lying.

[CURIOUS]

[SURPRISED]

Ah. It's home base.

Hey, youse guys.

Jessie, James, I'm back! Come on out here.

Meowth. You found your way back.

See, leave them alone and they'll come home

wagging their empty stomachs.

[FURIOUS]

Uh. Pikachu?

Huh? Hey, guys, it's okay.

Pikachu's our number one buddy type pal.

- Pal? - Pal?

Yep, that's right.

[muttering] Got it?

JESSIE 'Yes, clear as day.'

So Pikachu needs a new memory.

No, we're just restoring the old one.

[PUZZLED]

[CURIOUS]

It's pointing this way.

SWELLOW [CALLING]

ASH Yeah, Swellow?

They both seem to be pointing in the same direction.

That's because Pikachu's over there.

- Shall we? - Yes, let's go.

Aww, Pikachu.

- We're glad you're home. - Yes, that's right.

We were worried sick.

[CONFUSED]

But you must remember your best friend, Jessie.

Closely. Now take a look. It's me.

[AGREEMENT]

Don't forget James.

I'm your other very best buddy.

[AGREEMENT]

Yes. Friendship that's rewarding.

What a bonus.

TEAM ROCKET Promotion.

[EXCITED]

I'm so happy I could scream.

You probably don't remember

but you used to absolutely love to ride on my shoulder.

Hop on.

[HAPPY]

Eh, you've gained a few pounds, haven't you?

I mean, it's been so long since you've been on my shoulder

I forgot how healthy you are.

[HAPPY]

Oh, silly James. Heh-heh.

- Come on, Pikachu. - Can't catch me.

PIKACHU [HAPPY]/[EXCITED]

Hey, Pikachu.

[CURIOUS]

TEAM ROCKET Huh? The Twerps!

It's Team Rocket.

ASH I was so worried about you, Pikachu.

PIKACHU [CONFUSED]

Hey. Don't forget, we're your buddies.

Those Twerps are bad people who only want to hurt you.

[ALARMED]

That's not true.

Hey, don't you remember, buddy? It's me.

[CONFUSED]

He's a liar.

[SHOCKED]

Huh? Wait, Pikachu.

[CONFIDENT]

- What's going on? - They're up to something.

You don't remember who those guys are, do you?

Prepare for trouble, that's not your concern.

Make it double, things have taken a turn.

JESSIE 'To protect the world from devastation.'

JAMES To unite all peoples within our nation.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

- Jessie. - And James.

Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare for a fight.

Meowth, that's right.

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

But, Pikachu..

We did it, we did it.

All good things come to those who wait.

And waiting is one thing we do right.

How could Pikachu become a member of Team Rocket?

Pikachu, come on, those three are our enemies. Remember?

[ANGRY]

[laughing] I love it.

It seems that what goes around does come around.

This is for all those times you made us blast off.

Okay. Time to let those Twerps have it, Pikachu.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

How many times

have I dreamed of this moment?

Pikachu, Thunderbolt attack, let's go.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[screaming]

BROCK/MAY/MAX Ash, no!

Hee-hee-hee. Brilliant.

It's good to be alive.

Mm, I don't understand it.

Pikachu doesn't remember me.

Pikachu. Use Thunderbolt, now.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[groaning]

Oh, no.

- Pikachu, stop. - Pikachu, it's me.

[ANGRY]

- That's it. - Huh.

BROCK When that machine blew up

Pikachu must've hit its head somehow

and now it has amnesia.

- Uh, yeah? You think so? - Yes.

Why in the world would Pikachu be attacking you like this

if that wasn't the reason?

I've heard of some tall tales.

But this one about amnesia really takes the cake.

Those Twerps can be tricky.

[AGREEMENT]

Please, Pikachu, you got to try to remember.

[ANGRY]

Now, we'd like you to bring out all the Pokémon you have.

And have them battle Pikachu.

There's no way we're gonna do that.

That's what we thought.

Guess that means we'll be leaving.

TEAM ROCKET Bye. Heh-heh.

Uh, wait. Huh?

JESSIE Have a nice day.

Oh, no, you don't. Uh.

I'm coming, Pikachu.

TEAM ROCKET You are?

Oh, no.

- Give it up. - Go away.

Nobody's gonna take, uh, my best buddy.

TEAM ROCKET Really?

[grunting]

[whimpering]

- Go, Pikachu, Thunderbolt. - Uh?

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[all screaming]

TEAM ROCKET No.

[SCARED]

I'm here, Pikachu.

Huh? Uh.

Pika-chu!

- Let's hurry. - Pikachu.

[Ash screaming]

Mm, oh, Pikachu.

♪ Somehow your world went astray ♪

♪ Feeling so sure but I'm feeling so wrong ♪

♪ Somehow you just slipped away ♪

♪ You're already gone ♪

♪ But I'm hanging on ♪

♪ So you can't remember ♪

♪ Laughing together ♪

♪ So you don't remember ♪

♪ All the moments we shared ♪

♪ If you won't remember ♪

♪ Times we were happy ♪

[thinking] Pikachu, we've been through so much together.

You're my best buddy, and you always will be

no matter what.

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪♪

Mm, uh. Huh?

Pikachu?

[HAPPY]

Pikachu, do you remember me?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

You got your memory back?

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[EXCITED]

Pikachu.

[HAPPY]

Pikachu, I thought I'd lost you.

[HAPPY]

BROCK/MAY/MAX Hey, Ash. You okay?

We're fine.

Looks like Pikachu remembers you now.

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

- Heh-heh. - Things are back to normal.

Yup. Just like old times.

[HAPPY]

Hip-hip, hooray.

[Team Rocket screaming]

TEAM ROCKET Help. Help us, Twerps. We can't swim.

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX So help yourselves.

[AGREEMENT]

- Aah. - Hey.

Hey, look. It's our old buddy Pikachu.

Pikachu. Use Thunderbolt.

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[Team Rocket screaming]

Seems Pikachu got its memory back.

Oh, well, it was great fun while it lasted.

What kind of insensitive losers

would try and steal it anyways?

Oh, yeah, we would.

TEAM ROCKET Team Rocket's blasting off again.

You know, it really feels good

to have us all back together again.

Mm-hmm.

Times like those

make you appreciate your friends.

And we're gonna be friends forever. Right, Pikachu?

[AGREEMENT]

Ready to hit the road, guys?

[EXCITED]

NARRATOR With a renewed sense of how

important friendships are

and just how much they all mean to each other

our heroes continue on toward Lilycove City

and Ash's next Gym battle.

♪ 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 ♪♪