08x41 - The Right Place and the Right Mime

[bunniefuu]

[HAPPY]

[thinking] It's so nice having Ash home again after such a long time.

I thought he'd want to talk about his adventures

until the wee hours.

But instead he was up bright and early

finished up his breakfast

and dashed right off to Professor Oak's Laboratory.

He has such restless energy.

I guess some things never change.

[doorbell rings] Huh.

[CURIOUS]

[EXERTION]

[SCARED]

Hello?

Hi, it's me.

May! Good to see you. Please, come in.

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ From the earth the land the sea and sky ♪

♪ They can never win but they sure can try ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ From the stars and the ancient past ♪

♪ They come to play but they'll never last ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

[instrumental music]

ASH "The Right Place and the Right Mime."

NARRATOR Back in Pallet Town

it's only natural that our heroes

would head straight for Professor Oak's Laboratory

where there's always lots of excitement.

[HUNGRY]

How can you still be hungry? Here.

CHARMANDER/SQUIRTLE [PLEASED]

These Pokémon are so little and cute.

Yeah, they're perfect for a beginning Trainer

to start out with too.

'Hey, Squirtle.'

[SCARED]/[CRYING]

[gasp]

Oh, oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to scare you. Really.

[ANNOYED]

Aw, that Squirtle's just a little bit over sensitive.

Wow! That's a great drawing, sir.

Max, you can call me Tracey, okay?

Yeah, Tracey.

Just want you to know, I think you're awesome.

- Huh. - You are!

You're Professor Oak's assistant

and you're a really amazing artist too.

Thanks, Max, not sure about the artist part

but learning how to draw Pokémon is sure

teaching me a whole lot about them.

Even the Professor said he used to draw 'em when he was a kid.

Yeah? Professor Oak?

Just think, making Pokémon art.

[thinking] Okay, guys. Hold that pose a little longer.

Haa..

Cool! I think I may just try it myself.

[TIRED]

They look tired.

You know, maybe it's time

you let them have a little bit of a rest, Tracey.

- What do you think? - You're right, okay, let--

Wait! Can I put 'em back, please?

Okay, Max, they're all yours.

Awesome! Okay, time to take a break guys.

[CONFUSED]

And Squirtle's next. In your ball.

[PANIC]

[all gasp]

No, Squirtle, come back. It's okay, really.

Oh, no.

[PANIC]

- Oh! - Oh, my!

What's all this fuss about?

Hi, May, what's up?

What's up? You scaring Pokémon. That's what's up.

I didn't mean to.

Hey, wait a minute.

What are you doing here in the first place, Max?

Well, you see--

- 'It's my doing.' - Huh.

I brought Max along with me as my guest.

Hi, there, May.

[EXCITED]

Oh, Professor Birch?

After you left, I started missing ya.

So I decided to try and follow you.

And then it just so happened that

Professor Birch was on his way over to Professor Oak's.

Well, talk about a real coincidence.

[laughing]

Thanks for helping Max, Professor Birch.

Of course, I was the one

who invited him along in the first place.

[EXERTION]

[gasp]

Muk, stop that right now.

Yeah, come on, Muk.

Leave Professor Birch alone, okay?

PIKACHU [COMMANDING]

[REFUSING]

Dear me, it certainly looks like Muk's taken a bit of a shine

to Professor Birch now, wouldn't you say?

Yes, I'd say so.

[laughs] The Battle Frontier?

Yeah, there are six battle areas set up in the Kanto region

with a Frontier Brain stationed in each one.

Each time you beat a Frontier Brain

you earn yourself one Frontier Symbol.

And once you've earned six of them

you can find out where the seventh battle area is located.

Hey, I guess that could be fun.

What do you mean could be? It will be.

[EXCITED]

[thinking] Planning his next journey already.

Ash dear, May already told me that she'd like to enter

the Pokémon Contest being held in the Kanto region.

May, that sounds like a fine idea.

It sure does.

Kanto has Pokémon that are rare

to the Hoenn Region.

Catching those rare Pokémon and entering them

in a contest or two could be lots of fun.

[AFFECTIONATE]

I like you too, but..

Entering contests with rare Pokémon?

Now I'm really starting to get excited.

So, May, if that's what you're gonna to do

then you wanna travel with us?

[EXCITED]

Sure, Ash, I'd love to.

[chuckles] We leave first thing tomorrow morning.

- Okay? - Um-hum.

[thinking] What? They're leaving so soon?

I suppose, I shouldn't be surprised anymore.

Hey, you guys, can I come? Please?

Maybe. But only if mom and dad both say it's okay with them.

Aw..

Hey, Max, don't worry about it.

We'll all ask your parents together.

'You will? That'd be awesome. Thanks.'

[thinking] Oh. Ash has such great friends.

Okay, I'm on lunch duty.

Any special requests, speak up now.

- Scrambled eggs, please. - Cheeseburger for me.

I'll have two hot dogs, please.

JESSIE So, the Twerp's and all of their

Twerpy friends are together again. How sweet.

You know what that means.

Not only is Pikachu there, but all their other Pokémon.

And there's nothing I like better then one-stop shopping.

[TEAM ROCKET] It's a bonanza.

A real extravaganza. What a steal!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[PLAYFUL]

Muk, if you want to play that badly

go outside with the other Pokémon.

- 'Deliah?' - Huh.

You sure seem to be deep in thought.

Are you thinking about Ash, about his leaving so quickly?

Oh, no!

It's only natural for a young man to want to start

a new adventure as soon as his last one has finished up.

I believe you told me that, Professor, didn't you?

Hmm. It certainly sounds like me.

[SNORING]

Ah! Ash, this is really your Snorlax?

It seems bigger than life when you see it up close.

Wake up, Snorlax, I came to see you.

[EXCITED]

[WAKING]

[HAPPY]

[HAPPY]

Oh, wow. Come out! You got to see this.

[HAPPY]

Look, guys, say hi to Ash's Snorlax.

[FRIENDLY]

[FRIENDLY]

[HAPPY]

Hey, May, where are Beautifly and Skitty?

Oh, yeah, at my parents house.

For some reason, my mom just fell in love with my Beautifly.

And once Skitty got a feel for my dad's greenhouse, forget it.

So, I left them both there.

I can understand.

[AGREEMENT]

[CURIOUS]

Hey, what's that?

ASH/MAY/MAX Wow.

All my Pokémon.

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

No way! Those are all your Pokémon?

Look at 'em all.

Hey, it's good to see you guys.

[EXCITED]

[EXERTION]

Uh-oh, where'd Ash go?

[WORRIED]

[CONCERNED]

[EXERTION]

MAY/MAX Oh, no!

[WORRIED]

PIKACHU/PHANPY [FRIENDLY]

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

PIKACHU/PHANPY [PLAYFUL]

How cool is that.

Phanpy likes Pikachu's Electric attacks.

Looks like they're all making friends with each other.

[FRIENDLY]

Come on, Tauros, let me down.

[WORRIED]

I'm happy to see you guys too but enough is enough already.

- Stampede! - With Ash.

Quick, Marill, use Water g*n.

[WATER g*n MOVE]

[screams]

[EXERTION]

Huh-oh.

[PLEASED]

Bayleef, thanks a lot.

[HAPPY]

- Good job. - Are you alright, Ash?

Yeah, of course.

My Tauros are about as powerful as I've ever seen 'em.

Ash, Pokémon start to act like their Trainers, you know.

And I know a certain Trainer who's been running wild.

Oh, you do, huh?

- 'Hey, Ash.' - Huh.

I'm in love with every one of your Pokémon.

[HAPPY]

[chuckles] Hey, there you are Squirtle.

[HAPPY]

That's sweet, I think Squirtle really likes you, May.

Hey, Ash, Bulbasaur's been running all over

the place telling everyone you were coming home today.

It's obviously excited to see you.

Wow, that's so cool.

I'm glad to see you too.

[EXCITED]

[HAPPY]

Now, it's time for you to meet the rest of my Pokémon.

[EXERTION]

Everyone, I want you to meet

all my new friends from the Hoenn Region, say, hi.

[FRIENDLY]

Awesome! I can't believe you have so many Pokémon, Ash.

And don't forget about Squirtle and Charizard too.

[HAPPY]

[HAPPY]

JESSIE 'Ahh, this is beyond my wildest dreams.'

Those Twerps have pulled out every last one of their Pokémon.

And when we give them all to the Boss

we'll be awash in executive privileges.

Okay, let's lighten those loser's loads

and pocket all the Pokémon.

What do you say?

Yay!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

JESSIE 'Greetings youngsters.'

It's your lucky day.

You're our next interview for "Pokémon Sunday Showcase."

I love that show.

Me too, I wouldn't miss it if you paid me.

Smart boy, well, then you must know

that I'm the Professor.

And I'm the lying, scheming agent.

So, this week's segment..

"Hometown Trainer Kid Makes Good."

And that would be, Ash Ketchum, from Pallet Town.

Uh, you mean me?

Right, Twerp! Excuse me, I mean Ash.

Sources inside the Beltway tell us you performed incredibly well

reaching Best Eight in the Ever Grande Championships.

Yeah, but it wasn't really all that great.

That's true. It was the best eight.

He didn't win the whole tournament or anything.

[EXCITED]

Cut! The Professor ain't happy with the camera angle

and now wants to change it up, okay?

Uh, okay.

Right! Here's the deal.

Why don't we get a shot of all

the kid's buddies with the Pokémon too.

[AGREEMENT]

Shhh.

Really, does that mean

that we're all gonna be on television?

Hope there's a good hair and make-up department.

Me too. And I can't go on the air wearing this, no way.

You look fine.

Now just step back and everyone say cheese.

ASH/MAX/MAY/MISTY/TRACEY Cheese!

[all scream]

[EXERTION]

[SHOCKED]

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt, now.

[AGREEMENT]/[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Thunderbolt didn't do anything.

What's going on here?

Prepare for trouble you might as well quit.

Make it double, you're in a pit.

And evil as old as the galaxy.

Sent here to fulfill our destiny.

Don't forget me.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

- Jessie. - James.

And, my name is Meowth.

JESSIE Wherever there's peace in the universe..

- Team Rocket.. - Will be there.

To make everything worse.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH/MISTY/MAX/MAY/TRACEY Team Rocket!

I can see you three haven't changed a bit.

That's not true at all.

You didn't notice? The Motto?

Grovyle, use Leaf Blade to cut through that net.

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

Alright!

[gasps] That worked?

Maybe they sent us the wrong net?

Excuse me!

You were supposed to get a net

resistant to all types of attacks.

Yeah, but since we usually get hit only with electric ones

I thought you'd be happy to save a little dough.

- 'Team Rocket.' - Huh.

Maybe you fooled us this time.

But you never will again.

So, leave us alone.

So big and strong.

Has somebody been dipping into their Pokéblock supply?

- Okay Meowth, time for plan B. - Got it.

What is it now?

[SURPRISED]

[laughing]

MEOWTH With the money we saved on that net

we invested in this little baby

which we call our "Sucker for Punishment."

- Power up. - Suction.

Go!

[STRUGGLING]

Hang on tight.

We're not gonna to let 'em beat us now.

[EXERTION]

Bulbasaur, Vine Whip, go.

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

[WORRIED]

Way to go, good job.

SQUIRTLE [SCARED]

Don't be scared, Squirtle.

I promise, I'll take good care of you.

[RELIEVED]

What's wrong with this machine?

Turn it up. I want to see flying Twerps, Meowth.

Roger that.

No you don't. Snorlax, use Tackle now.

[TACKLE MOVE]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [screaming]

- Well, that didn't work. - Next plan, Meowth?

Grab Pikachu and call it a day.

Seviper, let's go.

Go, Cacnea.

[READY]

[READY]

[gasps] Must you keep holding on to these bad habits?

Since we've all agreed to be

new and improved then that means you too.

Oh, no, it's Team Rocket.

Yes, indeed.

I should have known when I heard the ruckus.

Here we go again.

You seem awfully calm about this.

Let's give them some help.

What? Excuse me?

Professor, it's okay.

I think if we just leave it to the children

they'll be alright.

Go Seviper, use your Poison Tail.

[POISON TAIL MOVE]

Bulbasaur, Vine Whip, now!

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

[PAINED]

Bullseye!

[PROUD]

[PLEASED]

Go Cacnea, Pin m*ssile.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

Now Bulbasaur, use Petal Dance.

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

[PAINED]

[PROUD]

JESSIE 'You think that was good? Watch this.'

- Seviper, Bite Attack. - Cacnea, Needle Arm, now!

Bulbasaur, Solarbeam, let's go.

[SOLARBEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Make a run for it?

Great minds think alike.

JAMES/JESSIE/MEOWTH [humming]

Hold it!

These grounds are an important habitat to the Pokémon.

You won't get away with coming here and messing it up.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Oh, sorry.

- Marill! - Azurill!

- Use, Water g*n! - Use, Water g*n!

[WATER g*n MOVE]

[all screaming]

JESSIE Stop! My clothes are all wet.

Combusken! Let's dry them off.

[ATTACK]

JAMES Stop! We're clean and dry now.

Pikachu, we're gonna to have to charge 'em for this.

[ATTACK]

MEOWTH I knew it was too good to be true.

This couldn't have gone worse.

You're right, our clothes are all dirty again.

Quit complaining. At least yous got clothes.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Team Rocket's blasting off again.

WOBBUFFET [AGREEMENT]

There they go.

MISTY/MAY/MAX/TRACEY We did it.

[EXCITED]

- See? Everything's just fine. - Mm-hm.

Well, goes to show you moms are always right.

TRACEY 'Alright g*ng, back in your Poké ba*ls'

[CONFUSED]

[UPSET]/[CRYING]

Please don't cry, Squirtle.

I only want you to go back into your ball.

[CRYING]

Oh, wow!

Okay, don't be scared.

[UPSET]

- Now, what do I do? - Not a thing.

It looks to me like Squirtle has

chosen it's new Trainer all by itself.

ASH/MAY/TRACEY/MAX/MISTY Huh.

Really?

Wow, Squirtle you picked me?

And when that happens, there's really no choice, is there?

No, there's not.

What do you think? Does that sound good to you, May?

Yes! That sounds really good.

So, Squirtle, starting today you're gonna be part of my team.

[HAPPY]

- Wow, that's really cool, May. - Yeah!

By the way, would you like to leave your

Bulbasaur here with me?

Yeah, I'm sure with Ash's Bulbasaur living here

not only will it learn a lot, it'll have fun too.

No, doubt, I'm certain that

Bulbasaur will feel more than welcome here.

And besides that

Ash's Glalie and Torkoal will be joining us too.

Things are going to get lively around here.

You bet!

Now, Professor Birch and I

have something to give the both of you

to celebrate your new journey.

'Oh, wow!'

Awesome, a new Pokédex.

ASH/MAY Thank you so much.

Of course, and you'll even find information

on newly discovered Pokémon as well.

Professors, could I have one too, please?

- Hey, Max? - Huh.

I've got something for your journey too.

- You do? - Yep.

I've downloaded all of the Battle Frontier data

into your Pokénav.

- Wow, you're the best, Tracey. - I don't know about that.

Let's find the closest battle area to where we are.

'he Battle Factory!'

'And it's right near Cerulean City.'

It is, really?

Hey, then we can all travel together for a while.

Great! That sounds good to me, Ash.

Cool, you were going to go back

tomorrow anyway, weren't you, Misty?

Yeah, I'm starting to get a little bit

worried about the Gym.

This calls for a poem.

"Bittersweet. As traveling Trainers part ways."

So, what do you think of that little ditty?

It wasn't bad at all

but you forgot to put in the name of a Pokémon.

How about..

"When friends go on their journey they bring along, who?

Pikachu, that's who, Pikachu!"

When it comes to Pokémon poetry, you're still number one.

You've brought out the real meaning

of what a brand new journey should be.

Well, I do my best, Birch.

Don't forget now.

You've all got goals, so work hard to achieve them.

MISTY/ASH/MAY/MAX Right, we will, Professor.

[AGREEMENT]

Okay, mom. We're going to head out now.

Okay, you'll all take care of Ash, right?

MAX/MAY/MISTY Yeah!

I've done a pretty good job so far, right?

[HAPPY]

[thinking] It's nice having Ash home with me.

But I know he's a Pokémon Trainer with boundless spirit

and there's always the next visit to look forward to.

Huh?

[HAPPY]

Phanpy?

[EXCITED]

Hey, did you come all that way from the lab by yourself?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Bet ya I know why. You wanna come with us, don't you?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Well, let me see.

Just kidding, of course you can come.

[EXCITED]

I guess it's all set.

I'll tell Professor Oak, I'm sure he'll be thrilled.

Okay, thanks mom. We better get going now.

MAX/MAY/MISTY Thanks again. Bye.

Be safe, kids.

[HAPPY]

Well, guys, let's get going.

MAX/MISTY/MAY Yeah!

PIKACHU/PHANPY [EXCITED]

[thinking] Ash has really turned into quite a young man.

Good luck, sweetheart.

NARRATOR Our heroes hit the road once again with Ash's sights

on victory in the Battle Frontier

and May dreaming of her

entrying into the Kanto Grand Festival.

Lost in thought, thinking of exciting things to come.

BROCK 'Forgetting someone?'

ASH/MAY/MAX/MISTY Huh?

Now, what's a journey without me?

ASH/MISTY/MAY/MAX Hey, Brock.

PIKACHU/PHANPY [EXCITED]

NARRATOR The g*ng's all here, and this brand new journey of theirs

filled with hopes and dreams, has now begun.

There's no telling what amazing adventures

and awe-inspiring Pokémon await them in their travels.

Make sure you stay tuned to find out.

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪