09x29 - New Plot, Odd Lot!

[bunniefuu]

Nurse Joy.

I've completed all your Pokémon check-ups

'and I'm happy to report'

'everyone is in picture perfect health.'

Thank you, that's great.

How does a contest sound, guys?

Oh, my. It's sounds like you'll all want to compete.

Right, I'm going for my fifth ribbon

so this one's the big one.

And, it's your last chance as well.

What do you mean?

You do know the Grand Festival is next month.

That makes the Mulberry City Contest the last one before it.

[screams]

NARRATOR A shocking revelation as May prepares to enter

the Mulberry City Pokémon Contest.

Will she emerge victorious from her last chance

to qualify for the Grand Festival?

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ It's a battle win or lose ♪

♪ It's the friends you make ♪

♪ It's the road you choose ♪

♪ You've got the right stuff ♪

♪ So make your mind up ♪

♪ Find the courage inside of you ♪

♪ If you're strong you'll survive ♪

♪ And you'll keep your dream alive ♪

♪ It's the Battle Frontier ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Be the best you can be ♪

♪ And find your destiny ♪

♪ It's the master plan ♪

♪ The power's in your hand ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "New Plot, Odd Lot."

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

[sighs]

- Talk about pressure. - What's wrong with you, May?

I guess, I'm not sure I'm ready for all of this.

Drew's going to t*rture me forever if I lose.

You're not doin' all this for Drew, right?

Max, of course, I'm not.

But I'm sure, Drew has five ribbons by now.

I just know it from the snooty way he was acting

at the Chrysanthemum Contest.

I can't lose.

Then time for some trainin'.

And I'm happy to be your trainin' partner.

[EAGER]

- Thanks, Ash. - Huh?

You look scared, what's wrong?

HARLEY 'Peekaboo.'

I see you.

[screams]

MAY 'Harley?'

In the flesh, and how is my little May

and her brood of boy toys, huh?

"Brood of boy toys?"

Let's ignore him.

I think that's easier said than done.

What? I heard that.

I'm warning you, Harley.

Only one person's going to win today

and get to the Grand Festival, and that's me.

Hmm. Dream on, hon.

Though you're cute when you're mad.

Huh?

Uh, Harley. Is this yours?

Oopsie. It is.

- Augh! - 'Wow!'

Oh, dear. I'm such a klutz.

Now, you know, I've already won my five gorgeous ribbons

now, haven't I? No need for me to compete.

Of course, you have to.

He's so weird.

But when it comes to thoughtful things to say

our man Harley's the king.

You are so annoying.

I love you too, sweetie, and I can't wait to see you lose.

Ta-ta. Read 'em and weep, little girl.

I can't stand that guy. Augh!

Come on, you wanna train?

Right behind you.

Wow. I've never seen May so psyched.

- Harley's good for something. - Huh?

Thanks to Harley, May forgot all about the last chance thing.

So it turns out he showed up at just the perfect time.

Combusken, Fire Spin.

COMBUSKEN/PIKACHU [FIRE SPIN MOVE]/[EXERTION]

ASH Pikachu, use Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Little does Harley realize he really lit a fire under May

bagging that he won five ribbons before her.

Uh, this ought to be something to see.

'When May gets intense like this, look out.'

Man, you're right, Brock. Nothing's gonna stop her.

I speak from experience.

[EXERTION]

Just keep staying focused.

The Pokémon Contest is all you're thinkin' about.

If you trust your Pokémon, then they'll trust you

and you'll all have a good time.

That's good advice. Thanks.

JESSIE 'Presenting your top Coordinator.'

Taking no prisoners and dressed for success.

Champion Jessebella.

Jeepers! Look at our money.

I liquidated my bottle cap collection

so you could look like a popsicle?

[AGREEMENT]

Oh, you're just jealous because you can't dress up like this.

I'm winning this time. I've got a secret weapon.

Your glasses?

h*, h*.

- Meowth? - Yeah?

I want you for comic relief.

And now, presenting our next contestant, Jessebella.

♪ Yaadi yaadi yaadi ♪

♪ Yaadi yaadi yaadi ♪♪

It's hot.

- How hot is it? - How hot is it?

It's so hot that when you try and pick Wurmple off of a tree

you gotta use potholders.

[cheering]

Can you believe it?

We've got a talking Pokémon comedian in our contest

and it's a big hit.

That's humorous.

Not to mention "Remarkable."

Yes, and original as well.

Yes. Success.

Stop tape!

Ugh. What are you doing?

This Pokémon does moves, not jokes.

You'll ruin my costume.

HARLEY We can't have that.

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES Huh.

Hey, it's the contest thing.

Well, I'll be, though it makes sense, who would've guessed

that Jessebella the loser would be a member

of Team Rocket, the losers?

You wanna lose your teeth?

Now, hon, I'm a big Jessebella fan.

Huh? Oh, how nice.

[chuckles]

Meowth, prepare for trouble.

I'd rather blast off than see this.

You have such style, still you lose

every single contest you enter.

But now that we've had our little tete-a-tete

I want to help you out of your malaise.

I know. I'll give you my Pokémon on loan.

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES Huh?

Don't have a conniption.

My Pokémon are A- . Lookie.

'They got me my five ribbons.'

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES Wow!

Allow me to bend to your every whim.

You get out there looking fabulous

with my gorgeous Pokémon, and you're a shoe in.

There's just one teensy problem.

Trouble in paradise?

That annoying thimble-sized May.

Unless we stop that vixen in her tiny tracks, we're toast points.

- Dry and burnt to a crisp. - Hmm.

Points taken.

- That Twerpette is such a pain. - Hold on.

What could account for you harboring

all that Twerpish malice?

Bitter memories, that's what.

HARLEY 'Goodie. Octillery shaped snackies for lunch again.'

SCHOOL KIDS It's time to eat.

HARLEY Listen to them.

Lunchtime was supposed to be my happy time.

The time when the pressures of school

and all of those obnoxious kiddie-poos

could roll off my back ever so briefly.

As always, I had saved one final

scrumptious snackie for last.

Now, it's your turn.

Guess you're not hungry anymore.

I'll eat it for you, okay?

Uh-huh?

There. The snackies all gone.

Aren't I good?

[whimpering]

[sobbing]

That sneaky little stink.

Stole my snackie.

The girl gets it.

And that girl looked exactly like May.

Now, when I see her

it's like I'm in school all over again

and I have to make her life as miserable as possible.

I thought Jessie had issues.

Oh, I know just how you feel.

The snackie you save for the last is always the best one.

You do understand.

Now, perhaps, with a friend like you, I can finally heal.

I wouldn't hold my breath.

One shell with two nuts.

[BAFFLED]

No mumbling. We need your help, not opinions.

Go, my fab Cacturne.

Also, go, my buddy Banette.

CACTURNE/BANETTE [EXERTION]

I want you to meet Jessebella

who you're going to help win

the Contest Ribbon away from that bad May.

CACTURNE/BANETTE [CURIOUS]/[AGREEMENT]

A pleasure.

[IN LOVE]

Huh?

[screaming]

Zowie. They're like twins.

Must be the green jeans.

Not to be rude, but is this necessary?

Of course it is.

Obviously, you and I are soul mates

since it appears Cacturne has fallen

in love with you at first sight.

Now you be a sweetheart to her too, Banette darling.

[FRIENDLY]

Honey, there's not a moment to lose.

Time is short and the stakes are high.

Listen up, and I'll tell you my secret strategy

for contest wins.

You give your Pokémon praise

and they'll praise you right back.

Hold onto your dress.

LILLIAN Wow, what a crowd.

I wanna welcome you all to the Mulberry City Pokémon Contest.

Things are going to heat up around here pretty darn quickly

so let's start with a big round of applause for yourselves.

[applause]

Wow. This place is filled to the top.

[AMAZED]

[chuckling]

You all know we're just one contest away

from the Grand Festival.

And that means for those Coordinators

with only four ribbons, this moment is do or die.

So since we're all pumped up

let's get this show on the road.

And now, presenting our judges three.

A pleasure to be here.

Yes, remarkable.

A privilege and an honor.

You know it's always so comforting to see those

three familiar faces making all those calls.

And here's what our contestants are competing for.

This.

'The beautiful Mulberry ribbon.'

Huh..

So I guess I'll be waiting for you at the Grand Festival.

I've already won my five gorgeous ribbons

now, haven't I?

- 'Hello, young lady.' - Huh?

Nice to see you.

Oh, hello.

I know, you're Jessebella, aren't you?

Good luck today.

I never shake hands with the competition.

But I wanted you to know that I'm winning.

Well, we'll just see about that.

I'm one ribbon short for the Grand Festival.

TRAINER A/TRAINER B Huh?

[grunting]

Oh, my, my, my. You can slice the air with a knife.

I know what this is.

They only have four ribbons too.

[thinking] That means we're all in the same boat.

I'm taking Ash's advice.

Trust my Pokémon and have a good time.

Hmm?

[exhaling]

[giggles]

Now, what is so funny?

[giggling]

LILLIAN The heat is on, the tension is mounting

and this Pokémon Contest is really starting to rock.

'It's time for round one where contestants show off'

the chemistry between themselves and their Pokémon.

Everyone strapped into their seats?

- So then, let's get busy. - Yay!

[WATER g*n MOVE]

Go, Koffing.

[CONTENT]

[CONTENT]

[ATTACK]

[ATTACK]

[FLYING]

[CONTENT]

There are a lot of strong Pokémon here tonight

with some awesome moves.

That's gotta be because we're so close

to the Grand Festival right now.

[AGREEMENT]

I hope May can hang in there.

Presenting our next Coordinator. Give a welcome to Jessebella.

Greetings. What a thrill.

You'd best prepare yourselves

cause when Jessebella takes the stage

it's like a kiss. Mwah.

And now, Cacturne. Let's go.

[APPEARING]

Needle Arm.

[NEEDLE ARM MOVE]

Now Cut.

[CUT MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[cheering]

Wow. A combination of Needle Arm and Cut. A new twist.

'This unexpected move's got the crowd going wild.'

- She's good. - Cool stuff.

[IMPRESSED]

Those kinda combinations

always make the crowd go crazy.

That looks like Harley's Cacturne.

Great, just like the old man.

Those two will be tough to beat.

The crowd's cheering is just as impressive as they are.

You great people are nice and loud.

[chuckles]

Leave it to my brother in strangely skewed solidarity.

You rule, Harley.

Now, Cacturne. Cotton Spore.

[COTTON SPORE MOVE]

LILLIAN And that Cotton Spore treats us

to a dream-like shower of beauty.

b*llet Seed.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

LILLIAN 'Another incredible combination.'

'Those Cotton Spore puffs are sparkling'

'as they fall all around Cacturne.'

Huh..

That move was made for contests.

It's a great way to show off a Grass-type, alright.

I'll say one thing.

That Coordinator knows what she's doing.

LILLIAN Okay, folks, it's time to see

what our judges thought of that performance.

I thought it was brilliant.

A show I won't forget for a long, very long time to come.

Just remarkable.

It shows the enormous effort and passion

she's obviously put into raising her Pokémon.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Thank you. Kiss, kiss.

Bravo. Molto bien.

And now, it's time for our next contestant.

'So bring her on.'

- Okay, here we go. - Hey, May.

Stay nice and relaxed.

[ENCOURAGING]

She's here. Let's get going.

Combusken.

It's time to take the stage. Oh.

- Ah! - What happened?

She must be really scared.

The pressure to win this last contest must be huge.

It's understandable in a big event like this.

[chuckles]

Oops. She faw down.

Hmph.

[groans]

Oh, dear, are you alright?

I hope we didn't polish the stage floor too much.

No, I'm just fine. I'm ready to go.

After her Pokémon comes out.

Roger.

See?

We're armed and dangerous.

Combusken. One more time.

Take the stage.

[APPEARING]

Use Mega Kick.

[MEGA KICK MOVE]

[SURPRISED]/[PAINED]

Not again. Is your Combusken alright?

[CONFUSED]

[NOTICING]/[CONTENT]

Pikachu, what's up?

[POINTING]

Oh.

Ash?

Something's not right. Hold on.

Now, Sky Uppercut.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]/[SHOCKED]

- Ah! - There seems to be a problem.

May's timing with Combusken is off.

Huh? Team Rocket.

- Who spilled the beans, Twerp? - I see.

You guys have been messing with May using Ariados' webs.

Pikachu, cut through Ariados' web using Quick Attack, now.

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

Time to spill Pikachu's beans.

[WEB MOVE]

PIKACHU [STARTLED]/[STRUGGLING]

Pikachu.

Fire Spin, let's go.

[thinking] And please let it be right this time.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

LILLIAN Combusken's spinning faster and faster

and that Fire Spin's starting to spread out.

- It's workin'. - No slip ups.

- Hmm. - Oh, no.

You two in the belfry. What're you doing?

LILLIAN 'We seem to be witnessing a new spin on Fire Spin.'

- 'Unbelievable.' - But how?

- Wow. - Remarkable.

It looks like Combusken's controlling the fire.

Incredible.

What? Why that sneaky little.. Huh?

Now, hear this. My pretty webs are flaming.

What's that got to do with this?

Ariados. Get Pikachu double time.

ARIADOS [CRAWLING]

What? You're not gettin' Pikachu, no way.

[ATTACK]

Huh? Huh?

- Oh. - Huh?

Hold still. Do you want to be flaming too?

[grunts] Huh?

[PLEASED]

You Twerps have lit your last fire.

- Yaa! - Pikachu. Iron Tail, now.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[screams]

Huh?

[screaming]

Hey, May. Everything's fine.

Give 'em your best.

LILLIAN 'It takes a fierce Fire-type Pokémon'

'to demonstrate this kind of total fire control.'

Combusken, Sky Uppercut.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

What a sight. Combusken shot straight out of those flames.

Hot stuff. Get it?

Yeah. And May just might get first prize.

Oh, can't stand this. Oh-oh.

May's finally back to her old tricks.

Let's finish this off with Mega Kick now.

[MEGA KICK MOVE]

Wow. Would you look at that awesome aerial Mega Kick?

- 'Perfect.' - Aah! Yes.

[PROUD]

[cheering]

Combusken, you were great out there.

[HAPPY]

Alright, judges, what'd you think?

Honestly, I was a bit nervous at the outset

but Combusken was excellent.

Its speed and power are amazing to behold.

Yes, remarkable.

And May's recovery, a sight to see.

Thanks so much.

Hmm..

[sighs]

This round was so hard.

Combusken didn't need to go through this.

How will I make it to the second round?

Well, now, what have we here?

Looks like Ariados' antics are weaving webs in May's mind.

- Hey, May. - Huh?

I know, Ash.

I messed up today.

Wrong. You didn't mess up.

This was all 'cause of Team Rocket.

Team Rocket?

Uh. Big problem.

It's time for the first round results.

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY/TRAINERS Huh?

Here we go.

These are the eight contestants

that will be moving on to round two. Look.

[chuckles]

What? She made it?

Guess it had to be.

- Wow, I did it. - You deserve it.

You really turned it around, May.

Next round will be great.

Team Rocket won't be a problem any more.

We'll keep an eye on those three.

Thanks to you guys.

I am gonna be in round two

and I'm winning it for my friends.

[sobbing]

My poor Ariados is all crisp.

We're going to the Pokémon Center ASAP.

Hee hee hee.

You lousy losers are so laughably lame

you let that other loser win.

- No one's perfect. - Even us.

You see, they always do things like this

and ruin my happy time.

Happy? We don't need "Happy."

We need absolutely ruthless!

Capiche?

MEOWTH/JAMES Huh?

[screams]

He's persuasive.

We'll just have to eliminate those troublesome Twerps

once and for all.

Really?

Got a plan?

All in good time.

And then it will be Jessebella, the Coordinator Uno.

NARRATOR What in the name of underhandedness

does Jessie have in mind to make sure

she is victorious in round two while May suffers defeat?

In order to find the answers

I would strongly suggest taking the following advice.

JESSIE Stay tuned.

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