09x38 - Aipom and Circumstance!

[bunniefuu]

[EXERTION]

NARRATOR Traveling toward Fennel Valley

where Brandon and the Battle Pyramid are now located

can give heroes and Pokémon alike quite an appetite.

Ash, nobody's going to steal it from you

so why don't you just take your time?

That's weird. Hey, where did Aipom go?

[PLEASED]

Aww, isn't that sweet. It's like a crown of flowers.

[DELIGHTED]

♪ 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 "Aipom and Circumstance."

Ah, man that was sure good!

So how about a little training Pikachu?

PIKACHU [EAGER]

AIPOM [JEALOUS]

Ah!

[groaning]

Hey, stop! Aipom!

That's mine.

What a pain!

[ANGRY]

[MISCHIEVOUS]

Come back!

Aipom sure is good at making a fool out of Ash.

A real expert.

This has gone on far enough!

Keep an eye on the Pokémon, okay?

- Hmm! - Hmm!

That Aipom's too quick!

Sure if you're trying to catch it.

- Huh, Ash, over there! - Huh!

I wonder what's going on.

Wow, you really don't know?

We're going to pick this year's King.

- King? - For what?

A king to rule our village. I'm Hank.

- Hi, I'm Ash. - And I'm Brock.

You're choosing a real King?

We call it King.

But it's more like a chief who we elect to decide

all our village issues for the upcoming year.

Wow! So how is that done?

[gong ringing]

Hear ye, hear ye!

This year's crowning ritual will now commence.

The one who can take hold of this crown

and still have hold of it when the gong rings at sundown

'will then be recognized as this year's King.'

[cheering]

It must be quite an honor to be King.

Well, of course. Everyone adores you.

- Yeah? Girls too? - 'Especially girls.'

No kidding?

- My King. - My King.

No, mine.

- Our King. - Our King.

My loyal subjects, I implore you.

Draw as near as you possibly can.

Ah! Oh!

Hank, are you going for this too?

Of course, Ash.

It's been my dream to become King.

But still, no matter how much you want it

getting it is not easy.

Well speak for yourself!

- Me, me, pick me! Pick me! - But you don't even live here.

- Brock? - 'No matter!'

Anyone may take part in this most royal selection!

Yes! I'm going to be the king.

- I'm going to get the ladies! - Hm, can't wait.

[SHEEPISH]

Egads, get a load of the haughty headband.

[laughing]

The crowning touch for Miss Team Rocket.

Better still, the crowning touch for the royal boss.

JESSIE/ JAMES Hmm!

MEOWTH Think of it. He could dump Team Rocket

and rule this village roost instead.

- Are you nuts? - One more time with brains!

Where was I? Right!

Picture the Boss snoozing in his royal bed.

- Hmm! - Ah!

MEOWTH Instead of those pitiful peasant night caps

that crown is mounted on his mighty melon.

JAMES Watch for sharp edges.

MEOWTH And who needs a stupid sink to wash your face

when a crown works even better?

JAMES Someone who won't mind a royal flood.

MEOWTH Ruling or playing, nothing says

loving like a boss and his crown.

JAMES Oh, I could think of a few things.

MEOWTH Yeah? Well guess what he'll say then!

"Words cannot express my gratitude to Meowth

and his friends for this crown but dough does."

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH This is the big one. Time to be rich now.

We'll be the coolest. You've ever seen. How fun!

Those villagers can rule with an iron fist instead.

- It's a royal crown coup! - Woo-hoo!

JESSIE/MEOWTH/JAMES We'll be the coolest, You've ever seen. How fun!

ZUES 'Those of you whose desire to become King'

burns within your very soul come forth, and fight for it!

[screaming]

We must hurry!

Oh, for the ladies!

Stop!

[groaning]

You okay?

[CONCERNED]

Another year and no success.

I've only just begun to fight!

Wait for me lovely lasses!

Long distance crown catching.

[INTRIGUED]

That's the Twerp cap.

So, nothing royal about this Twerp trash.

It's to the moon for you!

Ah!

My hat's sure been getting around.

- Hey, look up there! - Oh, it's an Aipom!

[DELIGHTED]

What happens if the gong sounds at sunset

and that Aipom still has possession of our crown?

It matters not who has it!

And yes, that includes that Aipom as well.

The one at the end with the crown is King!

- That's awful! - Now what?

We've got to get the crown from Aipom quick.

[screaming]

[MISCHIEVOUS]

Cut the monkey business and give back that crown!

Bully!

[INTENT]

Aipom!

With our crown by the tail.

[MISCHIEVOUS]

Now what in the world are you going to do with that?

[MISCHIEVOUS]

Oh, man, I get a great chance

to meet lots of girls and now this.

That Aipom is going to become King.

For the next year all of our important decisions

are going to be made by a Pokémon!

Man, that's bad!

It's me, Ash! Come here, please?

[HOPEFUL]

[INDIGNANT]

[INTENT]

Aipom, stop!

Pikachu, you got to catch up with Aipom!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[panting]

That Aipom must be caught!

I don't want an Aipom for a King.

- I'll be King! - No, I want to be King!

[PLEASED]

[FRUSTRATED]

[FRUSTRATED]

[CONCERNED]

[STRUGGLING]

[CONCERNED]

[DISTRESSED]

[DISORIENTED]

There's that Aipom with our crown!

[INTIMIDATED]

- Stop! - Over there!

[WORRIED]

[INTENT]

Guys, where are we? Huh!

Looks like chasing after Aipom's gotten us good and lost.

MAN 'Over there, it's Aipom!'

- Huh! - Huh!

'Let's chase it to the north cliff!'

- Which way is north? - It's got to be, uh, that way!

Ah! It's that way!

- It's that way! - Wait, I can help you.

Nosepass, I choose you!

[CONFIDENT]

Wow, a Nosepass!

POKEDEX 'Nosepass, the Compass Pokémon.'

Its nose can point to the north like a compass needle.

Travelers can use Nosepass to check directions.

Hey, that's great.

Nosepass can tell us which direction we're going.

Nosepass, which way is north?

[EXERTION]

- It's that way! - Let's hit it!

Right!

ASH/BROCK Huh!

MAY/MAX Huh!

Now where have you been? We've looked everywhere for you.

Listen guys, if we don't do something soon

Aipom is going to become King.

MAY/MAX Aipom's going to be King?

[WORRIED]

MAN 'Stop!'

[screaming]

[SCARED]

[CONCERNED]

[URGENT]

[INTENT]

[URGENT]

[RELIEVED]

[STRUGGLING]

[INTENT]

We lost them!

Hmm!

[ANXIOUS]

[SURPRISED]

[INTENT]

[RELIEVED]

Aipom! Pikachu!

You're both okay. Man was I worried.

[RELIEVED]

[RELIEVED]

The sun's going down.

'There's no time to waste.'

Here we go!

[DISTRESSED]

[grunting]

Man, this thing's wedged on good and tight.

[DISTRAUGHT]

It'll be okay. I'll be right here, Aipom.

If they make you become their King

I'll just hang out with you till the whole year's done.

But wait, we're really close to the Battle Pyramid.

Yeah, what about your rematch with Brandon, Ash?

Too bad. Hey, think about it.

We can't just go and leave one of the family behind, can we?

[TOUCHED]

[INTENT]

Ah! Ah!

Quick Pikachu, Thunderbolt, now!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[PAINED]

[ANGRY]

What's that thing?

Prepare for trouble. It's not a thing.

It's a machine built for a King.

An evil as old as the galaxy.

Sent here to fulfill our destiny.

With Meowth, hey, that's me!

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

Hey, hey, hey, Jessie!

Ha, ha, ha, James!

h*, h*! Meowth's the name!

Wherever there's peace in the universe..

- Team Rocket.. - Is there..

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH ...to make everything worse!

[EMPHATIC]

[EMPHATIC]

Team Rocket!

You royal rubes don't need a crown.

But we do. Grab the gold, Meowth.

Certainly, get a load of my royal remote

and get ready for my turbo Fearow flock!

You guys go and decrown that Aipom!

[SCARED]

Aipom!

[INTENT]

Pikachu, Thunderbolt!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

I see "Blast off" in those beady little eyes.

Hey, save it for another cartoon show.

[EXERTION]

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Pikachu can't reach them up there.

Oh, yeah? We'll see about that.

Okay, Swellow, I choose you!

[CONFIDENT]

You got to go and knock all those Fearow out of the sky.

Let's go!

[DETERMINED]

[ATTACKING]

Alright!

JESSIE/JAMES Nuh-uh!

Hmm! Check this out!

[HOSTILE]

[ALARMED]

[AGGRESSIVE]

[ATTACKING]

[PAINED]

[ATTACKING]

[INTENT]

[PAINED]

[ATTACKING]

[DETERMINED]

[AGGRESSIVE]

That won't work!

Swellow, return!

- Man! - Excuse me?

Sorry if I don't know what I'm saying.

By any chance can Aipom use Double Team?

I think Aipom can.

Huh! What for?

By using Double Team you confuse the enemy.

Yeah, that's a great idea!

Yeah. Hey, I was just about to think of that too.

Aipom, use Double Team, now!

[DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

One was annoying enough.

Drat, now what are the odds of copping the correct crown?

Relax! We'll just use the Fearow flock to smoke them out.

[HOSTILE]

[ALARMED]

ASH 'Oh, no!'

[STRUGGLING]

They're going to carry away poor Aipom.

Come on, Ash, try something else!

Soon as I think of something better I'll do it!

Excuse me.

We might be able to disrupt their remote

with Nosepass's magnetic waves.

- That's it! - Thanks! Let's give it a try.

Nosepass, Thunder Wave!

[THUNDER WAVE MOVE]

[DISTRESSED]

Ah!

[DAZED]

Come on, it's a remote!

Millions use them every day.

May I remind you it's not like we're not watching reruns.

Ah! Huh! Okay!

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt! Aipom, use Swift!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[SWIFT MOVE]

[screaming]

[expl*si*n]

How can I be a queen without a crown?

I know they're small but they're the best I've got.

Sorry, only a pinhead could wear these.

Ah! How could you do such a thing?

Easy, this queen's a royal pain.

JESSIE/JAMES/ MEOWTH We're blasting off again!

Sundown approaches soon.

I guess Aipom's going to become our King.

- No way! - Max, what can we do?

Aipom.. Ah!

If we could get the crown off, but how?

Hey, you guys! You got to help me pull!

Just hang on Aipom. And pull.

MAX/MAY/BROCK/HANK And pull, and pull.

And pull!

[DISTRESSED]

It's stuck! It's not going to work.

Looks like I'm going to be hanging around here

with Aipom for the next year.

- I guess. - Excuse me.

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX Huh!

I think I have another idea.

A Belue Berry. Have Aipom eat it now!

- Huh! - What do you think, Ash?

Aipom, you got to eat this.

And hurry up.

[CONFUSED]

[DISTRESSED]

ASH/MAY/BROCK Huh!

- Looks like it's pretty sour. - Ah!

[grunts]

Ah! There! It's off! No more crown!

Everything's going to be fine!

[AFFECTIONATE]

But please stop doing crazy stuff.

[RELIEVED]

MAY/BROCK/ASH/HANK Huh!

Ah!

- Hmm! - Huh!

Sundown!

Well done!

And now you are this year's King.

Huh!

Your village is counting on you.

Huh!

Huh!

Me? The King? Are you sure?

Hey, you'll be fine. Look at all you've done!

That's right, you were the one who came up with all those ideas

that got us out of trouble.

Yeah, you'll be great!

Max's right. Dreams come true.

[EMPHATIC]

Yeah, my dream finally did come true.

I promise I won't let you down.

Thank you so much, I accept.

[cheering]

Okay, now! Pikachu, time to make our dreams come true!

[EAGER]

NARRATOR Although the sun is just going down

on a most unusual adventure for our heroes

it's just coming up on the journey to Fennel Valley

and the Battle Pyramid, so stay tuned!

♪ Yo Pokémon Masters your heart beats faster ♪

♪ Training for the top 'cause you know you can't stop ♪

♪ Your training kicks now Pokémon Pow wow ♪

♪ The power of a master all before you will bow ♪

♪ But don't let it get to your head young Trainer ♪

♪ The road is long and filled with danger ♪

♪ Everyone says they deserve to be number one ♪

♪ But who can top you ♪ ♪ The answer is none ♪

♪ Because they've never seen an expert like you ♪

♪ One who knows the difference between Mewtwo and Mew ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you the type Pikachu ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you which Pokémon's new ♪

♪ First you kick it in Kanto ♪

♪ Then you head to Johto ♪♪