12x09 - Hold the Phione!

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NARRATOR: Their boat tripcomplete and all reunited,

our heroes arrive in thebustle of Chocovine Town,

site of Dawn'snext Pokémon Contest!

ASH:Awesome! This place's packed!

PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

DAWN: It's busy, all right.

PIPLUP: [AGREEING]

MAN: So how about a Phionecell phone strap for good luck?

DAWN, PIPLUP:[CURIOUS] [CURIOUS]

MAN: We've got yourPhione dolls here;

your Phione candy here.You name it and we've got it!

DAWN: These Phionedolls are just adorable!

MAN: Ma'am, you've gotgood taste! And look!

MAN:Now there's the real article!

ASH, BROCK: Wow.

Sometimes it's hard to know,

Which way you'resupposed to go.

But deep inside,you know you're strong.

If you follow your heart,you can't be wrong.

Stand up!(Stand up!)

For what is right.

Be brave!

Get ready to fight.

Hold on!(Hold on!)

We're friends for life.

And if we come,

together as one,

Complete the quest,that we've begun,

We will win the battle!

Galactic Battles!Pokémon!

[CHEERING]

BROCK: Chocovine Town'sone of the few places

Phione can be seen,since they're such rare Pokémon.

ASH: Well,I've never seen one before!

PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

PIPLUP: [IMPRESSED]

POKEDEX:Phione. The Sea Drifter Pokémon.

Phione lives in warm oceans.

It inflates theflotation sac on its head

allowing it to float onthe waves and look for food.

MAN:So, are you fine young people

going to enterthe Pokémon Contest?

DAWN: I am!

Once I show them what I'mmade of, that ribbon's mine!

ASH: Having Gym Battlesis what I'm into!

After we leave here

we're heading tothe Snowpoint City Gym!

MAN: Well then,you'll all want to make sure

you take in alittle Phione watching.

ASH, DAWN:Phione watching, what's that?

MAN: I see. There's anold saying in Chocovine Town:

"Good luck smiles down onthose who spot the Phione."

And you've cometo the right place!

MAN: Actually,this is the only time of year

when it's possibleto spot a Phione!

Year after year, this townswarms with sightseers,

all hoping to catch a glimpse.

PHIONE X : [FRIENDLY]

MAN:And if memory serves me well,

for the last several years,

all the contestchampions were Coordinators

who had spotted a Phionebefore their competitions.

DAWN: You mean it? All of them?

Hey guys,let's go Phione watching, too!

ASH: Sure, I wanna see one!

PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

BROCK:Great! Let's all go together!

DAWN: I'm so psyched!

ASH: Hey Dawn,

have you figured out

who you're gonna beusing in the contest, yet?

DAWN: What do you think?

PIPLUP: [CHEEKY]

DAWN:Buneary! Pachirisu! Come on out!

BUNEARY: [APPEARING]

PACHIRISU: [APPEARING]

DAWN: So, how would youtwo feel about going out

and getting yourselves someextra good luck for our contest?

BUNEARY, PACHIRISU: [EXCITED]

PIPLUP: [JEALOUS]

DAWN: Oh.

DAWN: Piplup, I was thinking:

maybe you could help tocheer them on this time!

PIPLUP: [DISAPPOINTED]

DAWN: You know howmuch they look up to you.

PIPLUP: [CONSIDERING] / [PROUD]

JESSIE: Ladies and Gentlemen!

You can't watch Phioneabove the ocean's waves!

JESSIE: You need a submarine?We've got one!

JAMES:There's nothing like viewing

a fab Phione beneath the ocean,white with foam!

Not that I've ever viewed one.

MEOWTH: Once you get up closeand personal to those rarities,

your luck t*nk will be on full!

JESSIE: That's right, thank you!

JAMES: Gratefully yours!

JESSIE: Sweet! If anyone'sluck is turning it's ours!

JAMES: True! Sight unseen!

MEOWTH: You know,

making a fortune fromfleecing contest followers

may not be the most originalthing we've done, but it works!

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH:The Twerps!

BROCK:Excuse us. Three tickets please!

JESSIE: With ease.

JESSIE:As they say, anchors away!

JAMES, MEOWTH: Yay!

JAMES: Uh... What mightthe dire consequences be

if there isn't a Phione to find?

Do you think the millingthrong will demand a refund?

JESSIE: Rethink your premise!

We already usedpart of the money

to pay for the submarine rental.

MEOWTH: But wait! If wedon't get a gander of a Phione,

those paid-uppassengers might mutiny.

JESSIE: Not to worry!In case of emergency,

we'll simply use ourunderreported understudy, see?

JAMES, MEOWTH: What understudy?

JESSIE:The one to my immediate left.

JAMES, MEOWTH: Me?

MEOWTH: You're off your nut!

MEOWTH: Phione Phione

DAWN: Look at the Luvdisc!

DAWN: They're gorgeous!

BUNEARY: [IMPRESSED]

PIKACHU: [AMAZED]

ASH: Wow,and check out all the Finneon!

BROCK: Yeah! Being underwater'spretty neat, right Croagunk?

CROAGUNK: [CROAKING]

MEOWTH:Phione, don't fail me now!

MEOWTH:If I've got to sub for you,

I'll need allthe luck I can get!

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

ASH: Whoa, what's that?

PHIONE (A): [FRIENDLY]

DAWN: It's a Phione!

CROAGUNK: [CROAKING]

BROCK: Wow!

PASSENGERS A&B:Look at them all!

PASSENGER C:Know what this means?

PASSENGER D: We'll be sohappy together, forever!

JAMES: Ahoy, Phione!

MEOWTH: Off the hook!

JAMES: Our plumpwallets will stay plump!

JESSIE: Oh, you with thesmall thoughts and minds!

A Phione brings good luck!

JESSIE: Now for my list!Okay, one: control Sinnoh.

And number two:win the Pokémon Contest.

JESSIE: Three...

JAMES: Hey, I want in on this!

JAMES: I want every prizedbottle cap known to man!

MEOWTH: And all I want is

the Boss's comfy lap andme to become inseparable!

JESSIE: I want a mansion, apool, Jacuzzi, and of course,

to win every lotteryuntil the end of time!

I want a feast to end allfeasts, with unlimited refills!

Think you can swing it, Phione?

JAMES, MEOWTH:Our needs are few!

JESSIE: I see. We ask youfor just a few teensy things.

Then you go aheadand insult my modesty!

PHIONE X: [SWIMMING]

PHIONE C: [CURIOUS]

PHIONE C: [EXCITED]

PHIONE C: [FRIENDLY]

BUNEARY: [CONFUSED]

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

DAWN: Wow, this is too cute!

ASH:Wonder what it's saying.

BROCK: It's hard to say,but I know one thing's for sure:

it likes Buneary!

BUNEARY: [CURIOUS]

MEOWTH, JAMES:We wanna catch that Phione?

JESSIE: Who says you're dumb?

JESSIE: Just think about it!A perfect plan!

Think about howmuch luck we'd have

by catching one ofthose lucky charms!

JAMES: Intriguing.In an easy-to-digest format!

MEOWTH:Think about how lucky we'd get

if we forwarded aPhione to the boss!

PHIONE: [FRIENDLY]

MEOWTH: Now, isn't this a Phione

that everybody saysbrings good luck?

MEOWTH: Look at that!

It's the first-prizeTeddiursa doll from that

sweepstakes I entered before!Does that mean I won?

MEOWTH: And the jumboDialga and Palkia figurines from

the Pokémon magazine!I won all of that?

MEOWTH: You really are lucky!

PHIONE: [PLEASED]

MEOWTH: So, I've got todo something extra special

for Meowth and his friends

as a reward forgiving me this adorable

and practical good-luck Phione!It's Meowth's lucky day too!

JESSIE, JAMES , MEOWTH:Lucky we're so giddy.

We feel happy, 'cause weknow we'll soon be rich!

JESSIE, JAMES: Thank you allfor riding the friendly seas!

DAWN:Those Phione sure were cute!

PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

BUNEARY: [HAPPY]

PHIONE C: [SAD]

PHIONE (S) A, B: [CALLING]

PHIONE C: [RELUCTANT]

PHIONE (S) A, B: [CALLING]

PHIONE C: [WISTFUL]

PHIONE (S) A, B: [CONFUSED]

PHIONE C: [FRIGHTENED]

JESSIE: Now today'swhat I call our lucky day!

MEOWTH: Phione, time to play!

JAMES:Think what the Boss will say!

JESSIE, JAMES , MEOWTH:As luck would have it,

we're finally getting our way!

ASH: One, two, three, four!Two, two, three, four!

ASH: Three, two, three, four!

ASH: Four, two, three, four.Five, two, three, four.

ASH: Six, two, three, four,Seven, two, three, four.

PIKACHU, BUNEARY,PIPLUP, PACHIRISU: [COUNTING]

PIKACHU, BUNEARY,PIPLUP, PACHIRISU: [SIGHING]

ASH: All right g*ng,

next up some specialGym Battle training!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Hey Ash,maybe you could do that later.

DAWN: See, the thing isI kind of wanted to go buy

a few Seals for mycontest Poké Balls!

And if you two wanted tojoin me, that'd be great!

ASH: Uh...but there's training to do.

DAWN: I won't be long, promise!

ASH: Dawn, hold on a sec!

DAWN: No need to worry, boys.

ASH:That's when I worry the most!

BUNEARY: [EXCITED]

PIKACHU: [HESITANT]

PIPLUP: [CALLING OUT]

PACHIRISU: [HAPPY]

PHIONE C: [WORRIED YELLING]

JESSIE: Ah, the healthysounds of protestation.

MEOWTH: So, let's book!

Get this good-luck charmto the Boss, double time!

JESSIE: But, doesn't itkind of feel a bit like

we're short changing our luck?

JAMES: True!

I think one last look for luckis just what the doctor ordered!

You can't be too lucky,you know.

JESSIE:Good! Then one more quick peek.

MEOWTH: I don't about this.

JESSIE: Pshaw!It's fine! Just for a second.

PHIONE C: [RELIEVED]

JESSIE: All right Phione,out of the pool. Here you go!

PHIONE C: [HAPPILY JUMPING]

JAMES: Chill out!

PHIONE C: [HAPPILY JUMPING]

MEOWTH: Hey, playtime's over!

PHIONE C: [SUPERSONIC MOVE]

MEOWTH: That Super Sonic'sstewing my brain!

Dat dat da de la, dat dat da dela, dat dat da de la de da la

JAMES: When was Meowthever a drum major?

JESSIE: Since when isbeing confused anything new?

JESSIE:Look, Phione! Stop having fun!

PHIONE C: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

JAMES: Why, that Ice Beamcasts you in an artistic light!

PHIONE C: [PLEASED]

JAMES: Take this!

JESSIE:Come back you little brat!

JESSIE: I've got you!

JESSIE: What? Where did it go?Where did it go?

Where did it go?

MEOWTH: [SINGING]

JESSIE: Gone without a trace.

JAMES: Oh no!It must've used Acid Armor!

JAMES: It's a move that letsPhione disappear into water!

JAMES: And now it's gone!

JESSIE: Well we've got tounmove that move, and fast!

MEOWTH:You put your right foot in.

JESSIE: How long are you goingto act like your true nature?

Wake up!

PHIONE C: [EMERGING]

PHIONE C: [WONDERING]

PHIONE C: [SADDENED]

PHIONE C: [FRIENDLY]

CHANSEY: [STARTLED]

PHIONE C: [CURIOUS]

PHIONE C: [HOPPING]

PHIONE C: [SEARCHING] / [HAPPY]

BUNEARY: [CHIPPER]

PHIONE C: [EXCITED]

PHIONE C: [CALLING]

PHIONE C: [CALLING]

JESSIE: A-ha! Over there!

PHIONE C: [WORRIED]

MEOWTH:Get ready to be lassoed, lug!

JAMES: When it comes to a rope,I'm the rage!

PHIONE C: [LEAPING]

PHIONE C: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

PHIONE C: [EMERGING]

WOMAN: Help!

PHIONE C: [GREETING]/ [DIVING]

DAWN: Now Buneary,what do you think of this one?

Isn't it cute?

BUNEARY: [HAPPY]

PACHIRISU: [HAPPY]

DAWN: I see! So you like thatSeal better, do you Pachirisu?

PACHIRISU: [HAPPY]

ASH: Somebody should besealing her wallet shut.

BROCK: Talk aboutbeing left holding the bag.

PIKACHU: [EXASPERATED]

DAWN: Okay, all done!

No more shopping guys,I promise!

BUNEARY: [HAPPY]

PACHIRISU: [HAPPY]

ASH: All right! Now wecan get some training done!

DAWN: And so can we!

Now that we have our new Seals,let's get to work!

PIPLUP, BUNEARY, PACHIRISU:[EXCITED]

DAWN: All right Piplup,use Bubble Beam!

PIPLUP: [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

DAWN: Pachirisu, Discharge!

PACHIRISU: [DISCHARGE MOVE]

PIKACHU, BUNEARY: [CHEERING]

ASH: Wow,Pachirisu's getting good!

BROCK:With great appeal, too! Nice!

DAWN:Good work! Pachirisu, up next.

PHIONE C: [CALLING OUT]

DAWN: It's Phione!

PHIONE C: [HAPPY]

PHIONE C: [GREETING]

BUNEARY, PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

DAWN: That's the samePhione from last night!

PHIONE C: [HAPPY]

PIPLUP: [FRIENDLY] / [REACT]

PHIONE C: [AGGRESSIVE]

PHIONE C: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

DAWN: Piplup, no!

PIPLUP: [STRUGGLING] /[EMERGING] / [DISAPPOINTED SIGH]

ASH: Not them!

JESSIE: You've been anaughty little Water type!

But now, after a lengthy search,it's back in the pot you go!

ASH: Team Rocket! I'll betyou want to steal Phione!

JESSIE: Your grasp of theobvious never ceases to amaze!

Do I hear a yes?

JAMES:Go on, Twerp. Take a guess!

JESSIE: While we're on the wind.

JAMES: Passing the stars!

MEOWTH: You wish youwere as smart as Jess!

JESSIE: Bringing chaosat a breakneck pace!

JAMES: Dashing all hopeputting fear in its place!

JESSIE: A rose by anyother name's just as sweet!

JAMES: When it's worse,our work's complete!

JESSIE: Jessie!

JAMES: And James!

MEOWTH: Meowth, that's a name!

JESSIE: Putting thedo-gooders in their place!

JAMES:Because we're Team Rocket!

JESSIE, JAMES , MEOWTH:In your face!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

MIME JR.: [MIMICKING]

ASH: Don't even thinkabout trying to take Phione!

JESSIE: A comedian!

The real joke isPhione's all ours!

JAMES: So come on,Phione. Come to Jamesy.

PHIONE C: [SCARED]

MEOWTH: So you

and the Boss-man will windup being thick as thieves!

PHIONE C: [WORRIED] / [SHOCKED]

BUNEARY: [PENSIVE]

PHIONE C: [FURIOUS]

PHIONE C: [CHALLENGING]

PIKACHU: [CONFUSED]

PHIONE C: [YELLING]

JESSIE:Meowth, wanna translate that?

MEOWTH: Believe it or not,

Phione's challengingPikachu to a battle!

ASH, DAWN, BROCK: Battle?

PHIONE C:[AGGRESSIVELY EXPLAINING]

PIKACHU: [HESITANT]

MEOWTH: You might wantto sit down for this,

but Phione says whoever wins it

gets to be with Bunearyto have and to hold!

JESSIE: Well! If you had told mePhione had that kind of moxie,

I never would've believed it.

DAWN:Oh dear, that's so romantic!

BROCK: A troubled soulsearching for love!

Phione, I totally understand!

ASH: What?!

PIKACHU: [RELUCTANT]

PHIONE C: [FURIOUS]

PIKACHU: [CONFUSED]

BUNEARY: [UPSET]

PHIONE C, PIKACHU: [CONFUSED]

BUNEARY: [ANGRY]

DAWN: Buneary?

JAMES: Did you get that one too?

MEOWTH: Yeah!

Buneary says if Phione's gota thing cooking for Buneary,

then they shoulddo the battling!

BUNEARY: [EXPLAINING]

MEOWTH: "You beat me,

and I'll go on a date withyou down by the ocean side!"

PHIONE C: [CHEERING]

JESSIE: Well this is worth theprice of admission right here!

ASH, PIKACHU: [WONDERING]

BROCK: Listen, Ash.

ASH, PIKACHU: [NOTICING]

BROCK: It looks like thisthing's serious. Knowing that,

we've got to seethis thing through!

ASH: Guess you're right.

BUNEARY: [RUNNING] / [LEAPING]

BUNEARY: [DIZZY PUNCH MOVE]

DAWN: Whoa, that's Dizzy Punch!

PHIONE C: [DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

BUNEARY: [SOARING]

ASH: Hey, that's Double Team!

BROCK: I'll tell you,

that Phione knowswhat it's doing!

PHIONE C: [SUPERSONIC MOVE]

MEOWTH: Here comes a Supersonic!

JAMES: Buneary better dodge it,or it's date time!

BUNEARY: [BONCE MOVE]

DAWN: Good thing Bunearyused Bounce to dodge.

JESSIE:Bet Buneary could beat you!

MEOWTH: Zip it!

BUNEARY: [PREPARING]

PHIONE C: [JUMPING]

BUNEARY: [ATTACKING]

ASH: So what happened to Phione?

BROCK:It must've used Acid Armor!

BUNEARY: [CONFUSED]

PHIONE C: [ATTACKING]

BUNEARY: [CONFUSED]

BUNEARY: [DIZZY]

ASH: Uh oh. Buneary's confused!

DAWN: No, Buneary!

PIPLUP: [DETERMINED]

BUNEARY: [DIZZY]

PIPLUP: [CONCERNED]

PHIONE C: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

PIPLUP: [FROZEN]

DAWN: Piplup, not you too!

BUNEARY: [CONCERNED]

BROCK: The confusion wore off!

PIPLUP: [GASPING]

BUNEARY: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

PHIONE C: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

ASH: Phione's using Ice Beam!

DAWN:Against Buneary's Ice Beam!

BUNEARY: [YELLING]

PHIONE C: [YELLING ]

BUNEARY: [YELLING]

PHIONE C: [YELLING]

PHIONE C, BUENARY: [YELLING]

PHIONE C: [STRUGGLING]

BUNEARY: [ATTACKING]

PHIONE C: [SHOCKED]

PHIONE C: [DAZED]

BUNEARY: [CONFIDENT]

BROCK: And that's it!

BROCK: Hey, you okay?

PHIONE C: [ASSURING]

BROCK: That's a relief. Listen;

I don't think you reallyshould be battling anymore.

PHIONE C: [AGREEING]

PHIONE C: [CONCERNED]

BUNEARY: [REASSURING]

PHIONE C: [SAD]

JESSIE: All right,what's the current buzz?

MEOWTH: Phione's saying goodbye.

JESSIE: Goodbye? Just a minute!

JESSIE: We're not going tolet your personal problems

get in our way!

JAMES:Deal with them on your own time!

JESSIE: Back here on the double!

DAWN: Man! Team Rocket!

ASH: Let's do something!

PIKACHU: [DETERMINED]

PHIONE C: [CURIOUS]

BUNEARY: [DEFENSIVE]

PIKACHU: [DEFENSIVE]

JESSIE: What are you goingto do, stop us with cute?

DAWN: Buneary, use Ice Beam!

BUNEARY, PHIONE C:[ICE BEAM MOVE]

ASH: Now Pikachu!Thunderbolt, let's go!

PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

PHIONE C: [DISAPPOINTED]

DAWN: Wow,poor Phione sure looks lonely.

ASH: You're right.

BROCK: I feel its pain.The pain of lost love!

BUNEARY: [SAD]

BUNEARY: [CALLING OUT]

PHIONE C: [CURIOUS]

BUNEARY: [ENCOURAGING]

PHIONE C: [GRATEFUL]

ASH: Huh! Hey, Dawn?What did Buneary say to Phione?

DAWN: Buneary told Phione

to cheer up becausethey'd be battling

again one of these days!

ASH, BROCK: Really?

DAWN: Uh huh!Buneary, isn't that right?

BUNEARY: [AFFIRMATIVE]

PHIONE C: [HAPPY FAREWELLS]

PIKACHU: [CALLING]

PIPLUP: [CALLING]

PHIONE C: [HAPPY]

PHIONE A & B: [PLEASED]

ASH: Hey look! Phione's buddies!

DAWN:That's quite a welcoming party!

NARRATOR:An impressive victory indeed,

as Buneary wins itsbattle with Phione!

NARRATOR: The question is:

will Phione's reputed goodluck add to the mix of Dawn

and Buneary's contest skills,

assuring victory intheir next Pokémon Contest?

There's one way to find out.

JESSIE: Some good luck.

JAMES: That's nothingbut an old Twerps' tale!

MEOWTH: Anyone into dumbluck's got the dumb part right!

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH: We'reblasting off without a flight.

NARRATOR: Stay tuned!