18x09 - Thawing an Icy Panic!

[bunniefuu]

[WORRIED]

[ANGRY]

BONNIE We're here!

NARRATOR Our heroes have finally arrived in Coumarine City

site of Ash's next Gym battle, and excitement abounds!

With its mild climate

Coumarine City is famous as a resort spot.

Ooh! Gym battle, here I come!

And the Pokémon Showcase. Alright!

You two are really ready. Awesome!

You bet. Let's race to the Pokémon Center!

- Ha ha. - Do we have to race? Ugh!

Huh? Hey, guys, can we get some ice cream, please?

[CURIOUS]

MAN # 'There you go.'

Aw, cute!

And it's shaped like a Vanillite!

Yep, it is.

That's because there's a lost Vanillite

being taken care of in town.

It's so adorable, it's become quite popular.

I thought an item like this would be fun.

I want to see Vanillite, please!

[AGREEMENT]

MAN # It's at the Pokémon Center.

I'm sure Nurse Joy would be more than happy to let you.

I'd like to see the Vanillite too.

Sounds good. Let's check it out!

BONNIE 'Yippee!'

Wow. Vanillite ice cream. Yum.

MEOWTH I want a big slurp, too.

Hey. I know just what we'll do.

[whispering]

[chuckling]

* You're just a kid on a quest *

* To be the best of the best *

* Someday you're destined for power and glory *

* You know you're up to the test *

* There's only one way to tell this story *

* Be a hero be a hero *

* All the power is at your command *

* Face your fears and show you're a hero *

* The future of the world *

* Is in your hand *

* Pokémon **

ASH "Thawing An Icy Panic!"

Coumarine City has so many Grass-types.

BONNIE 'Vileplume and Jumpluff and Budew, too.'

Wow, an Exeggutor.

[chuckles] Bellossom.

CHESPIN [APPEARING]

- Huh? - Huh?

CHESPIN [CONFIDENT]

[UNIMPRESSED]

CHESPIN [DISAPPOINTED]

Chespin strikes out again.

Ah. I know.

'Scuse me, you're a keeper.

Won't you please take care of my brother?

Huh?

Uh-oh. Heh heh.

Bonnie, I told you not to do this a million times!

So please think about it, okay?

[CURIOUS]

[chuckles]

Whoa. This is pretty steep.

I wonder if all the people who live around here

climb these hills every single day.

Come on, hurry! Clemont, you too.

I'm doing my best.

[train horn blaring]

Huh?

Hey, was that..

A monorail.

Wow. A monorail?

I wanna ride it!

It looks like it goes to the top of this hill.

I wish someone would have told me that earlier.

SERENA Well, we can't just turn back now.

A-ha! I should have used this right from the start.

The future is now, thanks to science.

Clemontic Gear, on.

My Easy-Peasy Mountain Climber.

The perfect device for making any incline super-easy

'and one hundred percent effortless to climb.'

Alright. Ready? Power, on.

Wow, science is so amazing.

Come on, Clemont, that's not fair.

Uh-oh! No!

Hey, Clemont, what's wrong?

- Aah! It's out of control. - Ah! Where are you going?

- 'Clemont!' - Aah-aah!

Clemont, are you okay?

I guess it needs a little more research and development.

- Huh? - Huh?

[ANGRY]

- Huh? A bunch of Victreebel. - Huh?

CLEMONT 'Ah, aah, wait, wait!'

Why does Clemont have all the fun?

I wanna get tickled, too.

Bonnie, hold on.

I think the Victreebel are mad.

- Hm? - 'Aah!'

Clemont's in trouble. Help him, Ash.

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[Clemont screaming]

Oh, no. Clemont, are you okay?

Yeah. I think so.

ASH I think the Victreebel are still mad.

[AGREEMENT]

GOGOAT [EXERTION]

[gasping]

PIKACHU [SURPRISED]

What are you whippersnappers doing?

This place is strictly off-limits

to the general public.

Uh, sorry. We didn't know.

I'm sorry, sir.

This is all because my invention went haywire.

It broke the fence, and then I ended up here.

Hmm. Yes, I imagine all the Victreebel were mighty spooked.

Victreebel, we're really sorry.

[MOLLIFIED]

Uh, sir? Will you tell us why this place is off-limits?

Yes, of course.

This area is a pasture for Grass types.

[HAPPY]

So I guess you watch over all those grazing Pokémon.

Yep. Truth is, this ranch belongs to me.

Grass-type Pokémon are just wonderful.

And Gogoat? It's a Grass type, too.

Ah!

POKEDEX Gogoat, the Mount Pokémon

and the evolved form of Skiddo.

'Gogoat is able to sense its Trainer's feelings'

'by detecting small changes in the grip on its horns.'

'This allows both Trainer and Pokémon '

'to move together as one.'

That's right. And look!

Those are all my Sunflora over there.

'By using the power of their Solar Beams'

'I can generate electricity.'

The future is now, thanks to science.

That's simply incredible.

Your ranch is so cool.

[laughs] Guess so.

Tell me. Where are you all headed anyway?

To the Pokémon Center.

Well, in that case, there's a shortcut

that runs right through my ranch.

If you take it, you'll be there in no time.

That joint's where the lost Vanillite's being taken care of.

We'll grab it as planned and then use its cold air

to make Vanillite Ice Cream.

We'll sell tons of that tasty treat and we'll make a fortune.

And then the Boss'll give us another fortune.

Let's not wait another sec.

BONNIE Hi, Pokémon Center. We're here.

BONNIE Vanillite. Vanillite.

ASH Excuse us, Nurse Joy.

NURSE JOY Yes, can I help you?

WIGGLYTUFF [CURIOUS]

Are you taking care of a Vanillite here

at the Pokémon Center?

That's right. There's a Vanillite here.

[chuckles]

Can we possibly meet Vanillite?

Please, oh, please, oh, please?

Sure. Of course.

[AGREEMENT]

You see, at the moment

Vanillite is being kept in a cooled room.

Ah.

Where? Is Vanillite in there?

Come this way.

NURSE JOY Vanillite, come on out and say "Hi."

[CURIOUS]

[HAPPY]

It's nice to meet you.

Vanillite's very friendly.

Aww. You feel so cold.

POKEDEX Vanillite. The Fresh Snow Pokémon.

Vanillite is created from ice crystals

that are illuminated by the morning sun.

Its breath is fifty-eight degrees below zero.

If you get a little too close, you're gonna freeze.

[shivering] I guess you're right.

[AGREEMENT]

[HAPPY]

I can see why it's so popular

that they even named an ice cream after it.

Vanillite's so cute.

But I would imagine that Vanillite's friends and family

are worried by now.

I'm sure it's very lonely as well.

We're going to have to bring Vanillite back to the mountain

once it's gotten its strength back.

[PLAYFUL]

[AMUSED]

Uh-oh. It looks like you're hungry already.

[AGREEMENT]

Okay. I'll go and get lunch prepared.

[AGREEMENT]

I want to help feed Vanillite, too.

Would it be alright if we assisted you?

NURSE JOY That would be great.

Why don't you come with me?

- Yay! - This is gonna be awesome.

Don't you think so, buddy?

[INTRIGUED]

[SURPRISED]

[HAPPY]

NURSE JOY Ash, would you take a bottle down from the shelf?

- Uh, how about this one? - I wanna do it!

I wanna do it.

Cute little Vanillite, lunch is ready.

And I promise you, it'll be delectable.

[EXCITED]

[snickering]

Here's your very own talking lunch.

VANILLITE [SCARED]

[grunts] Boxed and ready.

[panting]

- Excuse us. - 'Coming through.'

- Whoa, hey. Watch out. Huh? - Oh, no!

- Vanillite's not there. - Not there?

I wonder if it could be..

Yeah. It was those three!

Ah. There they are! Come back.

Quick, Nurse Joy, call Officer Jenny.

- Alright. - Thanks.

[SCARED]

Hey, keep a lid on it, ice head!

VANILLITE/MEOWTH [PANICKED]/[STRUGGLING]

[SHOCKED]

[CALLING]/[WORRIED]

GROUP Who's that Pokémon?

GROUP It's Vanillite.

VANILLITE [EXERTION]

[screaming]

[SHIVERING]

Folks, everybody get inside, and hurry!

Excuse me, Ramos, what's going on?

Hmm.

[PANICKED]

Why is it snowing?

[CURIOUS]

I'm so cold.

What could've happened that would cause

a sudden blizzard like this?

It was so warm a minute ago.

Over there!

It's them.

On second thought

I think I'll pass on that ice cream

in this weather.

[CALLING]

Cool it. So to speak.

Alright, you guys, come back here.

- Huh? - Huh?

Prepare for trouble, giving orders like that.

We'll take no lip from a flash-frozen brat.

To protect the world from sticky fingers.

To unite forces while the Twerpish thr*at lingers.

To denounce the mistreatment of Vanillite thieves.

Dealing with you Twerps is one of my pet peeves.

Jessie.

And James.

Team Rocket fairly freezes

with our newly found Vanillite.

Surrender now or prepare for an icicle fight.

This weather's not right.

SERENA Not you guys again.

ASH What are you planning to do with Vanillite?

JESSIE Keep your frozen nose out of other people's business.

[all gasping]

JESSIE Who turned down the thermostat?

- Huh? Did they? - Huh?

[ANGRY]

[all gasping]

Maybe this crazy weather is because of them.

POKEDEX Vanillish, the Icy Snow Pokémon

and the evolved form of Vanillite.

'Vanillish forms ice particles in the air'

'by cooling it down'

then uses them to freeze opponents.

Vanilluxe, the Snowstorm Pokémon

'and the evolved form of Vanillish.'

'Vanilluxe forms internal clouds of snow'

'by swallowing lots of water'

'and can cause violent blizzards when angry.'

[STRUGGLING]/[CALLING]

[ANGRY]

So cold.

Vanillite must've been calling out to those two.

Maybe they're friends of Vanillite

here to rescue it.

Team Rocket

give Vanillite back right now.

JAMES Not a chance!

JESSIE Not after the freezing work we've done stealing it.

[att*ck]

- Vanillish. - Oh.

Vanilluxe, you've got to stop.

PIKACHU [SHIVERING]

- Ash, come back. - It's too dangerous.

ASH Vanillish. Vanilluxe.

Calm down.

[AGREEMENT]

Vanillite..

I promise..

PIKACHU [SURPRISED]

[shouting indistinctly]

Hold on, whippersnapper. You'll freeze.

- Huh? - Huh?

Alright.

I've got to stop those two.

Young man, attacking head-on

can be a good thing at times

but other times you have to take the side roads.

The side roads?

What do you mean?

Let me demonstrate.

Now, Jumpluff, go.

[APPEARING]

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Jumpluff, Sunny Day.

[SUNNY DAY MOVE]

[SURPRISED]

[all cheering]

Good.

Now, all my Sunflora

gather together as one.

[EXCITED]

Wow, I've never seen so many Sunflora.

I wonder what they're gonna do.

Sunflora.

I want you to combine forces and use Solar Beam.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

[SURPRISED]/[CONFUSED]

CLEMONT 'Look, Vanilluxe and Vanillish'

'are back to normal.'

Great! Thanks, Sunflora.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Controlling that many Grass-type Pokémon

at the same time.

'That guy's incredible.'

Warmth. We thawed out.

Being an ice cube stinks.

Alright, time for Plan B.

Now that's some thawed thinking.

Yeah, let's turn up the heat

with our Fiendish Fever Freeze.

Alright.

[all gasping]

Ready for action.

'First we put all three into the cold collectors.'

Then we turn it up all the way to ten.

[DISTRESSED]

[PAINED]

Using their power in such a manner

makes our Plan B almost as good as Plan A.

MEOWTH 'And our Fiendish Fever Freeze'

'makes making yummy ice cream a breeze.'

Time for you to do that thing you do so well.

Give us the juice, so we can whip us up some Twerpsicles.

[screaming]

[PAINED]

Let me explain.

Our brilliant device sucks up the frigid air

emitted by this trio, making it even colder.

It warms my heart.

Oh, wow, I have to admit

that is very good science.

What is this?

The Team Rocket fan club?

[AGREEMENT]

We have to do something or we'll freeze.

Clemont. Serena.

- Let's work together. - Got it.

We've got to save Vanillite and the others.

Luxio, let's go.

You too, Fennekin.

[APPEARING]

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Pikachu, we've gotta stop that thing.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Bring it.

Love it when Twerps fail.

Wail.

Pikachu, Thunderbolt, quick.

- Discharge. - Use Flamethrower.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[DISCHARGE MOVE]

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

Maxed out cool.

- I think it stopped. - Huh?

Now, Meowth, why not grab the entire Twerp group?

Hey, why am I the only chump working?

I don't like this.

Gogoat, use Grass Knot.

[GRASS KNOT MOVE]

What's going on?

Something's gone awry.

Uh, looks like we're dead in the ice water.

RAMOS Excellent job.

Alright, Gogoat, Leech Seed.

[LEECH SEED MOVE]

Now's our chance.

We've got to destroy the vent

that's been releasing all of that cold air.

Okay.

Frogadier, I choose you.

[APPEARING]

Use Cut on that machine's air vent.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[CUT MOVE]

- Awesome. - Yes.

Well done.

[URGENT]

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[att*ck]

So cold.

Pikachu, use Iron Tail.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

VANILLITE/VANILLUXE/VANILLISH [HAPPY]

[att*ck]

Alright. All three of you did a totally amazing job.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Okay, Pikachu, use Thunderbolt.

Frogadier, you use Water Pulse.

Alright, Luxio, Swift.

Fennekin, Flamethrower.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[WATER PULSE MOVE]

[SWIFT MOVE]

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[expl*si*n]

- It's.. - Blast off..

Time.

Alright!

[HAPPY]

[all cheering]

Hmm.

[GRATEFUL]

[HAPPY]

SERENA I'm so happy that your friends

were able to find you, Vanillite....

[AGREEMENT]

- Yeah, me too! - Yeah, bye-bye.

DEDENNE [AGREEMENT]

And, sir, we owe you a huge debt of gratitude

for everything you did.

SERENA And the Grass-type Pokémon too.

Yeah, thank you for everything.

[AGREEMENT]

Well, it was nothing.

Now, young man..

[SURPRISED]

Life isn't always about traveling head on.

Sometimes you have to take the side roads instead.

Remember that.

Okay. You bet!

[Ramos laughing] Good.

I like your spirit, son.

Thank you very much, Ramos.

Where have I heard that name?

Hi. My name's Serena.

And Bonnie's my name.

This is my friend, Dedenne.

And my big brother.

I'm Clemont.

And I'm Ash.

And this is my partner, Pikachu.

[HAPPY]

See, I came here so I could have a battle

at the Coumarine City Gym.

Oh, a Gym battle, eh?

I'm sure the Gym Leader there would be

more than happy to accept your challenge.

- Huh? - Well, then, see you again.

- Goodbye, sir. - Goodbye, sir.

Oh? Oh.

That man's a Grass-type Gym Leader.

[all gasp]

Yes, I'm the Coumarine Gym Leader.

I'll be waiting for you.

NARRATOR Not only were our heroes able to get past

the disturbing events that gripped Coumarine City

but also the powerful Grass-type master

who helped them turned out to be none other than Ramos

the Coumarine City Gym Leader.

The time for Ash's Coumarine City Gym battle

is here, and we'll soon find out

if Ash is able to defeat Ramos

and get his fourth Kalos Gym badge

as the journey continues.

[theme music]