02x17 - Tracey Gets Bugged

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NARRATOR Our Heroes' next stop is Murcott Island.

It looks peaceful but, well, you'll see.

Thanks for the ride, Lapras.

[WARM]

Okay, Venonat and Marill..

...go!

VENONAT/MARILL [APPEARING]/[EAGER]

You really seem psyched, Tracey.

I've been waiting to visit this island for a long time.

- I can't believe we're here. - Ah!

- What's the matter? - That was a Beedrill.

[EXERTION]

And a big one.

That was one of the reasons

I'm so happy to finally be here, Misty.

What?

Murcott Island's famous

for having tons of bug-element Pokémon.

Hey, what are we waitin' for?

Let's go catch 'em.

Hey, aren't you coming, Misty?

Oh, you two go ahead.

I'll just stay here and work on my tan.

[HAPPY]

You must be kidding me.

If you just stay here, you'll hardly be able

to watch any bug Pokémon.

Oh, well. I guess you can't have everything.

Misty's afraid of bug Pokémon.

Huh? Oh, I get it.

When it comes to bugs

Misty's a chicken.

Aw!

Who are you calling a chicken?

Did I say chicken?

PIKACHU [SHEEPISH]

I must have meant it's a good thing

we have you here checkin' for Bug-types.

VENONAT/MARILL [EXCITED]

ASH "Tracey Gets Bugged"

[ALERT]

VENONAT/MARILL [ALERT]

Did they find somethin'?

Yeah. Seems like it.

What kind of something?

I'll take a look.

'Wow. A Caterpie.'

Hey, I haven't caught a Caterpie in a long time. Ah!

Yeah, and you're not gonna start now.

Just one little Caterpie.

VENONAT/MARILL [URGENT]

Misty, there's something behind those bushes!

As long as it's not a Caterpie, who cares!

[AGGRESSIVE]

[screams]

A Pinsir is even worse than a Caterpie!

Venonat and Marill are good to have around.

Venonat's radar eyes

and Marill's supersensitive hearing

make them a really great team.

At least they're not Bug-types.

You see, Marill and Venonat

are more like partners than anything.

'We're all a team.'

VENONAT/MARILL [ALERT]

What's up, guys?

MARILL/VENONANT [ALERT]

I hope it's not buggy.

[AGREEMENT]

TRACEY 'Whatever it is, it's over in that direction.'

VENONAT [URGENT]

- Let's see. - Yeah.

Wait for me!

ASH/MISTY/TRACEY [gasps]

[SURPRISED]

[STRUGGLING]

A Scyther?

POKEDEX Scyther, the Mantis Pokémon.

It's claws are sharp as swords

and it is a powerful flyer.

This Pokémon is rarely seen by humans

and almost never captured.

What's the matter?

Are you okay, buddy?

[SUSPICIOUS]

- Huh? - It doesn't look too happy.

I have something that will make you feel lots better.

[SUSPICIOUS]

Whoa!

[STRUGGLING]

[SUSPICIOUS]

We only wanna help you, Scyther.

[HOSTILE]

Okay, now. Hold still.

What are you gonna do, Ash?

If I catch it, we can take it to a Pokémon Center.

Yeah, then it can have a rest and heal up.

Poké Ball, go!

[HURT]

Scyther's still fighting.

It's almost like it doesn't want us to help out.

Hm..

[ANGRY]

Misty I think it's gonna fight us.

If it wants a fight, I'll give it one. Pikachu.

[ALERT]/[READY]

Ash, wait!

Huh? What for?

Can't you see it's too weak to fight?

What are we gonna do, just leave it here?

I have an idea.

Venonat, come on.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[CONFUSED]

[HOSTILE]

Don't back down, Venonat. Sleep Powder!

[SLEEP POWDER MOVE]

[STRUGGLING]

Hey, it worked.

[AGREEMENT]

Yeah.

'Quick! Let's get it to a Pokémon Center.'

ASH Hurry.

JESSIE See anything?

JAMES Nothing yet.

MEOWTH Me neither.

'Ah, except for a..'

[EXERTION]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [screaming]

JAMES [groaning]

Well, that was certainly a gigantic letdown.

JAMES/MEOWTH Huh?

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

Where are we?

- It's certainly buggy. - Yeah.

SCYTHER [ANGRY]

MEOWTH 'What?'

SCYTHER GROUP [ANGRY]

[HOSTILE]

[att*ck]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [screaming]

It was so weak, but it just wouldn't give up

without a fight.

It's almost like it's mad at us.

Yeah, just look at how it's staring at Tracey.

Nurse Joy, how's Scyther doin'?

Scyther is still very weak.

It's going to take a few days to get its strength back.

How do you feel, Scyther?

[ANGRY]

You've got to relax or you won't heal properly, Scyther.

[GRATEFUL]

Chansey, would you take Scyther to recovery?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

I guess the old warrior finally lost a battle

for leadership of its swarm.

"Battle for leadership?"

How do you know that that Scyther

used to be the leader of its whole swarm?

Well, an older Scyther only could have gotten

these kind of injuries by battling another Scyther.

To stay a leader.

Guess that other Scyther must've been stronger.

Usually it's a younger, faster Scyther

that challenges the leader.

Sometimes speed and power can overcome

even the most experienced Pokémon.

How come Scyther was all alone when we found it?

Once a leader is defeated by another Scyther

it can't stay with the swarm.

Unless it wins a new leadership battle

it has to live all by itself.

Well, you should be very proud of your capture, Tracey.

But it wasn't like a real capture, professor.

Ah, what do you mean, Tracey, of course, it was real!

Yeah, but it was injured.

You don't sound very happy, Tracey.

Maybe because Scyther doesn't seem to be very happy.

Hm, I'll bet it's because Scyther's sense of pride

has been injured, too.

- Huh? - What do you mean?

[CONFUSED]

If Scyther was defeated by another Scyther

and then it was captured by you, it must be feeling very low.

So what am I supposed to do now?

You always have to keep in mind that every single Pokémon

has its own unique feelings and personality.

You must try to help Scyther regain confidence

and its strength and in itself.

Right.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [panting]

That was a close one.

Scyther missed us by a..

JAMES/MEOWTH [gasps]

What's wrong?

I'm afraid your hair's not there.

My hair? Uh?

Uh? Aah! My hair!

[screams]

I'm gonna get that Scyther!

Wait a second!

You fraidy cat, get your paws off me!

Why catch just one Scyther

when we can swipe the whole swarm?

Ah. You think we can do it?

Of course.

If we had a swarm of Scyther on our side

we'd be simply unstoppable.

That way we could get revenge on Jessie's haircut

and score points with the Boss at the same time.

Let's go catch 'em all.

- Especially that one. - Hold it, Jessie.

[grunts]

Look, we gotta plan this.

If you're not careful you could wind up with a crew cut.

That's my nightmare!

I think I know how you must be feeling, Scyther.

And I can only imagine how down you must be about

me capturing you without really having a battle.

[DEJECTED]

But as a Trainer, I couldn't just leave you there hurt

and all by yourself.

I just wish I knew how to make you happy.

- Hey, I know. - What, Ash?

There's no reason why Scyther couldn't go back

and challenge the new leader of the swarm to another battle

as soon as it gets better.

You mean, like a rematch?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

A Scyther's a natural born warrior.

And it's happiest when it's battling.

You're right.

Well, I guess Ash had to be right about something sometime.

Uh. Hey!

[AMUSED]

What do you think, Scyther?

When you're better you can go and battle again.

Maybe I can even help you to train if you want me to!

GROUP Who's that Pokémon?

GROUP 'It's Pinsir.'

JAMES Look, they're taking a bath.

Good, then we'll get a clean sh*t at them.

- Here, the blaster's ready. - Let's have it.

They won't look so sharp when we're through.

Hey! Here's some goo for all of you!

[laughs]

[DISTRESSED]

[DISTRESSED]

SCYTHER GROUP [DISTRESSED]

That'll teach you not to get snippy with me.

JESSIE/JAMES 'Got them!'

SCYTHER GROUP [ALARMED]

[WORRIED]

What is it? What's the matter, Scyther?

Well, it still has a way to go

but Scyther's healing nicely.

You'll be up and around in no time.

[AGREEMENT]

[HAPPY]

Scyther, wait, you're too weak to..

Scyther, don't!

[URGENT]

Ah. Scyther, come back.

[URGENT]/[HURT]

Scyther! Ugh!

[STRUGGLING]

Scyther, you have to rest now.

[DETERMINED]

TRACEY 'Scyther!'

Scyther, no.

I bet it's gonna challenge the new leader to a rematch.

But that's dangerous. Scyther's not strong enough.

Its body may be weak but its heart is super strong.

Come on! I don't wanna miss this.

Yeah.

Ah. Wait! I gotta go, Nurse Joy.

Alright, but just remember to be careful out there.

MISTY We'll try!

SCYTHER GROUP [STRUGGLING]

[laughs]

So, you thought you could get away

with cutting my hair, did you?

Well, now I've cut you all down to size.

She's scary.

Things get messy when you mess with Jessie.

I've been robbed of my crowning glory

my resplendent hair!

- "Resplendent?" - Must mean big.

Since I was a child, it was my only companion

and now it's been destroyed.

[sobbing]

[laughing]

SCYTHER GROUP [SCARED]

Now, it's payback time.

SCYTHER GROUP [STRUGGLING]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [gasps]

SCYTHER GROUP [CONFUSED]

[CONCERNED]

[DISTRESSED]

- Well, who's this? - Looks like we missed one.

One Scyther isn't going to scare us, is it?

[ANGRY]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [gasps]

ASH 'It's them!'

- Huh? - 'Huh?'

JESSIE 'The Twerps.'

ASH/MISTY/TRACEY Huh?

Wait, what are you looking at?

ASH/MISTY/TRACEY [laughing]

Hey, where'd you get that new do?

How dare you..

You insult my hair?

Prepare for trouble!

It used to be there but now it's stubble.

To protect my head from humiliation!

[READY]

Too bad her hair went on vacation!

[READY]

My gorgeous hair was my one true love!

[READY]

They went together like a hand in glove.

[att*ck]

- Jessie. - James.

Now, my hair's short but it won't be for long.

And it won't stop our Jessie from doing what's wrong.

Hairy!

How do they come up with that stuff?

I like your new hairstyle a lot, Jessie.

Who cut it, a barber or a butcher?

Very funny! One of them did it.

And now they're all gonna pay for it.

So what are you gonna do to those Scyther now?

[chuckles] They're gonna be Team Rocket's

new cutting-edge fighting force.

Maybe their first mission

should be to capture your little Pikachu.

That's what you think. Pikachu, go!

[READY]

Weezing, Smokescreen att*ck.

[SMOKESCREEN MOVE]

ASH/MISTY/TRACEY [coughing]

[SWORD DANCE MOVE]

JESSIE/JAMES [gasps]

- Nice move. - What's that?

POKEDEX Swords Dance, Scyther's special att*ck.

Scyther spins furiously to focus its energy

and increase its att*ck power.

[SWORD DANCE MOVE]

- Scyther's great. - Whose side are you on?

Besides, its energy boost was a bust.

[TIRED]

It's still weak.

Looks like you're outta shape, buggy.

This one's over the hill.

Now, try the two-step and step out of our way.

JAMES/MEOWTH [laughing]

[DETERMINED]

Ha! Yeah, you're really scarin' me.

- Huh? - What's it sayin'?

It's sayin', "I may not be their leader anymore

but I won't let you take 'em."

- Like it could stop us. - Huh?

JAMES 'Sounds like these Scyther have had a little scrape.'

JESSIE 'How noble.'

'You've come back to defend the swarm that sent you away.'

JAMES 'Oh. How inspiring.'

Scyther didn't come back here to b*at the new leader.

It came back to rescue its friends.

[TOUCHED]

What a touching story.

But I don't think you'll be able to touch us.

I say we find out.

Alright, Arbok, Weezing, Lickitung and Victreebel

let's exterminate this little pest.

[READY]

[DETERMINED]

[ADAMANT]

[laughing]

The big bad bug just told Pikachu it don't need help

'cause it can b*at us by itself.

- A-ha! - Ha! Awesome.

[READY]

You can do it.

Okay, Pikachu, let's help Scyther out!

You can't do that, Ash.

Scyther's got to fight this battle all by itself.

ASH 'But why?'

Because Scyther's got something to prove to itself, by itself.

[AGREEMENT]

Alright, Scyther. Let's go!

[READY]

[att*ck]

Come on, this one's gonna be a pushover!

[att*ck]

[screaming]

Good work, Scyther, keep it up.

[AGREEMENT]

Look out, Scyther, they're double teaming you!

[EXERTION]

[PAINED]

Scyther, Arbok's coming at you from below!

[att*ck]

Try Double Team!

[DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

[CONFUSED]

[PAINED]

- It worked! - Great job!

[EXCITED]

[TIRED]

You can b*at them, Scyther!

[ENCOURAGEMENT]

[att*ck]

Scyther, it's gonna use Razor Leaf!

[ALERT]

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

[att*ck]

[WORRIED]

[TIRED]

- Yes! - That was great, Tracey.

But how did you know it was gonna use Razor Leaf?

I could tell by the way Victreebel was moving.

That comes from being a Pokémon watcher.

[grunts] Arbok, Poison Needle att*ck, now!

[POISON NEEDLE MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[POISON NEEDLE MOVE]

[EXERTION]/[TIRED]

Uh, Scyther!

[AWED]

[att*ck]

[STRUGGLING]

[POISON NEEDLE MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[CONFUSED]

It blocked Arbok's att*ck.

[SURPRISED]

Ah. Go, all of you! att*ck them together!

[att*ck]

[DETERMINED]

[att*ck]

Slash att*ck!

[READY]

[SLASH MOVE]

[DAZED]

Alright!

Do something.

I've still got one last sh*t at stopping you!

That's no fair!

Thunderbolt, Pikachu!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[screaming]

[SLASH MOVE]

That was certainly a close shave!

Scyther's a real cut up.

We all got a scalp treatment.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Team Rocket's dashing off again!

You did it, Scyther!

You b*at them all.

[AGREEMENT]

[PROUD]

[GRATEFUL]

[RESPECTFUL]

[SALUTATIONS]

Winning that battle did more for Scyther

than any Pokémon Center could.

Yeah, I think Scyther probably feels

stronger now than it ever did.

[AGREEMENT]

We both feel stronger. Scyther, return!

Let me do this right.

[clears throat]

I caught Scyther!

Uh, Tracey, lemme show you how it's really done.

Oh, okay.

Observe the way I stand.

My feet are set wide apart. Stretch your arm out.

- Like this? - No, not like that.

Oh, no, not another Ash.

[HAPPY]

[SHEEPISH]

NARRATOR Tracey's perseverance and patience finally paid off.

He has a new Pokémon and a new friend.

Scyther has a new friend, too

and a new reason to believe in itself.

We can find those same things but only if we look.

ASH Don't go away. "Pikachu's Jukebox" is next.

[EXCITED]

♪ You've been such a good friend ♪

♪ I've known you since I don't know when ♪

♪ We've got lots of friends but they ♪

♪ Come and go

♪ Even though we've never said it ♪

♪ There's something that the two of us both know ♪

♪ Together forever no matter how long ♪

♪ From now until the end of time ♪

♪ We'll be together and you can be sure ♪

♪ That forever and a day

♪ That's how long we'll stay

♪ Together and forever more

♪ Together forever no matter how long ♪

♪ From now until the end of time ♪

♪ Together forever ♪

♪ We all live

♪ Yeah yeah ♪ In a Pokémon world

♪ Pokémon

♪ I wanna be

♪ The greatest Master of them all ♪

♪ Greatest Master

♪ We all live

♪ Yeah yeah ♪ In a Pokémon world

♪ Pokémon

♪ Put myself to the test

♪ To be better than all the rest ♪

♪ So you wanna be a Master ♪ Of Pokémon

♪ Do you have the skills to be ♪ Number one

♪ We all live

♪ Yeah yeah ♪ In a Pokémon world

♪ Use the power that's in my hand ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪