MURKROW []: [CALLING]
HOPPIP, SKIPLOOM: [SNORING]
GUARD D: There it is! RX!
HENCHMEN, GOLEM: [SURPRISED]
MAN IN WHITE: The RX is a priceless research tool!
MAN IN WHITE: Get Riolu back at once!
GOLEM: [att*ck]
GUARD A: Golem, return!
CLIENT: Excellent! Riolu finally belongs to me!
CLIENT: And there'll be no doubt about who gives the orders.
GUARD B: What a fool! That naive Riolu trusted us completely!
GUARD A: Promising to help Riolu doesn't mean we'd send it home!
Poor thing.
RIOLU: [DETERMINED]
RIOLU: [PAINED]
GUARD A: Riolu's escaped! It must've overheard us talking!
GUARD B: I can't believe it broke through
this reinforced metal. Amazing.
CLIENT: Enough talk! Get going! Riolu must not get away!
GUARD A, GUARD B: Sir!
CLIENT: So this is its power.
CLIENT: It's more than I dreamed!
I must have Riolu for my own!
On a road, far from home,
you don't have to feel alone.
Brave and strong,
together we will be.
It's our destiny!
We will be heroes,
We can change the world if we try!
I go where you go,
Forever friends, you and I!
We will be heroes!
Battle Dimension Pokémon!
[ASH READS ON-SCREEN TEXT]
NARRATOR: A vast expanse of forest-lined mountainous terrain
awaits our heroes as they continue their exciting journey
through the Sinnoh region!
DAWN: Ash, is something wrong?
ASH: Uh, nope!
PIKACHU: [ALERT]
ASH: Whoa, what's that?
-BROCK: A Riolu! DAWN: Riolu?
POKEDEX: Riolu. The Emanation Pokémon.
When sad or scared,
Riolu's aura becomes stronger as a way of signaling its allies.
ASH: So that was it!
RIOLU: [PAINED]
BROCK: Look, Riolu's hurt!
ASH: Let me help you! Are you okay?
RIOLU: [AGGRESSIVE]
ASH: I'm trying to help!
RIOLU: [AGGRESSIVE]
BROCK: Ash!
RIOLU: [AURA SPHERE MOVE]
BROCK, DAWN: Ash!
PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [WORRIED]
ASH: Don't worry, I'm okay. Whoa. Man, that was some move!
BROCK: That was an Aura Sphere for sure!
DAWN: Aura Sphere, really?
BROCK: Yeah. That move's normally learned
after Riolu evolves into Lucario,
but obviously not this time! Incredible!
DAWN: Then that Riolu's really special!
PIPLUP: [AGREEMENT]
ASH: Special or not, Riolu needs a hand!
ASH: Come on, just relax!
I know you're hurt, and I'm only trying to help!
PIKACHU: [INSISTENT]
RIOLU: [AURA SPHERE MOVE]
KELLYN: Hey, everybody still in one piece?
ASH: Yeah.
ASH: Riolu, wait!
KELLYN: Don't worry, I'll handle this!
DAWN: I wonder who that could be.
PIPLUP: [AGREEMENT]
ASH: Come on, guys.
We can't just stand here and do nothing when Riolu needs help!
BROCK, DAWN: But Ash, wait!
PIKACHU: [CONCERNED]
JAMES: An Aura-Sphere-toting Riolu is one rare and
power-packed Pokémon, wouldn't you agree?
MEOWTH: Yeah! And that's the kind of power we need to pack!
JESSIE: We can't allow Riolu to languish with those lame losers!
Team Rocket for the power play!
JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH: Yay!
WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]
YANMA: [BUZZING]
ASH, PIKACHU: [SURPRISED] ASH: You!
KELLYN: I told you guys I'd take care of this, didn't I?
ASH: But...
DAWN: So is that your Riolu?
KELLYN: Nope, not mine.
BROCK: So then it's a wild Riolu.
KELLYN: Nope, not wild.
KELLYN: All Riolu wants to do at this point is get back home.
ASH: Back home? PIKACHU: [CONFUSED]
PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]
RIOLU: [SHOCKED]
PIPLUP, PIKACHU: [ANGRY]
DAWN: That's Pokémon Hunter J's goon squad!
HENCHMAN A: Now, Crobat! Wing att*ck, go!
CROBAT: [WING att*ck MOVE]
RIOLU: [IMPACT]
HENCHMAN A: Retrieve the target!
BROCK: Those thugs are after Riolu!
ASH: No way! BROCK, DAWN, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]
-KELLYN: Wait! -ASH: Stop it!
HENCHMAN A: Hey, kid, who are you?
ASH: Okay, Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!
PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]
CROBAT: [PAINED]
RIOLU: [AURA SPHERE MOVE]
ASH, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]
RIOLU: [PAINED]
HENCHMAN A: So that's the famous Aura Sphere!
Impressive! Good power!
RIOLU: [ANGRY]
HENCHMAN A: Riolu's ours! Let's go!
CROBAT [X]: [APPEARING]
ASH: Crooks! No way!
KELLYN: I won't allow it!
ASH, BROCK, DAWN, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]
BROCK: It's a Vatonage Styler!
DAWN: Then he's a...
ASH: Pokémon Ranger!
KELLYN: Capture on!
ARIADOS: [SURPRISED]
KELLYN: Vatonage!
ARIADOS: [HAPPY]
KELLYN: Capture complete! Ariados, use String sh*t!
ARIADOS: [STRING sh*t MOVE]
CROBAT [X]: [WORRIED]
HENCHMAN A: What the...
CROBAT [X]: [STRUGGLING]
KELLYN: Capture on!
NINCADA: [SURPRISED]
KELLYN: Vatonage!
NINCADA: [DETERMINED]
KELLYN: Nincada, use Dig!
NINCADA: [DIG MOVE]
ASH: Awesome!
DAWN: Wow, seeing a Pokémon Ranger in action up close
and personal like this is so cool!
PIPLUP: [EXCITED]
BROCK: And he's no ordinary Pokémon Ranger, either.
He's a Top Ranger!
ASH: A Top Ranger?
BROCK: That's a Pokémon Ranger
who's skilled enough to use a Vatonage Styler!
ARIADOS, NINCADA: [PLEASED]
RIOLU: [SHOCKED]
KELLYN: You see, you can trust me, Riolu! There!
KELLYN: Come on, follow me!
ASH, BROCK, DAWN: Right!
ASH: So you came out here to help out that Riolu, right?
KELLYN: Right! The name's Kellyn! Hi there!
ASH: Hi! I'm Ash! PIKACHU: [GREETING]
DAWN: And my name's Dawn!
PIPLUP: [GREETING]
BROCK: Nice to meet you. I'm Brock!
JAMES: First we get preempted by
a pack of Pokémon Hunter henchmen,
and then we get upstaged by a Pokémon Ranger!
MEOWTH: When those heavyweights want what we want,
we're barking up the right tree!
WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]
JESSIE: That hunter hussy! Hunter J is going to pay!
I'll turn the tables on her so fast her head will spin!
JAMES: Bold! But this is Hunter J you're putting away
JESSIE: The J stands for jerk!
When I'm through flailing on her,
she'll be Pitiful Pokémon Humble J!
PIPLUP: [WORRIED]
RIOLU: [PAINED]
KELLYN: Riolu, you'll be feeling better in no time!
ASH: Hey, Riolu.
KELLYN: It looks like Riolu's suffered
through some tough times,
and that can make it hard to trust anybody.
BROCK: Maybe that's why Riolu att*cked Ash.
KELLYN: It's gonna take time
before Riolu can trust people again!
DAWN: Hey, isn't that the doll you gave Riolu before?
KELLYN: Yeah. It was a gift from the man who raised it.
ASH: That's worth more to you than anything, right, Riolu?
ASH: You used your aura to tell me that!
RIOLU: [SHOCKED]
PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]
DAWN: Ash, what do you mean Riolu used its aura?
BROCK: Riolu used its aura to transmit all of its emotions
and memories. Right, Ash?
ASH: Yeah!
DAWN, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]
DAWN: Ash, that's incredible!
KELLYN: You see an aura's like a feeling or spirit!
All living things have their own unique aura.
KELLYN: Ash, my friend, it looks like your aura
and Riolu's aura are a perfect match!
ASH: Yeah!
ASH: I'll help get you home safe!
Don't worry about that Hunter J.
ASH: You can trust me. Promise!
RIOLU: [UNSURE]
KELLYN: Kellyn here!
SOLANA: Hi! It's Solana!
ASH: Solana? PIKACHU: [GREETING]
SOLANA: If it isn't Ash and Pikachu!
It's been a long time!
DAWN: Ash, you know a real-life Pokémon Ranger?
DAWN: Wow, a girl, and with such awesome clothes! My name's Dawn!
Nice to meet you!
ASH, PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]
BROCK: Of course, I certainly hope
you didn't forget little old me, Solana!
SOLANA: Of course not, Brock!
Still working to be a Pokémon breeder?
BROCK: Yes, of course,
though now I'm working on something else
and that's for you to use your Capture Styler to capture me!
CROAGUNK: [CROAKING]
BROCK: Capture incomplete!
ASH, KELLYN, DAWN, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [AMUSED]
SOLANA: So you're in the Sinnoh region now!
Working hard to join the Sinnoh League, I'll bet.
ASH: Yup, that's the plan for sure!
PIKACHU: [HAPPY]
SOLANA: That's just great! Good luck!
And Kellyn, with Ash being such an amazing Trainer,
I'm sure he's going to be a big help to you!
KELLYN: Sounds good, Solana!
Oh yeah, so what's the latest on the search?
SOLANA: We've determined the precise location
of Pokémon Hunter J's client,
and Officer Jenny and I are headed there now.
KELLYN: Riolu's under our protection,
and we're heading toward the rendezvous coordinates.
SOLANA: Understood. We'll be in touch.
ASH, DAWN, KELLYN, PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]
PIPLUP: [ANGRY]
DAWN: It's Hunter J's ship!
BROCK: She finally arrives!
ASH: Let's go! For Riolu!
PIKACHU: [DETERMINED]
KELLYN: Now, everybody needs to stay calm
and do just what I say. Okay?
ASH, BROCK, DAWN: Got it!
HENCHMAN A: Sir, forgive me.
Our target managed to escape with a Pokémon Ranger.
A Top Ranger, to be exact.
J: Was it Kellyn?
HENCHMAN A: Yes sir,
and he was being helped by a group of young punks!
J: Not them again!
So you're saying they're your excuse for failure?
HENCHMAN A: Negative! We still intend to retrieve the target!
J: Top Ranger.
KELLYN: This paradise kingdom is Riolu's home.
Riolu's official title is Inheritor of the Aura.
It was carefully raised by its breeder.
ASH: Inheritor of the Aura?
KELLYN: Each royal generation uses Riolu's aura
to protect the kingdom.
KELLYN: It's passed on and on,
from generation to generation and Riolu's next in line.
BROCK: That's why Riolu can use Aura Sphere!
KELLYN: Riolu was kidnapped and locked up
by people who planned to use its power for evil purposes.
KELLYN: But a different group of people
orchestrated Riolu's breakout for their evil purposes,
although it's obvious Riolu
somehow managed to escape from them, too!
BROCK: And now this hunted by a Pokémon Hunter!
No wonder it doesn't trust anyone outside its kingdom.
DAWN: What an awful way to live.
ASH: Selfish people mistreating Riolu like that!
I can't stand it!
PIKACHU: [ANGRY]
KELLYN: To transport Riolu safely back home
that's what my mission is all about!
KELLYN: A recovery team from headquarters is just up ahead!
SHARPEDO GROUP: [AGGRESSIVE]
ASH, BROCK, DAWN, KELLYN, PIKACHU: [SCARED]
SHARPEDO GROUP: [THREATENING]
PIKACHU: [GASPING]
ASH: What're they doing?
PIPLUP: [GASPING]
BROCK: Those Sharpedo belong to Hunter J! They've found us!
FLOATZEL: [EFFORT]
KELLYN: Now, capture on!
FLOATZEL: [SURPRISED]
KELLYN: Vatonage!
FLOATZEL: [DETERMINED]
KELLYN: And capture complete!
FLOATZEL: [EXCITED]
KELLYN: Now, Ash, to the other side, hurry! Floatzel, help out!
FLOATZEL: [AFFIRMATIVE]
HENCHMAN A: Sharpedo, Aqua Jet!
SHARPEDO GROUP: [AQUA JET MOVE]
DAWN, PIPLUP: [SCARED]
KELLYN, FLOATZEL, RIOLU: [SCARED]
ASH, BROCK, PIKACHU, BUIZEL:[SCARED]
SHARPEDO GROUP: [AGGRESSIVE]
ASH: Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!
PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]
SHARPEDO GROUP: [PAINED]
KELLYN: Floatzel! Step on it!
FLOATZEL: [AFFIRMATIVE]
PIPLUP: [EFFORT]
BUIZEL, ASH, BROCK: [EFFORT]
DAWN, PIPLUP, ASH, BROCK,
PIKACHU, KELLYN, FLOATZEL: [SHOCKED]
ASH: J! PIKACHU: [ANGRY]
J: I'm taking Riolu!
DAWN: I don't think so! Piplup, use Bubble Beam!
ASH: Pikachu, Thunderbolt!
PIPLUP, PIKACHU: [att*ck]
J: All right, Salamence, Hyper Beam!
SALAMENCE: [HYPER BEAM MOVE]
KELLYN: Floatzel, Water g*n!
FLOATZEL: [WATER g*n MOVE]
KELLYN: Quick, dodge it!
RIOLU: [SHOCKED]
FLOATZEL: [SHOCKED]
ASH: Riolu!
RIOLU: [FRANTIC]
J: Hurry!
HENCHMEN: Yes sir!
ASH: Buizel, let's go!
BUIZEL: [AFFIRMATIVE]
J: Salamence, use Hyper Beam!
SALAMENCE: [HYPER BEAM MOVE]
ASH, BROCK, PIKACHU, BUIZEL: [SCARED]
DAWN: Piplup! PIPLUP: [SCARED]
ASH, PIKACHU, BUIZEL: [EFFORT]
KELLYN: She's gone!
RIOLU: [FRANTIC]
RIOLU: [STRUGGLING]
ASH: Go! BUIZEL: [EFFORT]
PIKACHU: [ALERT] RIOLU: [STRUGGLING]
ASH: Riolu's in trouble! Dive underwater!
RIOLU: [EFFORT]
OLD MAN: It's finished, Riolu!
RIOLU: [EXCITED]
OLD MAN: Here, for you!
RIOLU: [PLEASED]
OLD MAN: Yes?
RIOLU: [NERVOUS]
OLD MAN: Who are you people?
MAN IN WHITE: Give us Riolu, or should I say, Project RX!
OLD MAN: You fools!
Don't you realize that this Riolu
is vital to the future of our kingdom?
MAN IN WHITE: Of course! That's why we're here.
SOLDIER B: Drowzee, Psychic!
DROWZEE: [PSYCHIC MOVE]
OLD MAN: Quick, run away!
RIOLU: [SCARED]
RIOLU: [STARTLED]
ASH: I'm glad you're awake, Riolu. We were worried!
PIKACHU: [WORRIED] BUIZEL: [CONFIDENT]
RIOLU: [FRANTIC]
ASH: Here!
ASH: I'll tell you, Riolu, your home's a beautiful place!
RIOLU: [UNSURE]
ASH: I can really feel it! I mean its aura.
ASH: This belongs to you! Now take good care of it!
RIOLU: [GRATEFUL]
PIKACHU: [ALERT]
HENCHMAN A: We received a report they didn't turn up downstream.
They must have washed up somewhere in this vicinity!
J: Are you certain?
HENCHMAN A: There's no doubt about it.
HENCHMAN A: It's them!
We'll go and apprehend them immediately! Move it!
-HENCHMEN [X]: Right! -J: Wait!
JAMES: I know this is what we do,
but will a pit trap bring down Hunter J?
JESSIE: Like rain from the sky!
And once she's been pitted, the pouncing proceeds!
MEOWTH: The Twerps are toast, and the Ranger gets routed,
and we get Riolu!
WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]
JAMES: Well, it wasn't me!
MEOWTH: Cheese it, it's a wildfire!
No dancing! Let's move!
JAMES, JESSIE, MEOWTH, WOBBUFFET: [PANICKED]
JAMES: Wherever we move, we'll be toast!
JESSIE: It's time to use our pit-digging expertise
for self-preservation! Alley oop!
JAMES, MEOWTH: Alley oop!
JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH: We're out of the soup! Yay!
SALAMENCE: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
ASH, PIKACHU, RIOLU, BUIZEL: [PANTING]
ASH, PIKACHU, RIOLU, BUIZEL: [SCARED]
SALAMENCE: [GROWLING]
J: I warned you to stay out of my way!
ASH: I'm taking care of Riolu! And you just ran out of luck!
PIKACHU: [DEFIANT]
RIOLU: [ANGRY]
J: Right. Salamence, use Flamethrower, now!
SALAMENCE: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
ASH: Look out!
RIOLU, PIKACHU, BUIZEL: [SCARED]
NARRATOR: Once again,
Pokémon Hunter J has created a crisis of major proportions
for our heroes, as she has now set her sights
on kidnapping the frightened Riolu for her latest client!
NARRATOR: Will Ash and his friends be able to safely return
Riolu back to its kingdom and destiny?
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
11x19 - Pokémon Ranger and The Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1
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Japanese anime follows Ash a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon.
Japanese anime follows Ash a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon.