01x08 - The Door That Never Opens

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We learned that the Black Rayquaza

that came out of
Roy's Ancient Poke Ball

was headed to the Paldea region,

the same place we were going.

It was Dot who told us this.

She's a mysterious crew member
who rarely shows her face.

I have no idea what Dot is like,

but I hope I get the chance
to know her a little better.

ENGINES WHIR

ROY YAWNS

FUECOCO YAWNS

MUFFLED: Anyone onto us?

No, we're good.

Pika. OK, let's get started.

Pi! Hold it!

Hey, um...

Isn't it past your bedtime?

Yes, sir. Goodnight.

FUECOCO YAWNS

Kay, goodnight.

In the clear. We're safe.

MURDOCK SIGHS

Another day, another fail.

Pikachu...

Hits the spot for me!

Perfectly fried,
great dough-to-frosting ratio,

just melts in your mouth! Pika!

Man, I really thought
that I'd nailed it this time.

But...

MURDOCK GROANS

Hey, the Murdock I know
would never give up that easily!

You're right.

QUAXLY CHATTERS

# When you lead with your heart

# It's so scary at the start

# But that's the hardest part

# And trust me, it gets better

# I finally know where I belong
Where I belong

# This is the way that we grow strong

# I've got a feeling

# With you, I'm becoming me
I'm becoming me

# I'm becoming me! #

ALL: That was delicious!

Oh, everything was so amazing!

Yeah, Murdock's cooking
is always so good!

I love how you two dig
in with gusto.

Makes doing all the
cooking well worth it!

So...Dot doesn't eat with
everyone else?

Yeah, she says it's a pain.

BOTH: A pain?!
Well, she's not into food.

Never has been.

Speaking of which,
we're burning through food supplies

faster than we should be.

Especially sugar, Moomoo Milk,
butter and dried fruits.

All stuff to make sweets.

You're saying someone
is secretly making desserts

and then stuffing
their own faces with them?!

ALL: Hmm...

MURDOCK: Uh, don't look at me!

It's so obvious.

Let's not get all suspicious.

Trying to play whodunit

won't make the food come back.

ALL: Hmm...

And now we found the accomplice.

So what's the solution?

Go all the way to Paldea
totally snackless?!

FRIEDE: No! Let's touch down
for a few and go shopping.

Sounds like a plan!

There just so happens to be
a town along our route.

Sometimes they
seem to share a brain.

This means we're going
to get to Paldea late.

Because going without snacks
is too much to deal with?

Good grief.

Well, how about
we leave it up to Cap?

What do you say, Cap,

do we make a pit stop, or no?

Pika? A pit stop it is!

Didn't sound that way to me.

Whatever.

If that's the plan,
we need to prepare for landing.

BOTH: Roger that!

So what do we do
to prepare for landing?

Well, you two have a
certain other duty, right?

BOTH: Huh?

He meant...

..school.

SPRIGATITO YAWNS

Hey, what's up, Liko? Ann!

Are you psyched?

ANN GIGGLES

Today is finally the day!

I'm so, so ready!

Nidothing's livestream! That's right!

Yes! It's going to be amazing.

I know. This almost never happens!

Our teacher just came in.

OK. Talk to you after!

First, let's take attendance.

Let's see. Looks like
Liko's joining us online.

CHIME RINGS OUT

Class dismissed!

ROY LAUGHS

FUECOCO YAWNS

So, you can take classes
from anywhere,

even out here, huh?

When I was on the island,
I took them all over the place.

Up in the trees,
a raft out on the ocean!

That's freedom for ya!

And besides, this is
the best spot on the ship,

so it's perfect for class!

Can't really argue with that logic.

ROY GROANS

Hmm?

I was hoping I'd spot
Rayquaza flying by, but nope.

Well, if it was airborne,
it'd be flying much higher.

ROY GASPS

Like, much higher.

THEY STRAIN

Huh?

You can't see it because
Rayquaza flies in the stratosphere.

What's the stratosphere?

Hmm. It's a place that
exists far beyond the clouds.

Whoa...

Some Pokemon live
in places so far-flung,

humans could never even
hope to reach them.

That was just as true back
in ancient times as it is today.

There's got to be
all kinds of Pokemon

we've never seen out there.

The world is full of
new places to discover!

Huh? Where'd he go?!

Land h*!

FUECOCO SHOUTS

Right! We'll do this like
we always do.

What do you mean?

Rock-paper-scissors.

The loser stays with the ship.

You better not lose then!

What's with the sudden aggression?

FUECOCO SHOUTS,
SPRIGATITO MEOWS

One, two...

ALL: Three!

ROY SHUDDERS

OK, Roy.

While the rest of us are gone,

the ship's Pokemon
are counting on you.

It's a noble duty, Roy.

Don't break anything!

Please, Liko, trade with me!

LIKO GASPS
Personal space. What's with him?!

I was thinking that since Rayquaza's
heading towards the Paldea region,

somebody here might have seen it.

So, please, I'm begging you!

Uh...

I get it, but...

THINKING: I'm acting cagey,
but I admit it,

I'm fine with watching the ship.

Truth is, I want to stay here...

..because...

Today's livestream begins soon!

..I really want to watch Nidothing's
livestream in real time.

OK, if you trade with me, I'll
tell you a secret I've been keeping.

A secret?! Mm-hm.

Uh...

OK, you've got a deal.

ROY LAUGHS

Yeah!

You're the best, Liko!

ROY GASPS GLEEFULLY

A town I've never been to...

..Pokemon I've never seen before?!

This is awesome!

So this is your first
time off the island, huh? Pika!

I've sent the shopping list to
everyone's Rotom Phones.

So let's split up and get
this done as fast as possible.

Be quick and get
right back to the ship.

BOTH: You got it!

I know it's a big town, but don't
buy anything not on the list.

Our monthly budget is running low.

Pika-Pika!

I want to go get
some intel on Rayquaza!

Priorities, Roy!

First we go shopping. Uh...yeah.

LIKO HUMS MELODY

CHARIZARD SNORES,
LIKO HUMS

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

MUK GROANS

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

Ooh!

Pokemon are fed...

..laundry done...

..garbage dumped...

..and I swabbed the deck
for good measure!

Chores are all done.

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

One last thing...

There's a small cabinet
in the kitchen.

Last night, Friede and Murdock
were messing with it

and acting kind of shady.

So they're the ones who
used up all the supplies?! Yeah.

Which means they've been
secretly making secret yummy snacks!

Whatever's in that cabinet is a...

A hidden treasure trove...

..of secret snacks!

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

ALCREMIE SQUEALS,
THEY SCREAM

THEY SHUDDER

That was more of a hidden trap!

Super awful.

ROTOM PHONE: Ring, ring, ring!
Ring, ring, ring!

Murdock?! Ah, I'm so sorry!
I'm so sorry!

Uh, what's the apology for?

Huh?!

Well, um...

I just wanted to tell you that
there's some lunch in the kitchen.

Oh, great!

Um, thank you so much!

SHE SIGHS

I totally panicked.

I guess sneaking around on covert
missions isn't really my thing.

LUDLOW LAUGHS
Murdock always takes care of us.

LIKO GASPS

Sure does.

Oh.

Hey, wait. Could this be...?

Hmm?

This third lunch box is for Dot.

Would she get mad
if I brought it to her?

Your intent is true,

and the lunch would
appreciate being carried.

It sometimes has
a hard time walking.

You know why?

Because of its bent toe.

LUDLOW LAUGHS

SNORUNT SIGHS

Um, Dot, I brought you some lunch...

..if you want it.

Uh...

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

LIVELY MUSIC PLAYS

Nidothing's theme song!

LIKO GASPS

Maybe we have something in common!

Um...

I heard Nidothing's song.

Do you follow them?

Were you watching a video just now?

Did you know Nidothing's
doing a livestream today?

So maybe we could watch it together?
DOT SCREAMS

Stop talking! I'm busy!

DOT GRUNTS

Why is she so mad?

She obviously likes Nidothing.

Maybe...maybe she's testing
to see if I'm a real fan.

I was just thinking... Think quietly!

Um...

I just wanted to
say I like Nidothing too!

And I like them for so many reasons.

The character's so cute and...
What do you mean "cute"?!

The whole idea is just so great,

and the costume?!

Oh, and they know so much
about every Pokemon.

And I love how fun the videos are.

You?

Me? Um...

One more push.

You know, ever since
I found Nidothing's videos,

my life has been way better!

They're so good. They've made
me appreciate Pokemon even more.

Right, Sprigatito?

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

OK, Dot, now it's your turn.

Why should I have to?

Oh, no, it's time!

Time?

LIKO GASPS

That's weird.
The livestream hasn't started yet.

I guess Nidothing's
running a little late.

Yeah, no thanks to you!

Listen, I'm not interested in
buddying up with you or anyone else!

Just go away!

So then, is that why you're
always in your room? Huh?

Don't you ever maybe
want to have meals with people,

or just talk?

DOT STRUGGLES

Too much work! Too much work?

What's the point of talking?!

"Blah, blah, blah!"
It's a waste of time!

I'm a busy person!

I have stuff to do!

I see.

Sorry. I'll leave you alone.

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

Quaxly!

DOT GRUNTS

Look at the time!

Mental switch...on.

Yo, yo, yo!

All right, folks,
take a good look at this here.

Watch closely, now.

You can't believe your eyes!

Just a few wipes
with this here special cloth,

and Spoink's psychic
pearl shimmers like a star!

CLAMPERL SPEAKS

That's awesome!

With this here cloth,

anything you polish
will sparkle and shine!

How about you, young man?

What do you say?

ROY GULPS

Buy anything off the list
and you'll never hear the end of it.

Uh...wait a second!

Sir, do you happen to know

if anyone around here has
seen Rayquaza?

Oh, yes, Rayquaza.

Please tell me!

Well, I did hear something,

but I can't quite
remember what it was.

If I sold one of these,

it might jog my memory.
Let's get it!

I've asked all over and
no-one else knows a thing.

Mollie said not to
buy anything extra.

A Black Rayquaza, right?

Uh!

Sure seems popular lately.

A snooty, uptight young fella

with two sidekicks came around here

asking about the same thing.

Hang on!
Tell us more about those three.

What did they say?!

MERCHANT TAUNTS

FRIEDE GROWLS

Fine, sold!

Sold!

Is...

..it...

..going to...

..start?

LIVELY MUSIC STARTS

Here it comes!

SPRIGATITO MEOWS

Hey! What's up, everyone?!

Are you psyched?! Quaxly!

It's my first
livestream in a while,

and I'll be answering as many
questions as I can get to.

So start dropping them
in the comments! Here we go.

That was an expensive cloth.

My bad.

I can't believe the
guy bluffed about Rayquaza

just so we'd buy something.

It happens.

At least now we know the Explorers
seem to be looking for it too.

We can't let our guard down again.

NIDOTHING: Our first question
is from Rhydon's Muscles,

who says, "Yo, Nidothing!"
Back at ya! Quaxly!

"When Rhydon
learned Rock Blast,

"I thought it was
the strongest attack,

"but I can't seem to win.

"I was just beaten by Ember.

"What gives?!
Got any tips?"

Listen, you can't just
throw out a bunch of power moves

and hope to win, my friend! Quax?!

Mix it up!
Try defending using Protect,

or work the environment
with a move like Sandstorm.

You got to make full
use of your moves, kay?

Our next question comes from...

LIKO GASPS

..Sprigatito Love!

"Hey, Nidothing!" Hey!

"There's someone I want
to be friends with, but..."

Hold on. This isn't
even a Pokemon question! Eh!

"When I try to talk to her,
she calls me a pain

"or tells me I'm a complete
waste of time and to go away.

"She never comes out of her room,
but I keep trying

"because she knows so much
and I think we have a lot in common.

"I want to be friends.

"Nidothing, what do you
think I should do?"

LIKO SCREAMS

LIKO STAMMERS

Nidothing actually read my question.

DOT STRUGGLES

Quaxly!

Uh, think of it
like a Pokemon battle!

What does that mean? Quax?!

Change it up!

Get out of your comfort zone!

Try different things!

QUAXLY GRUMBLES

So making a new friend
is just like a Pokemon battle?!

Classic Nidothing!

Always has the answer!

We're on our way back.

Yeah, Roy's with me.

Uh, Roy, what are you doing, buddy?

There's a Pokemon over there.

SPEAROW SQUAWKS

Pika!

FUECOCO GRUMBLES

Pika!

You're ready for this, Roy!

Show it what you've
learned in training. On it!

Let's go, Fuecoco!

FUECOCO CALLS OUT

SPEAROW CALLS OUT

Fuecoco!

Focus on your opponent.

Sorry, Fuecoco.

But now...

..I see it!

Now, Fuecoco!

Use Ember!

FUECOCO CHARGES AND RELEASES

SPEAROW SQUAWKS

We did it. Pika.

Yeah, we won!

You were awesome, Fuecoco!

FUECOCO CELEBRATES

Good job.

There's always a lot to learn

when you're battling
a wild Pokemon like that one.

It's a great experience for you.
Yeah!

OK, come on. Let's head to the ship.

Everyone else should be back by now.

OK.

Hey Dot, thanks a lot for
the info on the Black Rayquaza!

FUECOCO MUMBLES

LABOURED: Thank you so much!
Fuecoco!

Did she really say
all that stuff to you?

Do you think she's mad about how
loud we're being right now?

I think that it's OK now.

Oh, hey, guess what?!

I battled a wild Spearow
while we were out!

Seriously?!

Spearow's Peck move was
really strong,

and I wasn't sure we'd win,

but thanks to our training,

Fuecoco was just
even awesomer than ever!

FUECOCO CHATTERS

Hey, why don't we battle?

What, right here?

No, I'd never battle here.

Change it up!
Get out of your comfort zone!

Try different things!

DOT GRUNTS

Nidothing did say to...

On second thought, maybe we could!

Come on, let's battle right here!

METAL CLANGS,
FUECOCO GASPS

Don't you dare!

Was that...Dot?!

Hey, you were right!

She actually does talk!

Take your little party
away from my door.

Guess what, Dot?

There was this wild Spearow, and...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I heard already.

But did you hear about this?

A cloth that makes anything shine!

Not interested.

Oh, you'll see.

Just you wait.

So what are you interested in, Dot?

We really want to get to know you.

DOT SIGHS

Interesting stuff, like...

..ancient treasure,

Legendary Pokemon.

Check it!

Look how glossy it is now! Whoa!

Things that nobody's ever seen...

..something mystical.

That's what I'm interested in.

New, exciting, different.

Get it?!

But stuff like that is
so hard to find.

Are we done?

ROY GROANS

What she's looking for
might be closer than she thinks.

You may be right.

Oh, yeah.

Did you get a hold
of those secret snacks?

Well, um, there was an Alcremie
hiding in the cabinet,

and it sprayed me with whipped cream!

It was pretty awful.

What?! It covered you
in whipped cream?!

No fair! I want whipped cream too!

Nothing to be jealous of.

Hey, thank you so much, Dot.

Talk to you later.

DOT SIGHS

I thought they'd never leave.

Could they be any more
loud and annoying?

I mean, why is everyone
on this ship a total weirdo?

Quaxly...

ROTOM PHONE PINGS

"Got myself a hard-to-find cookbook.
Expect great things."

ALCREMIE SNORES SOFTLY

MURDOCK: Still in the clear?

I would have thought someone
would catch on by now.

Pika...

Why don't you just come
clean already?

Tell everyone you weren't
sneaking snacks for yourself,

you're trying to
find a recipe Dot will like.

They'll understand.

Nah. Then people will
go out of their way for me.

It's a bad look.

MURDOCK GASPS

Hey, Friede, this thing is empty.

There's no snacks for us. Huh?

So, wait, what does that mean?
Pikachu?

What it means is...

..that Dot ate all of it!

She did it, pal! Pika!

QUAXLY MUNCHES LOUDLY

I didn't know things
could taste like this.

It's not bad.

QUAXLY CHATTERS

Pika...

Pika!

Huh?

Hey. Good morning, Cap.

Pika-Pika!

There it is.

Paldea!

MUSIC: Becoming Me [Instrumental]
by Haven Paschall