01x22 - Abra and the Psychic Showdown (Part 1)

[bunniefuu]

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

[SINGING]
-I want to be the very best

Like no one ever was

To catch them is my real test

To train them is my cause

I will travel across the land

Searching far and wide

Each Pokémon to understand

The power that's inside

Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all

It's you and me

[CRASH!]

I know it's my destiny

Pokémon

Oh, you're my best friend

In a world we must defend

Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all

A heart so true

Our courage will pull us through

You teach me and I'll teach you

Pokémon

Gotta catch 'em all

Gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon

Gotta catch 'em all

Gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon

So now, time for us to play.

NARRATOR: Ash and his friends
continue their journey.

As they pass through
a dark and mysterious forest,

it seems that danger lurks
behind every shadow,

and once again,
they've lost their way.

So this is the way
to Saffron City, huh, Misty?

I knew we shouldn't
have listened to you.

Now we'll never get out of here!

As if.

Your sense
of direction's so bad,

you can't find yourself
in a mirror.

You crack mirrors!

You big baby!

That's enough, guys.

You two don't want to stand here
and insult each other like this.

BOTH: Yes, we do.

Bad enough we're lost.

If I've got to listen
to your arguing-

-Pikachu!

[GIGGLING]

Uh, hello.

Do you live around here?

[GIGGLING]

Hey, please don't run away.

[GIGGLING]

-Wait!
We need directions.

Wait-Ahh!

Bulbasaur!

Oh, whew.

BROCK: Ash, are you okay?

Yeah!

Phew, that was close.

Hey, what about
that weird little girl?

Where'd she run off to?

Beats me,
but take a look over there.

Oh, wow, it's beautiful.

Saffron City.

Sabrina's the gym leader
of the Saffron City Gym.

You defeat her,
you win a Marsh Badge.

Yes!

Look out, Sabrina.
Here I come.

Now this is what I call a city.

Yeah.

[FIRECRACKERS CRACKLE]

[ALL YELLING]

This must be
some kind of ambush.

[TRUMPET FLOURISH]

[LAUGHS]

Both:
Congratulations, winners!

Winners?

There's something
real fishy about this,

why should we win something
just for walking into town?

There's a simple explanation.

It just so happens
that you're the millionth,

millionth and first,
millionth and second,

and millionth and third
visitors to Saffron City.

BOTH SINGING: Saffron City,
the city you love to visit

Oh, boy!

It looks like our luck
is starting to turn good.

Right this way
to the grand prize room.

Please step lively.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Thank you for your Pikachu.

All:
Huh?

Hey, you can't take pi-

-You've won a trip
through the warp tile.

[ALL YELL]

[LAUGHS]

That was easy.

[ALL GASP]

What's going on here?

If this is the grand prize room,

then where are all the prizes?

Can't you put
two and two together?

The only thing we've won
is this trap.

There aren't any doors
or windows in this room.

Bingo.

The warp tile is the only way

in or out of this room.

There's no way to escape.

What are you talking about?

Both:
Good evening.

You're watching the premiere

"Prepare for Trouble, Make It Double" show.

[BOTH PANTING]

It's Team Rocket!

Ew, gross, they both kissed me!

Blah!

[BOTH LAUGHING]

To protect the world
from devastation.

To unite all peoples
within our nation.

To denounce the evils
of truth and love.

To extend our reach
to the stars above.

-Jessie.
-James.

BOTH: Hey, don't sit there
ignoring us!

Their show is pretty boring.

It'll get canceled pretty soon.

We're boring?

Just you wait.

We have something
that'll grab their attention.

[LAUGHS]

Because now it's time
for our special guest's...

Farewell performance.

You better give Pikachu back
right now.

Hey, where you going?

Turn it back on.

James, something's wrong.

Turn it on!

-We can't.
Nothing's working.

That's what happens
when you work with amateurs.

Huh?

Hey, you guys!

Can't you see
we're a little busy right now?

Yeah, but who's the kid?

Huh?

How did you get
into this room, little girl?

You don't belong in here.

You can't just come
barging in here.

I can't move!

I'm f-f-frozen.

S-S-So am I.

You want me to turn down
the air conditioning?

James, I can't move!

Me neither!

Team Rocket,
give me back Pikachu!

[GIGGLING]

All:
Huh?

Pikachu!

So it's you again.

Are you the one
who saved Pikachu?

Uh-huh.

-Thank you.
I owe you one.

[GIGGLING]

[ALL GASP]

We better watch out.

That's no ordinary little girl.

So what is she then?

[GIGGLING]

Hey, what's going on?

[GIGGLING]

How'd we wind up
back outside again?

That little girl
must have done something

to get us out of there.

We should be okay

as long as we don't have to
win anymore prizes.

Huh?

What's that?

You've come to Saffron City

and you don't even know
Sabrina's Gym?

So that's Sabrina's Gym.

If your trying to enter
the Pokémon League, young man,

this is one gym
I suggest you stay away from.

-Huh?
But why?

[GASPS]

Where's he going?

[BOTH SIGH]

I've got to compete here.

Without a Marsh Badge, I can't
get into the Pokémon League.

Anyone here?

That's weird.

Everyone's gone.

Hello?

There's something creepy
about this place.

Hmm?

[ALL GASP]

-A circle!
-A star.

[GROANS]

[GRUNTING]

Oh!

What kind of place is this?

What are you kids doing here?

We've come to ask
for a Pokémon match

to earn a Marsh Badge.

You want to challenge
the great Sabrina?

Sure do.

Excuse me,
but what are all those people

doing in that room?

Hmm, you know so little,

yet you wish to challenge
the great Sabrina?

[LAUGHS]

All:
Huh?

[GRUNTING]

Ahh!

Is something wrong?

You look like
you've got a headache.

Fool.

It's telekinesis.

You can't control
a psychic-type Pokémon

without using
telekinetic powers.

Hmm, that's what you think.

Telekinesis is okay,

but I have my own secret method
for bending spoons.

[GRUNTING]

Ahh!

[LAUGHS]

Muscle over mind.

Embarrassing.

Just pretend
we never met him before.

Pika pi.

Now hurry up
and take us to Sabrina

so we can start the match.

As you wish.

Here we are.

All:
Huh?

This is more like some kind of
temple than a Pokémon gym.

Whatever it's like,
I don't like it.

Oh, great Sabrina,

these strangers have come
who wish to challenge you,

though I don't know
why you'd waste your time

on this group of losers.

[LAUGHS]

[ALL GASP]

It's the little girl
who brought back Pikachu.

[GRUNTS]

Forgive me, great one.

It's not my place
to decide whom you battle.

[MOANS]

Ahh!

[ALL YELL]

I told you there was something
really strange about her.

Right, but who is she?

Are you really Sabrina?

[GIGGLING]

Sabrina, I demand
an official match

to compete for a Marsh Badge.

Mm-hmm.

I'd like to have a match.

Well, that was easy.

But if you lose...

All:
Huh?

You have to be my friends

and let me play with you.

Uh, be your friends?

Uh, okay, you bet.

You both got to have
a little more faith in me.

Even if she does have
some telekinetic powers,

she's still only a little girl.

Ah, just don't
let your guard down Ash.

Huh?

So now,

time for us to play.

[ALL GASP]

ALL: Who's that Pokémon?

It's Abra!

Abra.

So you are really Sabrina,
the gym leader.

One-on-one.

An all-out match.
Agreed?

Agreed.

Come now, Abra.

Go get him, Pikachu.

Pikachu.

Pi, pi, pi!

Pika pikachu.

Pika?

Abra.

Pi?

Pi?
-Abra.

-Pi?
Pi?

Pika pi.

Pikachu.

I don't get it.

Nobody sends a sleeping Pokémon
into a match.

Maybe she's making fun of me.

[ELECTRONIC VOICE] Abra-
A psychic-power Pokémon.

It sleeps hours a day

but employs telekinesis
even while sleeping.

Telekinesis?

Be careful.

No problem.

Pikachu, Thunder Shock!

Pi!

Pika...

chu!

Pi?

Pika!

[ALL YELL]

It teleported itself.

Childish fools.

Kadabra.

[GASPS]

What's that?

[ELECTRONIC VOICE] Kadabra,
a psychic Pokémon.

The evolved form of Abra.

Employs powerful
telekinetic att*cks.

That isn't fair!

I thought this was one-on-one.

But evolving during a match
isn't against any rules.

Be careful.
Kadabra is really powerful!

This time, you won't
get away from Pikachu.

It's against the rules
to leave a stadium,

even by teleportation.

Pikachu, fill up this whole
stadium with lightning.

Hit them with your best shock!

Pika...

chu!

Kadabra.

-Pi-
-Now what?

Confusion.

Kachu!

Chu!

[YELLS]

Pikachu!

Psychic Attack.

-Pi.
-Kadabra.

That's right, Pikachu,
don't give up.

Pika.

Pikachu.

Pika.

Look at that.

Pikachu feels like dancing.

That's no dance.

Kadabra's using
its psychic powers

to control Pikachu's body.

Huh?

Pika, pikachu.

Kadara.

Pikachu!

[GROANING]

Pikachu!

That's it!

Stop the match!

[GASPS]

Pikachu.

Are you all right?

[WHIMPERS]

I-I forfeit.

Be my friends.

You promised
I could play with you.

Huh?

[ALL GRUNT]

Now where are we?

Looks like
we've been teleported again.

Sabrina must've teleported us
from the Pokémon Gym.

BROCK: This place is empty.

I'll take a look around.

We'll come with you, Ash.

Pika.

Is anybody home?

Please, can somebody help us?

Hey.

That cake looks delicious.

Sabrina wanted to play with us,

but I guess we're gonna
have lunch first.

I wonder where she is.

Guess it's rude
not to wait for her,

but I can't resist.

Ahh!

This stupid cake is fake!

Huh?

Now what's in here?

[GASPS]

Ahh, I'm very sorry!

I really didn't think
that anybody was home.

I just-

Huh?

Pika pikachu.

Hmm?

Huh?

Something's not right here.

That thing is a doll.

Ash. You're not
gonna believe this,

but we're inside a doll house.

This is a doll house?

Everything in here
is made out of plastic,

including the food.

How can that be?

It's an earthquake.

Hey, what's that?

[ALL YELL]

[GIGGLING]

Now I can play with you all.

Wow, she's pretty tall
for a little girl.

Actually, I think we're
the ones who got a lot smaller.

[GIGGLING]

Run for it!

How can we get away from her?

The houses, the streets-

They're all her toys.

That means we're-

-That means we're trapped!

Trapped inside her toy box!

Must have shrunk us
with telekinesis.

So when she said
she wanted to play with us,

she really meant it.

[GIGGLING]

[ALL PANTING]

It's a dead end!

What's that?

[GIGGLING]

She's coming this way.

Uh-oh.

We're gonna have a ball.

I want to play catch.

We're gonna get squashed!

[GIGGLING]

[ALL SCREAM]

Listen.

Let your minds rely on mine.

Teleportation.

That was fun.

Let's play again sometime.

[GIGGLING]

Now what?

This is a real place.

Ha, we made it.

There's that guy.

Thanks for the help.

But why did you decide
to rescue us?

Sabrina is a dangerous
Pokémon trainer.

I got the chance
to help you this time,

but next time,
you won't be so lucky.

You'll all be trapped
in her toy box for eternity.

Huh?

Give up your crazy idea
of challenging Sabrina.

Leave Saffron City,
and never come back here.

I can't do that.

I have to win
Sabrina's Marsh Badge

so I'll be able to get
into the Pokémon League.

You will never be able
to defeat Sabrina

and her psychic Pokémon.

Yes, I will.

We just need to make
a quicker attack

before she can kick in
with her psychic powers.

Hmm?

[ALL YELL]

Ash what do you think
you're doing?

It's not me.

My body's moving by itself.

[LAUGHS]

If you can't beat me,

you haven't got a chance
against Sabrina.

What do you mean?

Can you use telekinesis too?

Please teach me
how to use psychic powers.

Ahh!

Both:
Whoa!

You usually have to be born
with telekinetic powers.

You can't just learn them.

Please wait.

Just forget about it, Ash.

You haven't got a chance
against telekinesis.

Chu?

I may not have telekinesis,

but I've still got the guts
to take on Sabrina again.

Wha!

Wise up, kid.

Not even I have the powers
to defeat Sabrina.

Guts don't count
in this contest.

I'm telling you this
for your own good.

Don't, Ash.

Better call it quits, Ash.

Chu.

[GRUNTING]

Ash, give it up.

Please.

I need your help.

I've got to defeat Sabrina
for the Marsh Badge.

I have to.

You've got to help me beat her.

Please show me how.

Well, that's one determined kid.

[PANTING]

There just may be
one way you can defeat her.

Huh?

Only one other type of Pokémon

can battle the psychic type.

If you capture a ghost Pokémon
from Lavender Town,

you might have a chance.

A ghost Pokémon,
from Lavender Town.

Thank you.

[GRUNTS]

-Ash.
-Ash!

Hey, Ash.

Are you okay?

You haven't got a chance
against a psychic Pokémon.

-Ha.
Let's go.

On to Lavender Town.

With some luck,
that kid may be the one

who can rescue Sabrina.

NARRATOR: Who is this
mysterious bearded man?

And what's the secret
of the Pokémon trainer, Sabrina?

Will Ash have what it takes

to capture a ghost Pokémon
in Lavender Town?

Only the future will tell us,

and that's exactly
where our heroes are headed.

[GRUNTING]

Still can't move a muscle, huh?

We're paralyzed.

Now I know how a statue feels.

Meowth.

This is getting
to be a real drag.

Maybe we should call
the psychic hotline.

Don't go away.

The Pokérap is next.

[SINGING]
-Pokémon

[UPBEAT HIP-HOP MUSIC]

You guys up for the Pokérap?

There's Pokémon.

You gotta name 'em all.

I'm doing today,
so try to keep up.

[SINGING]
-Catch 'em, catch 'em

Gotta catch 'em all,
gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon

Gotta catch 'em all,
gotta catch 'em all

Gotta catch 'em all,
gotta catch 'em all

At least or more to see

To be a Pokémon master
is my destiny

All right, how'd you do?

-Loosen those lips.
Shake out that tongue.

-Give it a rest.
Today's song is sung.

We'll be back tomorrow.

[SINGING]
-Catch 'em, catch 'em

Gotta catch 'em all,
gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

[SINGING]
-I want to be the very best

Like no one ever was

To catch them is my real test

To train them is my cause

I will travel across the land

Searching far and wide

Each Pokémon to understand

The power that's inside

Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all

It's you and me

[CRASH!]

I know it's my destiny

Pokémon

Oh, you're my best friend

In a world we must defend

Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all

A heart so true

Our courage will pull us through

You teach me and I'll teach you

Pokémon

Gotta catch 'em all

Gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon