01x63 - The Battle of the Badge

[bunniefuu]

Ash:
♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

Narrator: Our heroes
are back in Viridian City,

where ash hopes to win
an earth badge.

If he does, it'll be his eighth,

and he'll finally be able
to compete

in the pokémon league.

I can't believe it's been a
whole year since we were here.

Pika.

Huh. Well, the pokémon center's
up and running again.

That's great.

Brock: Look, ash,
the Viridian gym!

And inside there's an earth
badge with your name on it.

[Gong]

I already have badges.

I just need one more to get
in the pokémon league.

I've gotta win it here!

Pika.

Ash: I know I can do it.
I'm on a hot streak.

Wow. Ash is all fired up.

Hmm. Yeah.

Holy smokes!
Put out that fire!

Pika. Pika.

Huh? Ow, ow,
ow, ow, ow.

Why did you do that, Pikachu?

Pikachu.

Togepi.

That's OK, Pikachu.

You were just trying to get me all
warmed up for the battle, weren't you?

Pika, pika.

With a pal like you behind me,
how can I lose?

Pikachu.

[Brock sobs]

A boy and his pokémon,
that's so beautiful.

Whatever.

[Laughter, tires screech]

Still playing with your cute
little poképals, eh, ash?

Gary! Gary! He's the best!

Gary! Gary! Beats the rest!

Gary?

I thought you finally gave up
catching and training pokémon.

I figured you went back
to pallet. But no!

Here you are... still at it.

I'll show you.

Take it easy, ash.

I bet you don't even have enough
badges to get into the pokémon league yet!

I only have to win
one more to get in!

Huh! You have some
catching up to do.

[Gasps]

As you can see,
I already have badges.

Still think you have what it
takes to become a pokémon Master?

Grr.

I just stopped by on my way back to
pallet to see if the leader of this gym

wants to battle a real
pokémon trainer.

Unh!

I am Gary oak from pallet
and I hereby request a battle

with the leader of this gym.

Girls: Let's go.
This'll be cool.

Gary will win again
like he always does.

Oh! Come on, Pikachu,
we're going in, too!

Pikachu.

Only one trainer allowed
in the gym at a time, kid.

But I have to get in there!

That's the rule.

If I don't do something fast,
Gary's gonna get way ahead of me.

Uh, reality check, ash.

Gary's been ahead of you
from the start!

Ohh!

Maybe you can be just a
little easier on ash right now.

Well, I'm only
telling the truth!

Ash: Maybe I'm not
the greatest trainer yet,

but I care about my pokémon
just as much as anybody does.

Maybe more.

Thank you. You're the only one who
always stands by me no matter what.

Oh, Pikachu! Huh?

Pika?

Togepi. Togepi.

Aah!

[Gasps]

Togepi!

Why did you do that
to my togepi?!

Uh, misty, it was an egg-cident!

Huh?

Huh? Get it? Egg...

Let's go! Togepi!

I don't see those twerps
anywhere, James, do you?

No, and I haven't spotted
Pikachu either, jessy.

Hey, I bet the boss'd love
a spotted Pikachu!

[Caws]

[Whistle of falling object]

Ooh!

What did you do that
for, Meowth?

Huh? I don't know what
you're talking about.

Meowth, I demand to know
why you just kicked me.

Don't flatter yourself. I
wouldn't waste my time kicking you.

Togepi.

Huh?
Huh?

Huh?

Jessy and James: Togepi?

Nice togepi. Our boss would
just love to meet you.

Excellent. A rare
pokémon for my collection.

Good job!

And there'd be a nice little
reward, too.

The boss would respect us.
Come on now.

Jessy: Here, togepi!
Here little togepi.

Uh! Wait, togepi, wait!

No. Stop! Come back.

No, stop. You might fall.

You'll get scrambled!

Jessy: Togepi.

Jessy: Togepi,
I'm coming to save you.

I can't just let this one just
walk away. We've got to have it!

Jessy, jessy.
You can do it!

Grab it, jessy!

James: Don't let it
get away!

Meowth: Hurry up!

Will you be quiet?
I'm going as fast as I can,

so will you both just give me
a break?!

[Snap]
Huh?

Aah!

James and Meowth: Oh, no!

[Jessy screams]

Huh?

Aah!

There. Now I've got you. Aah!

Girls: Whoo! Whoo!

Gary, Gary! He's our man!

If he can't be 'em, nobody can!

I am the Viridian gym leader.
Who are you?

I am Gary oak, the best
pokémon trainer in pallet.

Boss: Huh, confident,
aren't you?

All right,
I'll accept your challenge.

Soldier a: You will use
pokémon, no time limit.

Let the battle begin!

[Rings]

I choose nidoking!

Heh, I choose golem!

Golem!

Golem!

Golem, tackle att*ck.

Golem!

Nidoking! Fight its
tackle with your tackle.

Nido!

Soldier a:
Nidoking is the winner.

[Roars]
[Girls cheer]

Girls: Who's got the force?
Gary of course.

Boss: Not bad. Now try
your luck with this one.

This should be easy, too.

Dexter: Kingler, the pincer pokémon.
The evolved form of krabby.

Its crushing claws make it
a powerful opponent.

Kingler. Crab hammer.

Gary: Nidoking, return!

Looks like your kingler'll
do in a pinch,

but it's not strong enough
to tackle my arcanine.

Arcanine, I choose you!

Arcanine, take down att*ck.

Now use your fire spin att*ck!

Ooh! Gary, Gary,
he's the best!

He's the one
who'll b*at the rest!

That's true, and I don't
want to disappoint you.

Sometimes I wonder why I was
cursed with this talent.

Well, time to wrap this one up.

Arcanine, fire blast att*ck.

[Rattles]

Soldier a:
Arcanine is the winner!

[Roars and Cheers]

Girls: Gary won! Gary won!

Like we told you, he's the one!

[Sinister laugh]

Maybe we should call it
quits. You can't b*at me.

Is that what you think,
little boy?

It is.

Maybe I could have
just one more battle

to test out my most
powerful pokémon.

Huh?!

[Screams]

How did it do that?

What pokémon is that?

Dexter: Pokémon unknown.
No available data.

No data?

Boss: Now as I was saying,
my friend...

Huh?

I'd like to test out this
pokémon of mine in battle.

And go ahead, use more than one
pokémon if you're afraid to lose.

Well, I'm not afraid
of anything!

Well, let's get started.

All right. Nidoking, go!

You, too, arcanine. Go!

Oh, is that your best?

Gary: Arcanine! Nidoking!

Boss: Don't waste your time.
This is the ultimate pokémon.

It can never be defeated.

[Whimpering]

Group: Who's that pokémon?

Group: It's...

Mr. Mime!

Jessy: Sir, we've finally captured a special
pokémon we think you're going to love.

It's even rarer than that
Pikachu you want so much.

And it's a real cutie, too.

Boss: What are you halfwits
talking about?

We've brought you a rare
and valuable pokémon...

Togepi.

Togepi!

What exactly does
this pokémon do?

Uh...

What does this thing do?

Uh, well...

Good question.

[Trills]

Well, it would certainly make
a handsome paperweight.

You fools!

You search for months
and bring me this thing!

Boss: You're total
incompetents!

[Nervous chatter]

[Rings]

Uh, what it is?

What? When?

There's been an accident.
I have to go.

I am leaving the of you
in charge of the gym.

Jessy: Huh? The of us...

James: In charge?

Meowth: Of the gym?

Use these to protect the gym
if necessary.

Huh?
Huh?

That means that...

We just became...

Gym leaders!

All: Yay!

We have an emergency
assignment for you.

Misty: Togepi. Togepi!

Where are you, togepi?
Come out, togepi. Togepi.

Togepi. Togepi, where are you?

Pikachu. Pikachu.

Misty: Did you see togepi?

Brock: I couldn't find
it anywhere.

Oh, I'm so worried.

What if togepi's scared
and crying right now?

Err, listen, you!

If anything happens to togepi,
I'll never forgive you!

Misty, that won't help togepi.

Misty: Well, it makes me
feel better.

Pikachu. Pik. Pik.

Brock, ash, and misty: Huh?

That voice.

Togepi: Togepi.
[Trills] Togepi.

Ahh.
It's togepi.

Ready, pull!

[Straining]

Misty: Togepi!

[Trills]

Oh, I was so worried about you.

Thank goodness you're safe.

I wonder how it got inside.

Look over there!

Huh?

It's Gary!

And the girls.

Hey, Gary.
Gary, wake up.

I-It's here.

What happened?
What's here?

A pokémon that we've
never seen... did this.

Aah!

There's something different
about this one.

This Pokémon's not just
powerful, it's evil.

Evil? There can't be
an evil pokémon.

I can't believe Gary lost!

[Sobbing]

Why are you making such a
deal about one lost battle?

Pikachu.

If I cried like that every
time ash lost a battle,

I'd be waterlogged.

Pika. Pika.

Waaah!

She's only kidding.

Gary: One thing's
for sure...

No one will ever b*at
that pokémon.

[Jessy laughs]

Who's there?

Jessy: Prepare for trouble.

James: And make it double.

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.

It's them.

Again.

[Jessy and James scream]

Jessy: Why do you little
twerps always interrupt us

before we get to finish?

We know what you're gonna say.

It's never any different.

Ah, but today is very different.

Something's happened that's
going to make you very jealous.

Let's celebrate!

We just got a big promotion.

Now we're gonna get
the respect we deserve.

That's right, Meowth, 'cause
the new leaders of this gym are...

The of us!

Brock, ash, and misty: Huh?

You guys are gym leaders?

Pika.

That's right.

Just moments ago, we were
put in charge of this gym.

And the earth badge.

The earth badge?

You mean this gym is
controlled by team rocket!

Why would they want a gym?

Jessy: Oh, you little dweebs couldn't
understand the complex plans

of an organization
like team rocket.

Ash: Yeah, try us.

They're for us to know
and for you to find out.

What are they?

Huh? Those plans are
classified information.

She don't know 'em either.

Oww!

James: But if you want
that earth badge,

you'll have to defeat us.

That's just what I'm gonna do.

Jessy: Well, step right into the
ring we've prepared just for you.

Misty, ash, and Brock: Huh?

[Gasps]

[Jessy laughs]

Jessy: Now get into the
trainer's box, little boy.

Don't, ash!
It's a trick!

They must have
booby-trapped it somehow!

James: If you run away now,
you won't get that earth badge.

Ahh. I'm not running
anywhere!

We'll begin with pokémon
each. No time limit.

Fine. Let's battle.

All pokémon go!

Machamp.

Kingler.

Rhydon.

Ha! This should
be a cinch!

And don't forget.

Ha ha ha ha.
Our secret w*apon.

Be careful, ash.
They're up to something.

Right.

Squirtle!
I choose you!

Squirtle.

Jessy: Squirtle?! Is that
the best you can do?

Machamp! Karate chop!

Machamp.

Machamp. Machamp.
Machamp. Machamp.

[Screams]

What's that?
Pika pi!

Oh, that's one of the custom
features here at our gym.

In that box, the trainer feels
all the pain the pokémon feels.

Jessy: Not so eager
to battle now, are you?

He can't win.
Machamp's too powerful.

Bulbasaur! Go!

Bulbasaur!

Then I'll choose kingler.

[Hisses]

Bulbasaur! Vine whip!

Bulbasaur!

Kingler! Harden att*ck!

Ha ha ha ha ha.
Too bad.

That kid's out of
his league, isn't he?

Kingler! Bubble att*ck!

Aah! Aah!

Ash, you can't win. Their
pokémon are too strong.

I won't give up.

I've come too far
to just quit now.

I trust my pokémon.

We can do it!

Maybe you... you can.

Pigeotto. Quick att*ck!

[Caws]

Huh?

Come on, ash.
You can do it.

Pigeotto!
Double-edge att*ck!

[Screeches]

Aah!

James, why did you set it up
to give shocks on both sides?

Turn it off!
Turn it off!

James: I didn't think
it would matter.

It never occurred to me
that we could lose.

Luckily, I made this little
gadget in case we did lose.

All I do is hit the button
and good-bye competition!

Oh, no, you don't.

Give me that thing.

Unh.
Unh.

All pokémon att*ck at once!

Jessy: Go arbok! Go Weezing!

You can't use new pokémon now.

It's against the rules.

I make the rules for this gym.

Well, if those are the rules...

Let's go, Pikachu.

Pika... chu.

Pika... aah!

Aah!

Aah! Bye.

Follow the leader.

[Excited chatter]

We did it! Ha ha!
We won the match.

Pikapi!

Thanks, Pikachu.
You were all just great.

He's the winner.
He's our ash.

Let's all have a victory bash.

He's the Victor.
He's our man.

No one wins like Ketchum can!

Huh. I hate to admit it but
that kid's a pretty good trainer.

But still, nobody's ever gonna be
able to b*at the pokémon that I saw.

Jessy, can you hear me?

Can you move?

I'm lucky I can breathe
after what you did to me.

Why did I get the shock?

I won the match fair and square,

so now I want the
earth badge I earned.

Well, you're not
getting it. Blah!

Ash: Hey,
that's cheating.

Well, I'm a cheater.

[Trills]

Aah! Stop! Get away
from that thing!

[Trills]

[Screams]

Meowth: I think I might
have wired this side, too.

Jessy and James: Oh, no!

Yeow!

Jessy, James, and Meowth:
We're blasting off again!

[Ping]

Oh, huh-huh hey!

I finally got my earth badge!

Pikakachu!
Pika!

[Girl screaming]

Unh! The building's
collapsing. Let's run for it.

[Screaming]

Brock: I wonder if we'll ever get to
see the pokémon Gary was talking about.

I'd like to get
a good look at that.

Ash: Right now all I want
to look at are my badges.

'Cause now I can finally
get into the pokémon league.

I'm on my way to be
a pokémon Master.

Pikachu.

All right! Let's go!

But where is the pokémon league?

Uh...

Ash, don't you know where it is?

I'm sure Professor oak
could tell us all about it.

Right. Let's go visit
him back in pallet town.

[Excited agreement]

Narrator: Now that ash
has his eighth badge,

our heroes are on
their way to palletown,

where our adventure first began.

What new adventures await them?

You'll see.