01x75 - Bad to the Bone!

[bunniefuu]

♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

Narrator: Even though
ash has tried to train

for the pokémon league
competition,

he still has a lot to learn.

So he and his friends
have decided

to get some last minute
advice from Professor oak.

Professor oak, please
tell me, what should I do?

Why don't you quit now

and save yourself
some embarrassment?

I'm asking Professor oak.

Ya see, we planned on training

a whole lot, but we seemed

to get side-tracked

a whole lot more!

I could sure use a little
coaching, Professor.

It's too late for
"pointers" young man!

If you're not ready for
the pokémon league now,

you should quit and go home!

Whoa!
Pika!

But if you want to compete,

I suggest you leave right now.

Oh-oh-oh pika, pika!

Thanks for the advice!

Hurry, Mom, we gotta go!

I'm coming!
Miee!

Don't worry, ash,

I think you've trained
more than you think.

Ha-ha.
Pika!

No matter what, ash,
always do your best.

Right!

Thanks for letting us

stay with you,
Mrs. Ketchum.

You helped us a lot!

I enjoyed having all of you.

Bye, togepi, Pikachu!

Brrriii!

Pikachu!

Come on, guys!

Good luck, honey!

Be careful and have a good time!

All: Bye!

Narrator: And so our heroes
finally leave pallet town,

heading for the indigo plateau

and the start of
the long-awaited pokémon league!

Hmm... this looks like
a shortcut

to the indigo plateau.

All: Huh?

What was that?

All: Aah!

All: Aah!

Who's he?

Misty: What are you
scaring us for?

Forgive me, I was
simply testing you.

Ash: Huh?

You appear to be traveling

to the pokémon league
competition,

am I correct in saying so?

Ash: Well,
what if we are?

Well, then, I, otoshi,
challenge you.

Huh?
Pika?

I've trained for a long time

all alone here in the mountains.

But I seek one last battle

to test my strength
before the pokémon league.

Do you accept my challenge?

Sure, I'll battle you!

And whoever loses this battle

must turn over all
his pokémon badges

to the one who triumphs.

All my badges?

You must be crazy!

I need those badges!

That's right, if ash
lost those badges,

he wouldn't be able to compete

in the pokémon league.

Come on, guys, we gotta go.

If that is your attitude,

you need not hurry to
the pokémon league.

Uh, what did you say?

If you are so afraid
of losing to me

in a Private match,

then what chance do you have

of winning in
a pokémon league match?

Lose your badges now,

or lose them later.

I'm no loser!

I accept your challenge!

Ha-ha.

Don't do it, ash!

What if you lose your badges?

Don't worry, I'm gonna win!

I choose marowak!

Bulbasaur, I choose you!

Bulbasaur!

Marowak!

What's that?

Dexter: Marowak...
A bonekeeper pokémon.

Despite its small size,

its offensive and defensive
strength is impressive.

Better watch out, ash.

Marowak is bad to the bone!

That's fine with me,

'cause I could use a warm-up
for the pokémon league.

Bulbasaur, tackle attack now!

Bulbasaur!

Bulbasaur, vine whip attack now!

Marowak, focus energy attack!

Bulbasaur!

Bone club now!

Bulba!

Saur...

This is bad!

Ash could lose his badges.

Bulbasaur, return now!

It's your turn, Pikachu.

Pika!

Pikachu, watch out for
marowak's bone club!

Pikachu!

OK, Pikachu, thundershock!

Chuuu!

Marowak!

All right!

Pikachu!

Brrriii!

Ha-ha, looks like
I win the badges.

I can't believe it.

You defeated marowak,

my strongest pokémon.

But... but I have no
badges to give to you.

Marowak.

Huh?

You mean, you didn't have

any badges to start with?

Well, you see...

You acted like you had
badges when you never did.

But your little scheme
to get my badges

backfired, didn't it?

That's not so.
Please, let me explain.

My badges have
been taken from me.

I battled my way from
one gym to the next

with marowak at my side.

It was a difficult journey.

Marowak!

Marowak, don't give up!

We struggled and battled
and never lost hope.

We finally won badges.

We were on our way to
the pokémon league.

So where are they now?

Marowak and I had just earned

our th badge and were coming

out of the mountains
heading towards

the indigo plateau
when it happened.

All our hard work and training

finally paid off,
didn't they, marowak?

Marow.

Both: Hoah!

In the Road just ahead,

was the most
delicious-looking fruit.

[Stomachs growling]

We were so hungry
from our battles,

we rushed to taste it.

Aah!

We caught something!

Hey, gym badges!

All: Huh?

Exit stage left!

Aah!

All our hard-earned
badges are gone.

All our struggles and
sacrifices were for nothing.

And we were so close to being
in the pokémon league.

Marowak.

I wonder who could have done

such a terrible thing.

They stole your
badges and your dream.

Pikachu.

Our dream stolen
by a talking Meowth.

Pika!

A talking Meowth?

It must have been team rocket!

We should have known.

Without those badges,

I'll never get into
the pokémon league.

Don't you worry, otoshi.

We'll get those
badges back for ya!

Huh?

Misty: We can't,
ash.

We're gonna Miss the
start of the competition.

Brock: We have
to get going.

No. We have to get
those badges back.

I worked hard to
earn my badges, too.

I know how I'd feel

if somebody stole
all my gym badges.

You're right.

Stealing from one trainer

is like stealing from 'em all!

Pikachu!

Ha, let's get those badges back!

I will never forget
your kindness.

Oh, that was too easy!

Can you believe those suckers

really fell for the fruit?

And getting those gym badges

was easier than
slipping on a banana peel.

If I'd known grabbing
badges was this easy,

I would have just camped out
here and ambushed trainers

instead of running
around to all those gyms.

Meowth, let's take another peek

at all those beautiful badges!

Excellent idea, my dear James.

The badges are gone!

They are?

I can't believe it.

Jessy and I hid them.

Hey, where is jessy anyhow?

I think she said she

had a little shopping
to do in town,

and then she ran off carrying
a big square package

wrapped in a big green
handkerchief.

She stole 'em!

Jessy stole our stolen badges!

Jessy?

I finally got my very
own set of badges!

Now I can enter the pokémon
league competition

and prove I'm the world's
most talented,

most glamorous trainer!

[Crowd cheering]

There I'll stand,
alone in the spotlight,

with thousands of adoring
fans cheering me on.

My victory will be
a giant step up

on the stairway to stardom!

No more sharing the stage
with those silly,

sniveling, simpering stooges.

From now on, I'll
be a solo superstar!

Ha-ha-ha!

Ha-ha-ha!

Ha-ha-ha!

Who's that...

It's...

Pidgeotto, do you see anything?

It sounds like Pidgeotto

spotted something, ash.

Yeah, let's go see.

We gotta find those badges.

Ash: Hold it right
there, you robbers!

Both: Huh?

Ash: Pidgeotto, don't
let 'em get away!

Uh-oh!

Shot down again!

They burst our bubble!

Return the badges
you stole from me.

We can't do that.

You ain't the only
victim around here, pal.

What are you saying?

Marowak.

We were robbed, too.

We don't have the badges.

He's being honest for once.

Huh?
Huh?

Well, we'll just
see if that's true.

What are you gonna do?

Are you sure this is
everything you've got?

Yes.
Yeah.

Let's see.

A couple of cookies...

A slingshot,

some cans of pokémon chow,

a hairbrush...

Hey, what's this wax for?

I like to keep my charm
nice and shiny.

You see any badges?

Brock: Well,
I see binoculars,

a note pad, some make-up,

broken sunglasses and...

Photos of yourself?

Well, you see, I like
to look at myself

in my spare time.

Ash: A bunch of
bottle caps,

some pogs,

and some tabs from soda cans.

This is just a pile of junk!

Yes, but it's got
sentimental value.

Looks like the badges are gone.

We already told you that.

Jessy took all of the badges.

Jessy?

Marowak!

What's wrong, marowak?

Oh, I see.

I got some bad news for ya, kid.

The little bonehead here

says it doesn't want to be

your pokémon no more.

What?

Is this true, marowak?

Marow-marow-marowak!

Uh-huh. Skullboy says
that it was willing.

To put up with all the hard
training and tough battles

'cause it was
dreamin' of getting

into the pokémon league
competition.

Now just a couple of days
before the competition,

this happens, and all that
hard work and sufferin'

was for nothin'.

Marowack-y says it's best
if you just say good-bye.

Marow.

Don't go, marowak.

Waah!

Wait!

And we were so close to going

to the pokémon league.

Ya still might be able

to buy a ticket.

This is all because of you!

Marowak's only gonna come back

if we find jessy
and get those badges.

You're right.

Let's do it.

We gotta find jessy
and those badges

before those kids do.

Even James and Meowth
will never recognize me

in this disguise.

Wow, I've finally
got enough badges

to get into the pokémon league

hello there, fellow trainer.

Well, look at all
the badges you have.

Take a peek at my collection.

Hey, you must have
worked pretty hard

to get all those.

Not as hard as you might think.

Here, take a look at mine.

Oh, my.
How pretty!

I battled hard to win
as many as I could.

Well, one never can have

too many badges, can one?

Are you sure that's
jessy down there?

I'm positive.

Jessy and I have worn
lots of disguises.

And we share a certain
sense of style.

Even under all those veils,

I'd recognize that
fashion flair anywhere.

Yeah!

Thanks! Your
gym badges

are pretty impressive, too.

Oh, how nice of you to...

Oh, my goodness,
look over there!

Where?

Ha-ha-ha!

Huh?

What's going on here?

James: Prepare
for trouble.

Huh? Prepare
for trouble?

Yes, 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.

Jessy!

James!

Team rocket, blast off
at the speed of light!

Surrender now,
or prepare to fight!

Meowth! That's right!

Aah! It's
t-t-team rocket!

I was so close to stealing

all of that kid's badges.

But you had to come

and ruin everything!

Well, you can steal
from some kid,

but not from us!

You have disgraced the
disgraceful team rocket!

[Crying]

My moment in
the spotlight is over.

We can steal more badges

and be rottener as a team

than we can as individuals.

All right... as long
as I'm the rottenest.

Ash: Hold it right there!

You've got otoshi's badges,

and you're gonna give
them back to him right now!

Ha! If you want
them back,

you'll have to challenge me

to a pokémon battle!

[Angry gasp]

Those badges are mine!

I accept your
challenge to battle!

But you don't have your marowak.

I will use a different
pokémon for this battle.

All right, arbok, go!

Doduo, go!

I don't know about this.

Marowak.

OK, nidoran, keep jumping!

All right, chansey, here you go!

Come on, hitmonlee, this is our

last workout before
the competition!

We're gonna win the
pokémon league as a team,

just you and me.

Marowak.

Marowak.

I know the training
is hard, marowak,

but we can get
through it together.

Marowak.

Marowak!

That's the spirit, marowak.

If you can do it,
I can do it, too!

Yoosh!

Marowak.

Aie! Aie! Aie!

Marowak, you're getting
the seeds all over your face.

Ha ha ha ha!

Marowak.

Marowak!

[Squawking]

Chaaarn!

Aah!

Go, arbok!
Beat those birdbrains!

Doduo, what's happening?

Oh, no! It's confused,

and the heads are
fighting each other.

What?

Dexter: Doduo...
A twin-bird pokémon.

Once its heads begin
to bite each other,

doduo becomes incapacitated.

It's over!

Ha ha ha ha!
Looks like I win again.

I'll just take your doduo, too.

Pokéballs, go!

Waah!
Waah!

Ha ha ha!
Marowak!

Marowak.

Hey, look, guys.
Marowak is back.

Pikachu!

All right, return, duduo.

All right, arbok,

go ahead and beat that
little skele-twerp.

Chaaarn!

Marowak, focus energy!

Marowak.

Arbok! Double-edge attack!

Marowak! Bone club!

All right, marowak, time
for your bone-merang attack!

Aah!

I'll handle this.
Weezing, go!

Weezing!

Pikachu, go!

Aah! Aah! Aah!

Otoshi: The badges!

Marowak!

Whoa! Got 'em!

My chance at stardom
was stolen from me!

Please don't mention stealing.

I shoulda grabbed a banana
for the trip.

All: Team rocket's
blasting off again!

Marowak, thank you for returning

and getting our badges back.

Marowak.

Will you battle by my
side in the pokémon league?

Marowak.

I'm glad you two
are back together.

Thanks to you.

Misty: Here are your badges,
safe and sound.

Ah! I will be
forever in your debt.

Now our dream of competing
in the pokémon league

will come true.

Isn't that right, marowak?

Marowak.

Pikachu.

I'm sure happy we helped
get those badges back.

Yeah.

You know something, ash?

Even if we are late
for the start

of the pokémon
league competition,

you did the right thing

by stopping and helping somebody

who really needed help.

Thanks, Brock.

I hope we do the right thing
at the pokémon league, too.

Pikachu.

Hey, look.

There's the indigo plateau.

We're almost there.

Ha! Yeah! Oh!

Ha ha ha ha!

Pika!

Narrator: Well, our heroes
have almost made it

to the indigo plateau.

The site of the pokémon league.

Tomorrow, ash will have to prove
himself a winner in competition.

But today, he proved himself
a winner at life.

Don't go away.

Pikachu's jukebox is next.

Pika! Pika!

♪ 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 ♪

Jessy!

James!

♪ Team rocket, blast off
at the speed of light ♪

♪ surrender now
or prepare to fight ♪

That's right!

♪ Team rocket's rockin' ♪

♪ talkin' trouble,
walkin' trouble ♪

♪ double trouble ♪

♪ big trouble's
gonna follow ♪

♪ team rocket's rockin' ♪

♪ talkin' trouble,
walkin' trouble ♪

♪ double trouble,
big trouble ♪

♪ got to Pikachu ♪

♪ team rocket's rockin' ♪

Walking trouble.

♪ Double trouble ♪

♪ big trouble's
gonna follow ♪

♪ team rocket's rockin' ♪

Looks like team rocket's
blasting off again!

♪ I wanna be
the very best ♪

♪ like no one
ever was ♪

♪ to catch them
is my real test ♪

♪ to train them
is my cause ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ I wanna 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪