01x77 - Round One: Begin!

[bunniefuu]

♪ 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 ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

Narrator: Last time,
team rocket tried to steal

the central flame
of the pokémon league!

[Laughing]

Take your best shot!

Narrator:
Ash battled bravely,

but the situation looked
hopeless. Ash, look out!

Moltres.

Moltres is back.

[Cheering]

Narrator: With
team rocket defeated

and the central flame burning
brightly atop indigo stadium,

trainers from around the world

are now ready to compete in
the pokémon league competition.

[Birds chirping]

Reporter: Welcome, pokémon
fans to our live coverage

of the pokémon league
competition.

Right now, the trainers
are about to learn

where they will be competing

in their first-round battles

and who their first
opponent will be.

Aha. Look, there's ash. Hi!

Receptionist: Welcome
to pokémon village.

I need your identification

so I can check you in, please.

Ash can check in while I
check out your beautiful smile.

I could check that out all day.

Uh, uh...

It's checkout time
for you, Brock.

Ha ha ha.

Hmm. Is this your first
time at the pokémon league?

Uh... yes.

Well, that's it.
You're all checked in.

Thank you. Uh, Miss?

Who am I battling at
the indigo stadium?

Hold it, ash.

You don't start out

in the indigo stadium.

What do you mean, Brock?

At the indigo plateau conference

of pokémon league,

they use different
battlefields...

Rock, grass, water and ice.

You have to win your matches

on all battlefields

before you can battle

in the indigo stadium.

Isn't that right?

[Laughs]

Brock, how'd you
know about that?

Hmm? Because
I've studied this,

the pokémon league trainers book

the source for everything

every pokémon
trainer needs to know

about the pokémon
league. Right, Miss?

That's... right.

Misty: Come on, Brock.

There's still lots for
you to learn. Brock: Aah.

Uh, what field do I
have to battle on first?

All you have to do
is press this button.

Wherever the light stops
is where your first match is.

Good luck, ash.

[Beeping]

That's the water field.

All right!

The water field it is.

Now the system
will select your opponent.

Wow. I guess that's
the guy I'm gonna beat.

His name's Mandi.
You're the third match.

Be there by : ...
And good luck.

Thanks.

Sir, you're on TV.

Who, me?

I bet you're a trainer

in this pokémon league
competition.

Please tell our viewers all about
your rare and valuable pokémon.

My pokémon are winners.

I've got a dodrio,

a raticate,

and a venomoth.

Oh, great.
A -headed bird,

an overgrown rat, and bug-zilla.

Huh?

There's got to be
some chump we can jump

for some halfway
decent pokémon here.

Hey, how about him?

Ahh.

Ahh.

Uhh, ooh.

[Laughs]

[Birds chirping]

I like that guy's style.

I like those Pidgeotto.

[Chuckles]

Excuse me.

Ah, for you.

Are... are you a pokémon trainer?

You mustn't be
a very good news reporter,

or else you'd know that
I am the astounding Mandi,

and I'm the biggest news around.

And the biggest...

Don't blow our cover.

So, what network are you from?

We're from lcn.

Letters that fit us
to a "t."

Lcn?

All: Lovely,
charming network.

I'm jessy, and I came
up with the name.

I felt it captured
the essence of me. Aha.

That may be,
but Mandi the astounding

only appears on networks
that have viewers. Bye-bye.

Well, is that so, magic
boy? Come back here,

and I'll make your
teeth disappear.

I bet a lot of viewers

would love to see that.

Wait, jessy.
If you blow our cover,

they'll bounce us out of here,

and we'll never get any pokémon.

You've got to hold your temper,

or people will start
to get suspicious.

So, act like a TV reporter,

not some radio talk show host.

You're right. Besides,
it would be a crime

for this face
to wind up on radio.

You scare me.

Misty: Ash,
do you want to use

some of my water pokémon
for your first battle?

Ash: What do I need
them for? I have Squirtle.

Squirtle's great,
but you don't want to have

just one water pokémon.
You need variety.

Trust me, ash.
After all,

water battles are my specialty.

Thanks for the offer, but Squirtle
and I can handle this ourselves.

Gary: Hiya, ash.
All: Huh?

So, you're on the
water field first.

Yeah.
How about you?

I'm battling on
the ice field first.

Well, I really hope you win

your first battle, ashie boy.

I would feel just
terrible if you lost.

Yeah, why is that?

'Cause I want the pleasure

of beating you
myself. Then you'll see

what a real pokémon
Master looks like.

Gee, I thought I had confidence.

Hey, it's getting late.

Time for my first victory.

Well, looks like I
gotta run, ashie boy.

I think palett town deserves

at least one trainer

who's not a total embarrassment.

[Laughs]

Gary's girls:
Gary, Gary, he's the one,

he's gonna be the champion.

I'll show him!

P.A.: Paging trainer
ash Ketchum,

paging trainer ash Ketchum,

please go to the nearest
courtesy phone

for an important call.

For me?

Hi there, ash.

Professor oak.
Is something wrong?

No, I was thinking you might
want to swap one of your pokémon.

What for?

So you can use
different pokémon.

In fact, Gary just traded
of his pokémon

to get ready
for his first battle.

Hey, krabby'd be perfect
for a water battle.

[Clicking]

Krabby doesn't look too shabby.

Professor, could you
send krabby right away?

Can do, ash. This should
really cheer you up, krabby.

[Clicking]

This will just take a moment.

Honey, you look thin.

Are you eating all right?

Mom? You're there?

Professor oak invited
a bunch of us over here.

We saw you and misty
and Brock on television.

Everyone in the neighborhood

is rooting for you, sweetie.

[All cheering]

Ah, that's really great.

Could they put down
those signs, please?

Professor oak: All set.
Now to begin transport.

Here comes krabby.

[Laughing]

It's here, Professor,

the Pokéball's here.

Mm-hmm. Good luck.

And just remember
to brush your teeth,

go to bed early,
and make sure to wear

clean you-know-what every day.

Mom, I'll do everything you say.

We'll be watching and cheering.

Good luck in your match, honey.

Ha ha. With Squirtle
and krabby,

this match should
be pretty easy. Huh?

You must mean easy for me.

I am the astounding Mandi.

I am your opponent.

I'm ash. It's very nice
to meet you.

Eh.
Huh?

I'm sorry. My hands are
for Pokéballs, not for people.

Mmm. It wouldn't hurt
to shake

before your pokémon match.

[Chirping]

That's an unfortunate word.

I'm afraid your
eager little friend

will be no match for me.

Lovely meeting you.

He's charming.

He doesn't know what
he's talking about, ash.

He just talked himself into the
toughest match he'll ever have.

Pika.

Ash, are you sure you
want to use krabby?

Yeah, why?

Well, krabby's never
even been in a battle.

I still think it
would be a good idea

to use water pokémon

that have some experience.

Well, that's your opinion.

Ash, I'm only trying to
help you win your match.

I think misty's right, ash.

You do?

Brock: You only get
to use pokémon,

and you have
to pick the right ones.

A lot of matches are decided
before they even start,

when trainers pick the right
or wrong pokémon to battle with.

You could be right.

Well, it's still your decision.

We just want you to win, ash.

I know.
Thanks, you guys.

[Cheering]

All: Huh? Reporter: We're here,

live, on the ice field

where Gary oak has just scored

an impressive victory.

Gary, how are you feeling

about your first win?

Well, naturally,

winning your first
battle is always important.

Of course,
in every pokémon match,

there has to be a winner

and there has to be a loser,

and the trainers I
know are real losers.

Grr.

Who's that pokémon?

It's nidoran.

Nidoran.

Announcer: Right now,
on the water field,

the second battle
is about to begin.

The green trainer
is using a seaking,

the red trainer
is using a tentacruel,

but just one more loss
by tentacruel,

and this contest is over.

Tentacruel.

Seaking.

Tentacruel is out of the match.

The winner is seaking.

Announcer: What a finish!

Seaking's horn drill sank any
chance of a tentacruel comeback,

and the green trainer
is the winner!

Ash: We're up next. Pi.

Ash, you're shaking.

That's not me, that's
the stadium shaking.

Brock: Speaking
of shaking,

I could go for a
chocolate shake.

Then go.

[Crowd cheering]

Uh... well,
ready, Pikachu?

Pika.

Announcer: And now, the
start of the third battle

on the water field.

[Crowd cheering]

Announcer:
On the green side,

is newcomer ash Ketchum
from palett,

and on the red side, a
pokémon league favorite,

the astounding Mandi.

Ketchum's accompanied
by his coaches

as he faces one of the most
popular pokémon trainers,

known for his exciting
battle style.

[Crowd cheering]

Hmm.

All: Huh?

It's him.
Yeah.

Announcer: Each trainer
is allowed only pokémon.

Now let the battle begin!

[Bell clangs]
[Crowd Cheers]

It's showtime.

Now, ash, watch me
work my magic.

I have some tricks of my own.

I'm not just some twerp.

Jessy: Hey, twerp.

Aah! That voice!

Jessy: Listen up, kid.

We're on your side this time,

so you'd better dunk that skunk!

Use some spunk
and leave him sunk!

Team rocket!

And they're cheering for ash!

Who would have ever thunk

that we'd be rootin'
for that little punk?

All: Huh?

How did you three get
back in here, anyway?

Come on, you're
going right back out.

You're under arrest
for trespassing.

We know who you really are.

You're team rocket.

Jessy:
I want my lawyer.

James: I want
my Mommy.

Meowth: How'd they see
through my disguise?

All: Looks like team
rocket's carted off again.

Those guys never change.

Neither does Brock.

Awesome. Those were some of
my top favorite Officer jennies.

Uh, you can tell them apart?

Of course I can.

Jenny from Viridian City

wears her skirt shorter
than the other jennies.

The celadon City Jenny uses
styling gel in her luxurious hair.

Saffron City's Jenny
wears exotic

vileplume number five perfume.

Then there's the vivacious
vermillion City Jenny...

All right, all right,
we've heard enough.

Let's get on with the show.

Announcer: Ahem. Please
excuse the interruption.

Now let the battle begin!

Go, exeggutor!

Exeggutor.

Go, krabby!

Announcer: Mandi
is starting with exeggutor,

while ash is commencing
with krabby.

Don't use krabby,
it's never battled.

Don't worry about it, misty.

I've always got Squirtle
and Pikachu for backup.

He's making a big mistake.

Maybe he is,

but ash has got to fight
these battles his way.

Exeggutor!
Psywave, now!

Exeggutor!

Krabby! Dive in
and harden!

Now, I've got him.

Tor!

Aah! Krabby!

Announcer:
Krabby looks like

a rubber duck in a whirlpool.

Things don't look good for
the newcomer from palett.

I knew this was gonna happen.

Quick, ash.
Switch to Pikachu.

It looks like that exeggutor

is using a psychic attack.

Exeggutor.
Egg b*mb attack!

Exeggutor.

Announcer: Wow, exeggutor
is putting on quite a show.

It looks like the th
of July down there.

Krabby, return!

Announcer: It looks like
exeggutor's barrage

has created a wall of water

making it impossible for
Ketchum to recall krabby.

Come on!

Pika, pika!

Announcer: Exeggutor is
getting drenched down there,

but it's not even flinching.

Mandi has trained it well,

and this exeggutor seems
to have the strongest traits

of both psychic and
grass type pokémon. Hmm?

[Clicking]

All right, krabby!

Now, use your vicegrip!

Exeggutor.

Exeggutor, hypnosis.

Announcer:
Now krabby's in control.

It's clamped onto
exeggutor's leaf plume,

and is stopping it from
launching any attacks.

Leer attack!

Tor!

Now... stomp!

Exeggu...

Tor.
Aah!

Victory for the green!

Krabby, we did it!

Pikachu!

I don't believe it.

Yeah, ash did it.

Krabby did a great job.

[Crowd cheering]

[Clicking]

Oh!
Pika.

Kookie, kookie.

[Both gasp]

Oh, no!

Huh? Krabby evolved!

Announcer: It looks like
the intensity of the battle

has caused krabby
to evolve into kingler.

Dexter: Kingler, the
evolved form of krabby.

A pincer pokémon
whose claws can pinch

with the power
of , horsepower.

That's awesome!

Well, I'm sticking with
kingler all the way.

Pikachu.

Announcer: Now, the
astounding Mandi must decide

which of his remaining
pokémon he will choose

to battle against ash's kingler.

Ha. The kid's had
some beginner's luck,

but his luck's run dry.

Go, seadra!

Doo!

Seadra?

Dexter: Seadra,
a dragon pokémon,

the evolved form of horsea.

Seadra has
a violent temperament,

and the quills
that cover its body

can render its victim
unconscious.

His kingler may be strong,

but it's no match
for my speedy seadra.

Seadra, use your agility!

Doo!

Kingler!
Water g*n, now!

Doo!

Doo!

Doo!

Pika! Kingler, look out!

Doo!

Oh, kingler, bubble!

Kookie, kookie.

Doo!

Kookie.
Doo!

Grr.

Kingler's too slow

to hit my seadra

when it's using its agility.

Kookie, kookie.

Doo!

Oh, no!
Doo!

Announcer:
How about that?

Kingler's bubble attack
caught seadra and sent it flying.

Seadra.

All right!

Now, kingler, krabhammer attack!

Kookie.

Doo!

Announcer: Mandi's speed
strategy was just no match

for kingler's crushing
krabhammer attack

as seadra is stopped cold.

Ash may be well on
his way to victory,

but will seadra surface
belly up or ready to battle?

Seadra has been defeated.
The victory goes to kingler.

We did it, we did it!

Kingler beat seadra!

♪ Doo-dah, one
more to go, Pikachu ♪

Kookie, kookie.

Ah, ash isn't nervous anymore.

[Chirping]

He was scared, but
he was tough enough

to stick to his strategy,

and the crowd seems
to be on ash's side.

Everybody's rooting for him.

That twerp's not doing so badly.

And his kingler really
came through in a pinch.

Yeah.

Announcer: Now,
the astounding Mandi

is just one pokémon
away from defeat.

Can he stage a magical comeback?

The answer is,
he can and he will.

Let's see if your kingler

can handle this.

Grr.
Pika.

And now, pokémon fans,

may I present golbat!

Go!

Announcer: This pokémon is the
ace Mandi had up his sleeve.

Now, golbat is taking
this water battle sky-high.

There's no telling
what could happen now.

Misty, this is the worst thing

that could happen to ash now.

Kingler is really weak
against air attacks.

Quick, ash, switch
pokémon. Use Pikachu.

Ha ha, not so fast.

Kingler, dive under water!

Kookie, kookie.

All right, golbat,
we've got them now.

Mandi: Takedown attack!

Kingler!
Vicegrip attack, now!

Kookie, kookie!

Kookie.

[All gasp]

Announcer: Golbat has
countered kingler's vicegrip

with a behind-the-back
double team attack!

Golbat, razor wind, now!

Announcer:
A stunning turnaround!

This could be the end
for kingler.

Hang on, kingler!

Pika!

And now, we'll win
with a mega drain!

Aah!
Aah, look out!

Hyperbeam, now!

Kookie!

Kookie!

[All gasp]

I can't believe it.

Golbat is unable to battle.

Victory goes to the team

of ash and kingler!

Kookie!

Announcer: It's all over,
and what a finish!

Pokémon league rookie
ash Ketchum

has scored a stunning
victory in his first match

without even once
changing pokémon.

I did it!

I won my first battle!

Pikachu!

But I'm Mandi the astounding.

How could I lose?

You did it, ash.

Congratulations, ash.

Thanks, guys.
[Laughing]

We actually did it, kingler!

Kookie, kookie!

You were unbelievable!

Kookie, kookie.

Oh, he did it.
My little baby.

The twerp actually did it.

And we...
We cheered him on.

Yeah, well I say,

the better his pokémon get,

the better pokémon we
get when we swipe 'em.

Yeah.
Yeah.

It says here
that winning trainers

should conduct themselves
with dignity and restraint.

Ash: Whoo-hoo!
I won! Yeah!

I'm gonna win every battle

just like I did
this one! Hi, Mom!

Hi, everybody in palett.

I hope you're taping this, Mom.

I'm the winner!

Dignity and restraint, huh?

Yeah.

[Chirping]

Pika-pi.

Narrator: Well, ash is
off to a great start,

but is this the start
of a winning streak,

or just beginner's luck?

Find out what surprises
are in store.

The second round is
just around the corner.

ash: Don't go away.

Pikachu's jukebox is next.

Pika, pika!

♪ You've been
such a good friend ♪

♪ I've known you
since I don't know when ♪

♪ we've got lots of friends
and good things ♪

♪ come and go ♪

♪ and even though
we've never said it ♪

♪ there's something
that the of us both know ♪

♪ together forever,
no matter how long ♪

♪ from now until
the end of time ♪

♪ we'll be together,
and you can be sure ♪

♪ that forever and a day ♪

♪ that's
how long we'll stay ♪

♪ together and forever ♪

♪ together forever ♪
♪ more ♪

♪ no matter how long ♪

♪ now until
the end of time ♪

♪ together forever ♪

♪ 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 ♪