04x09 - Two Hits and a Miss

[bunniefuu]

- Today the road to
Ecruteak City twists and turns

through rugged mountain terrain,

but it leads our heroes
straight to adventure!

- [bellowing]

- Look!
It's a Tauros!

- Pika!
[all gasp]

- Tauros, take it easy!

Come back!

- That man's in trouble!

- Ash!
Be carefull!

- [singing]
Pokémon, Pokémon, Pokémon

- Let's do it.

I wanna be the very best

Like no one ever was

Ever was, ever was

To catch them is my real test

To train them is my cause

My whole life has led to this

Time to test my skills

I know I just can't miss

Gonna show the world

Born to be a winner

- Johto

- Born to be a champion

Born to be a winner

Born to be the very best

- Pokémon
- Johto

- Born to be a winner

Pokémon

- [bellowing]

- Mister, look out!

Bulbasaur, I choose you!

- Bulbasaur!

- I am interested to see
how you will use that Pokémon.

- Quick, Bulbasaur,

use your Vine Whip

and stop that Tauros
in its tracks!

- Saur!

- [bellows]
- Bulbasaur!

- Clever.

- Watch out, sir,
this isn't over yet!

- [bellowing]

- Okay, stand your ground.

Wait till the last second,

then dodge it when I say!

- Bulba.

- Dodge it!

- Bulbasaur!

- Okay, it's coming back around!

- [bellows]

- Okay, go!

- Bulbasaur!

- Now aim a Vine Whip at its
feet and tangle him up!

- Saur!

- [bellows]

- Quick, use Sleep Powder!

- Bulbasaur!

- [bellows]

- Hurray!

- Pikachu!

- I knew you could do it,
Bulbasaur!

- Bulbasaur!

- That was great!

- Wow.
Thanks a lot, guys!

I was practicing some attacks
with my Tauros

when a Beedrill swooped down
and stung it!

- Excellent.
[chuckles]

Excellent!

You've trained
that Bulbasaur of yours

exceptionally well, young man.

- Thanks.

- If you're interested in
Pokémon,

I may have a job for you.

- Huh?
- Togepi!

- Pika?

- Saur!

- Well...this is it!

- Wow.
Pretty impressive.

- And four and one and two
and three and...

- What're those voices?
- Hitmontop!

- That's my granddaughter's
foolish idea

of Pokémon training.

- Foolish?

- For centuries,

our home has been
an honored training school

for Fighting Pokémon.

It is a dojo...just like
a martial arts dojo.

- I never heard of
a Pokémon dojo before.

- Hitmontop.
[all grunting]

Hitmontop.

Hitmontop.

[laughter]

- Hitmontop:
the Handstand Pokémon.

Hitmontop's smooth,
graceful kicks

are deceptively powerful.

Opponents may be surprised
by their force.

So beware!

- Well, it sounds like
our little friend Hitmontop

knows some
pretty fancy footwork!

- I'd love to see it battle,
wouldn't you?

- All right.
Pay attention!

It's important
to make your attacks graceful.

Hitmontop will now demonstrate
the proper form.

Hitmontop?

- Hitmontop!

Hitmontop!

- Now finish it up.

- Hitmontop!

Hitmontop!
Hitmontop!

Hitmontop!

- Look at that!
- Pika!

- I've never seen
anything like it!

- It kind of makes my head spin!

- Hmmph.

She's turning this place
into a circus!

- Okay.
Nice work, everybody.

See you tomorrow.

Bye!
- Hitmontop!

- Great workout, huh?
- Yeah.

- Good day, sir.

- Why did all those trainers
bow to you?

- Because I am the shihan
of this dojo.

[all gasp]

- Shihan.

I think I had that once
in a Chinese restaurant.

[all crash]

- Don't you know anything?

A "Shihan" is the master teacher
in a dojo!

- I thought it was chicken
in a garlic sauce.

- You're confusing me
with General Tso.

- Aren't you gonna introduce me,
Grandfather?

- Yes.
This is Ash Ketchum.

He's replacing me.

[all gasp]

- Me replace you
and be a shihan?

- Mm.

- Grandfather,
you can't be serious.

I'm taking over as shihan
of this dojo!

- [laughter]

I would never let you be
shihan here!

- Why not?

- A shihan must teach
the traditional ways of battle.

You only like to teach ballet.

- That's not true, Grandfather!

I'm teaching Pokémon
how to be winners!

- Of dance contests.

- How can you say that?

- Maybe there's another way
to settle this

without yelling at each other.

- Hmm.
All right.

If you wanna be the one
to take over here,

you're gonna have to beat
the two of us first!

- Top!

- I never said
I wanted to take over.

- Come on, send out
one of your fighting Pokémon!

- But I don't even have any!

- How do you expect
to take over the dojo

if you don't even
have any Fighting Pokémon?

- I don't expect anything!

- But he does have a Bulbasaur.

- Bulba?

- Bulbasaur?

- Saur?

- But a Bulbasaur
isn't a fighting Pokémon.

- No, but this one has
many of the traits of a fighter.

Perhaps even more
than your Hitmontop does.

- Hitmontop and I can beat this
kid and his Bulbasaur any day.

Get ready to battle!

- Montop!

- But--but I don't wanna battle
with you!

- Battle?

- Saur?
- Huh?

- I want to battle.

I also want to be a shihan.

My name is Shiro,

and I've come to challenge
the Shihan of this Dojo

to a Pokémon battle.

- Shiro?
I have heard that name!

- I know who you are!

You're the Pokémon trainer

who everybody at all the
fighting dojos

calls the "Dojo destroyer!"

- Dojo destroyer?

- That's right.

And when I defeat the shihans,

I win the plaques that hang
in front of their dojos.

I have eleven already,
and I'm going for an even dozen.

- And what is your purpose?

- I'm planning on opening my own
fighting Pokémon Dojo back home,

and I want my students' respect.

- I see.

If the other dojos
have accepted your challenge,

we will also.

But I warn you,
you will not triumph here.

Come this way.

- Hmm.

I'd love to bring that back
to the boss.

- We'd go straight to
the Hitmontop of his list!

- Then why don't we
try to catch it?

- Wobbuffet!

- Exactly right!

- Will you
get back in your ball?

- Wobbuffet!

- We were talking about the top,
not the bottom!

- This is a one-on-one battle
between Kenzo,

the shihan of the Kenzo dojo,

and Shiro, the challenger.

No time limit.

Let the match begin!

- Go...

Hitmonlee!

- Hitmonlee!

- Let's see what Dexter says.

- Hitmonlee:
the Kicking Pokémon.

This nimble Pokémon
launches lethal kicks

from almost any position.

- I will choose
my strongest Pokémon: Machoke.

[roaring]

[yelping]

- Machoke!

Ma...choke!

Ma--
[both groan]

- I guess
we're both a little rusty.

- My poor grandfather.

- Mr. Kenzo...

- Are you okay?

- [groaning]

- It's up to me now!
- Huh?

- You're in no condition
to battle Shiro.

Hitmontop and I'll take over!

- Ridiculous.

You can't defeat
an opponent like him!

- Yes, I can!

[bones crack]
- [groans]

[all gasp]
- You should rest!

- Are you going to
let her battle me,

or are you going to
lose your dojo's plaque

by forfeit?

- Grandfather?

- [groaning]

I have no choice.

- This is a new match.

In place of the shihan Kenzo,

Chigusa and her Hitmontop

will battle the challenger,
Shiro,

and his Hitmonlee.

- Begin!

- Use your Rolling Kick,
Hitmonlee!

- Hitmonlee!

- Montop!

- Not much kick to it!

Hitmontop,

show 'em how it's really done.

Rolling Kick Attack!

- Montop!

- Defensive stance, Hitmonlee!

- Hitmonlee!

- Montop!

- Now, maintain your rhythm
and pursue!

- Hitmonlee!
- Montop! Montop!

- Hitmonlee!
- Montop! Montop!

- Keep blocking, Hitmonlee!

- Montop! Montop!
- Hitmonlee!

- Hitmontop, use Rapid Spin!

- Hitmontop!

Top, top, top, top, top,
top, top, top, top, top!

- It's fast!

- Hitmontop's gonna win!

- Pika!

- Togepi!

- Your spin's beautiful,
Hitmontop.

Now Triple Kick Hitmonlee!

- Hitmontop!
Top!

Top, top, top, top, top, top!

- It's coming from the right.

Dodge it now!

- Hitmonlee!

- Pika!

- Hitmontop!

Top!

- The left!
- Hitmonlee!

- The right!
- Lee!

- It just dodged all three!

- Hitmonlee,

knock Hitmontop off balance

with a Double Kick Attack!

- Hitmonlee!

- Hitmontop!

- Hitmonlee!

- Montop!

- [gasps]

- [grunts]

- Hitmonlee...Jump Kick!

- Hitmonlee!

- Montop!

- All right!
Now, High Jump attack!

- Hitmonlee!

- Montop!

- Pika!
- Hitmontop!

- Montop!

- Get up.
Hang in there!

- Hitmontop!

- Please, Hitmontop,

we can't lose this match!

- No sense in drawing this out
any more.

End it, Hitmonlee!

- Hitmon--

- Hey!
What's this?

- Huh?

- Forget your match
and prepare for trouble!

- We made our catch,
and we made it double!

- Come back here!

- 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!

- Team Rocket,
blast off at the speed of light!

- Surrender now
or prepare to fight!

- Wobbu--

- Meowth!
That's right!

- Team Rocket!

- What are you three doing here?

- We came for a Hit Pokémon.

- But we are taking two!

- Let's stop 'em, Pikachu!

- Pikachu!

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's Slowking!

- We'll be leaving now

with your Hitmontop
and Hitmonlee.

- We'll see about that!

Bulbasaur, stop 'em
with your Razor Leaf Attack!

- Bulbasaur!

[all scream]

- Hitmontop!
- Hitmonlee!

- Arbok,
we have to get them back!

- I choose you...Victreebel!

- Arbok!

- I choose you,
and Victreebel chews me!

- Arbok, Poison Sting!
Hurry!

- Char!

- Hitmontop!
- Hitmonlee!

- Enough!

Hitmonlee, Jump Kick!

- Hitmonlee!

- [grunts]

Victreebel,
use your Sleep Powder!

[whistle blowing]

- Hitmon--

- Oh, no!

- Yeah.
Now get the Hitmontop!

- Stop 'em, Pikachu!

- Pikachu!

- [squeals]

[all scream]

- You handle Arbok, Bulbasaur!

- Bulbasaur!

- [yelps]
Char!

- Bulbasaur!

- [screams]

[both gasp]

[all scream]

- Now slice up that balloon
with your Razor Leaf!

- Bulbasaur!

- We're blasting off again!

- [screams]

- Monlee.

Monlee.

- We've both
had enough for today.

But we can
finish our match tomorrow

if you'd like, Chigusa.

- Hitmontop and I
will be ready for you, Shiro.

I can't wait for tomorrow.

Hitmontop and I
are gonna destroy Shiro!

- I am afraid

you have no hope
of winning the match tomorrow

if you battle
the way you did today.

- What're you talking about?

I almost won that match today!

- You need training!

- [gasps]

What kind of training?

- Ash,
would you and your Bulbasaur

teach my granddaughter
some of your techniques?

- I don't think I--

- The reputation of this dojo
is at stake.

- Saur!

- All right.

But let's just see
who teaches who!

- We will train for the battle
by having a battle.

Salute your opponent!

- Bulba!

- Begin!

- Okay, Bulbasaur,

see if you can
spin your Vine Whip

like Hitmontop spins!

- Bulba, bulba, bulba, bulba,
bulba, bulba, bulba!

- Okay, now just imagine
this Vine Whip

is Hitmonlee's Kick Attack!

- Hey, that's pretty cool, Ash.

this might be worthwhile
after all!

Okay, Hitmontop, kick away!

- Hitmontop!

- Okay, Bulbasaur, dodge it!

- Bulbasaur!

- Keep it up.
Don't let Bulbasaur dodge it!

- Top, top, top, top!
- Saur!

- Top, top, top, top!
- Bulbasaur!

- Top, top, top, top!
- Bulbasaur!

- Your form and rhythm
are breaking down.

Go into a Rapid Spin right away!

- Hitmontop!
Top, top, top, top, top, top!

- Excellent, Hitmontop.

Now use your Triple Kick!

- Hitmontop!

- Get ready, Bulbasaur!
- Bulba!

- Hitmontop!

Hitmontop!

- Dodge right!
- Bulba!

- Dodge left!
- Bulbasaur!

- Jump!
- Bulba!

- Bulbasaur dodged all three!

- Now use your Vine Whip

and try to stop Hitmontop
from spinning!

- Saur!

- Hitmontop, get out of the way!

- Hitmontop!
Top!

- Bulbasaur!

- Hitmontop!

[grunts]

- Use your Vines to tie up
Hitmontop's head and legs!

- Bulba!

- Top!

- Tackle Attack, Bulbasaur!

- Bulbasaur!

- Top!

Hitmontop!

- Hitmontop!

- Top!

- Enough!
- [gasps]

- The match is over.

Ash and his Bulbasaur
are the stronger team.

- Uhh...

We must have gotten lucky.

- Bulbasaur!

- You've gotta
tell me your secret, Ash!

How did you win?

How did you dodge
Hitmontop's Triple Kick?

- It's kind of hard to say
exactly.

Isn't it, Bulbasaur?

- Bulba!

- They won
because they are a team.

- But we're a team too!

- Simply because a Pokémon
and the person who trained it

are battling the same opponent,

it does not mean
that they are truly a team.

Spinning can be
an effective offense,

but it makes it difficult
for your Hitmontop

to sense the next attack.

You put it in danger.

A wise trainer would have known
how to avoid that.

- I never thought of that.

Maybe you're right.

- Top!

- Young people
think they are always right.

All you care about is having
your Pokémon dance and prance

like they're in a show.

Your attacks may look pretty,

but if you don't work
with your Pokémon as a team,

you will never
be shihan at this dojo!

- [gasps]

- Ash may not be perfect,

but when it comes to
working with his Pokémon,

he's is as good as the best!

- He sure is.

[Togepi chirps]

- I'm sorry, Hitmontop.

I've been so caught up
with how your attacks look

that I lost sight of how
important it is to be a team.

Maybe I'm just
not meant to be shihan.

- Hitmontop.

- Hitmontop, would you be
willing

to give me one more chance?

- Montop!

- I promise this time
we'll be a real team!

- Montop!

- Would you and Bulbasaur
mind training us some more?

- We'd love to.
- Bulbasaur!

- Great.
And don't hold back.

- Hitmontop.
Be tough!

- You bet!

And we'll train with you
all night if we have to,

right, Bulbasaur?

- Bulbasaur!

- Okay!
Let's get started!

- Hitmontop!

- We will now conclude
the match interrupted yesterday

between Chigusa
and the challenger, Shiro.

- Good luck, Chigusa!

- Good luck to you too,
Hitmontop!

- Bulbasaur!

- Begin now!

- Go, Hitmonlee!
- Hitmonlee!

- Okay, Hitmontop, let's go!

- Hitmontop!

- Hitmonlee!
- Top!

- Hitmonlee!
- Top, top!

- Hitmontop, use Rapid Spin!

- Hitmontop!

Top, top, top!

- Hitmontop can't read our
attacks while it's spinning.

Move in and prepare to attack,
Hitmonlee!

- Hitmonlee!

- Hitmontop!
Top!

Top, top, top, top!

- Hitmonlee!

- Hitmontop!

- Hitmonlee, use a barrage of
Rolling Kicks!

- Hitmonlee!

- It's coming from the right!
- Hitmontop!

- Watch out on the left!
- Hitmontop!

- The right again!
- Hitmontop!

- Hitmonlee!
- How?

- All right!

- It dodged every one!
- Pika!

- Good work, Chigusa,

but you're still not good enough
to beat us!

Hitmonlee, knock it off balance
with a Double Kick!

- Hitmonlee!

- They're coming from
straight ahead.

Block!

- Montop!
- Hitmonlee!

- Montop!

- Bulba!
- Looks bad!

- Try a high jump kick,
Hitmonlee!

- Hitmonlee!

- Hitmontop,
try an Upright Rapid Spin!

- Hitmontop!

- What's this?
- Hitmonlee!

- This could be it
for Hitmonlee!

- Hitmontop, go directly
into a Triple Kick!

- Hitmontop!
Hitmontop!

- It's coming from above!

- Top!
- Hitmonlee!

- From below!
- Hitmonlee!

- From...I don't know!

- Hitmontop!

- Hitmonlee!

- All right, Hitmontop,

come straight down
and kick away!

- Hitmontop!

- Hitmonlee!

[all exclaim]

- Hitmonlee!

- Hitmonlee cannot continue.

Hitmontop wins!

- Oh, yeah!

- Hitmontop!

- We did it, Hitmontop!

- I never expected
an attack like that.

But you did your best,
Hitmonlee.

- Now I can see why your dojo

has such an excellent
reputation, Kenzo-san.

- You are gracious in defeat.

- Thank you.

- Stop right there!

- We haven't thrown in the towel
yet!

- Yeah.
We're ready for another round!

- What do you want here?

- Prepare for trouble.
We want a rematch!

- And make it double, natch!

- Et cetera!

- Don't you losers ever quit?

- Bulbasaur!

- Never!

Ready?

- All systems are go!

Prepare to launch!

- One Hitmontop
comin' right up!

- Hitmontop!

- Bulbasaur,
use your Razor Leaf!

- Bulba!

- Don't worry.
I'll launch the spare!

- Bulba!

- Bulbasaur!

- Hitmontop, Rapid Spin! Hurry!

- Hitmontop!
Top!

- Bulba!

- Uh...
- Oh!

- Wobbuffet!

- Pikachu, use your Thunderbolt!

- Pi!

Pikachu!

[all screaming]

- We did it!

- Pikachu!

- Hitmontop, way to go!

- Montop!
- Bulbasaur!

- I'm sorry I caused you all
so much trouble, Ash.

- Trouble?
We had a blast!

- I have a lot to learn.

So from now on,
my grandfather's gonna train me

how to be a shihan!

- I'm getting too old
to be a trainer.

- But we have to
keep our traditions!

- Hitmontop!

- Well, I could show you
a thing or two, I suppose.

- Thanks, Grandpa!

- Top!

- I'm sure
you'll make a great shihan.

- That's because
you're learning from the best.

- Take care of yourselves.

- You too, Mr. Kenzo!

- Bye!
- Hitmontop!

- Goodbye.
Good luck on your journey!

- Hitmon!

- And so, after a little help
from our heroes,

the future of the dojo
seems secure.

But what lies ahead
for Ash and his friends?

[chuckles]

You wouldn't believe me
if I told you.

- Let's do it.

[singing]
Born to be a winner

- Johto

- Born to be a champion

Born to be a winner

Born to be the very best

- Pokémon

- Born to be a winner

- Johto

- Born to be a champion

Born to be a winner

Born to be the very best

- Pokémon
- Johto

- Born to be a winner

Pokémon