04x42 - Current Events

[bunniefuu]

male narrator:
Continuing on their journey

to the Johto League,
Ash and his friends

are well on their way
to the next gym in Olivine City.

They've just come to a clearing

where refreshing breezes
are swirling around them.

- Hey, Pikachu,
look at those fans!

- Pika!

- They're not fans, Ash.
- Togepi!

- Those things are windmills
that make electricity.

- Those things make electricity?

- Yeah, The wind
turns the windmills,

and the windmills power turbines
that generate electricity.

- Oh.

It is pretty breezy up here.

- Pika.

- It feels nice, though.

- Let's take a break, guys.

Give the Pokémon some fresh air.

- Why not?

- Okay.

- Bulba!

- Cynda!

- [grumbles]

- Chiko.

- Chiko, chiko.

- I'm happy to see you too,
Chikorita, but that tickles.

Hey, everybody,
what do you say we relax

and enjoy the weather
for a while?

- Bulbasaur!

- Cyndaquil.
- Totodile.

- Chiko, chiko, chiko.

- [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

- I'm starving.

- There's got to be a restaurant
around here somewhere.

- Hey, what's that place?

- Who knows?

It looks like it's abandoned.

- Maybe there's
some abandoned food inside.

both:
Yeah.

- Jiggly?

Jigglypuff.

- Anybody home?

Uh-oh, the door's locked.

- It's one of them fancy
security systems.

- You know what that means,
don't you?

There must be
something valuable inside.

- Must be.

- I'll get us in there.

Just leave it to me.

Now let me see.

It ain't working.

- Come on, Meowth, open it.

- Hey, just give me a minute.

I'll get this thing open.

[grunting]

That thing broke my claw!

I'll teach you to mess with me,
you rotten little--

[screaming]

[door creaks]

all:
It's open.

- I nailed it.

- Well, this is disappointing.

There's nothing to eat up here.

- Hmm.

- Oh, wonder where
this staircase goes.

- Hey, maybe this leads
to a big cafeteria.

- You think so?

- Let's find out.

Follow me, team.

- Jiggly?

- Totodile.

- Hey guys, anybody interested

in a having
a little picnic lunch?

- Yeah, me!

- [trills]

- I'll take Pikachu
to go get some firewood.

Hey.
Huh?

- Pika.
- Quil.

- Oh, well.
They're tired out.

What do you say, Chikorita?

Want to come with me?

- Chiko, chiko, chiko.

- No cafeteria down here.

- Just what kind of building
do you think this is, Jessie?

- Magnemite.

- Ooh.
- Magnemite.

- I wonder why Magnemite
are hanging around here.

all:
Magnemite.

[all gasp]

- They don't sound
too friendly, do they?

[all screaming]

- Not much wood around here.

- Chiko.

- Wonder what that place is.

Well, the door's open.

- Chiko.
- Hello!

Hello.
Is anybody here?

Anybody here?

[gasps]

I guess the wind
must've blown the door shut.

[grunting]

Oh, great, now it's stuck.

[grunting]

Oh, the door won't open!

Help!
Somebody open the door.

Misty, Brock, Pikachu!

Get us out of here!

- Pika pi.

Pika!

- Huh?
- Hey, look.

Wonder why Pikachu
ran off like that.

- Maybe Ash
is in some kind of trouble.

Maybe we better follow Pikachu.

[all whimpering]

all:
Magnemite.

[electricity crackles]

- Magnemite.

all:
Magnemite.

- They're gone.

Why do you think they attacked
us in the first place?

- Who knows, but I don't care
for those shock treatments.

- At least they're over for now.

[all sigh]

- Ash?

- Are you okay?

- Pika, pi.

- I'm fine.

Just get me out of here,
will you?

- That's not gonna be easy.

It's an electric lock,
and it looks fried.

- What kind of a building
is this, do you think?

- [chirps]

- I'm not positive,

but it might have something
to do with those windmills.

- Well, whatever it is,

we've got to find some way to
get that door open and Ash out.

- I'm gonna call
the electric company.

Maybe they can open it.

Hey Ash, sit tight.

I'm gonna go get you some help.

- Okay.
Thanks a lot, Brock.

Well, Chikorita,
all we can do now

is wait around
for help to come.

- Chiko.
- Hmm?

- Chiko, chiko.

- A floor plan.

Let's see.

Oh, looks like
there's a control room

three floors down.

There's got to be a way to open
the door from down there.

Maybe there's an electric switch
or some kind of a button.

Come on,
let's check it out, Chikorita.

all:
Magnemite.

- Hmm?
- Chiko?

[electricity crackles]

- Whoa!

all:
Magnemite.

- What're all of those Magnemite
doing here?

all:
Magnemite.

[electricity crackles]

- Chiko!

Chiko!
Chiko!

- Yeah!

Way to go, Chikorita.

Ahh!

- Chiko, chiko.

- We got to get away
from those things.

- We ain't found
any food anywhere.

- And I was hoping
for a cafeteria.

- Me too.

Or something valuable
that we could bring to the boss.

- Ahh!
- Chiko!

- That was the twerp
with his Chikorita.

- I wonder why he hasn't got his
Pikachu along with him today.

- This might be our lucky break

- Instead of lunch, we'll pick
ourselves up a Chikorita.

- And if we get rid
of the twerp,

we can grab a Pikachu to go.

- Chiko.

- Our only chance to get away
is to battle our way out.

Quick, use your
Razor Leaf Attack, Chikorita!

- Chiko!

- Magnemite.

Magnemite.

- Chikorita, keep knocking them
out one by one.

- Chiko!
Chiko!

- Magnemite.
- Magnemite.

all:
Magnemite.

- Oh no, the more of them
we knock out,

the more they keep showing up.

- Chiko.

- Magneton.

- A Magneton.

- Magneton.

[electricity crackles]

- Chiko!

- Chikorita!

[grunting]

Oh, that sure was a close one,

but we made it.

[laughter]

all:
Magnemite.

- That's it.

Wear yourselves out
fighting each other.

- If they keep this up,

pretty soon they'll all be
too tired to fight us off too.

- Yes, we may be able
to catch them all

- Wobbuffet.

- Be quiet, blobbo,
or you'll give us away.

- Jiggly.
both: Huh?

Who's that?
- Jiggly.

all:
Ahh!

It's Jigglypuff.

- No, please, Jiggly.

No singing right now.

- [squeaks]

- Say good-bye.

- Jiggly!

- Run for it!

- Ahh!
- Huh?

[whimpers]

- Chiko.

- That's really weird.

A microphone.
Huh?

- [screeches]

- Chiko!
- It's Jigglypuff!

We better get out of here fast.

- Chiko.

- A staircase.

Come on, Chikorita, let's go.

- Chiko.

- [grunts]

Jiggly.

- Jigglypuff.

[singing]
Jigglypuff

Jigglypuff

Jiggly--

Jiggly?

[squeaks]

- What happened?

Did you talk to anybody
at the electric company?

- Yeah, but the guy said
it's gonna be a while

before they can
send somebody out here

who can get the door open.

- Pika.

- Well, that was a pretty
close call Chikorita.

- Chiko.

- Almost there.

The control room's
down one more level.

- Look, they're sleeping
like babies.

- Yes, but the twerp disappeared
with his Chikorita.

- Well, let's find them.

- Huh?

Look, more stairs.

- That's it.

They both must've gone down.

- Wobbuffet.

Wob!

- James said "down,"
not "clown."

Hurry, we have to find
the twerp.

- Yeah.

- Wonder how we get downstairs.

- Chiko.

- Electrode.

Electrode.

- Oh, great,
this time it's an Electrode.

- Chiko.

- Hold on, Chikorita.

Don't get it excited.

We'll just find
another way downstairs.

- Chiko?
- Huh?

- Electrode.

- Well, we can't
go down that way,

so we'll have to--

- Electrode.

- Electrode.

all:
Electrode.

- Oh, they got us surrounded.

- Electrode.

- Quick, try a Vine Whip Attack,
Chikorita.

- Chiko!

- Electrode.

- Chiko!
- Electrode.

Electrode.

- The Electrode
are gonna explode.

Come on, we better run for it.

- Chiko!

- Ahh!

all:
Electrode.

- Ahh!

- Sounds like the twerp.

- They must be close by.

- Let's grab them
before they get away.

- Electrode.

- Chiko!

- Electrode.

both:
Electrode.

- Another one?
These things are everywhere.

- Electrode.
- This way!

- Chiko!

- Chikorita, get in here.

- Chiko.

- That was another
close call, huh?

- Jiggly?
- Huh?

Uh-oh.
- Chiko.

- Jiggly!

- Ahh!
Wait, Jigglypuff.

Don't sing.
- Chiko!

- [squeaks]

[screams]

- I can't take
too much more of this.

Huh?

There's a staircase.

Okay, are you ready, Chikorita?

- Chiko.

- Ah, jigglypuff.

all:
Oh, no, don't sing.

- Jiggly?

- Please, Jigglypuff.

You can give a concert later.

- [squeaking]

- Sayonara.

- Jigglypuff!

- Follow that twerp.

- Right.

- Wait for me!

- Jiggly.

Jiggly.

all:
Electrode.

- Jiggly?

[singing]
Jiggly

all:
Electrode.

- [singing]
Puff

- Now where did them two go to?

- They've got to be here
on this floor.

Hmm.

Another room.

- Maybe that's where the kid
and his Chikorita are.

- Then let's open up that door
and find out.

- [grumbles]

all:
Oh, no, an Electabuzz.

- [growls]

[all babbling]

- [growling]

- We're sorry.

We don't mean no harm.

We're just visiting.

- [grumbling]

- Oh, you're the one in charge
of security for this joint, huh?

- So all those
Electrode and Magnemite--

- They must be working
as security guards.

- [grumbling]

- Take it easy, Buzzy.

You got us all wrong.

We ain't trespassing.

We just dropped by to say hi.

- We're from the home office.

We heard you were
doing a great job.

- Right.
We're on the same team, buddy.

- Wobbuffet.

both:
That's right.

- [grunts]

- Yeah, but we just saw this
suspicious-looking little twerp

and a Chikorita sneaking around.

- [grumbling]

[all scream]

[all sigh]

- That was lucky.

- Now we've got the security
chief doing our dirty work.

- It's perfect.

Electabuzz will attack
the twerp's Chikorita,

Chikorita will attack back,

and when they're all worn out,
we can catch them both.

- Wobbuffet.

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's...

- I'm the head of security.

Have you been waiting long?

- For you?

I've been waiting
my whole life for you.

- Huh?

- Cool it, Brock.

She's here to save Ash,

not your love life.

- Another few minutes.

Your friend Ash
must be very patient.

I haven't heard him say a word.

- Oh, he's not patient.

He went looking around
to try and find something

to open up the door with.

- He did?
That isn't good.

I'll have to work quickly.

- Why?
Isn't it safe in there?

- Not for him.

We've got
Pokémon guards everywhere.

- The Pokémon won't hurt him,
will they?

- [chirps]

- The Pokémon security guards

are trained to protect this
building from all intruders.

If they find your friend
before we do,

I'm afraid
he's going to be in trouble.

- The map said it was
around here somewhere.

- Chiko.

- Oh.

Hey!
Electabuzz.

- Electabuzz:
the electric Pokémon.

Electabuzz is the evolved form
of Elekid.

With powerful electric currents

constantly coursing
through its body,

Electabuzz appears to glow.

- [grumbles]

- So you're gonna
hassle us too, huh?

Okay, Chikorita,
get ready to battle.

- Chiko.

- [growls]

- That's a Thunderpunch.

Quick!
Dodge it, Chikorita.

- Chiko.

- Great!
Now try a Razor Leaf.

- Chiko!

- [growls]

[growls]

- Chiko!

- Stay focused, Chikorita.

Just hold steady
for its next attack.

- [growls]

- Now dodge it!
- Chiko!

- Hurry!
Use your Vine Whip Attack.

- Chiko!

- Now Tackle it, Chikorita.

- Chiko!

- [grunts]

- Nice, Chikorita.

Now Tackle it one more time.

- Chiko!

- [growls]

- Chiko!

- [grunting]

- Chiko.

- Hey, I think I'd make
a pretty good shortstop.

- Chiko!

- [grunts]

- Got it.

- Pika!
- Oh, thank you, miss.

Now perhaps you can
open your heart

and allow my love to enter in.

- Huh?

- It's time for you to exit.

- [trills]

- Let's try to find your friend

before the Pokémon do.

- Get ready, Chikorita.

- Chiko!

- [growls]

- Try a Tackle attack,
Chikorita.

- Chiko!

- [grumbles]

- Hey, where'd
that cage come from?

- Ha!
Prepare for trouble.

- 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.

- Jessie.
- James.

- Team Rocket blasting off
at the speed of light.

- Surrender now or prepare
to fight, fight, fight, fight.

- Wob.

- Watch it, Wobby.

- All right, you losers.

Let my Chikorita go.

- Sorry.
No can do.

- Chikorita and Electabuzz
belong to us now.

- Chiko.

Chiko!
Chiko!

- [growls]

[laughter]

- They can attack
as much as they want to,

but they ain't
getting out of that cage.

- It absorbs electric attacks,

and those bars are way too
strong to break or bend.

- Have a nice day.

all:
Ta-ta, twerp.

- Hey, come back!

- Chances are he went looking
for the control room,

so he may be somewhere
in this area.

- Let's try the elevator,
shall we?

- Up, up, and away.

[all squeal]

- Too late.

I'd better take the stairs.

[panting]

- That was Ash.

- [chirps]

- He went right down that hall,

and he was running fast.

- He might need our help, Misty.

Maybe we better go
and follow him.

- Yeah.

[laughter]

- I got to try!

all:
- What's the twerp doing here?

- You're not getting away.

Not with my Chikorita.

- Chiko!

- Well, we'll just
see about that.

Arbok,

go!

- [babbles]

- Victreebel, I choose you.

- [screeches]

- Not me!
Them!

Get them!

[squeals]

- Arbok, launch
a Poison Sting Attack.

- [growls]

- Victreebel,
use your Razor Leaf Attack.

- [screeches]

- Chikori.

- [laughs]

We're gonna win.

- Chikori.

- Get ready now, Arbok.

- Victreebel.

both:
Attack him together.

[both screech]

[grunting]

- I want Chikorita back.

- Chi.

- Chikori.

- [grunts]

Chikorita!

- Chikori!

all:
Huh?

- Something's happening.

- Hey, look.

- Chikorita's evolving.

- Bay!

- Awesome!

- Your Chikorita just evolved
into a Bayleef.

- We've got a Bayleef!

- That's even better
than a Chikorita.

- Let's make our getaway.

- Wobbuffet.

- Bayleef,
use your Razor Leaf Attack.

- Bay!
- Ahh!

[both scream]

- Its Razor Leaf
cut right through.

- Bay!
- [growls]

- That was great.

You're free.

Are both of you okay?

- Bay, bay.

- [growls]

- Team Rocket.

- I think it's time for you all
to pay for what you've done.

[all whimper]

- [growls]

- Pika.

- Go, Electabuzz.

- Pikachu,
use your Thunderbolt Attack.

[both growling]

- Now let's get rid of them,
Bayleef.

Use your Vine Whip Attack
on them.

- Bayleef!

[all screaming]

all:
We're blasting off again!

- Wob!

- You're awesome, Bayleef.

[laughter]

- Thanks again Ash,

and I apologize
for all the trouble

my Pokémon security guards
caused you.

- [growls]

- Thanks, but I shouldn't
have gone in there

without asking permission first.

- Okay, great!

Do you think you could use
somebody like me

on your security squad?

- Luckily
there's nobody like you.

- Well, anyway, we appreciate
everything you did

to get rid of that nasty
Team Rocket.

- Don't thank me.

Thank Bayleef.

I couldn't have
done it without you.

- Bayleef.

- Jigglypuff.

[squeaks]

[all yell]

all:
It's Jigglypuff!

- [singing]
Jigglypuff

- Well, I guess after today,

I could use
a good night's sleep.

[snores]

- [singing]
Jigglypuff

Jiggly?

[whimpers]

narrator:
Ash's intense care and concern

helped Chikorita
evolve into Bayleef.

Soon, our heroes will continue
on their journey to Johto

with a brand new Pokémon,

But for now,
thanks to Jigglypuff,

pleasant dreams.

- Jigglypuff.

- 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