Original subtitles

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 7 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 10 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 3 POKéMON, NO TIME LIMIT.

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!

[RINGS]

I CHOOSE NIDOKING!

HEH, I CHOOSE GOLEM!

GOLEM!

GOLEM!

GOLEM, TACKLE ATTACK.

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 ATTACK.

NOW USE YOUR FIRE SPIN ATTACK!

OOH! GARY, GARY, HE'S THE BEST!

HE'S THE ONE WHO'LL BEAT 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 ATTACK.

[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 BEAT 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 3 OF YOU IN CHARGE OF THE GYM.

Jessy: HUH? THE 3 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 BEAT 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 3 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 3 POKéMON EACH. NO TIME LIMIT.

FINE. LET'S BATTLE.

ALL 3 POKéMON GO!

MACHAMP.

KINGLER.

RHYDON.

HA! THIS SHOULD BE A CINCH!

AND DON'T FORGET.

HA HA HA HA. OUR SECRET WEAPON.

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 ATTACK!

HA HA HA HA HA. TOO BAD.

THAT KID'S OUT OF HIS LEAGUE, ISN'T HE?

KINGLER! BUBBLE ATTACK!

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 ATTACK!

[CAWS]

HUH?

COME ON, ASH. YOU CAN DO IT.

PIGEOTTO! DOUBLE-EDGE ATTACK!

[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 ATTACK 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 BEAT 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 8 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.