Original subtitles

[PLAYFUL]

[EXERTION]

[PLAYFUL]

[SHOCKED]

PIKACHU [CONFUSED]

AXEW [PLAYFUL] PIKACHU [SHOCKED]

- Hey, Pikachu, where are you? - Hey, Axew?

I hope they didn't run off and get lost.

- Huh? - Huh?

Huh?

PIKACHU [EXERTION] Who's that?

It's Mareep.

POKEDEX Mareep, the wool Pokémon.

When Mareep's wool builds up with static electricity

its size doubles.

Hey, you know you're not supposed to be doing that.

Come on.

Mareep, we're sorry.

'I wonder if it's a wild Mareep.'

- Huh, what's that? - Huh.

That light sure looks strange.

It's coming this way.

Hmm.

[EXERTION]

- Hey, look, it's an Ampharos. - Yeah.

POKEDEX Ampharos, the light Pokémon

and the final evolved form of Mareep.

Because Ampharos' light can be seen from a great distance

people once used that light to communicate

by sending signals back and forth.

[EXERTION]

What's wrong?

I think Ampharos wants Mareep to move.

[ATTACK]

Wonder what they're doing out here.

♪ It's the next chapter the ultimate goal ♪

♪ Ready for battle brave and bold ♪

♪ I know we're gonna make it

♪ We will find a way

♪ Oh oh ♪ We've come so far

♪ We fought so hard to get where we are ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪ We belong together

♪ It's always you and me

♪ Pokémon ♪

ASH "The Light Of Floccesy Ranch."

NARRATOR Continuing their journey

to the White Ruins our heroes

have encountered Ampharos and Mareep

some rather unusual Pokémon indeed.

IRIS 'I think they know each other'

but they sure don't act like friends.

- Yeah. - Ampharos.

Seen any sign of Mareep yet? Huh, there you are.

Thank goodness you found Mareep.

Hi, there. Say, is this Ampharos yours?

Yes, it sure is. My name's Ellie.

I'm Ash. This is Pikachu.

PIKACHU [HAPPY]

My names Iris. This is Axew.

AXEW [HAPPY]

I'm Cilan, a Pokémon Connoisseur.

You see, these two Pokémon are from my family's ranch.

- You've got a ranch? - Sure do. Floccesy ranch.

- Huh. - Welcome to Floccesy ranch.

ELLIE My grandpa owns it

and I help out.

Wow. I can't believe all the Mareep you have.

And my grandpa raises all of them.

'Ampharos helps grandpa look after them, too.'

Now, go join the others.

[EXERTION]

Say, you're all welcome to rest up here.

IRIS 'What a beautiful place.'

I can't believe how clean and fresh the air is.

Uh, grandpa? I invited some trainers over.

They're traveling on a journey.

I see. Well then, welcome, folks.

Please make yourselves right at home.

Thanks, that's really nice of you.

'Um, this is great.'

And try some of my grandpa's yummy soup.

Sure. Love soup.

Ah, wow, it's delicious.

Hm, it sure is.

The combination of spices, yum.

ASH 'May I have seconds?'

ELLIE 'Sure. Pass me your mug.'

[JOYFUL]

Axew, what are you doing?

It's fine. I'm sure Mareep's wool feels really cozy.

[PLAYFUL]

It's cool during the summer and warm during the winter.

That sounds nice.

[CURIOUS]

[PLAYFUL]

Looks like they're having a ball.

- Uh. - Huh.

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

[ATTACK]

AMPHAROS [PAINED]

- Huh. - That happens a lot.

The Mareep refuse to do anything

Ampharos wants them to do.

Why is that?

Ampharos is really sweet

but a little too timid

to keep all those Mareep in line.

Then having it in charge of watching the Mareep

must not be easy.

Mm-hmm, you're right.

That's why Ampharos and I are working on a brand new move.

Ampharos, use Thunder Punch.

[EXERTION]

- Aw - Aw.

We're not quite there.

Learning Thunder Punch would be a big help.

Then Ampharos would get the respect it deserves

and then the Mareep would listen to it.

Let's see. Thunder Punch, huh? I know.

Okay, Dragonite, come on out and help.

[grunts]

Watch closely, Ampharos. Dragonite, Thunder Punch.

[THUNDER PUNCH MOVE]

Awesome. Wow. [SHOCKED]

Ampharos, you just witnessed the perfect Thunder Punch.

I think it would help if could you give Ampharos some pointers.

- Yeah. Great idea. - Hmm.

I'm certain you'd be an excellent coach.

[EXERTION]

IRIS 'Dragonite, please?'

[EXERTION]

[EXCITED]

[EXERTION] [EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

Oh, please, Dragonite. Show Ampharos once more time.

[EXERTION]

Ah, great. Watch closely now.

[EXERTION]

First it builds up electricity..

[THUNDER PUNCH MOVE]

There. See that?

Come on, you try it next.

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

You have to get more power out of your arm. That right?

[EXERTION]

Okay, concentrate.

[DISAPPOINTED]

Please, Dragonite, hang in just a little bit more.

Please? [EXERTION]

Bada-bing. I found Pikachu. Let's do this.

- Hold on, old chum. - Hold on to what?

There's a myriad of Mareep in that meadow.

Ampharos, too.

Think of the electric power those Pokémon possess

basking in the pristine perimeters of that ranch.

Yeah, off the charts.

We could use them to our electric advantage.

Bingo. What are we waiting for?

The start of a great plan.

[EXERTION]

[DISAPPOINTED]

[EXERTION]

AXEW/PIKACHU [HAPPY]/[PLAYFUL]

[EXERTION]

[EXCITED]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

Who knew Dragonite could be such an amazing coach?

No doubt it wants to help Ampharos out.

CILAN 'Showing its softer side.'

[EXERTION]

Magnificent. That's one down.

We're in the power grab biz.

JESSE The more Mareep we catch

the more high-powered leverage we hold.

Making Pikachu's acquisition a breeze.

MEOWTH A plan that's sure to please.

So, I suggest we move our location for the next catch.

- Got it. - Got it.

Oh, no. Huh, huh?

- Something wrong? - That's strange.

One, two, three and four

five and six and seven, eight, nine..

Huh. I think one of our Mareep is missing.

[EXERTION]

- We've got to go look for it. - We'll come along, too.

[DETERMINED]

[EXERTION]

IRIS 'Dragonite, help us find

Mareep from the air.'

'Hurry up.'

Mareep, where are you? Where did you go?

- It couldn't have gotten far. - You're right.

It hasn't really been that long.

[EXERTION] Any luck?

[DISAPPROVAL]

Too bad.

[EXERTION]

♪ Cool great

♪ Don't be late

♪ It's such a flock of fun to take the Team Rocket bait ♪♪

This is too serious for a song.

And then there were two. Mareep catching's fun.

There's an Ampharos, don't forget.

Ampharos in our arsenal

will afford us ample electrical oomph.

Which adds up to the wild wallop of a Thunderbolt times ten.

And soon, Pikachu will be lighting up the bosses life.

And ours to boot.

GROUP Who's that Pokémon?

It's Ampharos.

[EXCITED]

IRIS 'Ash, did you find Mareep?'

Nope. Did you guys have any luck?

[WORRIED]

ELLIE 'Huh?'

Six, seven, eight. Ah.

We're missing another Mareep.

- Ah - Huh?

[PANIC]

Let's go look again.

Mareep. Where are you?

Mareep.

Hey. Mareep.

Come on out.

AXEW [URGING]

Where could they be?

Great, now we've got fog.

Now, we won't be able to see a thing.

I'm afraid this sort of thing happens from time to time.

I suggest we go back and wait for this to clear.

Guess we don't have much choice.

This is where we searched before.

- Right near the river bank. - Yeah.

I know the Mareep wouldn't cross the river

so we should be able to find them.

[sighs]

'Now we've got two missing Mareep.'

TRAVON 'Two missing Mareep?'

It's awful. I'm sorry.

I'm afraid we can't count on Ampharos.

Looking after the Mareep is clearly not its strong suit.

Hmm.

A guard Pokémon shouldn't be timid.

It should be brave.

'There's going to be a Pokémon exchange meeting'

'soon in the next town over'.

We'll find a different Pokémon who can look after the Mareep.

Grandpa, Ampharos is trying hard.

So can we give him some more time?

Hmm..

I'm sure Ampharos only wants to do its best.

Not easy when you're jumpy all the time.

You can't make someone have confidence.

That's true. PIKACHU [URGING]

- Huh. - Huh.

[EXERTION]

Axew, what's up?

[EXERTION]

Hey, I know that light.

Let's check it out.

Ampharos, what are you doing?

[EXERTION]

Ampharos is looking for the Mareep

by using it's light to cut through all this fog.

Wow, I think you're right.

Ampharos, great job.

[EXERTION]

Awesome. Ampharos, keep it up.

I'll stay and help you look.

Me, too.

[GRATEFUL]

Silly fog. It's not crimping Team Rocket's stealing style.

Not in a million years.

JAMES 'Target locked on.'

MEOWTH 'And beams away.'

[CURIOUS]

Come on, Mareep. Where are you?

Mareep.

[URGING]

[CURIOUS]

[PAINED]

Axew, what's wrong?

ASH What's that thing?

[WORRIED] It's a beam.

Looks electric to me.

Look, it's Mareep.

[EXERTION]

Weird.

Something strange is going on. And it's not good.

Let's go.

Hmm, the fog is starting to clear.

[EXERTION]

One Mareep, two Mareep

and that one makes three Mareep.

[snoring]

Uh-oh. Counting Mareep made me sleepy.

We mustn't forget.

Our prime purpose is pinching Pikachu.

- Huh? - Huh?

- 'You guys.' - Huh. You Twerps.

What do you think you're doing?

Prepare for trouble, you know the drill.

And make it double, you'll get your fill.

To protect the world from devastation.

To unite the people within our nation.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

It's Jessie.

And James.

Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare to fight.

Meowth, that's right.

I should've known it was Team Rocket behind this.

Give back those Mareep.

[EXERTION]

In your dreams. We're pooling our power pile.

To catch Pikachu with a smile.

- You can't be serious. - Can't we?

We hoped to amass more Mareep, but this will do.

True. Meowth, the switch.

Aye, aye.

[PAINED]

JESSIE 'Fire.'

Ampharos, Thunder Shock.

[THUNDER SHOCK MOVE]

- A direct hit. - Once is never enough.

- Again, what do you say? - Okay.

[WORRIED]

Pikachu. Use Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

- Now turn it up. - To ten.

[PAINED]

Pikachu, full power.

[EXERTION]

[explosion]

[screaming]

[groaning]

[all groaning]

Huh, where's Mareep? Ampharos?

Where'd they go?

Team Rocket has disappeared, too. But where?

We've got to find Mareep and Ampharos, quick.

Let's go.

We knew Pikachu's no pushover.

Right. We fought the good fight, but no bite.

Our Mareep collection needs collecting.

One step ahead of you. Heading that a way, now.

[EXERTION]

Uh, located our power source.

[SHOCKED]

Hi. Why can't we just get along?

- Starting with Woobat. - And Amoonguss, too.

[READY]

Air Slash.

[AIR SLASH MOVE]

[explosion]

Hidden Power, go.

[HIDDEN POWER MOVE]

[explosion]

[ATTACK]

Those Pokémon are meant for us.

Retrieve and recharge.

[EXERTION]

- 'Huh?' - 'Huh?'

Hey, that's Ampharos' SOS signal.

Let's move.

Woobat, use Gust.

[GUST MOVE]

Look how Ampharos is shielding the Mareep.

Let's help them.

Alright, Snivy, I choose you.

[DETERMINED]

- Dragonite, Ice Beam. - Snivy, Leaf Blade, let's go.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[LEAF BLADE MOVE]

Time for a power payback. Air Slash.

And Hidden Power.

[AIR SLASH MOVE]/[HIDDEN POWER MOVE]

- Dragonite. - Woobat, Snivy's next.

[ATTACK]

- Heads up. - Ampharos, Thunder Punch.

[EXERTION]

[CONCERN]

[EXERTION]

Build up the power in your arm.

[EXERTION]

That's it. Now let her rip.

[THUNDER PUNCH MOVE]

WOOBAT [PAINED]

[screaming]

TEAM ROCKET We're blasting off again.

Ampharos, you did it.

[HAPPY]

[GRATEFUL]

[HAPPY]

Ampharos, that was great.

You finally learned Thunder Punch.

[GRATEFUL]

I think the Mareep are thanking you for your help.

[HAPPY]

[EXERTION]

[ANGRY]

[EXERTION]

Wow, the Mareep are really listening to Ampharos.

- That's wonderful. - Awesome. Great.

Well, Ampharos did shield them against those attacks.

PIKACHU/AXEW [HAPPY]

And gained real confidence in the process.

Yeah, no more being afraid.

It's all thanks to coach Dragonite. I'm so grateful.

I'll just bet you Dragonite's probably blushing

in its Poké Ball right now.

- Ah. - Cutie pie.

[all laughing]

Ampharos.

'Please take the Mareep to get some water.'

[AGREEMENT]

We can all breathe a little easier.

Hmm.

ASH we're gonna get going.

I'm sure Ampharos will be fine.

Yeah. Thank you for everything.

And thank you for that great lunch.

Next time you're in the area, stop by and say, "Hi."

Thanks, we'll do that.

[FAREWELL]

NARRATOR Again, Team Rocket's plans

have been thwarted.

The Mareep are safe, and Ampharos is finally

a full-fledged guard Pokémon.

Now, as our heroes once again focus on the White Ruins

the journey continues.

[theme music]

[music continues]