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Wow. Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur. So cool.

[EXCITED]

CILAN 'Delightful.'

'A fair showing off the culture'

'and products of the Kanto region.'

IRIS 'Wow.'

ASH 'Those are all Pok mon

'living in Kanto.'

'That's right. You're from Kanto, aren't you, Ash?'

Yup. Mm.

Just one whiff of the air and I'm right back home.

[NOSTALGIC]/[PLEASED]

So, this is what Kanto smells like?

You won't believe all the great food.

Let's check it out. [EXCITED]

My tummy can't wait.

Okay, race you.

And there he goes, running around just like a little kid.

[chuckles]

I'd say Iris is acting a bit like a little kid too.

NARRATOR As our heroes continue

their journey to the White Ruins

it's time to sample the sights and sounds

of the exciting Kanto Fair, a familiar sight to Ash

and a wonderful adventure for everyone.

♪ 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 "Fires Of A Red-Hot Reunion."

Alright, folks, take a look

at this seemingly normal Magikarp.

- Don't tell any one.. - Wow. How cool is this?

'Greetings to all of our visitors at the Kanto Fair.'

My name's Professor Oak and I'm a Pokémon Scientist

living in Kanto.

Hey. It's Professor Oak.

[EXCITED]

- I wonder what's going on? - Let's find out.

First off, I'm wondering if any of you

happen to know the names of the three types of Pokémon

a brand new Trainer may choose from in the Kanto region.

[indistinct chatter]

'Right. There's Squirtle, a water type.'

[FRIENDLY]

'Charmander, a fire type.'

'And Bulbasaur, a grass type.'

'It's my greatest pleasure to have the rewarding job'

'of presenting one of these three Pokémon to new Trainers.'

So, which one of those Pokémon did you choose, Ash?

Oh, Pikachu was Ash's first choice.

But Professor Oak said you had to choose

from those three Pokémon.

The morning I went to get my Pokémon, I overslept.

And Pikachu was the only Pokémon left.

[SENTIMENTAL] A perfect match dictated

by the fickle finger of fate. Sounds a little over the top.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing these Pokémon

from the Kanto region.

Now, you get out there and catch some Pokémon.

And thank you to our esteemed Professor Oak.

Alright, everyone. The time has finally come.

The Kanto Pokémon are here. Are you ready to meet them?

[cheering]

Awesome. Here come all the Pokémon.

[EXCITED]

I can hardly wait.

Have you ever seen those three Pokémon in real life before?

Unfortunately, no. I'm looking forward to it.

Now,it's time to make all your dreams come true.

And to start things off, let me introduce you

to one adorable fire type, Charmander.

[EXCITED]

[cheering]

[FRIENDLY]

Charmander. [EXCITED]

It's so cute. [ENTHRALLED]

A delicious treat for the eyes.

POKEDEX Charmander.

The Lizard Pokémon.

Charmander's health can be gauged by the fire

on the tip of its tail, which burns intensely

when it's in good health. [ENTHUSIASTIC]

Awesome. Talk about spirited.

[IMPRESSED]/[EXERTION] Say. Pardon me, Charmander.

Would you mind showingeverybody

one of your fire-type moves?

We'd love it.

Alright, everyone.

Take a good look at one of Charmander's signature moves.

Ember.

[EMBER MOVE]

[cheering]

[DIZZY]/[DAZED]

[screams] [DIZZY]/[STUNNED]

Look out!

[STUNNED]

- Ah. - You okay, Charmander?

Charmander. CHARMANDER [PAINED]

NURSE JOY 'Showing off, I'll bet.'

'That's right. Charmander can get very excited at times.'

I'd guess it was the first time it had an audience.

No wonder it was excited. Huh?

Excuse me. Nurse Joy, how's Charmander?

Okay, it just got a little out of control

but it's nothing serious, don't worry.

[chuckling]

[crickets chirping]

'Seeing that Charmander kind of got me thinking back.'

Oh, really? About what?

About the time when I caught mine.

Huh? You caught one, too?

But you told us your first Pokémon was Pikachu.

Hmm, Pikachu and I left Pallet Town together

and along the way, we met Charmander.

It's like it was just yesterday.

[SUFFERING]

ASH Its Trainer had abandoned it.

He said Charmander was weak.

[SUFFERING] Charmander, hold on.

[SCARED]/[ATTACK]

ASH 'Knock it off.'

[SURPRISED]

[ATTACK]

[groans]

[grunts]

Let's get it to the Pokémon Center.

I'll make sure its tail flame stays lit.

Hold on. You can make it, Charmander.

[WEAK]

Wait, what do you mean abandoned?

The Trainer said he was coming back

so Charmander waited right there.

I'll bet you that Trainer never had any intention

of coming back there in the first place.

- Right. - So, what happened then?

Well..

Will it survive?

Charmander is very weak.

ASH We got to the Pokémon Center

as soon as we could.

But Charmander went back to where it had been abandoned.

Suddenly, its original Trainer came by

and saw it had learned a powerful move.

Hey, Charmander. Been lookin' all over for you.

- It's you. - What do you want, Damien?

I'm back for Charmander, like I promised.

[FURIOUS] Huh?

[groans]

ASH Charmander wouldn't go back

to such a selfish Trainer.

Welcome to the group.

[chuckles]

[EXCITED]/[EXERTION]

Hmm.

ASH So, Charmander chose to travel

with us instead.

PIKACHU [NOSTALGIC]

[DETERMINED]/[EXERTION]

Burn now. Flamethrower.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[PAINED]

Golbat, use Screech Attack.

[SCREECH ATTACK MOVE]/[PAINED]

Charmander, use Flamethrower.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[PAINED]

A Soul Badge. Yeah, alright.

ASH Thanks to Charmander,

I found lots of new friends

earned a bunch of badges and had tons of awesome adventures.

Your flame's all used up. Get in your Poké Ball and rest.

[SURPRISED]/[RELUCTANT]

ASH 'Huh? Squirtle?'

[AFFECTIONATE]

'Bulbasaur.' [AFFECTIONATE]

ASH 'Charmander.'

Huh? Pidgeotto?

[AFFECTIONATE]/[HOPEFUL] My friends.

Okay, you win. I guess we'll all be cold together.

[SURPRISED]

[gasps]

MISTY 'Charmander looks funny.'

[EXCITED] Congratulations, Charmeleon.

[EXERTION]

Hey, watch where you're breathing.

But Charmeleon stopped listening to me

after it evolved.

[ATTACK] What are you doing, Charmeleon?

[ATTACK] [screams]

That wasn't nice, back when you were a little Charmander

you'd do what I say.

Huh? So what happened?

There are many times when a Pokémon's personality

changes as it evolves.

But there was no way I was ever going to give up on Charmeleon

so I kept battling with it over and over again.

And one day..

[screams] [groans]

Somebody, get me down.

[PROTECTIVE]

[HOSTILE]

[ATTACKING]/[SCARED]

[gasping]

[ATTACK]

ASH Charmeleon evolved

into Charizard.

What do you know. That's why it evolved.

[ATTACK]

But Charizard still wouldn't listen to me

no matter what I said.

[screaming]

[ATTACK]

[screams]

Or maybe not.

[EXERTION]

[STUNNED]

[EXERTION]

ASH But Charizard was super strong

and we kept winning battle after battle.

Alright. Way to go.

[TRIUMPHANT]

ASH But at the Pokémon League..

ANNOUNCER 'It looks like-it looks like

Charizard is taking a nap.'

Charizard. Please get up. Get up and battle.

[BORED]/[CONFUSED]

ASH It was like Charizard

just didn't have any ambition.

Sounds more like Charizard was a big pain.

Say, Charizard sounds an awful lot

like your Dragonite and Excadrill.

Aha! You got me.

So, what happened to Charizard?

Did its behavior ever come around after that?

Yeah, I'll never forget the time when we all took a trip

over to the Orange Islands.

[ATTACK]

[SURPRISED]/[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

Charizard!

ASH That was the first battle

Charizard ever lost

and things were never the same.

You'll be okay. I'll warm you up, Charizard.

[WEAK] [grunting]

I couldn't think of anything else to do

so I just kept talking, talking about how

we were going to keep getting stronger together.

And then..

Use your Seismic Toss attack.

[SEISMIC TOSS ATTACK MOVE]/ [PAINED]

[TRIUMPHANT]

[laughs]

We did it, Charizard. We won.

So, your battling spirit finally got through to Charizard.

- Right. - Hey.

What's Charizard up to now?

I must confess, I'm a bit surprised

you wouldn't still be travelling

with such a reliable companion as Charizard appears to be.

Well, thing is..

[PLEASED]

Right now, Charizard's off training

in a place called the Charicific Valley

in the Johto region.

Charicific Valley?

ASH/CILAN/IRIS Who's that Pokémon?

ASH/CILAN/IRIS It's Charmander.

CHARMANDER [FRIENDLY]

IRIS 'Charicific Valley?'

Mm-hmm, it's an amazing place where lots of Charizard

train against each other to get stronger.

[CHALLENGING]

ASH My Charizard was proud

of the fact that it won any battle it took on.

[CHALLENGING]

ASH But then..

[PAINED]

It learned it's a great big world

out there, the hard way.

[DISCONCERTED]/[CONFIDENT]

Poor Charizard.

[DEPRESSED]

Yeah, who wants a weak Charizard anyway?

So, stay here.

[CONFUSED]

This is goodbye.

You've got a lot to learn, so get started.

They're waiting.

[CONFIDENT]

See you around, maybe sometime.

- Ash. - Ash.

[CONCERNED]

[thinking] I don't want to leave you

but you have to stay.

Train hard. We'll meet again.

Goodbye. Don't forget me.

[UPSET]

But since then, Charizard's taken breaks from training

and showed up to get me out trouble a whole bunch of times.

[ATTACK]/[EXERTION]

Charizard, Seismic Toss.

[SEISMIC TOSS MOVE]/[PAINED]

[EXERTION]/[PAINED]

ASH In all sorts of Gym battles

the Johto League, the Battle Frontier

lots of important challenges.

Charizard's always been there for me.

I'm sure Charizard's still training hard right now

with all of its friends, don't you think, buddy?

[AGREEMENT]

I'm so sorry for any trouble I caused.

[TOUCHED]

Wow. Looks like you're feeling a lot better.

Nurse Joy says it's okay for me to take Charmander back home.

That's great news. But from now on, be careful.

[WARM]

IRIS 'Ash I know we've only known you

since you came to Unova..'

CILAN But it's sweet to hear about all

the friends you've made and adventures you've had.

Thanks.

I'll tell you, I'd really like to see Charizard again.

- I'd love to meet him. - I'd really like to as well.

Your classic and ultra-reliable friend

helped make you the Trainer you are today.

It's a true collaboration, such as the one

you have with Pikachu, but different.

Hmm, and you'll all to get to meet Charizard, too.

PROFESSOR OAK 'Sorry to keep you waiting Ash.'

'Charizard just arrived from Charicific Valley.'

And I have Charizard's Poké Ball right here.

Great. Thanks for all your help, Professor.

[GRATEFUL]

Which Pokémon are you going to exchange?

I'm going to send Unfezant.

Good. Smart choice.

Swellow and Staraptor will be thrilled with a new friend.

Another Flying-type Pokémon will allow them to have

battle races at super-speed.

Awesome. Sounds like a lot of fun.

[PLEASED] Let's begin the exchange.

Unfezant, you're going to make new friends.

I got it, safe and sound.

Great. And Unfezant is right here.

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

ASH 'Yeah.'

Okay, all set.

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

Okay, but will you hurry it up?

- I'm psyched. - I'm tingling all over.

[sighs]

Okay, Charizard, I choose you.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

Mm, Charizard, it's so good to see you.

[EXCITED]/[AFFECTIONATE]

[PLEASED]/[AFFECTIONATE]

So that's Charizard.

I've never seen one in person.

I can just sense its incredibly rich history.

Okay, N, Iris and Cilan, I want you to meet Charizard.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]/[CONCERNED]

- Ah. - Uh-oh.

There's a whole lot of love in that Flamethrower.

Like a family recipe lovingly handed down

from generation to generation.

[AMUSED]

Wow, that Flamethrower of yours is stronger than ever.

[PLEASED] [laughs]

[AFFECTIONATE]

They're about as close as you can get.

The amount of time they've spent together is easy to feel.

Tell us more, please.

'I mean the time when Ash first met Charmander'

'along with the growth they experienced together'

'when it evolved, the trust that built up between them'

'and finally the time since they've been apart.'

No doubt, those two are the truest of friends.

Come on out, everybody.

[APPEARING]

You come out too.

[APPEARING]

I want all of you to meet my very good buddy

from the Kanto region, Charizard.

[FRIENDLY]

[AGGRESSIVE]/[HOSTILE]

- Huh? - Huh?

They say opposites attract

but I like say likes attract like, too.

I think you're exactly right.

Those two are drawn to each other.

Hey. No fighting.

Dragonite, will you just chill out?

[HOSTILE]

You know, maybe we should have a battle.

[gasps]

Since we can't stop them from fighting

it's better to have them test each other's strength

in a battle.

Yeah, I guess that makes sense.

Alright then, we accept.

Okay, Dragonite, what do you say we show those two

how we do it in the Unova region?

[DETERMINED] Yeah? What do you say?

[CONFIDENT]

I like my battles spicy and with a lot of heat.

Alright, Dragonite, use Flamethrower, full strength.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

Use Flamethrower too.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[explosion]

Now, up in the air.

[INTENT]

You too, Dragonite.

[INTENT]/[EXERTION]

Thunder Punch, let's go.

[THUNDERPUNCH MOVE] Wing Attack.

[WING ATTACK MOVE]

[THUNDERPUNCH MOVE]/ [WING ATTACK MOVE]

IRIS Is it over?

Nope. Alright then, use Slash.

[SLASH MOVE]

Use Dragon Rush.

[DRAGON RUSH MOVE]

You have to admit my Dragonite is extra special, don't you?

- Yeah, we'll see. - Huh?

[SURPRISED]/[DETERMINED]

[DETERMINED]

[groans] But, but, how?

Show her the results of your training

a Dragon-type move against a Dragon type.

Now, Charizard, Dragon Tail.

Dodge it.

[EXERTION]/[DETERMINED]

[WARY]/[INTENT]

[DRAGON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

[SATISFIED]

That was some Dragon-Type move. Super effective.

[IMPRESSED]

[SURPRISED]

This battle is over.

- Huh? - Huh?

Charizard, Dragonite,

I sense that you now know each other's power.

With that comes real mutual respect.

And I sense that deep within my heart.

Is N right, Charizard?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Do you agree? [AFFIRMATIVE]

Wow. Terrific.

Friends. A battle that has forged a new friendship.

Camaraderie fills the air.

That was truly a battle to remember.

Right. And thanks for being a part of it, Dragonite.

[PLAYFUL]

Ah, you two had me pretty worried there for a while

but I'm so relieved.

[EMPHATIC]

It is a bit strange.

I was sure that Dragon Rush would've done more.

After all, Charizard is a Dragon-type Pokémon.

- Huh? - Huh?

[SHOCKED]

[chuckles]

Did I say something funny?

The thing is Charizard isn't a Dragon type.

But I saw Charizard use Dragon Tail and fly around

and everything, it sure looks like a dragon type to me.

- Look. - Hmm?

POKEDEX Charizard. The Flame Pokémon.

Charizard is a Flying and Fire type.

When competing in intense battles

Charizard's flame becomes more intense as well.

No,and here I was hoping I could catch

a Charizard and raise it too.

[AMUSED]

You've really showed me how strong you've become.

Would you like to come back on my journey with me?

[UNSURE]

Charizard becoming part of your team would be great.

A delicious dollop of firepower.

I'd love it.

[EXCITED]

I would too. [THRILLED]

Okay, Charizard, let's rock.

[ECSTATIC]

NARRATOR It's a happy reunion indeed,

as Ash's Charizard

has come to the Unova region and rejoined our heroes.

We'll soon discover how Charizard's amazing firepower

fits into the mix, as the journey continues.