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NARRATOR Our heroes' shipboard journey

through the Decolore Islands has come to an end

with their arrival in the Kanto region's

Vermilion City.

Ash's time with Iris and Cilan has ended as well

so after saying their goodbyes at the train station

Alexa and Ash now set their sights on Ash's hometown.

And how is our hero?

DIGLETT [EXERTION]

Ah-ha, come on, Pikachu, let's run.

[EXCITED]

- Ha-ha. - Wait for me.

Ah! Alexa.

That's Pallet Town.

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

[panting]

So there it is. Where you were raised.

And where your dream of becoming a Pokémon Master took shape.

♪ 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 Dream Continues."

ALEXA I would guess your Pokémon

are all waiting for you at home.

- Right? - Uh-uh.

They're all with Professor Oak at his Research Lab.

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

Hey, let's go there now.

What about your house?

Don't you think you should go home first?

I kind of thought I'd say hello to Professor Oak first.

Ash.

I understand how you wanna see your Pokémon right away

but don't forget your mother wants to see you right away too.

I think it would be smart to see your mother first.

Ah. Guess you're right.

[AGREEMENT]

I'm sure I can find my way around

so I'll meet up with you later at Professor Oak's lab, okay?

That sounds good. I'll see you at the lab.

[EXCITED] Bye.

ASH 'Hey, Mr. Mime.'

PIKACHU/MR. MIME [EXCITED]

[ALERTING]

Mom, I'm home. [EXCITED]

Good to see you, Mr. Mime.

How have you been? [PLEASED]

- Welcome home, Ash. - It's good to see you, Mom.

[EXCITED] Your backpack?

- Huh? - You must have clothes to wash.

- Mm. - Huh?

You've been giving it your all.

'I can tell by your backpack.'

[Ash chuckles]

I gave it my best shot

but I didn't quite win the Unova League.

Here you go.

Well, you can tell me all about that later on.

But right now, go and wash your hands.

You got it, Mom.

So Alexa went to Professor Oak's lab?

'Tonight I'm inviting Alexa'

'and Professor Oak here'

'for a real home-cooked meal.'

'It will only be the best for such important guests.'

Mm-hm.

I bet you'd like to see all your Pokémon right away.

Hm. Huh?

Why don't you just go on ahead?

Thanks. See you later.

'Pikachu, let's go see the gang.'

[EXCITED]

PROFESSOR OAK 'And that's the reason why'

'right here at my lab I house'

'some of the Pokémon that Trainers from Kanto'

catch on their journey after they've received

their very first Pokémon from yours truly, of course.

With all the Pokémon in your care

isn't there squabbling between them at times?

Well, I wouldn't say there were no disagreements

but at times like that my good friend Bulbasaur

comes in very handy.

[CURIOUS]

'This is one very responsible Pokémon.'

'If a fight is about to break out, Bulbasaur's the first'

'to step in and try to resolve any issues.'

[HAPPY]

Impressive, Professor.

Does that mean Bulbasaur is yours?

No, Alexa. This is Ash's Pokémon.

[AGREEMENT] Wow, that's fascinating.

- 'Professor Oak.' - Huh?

I'm back, everybody.

[EXCITED]

Well, it's Ash.

[HAPPY] Bulbasaur!

[EXERTION]

[grunts]

[WORRIED]

- Oh, dear. - No, it's fine.

All those Tauros are Ash's Pokémon.

That happens a lot.

You look awesome, Bulbasaur.

[HAPPY]/[EXCITED]

[HAPPY]

Huh? Oops.

Were you in the middle of an interview?

- I didn't mean to interrupt. - It's no problem.

As a matter of fact, Professor Oak

just finished introducing me to your Bulbasaur.

Oh. Great. Hey, Professor, where's Tracey?

PROFESSOR OAK 'As fate would have it'

'Misty invited him to the Cerulean Gym.'

Oh. Missed him again.

Right. I heard that you had an assistant.

But what about the rest of your staff?

It's just the two of us. Tracey and I.

Really?

This entire facility, run by only two people?

Incredible.

What's really incredible are the many Pokémon Trainers.

'They travel the world meeting Pokémon of all kinds'

'and then they show them to me.'

'I may be known as a Pokémon Researcher'

'but even I haven't encountered'

every kind of Pokémon in existence.

Yes. It's a big world out there.

Aah. Amazing.

Even now, when I see a Pokémon for the first time

I get so excited. Here.

Witnessing firsthand just how this Helioptile's frills

open up is quite different than merely hearing about it.

[screams]

Ah. I thought I had warned you to be careful not to do that.

[SAD]

Well, you can't learn unless you take a few risks.

Pokémon are complex.

Professor? Have you met Gogoat yet?

Yes. I did.

Why, Gogoat and I had the most enjoyable ride together.

And did you get to meet Noivern too?

Hm? And who is this Noivern?

Uh, it's one of my Pokémon

but you might find it a bit overwhelming.

Yeah. It's a super strong Pokémon.

Alexa. Please let Professor Oak see Noivern.

Yes. I must see it.

Alright. If you really want to.

Noivern, come on out.

[APPEARING]

[laughs]

Awesome, isn't it, Professor?

I've only seen pictures of this Pokémon.

Oh, my, look at this.

The structure that produces sound waves is quite complex.

Uh, Professor? I think that might be enough.

Ugh! Huh? What did you say?

[ANGRY]/[BOOMBURST MOVE]

Ah. You see?

Oh, my. So now I see what Boomburst is like.

See? Told you it was super-powerful.

[screams] Stop, Noivern.

Noivern, have a Spelon Berry.

[CHOMP]

[grunting]

- Professor, you okay? - Oh, yes.

Never felt better.

One needs to experience a Pokémon's power firsthand

to truly understand it.

That is my primary research tool.

- And it works. - Isn't that awesome?

Professor, I admire your commitment to your work.

[EXERTION]

Oh, it's Rotom.

Perfect timing.

Let's go back to my laboratory

and have a look at all the latest data.

ALEXA 'You mean about Rotom?'

'Ash told me so much about it.'

Indeed, I'm currently writing a paper

on the changes in Rotom's forms.

Rotom is a wonderful Pokémon to work with.

[EXCITED]

Ash, are you coming too?

Uh, not now. I'll stay here. [EXCITED]

PROFESSOR OAK Of course, your Pokémon

were eager for your return.

- 'Okay, Ash, see you later.' - 'Okay.'

Hey, Bulbasaur, would you get all the Unova Pokémon together?

[AGREEMENT]

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Huh? Wow! It's like fireworks.

Bulbasaur's using Solar Beam as a signal

to gather the Unova Pokémon together.

'The signal patterns are varied, depending on whether'

'the Pokémon are from Unova, Hoenn or other regions.'

[CURIOUS]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

ASH Who's that Pokémon?

ASH It's Bulbasaur.

BULBASAUR [HAPPY]

ASH 'Come on out, gang!'

[EXERTION]

[EXCITED]

Everyone. Unova was great. Thanks a lot.

[EXCITED]

All of you battled really hard in the Unova League.

'You're the best.'

[EXCITED]

We may not have gotten first place but our journey together

made us a whole lot stronger and that's what really counts.

[thinking] I know I'm still going

for my dream.

We're all going for our dreams.

And to get there, we've all got to stick with it

to keep on trying.

And me?

[HAPPY]

I'm gonna be a Pokémon Master.

[HAPPY]

[EXCITED] You all are the best.

And as long as we're all together, we can't lose.

Everything's leading me to become a Pokémon Master

there's no doubt.

[AGREEMENT]

[AGREEMENT]

[EXCITED]

HELIOPTILE [EXCITED]

Huh?

[HAPPY]

Of course, there are still a lot of Pokémon I haven't met yet.

[CURIOUS]

But, I'm not gonna stop until I meet every single one.

[SURPRISED]/[STARTLED]

My, you're loud.

You sure startled Helioptile.

Huh? Hey, Alexa.

Are you guys all finished with your interview?

OAK/ALEXA We're all done.

Um, Alexa, there's something

I've been wanting to ask you.

- What's that, Ash? - It's about the Kalos region.

I know about your Pokémon but there must be a whole bunch

of other Pokémon from there too, right?

Yes, of course.

Does it have a Pokémon League there too?

An Elite Four? A Champion?

- Of course. - That's so cool.

[laughs]

[CURIOUS]

Hey, buddy? Let's go there.

[EXCITED]

[grunts] What's that?

[PANIC]

It's Will-O-Wisp.

Professor, look.

Team Rocket.

Prepare for trouble at the mention of our name.

For pure genius, nothing else is the same.

To protect the world from devastation.

To unite all 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's roaming the regions at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare for one well-traveled fight.

Meowth, that's right!

That was some Will-O-Wisp.

[HAPPY]

You guys never give up.

Don't they ever take a vacation?

Sheer annoyance, personified.

How can we rest when there's a Pikachu to procure?

And with quite the wealth of Pokémon to poach

we've got our hands full for sure.

We'll grab them all up and move them all out

because our hearts are not pure.

How dare you? I won't allow that.

MEOWTH Who made you the boss?

That's enough. Alright, get ready, gang.

Give them everything you've got.

[CONFIDENT]

[ANGRY]

[ATTACK]

Aw, and here we were only trying to do

something nice for the Boss.

- What do we get the toss. - Another loss.

TEAM ROCKET We're blasting off again.

Thanks for protecting Professor Oak's research lab

and all of the Pokémon.

[HAPPY]

You did well defeating Team Plasma.

Oh, man.

Just hearing those words brings a tear to my eyes.

- It's a great time to be alive. - Hard work does pay off.

So, show me what you've accomplished since then.

Huh? Evidence? Where?

[laughing] We're the evidence.

Fit as a fiddle.

- He's not amused. - Oopsie.

Wait. Of course.

The evidence is the ton of Pokémon that are unique to Unova

and can't be seen anywhere in Kanto.

JESSIE/JAMES Right.

How did that slip our minds?

- Good. - 'And here you are, sir.'

All for you.

I bet they'll be a boon to Team Rocket.

You bet. They'll help you conquer the world.

TEAM ROCKET 'And we do it all for the Boss.'

JESSIE I can't believe we got carried

away and left Woobat

and the others with the Boss.

What are we going to do now?

Forge full speed ahead.

We'll catch Pikachu and rule the roost.

Really, have you forgotten we tried a head on attack

- and got creamed? - Touché.

And that's why we need information first.

We'll find out the Twerp's next step

then we'll show him our might.

JESSIE/JAMES Meowth, that's right.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

TEAM ROCKET Huh?

- Tomorrow? - Yeah.

That's when we're gonna be heading out of here.

The Kalos region is up next.

And, this time I'm gonna win the league over there.

You know, I've still got my dream

and this is the next step, Mom.

Then you'll have to win all of the Kalos Gym badges first.

You can start out by challenging my little sister's Gym.

- Your little sister? - Right.

She's a Kalos Gym Leader.

Wow, then you've gotta take us there

as soon as we arrive, okay?

[EXCITED]

You're still up for new challenges, aren't you?

You bet. [AGREEMENT]

[sighs] Of course.

I'm really not surprised.

- Hmm? - I think I just said too much.

Well, after all, the boy just got home.

Hm?

[CONCERNED]

Hey, Mom?

- Hm? Ta-da! - Ah!

[laughing] I figured this was coming

so I made you some new clothes for your new journey.

Oh. Thanks a lot, Mom.

[GRATEFUL]

Like it, buddy?

[laughing] 'Me too.'

PIKACHU [HAPPY]

I knew that you'd wanna go right away so I had them ready.

You're the best.

[IMPRESSED]

And Ash, good luck on your Kalos region journey.

I'll be waiting to hear that you won the league.

Thanks. I will. That's a promise.

[DETERMINED]

[laughing]

'Well then, I want you to eat plenty tonight'

'so you'll be ready for your trip.'

ASH 'Sure.'

[laughing]

- You hear that? - Loud and clear.

Another Twerp journey.

Yeah, but where's the Kalos region anyway?

We'll find out and then we'll get there first.

MEOWTH/JAMES Right.

TEAM ROCKET Kalos region ho!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

TEAM ROCKET To bravely go

where no Twerp has gone.

Before the dawn.

WOBBUFFET [AFFIRMATIVE]

I can't get to sleep.

Wonder what it's like. Kalos.

[CURIOUS]

We'll find out when we get there but I get so psyched

when we're getting ready to start a new journey

that I can't sleep a wink.

It's so great that you're always there for me, Pikachu.

'Thanks, buddy.'

[HAPPY]

'I must be a little closer to becoming a Pokémon Master.'

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

We're a team, right?

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

[thinking] I have to be getting stronger.

Stronger. Yes.

Alright.

I'll call when I get to the Kalos region.

Pikachu, take good care of Ash for me.

My boy, I'm looking forward to hearing

all about your new Pokémon.

Right.

- Hm. - Mom, what?

You. Nice clothes.

Huh? Mom, you're embarrassing me.

Please, Alexa, get him to Kalos safely.

I give you my word.

I'll see you soon. Take care.

Don't worry, Mom. You too.

[EXCITED]

Well, Ash is off on another adventure.

And that's just how boys should be.

Good luck, darling.

[thinking] I'll always be rooting for you.

[thinking] Kalos region, here I come.

NARRATOR And so, as Ash bids farewell

to Pallet Town and the Kanto region

the Kalos region awaits

with the promise of new and thrilling adventures.

With the dream of Pokémon Mastery stronger than ever

Ash and Pikachu are off again, as their journey continues.

[theme music]