Original subtitles

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

[SINGING] -I want to be the very best

Like no one ever was

To catch them is my real test

To train them is my cause

I will travel across the land

Searching far and wide

Each Pokémon to understand

The power that's inside

Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all

It's you and me

[CRASH!]

I know it's my destiny

Pokémon

Oh, you're my best friend

In a world we must defend

Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all

A heart so true

Our courage will pull us through

You teach me and I'll teach you

Pokémon

Gotta catch 'em all

Gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon

Gotta catch 'em all

Gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon

[BIRD SQUAWKS]

The road's got to be somewhere.

Everything's somewhere!

Ash, have you gotten us lost again?

Pika?

Narrator: Well, here's a familiar scene.

Wandering in a forest, it appears our friends

have once again lost their way.

Pikachu...

NARRATOR: It's been quite a while

since Ash left his home in the town of Pallet,

and a lot has happened since he began his Pokémon journey.

He's already earned two of the qualifying badges

for participation in the Pokémon league-

A Boulder Badge and a Cascade Badge.

Pretty impressive, huh?

You didn't earn those badges!

You got 'em just 'cause Brock and my sister

felt sorry for you.

-I did too! -Mm!

Chill out, guys.

Either way, Ash here has two badges

and six Pokémon.

He needs those six Pokémon

to compete in the Pokémon league.

Narrator: That's right, Brock.

In the league, a trainer is allowed

to carry six Pokémon at a time.

What are their names again, Ash?

Their names are...

Pikachu.

-Pikachu! Pidgeotto!

[SQUAWKS]

-Butterfree! -[CHITTERS]

-Bulbasaur! -Bulbasaur!

-Charmander! -Char!

-Squirtle! -Squirtle! Squirtle!

And I caught 'em all fair and square!

Caught them?

Ash, all your Pokémon followed you!

Well, they're all mine,

and that's all that really counts for a Pokémon trainer.

[CHUCKLES]

This may come as a surprise to you,

but real Pokémon trainers

actually catch Pokémon on their own.

-[SIGHS] You never give me a break.

That's because you keep bragging

about those two badges.

It's really not unusual

for most trainers to capture 20 or 30 Pokémon.

You're lucky your Pokémon follow you around.

[ALL CHIRPING]

And don't forget, Ash, you had our help too!

[ALL CHIRPING]

Yeah, don't forget about that, Ash.

[ALL CHIRPING]

You're always putting me down.

But I'll show you!

I'm gonna prove to you that I can do it!

I'm gonna be a Pokémon master!

Stand back and watch me work!

Whoa!

NARRATOR: Ash finds his way out of the woods

and discovers a beautiful beach and a sparkling blue ocean.

But he seems disappointed.

[SIGHS]

I don't want to watch the sunset.

I want more Pokémon.

Huh?

Hey, wait. Stay here.

Don't go. Come back.

It's a Pokémon!

-[electronic voice] Krabby: Lives near the shore.

Its average height is about 16 inches.

A Pokémon's a Pokémon, I guess.

But this Krabby sure is shrimpy.

[HISSES]

Uh, I didn't mean to insult you, Krabby.

You're a cute little-

[SNAP!]

Wah!

[PINCERS CLASHING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Showdown time!

Tiny or not, you are a Pokémon,

and I'll show Misty and Brock

that I can catch you!

[PINCERS CLASHING]

Pokéball, go!

[CHUCKLES]

Now I really caught one!

Good try, Krabby, but not good enough!

[WHIRRING]

[CRACKLING]

What happened?

Where'd my new Krabby go?

Oh!

I don't see it anywhere!

Where'd it go?

Didn't you know that a trainer can only keep six Pokémon?

Huh?

Trainers can only have six Pokémon,

and the rest are transported.

Yeah, but you can switch one Pokémon for another

by pressing the white button inside your Pokédex.

-You mean this button? -Right!

It sends a signal to activate the system

that makes the exchange.

But I don't want to exchange my Pokémon.

Then shut your Pokédex and quit whining.

I wasn't whining.

I just wanted to know where my Krabby went.

Oh, you don't have to worry about that.

Your Krabby got transported to a place for safekeeping.

Where does it get transported to?

Your Pokémon gets transported

to wherever you got your Pokédex from.

Then that means Krabby must be with...

Here's your Pikachuuuu!

-It's with Professor Oak. -That's right.

Krabby just got transported automatically

to Professor Oak's Pokémon laboratory,

so don't worry about it.

So Krabby's with Professor Oak, huh...

Oh, now I'm doubly worried!

Isn't there any way I can make sure it's okay?

We could call Professor Oak to check on it.

But we haven't passed a phone all day,

and this beach is pretty far out of the way.

There's got to be a phone around here someplace.

I got to check on Krabby.

I'm more worried about having to camp out again tonight.

I'm sick of sleeping in sleeping bags!

I'm just worried about finding a way

to find out if poor little Krabby's okay.

Pika! Pika!

-Pika? -Pika?

What's that?

It's a lighthouse.

A lighthouse!

Every lighthouse has to have a keeper,

and he'll have a phone!

And I'm gonna use it to call Professor Oak!

And there'll probably be some extra beds!

A sleeping bag is no way for me to get my beauty sleep!

Yeah, and there'll be somebody there

to tell us where we are.

-Let's go! -All right.

Yeah!

ASH: Whew...

That was farther than it looked.

BROCK: This lighthouse looks weird.

Guess we better ring the bell.

I got it.

[BELLS TOLLING]

[ALL GASP]

[BELLS TOLLING]

Who's there?

Uh, excuse us, sir, but we're travelers,

and we're lost.

We've got a small emergency here,

and we need to use your telephone, please, sir.

We've been camping out for quite a while,

and I'd sure appreciate a nice, comfy bed.

And I wonder if I could use your kitchen

to make some bacon double cheeseburgers

for our group.

And I'd be more than happy to make something for you.

That's great.

Can you cook without using tofu?

Oh, sure, I can cook lots of things without using any tofu.

That's good.

I've been eating nothing but tofu

since my cook went on vacation.

Come on in.

Would you mind if I borrow your phone?

There's a phone right near you.

Huh?

Hey, it's a videophone.

Oh, that's cool.

I'll call Professor Oak now

and see if he has my Pokémon.

I'm sure Krabby's in great shape.

The professor won't mind if I call him collect.

Huh?

Well, hi, Ash.

You caught me cooking dinner.

My cook is on vacation,

and I've got to fend for myself till she returns.

Wait a minute, Professor.

You're not eating my Krabby, are you?

Don't worry.

I'm taking good care of your Krabby.

It's right here.

Anyway, that Krabby of yours is too small

to make a very hearty meal.

On the other hand, the Krabby that Gary caught

would make an excellent dinner-

much better than tofu.

What?

You mean Gary caught a Krabby too?

Yes, it's quite a catch.

Take a look for yourself.

[CHITTERING]

-[GROANS] -Awesome.

I want you to know that my grandson Gary

has already caught 45 Pokémon.

45 Pokémon?

[WHIMPERS]

Pikachu?

By the way, Ash,

just where are you calling me from anyway?

We're at an old lighthouse way up on top of a cliff.

Oh, that must be Bill's lighthouse.

He's a young Pokémon researcher who knows even more than me.

See what you can learn from him.

He could teach you just about everything about Pokémon

and then some!

This is Bill, Professor Oak.

Good to hear from you.

Hello, Bill!

Please give my friends a crash course in Pokémon.

Uh-oh.

Tofu's done.

Well, there's no way I can ignore a request

from the great Professor Oak.

Ah?

I am Bill of the lighthouse.

[PINCERS CLASHING]

[ALL GASPING]

ALL: Who's that Pokémon?

It's Krabby!

[WAVES CRASHING]

According to the phone book,

that lighthouse belongs to Bill, the famous Pokémon researcher.

Then I guess we've come to the right place, eh?

There must be zillions of rare Pokémon

stored inside that lighthouse.

Then there's only one thing for us to do.

Right.

Sneak in and take everything we can grab!

How shall we sneak in?

We could take the road...

Or risk our lives by climbing up the cliffs.

Well, we certainly can't take the road.

We have to climb up those cliffs.

'Cause we're the bad guys,

and the bad guys always got to sneak in!

It's time for us to rain on someone's parade again.

James! -Jessie!

BOTH: we're back-to-back, so prepare for trouble.

Watch your step, or we'll 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! Ha!

James!

Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light.

Surrender now, or prepare to fight.

-Meowth! That's right!

To be truly great criminals,

we have to do things the hard way.

And then we'll become hardened criminals!

But it will be tough to reach the top.

Both: 'Cause we're afraid of heights!

It can't be!

That's a Kabuto, an extinct Pokémon.

I wonder what it's doing here.

No, I'm not a Kabuto.

I'm Bill, the Pokémon researcher.

Wait, are you a human being or a Pokémon?

-This is a costume. I'm stuck inside it!

Do you need help getting out?

Yes, step up here.

Tell me what to do.

Push that button.

-This one here? -Yes.

These arms are too short!

I tried to get out, but I couldn't reach the button.

Thanks for helping me get out.

I've been stuck in that costume for hours!

Did you come from a costume party?

No, it's not for a party.

This is a special costume that I use in my research.

Getting inside its skin helps me get inside its head.

What do you mean?

There are many kinds of extinct Pokémon,

and I want to understand how they lived.

Putting on a costume is one way

of trying to figure out what they were like.

You can understand what a Pokémon was like

from wearing a costume?

Yes, indeed, or I'm beginning to.

This planet was created 4.6 Billion years ago.

During that time, all kinds of Pokémon existed.

They had many ways of living.

-All kinds of Pokémon... how many?

On this planet,

there are more than 150 known species of Pokémon.

Over 150?

You're lucky to be Pokémon trainers.

Your goal is to catch

all of these different kinds of Pokémon.

That's a great task!

Yeah, but so far, I've only gotten seven.

There sure are a lot of-

-Of course, these are just the Pokémon we know about.

There are still many Pokémon

that have never been discovered,

so we need to keep searching.

How many could there be?

No one knows exactly.

The search goes on.

There's always something new to look for

in our lives and in ourselves.

Something to look for?

Yes, there's a lot for us to look for,

inside and outside ourselves.

There's meaning for every creature,

a meaning for all the Pokémon

and a meaning for all us humans too.

A meaning for all...

Sometimes I wonder what the meaning of it all is.

Why do I go to all this trouble just to be bad?

It's so we can get other people's Pokémon.

I'm all for it,

just as long as there's something in it for Meowth.

Keep looking for new Pokémon to catch;

it's something that's very important for Pokémon research.

It's as vital to me as it is to you.

Right now, though,

there's only one Pokémon I'm searching for.

What kind of Pokémon?

It's probably the biggest Pokémon ever-

Bigger than all of the rest-

and no one has ever seen it.

It's been wandering the world for years and years,

looking for friends.

But doesn't that Pokémon have any friends or family?

The Pokémon wanders because it's alone.

It's the only Pokémon of its species, one of a kind.

One night, I heard this very strange sound

coming across the ocean.

[BEEP]

[MELODIC WAILING]

"I want...

I want to meet you."

That's what it said to me.

Pika...

Some time ago, I recorded a similar sound

and played it from the lighthouse

towards the ocean.

[MELODIC WAILING]

"Let's be friends.

I want to meet you."

One day, I heard the same voice calling back to me

from over the ocean.

[MELODIC WAILING]

"I want to meet you too.

I want to be friends."

It was answering me back.

Some foggy night, that Pokémon might come here

to meet a friend it's been seeking

for a very long time.

I would be so happy to meet that Pokémon!

But will you try to capture the Pokémon?

Why do I need to capture it?

Meeting it would be enough for me.

Just a chance to study it

would make my long wait worthwhile.

[PLAINTIVE WAILING]

Hmm? Huh?

[GASPS]

[DISTANT WAILING AND HUMMING]

It's here! The signal!

[MELODIC WAILING]

[GENTLE HUMMING]

[GENTLE HUMMING]

It sounds like it's singing.

Would you care to dance?

Oh, thank you.

-[SINGING] Pikachu...

[BOTH GASPING]

What beautiful music.

It's very haunting...

Yet so sweet.

-Look! It's coming from that thing!

[HUMMING LOUDLY]

That's a big Pokémon.

So size does matter.

Something so rare and unusual-

You know what that means.

Let's grab it for ourselves!

-Quite right. I'll attack it at once.

But it seems a shame to aim at such a sweet creature.

-Of course it's a shame. We built our fame on shame.

-Go on! Fire!

It's all the shame to me!

[BLASTING]

[ROARS]

[BOTH YELL]

[CRASH!]

Aah!

[ALL SHOUTING]

[ROARING]

Please don't go, Pokémon!

Please stay with us!

I've waited so long for a chance to see you here!

[ROARING]

Pokémon, wait!

Do we always have to mess up everyone's plans?

Even I think this is rotten!

Quit complaining.

We could score big with this Pokémon.

[ALL SHRIEK]

-Oh! -Ah!

All: We're blasting off again!

Pokémon!

ASH: What kind of Pokémon was that anyway?

Who knows?

Pokémon live in more ways and places

than humans may ever learn.

What in the world was that?

One of the rarest Pokémon around.

It's exactly the type we've been trying to capture!

We missed our chance, but we can keep dreaming!

When our Pokémon dreams come true,

it's going to be somebody's nightmare.

After all, tomorrow is another day!

[LAUGHTER]

I think looking for and catching Pokémon

should help bring all of us together.

Learning to raise Pokémon is another way of understanding

how to live with them.

And Pokémon are always lots of fun to play with.

Meanwhile, I'll stand watch for the giant Pokémon

to appear at my lighthouse again.

Bill, do you think we'll ever find

all the Pokémon there are?

No, Ash, there are probably as many as we can imagine,

maybe many, many more.

Maybe there's no limit to the Pokémon

we can actually find on this planet.

Ash, you're a Pokémon trainer.

I'm a Pokémon researcher,

seeking out all kinds of life on this planet.

Even if our paths are different,

I think our goals are the same.

Mm-hmm.

NARRATOR: Over time, we uncover new information

about the mysterious ways of the Pokémon.

The more knowledge we gain,

the more we realize how little we actually do know.

And so the journey of discovery continues

in the incredible world of Pokémon!

-Don't go away. The Pokérap is next!

[SINGING] -Pokémon

Pokémon

It's that time again.

150 Pokémon five days a week.

That's about 30 or so each day.

-It's not too hard. Just listen real good.

[SINGING] -Gotta catch 'em all

Gotta catch 'em all Yeah

Gotta catch 'em all gotta catch 'em all

At least 150 or more to see

To be a Pokémon master is my destiny

Okay, so today was pretty easy.

But you got to put all five days together.

It's the only way to name all 150.

Catch you here tomorrow!

[SINGING] -Catch 'em, catch 'em

Gotta catch 'em all

Ooh, gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon

Catch 'em, catch 'em

Gotta catch 'em all

Ooh, gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon

Catch 'em, catch 'em

Gotta catch 'em all

Yeah...

ALL: Pokémon

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

[SINGING] -I want to be the very best

Like no one ever was

To catch them is my real test

To train them is my cause

I will travel across the land

Searching far and wide

Each Pokémon to understand

The power that's inside

Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all

It's you and me

[CRASH!]

I know it's my destiny

Pokémon

Oh, you're my best friend

In a world we must defend

Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all

A heart so true

Our courage will pull us through

You teach me and I'll teach you

Pokémon

Gotta catch 'em all

Gotta catch 'em all

Pokémon