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[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

ALL: Let's eat!

NARRATOR: It all began with an innocent question from Misty.

You know, you haven't gotten a badge in a long time, Ash.

You think you'll ever get another one?

[GAGGING AND SPUTTERING]

I guess you could make another gym leader feel sorry for you

and get another badge that way.

-Take it easy, Ash. Drink this.

[CHUGGING]

Skill!

I win matches with skill!

How much skill does it take

to win a match against Team Rocket?

ALL: Huh?

-Okay! I'll show you some skill.

I challenge you to a match right now!

Pika pika.

No, I will not change my mind!

Hold it!

Why should I "hold it!"

Not you; Pikachu!

That's a perfect expression!

Pika?

Hey, cut it out!

Okay. Okay.

It looks like you wanna prove you have skills somehow right?

That's exactly what I wanna prove!

Well, why don't you just get yourself admitted?

Admitted?

Take the Pokémon League admissions exam!

The Pokémon League...

Admissions exam?

Pika?

Togepi!

NARRATOR: To get into the Pokémon League,

a trainer has to travel from one Pokémon gym to another

and collect badges to prove that he's defeated each gym master.

However...

Here at the Pokémon League admissions center,

we evaluate applicants based on a combined written

and practical skills exam.

And all those who pass receive this badge

qualifying them for the Pokémon League!

Take this.

It's your testing number.

Lucky seven!

See Misty, I have skill and luck!

A little modesty wouldn't hurt.

Pika.

-Oh, no. I wanted number seven.

Huh?

Age: 17.

Profession: Diva.

That girl looks familiar.

Wow, look at all the different kinds of people

showing up for the exam!

-Yeah. Nobody I'm not better than.

Oh, Nurse Joy!

Yeah but which one?

Just a minute!

Huh?

You'll have to leave your Pokéballs here with me.

Why?

You're not permitted to use you own Pokémon in the exam.

-What? Here.

Thank you.

Can I take care of his Pikachu during the exam?

Of course.

Good luck, Mr. Ketchum!

I'd wish you luck, too, but you're just so skilled.

You got that right.

Pika.

So you want to become a Pokémon master, too,

huh, Nurse Joy?

Well, it always has been a dream of mine.

So, uh, where are you from, Nurse Joy?

I'm Nurse Joy of the Fuchsia City Joys.

Sister to the Vermilion City Joys.

You're the most beautiful one yet!

That's what you always say, Brock.

Togepi!

I came here for the exam

because my work keeps me too busy to travel very much.

This exam is really a great idea.

Yes, it's perfect for people whose age or health

keeps them from traveling around.

And it's also nice for people like me

who can't ever seem to get away from work.

I can feel it.

I'm sure you're gonna pass the test!

I hope you're right.

That'd make a nice human interest shot.

Hey, save your film for Pokémon!

Huh?

[YELPS]

That's weird.

That guy looked really familiar too.

Here's the exam form.

Fine.

Let's see. Your name is James.

Will you please keep it down!

Is that.

Hey, get lost, old bat!

-Huh? Old bat?

[YELLING]

What are you-unhand me, you.

Please let me go! Come on!

So I'm an old bat am I?

You're-Jessie?

That outfit is atrocious.

And what are you doing here?

What am I doing here?

Well, truth to tell, I, not unlike many other people,

dream of becoming a Pokémon master.

Make fun if you must!

[LAUGHS]

No, you're doing just fine on your own.

I want to live my dream instead of my-my reality.

-Hmm. I can see why.

What's your reason for being here?

I simply wanted to add another talent

to my very impressive and extensive resume.

As you know I'm already an accomplished hostess, florist,

costume designer, wine expert, beautician, style consultant.

In fact one of the only things I'm not-

-ls a Pokémon master!

Both: Meowth!

What are you doing here?

Looking for you.

The one who suddenly remembered an important engagement.

This seems suspiciously unlike

A visit to your sick uncle's bedside-

and I thought you had a dental appointment!

Well I-it was just such a beautiful day.

We decided to have a picnic!

Don't try to fool me!

[YELPING]

-Come clean. What are you doin' here?

Mind your own business!

Take this and leave us alone!

Oh?

[LAUGHING AND COOING]

-Hurry up! -The exam's about to start.

Pika pika!

Pika pikachu.

The first test will measure

your overall knowledge of Pokémon.

Ready. Begin!

-I can't wait. This'll be easy!

Lickitung's tongue is twice the length of its body.

True or false?

I'm pretty sure it was longer than that.

Ninetales evolves from Vulpix only by use of the fire stone.

True or false?

Oh man, that's too easy.

True, true!

Hitmonlee is also known as the punching demon.

Let's see.

It's either Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan that's the puncher.

Oh, I think it's true!

The only attack Magikarp originally knows is splash.

True or false?

-[GROWLS] Magikarp!

Just hearing that name makes my-my blood boil!

True.

That's true too.

Caterpie is the world's smallest Pokémon.

True or false?

Yeah, that's true.

-Look at her. She's so good.

Koffing was first discovered in a public bath house.

True or false?

True, true, true.

All I have to do is guess, and I'll get half of them right.

-Pika pika. Pikachu.

Now we will measure your ability to recognize Pokémon.

Please name the Pokémon by identifying its silhouette

or any part of its body as it's displayed here.

All right!

This is gonna be a piece of cake!

Here's the first question.

Identify this Pokémon.

This is gonna be a breeze for me.

It's a Voltorb!

Ah, how simple.

It's a Pokéball, without a doubt.

Obviously, it's an electrode!

And the answer is Jigglypuff, seen from above.

Huh?

Next question.

What Pokémon displays this pattern?

I've never seen that!

It must be an Omanyte's shell!

It's an Arbok when it's all coiled up.

-Hmm-hey! It's a Poliwhirl!

The correct answer: Poliwag!

[ALL YELLING]

As any master would know:

When Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl,

the swirl on its stomach reverses direction.

Hey, this is hard.

And it's getting harder by the minute.

Pika.

Question 15.

What Pokémon does this tail belong to?

Hmm.

It's either Charmander, Charmeleon, or Charizard?

Yeah, it's gotta be Charmander!

The answer is Ponyta.

No, it can't be!

[GROWLS]

Can't you ask one question that I know the answer to?

Please, take your seat!

This is a joke!

These stupid questions won't make you a Pokémon master!

For your information, young lady,

a Pokémon master must understand all aspects

of their Pokémon's life in order to achieve oneness

with their Pokémon.

You're not making any sense at all!

I'm through with this!

Get out!

I can't wait to go!

But, Jessie...

-Dear. What a shame.

That girl's attitude seems familiar too.

Meowth, Meowth.

Hey, let's go!

Where am I goin'?

You're going with me to help me get my revenge!

Huh?

Here comes the scoreboard!

The ones on the right got the low scores,

and the ones on the left got the highest.

-Look! Nurse Joy is near the top!

Hey, where's your picture, Ash?

It must be where they put the highest scorer.

Ash!

Down here. Here's your picture.

-Huh? That's impossible.

Quit it!

Just a little souvenir, Ash!

Well Ash, it looks like you didn't have

enough luck or skill to pass the test.

Pokémon isn't about tests, it's about battles!

[LAUGHS]

Jessie's been expelled!

Now I'll have to do my best for her!

ALL: Who's that Pokémon?

It's Vulpix!

Vulpix!

-Pika pika! Pika!

All right, Squirtle!

Water Gun attack!

Squirtle!

Char!

Squirtle, give it the Skull Bash now!

Nurse Joy, you're doin' great-yeah!

All right, shoot away.

I want 8 x 10 glossies and wallet sizes too.

Yeah, sure.

Now, select whichever one you like.

I don't know which one to pick.

You can't tell us what kind of Pokémon are inside them, huh?

That's what makes it a test.

All of these Pokémon are trained for battle,

so they'll obey your commands.

This test determines whether a trainer can adapt

regardless of what Pokémon comes out.

With whom do we have to battle?

With me.

-Right! Then I'll take these!

I'll take these.

[BELL RINGS]

C'mon James!

Beat that ignoramus!

Right; really beat the guy.

This one's for you, Jessie!

Pikachu.

ALL: Huh?

Pika pika?

Pikachu.

With this, I can't lose!

Thundershock!

Thunderbolt!

I've been destroyed by Pikachu's attacks so many times,

I know them all by heart!

[CACKLES]

That's kind of pathetic when you think about it.

Yeah.

Now, we begin!

Go!

Graveler!

It's a Graveler.

Pikachu, Thunderbolt!

Pika!

Oh, that feels great to say!

Pikachu!

Grav.

Pika!

[YELPS]

I don't get it.

How come the Thunderbolt attack didn't work?

You should've known that electricity doesn't work

on rock Pokémon!

Minus 1 point!

-Well then. How about this?

Char!

Ivysaur!

Huh?

With these I can win!

Now what do you say?

[LAUGHS]

Good bye!

It's against the rules to use two Pokémon at once.

I never play by the-

-You're expelled. Now get out!

He failed again.

Don't think of it as failing; think of it as not succeeding.

Now we'll see if Ash can win one!

Go get 'em, Ash!

Pika pi!

Thanks, just leave it to me!

Hey Snap, make sure you get lots of great shots!

-Don't worry. Just make sure you win!

I'm such a loser!

James, I have a plan that will make us all winners.

Yeah.

Are you ready, Ash?

Ready!

Pokéball, go!

Flareon!

Okay, now I need something to beat a Flareon.

First Pokéball, go!

Weezing!

I got a Weezing?

Together: That's bad!

I gotta get this.

His face looks just like Weezing's!

Not now!

It's time to start the battle!

Flareon go.

Flamethrower now!

Flare!

-Weezing. Weezing.

Oh, I know.

Weezing, give him your Smog attack now!

Weezing!

Flare!

[EXPLOSION]

Uh-oh.

Now, Flareon, the Leer!

C'mon Weezing, fight back with Smokescreen!

Weezing.

[GROWLING]

Hey, not too shabby.

-Go, Weezing! Tackle attack!

Weezing.

All right!

My first victory!

I guess Ash is a pretty good battler after all!

Even Team Rocket could win if they fought like that!

-Hurry, take notes! Take notes!

Now round two!

Jolteon!

Okay, a Jolteon?

Next Pokéball, go!

Arbok!

[GROANS]

Ash got the Pokémon Jessie has!

Chu.

Let's see.

What're Arbok's attacks?

-Jolteon! Agility attack!

-Jolt! Jolt!

I remember.

Arbok, Glare!

Ar!

Now squeeze it with your Wrap attack now!

Arbok!

Ar!

Ah, that was no good!

I forgot about all of Jolteon's spikes!

Quick Jolteon, use the Thunder attack!

[ZAPPING]

Arbok, no!

Too bad you overloaded Jolteon's spikes.

Sizing up your opponent before an attack is a fundamental rule.

Arbok, return!

Okay, third Pokéball.

Go!

Meowth!

-[LAUGHS] Meowth?

Pika?

This ought to be interesting.

-Toge! Toge!

Hey, Meowth, good luck!

-Meowth. -Let's see.

Meowth's attacks are...

Use the Fury Swipes!

Huh?

Pokéball go!

Vaporeon!

A Vaporeon!

Okay, Meowth! Use the Fury Swipes!

Meowth!

Vaporeon, use your Ice Beam now!

Vaporeon!

Meowth!

Oh, Meowth.

Looks like another victory for me.

That was fast.

Look what you did!

How could you treat a fellow Meowth that way!

[GRUNTS]

Sorry you had to go through that!

Say now...

I'd love to catch that talking Meowth there!

Pokéball, go!

Return those Pokémon immediately!

We're not taking orders from you anymore, Mr. Exam Man!

Now we're the ones who're gonna test you!

What?

Prepare yourself for trouble...

I suggest you make that double...

Oh, it's Team Rocket!

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!

James!

Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light...

Surrender now, or prepare to fight...

-Meowth! That's right!

Don't interfere with my test!

Just go home and study harder and you can try again next time!

Unfortunately for you, there won't be a next time!

But now that we've rounded up all these Pokémon,

it's payback time!

Pikachu, Ivysaur, Charizard, go!

Are you ready?

And I'm gonna teach you a lesson for pickin' on a Meowth!

Huh?

We're not gonna let you do it!

-Go, Pikachu! -Pika!

-Ivysaur! The Vine Whip now!

-Charizard! Flamethrower now!

Pikachu, Thunder now!

Listen up, Ivysaur!

Charizard, Pikachu!

About face, now!

[ALL YELP]

[SCREAMING]

How did you-

-Oh, they obeyed you

because you're the one who raised all of 'em!

Very good, Ash!

Meowth, Weezing, Arbok, stop Team Rocket!

Stop it, Arbok, that hurts!

-Weezing, please! I can't breathe!

Okay, Weezing!

Explosion now!

Weezing!

ALL: Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!

I am terribly sorry, everyone.

But Team Rocket's intrusion has interfered

with the entire examination.

We have to start over, from the very beginning.

You mean, after all that hard work we did?

Well, young man, you did a fine job

of getting rid of Team Rocket!

What do you say?

Do you want to give the test another try?

-Ah, no thanks, sir. I don't think so.

I'm sure you'll pass this time.

Oh, it's not that.

I just think I'm better off

getting badges my own way for now.

Right, Pikachu?

Pika!

You proved you're a great battler after all.

-Thanks, Misty. I guess so.

Well then, if you learned that lesson,

I'd say the test really was worth taking!

Yeah, that's true, Misty!

Anyway, it sure was awesome

to battle with all those different Pokémon!

NARRATOR: Many roads lead to the Pokémon League.

Ash's chosen path is to win all eight gym badges.

Only then can he continue on to fulfill his dream

of reaching the ultimate goal:

Becoming a Pokémon master!

Hey, where's Ash?

They already left.

They're on their way to the next gym.

What's wrong with that Meowth?

It got hurt in the explosion.

Where am I?

-This must be- -Huh?

Meowth! What goin' on?

Where's Jessie? Where's James?

Huh?

I finally got my talking Meowth!

-Wait a minute! Wait a minute-aahh!

NARRATOR: There seems to be a little mix-up!

[YELLS]

We'll show those twerps next time!

Next time, Team Rocket triumphs!

Meowth, don't you have anything to say?

Meowth-eowth!

-Hmm? -Huh?

Meowth, meowth, meowth.

Meowth.

-Don't go away. The Pokérap is next.

Okay, guys.

We got to rap some Pokémon.

You just do the singing.

I'll take care of the hard part.

Let's get it on.

[SINGING] I want to be the best

There ever was

To beat all the rest

Yeah, that's my cause

[SINGING] -Catch 'em, catch 'em

Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all

I'll search across the land

Far and wide

Release from my hand

The power that's inside

-32 down. That's it for now.

-Tune in tomorrow. We'll rap at you some more.

There's 150, so watch Monday through Friday.

You'll catch 'em all!

[SINGING] -Catch 'em, catch 'em

Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all

[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