Original subtitles

-[birds chirping] -[screeching]

-[alarm clock beeping] -[Ash snoring]

-[Ash groans] -Pika.

[yawns]

Pikachu.

-[Ash groans] -Pika!

[groaning continues]

-All right, I choose you! -[gasps]

[crashes]

[cuckooing]

[Ash grunting softly]

-Pika. Pika. Pika! -[grunts]

-[electricity crackles] -[Pikachu growls]

[screams, grunts]

[coughs]

-[snoring continues] -[Pikachu sighs]

-[squeaks] -Ash Ketchum!

Are you still asleep?

You'll be late getting to Professor Oak's lab!

[groans] No problem, Mom. Professor Oak's lab.

-[slaps] -[grunts]

-[crashing] -[Ash] Mom, why didn't you wake me up?!

[Delia] Because you insisted you could get up on your own!

-[grunting] See ya later! [pants] -Pika, Pika!

[panting continues]

[narrator] This young man is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town.

Together with his partner Pikachu, he battles and catches Pokémon.

It's all part of his journey as a Pokémon trainer.

-Pika! -Professor Oak! [pants]

-Oh, it's you, Ash! -What did you wanna talk to me about?

Actually, a protégé of mine has just opened a brand-new research facility

in Vermilion City.

-A new research lab? -Mm-hmm.

And I was hoping to invite you to the opening ceremony.

You will come, won't you?

-Sure! -Pika!

-You'll come, too, right?! -[Delia] I'd love to!

[all] Huh?

-Mime, Mime! -[Ash] Mom!

-Pika. -I came to deliver your lunch,

but what a great idea!

All those delicious sweet shops and big fashion boutiques

in Vermilion City! [gasps] Oh!

Hold on, you're not saying you're coming with us.

-Let's get rolling! -Mime, Mime, Mime!

[Delia cheers, giggles]

-[cooing] -Ah!

Diglett!

-Pika! -Huh?

Ah! Butterfree! [sighs]

It seems your love of Pokémon hasn't changed, young man.

Tell me, Ash, a Pokémon master, is that still your goal?

There's no doubt about it!

But now, I'm gonna become a Pokémon master with my buddy by my side!

Pikachu!

♪ It's a big, big world But you know where to find me ♪

♪ We'll be together And we're gonna do it our way ♪

♪ We'll discover We believe in each other ♪

♪ On adventures With my friends, like, every day ♪

♪ And we're already on our way ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

[Ash] Legend? Go!

Friends? Go!

[boat horn blares]

[tires screech]

[Oak] We're here!

I'll go park the car. You go on ahead.

Right!

-Pika! -Who's that?

[yapping]

[growling]

Wow!

-A Pokémon I've never seen before! -Pikachu!

You're such a cutie! What's your name?

-Aw, let me pet you just a little! -Pika.

I won't hurt you!

See? Got ya now!

[chuckles] Aw!

-[electricity crackles] -[screaming]

-[grunting, sighs] -Pikachu.

Pika? [squeals]

-Pika. Pika! -[yapping]

Pikachu!

-Then I'll see you tomorrow! -[girls] Bye-bye!

[yapping]

Hello, Yamper, I'm home! [gasps]

[panting]

-[Oak] Ash? -Wha...?

If you don't get a move on, you'll miss the opening ceremony.

-[sputters] Right! -Pika!

[indistinct chatter]

[Pikachu] Pika, Pika. Pika!

Thank you for coming.

I am Professor Cerise, owner of the Cerise Research Laboratory.

I especially thank those who traveled a great distance to be here today.

Thank you all.

Now, let's move on to the subject of Pokémon.

[snaps]

As you're already aware,

our planet plays host to this mysterious life-form

in forests, in the sky, and under the seas.

No matter where you go in this world, you will undoubtedly find them.

And so, as Pokémon and humans live together in our world,

they bond with each other in many ways.

We at the Cerise Laboratory

are dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region,

investigating, analyzing, digging deep, and expanding our knowledge.

Because to know Pokémon is to know the world,

and that is the very key to making it a better world

for each and every one of us!

[applause]

[sighs]

[snoring]

[chuckles]

Yah! Yamper. [panting]

Yamp, yamp, yamp.

Come on, Goh.

You told me you'd be stopping by today,

and that's the reason I brought your homework here with me.

-[phone chimes] -Huh?

[grumbles]

"I'm going be late because I'm about to have a fateful encounter"?!

[sighs] Wow.

The only time he gets in touch is for nonsense like this!

[trilling]

Just as I predicted!

These are the exact cloud formations needed for its arrival!

This'll be a breeze!

-[trilling] -Hmm?

Let's see.

The atmospheric circulation,

temperature, humidity, altitude...

This may not be the most accurate forecast,

but in about 20 minutes,

an extremely rare Pokémon might just appear over Vermilion Port.

-A rare Pokémon?! -Pika?

-So, what do you think? -Well, it certainly seems likely...

[Ash] Ooh, professors?

-[Oak] Hmm? -I'll go check it out, 'kay?!

Pikachu!

You don't think it's a legendary Pokémon, do you?

-[clamoring] -[woman] Let's go see what it is.

-[man 1 grunting] -[man 2] Let's go!

Pika! [pants]

Okay, I'm the first one!

-Pika! Pika! -Whoa! [grunts]

[grunts]

[both spitting]

-Snorlax?! Give me a break! -[Snorlax snoring]

-Move over! -Pika!

Here it comes.

Five, four, three, two, one, go!

That's weird. What happened?

-[Psyduck] Psy! -Hmm?

What... What's with you?!

Psy.

-[thunder crashes] -[grunts]

Over there!

[roaring]

-There it is! -It's Lugia!

It was worth the wait!

-Wartortle! -Jolt!

Geng!

Wartortle, use Ice Beam!

-Jolteon, Thunder! -Gengar, use Night Shade!

-Wartortle! -Jolt!

Gengar!

[shrieks]

[all screaming]

[pants, grunts]

Just you wait, Lugia!

Let's all do this together!

-Yeah, a raid battle! -[all] Yeah!

-Bisharp! -[snarls]

-Cor! -Sableye, use Dark Pulse!

-Sudowoodo, Rock Slide! -Garchomp, use Dragon Claw!

-Bisharp, use Night Slash! -Corviknight, Steel Wing, let's go!

-[Sableye grunts] -Sudowoodo!

Bisharp!

-Bisharp! -[snarls]

Corviknight!

[snarling]

[grunting]

[Pokémon grunting]

[Ash pants] There you are!

All right, Lugia.

-Let's have a battle! -Pikachu!

[growls]

[screeches]

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt now!

Pika!

Pikachu!

[bellows]

[shrieks]

[Pikachu] Pika!

[Ash] Pikachu! [grunts]

-Hey, wait! -The future's in the palm of my hand!

[panting]

Lugia!

-[grunts] -[grunts]

[grunts, whimpers]

-[Pikachu] Pikachu -[Goh] No way!

[both] Ah! What are you doing here?!

-[Pikachu] Pika! -[Ash and Goh screaming]

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

Pika?

Pika, Pika!

-[Ash grunting] -Pika, Pika!

[Ash and Goh grunting]

[both panting]

Pikachu.

-Huh? -[Pikachu chitters]

Whoa, Lugia.

Awesome! I'm riding on top of Lugia right now!

-[sighs] -[phone beeps]

So that's how its back fins move.

Wow.

-It's a lot rougher than I thought. -[Ash] Check it out!

It feels so warm!

Pika, Pika!

After all, it is Lugia, so that's exactly how it should be!

[roars]

[Ash grunting]

-[Ash] Whoa! -Pikachu!

-[all screaming] -Pika!

-[Ash and Goh gasp] -Pika!

[Ash] Fearow!

Ah, for them to be flying up just as high as Lugia,

they must have amazing flying power!

-[both sigh] -Pika.

-[both screaming] -Pika! Pikachu! Pika, Pika!

Pikachu!

[Lugia in distorted voice] Here we go.

[muffled grunt]

[Pokémon grunting, calling]

[muffled] Whoa--!

-Hmm? -Sea, sea, sea!

[giggles]

[muffled grunting]

[all gasping, panting]

-That was close. -You know what?

It was awesome to meet so many Pokémon!

[laughs] You're pretty funny, you know?

-Yeah? You think so? -Yup! I accept you!

-You accept me? -I accept you as my friend.

What are you talking about?

I'm Goh from Vermilion City.

-I'm Ash from Pallet Town. -[Pikachu chirps]

-This is my partner, Pikachu. -Pikachu!

[both] Nice to meet you!

-Pikachu! -[yelps]

-Pika! -[both chuckle]

-[all screaming] -[Ash] Whoa, whoa, whoa!

-[neighing] -[Ash gasps]

[exclaims]

Pika!

-Pi--! [screams] -[both] Whoa!

[all screaming, grunting]

-[exhales] Are you okay? -[groans, grunts]

[both] Huh?

[roars]

-[both grunting] -Pika!

[Ash groans, chuckles]

-[Ash] Lugia, thanks a lot! -[Goh] See ya!

[Ash] Take care!

-[chuckles] Wow! -Pika, Pika!

[Ash sighs]

And there it goes.

[Ash sighs, chuckles]

Pokémon are the coolest, huh?

Yeah. Lugia really brought that feeling home for me.

The feeling there's a lot of world out there!

Hmm?

Know what?

You can go wherever you want if you've got the desire!

And you can meet any Pokémon you want, too!

[grunts] Yeah, you sure can!

-No doubt about it! -Pika, Pika!

-[both chuckling] -Pika!

Come on, Ash. I think it's time we got back.

[Ash gasps] But that's the problem!

[both] Which way is back?!

Pika, Pika.

[Ash and Goh] Finally.

-[Ash] We're home. -Pikachu.

[yapping]

-[Pikachu] Pi? -[Yamper panting]

Pika!

-[giggles] Pikachu! -Come on, you're late!

You're not gonna believe what happened!

-It's the story of our fateful encounter! -Pika, Pika!

You'll never guess!

-I met Lugia! -Is that so?

But this is more important.

Here. Your homework printouts.

Right. Yeah, okay. Not that I asked for them in the first place.

-Huh?! -[yelps] That reminds me,

where's Professor Cerise?

Oh, Dad's inside with Professor Oak and--

What?! You mean Professor Oak's here as well?

Yeah! Professor!

-[sighs] -Your dad's Professor Cerise?

-[screams] Huh? -[yapping]

[monitor trilling]

I've never seen such close-ups before.

Lugia's back fins while in flight and clear as day!

Well, you haven't seen anything yet!

[Cerise] Wait, is this underwater?

-This is incredible! -[Goh chuckles]

How was your experience, Ash?

You know, for a little while we actually became friends with Lugia!

Pikachu!

"Became friends"?

Where did you get the impression that you were friends?

[pants] When my eyes met Lugia's, I got this chill!

What do you mean by chill? It's just your imagination.

No, you're wrong about that!

It's like... I'm not sure how to say it.

Right! It's like when you get those shocks and shivers right down your spine!

[gasps] Well, there was that time when Lugia let out a huge Hydro Pump

to slow down our descent before hitting the water.

That's it! And then just before we hit the water,

I heard a voice saying "Here we go!"

-Heard a voice?! -Ash, that's amazing!

[grunts] Uh, it is?

[Cerise gasps, clears throat]

All right, let me say this.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you've done.

It's because of you two that I've learned things about Lugia

no one's ever known!

[both chuckling]

And so I have a request for you both.

Will you do me the honor of becoming research fellows at my laboratory?

What's a research fellow?

It's a special research position, of course!

You'll get to meet the many kinds of Pokémon in this world,

sharing ideas, communicating, and so much more.

You'll be deepening our understanding of Pokémon.

All of us, as a team!

I've been waiting to hear those words. It's reality!

It's my future and I can hold it in the palm of my hand!

-Professor Cerise! Me! I'll do it! -[grunts, growls]

Great! Then you'll both agree to my proposal?

Yeah, but I'll help you out more than Ash will!

-[overlapping arguing] -Are you sure you'll be all right, dear?

It'll be a huge commute from here to Pallet Town, you know?

-[grumbles] -Not a problem.

[Ash and Goh] Hmm?

-[Ash gasps] -[Yamper panting]

-[both gasping] -Pika!

[Ash chuckles]

-We're gonna be live-in researchers! -Awesome!

Oh, man, live-in is the best!

-[Goh] I call the top bunk! -[Ash] Hey! Hold it!

-I got top-bunk dibs! [grunts] -You look like you roll in your sleep,

-so you're on the bottom! -I do not!

The tallest researcher gets the top bunk!

-I'm taller than you! -I am!

All right, if that's how it's gonna be...

Mimey? Would you mind looking after Ash for me, please?

Mime, Mime, Mime, Mime!

-See you later, Mom! -[Delia] Oh, before I forget!

I want you to eat everything on your plate, even your vegetables.

And don't forget to brush your teeth. And also--

I know.

And Goh, please be a friend to Ash.

-You can count on me! -Mom, can you please stop?!

[Oak] Then I'll be back soon!

You're always welcome, Professor Oak.

[engine starts]

[Chloe] Dad!

Ready?

Oh, sorry! Sorry! Can you wait just a bit longer?

There's just one final thing I almost forgot about.

-[both] Hmm? -Pika?

-Charmander! -Bulbasaur!

Squirtle, squirt!

Whoa! Charmander, Bulbasaur, and a Squirtle, too!

Pikachu!

Goh's making his Trainer debut,

but I haven't given him a partner Pokémon yet.

So who will it be?

Let's see.

I think I'm gonna choose...

Mew!

[Ash gasps]

I've already decided that my very first Pokémon will be Mew!

Wait, you mean the mythical Pokémon?

[grunts]

It's my future and I can hold it in the palm of my hand!

You're kinda strange, aren't you, Goh?

-Pikachu! -Not as strange as you, Ash.

-Hey, then I win! -Hold on! I take that back.

I'm stranger!

-Not that any of this matters at all. -[chuckles]

I'm looking forward to this and learning more about Mew!

[both] Right!

Pikachu!

[narrator] It's a world full of dreams, adventure, and Pokémon,

so let's go, as the journey continues!

[theme music playing]