Original subtitles

Ash:♪ GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL ♪

♪ GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL ♪

♪ POKéMON ♪

Computer: PLACING CALL... PLACING CALL...

PLACING CALL...

PLACING CALL...

HI, MOM. IT'S ME. I'M COMING HOME--

THANK YOU FOR CALLING THE KETCHUM RESIDENCE.

NO ONE'S ABLE TO TAKE YOUR CALL AT THE MOMENT.

IT'S THE ANSWERING MACHINE, PIKACHU.

SO PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AFTER THE BEEP,

AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS WE CAN.

[POP]

[BEEP]

MOM, IT'S ASH, AND I'VE GOT A SURPRISE.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A VISITOR, AND IT'S ME!

Narrator: ASH, MISTY, AND BROCK

ARE HEADING BACK TO PALETT TOWN

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE POKéMON LEAGUE

FROM THE HOMETOWN EXPERT PROFESSOR OAK.

[LAUGHING]

COME ON, ASH.

SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE, WILL YOU?

I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME.

WELL, AT LEAST WAIT FOR US!

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE PALETT ANY SECOND NOW, PIKACHU!

PIKACHU.

[CLANG-G-G]

THAT REALLY HURT.

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHY'D YOU STOP RUNNING?

UH, I RAN INTO THIS WALL.

PIKA.

I DON'T SEE A WALL.

[KNOCK KNOCK]

HEY...

I FEEL IT.

SEE?

BUT HOW DID IT GET HERE?

HMM. AN INVISIBLE WALL.

UH--HEY, WHAT'S THAT THING?

HUH? HUH?

MR...MIME. MR...

I'LL CHECK DEXTER.

Dexter: MR. MIME, THE BARRIER POKéMON.

IT USES PANTOMIME TO MAKE ACTUAL WALLS APPEAR.

BECAUSE IT IS RARELY DISCOVERED,

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POKéMON

IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

A MR. MIME, HUH? THIS IS AWESOME!

I JUST FOUND A REALLY RARE POKéMON

WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING.

NOW I'LL CATCH IT WITH MY POKéBALL--

Woman: PLEASE STOP!

WON'T YOU PLEASE LET ME CAPTURE THAT MR. MIME?

NO WAY! WHY SHOULD I? I'M THE ONE WHO SAW IT FIRST!

ASH, BE POLITE.

MY NAME IS BROCK. I'M AFRAID MY YOUNG FRIEND'S MANNERS

AREN'T WHAT THEY SHOULD BE.

PLEASE BE MY GUEST AND CAPTURE THAT MR. MIME.

WHAT?!

PLEASE, MISS, HURRY UP AND CAPTURE IT...

[BROCK AND ASH ARGUING]

WAIT, DON'T RUN AWAY!

I NEED YOU, MR. MIME! POKéBALL, GO!

[THUMP]

MR. MIME!

OH, NO.

NOW WHAT'LL I DO?

I'M SORRY.

IT'S ALL MY FAULT THAT MR. MIME GOT AWAY.

HUH?

WHATEVER YOUR PROBLEM IS,

I FEEL IT'S MY DUTY TO HELP YOU SOLVE IT.

Ash: "POKéMON CIRCUS"?

Misty: HEY, THIS LOOKS LIKE FUN.

MY NAME IS STELLA, AND I'M THE RINGMASTER OF THIS CIRCUS.

COOL!

YOU MUST REALLY LOVE POKéMON,

SO WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.

STELLA, HOW DID IT GO?

DID YOU FIND A NEW MR. MIME FOR THE CIRCUS?

ALMOST.

AWW... AWW...

WHAT WILL WE DO? OUR MR. MIME WON'T GO ON.

HMM? HUH?

LOOK.

HUH? WOW!

WHAT'S IT DOING?

SEEMS KINDA LAZY.

Misty: LOOKS LIKE A TOTAL SLOB.

PIKA!

I'M AFRAID THAT'S MY FAULT.

HUH?

I WANTED IT TO BE PERFECT,

SO I TRAINED IT HARD NIGHT AND DAY.

YESTERDAY IT QUIT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOW,

AND NOW IT WON'T LISTEN TO ME AT ALL.

YOU WERE TOO TOUGH, SO IT JUST GAVE UP.

YEAH...

BUT NOW I HAVE A WAY

TO GET MR. MIME TO PERFORM AGAIN.

I'LL JUST GET ANOTHER ONE TO BE ITS COMPETITION.

I GET IT. THAT WOULD MAKE YOUR MR. MIME JEALOUS,

AND IT WOULD START PERFORMING AGAIN.

RIGHT.

THAT MIGHT WORK, BECAUSE ASH TRIES HARDER

'CAUSE HE'S JEALOUS OF GARY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M 10 TIMES BETTER THAN GARY!

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

STELLA, I'M GONNA GET YOU A NEW MR. MIME TODAY!

DO YOU THINK YOU REALLY CAN, BROCK?

I GUARANTEE IT.

CAN I COUNT ON YOU?

THEY DON'T CALL ME "BROCK THE ROCK" FOR NOTHING!

HA HA HA!

THEY MUST BE TALKING ABOUT THE ROCKS IN HIS HEAD.

BROCK, IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH TO CATCH THAT MR. MIME, YOU KNOW.

[CHUCKLING]

I DON'T HAVE TO CATCH A MR. MIME...

IF I CAN MAKE ONE.

WHAT? HOW ARE YOU GONNA MAKE A MR. MIME?

WHA--UH...

I'M VERY GLAD YOU ASKED ME THAT, ASH,

BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A WAY YOU CAN HELP ME.

UH...WHAT KIND OF HELP DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?

Ash: WHOA-AAH!

[BIRDS TWITTERING]

SIR, JESSY, JAMES, AND MEOWTH HAVE ARRIVED.

WHAT DO YOU THREE WANT?

SIR, PLEASE FORGIVE US

FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT THE VIRIDIAN GYM.

IT WAS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

IT WON'T AFFECT MY YEAR-END BONUS, WILL IT?

HOW DARE YOU WASTE MY TIME?

I WANT RARE POKéMON, NOT YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSES!

UH...WE'LL GET YOU THOSE RARE POKéMON.

DON'T YOU WORRY, SIR.

THEY CAN SEARCH THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE...

BUT THEY'LL NEVER FIND A POKéMON AS RARE AS YOU.

HEH HEH HEH HEH!

Jessy: OH, WE WERE LUCKY THAT TIME.

James: BUT WE BETTER FIND SOME POKéMON FAST.

YEAH, THAT'S EASY TO SAY,

BUT IT'S NOT LIKE RARE POKéMON COME UP

AND SMACK YOU IN THE FACE.

AGGH!

HUH?

OR MAYBE THEY DO.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

MM-HMM.

PIKA PIKA.

THIS JUST MIGHT WORK.

BROCK, HE'S PERFECT.

PIKA.

I THINK THIS MAY BE

THE BEST POKéMON I'VE EVER RAISED.

Ash: WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE BEST POKéMON YOU EVER RAISED?

UNH! I DON'T SEE WHY I HAVE TO BE THE ONE

WHO GETS STUCK WEARING THE DOOFY MR. MIME COSTUME!

I'D LOVE TO WEAR IT, BUT I'M JUST TOO TALL.

AND HOW COULD I HIDE THIS FACE?

I WON'T DO IT.

I'M NOT GONNA DRESS LIKE A CLOWN.

OH, PLEASE, ASH. YOU'VE GOT TO.

IT'S MY ONLY HOPE.

I KNOW, BUT--

YOU'VE GOT TO HELP HER OUT, ASH.

COME ON, ASH. JUST GIVE IT A TRY.

PIKA PI.

BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO ANY OF MR. MIME'S TRICKS.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT, ASH.

STELLA WILL USE HER GENTLE, COMPASSIONATE TRAINING TECHNIQUES

TO TEACH YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, STELLA?

LEAVE EVERYTHING TO ME.

I'LL HAVE YOU DOING MR. MIME'S ACT

IN NO TIME AT ALL.

GEE, I DON'T KNOW...

Together: PLEASE SAY YES, ASH. PLEASE SAY YES.

IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO ALL OF US.

WELL, I GUESS IT MIGHT BE FUN

TO BE IN THE CIRCUS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO!

HYAH!

HEY, WATCH IT WITH THAT WHIP!

IT'LL WHIP YOU INTO SHAPE, ASH!

STELLA'S NOT AS SWEET AS SHE LOOKS, IS SHE?

PIKA.

OK, LET'S SEE SOME PANTOMIME.

P-P-PANTOMIME?

THAT'S RIGHT. NOW STOP TALKING AND START MIMING!

WHOA!

IF THESE ARE HER GENTLE TRAINING TECHNIQUES,

I KNOW WHY MR. MIME QUIT.

NO!

PUT MORE FEELING IN IT!

HOW CAN I PUT MORE FEELING

INTO ACTING LIKE I'M TOUCHING A WINDOW?

YOU THINK MR. MIME'S GONNA BE JEALOUS OF THAT?

HYAH! AAH!

WRONG!

[WHIP CRACKING]

FASTER!

NO, NO, NO, NO!

THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING, DOES IT?

MAYBE MR. MIME DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE COMPETITION.

YEAH.

PIKA.

[FIREWORKS EXPLODE]

[FANFARE ON LOUDSPEAKER]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES,

HERE ARE THE STARS OF THE POKéMON CIRCUS!

YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY!

MACHOKE...

MACHOKE...

HEY, LOOK. HERE COMES OUR NEW MR. MIME.

OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM!

PIKA!

WE'VE GOT A FULL HOUSE TODAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

HEY, THERE'S MY MOM!

ASH, BE QUIET!

OOPS.

AWW... AWW... AWW... OH...

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIGHTS?

IS THIS PART OF THE SHOW, BROCK?

PIKA?

I DON'T THINK SO.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PREPARE FOR TROUBLE.

CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, 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...

JESSY!

JAMES!

AHH! AHH! AHH! AHH!

OH! TEAM ROCKET BLAST OFF AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT!

SURRENDER NOW OR PREPARE TO FIGHT!

ME-E-E-OWTH! THAT'S RIGHT!

WELL COME ON, LET'S HEAR A LITTLE APPLAUSE HERE!

IT'S TEAM ROCKET.

THEY'RE GONNA STEAL THE SHOW!

HOLD ON TO YOUR COTTON CANDY, KIDS.

ALL WE WANT IS THAT MR. MIME.

HUH?

BUT I'M NOT--

UH-UH-UH.

OH, DON'T WORRY. WE WOULDN'T WANT A CIRCUS POKéMON

TO WORK WITHOUT A NET.

LOOK OUT, STELLA!

Jessy: OH, I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED

TEAM ROCKET'S AERIAL ACT.

Meowth: HEH HEH HEH! SEE YOU CLOWNS LATER!

James: HA HA! "CLOWNS"! THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.

THANKS.

THEY'VE GOT ASH.

PIKA PIK!

WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM BACK!

MISTY! BROCK!

All: IT'S ASH'S MOM!

THAT WASN'T MR. MIME. IT WAS ASH, WASN'T IT?

HUH? UHH...

WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.

I KNEW IT.

WHO'S THAT POKéMON?

IT'S...

[BIRDS TWITTERING]

Mrs. Ketchum: WELL, THEN THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

BUT, MRS. KETCHUM,

TEAM ROCKET JUST KIDNAPPED YOUR SON.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT, MISTY.

TEAM ROCKET THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING A MR. MIME.

ONCE THEY REALIZE THEY TOOK ASH INSTEAD,

I'M SURE THEY'LL LET HIM GO.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

PIKA...

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES

WHEN THEY FIND OUT THEY'VE GOT ASH.

YEAH.

WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK TO MY HOUSE

AND HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT?

I'M SURE YOU COULD USE A HOME-COOKED MEAL.

WOW!

WE SURE COULD, MRS. KETCHUM.

HA HA HA!

I THINK THAT WAS THE EASIEST HEIST WE EVER PULLED.

YOU'RE RIGHT, MEOWTH.

THIS TIME, WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE KIDS TO GET IN OUR WAY.

MM-HMM.

AND THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT A BETTER TIME.

NOW THE BOSS CAN'T SAY THAT WE NEVER BRING HIM

ANY UNUSUAL POKéMON. HA HA HA!

[SNAP]

I'M EVEN MORE UNUSUAL THAN YOU THINK.

WHA... AAH! HUH?

HIS HEAD CAME OFF!

SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU. I'M NO MR. MIME,

BUT I WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO FOOL YOU.

THOUGH I GUESS THAT'S NOT SAYING VERY MUCH.

HUH! THAT THING IS HALF TWERP...

HALF MIME.

I WONDER HOW IT LEARNED TO TALK.

ACT LIKE YOU'RE TRAPPED IN A BUBBLE.

I'M NOT A MR. MIME!

I JUST PLAY ONE ON TV.

I'M OUT OF HERE.

HE TRICKED US.

THAT LITTLE BRAT HAS RUINED

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR BRILLIANT PLANS!

I SAY WE PUT A STOP TO THIS HUMILIATION ONCE AND FOR ALL.

HUH? HEY-EY-EY...

COME BACK HERE!

THAT'S OUR BALLOON!

YEAH, THANKS!

THIS TIME YOUR HOT AIR CAME IN HANDY.

BRING BACK THAT BALLOON, YOU!

THAT'S MY HEAD ON THAT BALLOON!

THANKS FOR THE MEAL.

IT WAS DELICIOUS.

YES. THANK YOU.

IT WAS MY PLEASURE.

ASH'S FRIENDS ARE WELCOME HERE ANYTIME.

ASH SURE IS LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT MOM, ISN'T HE?

YEAH.

OH, MY! OH! OOOH!

GOOD-BYE NOW.

THANKS AGAIN.

PIKA PIKA.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

COME BACK AGAIN SOON.

MR. MIME.

[SIGHS]

I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT ASH.

I HOPE HE'S ALL RIGHT.

[CANS CLATTER]

HUH?

HE'S HOME!

ASH, THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE SAFE!

MIME.

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME.

BROCK AND MISTY AND STELLA TOLD ME

WHY YOU'RE WEARING THE MR. MIME COSTUME.

MIME.

[CHUCKLES] YOU'RE REALLY TRYING TO BE LIKE MR. MIME, AREN'T YOU?

I'LL HAVE LUNCH READY IN JUST A MINUTE.

MIME?

HERE YOU GO.

MR. MIME.

YOUR FRIENDS SAID IT WAS DELICIOUS.

I HAVE PLENTY MORE, IF YOU WANT SECONDS.

MR. MIME.

MR. MIME?

MMM MMM MMM.

MIME!

[CHUCKLING]

Ash: MOM IS GONNA BE TOTALLY SURPRISED.

I'M HOME.

YES, I KNOW YOU'RE HOME, HONEY,

AND I'M GLAD YOU ARE.

HUH?

DOES ASH HAVE A TWIN BROTHER?

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?

MR. MIME.

WAIT, IT'S OK--

MIME. MR. MIME.

I'M AFRAID I'M CONFUSED.

MOM, THAT'S A REAL MR. MIME.

THAT MUST MEAN YOU'RE...

MY ASH!

MR. MIME.

I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE THAT YOU ATE SO NICELY.

OHHH...

MR. MIME, I HAVE SOME FRIENDS AT THE POKéMON CIRCUS

WHO COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP.

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD GO THERE WITH ME.

MI-I-IME.

PLEASE HELP MY SON, MR. MIME.

I'LL MAKE YOU A BIG DESSERT IF YOU DO.

MIME.

THANKS, MR. MIME!

MR. MIME.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THE POKéMON TRAINER.

James: NOW THAT THAT KID STOLE OUR BALLOON,

WE'LL HAVE TO USE OUR HEAVY ARTILLERY.

SOON WE'LL HAVE EVERY POKéMON IN THAT SILLY CIRCUS.

LET'S SEE WHAT MR. MIME HAS TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

YEAH!

FIRE THE LIVE-CAPTURE MISSILES!

IT'S SHOWTIME, KIDDIES!

FIRE!

[SQUAWKING]

BULL'S-EYE, MEOWTH!

YOU MEAN "CAT'S-EYE"!

IT'S TEAM ROCKET!

AND THEY'RE COMING THIS WAY!

PIKACHU!

THIS LOOKS BAD.

GO GET ALL THE POKéMON, AND WE'LL RUN FOR IT!

Together: RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM US!

THE REAL MR. MIME SHOULD BE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

LET'S LOOK.

ROGER.

THERE!

AND THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING GOOD ON TV.

MIME... [PANTING]

MIME...MIME...

MR. MIME!

WE'VE GOT TO HURRY, MR. MIME!

WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE!

CLIMB ON!

MIME!

MIME...MR. MIME...

[SCREECH]

HA HA HA HA!

YOUR MIME IS ALMOST OURS.

LET'S LEAVE 'EM SPEECHLESS.

LIVE-CAPTURE MISSILE READY.

LOCKED ON TARGET.

HOLD IT!

HUH? WHA-- AAH!

IT'S THAT BRAT AGAIN!

LOOK! IT'S ASH!

HEY, ASH!

YOU'RE JUST IN TIME!

PIKA PI!

UH...HA HA!

PIKACHU!

GET OUT OF THE WAY OR ELSE!

MOVE IT, KID!

OR WE'LL MAKE YOUR PIKACHU A PANCAKE!

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

PIKACHU! THUNDERBOLT ATTACK!

PIKA...

CHUUUU!

WHAT'S WRONG?

PIKA?

HA HA HA!

YOUR ELECTRIC ATTACKS WON'T WORK.

THIS TANK IS MADE OF RUBBER!

YOU CAN ROCK US, BUT YOU CAN'T SHOCK US.

IT'S A LONG SHOT, BUT HERE GOES.

CHARIZARD, I CHOOSE YOU!

CHARIZARD, FLAME THROWER!

AWW...

NO...

IT STILL WON'T OBEY.

CHARIZARD, RETURN.

HA HA HA!

YOUR DAYS AS MR. HOTSHOT POKéMON TRAINER ARE OVER!

NOW YOU'RE HISTORY.

YEAH, BUT "TANKS" FOR THE MEMORY, PAL.

WHOA-OH!

MR. MIME, ASH AND HIS FRIENDS NEED YOUR HELP NOW.

MR. MIME!

MR. MIME.

MR. MIME?

[SCREECH]

ANOTHER MR. MIME!

CAPTURE MISSILE, FIRE!

HERE GOES!

NO! HUH? WHA--

ALL RIGHT! WOW!

MR. MIME.

GREAT JOB, MR. MIME!

MR. MIME, MR. MIME, MR. MIME, MR. MIME.

BAH! A LITTLE WALL WON'T STOP US!

LET'S SMASH IT!

YEAH!

ALL RIGHT! PIKA!

MR. MIME! MR. MIME!

IT DIDN'T MOVE AN INCH!

NICE JOB, MR. MIME!

MR. MIME ISN'T FINISHED YET.

[GRUNTING]

MR. MIME.

WE CAN'T BREAK IT DOWN.

WE'LL JUST GO AROUND.

LET'S MOVE THIS TUB!

THEY'RE HEADING THIS WAY!

MIME!

MR. MIME!

MIME MIME MIME MIME MIME!

MIME MIME MIME MIME MIME!

MIME MIME MIME MIME MIME!

THAT'S MY MIME!

WOW!

NICE WORK!

OH! RAM IT HARDER!

MR. MIME.

MIME MIME?

MR. MIME.

MR. MIME.

MIME MIME MIME MIME MIME!

MIME MIME MIME MIME MIME!

All: THAT'S "WALL," FOLKS.

[JESSY WAILING]

YOU DID IT!

PIKA!

THAT'S MY LITTLE MIMEY.

MIME.

YOUR "MIMEY"?

THAT'S ITS NICKNAME.

ISN'T IT CUTE?

OHH...

PIKA...

SEE, MR. MIME? YOU CAN DO SO MUCH IF YOU TRY.

MR. MIME.

I KNOW I WAS WRONG TO BE SO HARD ON YOU,

AND I'M SORRY.

WON'T YOU PLEASE PERFORM IN THE CIRCUS AGAIN?

MIME!

OH, THANK YOU, MR. MIME!

MIME.

OH...[LAUGHS]

HA HA HA!

WE CAN BLAST THROUGH THESE WALLS!

FIRE ALL THE MISSILES NOW!

YOU GOT IT!

TEAM ROCKET BLASTING OFF OURSE-E-E-ELVES!

IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE A MR. MIME AROUND THE HOUSE.

MR. MIME.

HA! THAT MR. MIME IS GETTING TO BE

LIKE A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.

PIKACHU.

ONLY THIS MEMBER OF THE FAMILY

HAS MANNERS AND HELPS OUT IN THE KITCHEN.

SO DO I!

MR. MIME.

HA HA HA!

PIKA!

[SIGHS]

Narrator: WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE MR. MIME IS LEARNING

WHAT ASH HAS KNOWN FOR A LONG, LONG TIME:

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.