Original subtitles

♪ GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL ♪

♪ GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL ♪

♪ POKéMON ♪

Narrator: OUR HEROES HAVE FINALLY REACHED THE INDIGO PLATEAU,

HOME OF THE RENOWNED POKéMON LEAGUE.

ASH IS APPROACHING THE COMPETITION

WITH DIGNITY AND QUIET CONCENTRATION.

YEE-HA!

YEE-HA!

ASH, ARE YOU GOING CRAZY?

THE ANSWER IS YES.

WAA!

NOW JUST LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO TOGEPI.

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, LITTLE TOGEPI.

TOGEPI...

SORRY, MISTY, BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT BEING IN THE POKéMON LEAGUE,

I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA EXPLODE.

EXPLODE AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES TOMORROW.

YEAH!

ASH IS STARTING TO SCARE ME.

Ash: YEAH!

THE EXCITEMENT'S REALLY GETTING TO HIM.

HE THINKS HE'S GONNA DO GREAT, BROCK.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM THIS CONFIDENT.

HE'S CONFIDENT NOW,

BUT WAIT TILL HE GETS A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION.

YES! LET'S GO!

HMM? WHAT'S THIS?

MAYBE THEY'RE HERE TO CHEER FOR ME.

HE'S FINALLY HERE!

HEY, THERE HE IS!

HI, EVERYBODY, THANKS A LOT FOR COMING OUT TO SEE ME.

IF YOU WANT AUTOGRAPHS, I'LL BE GLAD TO--

HUH?

[FANFARE PLAYS]

Girl: THERE HE IS!

IT'S THE TORCH.

THE TORCH?

THEY USE IT TO LIGHT THE FLAME THAT BURNS

DURING THE WHOLE POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITION.

Brock: THE FLAME'S SUPPOSED TO INSPIRE ALL THE TRAINERS

AND POKéMON WHO COMPETE IN THE POKéMON LEAGUE.

BEING ONE OF THE TORCHBEARERS IS A HUGE HONOR.

Ash: HMM.

THERE'S A LEGEND THAT SAYS THE FLAME

COMES FROM WAY BACK IN ANCIENT TIMES,

FROM THE FLAMES OF MOLTRES.

WHAT'S A MOLTRES?

Dexter: MOLTRES: A LEGENDARY POKéMON.

IT'S VIRTUES SYMBOLIZE THE POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITIONS.

[CROWS]

IF THAT FLAME REALLY IS LIT FROM THE FLAMES OF MOLTRES,

THEN IT'S MORE THAN JUST A LEGEND.

MOLTRES HAS TO BE REAL.

AND YOU WANNA CATCH ONE.

YEAH, I'LL CATCH ONE AND TRAIN IT JUST LIKE--

JUST LIKE YOU TRAINED CHARIZARD?

WHOA-AAH!

HUH?

BUT FIRST I'M GONNA CARRY THAT TORCH.

OH, BOY.

WOO, WAY TO GO!

OK, I'LL TAKE THE TORCH FROM HERE.

[POLICE WHISTLE]

ONLY APPROVED COMPETITORS ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY THAT FLAME.

OFFICER JENNY, DON'T YOU KNOW ME?

NO, I'M AFRAID I DON'T.

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW US, BUT WE SURE KNOW YOU...

OR THE OTHER OFFICER JENNYS.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR FRIEND'S CAUSING TROUBLE.

HA! YOU MEAN ASH?

HE'S HARMLESS.

HE JUST GETS A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY.

ONLY COMPETITORS CAN CARRY THE TORCH.

BUT I AM A COMPETITOR, AND I WASN'T TRYING TO CAUSE ANY TROUBLE.

PLEASE, ALL I WANNA DO IS CARRY THAT TORCH.

THE RULE IS YOU HAVE TO BE APPROVED.

Goodshow: WELL, I SAY WE BEND THE RULE AND GIVE THE LAD A CHANCE.

Jenny: PRESIDENT GOODSHOW?

THE POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITION IS ALL ABOUT SPIRIT,

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS YOUNGSTER HAS SPIRIT.

Ash: IS THAT SANTA CLAUS?

WHOA!

HO HO, SANTA CLAUS!

MAY I PRESENT THE HONORABLE CHARLES GOODSHOW,

PRESIDENT OF THE POKéMON LEAGUE TORCH COMMITTEE.

MY FRIENDS CALL ME CHARLIE.

YOU SURE DON'T LOOK LIKE A PRESIDENT, UH, UH, SIR.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE?

PIKA...

EXACTLY CORRECT. IT'S WHAT ONE DOES,

NOT WHAT ONE LOOKS LIKE THAT'S IMPORTANT,

AND I CAN SEE THAT YOU, SON, ARE A DOER.

THIS WHOLE COMPETITION IS ABOUT SPIRIT,

AND WE COULD USE A SPIRITED YOUNG MAN LIKE YOURSELF

TO HELP DELIVER THIS NOBLE FLAME TO INDIGO STADIUM.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

IT'D BE AN HONOR.

HA HA HA HA.

PIKACHU, WE'RE PRETTY LUCKY, AREN'T WE?

PIKA...

JUST THINK, THIS FLAME CAME FROM A MOLTRES,

AND IT STANDS FOR THE WHOLE SPIRIT OF THE POKéMON LEAGUE.

NOW IT'S UP TO US TO KEEP IT SAFE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

YEAH.

THEN OFF WE GO!

RIGHT!

[APPLAUSE]

[LAUGHING] THANKS, EVERYBODY. THANKS A LOT!

Meowth: HEY, LOOK!

Jessy: NOW THE TWERP HAS THE TORCH.

THAT BURNS ME UP.

IF WE CAN FILCH THAT FLAME,

WE'LL STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT FOR TEAM ROCKET.

THAT'S A HOT IDEA.

AND WE CAN STEAL LOTS OF POKéMON, TOO.

A-L-L-L RIGHT, LET'S GO!

All: HA HA!

[GURGLING]

OH, PIKACHU, YOU HEAR SOMETHING?

PIKA...

I HEAR IT, TOO.

SOUNDS BAD.

[SCREAMING]

AAH!

HUH?

WHOA.

HELP, ASH, GET US OUT!

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

James: YOOHOO!

Jessy: PREPARE FOR TROUBLE.

James: MAKE IT DOUBLE.

Jessy: TO PROTECT THE WORLD FROM DEVASTATION.

James: 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.

HA! HA!

TEAM ROCKET BLAST OFF AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT.

SURRENDER NOW OR PREPARE TO FIGHT.

ME-E-OWTH, THAT'S RIGHT.

WHOA!

HA HA!

OW!

[GASPS]

AAH!

LOOK, THE TORCH!

HE'S A REGULAR FLAME THROWER.

AH, UH-OH.

AAH! WHAA!

PIKA...CHU!

GET AWAY, YOU FIERY FELINE!

YOU FLAMING FUR-BALL!

HELP ME OUT! PUT ME OUT!

VICTREEBELL GO!

[SCREAMS]

AAH!

WHOA!

WHOA!

WHOA!

I'M GONNA REGRET THIS.

SQUIRTLE, I CHOOSE YOU!

SQUIRTLE!

OK, SQUIRTLE, USE YOUR WATER GUN!

THAT WAS... VERY REFRESHING.

[SIGH]

ARGH!

LISTEN, TWERP!

JUST BECAUSE YOU AND THAT SQUIRT TOY SAVED OUR LIVES,

IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T BE MEAN.

WE'RE TAKING THAT FLAME-O, LAME-O.

NO, YOU'RE NOT!

OH, YES WE ARE.

I'M SURE THE FAMOUS FLAME FROM THE MYSTERIOUS MOLTRES

WILL BRING A VERY PRETTY PRICE.

WE CAN MAKE A FORTUNE FROM THE BLAZE THAT PAYS.

FORGET IT! THE BLAZE STAYS WITH US!

PIKA!

DON'T MAKE US PLAY ROUGH, KID!

PIKACHU, GIVE IT TO ME!

PIKA-PI!

ACHU!

[SCREAMS]

I GOT IT!

CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH FIRE.

LET GO OF IT!

NOT ON YOUR LIFE!

THIS FLAME STANDS FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD ABOUT THE POKéMON LEAGUE,

AND I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE STEAL IT.

WHA-A-AHA!

MEOWTH, HELP!

YOU'RE TAKIN' THIS TORCH STUFF WAY TOO SERIOUS, KID.

COME ON, LIGHTEN UP.

HA HA HA HA--

AAH!

AHA!

[SPLAT] Squirtle: SQUIRTLE!

WELL, YOU TRIED, KID...

BUT YOU CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO ME.

COME BACK!

James: FIRE...AWAY!

Meowth: FIRE AWAY! THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

[LAUGHTER]

[SOFTLY] PI-KACHU.

SQUIRTLE!

[DEFEATED SIGH]

IT'S GONE. I FAILED.

DON'T WORRY, ASH.

UGH, THEY CAN'T BE FAR.

WE'LL TRACK THEM DOWN.

HUH? [SIGH] SQUIR-TLE.

ASH, YOU DEMONSTRATED GREAT BRAVERY,

AND I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.

THE FLAME WILL LIVE ON.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

HUH?

WOW!

PEE-KA! SQUIRTLE.

WHAT IS THAT?

A LANTERN?

I ALWAYS KEEP AN EXTRA FLAME FROM MOLTRES TUCKED AWAY

SO I CAN RELIGHT THE TORCH IF IT GOES OUT.

THE POKéMON LEAGUE IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART,

SO I KEEP THIS FLAME CLOSE TO MY HEART, TOO,

JUST AS A LITTLE INSURANCE POLICY.

Jessy: LOOK, THE FLAME'S GOING OUT.

SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING QUICK!

MEOWTH, YOU'D BETTER FIX THIS!

YOU MUSTA BROKE IT.

SEE, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS TURN IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

All: AAH!

TOO MUCH, RIGHT?

THE MOLTRES FLAME IS BURNT OUT.

SO ARE WE.

Both: [SIGH]

OUR DREAMS ARE UP IN...SMOKE.

WHO'S THAT POKéMON?

WOW. LOOKS GOOD AS NEW.

ARE YOU READY, ASH?

READY.

GOOD.

THEN IT'S ON TO THE POKéMON LEAGUE.

♪ EVERY CHALLENGE ALONG THE WAY ♪

♪ WITH COURAGE I WILL FACE ♪

♪ I WILL BATTLE EVERY DAY ♪

♪ TO CLAIM MY RIGHTFUL PLACE ♪

♪ COME WITH ME, THE TIME IS RIGHT ♪

♪ THERE'S NO BETTER TEAM ♪

♪ ARM IN ARM, WE'LL WIN THE FIGHT ♪

♪ IT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR DREAM ♪

♪ POKéMON ♪

♪ GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL ♪

♪ IT'S YOU AND ME ♪

♪ I KNOW IT'S MY DESTINY ♪

♪ POKéMON... ♪

THERE IT IS.

THE STADIUM SURE LOOKS GREAT, MR. PRESIDENT.

YES, ASH. IT'S EMPTY NOW,

BUT TOMORROW IT WILL BE FILLED TO CAPACITY

FOR THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITION.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

WE FINALLY MADE IT.

I PRESENT YOU WITH THE FLAME OF MOLTRES.

THANK YOU. I TRUST YOU'LL ALL BE AT THE OPENING DAY CEREMONIES TOMORROW?

All: YES.

[APPLAUSE]

JOLLY GOOD SHOW.

Brock: WOW, THE POKéMON LEAGUE VILLAGE.

Ash: THIS IS GREAT.

IT'S WHERE ALL THE POKéMON TRAINERS STAY

DURING THE COMPETITION.

LATE AS USUAL, AREN'T YA, ASH?

[GASPS] THAT SOUNDS LIKE...GARY!

Girls: GARY, GARY, HE'S THE BEST.

HE'LL DEFEAT YOU LIKE THE REST.

ASH, I HOPE TOMORROW'S YOUR LUCKY DAY

'CAUSE LUCK'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA NEED.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, GARY.

I DON'T NEED LUCK TO WIN.

I'M A GREAT POKéMON TRAINER.

HMM. UNLESS YOU'VE STUDIED WITH OTHER TRAINERS,

YOUR CHANCES AREN'T SO GREAT.

SAYS WHO?

EVERY REAL TRAINER SAYS

YOU HAVE TO STUDY THE COMPETITION

TO WIN THE POKéMON LEAGUE.

[GROWLS]

LET'S GO, GIRLS.

IF I STAY HERE MUCH LONGER,

I MIGHT CATCH LOSER-ITIS AND MISS THE COMPETITION.

SEE YA. HA HA HA.

GARY, GARY, HE'S THE TOPS.

TILL HE WINS, HE NEVER STOPS.

THE EXCITEMENT'S REALLY GETTING TO HIM.

IF I STAY HERE MUCH LONGER,

I MIGHT CATCH LOSER-ITIS AND MISS THE COMPETITION.

SEE YA. HA HA HA.

NO. THEY'RE BOTH WRONG.

I'M GONNA WIN THAT COMPETITION.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

I THINK HE'S SCARED.

HMM...

[FOOTSTEPS]

[THINKING] WHAT IF I'M NOT READY?

WHAT IF I'M NO GOOD?

HE'S GOT SPIRIT.

I'LL WIN...

AS LONG AS I DO THE VERY BEST I CAN.

[CROWD CHEERS]

Announcer: AND THE OPENING CEREMONIES

OF THE POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITION

ARE OFFICIALLY UNDER WAY.

THIS IS WHERE THE TOP POKéMON TRAINERS

AND THEIR POKéMON COME TO PROVE THEIR SKILL,

THEIR STRENGTH, AND THEIR SPIRIT.

THESE HOPEFUL COMPETITORS WILL BATTLE ONE ANOTHER

AS THEY STRIVE ALWAYS FOR EXCELLENCE AND VICTORY.

THE VICTORY THEY WILL NEED TO ENTER THE RANKS

OF THE POKéMON MASTERS.

AND HERE THEY COME!

THE COMPETITORS ARE PROUDLY ENTERING THE STADIUM,

EACH HAVING PROVEN THEIR WORTHINESS

BY WINNING A MINIMUM OF 8 GYM BADGES.

WOW, THIS IS EXCITING.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ASH.

THERE. HE JUST CAME IN.

AND THERE'S PIKACHU.

THEY LOOK KIND OF NERVOUS.

GARY SURE DOESN'T.

Announcer: AND NOW THE TRAINER,

BEARING THE FLAME OF MOLTRES, HAS ENTERED THE STADIUM

FOR THE OFFICIAL LIGHTING OF THE CENTRAL TORCH

WHICH WILL BURN THROUGHOUT THE POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITION.

THE CENTRAL TORCH? WHERE IS THAT?

AT THE TOP OF THOSE STEPS.

Announcer: THIS IS A SURPRISE.

IT LOOKS LIKE 2 ROBED FIGURES REPRESENTING THE LEAGUE

ARE ABOUT TO ACCEPT THE FLAME.

I'LL TAKE THAT TORCH, LITTLE GIRL.

WAIT! DON'T LET THEM GET THAT FLAME!

HUH?

OH!

HAH! TOO LATE, TWERP.

TA-DAH!

IT'S TEAM ROCKET.

DO THE 3 OF YOU HAVE TO RUIN EVERYTHING?

PIKA PIKA.

MAYBE NOT EVERYTHING,

BUT WE TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN.

COOL IT, KID. THERE'S NO REASON

TO GET ALL FIRED UP OVER AN OLD FLAME.

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

WEEZING, SMOG ATTACK.

[COUGHING]

[LAUGHS] IF YOU THOUGHT STEALING THE FLAME WAS HOT,

WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT ELSE WE'VE GOT.

WHY SETTLE FOR A FLIMSY LITTLE FLAME, RIGHT, JESSY?

RIGHT! LET'S LIVE LARGE!

YEAH, AND LET'S PUT THE HEAT ON THAT KID.

HE'LL FEEL THE HEAT, ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE POUR ON...

THE FIRE POWER.

Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE CENTRAL TORCH

HAS JUST BEEN STOLEN BY SOME KIND OF GIANT MECHANICAL MONSTER.

WITHOUT THE FLAME OF MOLTRES, WE CAN'T START THE COMPETITION.

THIS IS AWFUL.

I SAY WE GET THIS BUCKET O' BOLTS MOVING

AND START SCOOPING UP AS MANY POKéMON AS WE CAN.

THERE'S NO BACKSEAT DRIVING ALLOWED IN HERE, MEOWTH.

HOLD ON, HERE WE...GO!

[SCREAMING]

James: LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

[LAUGHS MANIACALLY]

PIKACHU, THUNDERBOLT ATTACK NOW!

PIKA...

CHU!

IT'S NO USE. IT'S NOT WORKING.

AAH!

[LAUGHING]

OUR SHOCK-PROOFING GAVE THAT RANCID LITTLE RAT A POWER FAILURE.

BULBASAUR!

I CHOOSE YOU!

BULBASAUR!

BULBASAUR, RAZOR LEAF ATTACK!

OH, NO!

PIKA! BULBA.

THAT BULBASAUR'S LEAVES MADE OUR BONFIRE BIGGER.

[LAUGHING]

ASH IS TRAPPED.

HURRY, RUN FOR IT!

I'M NOT RUNNING AWAY, NOT FROM HERE.

I CAME HERE TO COMPETE IN THE POKéMON LEAGUE,

AND NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO WRECK THIS COMPETITION

AND EVERYTHING THE LEAGUE STANDS FOR.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU DO IT,

NOT IF I CAN HELP IT.

TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT, TEAM ROCKET!

ASH, LOOK OUT!

HUH?

WE'RE OK.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE KID SHOULD BE CRISP.

HUH?

MOLTRES!

MOLTRES IS BACK...

IN A BEAUTIFUL BLAZE OF GLORY.

I THINK OUR PLAN...

BACKFIRED. AAH!

AAH!

LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!

Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE OPENING CEREMONIES WILL NOW CONTINUE.

HERE IS PRESIDENT GOODSHOW TO GREET OUR COMPETITORS.

WELCOME, ONE AND ALL.

THIS STADIUM IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE,

A PLACE WHERE THOSE WHO TRULY LOVE POKéMON COME TO COMPETE.

HERE THE GLOW FROM THE FLAME OF MOLTRES BURNS BRIGHTLY

TO LIGHT UP OUR HEARTS AND OUR SPIRITS.

BATTLE VALIANTLY,

AND KEEP THAT FIRE ALIVE...

IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR SPIRIT.

[CHEERING]

[THINKING] THANK YOU, MOLTRES.

I'LL KEEP THE FIRE ALIVE.

WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE POKéMON LEAGUE, PIKACHU.

PIKACHU.

Narrator: YES... BUT WILL ASH DISCOVER

HE'S OUT OF HIS LEAGUE?

WHO KNOWS?

BUT HE'S GOTTA BE IN IT...

TO WIN IT.

DON'T GO AWAY.

PIKACHU'S JUKEBOX IS NEXT.

w?o

♪ LIKE NO ONE EVER WAS ♪

♪ TO CATCH THEM IS MY REAL TEST ♪

♪ TO TRAIN THEM IS MY CAUSE ♪

♪ POKéMON, GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL ♪

♪ A HEART SO TRUE ♪

♪ OUR COURAGE WILL PULL US THROUGH ♪

♪ YOU TEACH ME ♪

♪ AND I'LL TEACH YOU... ♪

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