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CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE WB NETWORK AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

♪ I WANNA 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

Narrator: LAST TIME, TEAM ROCKET TRIED TO STEAL

THE CENTRAL FLAME OF THE POKéMON LEAGUE!

[LAUGHING]

TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT!

Narrator: ASH BATTLED BRAVELY,

BUT THE SITUATION LOOKED HOPELESS. ASH, LOOK OUT!

MOLTRES.

MOLTRES IS BACK.

[CHEERING]

Narrator: WITH TEAM ROCKET DEFEATED

AND THE CENTRAL FLAME BURNING BRIGHTLY ATOP INDIGO STADIUM,

TRAINERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

ARE NOW READY TO COMPETE IN THE POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITION.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Reporter: WELCOME, POKéMON FANS TO OUR LIVE COVERAGE

OF THE POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITION.

RIGHT NOW, THE TRAINERS ARE ABOUT TO LEARN

WHERE THEY WILL BE COMPETING

IN THEIR FIRST-ROUND BATTLES

AND WHO THEIR FIRST OPPONENT WILL BE.

AHA. LOOK, THERE'S ASH. HI!

Receptionist: WELCOME TO POKéMON VILLAGE.

I NEED YOUR IDENTIFICATION

SO I CAN CHECK YOU IN, PLEASE.

ASH CAN CHECK IN WHILE I CHECK OUT YOUR BEAUTIFUL SMILE.

I COULD CHECK THAT OUT ALL DAY.

UH, UH...

IT'S CHECKOUT TIME FOR YOU, BROCK.

HA HA HA.

HMM. IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME AT THE POKéMON LEAGUE?

UH...YES.

WELL, THAT'S IT. YOU'RE ALL CHECKED IN.

THANK YOU. UH, MISS?

WHO AM I BATTLING AT THE INDIGO STADIUM?

HOLD IT, ASH.

YOU DON'T START OUT

IN THE INDIGO STADIUM.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, BROCK?

AT THE INDIGO PLATEAU CONFERENCE

OF POKéMON LEAGUE,

THEY USE 4 DIFFERENT BATTLEFIELDS--

ROCK, GRASS, WATER AND ICE.

YOU HAVE TO WIN YOUR MATCHES

ON ALL 4 BATTLEFIELDS

BEFORE YOU CAN BATTLE

IN THE INDIGO STADIUM.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

[LAUGHS]

BROCK, HOW'D YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

HMM? BECAUSE I'VE STUDIED THIS,

THE POKéMON LEAGUE TRAINERS BOOK

THE SOURCE FOR EVERYTHING

EVERY POKéMON TRAINER NEEDS TO KNOW

ABOUT THE POKéMON LEAGUE. RIGHT, MISS?

THAT'S...RIGHT.

Misty: COME ON, BROCK.

THERE'S STILL LOTS FOR YOU TO LEARN. Brock: AAH.

UH, WHAT FIELD DO I HAVE TO BATTLE ON FIRST?

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PRESS THIS BUTTON.

WHEREVER THE LIGHT STOPS IS WHERE YOUR FIRST MATCH IS.

GOOD LUCK, ASH.

[BEEPING]

THAT'S THE WATER FIELD.

ALL RIGHT!

THE WATER FIELD IT IS.

NOW THE SYSTEM WILL SELECT YOUR OPPONENT.

WOW. I GUESS THAT'S THE GUY I'M GONNA BEAT.

HIS NAME'S MANDI. YOU'RE THE THIRD MATCH.

BE THERE BY 1:00... AND GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

SIR, YOU'RE ON TV.

WHO, ME?

I BET YOU'RE A TRAINER

IN THIS POKéMON LEAGUE COMPETITION.

PLEASE TELL OUR VIEWERS ALL ABOUT YOUR RARE AND VALUABLE POKéMON.

MY POKéMON ARE WINNERS.

I'VE GOT A DODRIO,

A RATICATE,

AND A VENOMOTH.

OH, GREAT. A 3-HEADED BIRD,

AN OVERGROWN RAT, AND BUG-ZILLA.

HUH?

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME CHUMP WE CAN JUMP

FOR SOME HALFWAY DECENT POKéMON HERE.

HEY, HOW ABOUT HIM?

AHH.

AHH.

UHH, OOH.

[LAUGHS]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

I LIKE THAT GUY'S STYLE.

I LIKE THOSE PIDGEOTTO.

[CHUCKLES]

EXCUSE ME.

AH, FOR YOU.

ARE--ARE YOU A POKéMON TRAINER?

YOU MUSTN'T BE A VERY GOOD NEWS REPORTER,

OR ELSE YOU'D KNOW THAT I AM THE ASTOUNDING MANDI,

AND I'M THE BIGGEST NEWS AROUND.

AND THE BIGGEST...

DON'T BLOW OUR COVER.

SO, WHAT NETWORK ARE YOU FROM?

WE'RE FROM LCN.

LETTERS THAT FIT US TO A "T."

LCN?

All: LOVELY, CHARMING NETWORK.

I'M JESSY, AND I CAME UP WITH THE NAME.

I FELT IT CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF ME. AHA.

THAT MAY BE, BUT MANDI THE ASTOUNDING

ONLY APPEARS ON NETWORKS THAT HAVE VIEWERS. BYE-BYE.

WELL, IS THAT SO, MAGIC BOY? COME BACK HERE,

AND I'LL MAKE YOUR TEETH DISAPPEAR.

I BET A LOT OF VIEWERS

WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT.

WAIT, JESSY. IF YOU BLOW OUR COVER,

THEY'LL BOUNCE US OUT OF HERE,

AND WE'LL NEVER GET ANY POKéMON.

YOU'VE GOT TO HOLD YOUR TEMPER,

OR PEOPLE WILL START TO GET SUSPICIOUS.

SO, ACT LIKE A TV REPORTER,

NOT SOME RADIO TALK SHOW HOST.

YOU'RE RIGHT. BESIDES, IT WOULD BE A CRIME

FOR THIS FACE TO WIND UP ON RADIO.

YOU SCARE ME.

Misty: ASH, DO YOU WANT TO USE

SOME OF MY WATER POKéMON FOR YOUR FIRST BATTLE?

Ash: WHAT DO I NEED THEM FOR? I HAVE SQUIRTLE.

SQUIRTLE'S GREAT, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE

JUST ONE WATER POKéMON. YOU NEED VARIETY.

TRUST ME, ASH. AFTER ALL,

WATER BATTLES ARE MY SPECIALTY.

THANKS FOR THE OFFER, BUT SQUIRTLE AND I CAN HANDLE THIS OURSELVES.

Gary: HIYA, ASH. All: HUH?

SO, YOU'RE ON THE WATER FIELD FIRST.

YEAH. HOW ABOUT YOU?

I'M BATTLING ON THE ICE FIELD FIRST.

WELL, I REALLY HOPE YOU WIN

YOUR FIRST BATTLE, ASHIE BOY.

I WOULD FEEL JUST TERRIBLE IF YOU LOST.

YEAH, WHY IS THAT?

'CAUSE I WANT THE PLEASURE

OF BEATING YOU MYSELF. THEN YOU'LL SEE

WHAT A REAL POKéMON MASTER LOOKS LIKE.

GEE, I THOUGHT I HAD CONFIDENCE.

HEY, IT'S GETTING LATE.

TIME FOR MY FIRST VICTORY.

WELL, LOOKS LIKE I GOTTA RUN, ASHIE BOY.

I THINK PALETT TOWN DESERVES

AT LEAST ONE TRAINER

WHO'S NOT A TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT.

[LAUGHS]

Gary's Girls: GARY, GARY, HE'S THE ONE,

HE'S GONNA BE THE CHAMPION.

I'LL SHOW HIM!

P.A.: PAGING TRAINER ASH KETCHUM,

PAGING TRAINER ASH KETCHUM,

PLEASE GO TO THE NEAREST COURTESY PHONE

FOR AN IMPORTANT CALL.

FOR ME?

HI THERE, ASH.

PROFESSOR OAK. IS SOMETHING WRONG?

NO, I WAS THINKING YOU MIGHT WANT TO SWAP ONE OF YOUR POKéMON.

WHAT FOR?

SO YOU CAN USE DIFFERENT POKéMON.

IN FACT, GARY JUST TRADED 2 OF HIS POKéMON

TO GET READY FOR HIS FIRST BATTLE.

HEY, KRABBY'D BE PERFECT FOR A WATER BATTLE.

[CLICKING]

KRABBY DOESN'T LOOK TOO SHABBY.

PROFESSOR, COULD YOU SEND KRABBY RIGHT AWAY?

CAN DO, ASH. THIS SHOULD REALLY CHEER YOU UP, KRABBY.

[CLICKING]

THIS WILL JUST TAKE A MOMENT.

HONEY, YOU LOOK THIN.

ARE YOU EATING ALL RIGHT?

MOM? YOU'RE THERE?

PROFESSOR OAK INVITED A BUNCH OF US OVER HERE.

WE SAW YOU AND MISTY AND BROCK ON TELEVISION.

EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

IS ROOTING FOR YOU, SWEETIE.

[ALL CHEERING]

AH, THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

COULD THEY PUT DOWN THOSE SIGNS, PLEASE?

Professor Oak: ALL SET. NOW TO BEGIN TRANSPORT.

HERE COMES KRABBY.

[LAUGHING]

IT'S HERE, PROFESSOR,

THE POKéBALL'S HERE.

MM-HMM. GOOD LUCK.

AND JUST REMEMBER TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH,

GO TO BED EARLY, AND MAKE SURE TO WEAR

CLEAN YOU-KNOW-WHAT EVERY DAY.

MOM, I'LL DO EVERYTHING YOU SAY.

WE'LL BE WATCHING AND CHEERING.

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR MATCH, HONEY.

HA HA. WITH SQUIRTLE AND KRABBY,

THIS MATCH SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY. HUH?

YOU MUST MEAN EASY FOR ME.

I AM THE ASTOUNDING MANDI.

I AM YOUR OPPONENT.

I'M ASH. IT'S VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

EH. HUH?

I'M SORRY. MY HANDS ARE FOR POKéBALLS, NOT FOR PEOPLE.

MMM. IT WOULDN'T HURT TO SHAKE

BEFORE YOUR POKéMON MATCH.

[CHIRPING]

THAT'S AN UNFORTUNATE WORD.

I'M AFRAID YOUR EAGER LITTLE FRIEND

WILL BE NO MATCH FOR ME.

LOVELY MEETING YOU.

HE'S CHARMING.

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT, ASH.

HE JUST TALKED HIMSELF INTO THE TOUGHEST MATCH HE'LL EVER HAVE.

PIKA.

ASH, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO USE KRABBY?

YEAH, WHY?

WELL, KRABBY'S NEVER EVEN BEEN IN A BATTLE.

I STILL THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA

TO USE WATER POKéMON

THAT HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE.

WELL, THAT'S YOUR OPINION.

ASH, I'M ONLY TRYING TO HELP YOU WIN YOUR MATCH.

I THINK MISTY'S RIGHT, ASH.

YOU DO?

Brock: YOU ONLY GET TO USE 3 POKéMON,

AND YOU HAVE TO PICK THE RIGHT ONES.

A LOT OF MATCHES ARE DECIDED BEFORE THEY EVEN START,

WHEN TRAINERS PICK THE RIGHT OR WRONG POKéMON TO BATTLE WITH.

YOU COULD BE RIGHT.

WELL, IT'S STILL YOUR DECISION.

WE JUST WANT YOU TO WIN, ASH.

I KNOW. THANKS, YOU GUYS.

[CHEERING]

All: HUH? Reporter: WE'RE HERE,

LIVE, ON THE ICE FIELD

WHERE GARY OAK HAS JUST SCORED

AN IMPRESSIVE VICTORY.

GARY, HOW ARE YOU FEELING

ABOUT YOUR FIRST WIN?

WELL, NATURALLY,

WINNING YOUR FIRST BATTLE IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT.

OF COURSE, IN EVERY POKéMON MATCH,

THERE HAS TO BE A WINNER

AND THERE HAS TO BE A LOSER,

AND THE TRAINERS I KNOW ARE REAL LOSERS.

GRR.

WHO'S THAT POKéMON?

IT'S NIDORAN.

NIDORAN.

Announcer: RIGHT NOW, ON THE WATER FIELD,

THE SECOND BATTLE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

THE GREEN TRAINER IS USING A SEAKING,

THE RED TRAINER IS USING A TENTACRUEL,

BUT JUST ONE MORE LOSS BY TENTACRUEL,

AND THIS CONTEST IS OVER.

TENTACRUEL.

SEAKING.

TENTACRUEL IS OUT OF THE MATCH.

THE WINNER IS SEAKING.

Announcer: WHAT A FINISH!

SEAKING'S HORN DRILL SANK ANY CHANCE OF A TENTACRUEL COMEBACK,

AND THE GREEN TRAINER IS THE WINNER!

Ash: WE'RE UP NEXT. PI.

ASH, YOU'RE SHAKING.

THAT'S NOT ME, THAT'S THE STADIUM SHAKING.

Brock: SPEAKING OF SHAKING,

I COULD GO FOR A CHOCOLATE SHAKE.

THEN GO.

[CROWD CHEERING]

UH...WELL, READY, PIKACHU?

PIKA.

Announcer: AND NOW, THE START OF THE THIRD BATTLE

ON THE WATER FIELD.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Announcer: ON THE GREEN SIDE,

IS NEWCOMER ASH KETCHUM FROM PALETT,

AND ON THE RED SIDE, A POKéMON LEAGUE FAVORITE,

THE ASTOUNDING MANDI.

KETCHUM'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS COACHES

AS HE FACES ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR POKéMON TRAINERS,

KNOWN FOR HIS EXCITING BATTLE STYLE.

[CROWD CHEERING]

HMM.

All: HUH?

IT'S HIM. YEAH.

Announcer: EACH TRAINER IS ALLOWED ONLY 3 POKéMON.

NOW LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!

[BELL CLANGS] [CROWD CHEERS]

IT'S SHOWTIME.

NOW, ASH, WATCH ME WORK MY MAGIC.

I HAVE SOME TRICKS OF MY OWN.

I'M NOT JUST SOME TWERP.

Jessy: HEY, TWERP.

AAH! THAT VOICE!

Jessy: LISTEN UP, KID.

WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE THIS TIME,

SO YOU'D BETTER DUNK THAT SKUNK!

USE SOME SPUNK AND LEAVE HIM SUNK!

TEAM ROCKET!

AND THEY'RE CHEERING FOR ASH!

WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THUNK

THAT WE'D BE ROOTIN' FOR THAT LITTLE PUNK?

All: HUH?

HOW DID YOU THREE GET BACK IN HERE, ANYWAY?

COME ON, YOU'RE GOING RIGHT BACK OUT.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR TRESPASSING.

WE KNOW WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

YOU'RE TEAM ROCKET.

Jessy: I WANT MY LAWYER.

James: I WANT MY MOMMY.

Meowth: HOW'D THEY SEE THROUGH MY DISGUISE?

All: LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S CARTED OFF AGAIN.

THOSE GUYS NEVER CHANGE.

NEITHER DOES BROCK.

AWESOME. THOSE WERE SOME OF MY TOP FAVORITE OFFICER JENNIES.

UH, YOU CAN TELL THEM APART?

OF COURSE I CAN.

JENNY FROM VIRIDIAN CITY

WEARS HER SKIRT SHORTER THAN THE OTHER JENNIES.

THE CELADON CITY JENNY USES STYLING GEL IN HER LUXURIOUS HAIR.

SAFFRON CITY'S JENNY WEARS EXOTIC

VILEPLUME NUMBER FIVE PERFUME.

THEN THERE'S THE VIVACIOUS VERMILLION CITY JENNY--

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, WE'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

LET'S GET ON WITH THE SHOW.

Announcer: AHEM. PLEASE EXCUSE THE INTERRUPTION.

NOW LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!

GO, EXEGGUTOR!

EXEGGUTOR.

GO, KRABBY!

Announcer: MANDI IS STARTING WITH EXEGGUTOR,

WHILE ASH IS COMMENCING WITH KRABBY.

DON'T USE KRABBY, IT'S NEVER BATTLED.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, MISTY.

I'VE ALWAYS GOT SQUIRTLE AND PIKACHU FOR BACKUP.

HE'S MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.

MAYBE HE IS,

BUT ASH HAS GOT TO FIGHT THESE BATTLES HIS WAY.

EXEGGUTOR! PSYWAVE, NOW!

EXEGGUTOR!

KRABBY! DIVE IN AND HARDEN!

NOW, I'VE GOT HIM.

TOR!

AAH! KRABBY!

Announcer: KRABBY LOOKS LIKE

A RUBBER DUCK IN A WHIRLPOOL.

THINGS DON'T LOOK GOOD FOR THE NEWCOMER FROM PALETT.

I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

QUICK, ASH. SWITCH TO PIKACHU.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT EXEGGUTOR

IS USING A PSYCHIC ATTACK.

EXEGGUTOR. EGG BOMB ATTACK!

EXEGGUTOR.

Announcer: WOW, EXEGGUTOR IS PUTTING ON QUITE A SHOW.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE 4th OF JULY DOWN THERE.

KRABBY, RETURN!

Announcer: IT LOOKS LIKE EXEGGUTOR'S BARRAGE

HAS CREATED A WALL OF WATER

MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR KETCHUM TO RECALL KRABBY.

COME ON!

PIKA, PIKA!

Announcer: EXEGGUTOR IS GETTING DRENCHED DOWN THERE,

BUT IT'S NOT EVEN FLINCHING.

MANDI HAS TRAINED IT WELL,

AND THIS EXEGGUTOR SEEMS TO HAVE THE STRONGEST TRAITS

OF BOTH PSYCHIC AND GRASS TYPE POKéMON. HMM?

[CLICKING]

ALL RIGHT, KRABBY!

NOW, USE YOUR VICEGRIP!

EXEGGUTOR.

EXEGGUTOR, HYPNOSIS.

Announcer: NOW KRABBY'S IN CONTROL.

IT'S CLAMPED ONTO EXEGGUTOR'S LEAF PLUME,

AND IS STOPPING IT FROM LAUNCHING ANY ATTACKS.

LEER ATTACK!

TOR!

NOW...STOMP!

EXEGGU...

TOR. AAH!

VICTORY FOR THE GREEN!

KRABBY, WE DID IT!

PIKACHU!

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

YEAH, ASH DID IT.

KRABBY DID A GREAT JOB.

[CROWD CHEERING]

[CLICKING]

OH! PIKA.

KOOKIE, KOOKIE.

[BOTH GASP]

OH, NO!

HUH? KRABBY EVOLVED!

Announcer: IT LOOKS LIKE THE INTENSITY OF THE BATTLE

HAS CAUSED KRABBY TO EVOLVE INTO KINGLER.

Dexter: KINGLER, THE EVOLVED FORM OF KRABBY.

A PINCER POKéMON WHOSE CLAWS CAN PINCH

WITH THE POWER OF 10,000 HORSEPOWER.

THAT'S AWESOME!

WELL, I'M STICKING WITH KINGLER ALL THE WAY.

PIKACHU.

Announcer: NOW, THE ASTOUNDING MANDI MUST DECIDE

WHICH OF HIS 2 REMAINING POKéMON HE WILL CHOOSE

TO BATTLE AGAINST ASH'S KINGLER.

HA. THE KID'S HAD SOME BEGINNER'S LUCK,

BUT HIS LUCK'S RUN DRY.

GO, SEADRA!

DOO!

SEADRA?

Dexter: SEADRA, A DRAGON POKéMON,

THE EVOLVED FORM OF HORSEA.

SEADRA HAS A VIOLENT TEMPERAMENT,

AND THE QUILLS THAT COVER ITS BODY

CAN RENDER ITS VICTIM UNCONSCIOUS.

HIS KINGLER MAY BE STRONG,

BUT IT'S NO MATCH FOR MY SPEEDY SEADRA.

SEADRA, USE YOUR AGILITY!

DOO!

KINGLER! WATER GUN, NOW!

DOO!

DOO!

DOO!

PIKA! KINGLER, LOOK OUT!

DOO!

OH, KINGLER, BUBBLE!

KOOKIE, KOOKIE.

DOO!

KOOKIE. DOO!

GRR.

KINGLER'S TOO SLOW

TO HIT MY SEADRA

WHEN IT'S USING ITS AGILITY.

KOOKIE, KOOKIE.

DOO!

OH, NO! DOO!

Announcer: HOW ABOUT THAT?

KINGLER'S BUBBLE ATTACK CAUGHT SEADRA AND SENT IT FLYING.

SEADRA.

ALL RIGHT!

NOW, KINGLER, KRABHAMMER ATTACK!

KOOKIE.

DOO!

Announcer: MANDI'S SPEED STRATEGY WAS JUST NO MATCH

FOR KINGLER'S CRUSHING KRABHAMMER ATTACK

AS SEADRA IS STOPPED COLD.

ASH MAY BE WELL ON HIS WAY TO VICTORY,

BUT WILL SEADRA SURFACE BELLY UP OR READY TO BATTLE?

SEADRA HAS BEEN DEFEATED. THE VICTORY GOES TO KINGLER.

WE DID IT, WE DID IT!

KINGLER BEAT SEADRA!

♪ DOO-DAH, ONE MORE TO GO, PIKACHU ♪

KOOKIE, KOOKIE.

AH, ASH ISN'T NERVOUS ANYMORE.

[CHIRPING]

HE WAS SCARED, BUT HE WAS TOUGH ENOUGH

TO STICK TO HIS STRATEGY,

AND THE CROWD SEEMS TO BE ON ASH'S SIDE.

EVERYBODY'S ROOTING FOR HIM.

THAT TWERP'S NOT DOING SO BADLY.

AND HIS KINGLER REALLY CAME THROUGH IN A PINCH.

YEAH.

Announcer: NOW, THE ASTOUNDING MANDI

IS JUST ONE POKéMON AWAY FROM DEFEAT.

CAN HE STAGE A MAGICAL COMEBACK?

THE ANSWER IS, HE CAN AND HE WILL.

LET'S SEE IF YOUR KINGLER

CAN HANDLE THIS.

GRR. PIKA.

AND NOW, POKéMON FANS,

MAY I PRESENT GOLBAT!

GO!

Announcer: THIS POKéMON IS THE ACE MANDI HAD UP HIS SLEEVE.

NOW, GOLBAT IS TAKING THIS WATER BATTLE SKY-HIGH.

THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAPPEN NOW.

MISTY, THIS IS THE WORST THING

THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ASH NOW.

KINGLER IS REALLY WEAK AGAINST AIR ATTACKS.

QUICK, ASH, SWITCH POKéMON. USE PIKACHU.

HA HA, NOT SO FAST.

KINGLER, DIVE UNDER WATER!

KOOKIE, KOOKIE.

ALL RIGHT, GOLBAT, WE'VE GOT THEM NOW.

Mandi: TAKEDOWN ATTACK!

KINGLER! VICEGRIP ATTACK, NOW!

KOOKIE, KOOKIE!

KOOKIE.

[ALL GASP]

Announcer: GOLBAT HAS COUNTERED KINGLER'S VICEGRIP

WITH A BEHIND-THE-BACK DOUBLE TEAM ATTACK!

GOLBAT, RAZOR WIND, NOW!

Announcer: A STUNNING TURNAROUND!

THIS COULD BE THE END FOR KINGLER.

HANG ON, KINGLER!

PIKA!

AND NOW, WE'LL WIN WITH A MEGA DRAIN!

AAH! AAH, LOOK OUT!

HYPERBEAM, NOW!

KOOKIE!

KOOKIE!

[ALL GASP]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

GOLBAT IS UNABLE TO BATTLE.

VICTORY GOES TO THE TEAM

OF ASH AND KINGLER!

KOOKIE!

Announcer: IT'S ALL OVER, AND WHAT A FINISH!

POKéMON LEAGUE ROOKIE ASH KETCHUM

HAS SCORED A STUNNING VICTORY IN HIS FIRST MATCH

WITHOUT EVEN ONCE CHANGING POKéMON.

I DID IT!

I WON MY FIRST BATTLE!

PIKACHU!

BUT I'M MANDI THE ASTOUNDING.

HOW COULD I LOSE?

YOU DID IT, ASH.

CONGRATULATIONS, ASH.

THANKS, GUYS. [LAUGHING]

WE ACTUALLY DID IT, KINGLER!

KOOKIE, KOOKIE!

YOU WERE UNBELIEVABLE!

KOOKIE, KOOKIE.

OH, HE DID IT. MY LITTLE BABY.

THE TWERP ACTUALLY DID IT.

AND WE-- WE CHEERED HIM ON.

YEAH, WELL I SAY,

THE BETTER HIS POKéMON GET,

THE BETTER POKéMON WE GET WHEN WE SWIPE 'EM.

YEAH. YEAH.

IT SAYS HERE THAT WINNING TRAINERS

SHOULD CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DIGNITY AND RESTRAINT.

Ash: WHOO-HOO! I WON! YEAH!

I'M GONNA WIN EVERY BATTLE

JUST LIKE I DID THIS ONE! HI, MOM!

HI, EVERYBODY IN PALETT.

I HOPE YOU'RE TAPING THIS, MOM.

I'M THE WINNER!

DIGNITY AND RESTRAINT, HUH?

YEAH.

[CHIRPING]

PIKA-PI.

Narrator: WELL, ASH IS OFF TO A GREAT START,

BUT IS THIS THE START OF A WINNING STREAK,

OR JUST BEGINNER'S LUCK?

FIND OUT WHAT SURPRISES ARE IN STORE.

THE SECOND ROUND IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE WB NETWORK AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Ash: DON'T GO AWAY.

PIKACHU'S JUKEBOX IS NEXT.

PIKA, PIKA!

♪ YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A GOOD FRIEND ♪

♪ I'VE KNOWN YOU SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN ♪

♪ WE'VE GOT LOTS OF FRIENDS AND GOOD THINGS ♪

♪ COME AND GO ♪

♪ AND EVEN THOUGH WE'VE NEVER SAID IT ♪

♪ THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THE 2 OF US BOTH KNOW ♪

♪ TOGETHER FOREVER, NO MATTER HOW LONG ♪

♪ FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF TIME ♪

♪ WE'LL BE TOGETHER, AND YOU CAN BE SURE ♪

♪ THAT FOREVER AND A DAY ♪

♪ THAT'S HOW LONG WE'LL STAY ♪

♪ TOGETHER AND FOREVER ♪

♪ TOGETHER FOREVER ♪ ♪ MORE ♪

♪ NO MATTER HOW LONG ♪

♪ NOW UNTIL THE END OF TIME ♪

♪ TOGETHER FOREVER ♪

CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --www.ncicap.org--

♪ I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ POKéMON ♪

♪ GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL ♪

♪ GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL ♪

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE WB NETWORK AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

♪ I WANNA 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪