1. Our young hero Ash leads
his friends deep into the forest.
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2. Since he doesn't have a compass,
Ash must rely purely on his instincts.
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3. And that means trouble.
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4. Don't worry. I'm positive this way
will take us back to the path.
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5. - Pika.
- Positive, huh?
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6. That's what you said an hour ago.
I'm tired.
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7. Phew! I told you
to stick to the main road,
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8. but you had to take a shortcut.
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9. I took a shortcut?
It was you who said to go this way.
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10. Ha! If I was leading,
we wouldn't have gotten lost like this.
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11. Who says we're lost?
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12. Listen, genius, if you don't know
where you are or where you're going,
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13. - that means you're lost!
- Chill. Chill!
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14. All right, but remind me
to yell at you some more
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15. if we ever get to Vermillion City.
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16. Time for a break.
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17. Hmm?
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18. Oh, wow, a Pokémon!
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19. Oddish. This Pokémon
is typically found roaming the forest,
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20. scattering pollen as it walks around.
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21. - I'll catch it.
- Hold it!
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22. - What for?
- Because I'm going to catch that Pokémon.
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23. Aw, no way, Misty. I saw it first.
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24. But we found it around the water
and water is my specialty.
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25. Go, Starmie!
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26. Water gun now!
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27. Now, that's the way to spray.
Tackle it, Starmie!
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28. That weakened it. Got to catch it now.
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29. - Poké Ball, go! Uh-oh.
- Whoa.
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30. Whoa! What's that?
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31. Wow! I can't believe it! A Bulbasaur!
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32. Bulbasaur. It bears the seed
of a plant on its back from birth.
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33. The seed slowly develops.
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34. Researchers are unsure whether to classify
Bulbasaur as a plant or animal.
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35. Bulbasaur are extremely tough
and very difficult to capture in the wild.
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36. Bulbasaur!
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37. - Oh! Oh, Starmie, are you okay?
- Now it's my turn to try.
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38. Bulbasaur is mine!
Butterfree, I choose you!
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39. Butterfree, Sleep Powder!
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40. Ah! Come on.
Hang in there, Butterfree!
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41. Oh, no.
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42. Oh, the Bulbasaur.
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43. - It's not fair! I want it!
- Pika.
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44. Heh, I'll bet there are Bulbasaur
all over this place.
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45. - But where is "this place"?
- I can't find this bridge on my map.
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46. - Brock's falling.
- Ah!
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47. Ash, you have to pull us back up!
It's our only chance!
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48. - Pika!
I can't.
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49. Yes, you will!
Just pull as hard as you can!
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50. - Phew. I'm totally wiped out.
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51. We can't rest now.
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52. - We've got to find Brock.
- Right.
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53. - Hurry up!
- Pika!
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54. - Argh!
- Huh?
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55. - Whoa. How'd you get down there?
- I fell in! How else?
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56. - What's a trap doing here?
- It seems pretty strange.
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57. Just help me out, quick!
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58. - This is just not our day.
- Pikachu.
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59. Brock? Hey, Brock!
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60. Think he washed this far downstream?
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61. Whoa!
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62. Hey, how'd we get up in a tree?
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63. It's another trap!
Do something!
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64. - What can I do?
- Try wiggling. See if the net will open.
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65. - Oh!
- Oh, this is dumb!
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66. You got any better ideas,
let's hear 'em!
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67. - Pi! Pika, pi!
- Bulbasaur!
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68. - Huh?
- Huh? Bulbasaur.
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69. Saur... Saur.
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70. Hold it there, Bulbasaur!
I want a match!
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71. Now you're wiggling too much!
Ouch, you kicked me!
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72. Oh, Bulbasaur!
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73. The village we're looking for should be
on the other side of that bridge.
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74. Let's just hope the rumors are true.
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75. Just wait and see what
Team Rocket's got planned for you,
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76. you delicious little village.
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77. Gee, I wonder what happened to Brock.
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78. I wonder too.
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79. Maybe the river carried him far
away, all the way to the ocean.
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80. Then some pirates spotted him
and brought him aboard their ship.
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81. And one of the pirates has a wooden leg.
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82. - You have a crazy imagination.
- Pikachu!
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83. Then came the storm.
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84. Ahoy!
Huh?
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85. Hey, Brock!
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86. Why are you hanging around
up in that tree?
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87. Thanks, but maybe next time, you could
let us down a little more gently.
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88. Yeah, sure. Sorry.
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89. We've been looking all over for you.
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90. We saw you fall into the river.
Then what happened?
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91. Well, I was being washed away
in the rapids.
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92. I've got you. Just hold on.
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93. The girl who saved my life
was incredibly beautiful.
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94. Hm, a beautiful girl, huh?
That's even better than pirates.
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95. Unless, of course,
she was really a pirate in disguise.
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96. Maybe it's time to get a reality check.
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97. - Oh!
- Melanie, this is Ash and Misty.
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98. - Hello.
- So you're Brock's friends.
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99. - He told me all about you.
- Great.
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100. Wow, look at that!
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101. - Do all those Pokémon belong to you?
Oh, no.
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102. This is a place where Pokémon
are able to rest and relax.
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103. - Like summer camp?
- Well, sort of, but all year long.
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104. You see, when Pokémon get abandoned
or injured, they can come here.
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105. Melanie takes care of them
until they feel better. Then they leave.
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106. So this is a Pokémon center
and Melanie is a Pokémon doctor.
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107. Oh, no. I'm not qualified
to be a Pokémon doctor.
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108. - This is more like a Pokémon health spa.
- Huh?
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109. Here, the Pokémon don't battle
with one another.
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110. They relax and try to enjoy themselves
until they've recovered.
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111. Cool.
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112. Melanie collects plants
to use for medicine.
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113. She knows all about which plants
can help a Pokémon feel better
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114. or grow stronger when it's too weak.
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115. So you and Melanie both love
to take care of Pokémon.
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116. We do.
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117. Well, it looks to me like there's
something else Brock might love, heh.
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118. - Be quiet! She might hear you!
- Heh.
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119. I wonder who put that net up in the tree.
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120. Probably the same person
who dug the hole I fell into.
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121. I'm sorry.
I was the one who set those traps.
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122. I wanted to catch Pokémon trainers
before they reached the village.
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123. Since you got caught,
I guess they really worked, heh.
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124. - But why?
- There are so many injured Pokémon here.
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125. I have to protect them.
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126. - So the bridge was a trap too.
- Yes.
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127. Across this bridge
lies a lifetime supply of Pokémon.
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128. How are we ever going
to carry them all?
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129. Don't worry, we'll cross that bridge
when we come to it.
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130. I promised Melanie
we wouldn't capture any Pokémon here.
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131. And did you seal the promise with a kiss?
Ow!
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132. So that must mean
you really do love her. Ow!
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133. Well, I guess I'll have to keep
your promise.
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134. Only bad guys try to capture
sick Pokémon.
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135. But are those traps tough enough
to keep robbers away from this place?
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136. I mean, you'd have to be pretty stupid
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137. - to fall into one of those holes.
- Hey!
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138. This is the third hole we've fallen into.
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139. How come nobody ever falls into our traps
but we always fall into theirs?
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140. Well, this one was very cleverly hidden,
well made, and—
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141. - I'm glad you're enjoying it so much!
- Meowth!
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142. Help me out! Help me out!
Get us out of here!
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143. Ouch, my tail! Let go!
Stop pulling my tail!
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144. Do you feel any better yet, Staryu?
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145. Sorry about what happened in the forest.
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146. Oddish.
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147. I shouldn't have surprised you like that,
heh. You must've been scared.
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148. Oddish.
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149. Melanie told me
your old trainer got rid of you.
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150. Was it really
because he thought you were too weak?
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151. Oddish.
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152. You know, some trainers
can be insensitive.
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153. But not all of us are mean like that.
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154. You just need to find a trainer
who understands you.
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155. Anyway, I'm sorry for what I did
and I hope we can become friends.
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156. Oddish.
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157. - Huh?
- Oddish. Oddish.
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158. You're sweet, Oddish. I am sorry.
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159. All I think about lately is winning.
I hope I'm not becoming heartless.
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160. - You were always heartless.
- Mind your own business!
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161. Bulbasaur!
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162. - Hey, it's rude to tackle people!
- She's right.
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163. I know. You're just mad
because I was going to beat you.
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164. - But you chickened out and ran off.
- That must be it.
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165. Then let's see how tough you really are.
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166. Please wait. Please.
- Huh?
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167. Bulbasaur is only trying
to protect Oddish.
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168. Bulbasaur volunteered to guard
our whole village.
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169. Huh?
- It protects all the injured Pokémon
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170. whenever enemies try
to attack them.
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171. Oh.
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172. Bulbasaur is the bravest
and most loyal Pokémon I know.
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173. So that's why Bulbasaur attacked me.
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174. It must've thought
I was taking Oddish from the village.
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175. Now what?
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176. Bulbasaur doesn't like Pokémon trainers.
It wants you to leave the village now.
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177. But we're not here to capture
Pokémon. We want to help you.
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178. It's true, Bulbasaur.
These are our friends.
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179. Bulbasaur was worried
about the other Pokémon,
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180. so it decided to be the village bodyguard.
Now, that's what I call bravery.
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181. It would be great to have a Pokémon
like that.
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182. To protect the world from devastation.
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183. To unite all peoples within our nation.
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184. To denounce the evils of truth and love.
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185. To extend our reach to the stars above.
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186. Team Rocket,
blast off at the speed of light.
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187. - Surrender now or prepare to fight.
- That's right.
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188. We've said our lines.
Time to attack the village.
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189. Those village idiots thought
their measly traps would stop us.
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190. They thought
they had the home team advantage.
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191. No such luck.
We're the home team now.
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192. I congratulate myself
for this brilliant scheme.
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193. Don't forget, I suggested tying balloons
on the stadium roof.
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194. - Here we go again.
- Today only at Jessie stadium.
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195. - It's the Team Rocket Pokémon challenge.
- The flying stadium was my idea.
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196. Oh, heh.
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197. All Pokémon are invited
to enter the stadium.
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198. Step right up.
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199. Yeah, we're not hosing you.
Well, maybe we are.
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200. They never run out of ideas, do they?
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201. Hurry! Everybody get in the cabin!
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202. Wait. No! Oddish!
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203. Bulbasaur.
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204. - Bulbasaur!
- Take Staryu.
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205. Keep going, Bulbasaur! Ugh.
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206. That rotten little pest.
He's always ruining our flawless plans.
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207. Not this time. He's gathered them all
in one place for us.
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208. Our super-vacuum will suck up them up.
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209. Let's go, team!
To steal them is our dream!
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210. Let's go, Rocket!
Put Pokémon in our pocket!
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211. Pidgeotto, I choose you!
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212. Pidgeotto, Gust attack!
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213. - And the tornado's winding up.
- But will it strike us out?
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214. There goes the whole ballgame.
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215. The home team
really got blown away.
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216. So what are we going to do now,
challenge them to wind surfing?
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217. Looks like Team Rocket's
blasting off again.
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218. Is everyone feeling okay?
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219. I just had the wind knocked out of me.
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220. Bulbasaur.
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221. This village is well-protected
with Bulbasaur here.
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222. Ash, don't you agree that Bulbasaur would
be an excellent addition to your team?
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223. Oh, yeah, would he ever!
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224. - I think Bulbasaur should go with you.
- Huh?
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225. Bulbasaur stayed here
to protect the weaker Pokémon.
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226. But this village is too small.
The bulb on its back can't grow.
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227. It needs to go out into the world now
and I know you'll take good care of it.
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228. Please do me this favor. Take
Bulbasaur with you on your journey.
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229. He'll be a good companion.
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230. But what will happen to the village
without Bulbasaur?
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231. Yeah, who's going to protect you?
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232. It's true that Bulbasaur has done
a great job, maybe too great a job.
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233. You see, these Pokémon shouldn't
remain in this village forever and ever.
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234. After they recover,
the Pokémon are supposed to leave.
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235. But it's too safe here,
so none of them wants to go away.
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236. They don't want to return
to the outside world.
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237. Oddish.
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238. But I think it's important
that all of them return to the wild.
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239. That's where Pokémon belong.
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240. And hopefully, someday,
they'll find good trainers like you.
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241. Of course, taking care of sick Pokémon
will always be my mission
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242. but I know my job isn't finished
until they return where they came from,
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243. so it's the day a Pokémon leaves
that is most rewarding to me.
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244. Melanie, I—
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245. So you see,
it's time for Bulbasaur to leave here.
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246. Please take it with you.
It won't be a burden, I promise.
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247. Bulbasaur still has a lot of growing
to do.
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248. I want it to be in a place where I'm sure
it can grow strong and happy.
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249. I'm sure that place is with you, Ash.
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250. Well, if you really want me to.
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251. Bulbasaur.
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252. What did it say?
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253. Bulbasaur will join you on one condition.
It wants to battle you in a Pokémon match.
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254. - Right, Bulbasaur?
- Bulbasaur.
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255. Ha! If you want a match, you'll get it.
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256. Oh, please let me battle with Bulbasaur.
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257. - Please? Pretty please?
- No way.
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258. - Pika.
- Bulbasaur.
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259. Pikachu, go!
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260. Pikachu! Look out, Pikachu!
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261. Ah! The Vine Whip is Bulbasaur's
special move.
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262. Ah, Pikachu, Thunderbolt!
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263. All right. Poké Ball, go!
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264. We did it! We got Bulbasaur.
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265. Pikachu.
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266. Bulbasaur, I'll miss you.
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267. Have a safe trip.
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268. I promise to take good care
of Bulbasaur.
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269. Bulbasaur, thank you for watching over us.
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270. - Uh, Melanie, I've been thinking.
- Yes?
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271. Well, since Bulbasaur is leaving,
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272. I wouldn't mind staying
and helping you out.
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273. It's very kind of you but we'll be okay.
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274. I wouldn't want to keep you
from all of your wonderful adventures.
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275. Oh. Yeah, I guess you're right.
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276. - Goodbye, Melanie.
- Goodbye. Good luck.
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277. Bulbasaur.
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278. Don't worry, Bulbasaur.
You'll see your friends again.
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279. As soon as the Pokémon feel better,
they'll leave this village too.
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280. Bulba.
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281. Take good care of each other.
Bye-bye.
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282. So what did Melanie say
when you told her you loved her?
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283. - Did you kiss her goodbye?
- That's enough stupid questions.
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284. Would you please stop embarrassing me
already? You know, okay, so she's cute.
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285. - I understand that!
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286. Did I miss something?
What's going on?
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287. Bulba.
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288. With Bulbasaur now at his side,
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289. it looks like Ash is building
his own dream team.
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290. Now it's on to Vermilion City.
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291. Let's just hope our heroes
don't take any more shortcuts,
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292. or we may never get there.
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293. Get those lips loose!
It's time to Pokérap!
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294. Come on, sing 'em with me!
That's the game!
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295. There's 150 Pokémon.
How many can you name?
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296. Can you name all the Pokémon?
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297. Just put today's song together
with the other days of the week.
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298. That's why you can't miss a show.
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299. You gotta catch 'em all!
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