1. Let's eat!Copy !req
2. Pika-um. Pika.Copy !req
3. It all began with
an innocent question from Misty.Copy !req
4. You know, you haven't gotten
a badge in a long time, Ash.Copy !req
5. You think you'll ever get another one?Copy !req
6. I guess you could make another
gym leader feel sorry for youCopy !req
7. and get another badge that way.Copy !req
8. Take it easy, Ash. Drink this.Copy !req
9. Skill! I win matches with skill!Copy !req
10. How much skill does it take to win
a match against Team Rocket?Copy !req
11. Huh?Copy !req
12. Okay! I'll show you some skill.
I challenge you to a match right now!Copy !req
13. - Pika, pika.
- Huh?Copy !req
14. - No, I will not change my mind!
Hold it!Copy !req
15. - Why should I hold it?
- Not you, Pikachu!Copy !req
16. That's a perfect expression!Copy !req
17. - Pika?
- Hey, cut it out!Copy !req
18. Okay, okay. It looks like you want
to prove you have skills somehow, right?Copy !req
19. That's exactly what I want to prove!Copy !req
20. Well, why don't you
just get yourself admitted?Copy !req
21. - Admitted?
- Take the Pokémon League admissions exam!Copy !req
22. - The Pokémon League...
- Admissions exam?Copy !req
23. - Pika?
- Togepi!Copy !req
24. To get into the Pokémon League,Copy !req
25. a trainer has to travel from
one Pokémon gym to anotherCopy !req
26. and collect badges to prove that
he's defeated each Gym Master.Copy !req
27. However...Copy !req
28. Here at the Pokémon League
Admissions Center,Copy !req
29. we evaluate applicants based on a combined
written and practical skills exam.Copy !req
30. And all those who pass receive this badge
qualifying them for the Pokémon League!Copy !req
31. Take this. It's your testing number.Copy !req
32. Lucky seven!
See, Misty, I have skill and luck!Copy !req
33. - A little modesty wouldn't hurt.
- Pika.Copy !req
34. Oh, no. I wanted number seven.Copy !req
35. Uh, age, 17. Profession, diva.Copy !req
36. Hmm, that girl looks familiar.Copy !req
37. Wow, look at all the different kinds
of people showing up for the exam!Copy !req
38. Yeah. Nobody I'm not better than.Copy !req
39. - Oh, Nurse Joy!
- Yeah, but which one?Copy !req
40. Just a minute!
Huh?Copy !req
41. You'll have to leave your Poké Balls
here with me.Copy !req
42. Why?Copy !req
43. You're not permitted to use
you own Pokémon in the exam.Copy !req
44. - What? Hmm, here.
Thank you.Copy !req
45. Can I take care of his Pikachu
during the exam?Copy !req
46. Of course. Good luck, Mr. Ketchum!Copy !req
47. I'd wish you luck, too
but you're just so skilled.Copy !req
48. - You got that right.
- Pika.Copy !req
49. Uh, so you want to become
a Pokémon Master, too, huh, Nurse Joy?Copy !req
50. Well, it always has been
a dream of mine.Copy !req
51. - So, uh, where are you from, Nurse Joy?
- I'm Nurse Joy of the Fuchsia City Joys.Copy !req
52. Sister to the Vermilion City Joys.Copy !req
53. Aha, you're the most beautiful one yet!Copy !req
54. - That's what you always say, Brock.
- Togepi!Copy !req
55. I came here for the exam because my work
keeps me too busy to travel very much.Copy !req
56. This exam is really a great idea.Copy !req
57. Yes, it's perfect for people whose age or
health keeps them from traveling around.Copy !req
58. And it's also nice for people like me
who can't ever seem to get away from work.Copy !req
59. I can feel it.
I'm sure you're going to pass the test!Copy !req
60. I hope you're right.Copy !req
61. That'd make a nice human interest shot.Copy !req
62. - Hey, save your film for Pokémon!
Huh?Copy !req
63. That's weird.
That guy looked really familiar, too.Copy !req
64. - Here's the exam form.
- Fine. Let's see. Your name is James.Copy !req
65. - Urgh. Will you please keep it down!
- Huh?Copy !req
66. - Is that...
- Huh, hey, get lost, old bat!Copy !req
67. Huh? Old bat?Copy !req
68. What are you, unhand me, you...
Please let me go! Come on! Ow!Copy !req
69. So I'm an old bat, am I?Copy !req
70. You're Jessie? That outfit is atrocious.Copy !req
71. - And what are you doing here?
- What am I doing here?Copy !req
72. Well, truth to tell, I,
not unlike many other people,Copy !req
73. dream of becoming a Pokémon Master.Copy !req
74. Make fun if you must!Copy !req
75. No, you're doing just fine on your own.Copy !req
76. I want to live my dream,
instead of my... my reality.Copy !req
77. Hm. I can see why.Copy !req
78. What's your reason for being here?Copy !req
79. I simply wanted to add another talent to
my very impressive and extensive resume.Copy !req
80. As you know I'm already an accomplished
hostess, florist, costume designer,Copy !req
81. wine expert, beautician, style consultant.Copy !req
82. - In fact one of the only things I'm not—
- Is a Pokémon Master!Copy !req
83. Meowth!Copy !req
84. - What are you doing here?
- Looking for you.Copy !req
85. The one who suddenly remembered
an important engagement.Copy !req
86. This seems suspiciously unlike a visit
to your sick uncle's bedside.Copy !req
87. And I thought you
had a dental appointment!Copy !req
88. Well, I...Copy !req
89. - It was just such a beautiful day.
- We decided to have a picnic!Copy !req
90. - Don't try to fool me!Copy !req
91. Come clean.
What are you doing here?Copy !req
92. - Mind your own business!
- Take this and leave us alone!Copy !req
93. Hurry up!
The exam's about to start.Copy !req
94. Pika, pika! Pika, Pikachu.Copy !req
95. The first test will measure
your overall knowledge of Pokémon.Copy !req
96. - Ready. Begin!
- I can't wait. This'll be easy!Copy !req
97. Lickitung's tongue
is twice the length of its body.Copy !req
98. - True or false?
- I'm pretty sure it was longer than that.Copy !req
99. Ninetales evolves
from Vulpix only by use of the fire stone.Copy !req
100. - True or false?
- Oh man, that's too easy. True, true!Copy !req
101. Hitmonlee is also
known as the punching demon.Copy !req
102. Let's see. It's either Hitmonlee
or Hitmonchan that's the puncher.Copy !req
103. Oh, I think it's true!Copy !req
104. The only attack
Magikarp originally knows is splash.Copy !req
105. True or false?Copy !req
106. Argh, Magikarp!Copy !req
107. Just hearing that name
makes my blood boil!Copy !req
108. True.
- That's true, too.Copy !req
109. Caterpie
is the world's smallest Pokémon.Copy !req
110. - True or false?
- Yeah, that's true.Copy !req
111. Look at her. She's so good.Copy !req
112. Koffing was first
discovered in a public bath house.Copy !req
113. - True or false?
True, true, true.Copy !req
114. All I have to do is guess
and I'll get half of them right.Copy !req
115. Pika, pika. Pikachu.Copy !req
116. Now we will measure your ability
to recognize Pokémon.Copy !req
117. Please name the Pokémon
by identifying its silhouetteCopy !req
118. or any part of its body
as it's displayed here.Copy !req
119. All right!
This is going to be a piece of cake!Copy !req
120. Here's the first question.
Identify this Pokémon.Copy !req
121. This is going to be a breeze for me.
It's a Voltorb!Copy !req
122. Ah, how simple.
It's a Poké Ball, without a doubt.Copy !req
123. Obviously, it's an Electrode!Copy !req
124. And the answer is Jigglypuff,
seen from above.Copy !req
125. Next question.
What Pokémon displays this pattern?Copy !req
126. I've never seen that!Copy !req
127. - It must be an Omanyte's shell!
- It's an Arbok when it's all coiled up.Copy !req
128. Hmm, hey! It's a Poliwhirl!Copy !req
129. The correct answer, Poliwag!Copy !req
130. As any Master would know,
when Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl,Copy !req
131. the swirl on its stomach
reverses direction.Copy !req
132. Hey, this is hard.Copy !req
133. - And it's getting harder by the minute.
- Pika.Copy !req
134. Question 15.
What Pokémon does this tail belong to?Copy !req
135. Hmm. It's either Charmander, Charmeleon,
or Charizard?Copy !req
136. Yeah, it's got to be Charmander!Copy !req
137. The answer is Ponyta.Copy !req
138. No, it can't be!Copy !req
139. Argh, can't you ask one question
that I know the answer to?Copy !req
140. Huh?
Please, take your seat!Copy !req
141. This is a joke! These stupid questions
won't make you a Pokémon Master!Copy !req
142. For your information, young lady,
a Pokémon Master must understandCopy !req
143. all aspects of their Pokémon's lifeCopy !req
144. in order to achieve oneness
with their Pokémon.Copy !req
145. Argh, you're not making any sense at all!
I'm through with this!Copy !req
146. - Get out!
- I can't wait to go, huh!Copy !req
147. But, Jessie, uh...Copy !req
148. - Dear. What a shame.
- That girl's attitude seems familiar, too.Copy !req
149. Meowth, Meowth.Copy !req
150. - Hey, let's go!
- Unh!Copy !req
151. Where am I going?Copy !req
152. You're going with me to help me
get my revenge!Copy !req
153. Huh?Copy !req
154. Here comes the scoreboard!Copy !req
155. The ones on the right got the low scores,
and the ones on the left got the highest.Copy !req
156. Look! Nurse Joy is near the top!Copy !req
157. Hey, where's your picture, Ash?Copy !req
158. Uh, it must be
where they put the highest scorer.Copy !req
159. Ash!
Huh?Copy !req
160. - Uh, down here. Here's your picture.
- Huh?Copy !req
161. That's impossible.Copy !req
162. - Quit it!
- Ah, just a little souvenir, Ash!Copy !req
163. Well, Ash, it looks like you didn't have
enough luck or skill to pass the test.Copy !req
164. Huh? Pokémon isn't about tests.
It's about battles!Copy !req
165. - Uh...Copy !req
166. Jessie's been expelled!Copy !req
167. Now I'll have to do my best for her!Copy !req
168. Pika, pika! Pika!Copy !req
169. All right, Squirtle! Water gun attack!Copy !req
170. - Squirtle!
- Char!Copy !req
171. Squirtle, give it the skull bash now!Copy !req
172. Nurse Joy, you're doing great, yeah!Copy !req
173. All right, shoot away. I want 8x10
glossies and wallet sizes, too.Copy !req
174. Yeah, sure.Copy !req
175. - Now, select whichever one you like.
Hmm?Copy !req
176. Uh, I don't know which one to pick.Copy !req
177. You can't tell us what kind of Pokémon
are inside them, huh?Copy !req
178. That's what makes it a test.Copy !req
179. All of these Pokémon are trained
for battle, so they'll obey your commands.Copy !req
180. This test determines
whether a trainer can adaptCopy !req
181. regardless of what Pokémon
comes out.Copy !req
182. - With whom do we have to battle?
With me.Copy !req
183. - Right! Then I'll take these!
- I'll take these.Copy !req
184. Come on, James! Beat that ignoramus!Copy !req
185. Right, really beat the guy.Copy !req
186. This one's for you, Jessie!Copy !req
187. Pikachu.Copy !req
188. Huh?Copy !req
189. - Pika, pika?
- Pikachu.Copy !req
190. Heh, with this, I can't lose!
Thundershock! Thunderbolt!Copy !req
191. I've been destroyed by Pikachu's attacks
so many times, I know them all by heart!Copy !req
192. That's kind of pathetic
when you think about it.Copy !req
193. Yeah.Copy !req
194. Now, we begin! Go!Copy !req
195. - Graveler!
- It's a Graveler.Copy !req
196. - Pikachu, thunderbolt!
- Pika!Copy !req
197. Oh, that feels great to say!Copy !req
198. I don't get it. How come the thunderbolt
attack didn't work?Copy !req
199. You should've known that electricity
doesn't work on rock Pokémon!Copy !req
200. - Minus one point!
- Well then. How about this?Copy !req
201. - Char!
- Ivysaur!Copy !req
202. With these I can win!
Now what do you say?Copy !req
203. - Goodbye!
- Argh!Copy !req
204. It's against the rules
to use two Pokémon at once.Copy !req
205. I never play by the... Huh?Copy !req
206. - Ugh.
- You're expelled. Now get out!Copy !req
207. He failed again.Copy !req
208. Don't think of it as failing,
think of it as not succeeding.Copy !req
209. Now we'll see if Ash can win one!Copy !req
210. - Go get them, Ash!
- Pika!Copy !req
211. Thanks. Just leave it to me!Copy !req
212. Hey, Todd, make sure
you get lots of great shots!Copy !req
213. Don't worry. Just make sure you win!Copy !req
214. I'm such a loser!Copy !req
215. James.
- Huh?Copy !req
216. I have a plan that will make us
all winners.Copy !req
217. Yeah.Copy !req
218. - Are you ready, Ash?
- Ready!Copy !req
219. Poké Ball, go!Copy !req
220. Flareon!Copy !req
221. Okay, now I need something
to beat a Flareon.Copy !req
222. First Poké Ball, go!Copy !req
223. - Weezing!
- Argh, I got a Weezing?Copy !req
224. That's bad!Copy !req
225. I got to get this.
His face looks just like Weezing's!Copy !req
226. - Not now!
- It's time to start the battle!Copy !req
227. Flareon, go. Flamethrower now!Copy !req
228. Argh. Oh, I know.Copy !req
229. Weezing, give him your smog attack now!Copy !req
230. Now, Flareon, the leer!Copy !req
231. Come on, Weezing,
fight back with smokescreen!Copy !req
232. - Hey, not too shabby.
- Go, Weezing! Tackle attack!Copy !req
233. All right! My first victory!Copy !req
234. I guess Ash is a pretty good battler
after all!Copy !req
235. Even Team Rocket could win
if they fought like that!Copy !req
236. Hurry, take notes! Take notes!Copy !req
237. - Now round two!
- Jolteon!Copy !req
238. Okay, a Jolteon? Next Poké Ball, go!Copy !req
239. - Arbok!
- Ugh.Copy !req
240. - Ash got the Pokémon Jessie has!
- Chu.Copy !req
241. Let's see. What are Arbok's attacks?Copy !req
242. Jolteon! Agility attack!Copy !req
243. I remember. Arbok, glare!Copy !req
244. Now squeeze it with your wrap attack now!Copy !req
245. Ugh, that was no good!
I forgot about all of Jolteon's spikes!Copy !req
246. Quick, Jolteon, use the thunder attack!Copy !req
247. - Arbok, no!
- Too bad you overloaded Jolteon's spikes.Copy !req
248. Sizing up your opponent
before an attack is a fundamental rule.Copy !req
249. Argh! Arbok, return!Copy !req
250. Okay, third Poké Ball. Go!Copy !req
251. - Meowth!
- Heh, Meowth?Copy !req
252. - Pika?
- This ought to be interesting.Copy !req
253. Toge! Toge!Copy !req
254. Hey, Meowth, good luck!Copy !req
255. - Meowth.
- Let's see. Meowth's attacks are...Copy !req
256. - Use the fury swipes!
- Huh?Copy !req
257. Poké Ball, go!Copy !req
258. - Vaporeon!
- A Vaporeon!Copy !req
259. - Okay, Meowth! Use the fury swipes!
- Meowth!Copy !req
260. Vaporeon, use your ice beam now!Copy !req
261. Vaporeon!Copy !req
262. Ah!Copy !req
263. Oh, Meowth.Copy !req
264. Looks like another victory for me.Copy !req
265. - That was fast.
Look what you did!Copy !req
266. How could you treat a fellow
Meowth that way!Copy !req
267. Ugh, sorry you had to go through that!Copy !req
268. Say, now, I'd love to catch that
talking Meowth there!Copy !req
269. Poké Ball, go!Copy !req
270. Return those Pokémon immediately!Copy !req
271. We're not taking orders from you anymore,
Mr. Exam Man!Copy !req
272. Now we're the ones
who're going to test you!Copy !req
273. - What?
- Prepare yourself for trouble.Copy !req
274. I strongly suggest
you make that double.Copy !req
275. Oh, it's Team Rocket!Copy !req
276. To protect the world from devastation.Copy !req
277. To unite all peoples within our nation.Copy !req
278. To denounce the evils of truth and love.Copy !req
279. To extend our reach to the stars above.Copy !req
280. Heh, Jessie!Copy !req
281. James!Copy !req
282. Team Rocket,
blast off at the speed of light.Copy !req
283. Surrender now or prepare to fight.Copy !req
284. Meowth! That's right!Copy !req
285. Don't interfere with my test.Copy !req
286. Just go home and study harder
and you can try again next time.Copy !req
287. Unfortunately for you,
there won't be a next time!Copy !req
288. But now that we've rounded up
all these Pokémon, it's payback time!Copy !req
289. Pikachu, Ivysaur, Charizard, go!
Are you ready?Copy !req
290. And I'm going to teach you a lesson
for picking on a Meowth!Copy !req
291. - Huh?
- We're not going to let you do it!Copy !req
292. - Go, Pikachu!
- Pika!Copy !req
293. - Ivysaur! The vine whip now!
- Charizard! Flamethrower now!Copy !req
294. Pikachu, thunder now!Copy !req
295. Listen up, Ivysaur, Charizard, Pikachu!
About face, now!Copy !req
296. How did you...Copy !req
297. Oh, they obeyed you because
you're the one who raised all of them!Copy !req
298. Very good, Ash!Copy !req
299. Meowth, Weezing, Arbok,
stop Team Rocket!Copy !req
300. - Stop it, Arbok, that hurts!Copy !req
301. Weezing, please! I can't breathe!Copy !req
302. - Okay, Weezing! Explosion now!
- Weezing!Copy !req
303. Looks like Team Rocket's
blasting off again!Copy !req
304. I am terribly sorry, everyone.Copy !req
305. But Team Rocket's intrusion has interfered
with the entire examination.Copy !req
306. We have to start over
from the very beginning.Copy !req
307. You mean, after all that hard work,
we did?Copy !req
308. Well, young man, you did a fine job
of getting rid of Team Rocket!Copy !req
309. What do you say?
Do you want to give the test another try?Copy !req
310. - Ah, no thanks, sir. I don't think so.
- I'm sure you'll pass this time.Copy !req
311. Oh, it's not that. I just think I'm better
off getting badges my own way for now.Copy !req
312. - Right, Pikachu?
- Pika!Copy !req
313. You proved you're a great battler
after all.Copy !req
314. Thanks, Misty. I guess so.Copy !req
315. Well then, if you learned that lesson,
I'd say the test really was worth taking.Copy !req
316. Yeah, that's true, Misty!Copy !req
317. Anyway, it sure was awesome to battle
with all those different Pokémon!Copy !req
318. Many roads lead to the Pokémon League.Copy !req
319. Ash's chosen path is to win
all eight Gym badges.Copy !req
320. Only then can he continue to fulfill
his dream of reaching the ultimate goal,Copy !req
321. becoming a Pokémon Master!Copy !req
322. - Hey, where's Ash?
- They already left.Copy !req
323. They're on their way to the next Gym.Copy !req
324. - Huh? What's wrong with that Meowth?
- It got hurt in the explosion.Copy !req
325. - Where am I?
- This must be...Copy !req
326. Huh? Meowth!Copy !req
327. What going on? Where's Jessie?
Where's James? Huh?Copy !req
328. I finally got my talking Meowth!Copy !req
329. Uh! Wait a minute!
Wait a minute. Argh!Copy !req
330. There seems to be a little mix-up!Copy !req
331. We'll show those twerps next time!Copy !req
332. Next time, Team Rocket triumphs!Copy !req
333. Meowth, don't you have anything to say?Copy !req
334. Meowth-eowth!Copy !req
335. Huh?Copy !req
336. Meowth! Meowth! Meowth! Meowth!
Meowth! Meowth! Meowth...Copy !req
337. Okay, guys!
We gotta rap some Pokémon,Copy !req
338. You just do the singing.
I'll take care of the hard part.Copy !req
339. Let's get it on.Copy !req
340. Thirty-two down
That's it for now.Copy !req
341. Tune in tomorrow.
We'll rap at you some more.Copy !req
342. There's 150,
so watch Monday through Friday.Copy !req
343. You'll catch 'em all!Copy !req