A character in Pokémon
Ash Ketchum
Pokémon · 1,435 quotes
Most-quoted character in Pokémon: in 663 of its 1,435 quotes
Most scenes with: Pikachu (197), Brock (134), Misty (84)
[sees Chimchar's Flamethrower and Drifblim's Will-o-Wisp form a deadly fireball attack] Flame on flame, huh? [Gives a rude smirk to Fantina, hatching a plan]
That's strange, is something funny?
[Chimchar's Flamethrower and Drifblim's Will-o-wisp triggered a fiery explosion, severely damaging Drifblim in the process]
It didn't just break the shield. That Flamethrower absorbed the Will-o-Wisp making it more powerful! Guess you don't know everything about Counter-shields after all!
Perhaps I spoke a little too soon. [Sorry Fantina, but Ash has mastered that tactic first!]
Gales abreeze, but I think it's time for Hypnosis!
Chimchar, Flamethrower! [Chimchar does so, knocking out Drifblim. Fantina's fatal flaw for this battle are both overuse of Hypnosis and poorly developed Counter-Shield]
"Man, oh man, Ash. Commemorative picture, my foot. This is all your fault, you know."
"What?! All my fault?!"
"Argue all you want, but nothing's gonna change."
"Gliscor!"
[Everyone looks up]
"Staravia! Gliscor!"
[From in the air, Staravia and Gliscor head for Ash]
"Staravia!"
"Gliscor!" [glomps Ash as he lands]
"Nice to see you, too."
"Gliscor!"
[When Piloswine is enraged, Gliscor wants to help, however...]
[running away from Piloswine] Hey, Grotle, do something quick!
[rushes off in response] Grotle!
[disappointed] Gliscor... (Oh, man...)
Somebody dug this hole!
I don't believe it! [long pause] I love this hole! [In response, everyone else facefaults]
You do?
Give it a good look! Look how perfectly shaped it is! How it slopes gently downwards! Whoever dug this hole has the skill and the craftsmanship of a fearsome hole-digger! [everyone else facefaults] I must find the artisan who did this! Think of what it would do for my excavations!
Dad, you better have a look over there!
It can't be! [points to the other hole] Closer examination reveals this hole was dug by a machine.
[as everyone else facefaults] Not that!
Can't you see that all your fossils have been STOLEN?!
Stolen? Nooo! My precious fossil collection is gone!
Time for my last Pokémon! Gliscor, I choose you! [sends in Gliscor]
Gliscor!
What's he doing? If Ash wanted to attack from above, wouldn’t Staravia be better? [Actually, Gliscor is part Ground type and Bastiodon's typing (Rock/Steel) is 4x weak to Ground. Staravia is weak to Rock, and no it would not be better]
Lup! (Yeah!)
Ash chose Gliscor after carefully considering Bastiodon’s moves. This is Gliscor’s first battle, so we should expect great things.
[After Gliscor performed a sneak attack on Bastiodon, knocking it out]
Bastiodon is unable to battle, and Gliscor’s the winner! The victory goes to Ash from Pallet Town!
[excited] All right, Gliscor, we did it!
Gliscor! [glomps Ash, giggling] Gliscor, Gliscor, Gli, Gliscor.
That was great, Ash!
Piplup!
Great how you considered Byron's and your Pokémon's type AND played up Gliscor's strong points.
Thanks, Brock. But in the end, it was just Gliscor’s spunk. [to Gliscor; impressed] Not bad for a first Gym battle, Gliscor. Not bad at all.
[happily licks its face] Gli, Gliscor.
[Team Rocket, disguised as construction workers, are doing some work]
Wo...!
Move a little earth and earn a little money.
With honest work and an empty tummy.
[Meowth pushes a wheelbarrow full of rocks]
And nobody can say we've got rocks in our head.
Hm, we're plumping our pockets.
Because we're Team Rocket!
Wobbu, Wobbu, Wobbu!
[A Whismur appears]
Whis! [Opens a manhole cover] Whismur! Whismur!
[Luxio and a male Nidoran jump down the manhole and so does Whismur who puts the manhole cover back in its place]
[off camera] Come back!
Wah?
Pika!
It's nice when primo Pokémon run right into our lap.
Especially when they're owned by twerpish saps.
And when it comes to having the right tool for the right job, I ain't no slob! Boo-yah! [Presses a button on the remote and a nearby excavator crane starts transforming into a mecha] Presenting the Earth-Moving Monster-Mashing Mecha 1!
[Team Rocket are now in their new mecha]
Primed for Pikachu!
Team Rocket?!
[The Earth-Moving Monster-Mashing Mecha 1 uses it left arm to grab Pikachu]
Pi!
Pikachu! [Grabs Pikachu in the nick of time]
Pika!
Ah! [Runs away from the mecha]
Pika!
[Ash and Pikachu fall down the manhole. Meanwhile, Team Rocket laugh evilly]
He-he-he!
It's no holes barred!
Yeah, we eat manhole covers for lunch!
[The mecha's arm hits the ground as it grabs the manhole cover]
Wah! Hey, turn it loose! Don't bend it!
We didn't bring a can opener!
Now, Piplup, use Whirlpool!
Piplup! [Uses Whirlpool and launches it at the Earth-Moving Monster-Mashing Mecha 1]
Wah!
Brain drain!
[The Earth-Moving Monster-Mashing Mecha 1 starts sinking in the waters of Canalave Harbour and explodes]
Not another machine!
Those twerps are so mean!
Wobbuffet!
[Ash and the Pokémon are gathered in the sewer together]
Okay, I'm going to explain the plan I came up with, so I want everyone to listen carefully, okay? [The Pokémon respond and a fantasy involving the Spheal using Ice Beam to freeze the sewer's canal] First, the Spheal will use their Ice Beam and the freeze the canal... [We see an ice slide between the high level and low level of the canal] ...all the way up to the top!
Pika! Pikachu!
We're going to make a big slide. [A fantasy of Wailmer riding a sledge appears] Next, we'll make a sledge using the furniture we borrowed from the Teddiursa.
Pika! Pikachu!
[Then, we see wailmer riding on the sledge with Buizel and the Spheal pushing hard]
Then, Buizel and the Spheal will push the sledge with all their might while Wailmer's riding on top!
Spheal!
[The sledge starts sliding on the ice]
And once the sledge really gets moving, it's Pikachu and Luxio's turn!
Pika, Pika!
Luxio!
[Pikachu and Luxio are seen using Iron Tail on the sledge]
You two will unleash a couple of powerful Iron Tails on the sledge so it really starts moving. [We see the sledge going up the ice slide at high speed] And then the sledge will have enough speed to shoot up the ice slide - right along with Wailmer. [We see Wailmer at the top of the high level] And then Wailmer will reach the top! So are we good, everybody? [The scene goes back to the present] Cool! So let's do this!
[Ash's plan goes smoothly as he and Pikachu help the Teddiursa build the sledge. Next, the Spheal use their Ice Beam attacks to freeze the canal, all the way up to the high level]
Nice! Now that's one frozen ice slide!
[The Rattata and Nidoran eat up the ice to make the ice slide smoother for Wailmer to ride on, while the Zubat bring up the sledge and dump it in the water. Soon, the ice slide is ready for Wailmer to ride on]
We're all ready to roll. So, onto the last step!
Pika! [He and two of the Teddiursa go off camera]
[Wailmer gets aboard the sledge and gives Ash the signal. Then Ash turns to Pikachu and Luxio]
All right, Pikachu and Luxio, you two ready?
Pika!
Luxio!
Okay, Buizel and Spheal, push Wailmer as hard as you can! [Buizel and two of the Spheal start pushing the sledge as hard as they can] All right. Now keep it up just like that, but give it more power!
[Buizel and the Spheal speed up the sledge which ten goes onto the ice slide]
[Wails]
Pikachu and Luxio, Iron Tail! [Pikachu and Luxio use Iron Tail on the sledge together] Yes!
Pika!
Lux!
[But then, the ice slide starts to break]
Ah!
[Wailmer goes flying off the sledge and panics as it reaches the higher level]
Veno! Veno! Venonat! Veno! Venonat! [Luxio nods and it and Venonat help Wailmer reach the higher level, with Luxio using Iron Tail and Venonat butting its body into Wailmer's rear. Wailmer successfully reaches the high level and waves to Ash and the Pokémon who helped. The Pokémon start cheering]
Yeah! I knew it would work! You did it! Yeah!
That's it. I won't say a thing about it again, though I'll never believe they'd let someone like you win.
Hey, look! Dawn's skills are why she won that contest! How dare you say that!
You're right! Thanks to her, I've started working doubly-hard! To become a even better, more beautiful, more graceful Coordinator!
[Ash shows off his new Staraptor to Paul]
What do you think? Don't you think it's great the Starly you didn't care for evolved into a Staravia and now into a powerful Staraptor?
Star!
[clearly unimpressed] It sure took you long enough. [Note: It took 105 episodes for Staravia to evolve into Staraptor. Staraptor is often considered to be the slowest developed region bird Ash has owned. Also, many fans think that Staraptor is the best early route region bird Ash has because it won the Pokéringer contest, but the sad truth is that Staraptor is a Swellow 2.0 and did not have as much memorable battles compared to Swellow.]
[The next morning, Ash, his friends and their Pokémon are having breakfast]
Wow, what a beautiful day it's going to be today.
You bet.
A nice day for travelling.
[Snover points to something in the distance, causing Chimchar to look at it, and then it steal Chimchar's bit of Pokémon food. Chimchar discovers this and points to Snover]
Chimchar, Chimchar!
Snover, Sno! [Picks up its bowl of Pokémon food]
[Everyone laughs]
Boy, I'll tell you, Snover loves pulling practical jokes.
You said it, Ash.
So what do you say we start getting ready to move on out?
Right, Brock.
[to the Pokémon] Hey, guys, as soon as you're done eating, we're getting out of here.
[Soon, everyone has had their breakfast and they are now packing up as Ash returns Staraptor to its Poké ball]
Okay, now for Grotle. [He stares at something] Huh?
Hm?
[We see Grotle with some small Pokémon perching on its shell]
Look at all those wild Pokémon.
They're perched on Grotle's back.
[The camera zooms in on the Pokémon who are eating nuts on Grotle's shell]
There are nuts growing on its back.
Wow, Ash, you're right.
I guess this kind of thing happens once Grotle's adjusted to evolution.
[happily] That's awesome. [Takes a nut from one of Grotle's bush-like trees]
Okay, so Snover grows berries on its body and Grotle grows nuts. Pokémon are so full of mysteries.
Of course, that's part of what makes them so intriguing.
Wow, Grotle, that's so cool.
"Look." [gestures towards a nearby town] That's Sandalstraw Town over there, and very soon, they're having their contest.
Hey, that's super close to here!
[The title card comes up]
[voiceover] Stopped in the Name of Love!
[The camera gives us a panoramic view of Sandalstraw Town as it pans left and then fades to the local Pokémon Centre]
As Dawn excitedly prepares for her newly discovered upcoming Pokémon contest in Sandalstraw Town, our heroes find shelter at a quaint nearby Pokémon Centre...
All right, everybody - come on out! [Her Pokémon, minus Piplup, come out of their Poké Balls] We're closing in on our fifth ribbon so let's train like there's no tomorrow!
[Dawn's Pokémon cheer but then, Piplup tries to fly but falls on the ground]
Piplup?
Hey, are you feeling all right?
Pika?
Pip. [Shakes his head] Pip-lup. [Stands up but goes out of control] Pipee-lupee...ee! Piplup! [Sits on the ground again]
You've been acting strange lately. Are you certain you're all right?
Aargh! Look out, look out, look out, look out! [Runs into Ash whose hat goes flying into the sky]
Argh!
Oof! [Lands on the ground]
Ash, are you okay?
[Ash's hat lands on his head]
Why, you! I oughtta...
Huh?
What do you think you're doing? I'm gonna make you pay a fine for that. [Sees Ash] Huh - aah! [Points to Ash] It's you, Ash!
Barry.
Pika?
[Kenny arrives]
Hey, there, Dee-Dee, long time.
Kenny?
Obviously, you're gonna enter the Sandalstraw Contest too, right, Dee-Dee?
Look, you better stop calling me Dee-Dee or else!
Huh? Just a cotton-pickin' minute - are you trying to say you two know each other?
You know Kenny too, Barry?
Of course. Best buddies... [Turns to Kenny] Right?
Yeah, although we just met each other now for the first time.
See, I just found out both Kenny and I are from Twinleaf Town, so that means we're practically like brothers. The deal is, Kenny's going to enter the contest and then I'll enter Pokémon Ping-Pong for a double win. We're going to do some special training.
Pokémon Ping-Pong?
You don't know what that is? Let me see if I've got it... [Gets out a poster which promotes the Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament] Yeah, here. You see, they're holding ping-pong after the contest, and all the strongest competitors are going to be there.
I remember reading about this at the Pokémon Centre. It's double ping-pong where trainer and Pokémon form a team.
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