[Ash and Pikachu exit the Pokémon Centre in Mauville City]
All right, Pikachu, are you ready to go to the next gym?
Fresh off a victory at the Mauville Gym, which earned him his third badge, Ash can't wait to get to his next battle, in hopes of qualifying for the Hoenn League.
Hey, Ash, what's the name of the next town we're going to?
Huh? [chuckles] Come to think of it, Max, I guess I'm not sure.
[disappointed] That's great.
Well, I happen to know, our next stop is Fallarbor Town.
That doesn't sound right?
[Max gets out his PokéNav]
Yeah, this says the next gym is in Lavaridge Town.
Well, if Lavaridge Town is my next badge, then that's where we're going.
Now wait just a minute, Ash! Nurse Joy said the next Pokémon Contest is in Fallarbor Town, so we're going there!
Nope, my battle's in Lavaridge Town!
BUT I'LL MISS MY POKÉMON CONTEST!
FIRST MY POKÉMON CONTEST!
BBrock
Alright, settle down, you two.
We'll do both. [The camera cuts to his PokéNav which has two red dots flashing] Those two towns are almost right next to each other.
BBrock
Great, then why don't we go to Fallarbor Town right now? [turns to Ash] And after that, we can head to Lavaridge Town for your gym battle.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
Okay, I know when I'm outvoted.
Then let's hit the road, you guys, and Fallarbor Town, look out!
[The title card comes up]
[voiceover] Let Bagons Be Bagons.
[A Bagon leaps into the air]
BBagon
Baaaaaaa... [Starts diving down towards Ash and his friends] ....Gon!
[Ash and his friends run away from the falling Bagon, but Bagon hits a rock, destroying it on impact. Ash and his friends turn back. When the dust clears, they see Bagon who is now standing on the ground]
I think that Bagon's looking for a fight.
Fine then. Taillow, I choose you! [Sends out Taillow]
Bagon [turning to Taillow] Ba? [Starts racing against Taillow to the top of a rocky mountain and waits to attack] Bagon!
It's probably gonna use that same attack. Taillow, watch out!
[Bagon launches itself off the edge of the cliff]
BBagon
Gon gon gon gon gon, Gon! [Falls down]
[Taillow stops flying for a moment, but Bagon misses it]
TTaillow
Taillow! [Flies upwards]
[Then, Bagon hits its head on a rock and stands its ground]
Now, Taillow, use Wing Attack.
[Then, Michelle, a woman dressed in purple appears on the scene]
MMichelle
[on her phone] Taillow: target spotted. Speed: 85, Angle: 34 degrees, Range to target: 16 metres, calculating probable coordinates for next collision vector. [The camera cuts to Taillow] Bagon, shift one metre to the left.
[Bagon jumps out of Taillow's path as Taillow swoops past]
MMichelle
[to Ash and his friends] Hey, if you fools all lost your minds, where do you get off launching a sneak attack on my Bagon like that?
What are you talking about? Your Bagon attacked us first!
MMichelle
Oh, yeah, well if it's a fight you're after, you've got your wish!
We were just innocently walking along the path when your Bagon came swooping down on us from the cliff.
MMichelle
Oh, uh, that's what happened? [Removes her sunglasses] Sorry about that. Guess I should have asked first instead of assuming you were attacking.
BBrock
Forget about it, no problem. [Holds Michelle's hand] Some of the world's greatest romances began with silly little misunderstandings!
MMichelle
Are you alright?
BBrock
My name's Brock, I'll be just fine if you tell me who you are.
MMichelle
Okay, I'm Michelle.
BBrock
Ah, Michelle, what a beautiful name!
Hi, I'm Ash from Pallet Town.
Glad you ask! Prepare for trouble on scenic tour!
And make it double that's for sure!
Stop! Do we gotta do the routine every time? I'm an old woman, I'm too tired!
Now, on with the show! To protect the world from devastation!
To unite all peoples within our nation!
To denounce the evils of truth and love!
MMen
Team Aqua. A pleasure to see you again feel commander Tabitha. Hi. Heh, well, of course, commander, Shelly. Always showing up fashionably late to the party. Actually it looks to me like I'm just in time. Since this nice man here is about to give me that meteorite. The attitude must be effecting your brain. Well, if it's a fight, you want is a fight you'll get, Tabitha. Mightyena, Golbat, go! Go Crawdaunt, Walrein!
MMen
Heh. Commander, the meteorite! A Squad, quickly! After him! Right! We'll have to split up. You four go after the meteorite while we stay here and fight! Okay! Shall we get this started? Yep, but you're gonna regret it.
To extend our reach to the stars above! Jessie! James! Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light! Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight! Meowth, that's right!
BBrock
So, any ideas, Ash?
Well, first we gotta get down from here.
[Ash and May start to bicker as they walk through some countryside]
Incredible! Raising your voice to a girl just 'cause she's looking in the mirror.
Talk about nerve! Standin' around gazing at yourself while your friends are all waiting.
Wanna know what your problem is?
Brock, is it only me, or have they been fighting all day?
I wish they could just bring it to a close already.
I can't stand you, Ash Ketchum!
OAOscar & Andi
Excuse us, you two lovebirds.
[Ash and May turn to look at Oscar and Andi, a smartly dressed couple with Andi in the pink dress and Oscar in a blue uniform]
OOscar
Oscar is the name.
AAndi
I'm Andi, and love is the name.
Check out those guys. What's up with them?
OOscar
Seeing how much in love you two appear to be...
AAndi
We thought we'd offer you a challenge.
[with his arms folded] Huh! That's a laugh!
OOscar
Hmm mmm mmm. That's what young lovebirds always say.
AAndi
And fighting's the first sign of love.
OOscar
It's pretty obvious that you two were in the middle of a fight, right?
OAOscar & Andi
You two are in love.
AMAsh & May
We don't think, we know.
OAOscar & Andi
Told you. You answered together.
[Ash and his friends are walking on a path beside the river]
That was the worst battle ever.
Yeah, you were pretty pathetic, alright.
[Ash's head appears in a speech bubble]
Excuse me, You are the one who had lost it for us.
[May's head appears in a separate speech bubble]
You got something to say?
[They start arguing again. Meanwhile, Brock, Pikachu and Max appear in a bigger speech bubble]
Hey, Brock, am I just having déjà vu? This sounds familiar.
BBrock
[cheerfully] Let me explain something. Believe it or not, this sort of turmoil has been going on between a man and a woman since the beginning of time.
[Meanwhile, Jessie and James are arguing also]
You just had to stick your Cacnea's nose where it wasn't needed.
I wouldn't talk if I were you. If your Seviper hadn't tried to save the world, Cacnea and I could have won back there.
[Jessie's face appears in a speech bubble]
Let's talk about saving the world. Seviper and I had our hands full just trying to keep you and your Cacnea from getting blown away.
[James' face appears in a separate speech bubble]
Gee, thanks anyway, but we all blasted off just like always.
Have you ever considered that perhaps our 'blasting off' expertise comes from YOUR side of the family?
I'm just getting warmed up, incompetent blue-haired bigmouth!
Oh yeah, well at least I'm not ugly!
Now that's crossing the line, Buster!
[cheerfully] Yep, I knew that one would do the trick! Ah, yes. [sings] Ugly, ugly, ugly, Jessie is so ugly!
[As they are singing, Meowth appears in a speech bubble]
And Pokémon actually take orders from these clowns?
[to Bulbasaur] Now throw Lairon with all your might.
[May's Bulbasaur uses Vine Whip on Lairon]
MSMay's Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur!
SSavannah
Send Shockwave now!
LLairon
Lai.... [Uses Shockwave on May's Bulbasaur] ...ron!
MSMay's Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur!
So that's it. Who'd have expected Lairon to use electric attacks?
[The camera cuts to Sandra, Ash, Pikachu, Max and Brock who among the audience watching the R1 Rubello Town Pokémon Contest]
Max': But Bulbasaur's a grass-type, so how could electric-type attacks have any effect against it?
SSandra
Just wait, you'll see in a second. [The camera cuts to Lairon who is still using Shock Wave on May's Bulbasaur] That's the whole reason why Lairon didn't dodge Vine Whip.
MSMay's Bulbasaur
Bulba! [Becomes paralysed]
Bulbasaur, you've got to get up!
[The camera cuts to Ash and the others]
It's paralysed for real this time.
But Shock Wave doesn't paralyse enough an opponent, only it stuns them.
BBrock
Unless there's contact.
SSandra
That's right. Since the two of them were directly connected by Bulbasaur's Vine Whip, then the attack had a much greater effect. That was another one of my ideas for mom.
SSavannah
I've got to hand it to her. That attack was beautiful and effective, just like Sandra said it would be.
[to her Bulbasaur] Come on, don't give up. [The sparks disappear from Bulbasaur's body] Huh?
It's obvious Bulbasaur has taken a lot of damage. Will May be able to recoup in time?
SSavannah
Metal Claw, Lairon! Go!
LLairon
Lairon! Lairon! [Uses Metal Claw on Bulbasaur]
[The contest judges give three X's]
[appears from the right side of the screen] Bulbasaur is out of the battle, and Savannah continues on to the final round!
Hey wait, I'm not done fighting!
Where's your concern for your Pokemon's health, May?!
That is a coordinator's Number 1 priority, not winning.
SMr Sukizo
By now, you should know that.
[May is upset by what the judges have just said to her, as is everybody else]
[Ash and his friends are walking along with Spoink who has nothing on its head]
As soon as Spoink sees anything round, it gets all excited and just plops it up on its head.
BBrock
I can understand Spoink's excitement, but still...
[They meet an Electrode]
Wait, that's not your pearl.
EElectrode
Elec... [Gets carried by Spoink's psychic power and lands on its head] ...trode.
[Ash and his friends try to remove Electrode from Spoink's head]
Don't mess with this one.
EElectrode
Electrode. [Uses Explosion and sends everyone flying]
That's an Explosion attack gone awry!
[Soon, Ash and his friends are bushed]
This is gonna be a lot harder than I thought.
[They see Spoink's pearl]
BBrock
Hey, is that it? [Picks up Spoink's pearl] This is it, guys. [The pearl glows and floats back to Spoink's head]
Now do you feel better, Spoink?
SSpoink
Spoink. [Jumps off joyfully] Spoink, spoink, spoink, spoink, spoink, spoink, spoink.
TTorkoal
[crying] Torrrkooaaalll!
Torkoal's obviously happy.
Imagine if it didn't find its pearl.
SSpoink
Spoink, spoink, spoink, spoink, spoink, spoink.
Careful, you don't lose it again, OK?
AFAsh & Friends
Arrggh! [They fall into a pit]
Not another one of these holes!
Prepare for trouble, that's the name of our game!
Make it double, it's our claim to fame!
To protect the world from devastation!
To unite all peoples within our nation!
To denounce the evils of truth and love!
To extend our reach to the stars above!
Team Rocket blasting off at the super speed of light!
Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!
But not the Team Rocket from days of old.
We're a brand new Team Rocket, fresh-faced in bold.
First off, there's this. [Cuts a rope with some scissors and a boulder falls down while Ash and his friends get lifted in a net]
There's plenty more where that came from.
It's not changing color it's showing its true color!!!
Combusken, Beautifly, Skitty, Bulbasaur!
Swellow, Grovyle, Corphish, Torkoal!
BBrock
Forretress, Lombre, Mudkip!
[they start singing the song: You and me and Pokémon]
Good surprise attack, but it'll take more than that to break our combination defence!
Anything else up your sleeve, Ash, or is that it?
Guess I'm not going to win by tricking 'em. There has to be something I haven't thought of, but what? [Looks at the sky and sees clouds] That's it! Of course! It's my best shot! I just got to trust my Pokémon's inner strength! Pikachu, use Thunder!
Fine, we'll block it again with Light Screen!
That's what I was hoping you'll do!
[Tate and Liza are confused by Ash's reaction]
[Pikachu uses Thunder to strike the clouds causing the Thunder to strike both Swellow and Pikachu. Uhhh...Ash, are you sure that's a good idea?]
Maybe he's just given up?
Hang in there, you guys! I know you can pull through it!
BBrock
I think they're storing up electricity in their bodies.
But Swellow is a Flying-type!
I know they want to do this for Ash, but couldn't it hurt them?
Great battle, Ash! Your Pokémon absorbed that Thunder with no fear of damage to themselves. [Yet it's a bizarre method]
My sister and I have both learned a lot just from watching you battle.
I guess we still need to work on our combinations more, huh? [Tate nods his head in agreement]
Come on, you guys almost had me with all those combination attacks right from the beginning.
BBrock
Yeah, your coordination was pretty good once you two got in sync. [This is one of Tate and Liza's flaws in their battlestyle]
I can see how you two became the Gym Leaders here.
BTBoth Tate and Liza
Oh, wow, thanks.
[to Tate] Well, do you have something for Ash, Tate?
Yep. [He opens up the small box in his hand to deliver Ash his 7th Hoenn Gym badge.]
This is a Mind Badge, proving that you were victorious at the Mossdeep Gym.
EElisa
You must leave here at once. This is dangerous place and you are trespassing.
BBrock
My name's Brock, beautiful. You must have a name, too, right?
EElisa
If you must know, the name's Elisa, and I'm a safety ranger.
BBrock
Then, save me! Can't you see I'm falling? Like a rock off a cliff falling hopelessly in love with you!
Not quite. You hit bottom a long, long time ago.
Ah, you're so predictable.
Hear at least we switch up the motto sometime.
Fine! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!
[cackling] Our Diglett supreme's a giant ground type, and besides the Thunderbolt didn't unique.
BBrock
I'll show them. Let's go, Ludicolo!
Could you save the dancing for later, please?
BBrock
Ludicolo, use water gun!
[cackling again] Since our big Diglett supreme is a ground type, it's weak against water attack!
Meowth, wrong answer! Aah!
[thudding]