[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!
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.
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.
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?
My name's Brock, I'll be just fine if you tell me who you are.
MMichelle
Okay, I'm Michelle.
Ah, Michelle, what a beautiful name!
Hi, I'm Ash from Pallet Town.
[Ash has just won a match against Nicholai using Treecko, but Team Rocket are spying on him from behind a bush]
Twerp straight ahead, and while he's busy battling with that wacky kid in a costume, we'll grab Pikachu.
[referring to Nicolai] Wait a minute. Isn't he that kid we ran into before who was obsessed with his short pants?
I don't care if he likes the short pants, long pants or underpants! I just wanna get Pikachu!
[Wobbuffet pops up]
So I'm gonna do it now! Go, Seviper! [Sends out Seviper]
Listen here, Seviper, as soon as the twerp is looking the other way, I want you to grab Pikachu.
[Seviper and Zangoose are battling each other]
Seviper, Bite attack now!
Seviper. [Readies its bite attack so it can bite Zangoose]
NNicholai
Zangoose, just keep dodging!
ZZangoose
Zan... [Seviper bites it] ...Goose!
All right, now use your Poison Tail, Seviper!
[Seviper uses Poison Tail]
NNicholai
All that training with Ash is really paying off! Except it's so tired. You've just got to keep dodging its attacks, Zangoose. You can't let Seviper do any more damage!
I've had enough of playing games. All right, Seviper, attack and finish it off!
[Hisses until it hear's Pikachu's scream]
[The cage that Pikachu is inside lands infront of Jessie and Nicholai]
JNJessie & Nicholai
[surprised] Huh?
[The camera cuts to Ash and his friends, James, Meowth and Wobbuffet racing to the cage]
Pikachu's ours, we stole it!
[They get into a fight...]
Forget about it, it's ours now!
Give it back, Team Rocket!
[Until Wobbuffet walks away with Pikachu in the cage]
[to Wobbuffet] Hey! Get back here with that!
[Ash, Brock, May, Max, James and Meowth start chasing after Wobbuffet]
[The chase continues when Nicholai appears in his Zangoose costume]
NNicholai
Wait a second, they can't catch it. [A flashback with May's Skitty occurs] Because of the way it zigzags back and forth just like that Skitty did in the training exercise. [The flashback ends] Zangoose, you gotta move like Wobbuffet. Make zigzags!
[The chase continues until Jessie pops up]
[angrily] EVERYONE, STOP RIGHT NOW!
Aha. [Takes the cage off of Wobbuffet's head] I'll just take this!
[frustrated] Oh, it happened again!
You're all a bunch of cheaters!
You guys are the cheaters!
Take your silly squabbles elsewhere. I have a sacred battle to concentrate on. [to Seviper] Seviper, go!
NNicholai
Zangoose, attack now!
I see you've chosen to waste what little energy it has left. That's fine. Chase it down!
[Zangoose runs around as Seviper chases it]
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!
Well, first we gotta get down from here.