Episode 3: 'Ash Catches a Pokémon'

[Flashback to last episode]

[Ash throws a pokéball and after a few seconds wait, the Caterpie is captured]

Ash: Yes! I did it! Ha ha! I did it! I got Caterpie! I did it all by myself! I caught my first Pokémon! This is the first step on my way to becoming the number one Pokémon master in the whole world!

[he begins to chase Misty with the pokéball]

Misty: Hey wait a minute! I'm getting dizzy. You're just sick! Quit it! Stop it!

Ash: Look out Pokémon, nothing's gonna stop me now!

'Ash Catches a Pokémon'

Misty: Ash, you're acting like a...

Ash: Look! Inside this ball is the very first Pokémon I ever caught in my whole entire life.

Misty: Great, just keep it away from me will ya!

Ash: You aren't afraid of an itty bitty Caterpie in a pokéball are you?

Misty: Bugs get me all bugged out! Even when they're in a pokéball. Just keep it away!

Ash: I like bugs even if they're not in pokéballs. It must be great for Caterpie inside the pokéball, all cute and comfortable inside there! [Starts to hug the ball] I love my new little Pokémon!

Misty: I guess it takes a worm to love a worm.

Ash: Very funny. [bends down to Pikachu's level] Pikachu! We've got a new friend.

[Pikachu sniffs the pokéball and nods excitedly]

Ash: Oh, Pikachu I'm glad you like it! And from now on we'll catch a whole bunch of new friends! [looks at the ball] Caterpie you're sticking with us!

Misty: Does that mean?

Ash: Caterpie come out!

[Caterpie emerges and Misty quickly hides behind a tree]

Ash: There's nothing to be scared of. Come on Caterpie climb up on my shoulder.

[Caterpie begins to, but then sees Misty from the corner of it's eye.
It runs over to her and begins to rub up against her leg]

Ash: Hey, Caterpie, come back!

[Misty screams]

Ash: Hey Misty, Caterpie really likes you. Isn't that cute?

Misty: Get this disgusting bug away from me! Please don't come any closer to me!

Ash: What, you think Caterpie's disgusting?

Pikachu: Pika pika?

Misty: I know, you be friends with that creepy bug and I'll be friends with Pikachu.

Ash: [looks smug] Pikachu only likes me and zaps anyone who tries to- huh?

[Pikachu is on Misty's lap, and they are playing]

Ash: [angered] Oh! Pikachu!

Misty: [about Caterpie] It's so gross. Ash put that slimy thing back in the pokéball! Bugs are one of the three most disgusting things in the world!

Ash: Aside from you, what are the other things?

Misty: Very funny! Carrots, peppers...and bugs. Everybody has something they don't like and I don't like bugs!

Ash: Yeah, well I like carrots and peppers and bugs. What I don't like is the way you're hurting Caterpie's feelings with your silly fear of bugs! [To Caterpie] I don't think you're ugly or disgusting at all Caterpie. Come on climb up on my shoulder. You're not gonna scare Misty any more.

[Caterpie climbs up his shoulder]

Misty: What do you mean he won't scare me?

Ash: We'll go on without her. Pikachu: Chu!

[Ash, Pikachu and Caterpie start off without Misty]

Misty: Oh yeah! I'll show you!

[Misty begins to follow them from a distance]

Pikachu: [looking towards Misty behind them] Pika pi.

Ash: Huh? What's the problem Pikachu?

Pikachu: Pikachu.

Ash: [notices Misty hiding behind a tree] What are you following us for!

Misty: [hesitates for a moment] My...my bike.  I'm holding you responsible for my bike.

Ash: When are you going to get over that dumb old bike?

Misty: For your information Mr Pokémon Master, you're the dumb one because if you hadn't destroyed it in the first place I could have ridden out of here by now.

Ash: I told you I'd make good on your bike one day. And If I'm so dumb, how come you're still following me!

Misty: I'm not following you.  This happens to be the fastest way through the woods!

Ash: Fine, do whatever you want.

Misty: That's exactly what I'm doing!

Pikachu: [sighs] Cha.

[Later that night]

Ash: We'd better get some sleep. Tomorrow's going to be a big day.

Misty: [in her sleeping bag] Well we'd all get some sleep if you'd shut your big mouth!

Ash: [cheekily] Don't let the bedbugs bite!

[As Ash and Misty sleep, Pikachu and Caterpie begin to talk in their native tongues.  Looking into the
full moon, Caterpie tells Pikachu how it's dreams of evolving into a Butterfree]

[Morning.  Misty wakes to see Caterpie right next to her, staring into her face]

Misty: [screams] Ahh!! Ash: [Ash jumps up, still tucked up within his sleeping bag] What's wrong? What's happening?

Misty: What is this thing doing sleeping near me!

Ash: [he calms] Caterpie just wants to be your friend.

Misty: If that thing wants to be my friend it can stop bugging me already. [to Caterpie] If you're a Pokémon get out of my face and into that pokéball!

Ash: Oh, Misty, you're so unbelievable! Caterpie means no harm. Why it likes you I'll never know. [begins to crawl along the ground following Caterpie] Caterpie what's the matter? Hey, hold on Caterpie! [goes into it's ball]

Pikachu: Pikachu...

Ash: Alright Misty, you owe Caterpie an apology. Pokémon have feelings too, you know.  Come on, Caterpie, don't you worry. One day we'll show her!

[A bird Pokémon lands in front of the group]

Ash: Wow! A Pidgeoto!

Dexter: Pidgeoto, an evolved form of the Pidgey. It is armed with sharp claws and dives from the sky to capture its prey. Unlike the more gentle Pidgey, Pidgeoto can be dangerous. Approach with extreme caution.

Ash: Alright Pidgeoto. Ha! I'll show you who's the dangerous one around here. Pokéball go!

[Pidgeoto raises it's wing and the pokéball bounces off it]

Misty: You don't get it do you? You don't just throw a pokéball and capture a Pokémon. You have to make it battle and weaken it first. The only reason you got to catch Caterpie is because it's already a weakling!

Ash: I know what I'm doing, and you just better quit picking on Caterpie, okay? And now if you'd kindly keep your big MOUTH shut, you'll see how it's done. [throws another pokéball] Go Caterpie!

[Misty and Pikachu gasp at Ash's actions]

Pikachu: Pika!

Who's That Pokémon? It's Caterpie!

Pikachu: Pika! Ash: Ha! I told you I knew what I was doing.

Misty: You don't have any idea of the mistake you just made do you?

Ash: [worried] Did I do something wrong?

[The Pidgeoto starts chasing Caterpie]

Ash: Caterpie! Caterpie, Counter Attack!

[Caterpie tries to fight back, but the Pidgeoto hits it]

Ash: Caterpie! Misty: Quick call it back! Ash: Caterpie return. Pikachu go! Pikachu, Thundershock now!

[Pikachu thundershocks Pidgeoto]

Ash: Pokéball go!

[This time the Pidgeoto is captured]

Ash: Yes! We got Pidgeoto! I am the greatest!

Misty: You are the worst. You have no idea what you're doing! It will be a long time before you're a Pokémon master, like a million years.

Ash: I'm trying to...

Misty: You should try to learn something about Pokémon first. With Pokémon you've got to use strategy. Pidgeoto is a bird, Caterpie is a worm. Birds eat worms, Mr. Pokémon Master.

Ash: Well, if you just try hard enough things will work out, won't they?

Misty: No Ash, I'm afraid things won't just work out if you try hard enough. The Pokémon trainer's judgement is more important than anything else and unfortunately for you the trainer has to have a brain.

[There is a laugh from off camera, and a familiar voice]

James: So we meet again.

Ash: I know that voice.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all peoples within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Ash: No, not this again.

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight!

Meowth: Meowth! That's Right!

Ash: Um, we're kind of busy now so if you can...

Jessie: Quiet little boy, we're not here to listen to you, we're here to get your Pokémon.

James: Hand over that Pikachu.

Ash: Hey, this is my Pikachu. Go out and find your own.

Jessie: The only Pikachu we want is that one!

James: We're only looking for the rarest and most valuable Pokémon in the world kid.

Jessie: And that special Pikachu is just the kind of Pokémon we need.

Meowth: [scratches his partners] Stop giving them all our secrets!

Ash: Is my Pikachu really that special?

Meowth: Your Pikachu's powers impress even me. [Flashback to the last episode] I really got a charge out of it's incredible attack the last time we met. It's powers exceed its evolutionary level. Your Pokémon-

[Jessie and James stomp on Meowth]

Jessie: Now you're giving away our secrets! James: Shut up before you tell them everything. Meowth: I'm in charge cut it out!

[The team stops and regain their composure]

Jessie: Make things easy and hand over that Pikachu.

Ash: Forget it!

James: Then you leave us no choice.

Jessie: Pokémon battle! Ekans, GO!

James: Koffing, go get them!

Ash: Hey, two against one? That's cheating!

Jessie: Well, as we say all's fair in love, war, and Pokémon battles.

Ash: I think that saying's rotten, and so are you.

James: Of course we are, we're the bad guys.

Misty: Well if they're going to use two Pokémon I don't see why we can't use two Pokémon.

Ash: The Pokémon League rules say only one at a time.

Misty: Ash, if you follow the rules you're gonna lose all your Pokémon. James: Koffing, Sludge Attack now.

[Koffing squirts sludge into Pikachu's face, temporally blinding him]

Pikachu: Pi! Ash: If you think you can use your dirty tricks to beat me you're wrong! [to Misty] They might try anything to get what they want, but no matter what happens, don't let them have Pikachu understand? [Misty just stands there, shocked] Misty, come on!

Misty: But what about the other two...?

[Ash gives Misty Pikachu and prepares to fight Team Rocket]

Jessie: So what's your big battle plan?

Ash: [talking to himself] I can't send Caterpie it's too weak from the last battle. Pidgeoto go!

James: Koffing, it's grime time.

Jessie: Ekans, go get your dinner!

Ash: Pidgeoto, Wind Attack.

Jessie: Ekans, go underground.

[Koffing comes up behind Pidgeoto]

Ash: Pidgeoto behind you! Watch out!

Misty: Pidgeoto!

Team Rocket: [singing] We're gonna get a Pokémon! We're gonna get a Pokémon! We're gonna get a Pokémon!

Ash: Gust Counter Attack now!

[Pigeoto, surrounded by Team Rocket's Pokémon, is ambushed]

Ash: Pidgeoto return! [looks at Team Rocket] I'll show you!

[runs at Team Rocket, hoping to fight them]

Misty: Ash! Ash: Alright, lets go, put 'em up!

[Ash tries to hit Team Rocket, but James simply holds
him back with one hand on his forehead]

Meowth: Ha, what a fool! In Pokémon battles only the Pokémon can fight each other.

[Ash stops fighting, realizing it's futile]

James: Buzz off.

[James flicks Ash's forehead, making Ash tumble backwards]

Misty: [rushes over to Ash] Are you ok?

Jessie: Guess you've got no choice, let Pikachu in and watch Team Rocket win.

Pikachu: [wanting to fight] Pikachu!

Misty: No, Pikachu, you can't battle in this condition. Ash, what are...

Ash: [talking to Caterpie's pokéball] I know you're still weak from battling Pidgeoto, but now, Caterpie, you're my only hope. Just give it your very best shot... Caterpie Go!

[Caterpie emerges]

James: What's that? Meowth: Its a bug! A measly little bug.

Jessie: [laughing] Let's get the bug spray.

[Ekans and Koffing attack Caterpie, but Caterpie manages to dodge]

Misty: [to Caterpie] Hang in there. Ash: Caterpie, String Shot now!

[Caterpie is able to wrap Ekans and Koffing within it's string]

James: [shocked] Beaten by a Caterpie.

Jessie: That really bugs me. Meowth: Now watch a real Pokémon in action.

[Meowth is also wrapped up in string]

Jessie: It's time Team Rocket blasted off.

[Jessie and James pick up Meowth and run off]

James: You may have won this round, but we'll be back.

Misty: Come back anytime.  We'll be glad to beat you.

Ash: We did it. We did it! We won our first Pokémon victory fair and square! Yeah, yeah, yeah! Caterpie I'm very proud of you. You really did your best and we won because of you.

Misty: You're stronger than you look Caterpie.

Pikachu: Pika!

Ash: Well Misty I guess you feel different about Caterpie now.

Misty: Well, I...

Ash: So why don't you two make up. Just pat Caterpie on the head and say thanks for a really great job. You like Pokémon, so its only right to congratulate one for doing a good job.

Misty: I guess you're right.

[Misty starts to bring her hand towards Caterpie, but it
begins to shot string over itself.  Misty screams]

Ash: Caterpie? What?

Misty: It's evolving!

Ash: Caterpie, this is so great!

Dexter: Metapod, Caterpie's next stage. It has encased its body in a hard shell. This specimen reached this stage faster than any previously discovered Pokémon of this variety.

Ash: Hey! Maybe that means it can keep changing and go on to the next stage right away.

Pikachu: [remembering Caterpie/Metapod's dream] Pi pika pi!

Ash: Nice to meet you, Metapod. Not in the mood to talk?

Pikachu: Pi-ka-chu

Misty: [to herself, about Ash] I've never met anyone like him.  He really does like Pokémon.

[Ash holds Metapod up in front of her]

Misty: Ahh!

Ash: Misty, you two were just about to be friends. You didn't forget did you?

Misty: I didn't forget, but, but I... [a Beedrill flies by the group] I'll do anything let's just get out of this forest!

Ash: No way! There's still plenty more Pokémon in this forest.

[Ash runs off]

Misty: Hey, wait for me!

Ash: Come on! We've got lots of Pokémon to catch!

Narrator: The future looks bright for our heroes now, but up ahead Viridian Forest is deeper and darker than they know. And a dangerous new challenge is waiting.

To be Continued...

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