"Are you ready for some battling, Pikachu?" "NARRATOR:" "Just as our heroes arrived... at the Silver Conference Stadium..." "Ash was reunited with Gary, his longtime rival." "Gary was as determined to win as ever... but, of course, Ash was equally determined!" "Yeah!" "Let's show 'em, Pikachu!" "Pika!" "NARRATOR:" "The fighting was fierce... as Ash and Pikachu battled successfully... through the screening process and into the semi-finals!" "And now that the competition fire has been ignited... with the Sacred Flame of Ho-Oh... the curtain finally rises on the long series of battles... that will make up the Silver Conference... of the Johto League!" "Pokémon" "No time to question my moves I stick to the path that I choose" "Me and my friends are gonna do it right" "You'll never see us run away from a fight" "To be a master is my dream" "All I've got to do is believe I believe I've got a chance to win I'm on my way to victory" "Pokémon I can be a champion if I just believe I'm on a Master Quest" "Master Quest I want the whole world to see I believe I'm gonna be the very best" "'Cause all I've got to do is believe in me" "Pokémon" "This chart shows who'll face-off in the semi-finals." "Pikachu." "Well, in that case, where am I?" "Right there!" "See, Ash?" "Oh!" "You'll battle in Division H!" "Pika!" "Toge pree!" "Guess those two are your opponents." "Wow, Ash, you're finally here." "I know!" "And I can't wait to start battling!" "Pika pika!" "The semi-finals will be a round robin tournament... between all three trainers." "A win is three points, a loss is zero points... and a draw is one point for each." "Whoever ends up with the most points... moves on to the victory tournament." "OK, so a win is three points?" "Aw, who cares?" "I'll just win 'em all... and go to the victory tournament!" "Pikachu!" "Hold it right there!" "Huh?" "I know you." "Your name's Ash, right?" "That's right!" "And you're..." "Who are you?" "Pika!" "Ohh!" "I'm Macy!" "I'm your opponent!" "Oh, you do look kind of familiar, I guess." "Well, Ash, I suggest that you wake up... and get with the program, because the battling... begins the minute that the opponents are chosen!" "BROCK:" "Ah, you mean, like learning about your opponent?" "Bingo!" "I want to see what I'm gonna be up against... what you're made of!" "You want to know about me?" "I'm from Pallet Town... and I'm here to win the whole tournament!" "Pika pika!" "Now you're talking!" "Now I'm gonna show you what you're up against!" "Vulpix, let's go!" "Vulpix" "You're on!" "Let's go, Pikachu!" "Pikachu!" "But, Ash, you two shouldn't be battling now." "Pika." "Vul." "Pika?" "Ohh!" "Hold on!" "Who are you?" "!" "Team Rocket." "Now prepare for trouble and don't be forgetful." "And you can make it double 'cause we both got a net full." "Meowth!" "That's right!" "And we just netted ourselves a profit." "Team Rocket!" "Give back my Vulpix!" "Team Rocket pedals off again!" "Come back!" "Ha ha ha ha!" "See ya!" "Unh!" "We'll never catch 'em like this!" "Follow me!" "Yaah!" "Unh!" "Uh, right behind you!" "Oof!" "Whoa!" "Oh!" "Macy!" "Aah!" "Whoa!" "Look out!" "Aah!" "Aaah!" "Unh!" "Ohh..." "Unh." "Macy, are you OK?" "Uh-huh." "Stay here." "Leave this to me!" "OK." "[Sighs]" "Unh!" "Yaah!" "Oh!" "[Panting]" "Go, Bayleef!" "Bayleef!" "OK, Bayleef, use vine whip to help Pikachu and Vulpix now!" "Bay!" "Huh?" "Pika!" "Aah!" "Bay!" "Pika!" "Bayleef, vine whip again and send 'em flying!" "Bay!" "Aaah!" "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!" "Ash!" "Vulpix!" "Good job!" "Are you OK?" "l'm fine!" "My sweet little Vulpix." "Vul!" "ASH:" "Pikachu!" "Are you OK, little buddy?" "Yeah!" "That was great stuff, Bayleef!" "Bayleef!" "So brave and courageous, and so caring!" "misty:" "Huh?" "You totally risked your life for me, Ash." "How can I ever thank you?" "Huh?" "Ash, I owe you my life!" "I just love the quietly heroic and passionate type." "Say, how about some lunch?" "But--but..." "Excuse me!" "Ash is booked!" "Oh, really?" "Who says?" "I say so, Miss Pigtails!" "And I'm the famous water Pokémon trainer... from Cerulean City!" "Misty is the name!" "Misty." "And you say that you train water Pokémon full time?" "What of it?" "!" "Oh, nothing." "And what's wrong with water Pokémon?" "Hey, what's right with them?" "Give me the heat and the passion of a fire Pokémon any day!" "By the way, are you Ash's girlfriend or what?" "No, l--l'm his coach!" "Then I would thank you... to stay out of his personal business!" "You see, Ash and I have to talk about our future together." "Say what?" "What future?" "Don't we, Ash?" "Huh?" "Ash?" "Huh?" "MACY:" "Ash, come back!" "I gotta go get ready for the battle... so see you later!" "Ha ha!" "Bye!" "Hey, Ash!" "If I win, you get to take me out on a date, OK?" "misty:" "Hmmph!" "OAK:" "Ash, I've sent back all the Pokémon.... that you've entrusted to me." "That's great." "Thank you!" "OAK:" "No problem." "Good luck!" "Nurse Joy, would you watch my Pokémon, please?" "Sure. I'll take care of them." "Nurse Joy!" "Better yet... why don't you take care of me instead?" "Huh?" "Even better..." "Why don't I take care of you instead?" "Hey!" "While I'm here... I can decide which Pokémon I'm gonna use!" "Wait!" "You shouldn't rush these things!" "He's right!" "You've gotta analyze... the data on your opponent first!" "Uh, oh, that's right." "BROCK:" "See that?" "Practically all of Macy's Pokémon are fire type." "Well, she said she loves fire Pokémon." "Fine!" "You'll just have to use all water type... then you can show her how great water types are!" "Yeah, but the only water types I have... are Totodile and Kingler, Misty." "Perfect!" "Then that's what you'll use!" "You'll just need to decide on the last Pokémon." "Hmm." "Hey, what about this one, Ash?" "Pika?" "Uh..." "Oh." "Hmm." "OK!" "All of your Pokémon have been entered... and you're now ready to go, Ash!" "All right!" "I can't wait!" "Pika pika!" "jessie:" "That's right!" "Come one, come all!" "I've got the official Silver Conference... limited edition badges." "Get 'em while they're hot!" "Ooh, give me one!" "Give me one!" "Here you go!" "Thank you!" "I need more front and center, so step on it!" "Okey-dokey!" "Heh!" "Who would've thought we could make money... painting these old bottle caps?" "For your information... this priceless bottle cap booty comes from my years... as a brilliant bottle cap collector, so there!" "Wobbuffet!" "Go, Kingler!" "[Shouts] lt's been a long time, Kingler." "[Mutters]" "So what do you say we go warm up for the match, huh?" "King!" "King!" "Oh, no!" "Huh?" "Someone help me!" "Now, Kingler, grab them!" "King!" "Voltorb." "Voltorb." "Aah!" "Kingler!" "Pika!" "King..." "Nurse Joy, my Kingler is..." "Your Kingler will be just fine... but I'm afraid there'll be no battling today." "Uh, that's just great." "Now what am I gonna do?" "I guess you're going to have to make do with Totodile, Ash." "It's your only water Pokémon." "Huh?" "Toge?" "Hello, Ash!" "Hello, Misty and Brock!" "ALL:" "Officer Jenny?" "!" "[Tires screech]" "Squirtle!" "Squirtle squirtle!" "is that Squirtle?" "It is!" "I can't believe it!" "Hey there, buddy!" "How have you been?" "Squirtle squirtle!" "Pikachu!" "But how on earth did Ash's Squirtle get here?" "JENNY:" "When Squirtle saw Ash running... at the opening ceremonies, there was just no stopping it!" "Every time I see your face, there's just no stopping me!" "What?" "Enough!" "misty:" "Love is blind, but you're annoying." "ASH:" "This is great, but what about... all its firefighting work with the Squirtle Squad?" "The Squirtle Squad has grown so much... they said that your Squirtle could take a little time off, Ash." "The perfect time, too." "Hey, Ash, you could hurry and change your entry!" "Yeah!" "Squirtle, that OK?" "Squirt squirtle squirt!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Welcome to the B Stadium... where the first semi-final match of the H Division... is about to begin!" "The athlete making the first move will now be decided." "And the first move will be Macy from Mahogany Town... with Ash from Pallet Town making the last!" "Heads up, Ash!" "I'm not going easy!" "And neither am I!" "Let the match begin!" "Now, Slugma, I choose you!" "Slugma." "I knew that she'd be using a fire type." "And that's just fine with me." "Totodile, I choose you!" "Toto toto toto dile!" "ANNOUNCER:" "The battle will be between Macy's Slugma... and Ash's Totodile!" "Now, Slugma, flame thrower!" "Slugma!" "Totodile, dodge it and use watergun!" "Totodile!" "Slugma, double team!" "Slugma!" "Slugma!" "Oh, no!" "I've got tons of defenses for water attacks!" "Flame thrower, Slugma!" "Slugma!" "Dile!" "OK, Totodile, hang tough!" "Toto!" "Now, Slugma, use double team once more!" "Slugma!" "Slugma!" "Keep up the watergun, Totodile!" "Toto toto toto!" "ANNOUNCER:" "And Totodile's watergun... beats Slugma's double team attack!" "Awesome!" "That sure hit the mark." "Oh, well." "OK, Slugma, return!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Macy's Slugma is done for the day!" "Who's that Pokémon?" "It's Skiploom!" "Ploom!" "Electabuzz, I choose you!" "Electabuzz!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Electabuzz substitutes for Slugma!" "You thought my Pokémon were all fire types, didn't you, Ash?" "Return, Totodile!" "Phanpy, I choose you!" "Phanpy phan!" "And now Ash has substituted Phanpy for his Totodile!" "A Phanpy?" "Looks like you made a really great call, Brock." "Yeah." "When I saw Macy had an Electabuzz... I knew she'd use it against any water Pokémon." "misty:" "But since Phanpy is a ground type... it has a huge advantage over any electric type!" "Ooh!" "Electabuzz, thunderbolt!" "Electabuzz!" "Phanpy!" "Phan phan!" "ANNOUNCER:" "No surprise here!" "That electric attack had zero effect!" "No good!" "Electabuzz, return!" "Go, Slugma!" "Slugma!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Macy has substituted Slugma back in for Electabuzz!" "Phanpy, earthquake!" "Phanpy!" "Slugma!" "All right, Phanpy, use rollout attack!" "Phanpy!" "Slugma!" "ANNOUNCER:" "And Phanpy's rollout hits with a vengeance!" "Slugma, don't give in!" "Use flamethrower!" "Slugma!" "Phanpy!" "Defense curl!" "Phanpy!" "Phan!" "Now, Slugma, use body slam!" "Ma!" "Slugma!" "OK, Phanpy, dodge it!" "Earthquake!" "Phan!" "Slugma!" "Slugma?" "Phanpy!" "Slugma!" "This is bad!" "Now, Ash, go for it!" "Phanpy, take down!" "Phanpy phanpy phanpy phanpy phan!" "Slugma!" "Slugma, no!" "Slugma!" "Slugma is unable to battle!" "Phanpy wins!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Phanpy's take down dealt Slugma the final blow!" "Phanpy, that was awesome!" "Phanpy!" "Slugma, you gave it your very best shot." "Now, looks like this is a job for you, Quilava!" "I choose you!" "Quilava!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Macy has chosen Quilava as her third Pokémon!" "All right, Quilava, let's go!" "Quilava!" "It's another fire type!" "Ash will have the advantage with a ground or a water type!" "You're right!" "This battle should be a piece of cake for Ash!" "Pika!" "Now, Phanpy, use rollout!" "Phanpy!" "Phanpy!" "Quilava, use flame wheel!" "Quilava!" "Quilava!" "Quilava!" "Phanpy!" "What?" "!" "Are you impressed?" "That's some real power!" "Quilava, quick attack!" "Quilava!" "Quilava!" "Quilava!" "Phanpy!" "ANNOUNCER:" "That Quilava sure packs a fiery punch!" "Oh, no, you don't!" "Now, Phanpy, take down!" "Phanpy phan!" "Hey, Ash, your mistake!" "Quilava, use flame wheel now!" "Quilava!" "Quilava!" "Phanpy phanpy!" "Phanpy!" "Phan...py!" "Phanpy is unable to battle." "Quilava's the winner!" "Folks, Phanpy was defeated by Quilava's flame wheel!" "What?" "!" "No way!" "That should've been a real easy win, right?" "Pika." "Toge?" "Whoa." "Quilava's tough." "ANNOUNCER:" "So now each trainer has two Pokémon left!" "All right." "Totodile, I choose you!" "Toto toto toto!" "MACY:" "Quilava, return!" "Now, let's show Ash how we fight the fight!" "Electabuzz, let's go!" "Electabuzz!" "ANNOUNCER:" "And Macy substitutes in her Electabuzz!" "Both of Ash's Pokémon are water types... and they're totally weak against fire type!" "The rest of this battle's gonna be tough." "Totodile, watergun now!" "Toto!" "Electabuzz, light screen now!" "Electabuzz!" "Go, Totodile, head butt!" "Dile!" "Electabuzz, use thunderpunch!" "Buzz!" "Dile!" "Pika?" "Totodile, no!" "Toto...dile!" "Totodile is unable to battle!" "Electabuzz wins!" "All right, Electabuzz!" "Buzz!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Totodile was taken out in one attack!" "Sorry I blew it, Totodile." "I guess my strategy was off." "OK, Squirtle, it's just you and me now!" "I choose you!" "Squirtle!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Ash's last Pokémon will be Squirtle!" "Time for a victory!" "Electabuzz, thunderbolt!" "Electabuzz!" "Squirtle, watergun!" "Buzz!" "What happened?" "ANNOUNCER:" "Talk about lightning fast!" "Electabuzz may have launched the first attack... but Squirtle's watergun hit first!" "Just wait till they see some of the stuff..." "Squirtle's been working on with the rest of the Squirtle Squad." "OK, Electabuzz, thunderpunch!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Now, Squirtle, move back and use watergun!" "Squirt!" "Electabuzz, iron tail!" "Electabuzz!" "Squirt!" "Buzz!" "Look out!" "What was that?" "!" "And now, iron tail, again!" "Electabuzz!" "Squirtle!" "ANNOUNCER:" "That powerful iron tail attack is doing the job!" "Squirtle, hang on!" "Let's wrap this up!" "Thunderpunch, now!" "Buzz!" "Squirtle, listen!" "Watergun!" "Squirtle!" "[Sputtering]" "ANNOUNCER:" "Unbelievable!" "Squirtle scored a huge direct hit even in mid-air!" "That's not all!" "That attack hit in almost the same spot... as Squirtle's first watergun attack!" "Looks to me like all that firefighting... turned Squirtle into a super battler!" "Pika!" "Toge pree!" "Yeah, that's it, Squirtle!" "Show 'em what you got!" "Oh, yeah?" "We'll show you!" "Give 'em thunderbolt at full power!" "Electabuzz!" "Dodge it!" "Use skull bash!" "Squirt!" "Squirtle!" "Buzz!" "Electabuzz, no!" "Electa..." "Electabuzz is unable to battle." "Squirtle wins!" "ANNOUNCER:" "That's it for Electabuzz!" "Now Macy has only one Pokémon left!" "Electabuzz, you were really, really great... but this is not over yet!" "Quilava, I choose you!" "Quilava!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Both trainers are down to their last Pokémon." "This is it!" "Now, Squirtle, use watergun!" "Squirt!" "Quilava, flame thrower, go!" "Quilava!" "My Quilava knows how to face water types, too!" "Quilava, now use swift!" "Quilava!" "Now, Squirtle, use bubble attack!" "Squirtle!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Those two attacks were so powerful... they actually exploded on contact!" "Oh, no!" "Now I can't see anything!" "Watergun!" "Huh?" "Lava!" "No, it can't be!" "Squirtle!" "Squirtle's been fighting those fires for so long... it can see even through thick smoke!" "Squirtle, bubble attack!" "Squirtle!" "Quilava, quick attack!" "Quilava!" "Squirtle!" "Squir-ir-irtle!" "Squirt squirt!" "Squirtle!" "ANNOUNCER:" "What's this?" "It appears Squirtle... has fallen on its back and can't get up!" "This is bad!" "Squirtle!" "Pika pika!" "All right, then, Quilava, use your flame wheel!" "Quilava!" "Lava!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Ladies and gentlemen... if Squirtle doesn't get up soon, this could be over!" "Quick, Squirtle!" "Use hydropump!" "Squi-ir-ir-irtle!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Incredible!" "That hydropump just transformed Squirtle..." "into a spinning projectile!" "Quil!" "Quilava!" "Qui..." "lava." "Quilava is unable to battle." "Squirtle's the winner!" "ANNOUNCER:" "And the victor is Ash from Pallet Town!" "We did it, Squirtle!" "Squirt squirtle!" "ANNOUNCER:" "So Ash has taken control of the first battle... in the H Division of the semi-finals!" "Great work, Quilava." "You take a long rest now." "Squirtle, that was a great battle!" "Yeah, you were amazing!" "Pika pika!" "Squirt squirtle." "Hey, Ash!" "Hmm?" "Thanks for a great battle." "I haven't been that fired up for awhile." "Very impressive!" "Every bit the man that I thought you were!" "Mm-hmm!" "Huh?" "Ha ha!" "I should thank you." "You know why?" "Because you got me and Squirtle back together." "Squirtle, you're the best!" "Squirtle squirt!" "Yeah, that's it!" "We sold all of those badges!" "I always say, long hours, and a can-do attitude works!" "Now, why don't we take the fruits of our labor and celebrate..." "Stop!" "Huh?" "Since those were my precious bottle caps... I say we don't stop... until we've doubled or tripled our take, see?" "Hey, no argument here." "When you're hot, you're hot." "With that kind of burning ambition... we'll be rich in no time!" "It's onward and upward to the mountaintop of money!" "Right!" "Wobbuffet!" "I'm on a Master Quest" "Pokémon" "misty:" "So the first match earned Ash three points, right?" "BROCK:" "Yep." "Depending on your other opponents... you might move through the semi-finals... even if your next match is a draw!" "Well, no need to worry about that... 'cause I'm gonna win the next one, too!" "Right?" "Pika!" "Oh, Ash!" "Huh?" "Macy!" "Hey, Ash, check this out, OK?" "Mag." "Magcargo?" "Pika?" "You see, my Slugma evolved in our battle!" "That means this little cutie-pie will always remind me of what... you and I shared together!" "Isn't that wonderful?" "I don't want to let you down, Ash... but I'll have to postpone our date." "If I win the next match... I might have a chance to move on!" "So you see, Ash, I'm off to do more training!" "Look out, world, here I come!" "Take care, sweetie!" "I'll see you later!" "Amazing." "What's with that girl?" "Toge?" "Look out for me, too!" "I'll keep training and win all my battles!" "Pikachu!" "NARRATOR:" "Having won his first match in the semi-finals..." "Ash is fueled by the desire to win his next battle... and every battle after that!" "No time to question my moves I stick to the path that I choose" "Me and my friends are gonna do it right" "To be a master is my dream" "All I've got to do is believe I believe I'm on a Master Quest" "Master Quest I want the whole world to see I believe I'm gonna be the very best" "'Cause all I've gotta do is believe in me" "Pokémon"