The episode is one my favorites, which drove me to translate all the words in it. I have done the work before the anime program started to be aired in foreign countries, so all the names of Pokemon and human characters are Japanese in the section.


Satoshi, Kasumi, Takeshi and Pikachu walk down on a hill in good spirits, and arrive at a precipice. On the edge, they look down to the sea.

Satoshi: (voice) Oh, spectacular! (in a screen) Really spectacular…

Kasumi: If you fall, you will die.

Takeshi: (A map in his hands) Hmm, the map tells that Yamabuki city is beyond the precipice. We are quite near, Satoshi.

Satoshi: I'm excited. I hope I'll be there so soon. You know, I'm going to the Yamabuki gym there and challenging the trainer to get the forth budge. Yippee! (Looking up) Oh, Are they butterflees?

A flock of butterflees, butterfly monsters, is seen over another edge of the precipice.

Kasumi: Oh, a large flock it is!

Takeshi: It is the season for love of butterflees.

Kasumi: Love?

Takeshi: Well, they see their partners, fly over the ocean, and lay eggs.

Kasumi: Fly over the ocean -

Takeshi: Yeah.

Kasumi: Oh, Romantic.

Satoshi: Well, my butterflee, too?

Takeshi: Yes. Let him join them, or he cannot leave offspring.

Satoshi: Oh, really?

Title: Bye-bye, Butterflee.

They are in a balloon, ready to take off.

Kasumi: I didn't know we could rent a balloon.

Takeshi: Didn't you? That tells many trainers use the service in the season every year. O.K, we're flying.

The balloon takes off, flying high.

Satoshi: Oh, fantastic!

They scan the sky for the flock of butterflees, reminded which direction they saw it. Pikachu finds it, and turns around suddenly. Pikachu: Chu, chu!

Kasumi: Oh, great! How many they are!

Dozens of butterflees fly in their sight, and they can see a couple here and there.

Kasumi: We can see some couples already made up.

Takeshi: Now, a good position. Let your Butterflee go, Satoshi.

Satoshi: Got it. Go, Butterflee!

Satoshi throws a monster ball. It brightens for a moment, and Butterflee appears from it.

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi: Butterflee, you join the flock and see a nice partner.

Kasumi: Good luck.

Butterflee: Flee, flee, flee.

Butterflee flies to join the flock of butterflees, looks at some female butterflees, and is flying back.

Satoshi: What is he doing?

Takeshi: Well, I'm afraid he doesn't seem to like anyone.

Kasumi: But what is the point of reference? I cannot identify them. Their features are quite similar.

Takeshi: How elegantly they fly, what beautiful markings they have in their wing - that's it, I guess.

Kasumi: Hmm. Oh!

Satoshi: Oh, what?

Kasumi: We can see dozens of balloons here and there.

Balloons shot white flash and butterflees show up from them.

Takeshi: Trainers took butterflees and let them meet perfect partners. One of institutions and customs in the season that is.

A cute girl is in a balloon.

Girl: I hope you will see a nice partner.

She throws a monster ball of a butterflee.

Girl:(chuckles.)

Takeshi blushes.

Kasumi: Aha, are you enamored with her, Takeshi.

Butterflee reaches them.

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi: Butterflee.

Takeshi: Butterflee! You -- You make the one - (Pointing out at the butterflee the girl released) the girl has - your partner. Hey, are you listening to me?

Butterflee: Flee?

Takeshi: I mean - I mean that if you are involved, your owners - and your friends will be also involved! You should --.

Kasumi give Takeshi a blow on the head.

Kasumi: They should love each other really. It is the only condition required.

Satoshi: Ah, anyway, you find your partner, or you can't leave offspring. Go again, OK?

Butterflee: Flee.

Kasumi: Good luck, Butterflee.

Butterflee: Flee.

Butterflee flies away.

Kasumi: Keep going, Butterflee. You know, your destiny is waiting for you.

Kasumi, Satoshi, Takeshi and Pikachu watch Butterflee stare about. A pink butterflee is a few yards before him. His heart pounds as he sees her.

Butterflee: Flee! Flee! Flee!

Kasumi: Oh, good! He sees one!

Takeshi: He seems to like the pink at one sight. I hope she'll respond to him.

Butterflee flies close to the pick butterflee, and starts to dance.

Butterflee: Flee, flee…

Satoshi: Hmm, what is he doing?

Takeshi: He dances a courtship dance, understand?

Satoshi: A courtship dance? What is it?

Takeshi: They tell some ones they're in love their feelings by dancing. Now, he says 'I love you. Will you marry me?' If she accepts his proposal, she will dance back.

Kasumi: Romantic!

Butterflee: Flee, flee…

The pink butterflee looks aside. Butterflee continues to dance. Ignoring Butterflee, the pink butterflee flies up. Butterflee follows her.

Satoshi: Oh?

Butterflee: (Dancing) Flee, flee…

Suddenly, the pink butterflee slaps his face with her wing.

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi, Kasumi, Takeshi: Oh, my god!

Pikachu: Pika!

Takeshi: Oh, no. That means that he was rejected.

Kasumi: Oh, why? I don't understand.

Butterflee: Flee.

His eyes wet, Butterflee leaves, away from the flock of butterflees.

Satoshi: Oh, Butterflee! Where are you going?

Butterflee ignores Satoshi.

Satoshi: Butterflee!

Takeshi: (Whispering) I understand he should be so shocked.

Pikachu: Pikachu.

They land at a forest, get off the balloon, and walk to seek for Butterflee.

Satoshi: Hey, Butterflee. Where are you?

Kasumi: Butterflee!

Pikachu: Pikachu!

Butterflee is found behind a tree. He seems to be disappointed, and looks down.

Satoshi: Butterflee!

They run to reach him.

Satoshi: Butterflee, are you all right?

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi: Hey, man, you make it so bad. Don't. It is not like you.

Takeshi: I understand his feeling very well. He was that completely rejected. He should have been so shocked. But, Butterflee, you don't have to afraid any more. I'll give you elementary lessons in love.

Kasumi: You know what you are speaking? He will be rejected so soon if he takes your lessons.

Pikachu (Addressing Butterflee): Pikachu.

Butterflee: Flee.

Pikachu: Pika, pika, chu. pikachu.

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi: (Taking his Pocket- Monster guide) I wonder the Pocket- Monster guide mentions what you have to do so that you are liked by female butterflee…

Kasumi: You shouldn't find such an article.

Butterflee: (Disappointed) Flee.

Satoshi: I know, Kasumi. But I can't understand why she doesn't like him. I, you know, brought him up with great care. He is perfect. (Turning to Butterflee) Oh, I hit on a good idea, Butterflee. Show her how nice you're. Your gale is great! I believe that. And you won many monsters with your numbness powder.

Kasumi: Yes, he's right. You must push and push when you are in love with someone.

Butterflee: Flee.

Kasumi: Attacking first is a toehold on love. You give her a critical blow. She totters. And you'll get a chance and win her.

Takeshi: Are you serious?

Kasumi: Sure. It is love.

Takeshi: Oh, I didn't know that.

Satoshi: Yes! Challenge again.

Takeshi: Hey, Butterflee.

Satoshi: What?

Takeshi: You'd better doll yourself up a bit.

Takeshi ties a yellow scarf around Butterflee's neck. Other friends surrounds him, smiling.

Butterflee: Flee.

Kasumi: Look great.

They are back in the balloon in the sky, looking for the pink butterflee.

Butterflee: Flee, flee.

Satoshi: Hmm, I cannot find the pink. Where has she gone?

Kasumi: I see you are so eager, Satoshi. Can I ask you why?

Satoshi: I brought him up, you know. She must like him. I decided to make her.

Kasumi: Strange, Satoshi. You got heated. You are a foster father of Butterflee and Butterflee are getting married.

Satoshi: Hey, I found her. (Looking at Butterflee) Butterflee, you be confident. Go!

Pikachu: Pika!

Butterflee: Flee.

Butterflee flies close to her and looks her in the face.

Satoshi: Butterflee, show her your gale attack.

Butterflee flies back a bit, and flutters his wings. A gale occurs. The pink butterflee lookes the other way.

Pink butterflee: Huh!

Satoshi: (Shrunken) Well, then, clashing! It'd help you winning her.

Butterflee flies, cutting the air, but the pink butterflee looks away.

Pink Butterflee: Huh!

Butterflee: (disappointed) Flee.

Satoshi: Oh, my god.

Pikachu: Pikachu.

Behind their balloon appears a helicopter. Musashi and Kojiro are in the cockpit.

Satoshi: Oh, what?

Musashi: (Through a speaker) If you require to know who we are --.

Kojiro: (Through a speaker)Listen to us, guys.

Musashi: (Through a speaker)To guard against the universal destruction.

Kojiro: (Through a speaker)To keep the universal peace

Musashi: (Through a speaker)We carry out an evil of love and truth.

Kojiro: (Through a speaker)We are the loving and charming villains.

Musashi: (Through a speaker) I'm Musashi.

Kojiro: (Through a speaker) And I'm Kojiro.

Musashi: (Through a speaker) We Rocket gang travel any stars in the Galaxy and --.

Kojiro: (Through a speaker)A white hall - a white future is waiting for us.

A long stick appears from the body of the helicopter and Nyase, a cat monster, was clinging to it.

Nyase: All right?

Musashi: We are getting the flock of butterflees.

The edge of the stick explodes, and transforms into a huge net.

Musashi: (Through a speaker) A large flock of butterflees we see!

Kojiro: (Through a speaker) Thank God! We can get them as many as we like.

Nyase: We won't overlook one.

Kasumi: Don't! Leave here right away, goddamn guys!

Kojiro: The lass, again. I wonder why she and her friends always follow us?

Musashi: Don't mind them. They don't put their oar in us today.

Nyase: Nyase!

Musashi, Kojiro: (Through a speaker) Get! Get! Get!

Nyase: Nya - !

Satoshi: (Shouting at the Rocket gang) Don't, goddamn you!

Takeshi: They are laying eggs.

Kasumi: They are in love in the season. Leave them.

Musashi: They lay eggs, larvae from them will became ours.

Kojiro: We are getting hundreds of sets of butterflee and larva.

Satoshi: Oh, hell. Goddamn evils!

Musashi, Kojiro: (Through a speaker) Get! Get! Get!

The helicopter, which is just beside Butterflee, speeds up and passes him.

Raged, Satoshi, Kasumi, Takeshi and Pikachu shout at the Rocket gang.

Musashi: We won't be able to get them any more.

Kojiro: What a nice season!

Satoshi: Speed up, can't you, Takeshi. We must stop them.

Takeshi: I'm trying to speed up. But we are in a balloon, and they are in a chopper.

The net catches butterflees one after another, and finally the pink butterflee is in it.

Kojiro: Hahaha… Get! Get!

Butterflee: (Addressing the pink butterflee) Flee!

Pink butterflee: (Shaking her head) Flee.

Butterflee clashes against the windshield of the helicopter.

Butterflee: Flee!

Satoshi: Great, Butterflee. Continue to clash against it!

Musashi: But we couldn't care less if you attack us that way.

Satoshi: numbness powder.

Butterflee: Flee!

Butterflee scatters numbness powder.

Kojiro: Hahaha. It doesn't work.

Satoshi: Shit. Well, then, I'll let Pigeon --.

Kasumi: Don't, Satoshi. Look at Butterflee. He is so eager to save the female butterflee.

Satoshi: Oh, you are right. (Looking at Butterflee) Butterflee…

All butterflees of the flock have been caught. The helicopter is leaving.

Musashi: Great! A large catch.

Nyase: We are leaving.

The helicopter turns. Butterflee flies back to escape the edges of the propellers.

Butterflee: Flee!

Musashi: (Through a speaker) Thank you for coming to the great show of the Rocket gang. We are coming back soon. Thank you.

Satoshi: Shit! Wait!

Butterflee follows the helicopter.

Butterflee: Flee!

Satoshi: Butterflee! (Turning to Takeshi) Takeshi, chase them.

Takeshi: Got it.

But when they come to a craggy place, they lose sight of the helicopter and Butterflee.

Kasumi: Where have they gone? We can't find them.

Satoshi: Shit!

Kasumi: But Butterflee seems deadly eager.

Takeshi: He seems to be entirely in love with the pink.

Satoshi: Butterflee, where are you?

Pikachu: Pika!

Satoshi: Butterflee!

Pikachu: Pika!

Kasumi: Butterflee!

Satoshi: Butterflee!

Butterflee: Flee, flee.

Exhausted, Butterflee flies toward them. Satoshi and friends delight their face.

Satoshi: Butterflee!

Butterflee: Flee, flee.

Satoshi: What, Butterflee?

Butterflee: (Looking back at a precipice) Flee, flee.

Satoshi: What?

Pikachu: Chu, chu.

Kasumi: You mean that the pink butterflee is over there?

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi: Got it. Lead us there, Butterflee.

The Rocket gang is in a warehouse, looking at butterflees they got in a cage.

Nyase: 88, 89, 90.

Musashi: Hmm, I'm satisfied. A large catch!

Kojiro: We have not ever executed a plan so smoothly, right?

Nyase: Yeah, right.

Musashi: We would success in case of need. It is the real ability of us.

Nyase: Yes. Well, If Boss is told that we have it - Oh, we have a great future.

A windowpane breaks behind them. Satoshi and his friends enter through it.

Nyase: What?

Musashi: Who are you?

Satoshi: If you require to know who we are --.

Kasumi: Listen to us, guys.

Takeshi: To guard against the universal destruction.

Satoshi, Kasumi ( in chorus) : To keep the universal peace.

Kojiro: Hey, you.

Musashi: What are you doing?

Nyase: Are you all right?

Satoshi: Sure.

Pikachu: Pikachu.

Kasumi: Butterflees are in love. Release them right away.

Takeshi: Understand?

Nyase: Shut up!

Musashi: (Taking a huge hammer) You will give up today.

Kojiro: Yeah. (Taking a huge wrench) You don't get in the way of us.

Satoshi: Go, Butterflee!

Butterflee rushes toward them, clashing against them.

Kasumi: (Throwing a monster ball) Go, my steady!

Starmy, a monster, appears from the ball.

Kasumi: Beat those guys, Starmy!

The Rocket gang dash and Starmy chases them. Butterflee flies to the cage which confines butterflees, including the pink one.

Butterflee: Flee, flee...

He clashes against the cage over and over. The pink butterflee watches him, her heart beating fast.

Nyase: Escaping doesn't do well. Something must be done.

Musashi: Say, it is plain enough. Ha -- !

Musashi swings a huge hammer to Starmy. Starmy is blown away and hit the wall.

Kasumi: (Hosing Starmy) Bear up, Starmy.

Starmy recovers. Butterflee finally breaks the cage and butterflees begin to fly away. Takeshi go to open the doors of the house.

Takeshi: Hurry! Go!

The Rocket gang swing nets around to catch them.

Butterflee pants at a corner of the house. Satoshi steps close to him.

Satoshi: Are you all right, Butterflee?

Pink butterflee: Flee, flee.

The pink butterflee is near by him. Kojiro dashes to her, a net in his hand. Raged, Butterflee clashes against Kojiro.

Pink butterflee: (Blushing) Flee.

The Rocket gang leave the house and take the helicopter.

Nyase: Don't let them escape.

The helicopter takes off. Satoshi and his friends run out of the warehouse.

Takeshi: Say, wait!

Satoshi: Shit!

The Rocket gang's helicopter is through a craggy place.

Nyase: We should get them once more.

They get on the balloon, and fly to the sky, looking for the Rocket gang's helicopter.

Kasumi: Hurry! Hurry!

Butterflee: Flee.

As they find it, it has a huge net under the body and a flock of butterflee is just before it.

Satoshi: Oh, I found them!

Kasumi: Look! The Rocket gang's chopper is just behind butterflees.

Satoshi: They are catching butterflees again. Hurry up, Takeshi!

Pikachu: (Turning to Butterflee) Pikachu.

Pikachu jumps down to the back of Butterflee.

Satoshi: What are you doing, Pikachu?

Pikachu: Pika!

Butterflee: Flee!

With Pikachu on the back, Butterflee flies away. He overtakes the helicopter, and hovers ahead of it.

Musashi: Hmm? What is he doing?

Pikachu and Butterflee are coming close.

Nyase: Well…

Pikachu jumps toward the helicopter.

Pikachu: Pika!

Pikachu touches to cling to the windshield of the helicopter.

Pikachu: Pi!

The Rocket gang crane their necks to observe Pikachu. He stares back, and grins at them.

Musashi, Kojiro, Nyase: Look so cute, but why?!

Pikachu's red pouches begin to discharge electricity.

Musashi, Kojiro, Nyase: Look so cute, but why?!

Pikachu's electricity splutters.

Musashi, Kojiro, Nyase: Look so cute, but why?!

Pikachu's electricity splutters.

Musashi, Kojiro, Nyase: Look so cute, but why?!

Pikachu's electric beam hits the helicopter. It explodes. Pikachu is blown away, but Butterflee catches him.

Pikachu: Pika.

The Rocket gang fall to a precipice.

Nyase: We should have succeeded. We almost did.

Musashi, Kojiro, Nyase: What an evil day!

Satoshi: Great!

Kasumi: I hope I shall see more of you.

Pikachu and Butterflee are back.

Satoshi: You have it, Pikachu. Great!

Pikachu: Pi, Pikachu.

The pink butterflee is under the eye of Butterflee.

Pink butterflee: Flee.

She blushes, and begins to dance. Butterflee's eyes get wet.

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi: What is it?

Takeshi: Great! She tells him that she decided to accept his proposal by dancing.

Satoshi: Really? Great, Butterflee!

Two butterflees dance for a while. When the evening comes, Butterflee, with his girlfriend, faces Satoshi and other friends. They all look lonely.

Satoshi: You are just leaving, Butterflee?

Butterflee: Flee.

Takeshi: You are flying over the ocean and leaving offspring.

Kasumi: I would miss you.

Satoshi looks down. Takeshi puts his hand on his shoulder.

Takeshi: Satoshi…

Satoshi: I understand what you are saying. Don't. (He approaches to the couple, and turns to the pink butterflee) He is really nice. I believe he is a perfect partner for you. Can I leave him entirely to you?

Pink butterflee: Flee, flee.

Kasumi: Be happy and have bouncing babies.

Takeshi: Hey, you'd better start now.

The pink butterflee flies up.

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi: Got it. I'll tell your friends that you are with such a nice girlfriend. Don't worry about anything.

Butterflee: Flee.

Pink butterflee: Flee, flee.

Satoshi: Say, she calls you. Go with her.

Butterflee: Flee.

Kasumi: Butterflee!

Takeshi: Good Luck!

Butterflee flies up, joining the pink butterflee in the sky. Pikachu steps ahead, his eyes full of tears, waving toward them.

Pikachu: Pikachu.

Nostalgia takes Satoshi, and he is reminded of memories which share with Butterflee.

Satoshi: (Looking down) Butterflee...

Kasumi: Butterflee will be gone, Satoshi.

Satoshi wipes tears off, and waves toward Butterflee.

Satoshi: Good by, Butterflee! Good-bye!

Butterflee: Flee.

Satoshi: Good-bye, Butterflee! By!

Two butterflees vanish to the orange sky soon.

Kasumi: They are gone…

Satoshi: Yeah.

Takeshi: Satoshi, we trainers bring monsters up, but cannot bear them.

Satoshi: I understand.

Pikachu jumps, clinging to Satoshi's shoulder.

Pikachu: Pikachu.

Kasumi: (Looking at the setting sun) Look. Beautiful.

Satoshi: Oh, great!

Copyright(c)1998 Shou Tsurugi All rights reserved.


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