21x30 - Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?

[bunniefuu]

[all panting]

[narrator] While Ash prepares
for his third grand trial,

everyone is wondering
what challenges he will face.

[panting]

Ahoy, Ash! Out there!
You can see Ula'ula Island!

[Ash pants]

-Ah!
-Pika!

[chuckles]

To establish a Pokémon League
for trainers

here in the Alola region to enter,
that is my goal. That is my dream!

Ah! A Pokémon League in Alola!

Hear that, buddy?
A Pokémon League here! Cool, huh?

-Pika!
-Poipole!

-We'll have a great time.
-[Kiawe] Mark my words!

We're going to win the Pokémon League,
no matter what!

-Mar!
-Turto!

-We're getting fired up!
-[Marowak and Turtonator growl]

Wow, they sure are.

I think they got inspired
by their Gym battle in Kanto.

Kiawe's not the only one getting fired up!

Pika! Pika!

Ash and Pikachu are excited too.

[both] No, I'm going to win!

How do they do that?

[Kukui] That's the spirit, you two!

This is the first time anyone has tried
to create a league in Alola

and that's why I'd like you all
to give me a helping hand!

I'll support you with my vast amount
of knowledge as a Pokédex.

Perfect! I'm counting on you all!

[boat's klaxon blares]

[Ash] Let's give the grand trial
on Ula'ula Island everything we've got!

-[Pikachu] Pika!
-[Pokémon trill and gibber]

♪ Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele
Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini ♪

♪ We've been preparing, sharing
Training, studying A to Z ♪

♪ Bonding, battling, laughing
Gettin' crazy, you and me ♪

♪ 'Cause it's coming soon ♪

♪ When we all meet our destiny
Under the Alolan moon ♪

♪ Pokémon! ♪

[Jessie] Bling, bling! [laughs]
Trouble! Look at me.

Mimikyu? Don't you just want to use
a Z-Move right this second?

[gibbers]

You do? You think so, too, right, Mimikyu?
Whoopie-doo!

You think she wants to use a Z-Move much?

-Wobbuffet.
-Mare.

Although I do wish we could use
a Dark-type Z-Move, too.

[Jessie] Or maybe this? This works.
This, too! And this! Oh, yeah!

[James] It looks to me like she wants
sole custody of our Z-Ring.

[Jessie] We're feeling fine, fine, fine!

-[Jessie] Huh?
-[gibbers]

Something wrong? [retches]

-[Jessie] The top Twerp!
-[Meowth] On the high seas!

[James] Surprisingly lacking
in the presence of other Twerps.

Wobbuffet!

[all groan]

-[Jessie] The Z-Ring.
-[Meowth] Mimikium Z.

-[James] And Darkinium Z!
-The Twerp's toast.

Wobbuffet!

-Reanie.
-[Mimikyu gibbers]

[evil laughter]

-[robot Jessie] That is Meowth for you.
-Most impressive.

We will catch Pikachu.

That is Meowth for you.

Wobbuffet!

[robot Meowth]
Current mission details decided.

-[robot Jessie] So brilliant, Meowth.
-[robot James] Most impressive.

-[robot Meowth] We will catch Pikachu.
-[robot Jessie] That is Meowth for you.

Wobbuffet!

[yawns] This feels like
a good time for a nap.

-[motorcycle approaching]
-Huh?

[Nanu] Huh!

Officer Nanu!
Good to see that you're out on patrol.

-[Oricorio trills]
-Uh, thank you.

-You are patrolling, right, Officer?
-Of course!

You're looking a bit sleepy.
Are you thinking of taking a nap?

A nap? Of course not!

I forgot something.

-[Jenny] Thanks for your service!
-[Nanu] Sure.

[cackles]

[meowing]

[groans]

[meowing]

All right, keep your Charms on.

[meowing]

It seems like all you do is eat.

[excited meowing]

Is it good? Now, where was I?

[phone rings]

[weary sigh]

Ula'ula Police Station.

-[Giovanni] It's been a while.
-Giovanni!

I simply wanted to hear a friendly voice
from the past.

Incredible.

To think you became
an island kahuna and a cop.

[Nanu] Mind your own business.

[Giovanni] But it makes sense somehow.

Tell me, what is The Blinding One?

I don't have the foggiest idea.
I've never heard of it before.

[Giovanni] I figured you'd say that.

I have my reasons for asking you
just the same.

-[Ash] Alola! Island Kahuna Nanu!
-Huh? I'm hanging up.

[Giovanni] Nanu...

-[Ash] Hello, Nanu?! Alola!
-Eh?

[groans]

Poipole! Poipole!

-[groans then whimpers]
-[gibbers]

-[meows aggressively]
-Huh?

-Poipole!
-Pika...

[gibbers]

[growling]

[growling and groaning]

-[Rotom] Are you all okay?
-[gibbering and yelling]

Poipole, who started this?

[all groaning]

[Ash and Pikachu groan]

[Nanu] You okay, kiddo?

You dirtied their Charms,
so what did you expect them all to do?

Wow, are you Nanu, the island kahuna?

-Who, me? Sorry, um...
-Pika!

Gee, that's weird.

But Professor Kukui said I'd find Nanu
at the Ula'ula Island Police Station.

Uh, you mean...
He's talking about my colleague.

He's out patrolling right now.
Who are you, kiddo?

I'm Ash and I'm from Pallet Town!

Right now, I live with Professor Kukui
on Melemele Island.

I'm here as part of the island challenge!

You sure have some unusual
Pokémon here with you,

between that Lycanroc and this one here.

-Yup, that Pokémon's name is Poipole.
-A Poipole?

[groans]

Oh, no! Sorry!
Hey, Poipole, you shouldn't do that!

[giggles]

-Say you're sorry.
-Poi?

[sobs]

[meowing]

-How can you be hungry already?
-[meowing]

All right, what am I going to do?
[chuckles]

Excuse me, kiddo. Is there any chance you
could hang around and play with the Meowth

-until Nanu gets back from patrol?
-[Ash] Huh?

All you do is play with them for
a little bit until they start to get tired

and then they'll just want
to take a nap anyway.

Sounds like fun! I'll do it!

[Torracat snoring]

[all meowing]

Couldn't you just play with your toys
instead of playing with me?

[Ash] Ow!

Hey!

[groans]

-Pikachu! Pika! Pika!
-[meows]

-Right, keep jumping! [giggles]
-[meowing]

-[trills]
-[meowing]

-[both grunt]
-Pika! Pika! Pika!

[Poipole gibbers]

[grunts and screams]

[laughs]

[groans]

[all] Who's that Pokémon?

[all] It's Oricorio!

[Oricorio] Ori! Ri!

[Torracat snores]

[all snoring]

-[Acerola] Alola!
-Huh?

Hi, Nanu, hi! Huh?

-[Ash] Uh, Alola!
-Well, Alola.

Nanu's not here.

Really? That's unusual.

The other police officer asked me
to watch the station.

Wait, the other police officer? Huh?

-[chuckles] He ran away again.
-Ran away?

There's only one police officer working
here at the station and his name is Nanu.

Ah! That's Nanu?
I'm not getting this at all!

-[Rotom gibbers]
-[both] Huh?

Does not compute! Does not compute!

I thought that a floating Mimikyu
was rare indeed,

so I took a few pictures of it!

But for some reason,
they keep turning out like this!

This is so frustratingly unscientific!

-[squeaks]
-Well, that's because Mimikins is a ghost.

-A ghost?
-[Rotom] Huh?

Don't you worry. I'll find Nanu for you.
He's a friend of mine.

-[Ash] Really?
-Mm-hm.

Nanu may not look like it...

but he's really kind.

Pi.

[Ash] Huh? You live in a library?

[Acerola] Work in a library.
I do a bunch of things

like organize the books,
read stories to little kids.

-You're sure are cute, Pikachu!
-Pikachu.

-Look over here!
-Pika!

Poipole! Poipole! Po! Po!

-Poipole!
-Pika! Pik!

What's up, Poipole?

Hey, you like books, don't you?

-[gibbers]
-Huh?

-Poipole.
-Oh.

Poi? Poi...

Oh, like it? This book is all about
the legend of The Blinding One.

Whoa, The Blinding One?

[Acerola] They say it's a Pokémon

that shines brighter
than anything else in the world.

[Ash] That's Solgaleo!

[Rotom] And Lunala!

[Acerola] A long, long time ago,
back when the Alola region was brand new,

it was a dark place with no light.

Then one day, three Legendary Pokémon
appeared in the sky above

and began showering their beautiful,
sparkling light down on Alola.

The light poured over Alola
for days and days.

And thanks to them,
the Alola region was transformed

into a beautiful world
full of shining light.

The people named the brightest-shining
Pokémon The Blinding One.

They say the grateful people passed down
its name from generation to generation.

As a matter of fact,
Nanu mentioned The Blinding One

might even be an Ultra Beast.

Did you say Ultra Beast?

I need to update my data immediately!

-[Jessie] Did you hear that?
-[James] I'm right here.

The Legendary Pokémon who's an Ultra
Beast! We're talking The Blinding One!

A Pokémon whose powers are beyond compare!

-We need to share.
-Right. With the boss!

-Of course! Of course!
-Wobbuffet!

[Rowlet munches and trills]

[both trill]

-Pika. Pika.
-[gibbers]

Pika! [giggles]

-[Ash] Ah!
-[grunts]

I'm going back to the station!
Nanu might be back there by now!

-Oh, now don't you worry.
-Huh?

-I've got something very important to him.
-Important?

Very!

Acerola, I know you took
my favorite toy again! Huh?

See? I told you not to worry.

Excuse me! I'd like to take
the grand trial for my island challenge!

Don't tell me, you spilled the beans,
didn't you?

-Can I, Nanu?
-[Lycanroc growls]

-Oh, Lycanroc. You're psyched too!
-[growls]

Go back to Melemele. It's too soon
for you to have a grand trial.

-Why is that? Huh?
-[Nanu] I can tell.

-I'm the island kahuna, after all.
-Yeah, but...

You just don't want to be bothered.

-It's not about being bothered!
-[both] Hm!

Stop staring at me! Both of you!

-Sure! Just give him a chance.
-A chance?

To see if Ash has what it takes
to pass the grand trial.

A pre-trial, you know?

Give me a chance with a pre-trial!
Won't you?

Hm?

-All right, all right, all righty!
-That's so nice of you!

Ha! Thanks very much! Awesome!

[snores]

All right, we will now begin the pre-trial
battle between Ash from Pallet Town

and Nanu,
the island kahuna of Ula'ula Island!

-Pika!
-Poipole!

Thanks for doing this!

[grunts]

Krookodile!

It's a Krookodile!

[Rotom] Krookodile. The Intimidation
Pokémon. A Ground and Dark type.

Krookodile can see the smallest prey
from miles away,

even in the midst of a sandstorm.

Krookodile!

[growls]

Excellent, Krookodile.
Your Intimidate Ability is working.

-Lycanroc, use Tackle!
-[growls]

[both growling]

-[Krookodile] Krooko!
-[grunts]

Excellent. Now make it angrier.

Krooko!

[growling]

-Ugh! You've got to calm down right now!
-[growling continues]

Lycanroc! Use Rock Throw!

[howls]

Krooko!

[all squeal]

Pikachu! Pika!

You saved us. Thank you.

-Yeah, thank you.
-Pika!

-Lycanroc, use Bite!
-[growls]

[groans]

Use Sand Tomb.

-Krooko!
-[groans]

Lycanroc!

Continue with Mud-Slap.

-[growls]
-[Lycanroc groans]

[Krookodile grunts then fires]

[groaning]

Krooko!

[pants then growls]

[groans]

Oh, no!

Calm down, Lycanroc, please!

[both growling]

[both grunting]

Lycanroc! Back off now!

[groans]

Well, well. It looks like
it's not listening to you, is it, kiddo?

[groans]

-[groans]
-[chuckles]

Take your time.
Don't move just yet, Krookodile.

Hm.

[growls]

Lycanroc, back off!

-Pika!
-Poipole!

[both growling]

[groans]

[growling]

Krookodile, use Counter!

[Krookodile growls]

[Lycanroc groaning]

[groans]

All right, use Crunch.

Krooko!

[Acerola] Lycanroc is unable to battle!
The island kahuna wins!

Oh. Lycanroc!

-Oh, Lycanroc, are you okay?
-Pika.

[groans]

[whimpers]

[sobs]

Told you, kiddo.
It's too soon to go for a grand trial.

Go back to Melemele.

[Ash] No, I won't!

No way.
We're going to stay right here and train!

And then, once we're stronger,
we're going to challenge you again!

Pika!

[sighs]

[Nanu] Do what you want.

[birds chirping and Murkrows cawing]

[Matori] The Blinding One? Ha!

Giovanni is already well aware
of that old news.

[all] Huh?

Wait until you find something new
and interesting

before you make the mistake
of wasting Giovanni's valuable time.

[grunts] Why, that arrogant little--

Catching the Twerp's Pikachu
would sure come in handy now!

I'd be lounging in the boss's lap
in no time!

[Jessie] Bob-cut glasses goon girl?
You've met your match!

-[robot James] Most impressive.
-[robot Meowth] We will catch Pikachu.

[munching]

[Ash] It bothers me, too.

[grunts]

[sighs] I tried.

We tried. I couldn't do a thing.
No matter what.

I'm sorry, Lycanroc.

I just... blew it.

-Acerola?
-Hmm?

Is there a place on Ula'ula Island
where I can train? That would be awesome.

To train?

I know! Why don't you meet Tapu Bulu?

Tapu Bulu?

That's Ula'ula's Island Guardian!
We met it once!

I'm sure Tapu Bulu will help you to train!
No doubt!

Yeah? You think?
Well, what do you say to that?

Huh? Hm? [grunts]

Hm. You need to eat a lot and power up!

Lycanroc!

[narrator] Ash has decided
to stay on Ula'ula Island

to train for Nanu's grand trial.

But will our hero be able to train
with Tapu Bulu?

We'll soon find out,
as the journey continues!