15x01 - Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!

[bunniefuu]

Finally! The Nimbasa City Gym!


I can't wait to win a Gym badge!


[EXCITED]


- So this is the Nimbasa Gym. - Yeah.


- Look out. Look out. Look out. - Huh?


Look out. Look out. Look out!


[screams]


- Whoa, whoa, whoa.. - What in the world?


Will you watch where you're going?


[AGREEMENT]


- Well, if it isn't Ash. - Bianca?


[SURPRISED]


♪ A new adventure another day


♪ One more challenge that comes our way ♪


♪ It's up to me and you


♪ We know what we've got to do


♪ We are together now friends forever now ♪


♪ Whatever comes our way we won't run away ♪


♪ Standing tall


♪ One for all


♪ It's our destiny


♪ Pokémon ♪


ASH "Enter Elesa,


Electrifying Gym Leader!"


NARRATOR Arriving at the Nimbasa


City Gym for Ash's fourth Unova Gym badge challenge


our heroes have run into Bianca again.


You see, I came to Nimbasa City to have a Gym battle.


Yeah? Well, that's exactly what I'm gonna do here.


Me first.


For your information, I made an appointment.


Hey, I got to the Gym first.


Just relax.


I suggest you leave it up to the Gym Leader.


So who's the Nimbasa City Gym Leader anyway?


Her name? That's easy. It's Elesa.


The supermodel everyone's crazy about!


Elesa. She's gorgeous.


BIANCA She's a supermodel


and Gym Leader wrapped into one superstar.


Whoa.


Okay, come on.


Huh? It won't open.


- Look, it's a note. - Huh?


CILAN '"I regret I'll be away


for the Fashion Show."'


I was just reading something about that.


Here it is. It's close by.


Oh, let's go.


It's a chance to see Elesa's very own fashion show!


Wow!


Well, what about you?


Without a Gym Leader, I guess I'm stuck.


I know. Why don't we go too?


- Huh? - Huh?


CILAN 'Learning about a Gym Leader'


'before you battle, might be a good thing.'


Yeah, you're right.


WOMAN # 'Alright, next up,


we have a supermodel'


'who's at the cutting edge of Unova fashion'


'as well as the Nimbasa City Gym Leader.'


'Elesa!'


[cheering]


BIANCA Incredible!


- She's so elegant. - Mm-hmm.


[cheering]


- Awesome. - Yeah!


[EXCITED]


- Huh? I'm tingling all over. - Huh?


[SHOCKED]/[SURPRISED]


A Pikachu! Never seen one up close!


Wow, you shine like the sun. Is this your Pikachu?


Yeah. My name's Ash.


Hi. I'm Iris.


And my name's Cilan.


My name's Bianca.


See, I went to the Nimbasa City Gym, but it was locked.


I'm here to challenge you to a battle.


So then you're both challengers.


Alright, I'll meet you all at the Gym after the fashion show.


- Great. - Great.


ASH Huh? What's that?


I would imagine we ride this to get to the b*ttlefield.


Right, we do. I read about it in the guidebook.


Yeah!


[screams]


'It's the ultimate Electric-type Gym.'


BIANCA Beautiful!


[screaming]


[RELIEVED]


That was so much fun!


Welcome to the Nimbasa City Gym.


- This is so awesome. - Yeah.


Ash, I'm very sorry I startled you earlier.


ASH Forget it.


Seeing your Pikachu put me in a state of shock.


So, you're the Bianca with the appointment, right?


Right. To challenge you to a battle.


Ugh! Why didn't I make an appointment?
[ … ]


ELESA First things first.


Bianca, there's someone waiting to see you.


- Huh? - Alright.


Well, hi, Bianca dear, how have you been?


- Daddy? - Hold on.


- That's your dad? - I think so.


Why did you come to Nimbasa City?


I came to bring you home.


BIANCA Bring me home?


I know I initially gave you


permission to go on your journey


but I think I may have been too hasty.


So, it's time to come home.


'Let's go.'


Huh? I'm staying right here.


Daddy, you know my dream is to make it


into the Unova League.


I'm not telling you to give up on your dream.


I'm staying here! I wanna stay on my journey.


But, Bianca..


BIANCA And I'm going to do just that


with this Gym battle!


You must remember how young you were


when you set off on yourjourney.


[SURPRISED] Huh.


But that's why I'm so worried.


A journey can be a dangerous thing, you know?


I don't care. I'm not going to quit!


Say, Bianca.


Perhaps a good way to see how much you've grown


during your journey is by testing you with a Gym battle.


A battle here and now.


You did make an appointment, after all.


- Right! - So if you lose to Elesa


do you promise that you'll come home with me?


- Huh? - What do you say?


Alright. If I lose to Elesa, I'll quit.


Hold on. Think about what you're promising.


You're gonna battle a Gym Leader.


Yeah, what if you lose?


Well, then, I guess I just won't lose.


[chuckles]


The b*ttlefield's through that door.


[cheering] Elesa!


Elesa, good luck.


What's all this?


The Nimbasa City Gym arena.


A battle isn't just about battling, you know.


It's a way for Trainers to express themselves.


Let's make this reality.


WOMAN # The Nimbasa Gym Battle


is about to begin.


There are three Pokémon per side.


'The battle will be over when all three Pokémon '


'on either side are unable to continue.'


'Furthermore, only the challenger'


'will be allowed to make substitutions.'


Zebstrika, the bright light's on you.


[APPEARING]


Alright, Shelmet. Go!


[APPEARING]


- Who's that Pokémon? - It's a Shelmet.


She must have caught it recently.


- Hmm. - Hope it goes well.


POKEDEX Shelmet. The Snail Pokémon.


Shelmet can spit a sticky, poisonous acid when attacking


and it can defend itself by closing its shell.


- Begin. - Alright, Shelmet.


Acid, let's go!


[ACID MOVE]/[DODGING] [EXERTION]


- It's fast! - Of course.


Zebstrika's speed is dizzying, right?


Energy Ball.


[ENERGY BALL MOVE]


[DODGING]


Flame Charge!


[FLAME CHARGE MOVE]


[PAINED]


- Ah, Shelmet, no! - Double Kick!


[DOUBLE KICK MOVE]


[PAINED]


[DAZED]


- Oh, dear! - Shelmet's unable to battle.


Zebstrika wins it.


[crowd cheering]


- Oh, man! - What kind of battle is this?


Bianca's got to get a grip.


Or she'll have to go back home with her dad.


Alright, Shelmet, Return.


Your turn, Minccino. Go!


[APPEARING] Minccino's up.


I wonder how Minccino will deal with Zebstrika's speed.


Minccino, Double Slap.


[DOUBLE SLAP MOVE]


Now, use Swift.


[SWIFT MOVE] [EXERTION]


Use Flame Charge.


[FLAME CHARGE MOVE]


[WORRIED]


[PAINED]
[ … ]


Minccino. You okay?


[CONFIDENT]


Huh! Hyper Voice, go!


[HYPER VOICE MOVE]/[PAINED]


- Yeah, Bianca! - Great! Keep it up!


[EXCITED]


Flame Charge.


[FLAME CHARGE MOVE]/[SCARED]


- Huh. - Double Kick.


[DOUBLE KICK MOVE]/[PAINED]


Oh! Minccino!


Minccino is unable to battle.


So, Zebstrika's the winner.


Oh, no! And Bianca was doing great.


Elesa's just too strong.


One more chance. Uh..


Okay, Pignite. It's all yours!


[APPEARING]


I have to win this!


GROUP Who's that Pokémon?


GROUP It's Shelmet!


Let's go, Pignite. Use Flamethrower.


[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]/[DODGING]


Double Kick!


Quick, Pignite, dodge it. [DODGING]


Alright, Flame Charge.


[FLAME CHARGE MOVE]


[PAINED]


Now, Flamethrower! [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]


Use Flame Charge. [FLAME CHARGE MOVE]


[SHOCKED]/[EXERTION]


Double Kick! [DOUBLE KICK MOVE]


[DODGING]


Okay, use Heat Crash.


[HEAT CRASH MOVE]


[PAINED]/[ANGRY]


Your Pignite is very strong.


- Gives me a charge. - Pignite, Flamethrower.


[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]


Use Flame Charge!


[FLAME CHARGE MOVE]


[SCARED] [PAINED]


Time for the final act.


Zebstrika, use Wild Charge.


[WILD CHARGE MOVE]


[screams]


Uh.. Ah!


Huh?


[DAZED]


WOMAN # 'Pignite is unable to battle.'


Zebstrika is the winner. And that means


'Gym Leader Elesa wins the match.'


[crowd cheering]


So that means..


Bianca has to go back home with her father.


Guess so.


MAN # You battled well.


Huh? But we made a deal.


- Hold on, dad. - Huh?


I need to see how Shelmet's doing.


[APPEARING]


Oh, Shelmet, are you okay?


I've got just the thing.


This should help Shelmet feel a whole lot better.


[DRINKING]


Great. That'll do the trick.


Iris, thank you very much.


Sorry how things worked out.


- Me too. I'm speechless. - Ready to go, Bianca?


Mmm.


- Before you go.. - Huh?


Let's head to the Pokémon Center.


Zebstrika could use some tender loving care.


BIANCA 'Thanks, Nurse Joy.'


Sure. Everything will be fine.


- 'It's Break Time.' - Huh?


Since were all going to be waiting here for a bit


how about a bite?


- Huh? - Bite?


I'm so glad everyone's feeling better.


- Here you go. - Cilan, thanks.


It's delicious.


It sure is.


No matter how often I eat Cilan's cooking


I'm amazed by what an incredible chef he is.


These are the best sandwiches ever.


The secret is the potatoes and onions are sprinkled


with paprika and lightly sauteed.


'And for an extra kick, I add a little mustard.'


Makes me tingle. [chuckles]


Mmm. Mmm.


Alright, time to go.


But, dad, I.. You see..


- You promised, dear. - 'Yes, but..'


Ash, you've got to talk to Bianca's dad.


I feel sorry for her.


- Who, me? - Yes.


Excuse me, sir. Can I talk to you?


Bianca wants to continue on her journey.


So why don't you just let her do it?
[ … ]


Well, son.


I worry that she'll get into trouble


like she did back at the Pokémon Center


when all of her Pokémon were stolen.


'Maybe after she learns'


'how to exercise better judgment..'


It's not that I'm opposed to her going on a journey at all.


'Contact with Pokémon '


'is one of the ways a Trainer grows.'


'But Bianca has some growing to do first.'


My opinion is after Bianca settles down a bit


a new journey might be just the thing she needs.


ASH Yeah, I hear you.


Well, then..


- That's that. - Excuse me.


But you were going to convince him


and he convinced you.


I suggest you convince him with your specialty move.


Bianca's dad did say he went on a journey


when he was young, right?


My specialty move?


Oh, yeah! Hah! [EXCITED]/[AGREEMENT]


- Excuse me, sir? - Huh?


I challenge you to a Pokémon battle.


- Pokémon battle? - Right.


And if I win, I want you to let Bianca stay on her journey.


Well, then tell me what happens


if you should lose, young man.


- Huh? - 'Where are you from, Ash?'


Pallet Town, in the Kanto region.


Which means your journey has taken you far and wide.


Alright, I'll accept your challenge, if you promise me


you'll return back to Pallet Town if you lose.


- Ah! Go home? - Right.


If you're confident you can win, then no problem, right?


It's a deal. If I lose, I'll go back to Pallet Town.


[SHOCKED] Ash, you can't!


But if I win, Bianca can keep on with her journey.


Agreed. Let's shake on it, man to man.


Right.


- 'In that case..' - Huh?


I'll volunteer to be the judge.


Do you think Ash really wants to go through with all this?


CILAN Hmm..


[chuckles]


Ash, you've got a lot of courage


to challenge me to a Pokémon battle.


You see, Ash, when I was a young man


I was called the Red Meteor.


Darmanitan, my Red Flash, go!


[APPEARING]


Wow. Your dad has a different side to him, doesn't he?


Yeah. And that different side loves to battle.


[APPEARING]


Do you wanna battle too? [EXCITED]


Okay. You're on. [DETERMINED]


Alright. Battle begin.


Now, Darmanitan. Flame Thrower.


[FLAME THROWER MOVE]/[SCARED]


[laughs]


That's how it's done.


Oshawott, use Water g*n.


[AGREEMENT]/[WATER g*n MOVE]


[DODGING]


Now, Tackle. [TACKLE MOVE]


Intercept it with Fire Punch.


[FIRE PUNCH MOVE]/[PAINED]


Wow. Bianca's dad loves bold and spicy.


- Maybe too spicy. - Use Shell Blade.


[SHELL BLADE MOVE]/[DODGING]


Now, use Aqua Jet. [AQUA JET MOVE]


Use Fire Punch.


[PAINED]


- It worked! - Way to go, Ash.


Huh? Ash. Oh, dear.


Well, well. Your Oshawott's quite impressive.


But the stronger the opponent


the more my Red Flash rises to the challenge.


[ANGRY]


Use Fire Punch.


[DODGING]


[PAINED]


Now, use Flame Charge.


[FLAME CHARGE MOVE]


[PANICKING]


[PAINED]/[WEAK]


- Huh? - Please, Ash, stop already.


If you lose this battle


you're going to have to go back to Pallet Town.


I'll give up, I'll keep my promise to go back home


with dad like I said.


Bianca, we haven't lost.


Besides, this battle belongs to me.


- Oh, Ash, please. - Let me ask you something.


Why are you risking so much on having a battle for Bianca?


Ash, you're a total stranger.


It shouldn't matter to you either way


whether Bianca continues on her journey


or goes back home with me.


- Wrong! - Hmm?
[ … ]


The fact is, Bianca's my friend.


- Your friend? - 'Okay.'


'She doesn't travel with us everywhere'


'but we've met up with her a bunch of times'


'and she enters tournaments with us.'


We've camped out, all of us.


Right. Enjoying the night sky together.


Watching the twinkling stars together.


CILAN Eating together


from the same pot.


Drinking from the same waterfall.


CILAN And feeling the wind


blowing through our hair.


- You guys. - That's right.


Bianca's our good buddy and that's that.


[chuckles]


Alright, what do you say we finish this, Ash?


Now, Oshawott, use Aqua Jet.


Darmanitan, use Flare Blitz.


[FLARE BLITZ MOVE]/ [AQUA JET MOVE]


[PLEASED]


[DAZED]


- Uh! - Oshawott is unable to battle.


Darmanitan's the winner.


And the match goes to Bianca's father.


Red Flash Darmanitan, return.


Oshawott, return.


[groaning]


Since Ash lost, does he have to go back to Pallet Town?


Iris, stop!


[PANICKING]


[EXCITED]


- 'There's no need for that.' - Huh?


It is true that journeys are filled with danger


but after battling with Ash


I can remember the good times, too.


Ash, I truly want you to get


stronger and stronger on your journey.


Huh?


I wish the same for you as well.


And you will get stronger and stronger


with Ash and all of his friends.


Daddy, I will get stronger.


- That's my girl. - Daddy, you're the best!


That's wonderful, Bianca.


Yeah.


BIANCA 'Thank you all.


Oh! That's right.'


'I'm on my way to Desert Resort.'


Buh-bye. See you later.


- Later. - That was quick.


[gasps]


[panting]


Thank you, daddy.


[chuckles]


[laughs]


She's always like that.


Maybe you can see why I was worried.


Huh, is that Bianca's bag?


Ah!


Bianca!


Hold on. You forgot your bag!


[laughs]


So Bianca stays on her journey.


- Ash, too. - Yeah.


[SURPRISED]


Well, Ash, you did come for a battle.


I'll see you tomorrow at the Gym.


Right, and then I'm gonna get me


my next Gym badge!


[EXCITED]


NARRATOR So, Bianca's journey continues.


Thank to our heroes. And Ash?


The time for his Gym battle with Elesa is only


a good night's sleep away.


We'll soon find out which Pokémon and strategy


Ash will be using, as his journey continues.


[theme music]