15x21 - Climbing the Tower of Success!

[bunniefuu]

'Ha-ha-ha. Six badges. Count them.'


My battle with Skyla, awesome!


[PROUD]


Only a kid keeps bragging about


winning a battle when it's over.


Oh, come on, what's the big deal?


[gasps]


- What's that? - That's Mistralton Tower.


- It's big. - And it's tall.


Whoa! Ash!


[gasps] 'Steffan!'


Of course, but how did I know


you wouldn't pronounce my name right?


So are you here for a Gym battle like Ash?


Nope. I'm here for the Wishing Bell Festival.


Wishing Bell Festival?


[CURIOUS] It's held once a year.


It's so cool it's worth the wait.


And it's at Mistralton Tower!


♪ A new adventure another day


♪ One more challenge that comes our way ♪


♪ It's up to me and you


♪ You know what we've gotta 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 "CLIMBING THE TOWER OF SUCCESS!"


NARRATOR As Ash basks in the glow of his sixth


Unova Gym badge win, our heroes have reunited


with their old friend, Stephan.


So what's this Wishing Bell Festival


you're so psyched about?


You have to go through an obstacle course


then you climb to the top of Mistralton Tower


and the first one to the top's the winner!


Wow. Sounds like fun!


That's not all.


At the end of the festival, the winner has the honor


of ringing the Wishing Bell at the top of the tower.


Yeah? Ringing the bell is a big deal?


Right!


The story goes that anyone who gets to ring


the bell can have anything they wish for come true.


Any wish at all? [IMPRESSED]


That's too cool.


Hmm, well, it's hard to believe any wish can come true


by ringing a bell.


Lighten up! It's a festival, so just enjoy it.


[EMPHATIC]


What do you say we enter the festival too?


Yeah!


STEPHAN 'Here's the deal.'


'Trainers participate by pairing up'


'with their Pokémon.'


I'll pair up with Pikachu, of course.


[EXCITED] Ill go with Axew.


For me, it's my one and only Pansage!


[APPEARING]


[EXCITED]


I know who I'm using.


Sawk, you're up!


[APPEARING]


Wow! It's been a long time.


Sawk. The Karate Pokémon.


Sawk train high up in the mountains by punching


trees and rocks, and the sound can be heard from far away.


Hard training's made Sawk even stronger than before.


Which means you and your Pikachu don't stand a chance.


Yeah, we'll just see about that.


[CONFIDENT]


MILES 'Oh..'


I see you're entering as well.


ASH 'Miles!'


Hmm, wow, Miles is the man who's in charge


of the entire festival. So you know him?


Yeah. Miles used to be the Gym Leader of the Mistralton Gym.


The current Gym Leader


Skyla, happens to be his granddaughter.


Whoa!


Ash, with you and your friends participating


this year's festival should be very interesting.


CILAN/IRIS/ASH/STEPHAN Yeah!


Now, allow me to explain the Wishing Bell Festival rules.


All participants will have to overcome


a series of obstacles along the way.


And then, in the final round


you will be making your way up Mistralton Tower.


The first to reach the top is the victor.


And the grand prize?


The winner has the honor of ringing the Wishing Bell!


- Yeah! Feel the burn! - Ouch, that's hot.


MILES The first event


is the true or false quiz.


If the answer is true, go to the circle.


If you think it's false, go to the X.



Question number one.


At the beginning of every Pokémon Trainer's journey


the new Trainer may choose their first Pokémon from among


the following three types.


Grass type, Fire type and Rock type.


Well, I'm afraid this quiz is a little too bland for my taste.


Of course, the answer is true. Duh.


CILAN/IRIS No, it's not.


Huh?


The answer is false.


The correct Pokémon types are


Grass type, Fire type and Water type.


Of course, no one would ever get that answer wrong.


Oh, yeah? You were about to.


Alright, question two.


A Casteliacone can only be purchased on Tuesdays.


Suddenly it's not so easy.


Let's see. If I remember..


We went for them in Castelia City.


But they were closed.


I think it's Wednesdays. I'm sure of it.


- How come? - 'Cause I can feel it.


ASH/IRIS Ah..


Hmm. That's not good enough.


A photographic memory is critical


to a good Connoisseur.


It's the gift of remembering ingredients


that allows us to make great recipes.


I remember the day I ate the Casteliacone.


Yes! It's like it was only yesterday.


And stored along with that memory is the day of the week.


- Get to the point already. - I ate it on Tuesday.


So, then it's true!


And the correct answer is true.


ASH/IRIS/STEPHAN We got it right!


Way to go, Cilan.


My evaluation time is always right.


And now for question number three.


Between Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy


which of these fair ladies is my favorite?


- That's not fair. - How are we supposed to know?


Cilan, what do you think?


Huh, we're comparing the no-nonsense approach


of Officer Jenny to the always-smiling Nurse Joy.


So which one would be the perfect match for Miles?


A Pokémon Connoisseur needs more data than that!


Listen up, you of little brains. I know the answer.


Who are you?


They call me Ricky, the Psychic.


Greetings. This is my partner, Elgyem.


[FRIENDLY]


Whoa. An Elgyem.


Elgyem. The Cerebral Pokémon.


Elgyem was first discovered when it emerged


from deep within the desert fifty years ago.


Wow. So you're a psychic?


RICKY 'Yes. I have the power of ESP.'


Huh? You can use ESP for real?


But of course.


And now I'll tell you who you are in a flash.


You are a...Pokémon Trainer.


ASH Hey, you're right.


How did you know that?


Oh, please. Everybody at the festival is a Pokémon Trainer.


You have just ten seconds left.


Ah. What do we do?


Leave it up to Ricky, that's what.


Hmph. No prob.


So, now, Ill simply use my ESP to read Miles' mind.


Working..


It's Officer Jenny.


It's the circle then.


Alright. Let's go.


The answer is..


[EXERTION]


Huh?


Officer Jenny?


A second ago, I was sure it was Nurse Joy


but all of a sudden I like Jenny more.


And that means circle wins!


[audience cheering]


Yes. You really are a psychic.


Sure are. Excellent. Nice work.


Hmm, that's what I told you, right?


Whatever. He was dealing with - odds.


If you ask my opinion, that was Elgyem's handiwork.


[SATISFIED]


Now everyone, our next event is the Scavenger Hunt.


Competitors need to find the requested items


and bring them to our staff members


'located at the goal line.'


'And you'll have five minutes to do it.'


'Alright, begin!'


[grunts]


I need a Thunderstone.


- Mine's a Super Rod. - Wonder Launcher.


- Mine's a Black Belt. - Mine's a Twisted Spoon.


Uh, excuse me. Anybody? Do you have a Thunderstone?


[URGENT]


Excuse me. I need a Super Rod.



Oh, yeah. Cilan's a Fishing Connoisseur.


Hey, Cilan? Do you have a Super Rod?


Well, this is the rod I use. Take a look.


A Fishing Connoisseur has to be very careful


about the rod he uses.


Mine is custom-made with special attention paid


to its weight and balance--


You'd think after all this time, I'd know better.


But, Sawk, I need you to lend me your Black Belt.


[ADAMANT]


I'll give it back. Now give it up!


Wait. Please, Sawk, come back!


I found a spoon without any problems.


Now all I have to do is use my psychic power to bend it.


Alright, Psychic Power, bend the spoon now.


Go, go, that's it.


Woo-hoo! And that's the way it's done.


Hey, people, please. Anybody got a Thunderstone?


Come on, anyone?


Hey. Need a Thunderstone? Borrow mine.


Wow, you mean it?


Sure thing.


No! You know what will happen if you touch that, Pikachu.


[SCARED]


No! Uh. Uh..


Yes. You didn't evolve.


One minute left to go.


Hey, thanks a lot.


I'll get it right back to you as soon as I can.


- Here's my Thunderstone. - Looks good.


See? I got my Super Rod.


My Wonder Launcher. Here.


- My Black Belt. - And here's my Twisted Spoon.


- I've got Max Repel. - And I have a Fire Gem.


Here's the Never-Melt-Ice.


MILES It's melting.


That's normal ice.


And time's up.


Now, our next event is very simple.


'Contestants and their Pokémon will have to row'


'these barrels to the finish line.'


The top five finishers will move on.


Alright, on your mark.


- Ah. - Ah.


We haven't even started yet.


First, find your balance.


Get set and go!


Pansage. You've got to paddle just like you're using Dig.


[DIG MOVE]


Excellent. Now quicken the tempo.


Faster, faster. More power.


Of course. Our Pokémon have to help out.


Pikachu. Push with your tail.


[EAGER]


Yeah. Way to go.


Axew. You use Dragon Rage on the water.


[DRAGON RAGE MOVE]


[laughing]


Ha ha ha. I imagine we've goofed off here long enough.


Ill use my psychic power to move the barrel.


Go, Psychic Power.


[EXERTION]


Huh? It's Ricky.


That's Elgyem's Psychic. Wow.


And goal.


At least we finished in second place. Pansage, nice work.


[EXHAUSTED]


Third place.


[EXHAUSTED] Hey. Where's Stephan?


ASH/CILAN Huh?


There's one more place left to win.


That's our place. Let's move!


[DETERMINED]


Hit it with Low Sweep!


Way to go, Steffan.


[EXCITED]


Our next event? It's the impression contest.


- Huh? - What's an impression contest?


[CONFUSED]


GROUP Who's that Pokémon?


It's Sawk.


So, just what do we have to do for this impression contest?


Written down on each of these cards are the names


of people and Pokémon that I'm certain you all know.


'Using these clothes and wigs you will impersonate'


the person or Pokémon on the card you draw.


If our judges approve, your impersonation will pass.


'You've got ten minutes. Begin.'


I got Alder and Bouffalant.


Professor Juniper and Darumaka?


Elesa and Emolga?


Hey, we got Nurse Joy and Audino.


Officer Jenny and Herdier. What do you know.


Alder. Remember him?


ALDER Well it helps to enjoy life too.


Ha-ha-ha.


Hey, this wig ought to work.


Want to be Bouffalant, Pikachu?


[AFFIRMATIVE]


If I'm Professor Juniper, I'll need a lab coat.



Axew, you'll have to be all red.


But I wonder why it's Darumaka.


Let's see, Elesa is the Gym Leader of Nimbasa City.


ELESA Thank you all for coming.


Now, prepare to watch me glow!


And you'll be Emolga, Pansage.


It's a tall order, but let's do our best.


[EAGER] Now, to start things off


it's Alder and Bouffalant.


Ha-ha-ha. Well, it helps to enjoy life too.


[laughing]


[SERIOUS]


- Pretty good. You pass. - We did it!


[EXCITED]


Next up, Professor Juniper and Darumaka.


Oh, my. Oh, my, oh, my.


[MERRY]


Impressive. You pass.


Alright, Axew.


MILES 'Next up, Nurse Joy and Audino.'


Hello, and welcome to the Pokémon Center.


[FRIENDLY]


Well, that's kind of disturbing


but you pass by a hair.


Yay!


Next is Officer Jenny and Herdier.


Now, how is that supposed to look like Officer Jenny?


Have no fear, sir. Psychic Power.


[EXERTION]


Huh? You're the spitting image of Officer Jenny and Herdier.


You pass.


IRIS Spitting image?


Next up, we have Elesa and Emolga.


Thank you all for coming. Now, prepare to watch me glow.


[JOYFUL]


- I'm sorry. - Huh?


Huh?


I thought they were pretty good.


Please, one more chance.


Maybe it should be more like this.


Thank you. Thank you all for coming.


Now, prepare to watch me glow!


[FLATTERED]


Fifteen seconds left.


So what was wrong this time?


[SHEEPISH] Hmm. Of course. Let's try this.


Prepare for a battle that glistens.


Prepare for a battle that glistens.


[EMOTIONAL]


That's it. Time's up.


Aah.. No, we failed.


Please, sir, can you tell us what we did wrong.


[laughing]


You see, I'm a big Elesa fan.


And that makes me the toughest of critics.


This whole thing smacks of massive unfairness.


[DEJECTED]


Alright, the next event is the Forest Race.


There are a great many types of Pokémon


who live here in the forest.


And they'll attack anyone who invades their territory.


'If you can manage to get past all of them'


'and through the forest, you pass.'


No problem.


However, only the top three finishers will pass. Be careful.


That means one team will drop out.


Well, it won't be us.


It won't be us either.


Alright, begin!


STEPHAN/ASH Yeah.


[SUSPICIOUS] Uh-oh. It's a Lampent.


[ATTACK]


See you later.


[CURIOUS] Hmm.


[ATTACK]


Sorry, but that won't work on a Psychic like me.


[EXERTION]


Yeah! When it comes to flying through the forest, I rule!


[EXHILARATED]


[SUSPICIOUS]


Oh, no! A Chandelure. [ATTACK]


[screaming]


I don't think this is a good time for a battle!


[WORRIED]


[SURPRISED]


[ATTACK]


Yay!


Yes! Were the first ones to make it through!


[TRIUMPHANT]


MILES 'Number one is Team Ricky.'


'Followed by Team Ash'


'and Team Steffan. Congratulations.'


STEPHAN 'Can't anyone pronounce


my name right?'


Hey, hold on. What happened to Iris?


CILAN 'Over here.'


[laughing]


We're going to win this for sure!


[THRILLED] What happened to her?


It appears Chandelure's Confuse Ray is forcing Iris



to see things that aren't really there.


That was horrible.


We've now arrived at the Wishing Bell Festival's


final event.


'Competitors will hold a Litwick-shaped candle'


and carry it to the top of Mistralton Tower


without letting it go out.


The first one there is the winner.


If your flame goes out, so do you.


To make things even more interesting


'there are several Pokémon in the tower'


who will try to extinguish your flame.


The trick is to hurry, but slowly and very carefully.


Hurry, slowly and carefully?


That's gonna be a tough one.


Hmph. It's tough for common folk.


But for a psychic powerhouse like me, it's a piece of cake.


I'll be waiting for you on the top floor.


- Iris and I are going up too. - Good luck, guys.


Now, on your marks


set, and go!


[panting]


Huh? Aah!


Look out, I'm taking the lead.


Not for long.


Look out, guys.


STEPHAN Frillish!


[ATTACK]


Huh? Aah.


My candle is staying lit.


[PLEASED]


It won't be long.


[panting]


This is tough, even for a brilliantly-gifted


psychic like me.


[ICE BEAM MOVE]


ASH 'Ice Beam.'


[screaming]


[EXERTION] Huh? Huh?


Now, why didn't I think of doing this from the start?


- Whoa!


[INTENT] Uh. Uh.


[INTENT]


ASH Just a little bit more.


IRIS/CILAN You can do it.


And now for the final obstacle.


[INTENT]


- They're using Gust. - Can't let my candle go out.


- Sawk, I need a hand. - No problem.


Just watch my psychic powers keep my candle from going out.


[LIGHT SCREEN MOVE]


- Huh? - Elgyem's using Light Screen.


Not good enough.


Light Screen isn't the best defense against those Pidove.


[AIR SLASH MOVE]


Please. Now it's Air Slash?


Huh! My candle. It went out.


So. We're now left with two teams.


Good luck, guys!


ASH/STEPHAN Let's do it!


[AIR SLASH MOVE]


[INTENT]


[INTENT]


- I'm gonna win this. - No. I will.


- Litwick. - Ah.


- It's all mine. - Ahh.


MILES 'And our big winner


is the team of Sherman and Sawk!'


Of course, Miles got my name completely wrong that time.


It's crazy. But who cares? We won!


[TRIUMPHANT]


[PLEASED] Huh? Hmm.


Hold on. That wasn't a candle, that was a real Litwick.


What do you know. [EXCITED]


Hmm. How did a Litwick sneak in here?


Well, I guess we can overlook the small stuff.


[JOYFUL]


Kudos to the winner.


- Now, time to ring the bell. - Right.


Here I go!


[bell ringing]


Way to go, Steffan.


Whatever your wish, may it come true.


Yeah, Steffan. So, what did you wish for?


For everyone to say my name the right way.


And also I made a wish to win the Clubsplosion.


The Clubsplosion?


[CURIOUS] Don't you know?


It's a big competition sponsored


by the Pokémon Battle Club.


Hosted by Don George.


NARRATOR And so, Stephan and Sawk


may have won the Wishing Bell Festival


but who will be the winners of Don George's


Clubsplosion Battle Tournament?


The answers to many questions are soon to come


as the journey continues.


[theme music]