15x43 - Battling Authority, Once Again!

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NARRATOR The Pokémon World Tournament


Junior Cup is off to a great start for our heroes.


Ash, Cilan, Iris, Dawn and Trip


have all won their first round battles.


We now rejoin the Junior Cup action


as the matchups for the eight remaining Trainers


scheduled to compete in Round Two


are being decided by a random shuffle.


♪ 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 "Battling Authority Once Again!"


[crowd cheering]


FREDDY Ladies and gentlemen


please turn your attention to the monitor


as we find out the Junior Cup


'second round matchups.'


'Our first battle will be Trip versus Manning.'


'Battle number two will be Horatio versus Cilan.'


'The third battle is Geraldo versus Ash.'


'And battle number four will be Dawn versus Iris.'


I'm battling you?


We were bound to battle each other if we kept winning


so may the best Trainer win the match.


Hmm. Looking forward to it.


[EXCITED] Miss Bighair better not


lose to anyone else but me


because this Dragon Buster never forgives.


So, you're going to root for Iris?


- Not on your life. - I sense a bitter taste.


'Remember, the winner of the Junior Cup'


will have the honor of battling Alder.


I'm so excited to see which Trainer


climbs to the top of the heap.


FREDDY 'Battle number one.'


'The pride of Nuvema Town with strategy and quick wins, Trip'


'versus Manning, a Pokémon battle world trailblazer.'


Alright, battle begin!


Serperior, let's go!


[APPEARING]


Out, Heatmor, now!


[APPEARING]


Oh, wow.


POKEDEX Heatmor, the Anteater Pokémon.


Heatmor has a blazing inner fire and uses


the hole in its tail to breathe.


Durant is its enemy.


So, Trip's battling another Fire-type.


Serperior's at quite a disadvantage


because it's a Grass-type.


It'll be very interesting to see how Trip


constructs his battle strategy.


Huh. Iris, what's wrong?


Oh, Ash, I was just thinking about Dragonite.


Yeah, I guess it kind of didn't listen to you


at all during the first round.


[AGREEMENT] Hmm.


What's wrong with you, Dragonite? Dodge it!


Now, you listen to me and dodge it.


Huh? What could it be thinking?


Hmm. Hm. I'll be outside.


Where are you going? Iris?


Listen, Dragonite, if you're going to be stubborn


and keep taking hits like you did in the first round


you won't be able to attack when you need to.


Don't you understand, I'm saying all this


because I'm worried about you?


[ANNOYED]


Just dodge when I tell you, okay?


[ANNOYED]


How do I get through to you?


[CURIOUS]


It looks like you're really struggling.


Huh? Cynthia.


[CURIOUS]


SolarBeam, let's go!


[SOLARBEAM MOVE]


[PAINED]


[DAZED]


REFEREE 'Heatmor is unable to battle!'


'Serperior wins. The victor is Trip!'


[crowd cheering] Just like Round One.


Right. Trip lowered his opponent's defense


using Leer and wrapped it up with SolarBeam.


Hmm?


Hmph.


- Hmm. - With that brilliant victory


'Trip moves to the semi-finals.'


'A well-structured battle indeed.'


'Now, moving on to the next match'


'it's Horatio versus Pokémon Connoisseur Cilan.'


[crowd cheering]


So, are you planning on cheering for Cilan?



It's like being torn between two desserts.


You know what?


You'd be a much better Connaisseuse


if you were more eloquent like Cilan.


Huh? Why you. Excusez moi?


Alright, battle begin!


Come out, Stunfisk, now! Let's go!


[APPEARING]


Cinccino, you're up.


[APPEARING]


POKEDEX Cinccino, the Scarf Pokémon


and the evolved form of Minccino.


Cinccino defends against its opponent's attacks


using its specially coated white fur.


Huh? [ANGRY]


Dragonite, stop that!


- It's alright. - Huh?


So, you're the famous Dragonite.


[ANGRY]


I guess you don't fully trust humans yet, do you?


[ANGRY]


I see, that doesn't mean you have to keep that guard


of yours up so high, you know.


[CONFUSED] 'People and Pokémon '


'must learn to exist together'


'and help each other.'


Fighting will only end up hurting you both.


[ANGRY] Now, calm down.


Things would be so much better


if you'd open up a bit and simply relax.


[ANNOYED]


Dragonite.


[thinking] Wow, Cynthia's so amazing.


Stunfisk, Sludge b*mb, go!


[SLUDGE b*mb MOVE]


[PANIC]/[PAINED]


REFEREE 'Cinccino is unable to battle.'


'Stunfisk wins. So the victor is Cilan!'


[crowd cheering] [HAPPY]


Such a light and refreshing battle.


Reminiscent of a summer breeze.


[HAPPY]


FREDDY A fantastic win for Cilan


which places him in the semi-finals.


Cilan and Stunfisk's teamwork was something to see.


So, where's that post-battle evaluation of yours?


I don't have one. It's only just the second round.


I don't wanna waste my genius.


Oh, please. I bet you're keeping your mouth shut


so I won't rant about your uber-boring


Connaisseuse vocabulary.


Hmm, if I'm forced to hear anymore of your acidic comments


I'll need to take an antacid.


There you go.


Speaking like the ditzy dope you are.


Why you, pipsqueak!


- That was an awesome win. - Thank you, Ash.


I just heard that you won.


Iris, guess you missed it.


Well, I kind of lost track of time.


Hey, that means you're up next, Ash.


Right. So, make sure you save a place for me in the semi-finals.


[CURIOUS]


[APPEARING]


Meloetta.


[HAPPY]


I hope you'll wanna cheer me on.


[AGREEMENT]


Boldore, I choose you!


[APPEARING]


Reuniclus, let's go!


[APPEARING]


Who's that Pokémon?


POKEDEX Reuniclus,


the Multiplying Pokémon


and the evolved form of Duosion.


Several Reuniclus can amplify their psychic powers


when they clasp hands and their brains form a network.


Boldore, Flash Cannon!


[FL*SH CANNON MOVE]


[SCARED]


Huh?


Hi, Cynthia.


Hmm?


You're Trip, aren't you?


Congratulations on making it through to the semi-final round.


Thanks.


But shouldn't you be watching the other Trainers compete?


It doesn't matter.


I've got a winning strategy for anyone I'm up against.


- Well, I'm impressed. - Basic stuff.


[chuckles] Bye. Good luck.


[thinking] You, too.


Because once I beat Alder, you're next.


Boldore, use Rock Blast!


[ROCK BLAST MOVE] [PAINED]/[DAZED]


REFEREE 'Reuniclus is unable to battle.'


'Boldore wins, so the victor is Ash!'


Boldore, you were great.


[THANKFUL] Awesome. Ash did it!



PIKACHU/AXEW/PIPLUP/MELOETTA [EXCITED]


FREDDY 'A brilliant victory.'


So, Ash will be moving on to the semi-final round.


Alright, Iris, we're finally up.


I'm ready.


'We've come to the last second round battle.'


'It's Dawn, a Pokémon Coordinator'


'versus Iris, an aspiring Dragon Master.'


'This promises to be a great battle, full of surprises.'


Hmm.


If Iris is serious about becoming a Dragon Master


she'd better make Dragonite listen to her this time.


As in cooking, the same ingredients


can produce different results.


Well, she had better use Dragonite and that's an order!


Dragonite, let's do this!


[APPEARING]


See? That's what a dragon master wannabe


is supposed to do.


Mamoswine, Spotlight.


[APPEARING]


Who's that Pokémon?


POKEDEX Mamoswine,


the Twin Tusk Pokémon.


Since the Ice Age, the Mamoswine population


has gotten smaller as the climate has warmed.


Its tusks are made from ice.


It's probably some oversized nincompoop Pokémon.


For a Pokémon Connaisseuse


your word selection sure is unappetizing.


Ugh! Big mouth!


Wow! Dawn's using Mamoswine.


It appears we have ourselves a power battle.


Okay, Mamoswine, let's put all of our contest experience


'to good use out here.'


[AGREEMENT] You do that.


And this aspiring Dragon Master


is going to take you head-on!


[EXCITED] [crowd cheering]


GROUP Who's that Pokémon?


GROUP It's Mamoswine.


MAMOSWINE [EXERTION]


Use Hidden Power!


[HIDDEN POWER MOVE]


Dragonite, dodge.


[ANNOYED]


[DODGING]


Wow! Dragonite dodged it this time.


PIKACHU/PIPLUP/AXEW [SURPRISED]


Alright. Dragonite actually listened to what I said.


Now use Ice Shard. [ICE SHARD MOVE]


No. Ice-type moves are super effective against Dragon-types.


Dodge it now!


[PLEASED]


[ICE SHARD MOVE]


[EXERTION]


Huh!


[CONFIDENT]


What's up with that Dragonite?


Everyone's got different tastes.


Come on. Why let yourself get hit with a move like that?


[ANNOYED]


Looks like we're in for a repeat of Round One.


[CONCERNED]


Strongly defiant. It won't back down.


AXEW/PIPLUP [ENCOURAGING]


Mamoswine, use Take Down!


[TAKE DOWN MOVE]


Dodge it, Dragonite! [ANGRY]


[EXERTION]


Stop it right now or you're going to


get directly hit with that move!


DRAGONITE/MAMOSWINE [EXERTION]


[all gasping]


FREDDY 'Unbelievable!'


'Dragonite stopped Mamoswine's Take Down in its tracks.'


DRAGONITE/MAMOSWINE [STRUGGLING]


Hold your position and use Ice Shard!


MAMOSWINE/DRAGONITE [STRUGGLING]


Dragonite, back away. [ICE SHARD MOVE]


[STRUGGLING]


[PAINED]/[ANGRY]


'Dragonite is being positively pummeled with'


'Mamoswine's Ice Shard at close range.'


'And that's gonna hurt.'


MAMOSWINE/DRAGONITE [STRUGGLING]


[ANGRY]/[EXERTION]


MAMOSWINE [EXERTION]


Oh, man.


What an incredible blend of technique and strength.


How could it have thrown that gigantic Mamoswine?


Mamoswine.


Stop that, it's great that you're so strong


but you need to start listening to me!


[thinking] What a fascinating Pokémon.


Don't worry, Mamoswine. We can win this.


[AGREEMENT]


Did you see that?


The powerful connection between Mamoswine


and its Trainer is so obvious. [ANNOYED]



Please. We won't be able to win


this unless we battle as a team.


Mamoswine, Take Down again!


[TAKE DOWN MOVE]


Dragonite, you have to dodge that.


[ANGRY]/[EXERTION]


[EXERTION]


[EXERTION]


[PAINED]


Dragonite.


Dragonite, be strong!


Wrap this up with one more shot. Ice Shard, let's go!


MAMOSWINE/DRAGONITE [ICE SHARD MOVE]/[ANGRY]


Let's counter that Ice-type move with a Fire-type move.


And that move is Flamethrower!


[ICE SHARD MOVE]


[EXERTION]


No! Enough already!


Oh, so what happened?


Dragonite isn't listening to her commands anymore.


It listened just once and that's all.


PIKACHU/AXEW/PIPLUP [WORRIED]


Alright, Mamoswine, let's finish this.


Use Ice Fang, now!


[ICE FANG MOVE]


[thinking] I want to counter it


with Flamethrower but Dragonite won't listen to me.


What am I gonna do?


[ANGRY]


[ICE FANG MOVE]


[EXERTION]


DRAGONITE/MAMOSWINE [STRUGGLING]


DRAGONITE [STRUGGLING]/[SURPRISE]


FREDDY 'Dragonite's arm is freezing up


from Mamoswine's Ice Fang.'


ALDER 'Now what?'


If this keeps up, you'll be frozen again.


[ANGRY]/[EXERTION] [SURPRISE]


- Huh! - It flew.


But how could it fly that fast?


Dragonite's up to something, but what?


[ANGRY]


[DRAGON RUSH MOVE]


- What's that move? - It's Dragon Rush.


'Dragonite's Dragon Rush explodes!'


REFEREE 'Mamoswine is unable to battle.'


'Dragonite wins. So the victor is Iris!'


[crowd cheering]


We won?


So, Iris managed to win after all.


You've got it all wrong, Burgundy.


Iris didn't win. Dragonite did.


PIPLUP [SAD]


Their battle sure had its fair share of problems.


Yeah, but Dragonite's strength is awesome.


PIKACHU/AXEW [AGREEMENT]


You were great, Mamoswine. Get a good rest.


Dragonite, when are you gonna listen to me?


- Congrats. You earned it. - Huh?


Mnh-mnh. We only won by a hair.


Good luck in the semi-finals.


I know it, Iris, you'll be great.


Ah, thank you, Dawn. Guess we'll see.


[laughs]


I was a nervous wreck out here. Do you have any idea..


They have a long way to go as a team.


But when Dragonite finally opens up


the two of them will be connected in a powerful way.


'Take a look up on the big screen'


'for the semi-final matchups.'


'The first battle will be Trip versus Cilan'


'and the second battle will pit Iris against Ash.'


You and me.


Remember the last time we battled in a tournament?


The final round of the Club Battle?


ASH Yeah, I also remember I lost.


But things are gonna be different this time.


[AGREEMENT]


Maybe. 'Cause I don't plan on losing.


[AGREEMENT]


'Okay, folks, let's jump right in'


with the first battle of the semi-finals.


'First, a Trainer proven to grab'


'the quickest victories, Trip.'


'Up against a class A class Pokémon Connoisseur, Cilan.'


'These two Trainers have crossed battle paths before.'


'At that time, Cilan was the victor.'


Well, that was then. What's important is now.


Mark my words, to call this battle interesting


would be an understatement.


[thinking] I don't think so.


It's gonna be a one-sided yawn of a battle.


I'll prove that power is everything.


Watch and learn.


[Cilan thinking] I'm sure Trip's


already planning ahead for his battle


against Alder after he wins this one.


But I'm using an ingredient he's not expecting.


Because this Striaton Gym leader


isn't about to let that happen.



Argh! I want revenge against Trip for beating me, d'accord?


Cilan won't let me down. At least he'd better not!


Alright, battle begin!


Hmph. Serperior, let's go!


[APPEARING]


Presenting my powerful Crustle. Let's go.


[APPEARING]


I knew you'd use Serperior


so I decided to skip the evaluation.


Allowing you to enjoy my velvety smooth battle strategy now.


Serperior, Leer!


[LEER MOVE] Down in your shell!


Use SolarBeam now!


[SOLARBEAM MOVE]


Your acerbic attacks will have zero effect


against Crustle's shell.


[SOLARBEAM MOVE]


[PAINED] Huh! What?


FREDDY 'Incredible power.'


Trip's pushing hard. [AGREEMENT]


Your simple, yet spicy attack


overpowered us momentarily.


But now, we'll deliver an even spicier attack.


Now. Use X-Scissor.


[X-SCISSOR MOVE]


Dodge it, quick. [DODGING]


FREDDY 'Serperior is fast!'


ALDER 'Obviously raised well.'


Quite the silky-smooth evasion.


So, it's time to offer up a greater challenge


by using Rock Slide!


[ROCK SLIDE MOVE]


Dodge it and use Frenzy Plant. [DODGING]


It dodged again. [AMAZED]


[FRENZY PLANT MOVE]


[PAINED]


'Crustle's been hit with Frenzy Plant'


'a powerful Grass-type move.'


REFEREE 'Crustle is unable to battle.'


'Serperior wins. So, the victor is Trip!'


[crowd cheering]


Excellent. You deserve a wonderful rest.


What is wrong with Cilan?


- A-class Connoisseur, my eye! - Eeek!


'And just like all of his previous battles'


Trip showed overwhelming power and quickly took the win.


Well, overwhelming power is fine


'but it only goes so far.'


Hmm.


Huh?


[chuckles]


[thinking] Whatever,


by winning this tournament and defeating Alder


I'll prove I was right all along.


Cilan, you battled really well.


He pureed me.


Trip must have trained for this tournament


like it was going out of style.


Serperior's an awesome Pokémon for sure.


You know, I am getting stoked.


Always upbeat. But first things first.


I'm gonna have to win my next battle first.


Dragonite, we're up against Ash.


Please promise you'll listen to me.


'You're worried about Dragonite?'


Huh?


Hi there, Dawn. Yeah.


You know what, I struggled with Mamoswine


before we became friends.


Huh? But you two are so close.


Right, and you'll be the same with Dragonite.


No need to worry.


Thanks, I feel like everything's gonna be just fine now.


And Dragonite and I will become best friends.


[crowd cheering]


'And now for the second semi-final battle.'


'First, an aspiring dragon master with a smile'


'and sparkle in her eye, Iris.'


'Iris is facing off against an unstoppable Trainer'


'with lots and lots of heart, Ash.'


Okay, battle begin!


Krokorok, I choose you!


Dragonite, let's go!


[APPEARING]


[APPEARING]


KROKOROK/DRAGONITE [CHALLENGING]


NARRATOR As the last semi-final bout


of the Pokémon World Tournament


Junior Cup gets underway, one can't help but wonder


which of our heroes will outshine the other


as the journey continues.


[theme music]