16x14 - There's a New Gym Leader in Town!

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NARRATOR On a ship from Nuvema Town


our heroes are heading for the White Ruins


where they hope to learn more about Reshiram.


On board, they encountered


a mysterious young man named N


who claimed he could hear the inner voices of Pokémon.


But he soon bid them farewell.


Now, they're excitedly preparing to dock


at their first destination, Aspertia City.


PIKACHU [EXCITED]


Made it.


A ship is nice, but dry land can't be beat.


My heart flutters with excitement


when I come to a place I've never been before.


Hey guys, why don't we head on over


to the new Aspertia Gym


so I can have a battle?


So, Cilan, which way's the Gym?


- Hmm. We may have a problem. - What's wrong?


CILAN 'The Gym's not on the town map.'


'Huh? But it has to be on there somewhere.'


- I guess. - Oh. What are we gonna do?


AXEW [CONCERN] Guess we're stuck.


PIKACHU [CONCERN]


- Huh? - Of course, we're not stuck.


- We'll just ask them. - Huh?


The locals will know the way.


Of course. They're bound to know where the new Gym is.


Great. I'll go ask.


♪ It's the next chapter the ultimate goal ♪


♪ Ready for battle brave and bold ♪


♪ I know we're gonna make it


♪ We will find a way


♪ Oh oh ♪ We've come so far


♪ We fought so hard to get where we are ♪


♪ Oh oh ♪ We belong together


♪ It's always you and me


♪ Pokémon ♪


ASH "There's a new


Gym Leader in town."


Weird. They said this is where the Gym is.


Something's not right.


PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]


- Looks like a school to me. - Me, too.


Ash, are you sure you got the directions right?


Of course, I'm sure.


They said go straight, make the second right


'and we'd see it.'


May I help you?


Uh, sure. Excuse us, but we're looking for the Aspertia Gym.


Well, you've found the Aspertia Gym.


ASH/CILAN/IRIS Huh?


- We're gonna be late to class. - I know.


- Move along, kids. - Yes, sir.


Hold on. You told us this is a Gym, didn't you?


That's right. I said it's a Gym.


But how come it looks like a school?


That's because it functions


both as a school and a Gym.


This is a school dedicated


exclusively to the education of aspiring Pokémon Trainers.


'We teach our students everything they need to know.'


They'll be full-fledged Trainers by the time they leave.


Being prepared is our number one priority.


- It's what we do. - That sounds awesome.


- Wow. - What a fascinating concept.


Even after they become Trainers


we want to continue to nurture them.


And what better way to accomplish that


than to have our own Gym right here.


It's perfect.


I know just how you feel.


As a Gym Leader myself


I felt the same way when I built my Gym.


Well, well. So you say that you're a Gym Leader.


That's right. Gym Leader of the Striaton Gym.


Ah, yes, memories come flooding back.


Memories? Like the pain in my neck.


AXEW [EXERTION]


Indeed. Becoming a Trainer isn't the end


of the road by a long shot.


A Trainer must continue to work hard.


Battle by battle.


Although there are times when one can feel alone and lost


nothing is more gratifying than helping a Trainer in need


at the moment they need it the most.


I agree. As a matter of fact, that young man


felt the same way and became a Gym Leader.


And that's the reason why. Understand?


TEACHER 'Cheren, you have guests.'


Guests? Coming.


We'll have to leave this for now.


Work on your assignments on your own


and we'll pick this up later.


CHILDREN Okay. Thank you very much. Bye.


Bye.


[laughing]


What can I do for you?


Hi, there. Professor Juniper recommended that we come here.


Ah-ha. So it's you.



Professor Juniper called and let me know you were coming.


My name's Cheren.


I'm a Pokémon Trainer originally from Nuvema Town.


But now, I'm a teacher here in this great school.


But I thought you were a Gym Leader, right?


Yes. I'm a Gym Leader, too.


Maybe I should rephrase that.


I just became a Gym Leader.


The truth is, I've only been a Gym Leader for a short time.


ASH Okay, I see.


My name's Ash. And this is my partner, Pikachu.


PIKACHU [FRIENDLY]


I'm Iris. This is Axew.


AXEW [FRIENDLY]


And I'm Cilan, a Pokémon Connoisseur. A pleasure.


Cilan's a connoisseur and also a Striaton Gym Leader.


That's wonderful. It's an honor to meet you.


Cheren, ever since Professor Juniper


told me there's a new Gym


I've been going crazy wanting to battle.


May I have a battle with you, please?


It'd be so awesome, really.


I know you came a long way to see me


so I'd like to accept your challenge, but I can't.


Huh?


You see, the b*ttlefield's still being built


which means the Gym isn't open just yet.


It's not? That's too bad.


I can't believe it.


[SORRY]


That would present a problem for sure.


No wonder it didn't appear on the town map of the city.


Professor Juniper can be a bit forgetful.


[AGREEMENT]


- Besides, I'm not sure.. - I know.


Since they came all this way


why don't you have an exhibition match


instead of something that would require


the finished b*ttlefield?


- Huh? - But I..


The b*ttlefield is certainly


finished enough to conduct an exhibition.


And I'm sure the students would love it, too.


How does that sound to you, Ash?


Anything sounds fine to me.


As long as I get to battle.


[EXCITED]


I guess you're right.


Okay. Is it a deal?


Sure. Sounds great to me.


Then let's have the battle after class today.


Why don't you give Ash and his friends a little tour


around the school in the meantime?


Sure. Right this way.


Something's the matter here. Cheren doesn't seem happy.


Maybe he really doesn't want to battle.


True.


Do you think Cheren's feeling alright?


He's quite dedicated.


So when he commits to doing anything


he tends to overthink.


Hmm. A flavor from the past.


I know exactly how Cheren feels.


You do?


When I first became a Gym Leader


I had more than my share of self-doubt and worry.


But here's the truth.


A Gym Leader's duty to battle isn't all there is.


What matters is what is conveyed to the Trainer.


Like encouragement, if needed.


That will help them become a great Trainer.


Guiding Trainers to the best of their abilities is our duty.


As a fellow Gym Leader, I understand


what he's going through.


He's trying to endure the pressures


of being a Gym Leader.


A difficult task indeed, but one that has to be done right.


Yes. You're on the mark, Cilan.


Although it pains me greatly to make this observation


it seems that he's losing his confidence.


- Whoa, that sounds intense. - Mm-hmm.


Being a Gym Leader's really hard to do.


And hard for a little kid to understand.


Oh, yeah? You're a kid, too.


Something wrong, Ash?


Huh. I'm fine. No problem.


This is the library.


You can learn about all the different Pokémon


from the other regions here.


In addition to Unova.


Wow. All of these books are really about Pokémon?


The equipment here is truly state of the art.


I wish I could have studied


in a school like this.


[EXERTION] You can have all of it.


I don't like being inside all cooped up.


In that case, we also conduct outdoor field projects


where the students study wild Pokémon.


And after they get familiar with their behavior


they'll catch their own.



Now, that's what I'm talking about.


PIKACHU/AXEW [HAPPY]


What a kid.


Now, in that classroom over there


they teach about special Pokémon.


AXEW [CURIOUS] 'It's mainly for our..'


[DISTRACTED] [CONCERN]


[PLAYFUL]


PIKACHU [WORRIED]


[EXCITED]


[EXERTION]


[PAINED]


[screaming]


ASH/CILAN/IRIS Huh?


ASH 'Pikachu.'


'What are you two doing in here?'


I'm so sorry for all this.


Please forgive us.


Now, you apologize, too.


Both of you.


PIKACHU/AXEW [SORRY]


I see you feel bad. You're forgiven.


But still, don't ever do that again, okay?


[AGREEMENT]


Then let's move on to the next class.


[girl screaming]


- Huh? - Oh, man.


What's going on?


[screaming]


It looks like a mass outbreak of Minccino.


Those Minccino were raised and live here at the school.


- They all live here? - That's right.


It gives our students ample opportunity


to interact with lots of Pokémon of all kinds.


'Those Minccino live in the Pokémon house.'


'But how could they have gotten outside?'


Uh, could the others have gotten out, too?


Where are you going, Cheren?


- Huh. - Huh.


[panting]


GROUP Who's that Pokémon?


It's Sunflora.


[EXCITED]


[panting]


I knew it.


ASH 'The Pok mon are all gone.'


IRIS 'Why would they run away?'


It's good they're used to being around students


so they're tame.


I'm sure they'd never hurt anyone.


It's their well-being I'm most concerned about.


I've got to go and find them fast.


No telling what happened.


We'll help look for them, too.


We better hurry.


Once they leave school grounds, it'll be more difficult.


I think we should all split up and look around.


Right.


Where could they be?


[EXERTION]


Hmm.


Hmm?


POKEDEX Sunflora. The sun Pokémon.


Sunflora gets its energy from sunlight and its movements


follow the rays of the sun.


[HAPPY]


Wait up.


You've got to go back to the Pokémon house.


Oh, man. PIKACHU [CONCERN]


Hmm? [Sunflora clamoring]


There are so many.


I can't imagine how many got out.


[CONCERN]


We've got to get them back to the Pokémon house quick.


[AGREEMENT]


Alright then, pool time's over.


So let's make this easy for all of us.


'Back to the Pokémon house.'


[EXERTION]


Right, I understand how much you love to swim


but everyone's worried.


So let's go back to the Pokémon house now.


You'll thank me.


Come on.


[Cilan gurgling] [laughing]


[EXERTION]


Alright, if that's the way you want it


I'll whip up an extra large portion of lesson time.


Now, Pansage, let's go.


Round up those Ducklett, quickly.


[EXERTION]


[moaning]


[EXERTION]


Oh, oh, how could I?


I can't do a proper evaluation


without being cool, calm and collected.


[PAINED]


Poor thing. Forgive me.


[PAINED]


Alright, let's calmly and politely escort



them back to the Pokémon house.


[AGREEMENT]


Guess, they're not in here.


[CONCERN] Huh?


Huh?


[CURIOUS]


'What do you think you're doing?'


Come back here.


[EXERTION]


Minccino. Minccino.


Why you little..


[shouts] Stinker.


Oh, you are a handful.


PANSAGE/DUCKLETT [EXERTION]


Sure hope we got them all.


PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]


Wow. Who knew it would be this hard?


AXEW [EXERTION]


'I'm relieved we were able to find them all'


'before things got worse.'


Me, too. [gasping]


Shinx is missing.


ASH/CILAN/IRIS Huh?


A Shinx, too?


[panting]


Huh? Cheren, look.


Huh?


Shinx. Shinx.


Shinx. The flash Pokémon.


When Shinx flexes its muscles, it generates electricity.


When sensing danger, its fur glistens.


Awesome. That's the last missing Pokémon.


- Great. - Not so great.


That Shinx, it hasn't been here all that long


so it hasn't settled in yet.


It's usually friendly, but it might lose control.


'We don't want to startle it.'


Hey, don't be scared.


- 'Come here, Shinx.' - 'We won't hurt you.'


- Shinx. - Look out.


Quick, Pikachu. Use Thunderbolt.


[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]


[EXERTION]


Please, Shinx, you've got to stop.


[SCARED]


[ATTACK]


Oh, no, Cheren.


Calm down.


I promise everything's gonna be alright.


Nobody's gonna hurt you. Promise.


Let's go back to your friends at the Pokémon house.


[EXERTION]


There. That's better.


[all sigh]


Finally.


Are you two alright?


Everybody okay?


- Oh, yeah. - Um, yeah.


Why would you try something like that?


You aren't Pokémon Trainers yet.


So why would you try to catch it


when it could be dangerous?


Uh, you see, we're the ones


who let all the Pokémon out.


Huh?


When it comes to having a Pokémon battle, I'm an expert.


I'll prove it.


This Ducklett will do anything I command it to do.


Come here, Ducklett.


You see?


Hey, Ducklett, want to be my battle partner?


[AGREEMENT] I can do that, too.


I'll take Minccino.


Yeah? Want to battle?


PIKACHU [PAINED]


[both gasping]


Wait. Come back.


[clamoring]


It's my fault because I didn't close the door.


I'm really sorry.


I feel so awful.


I'm sorry, too.


What scared everybody?


[EXERTION]


AXEW [EXERTION]


It's alright.


Listen.


One of these days, the two of you will become


full-fledged Pokémon Trainers.


And I promise, I'll do my best to help you become the best


Trainers you can be.


- Oh, thank you. - Oh, thank you.


[sobbing]


[EXERTION]


[HAPPY]


TEACHER 'The exhibition battle'


'celebrating the opening of the Aspertia Gym'


'will now get under way.'


Teacher's gonna battle.


You can do it, Cheren.



This is gonna be so awesome. Alright.


The b*ttlefield looks just like a school yard.


It's quite a unique recipe for a unique education.


And now, the challenger.


He comes all the way from Pallet Town, it's Ash.


Alright. [HAPPY]


You can do it, Ash.


[CHEERING] I look forward to a tasty bout.


Also, the Aspertia Gym Leader, it's Cheren.


[children cheering]


Wowee. They sure are loud.


No home advantage for Ash today.


The match is a one-on-one


'and the battle will be over'


'when either side is unable to continue.'


This is my first battle as a Gym Leader.


I have to do my best, or I know I'll regret it someday.


Alright, Herdier, let's go.


[EXERTION]


POKEDEX Herdier, the loyal dog Pokémon


and the evolved form of Lillipup.


Always obedient and faithful to their Trainers


Herdier have helped them raise other Pokémon


since long ago.


Wow, he's using Herdier.


I know who I want.


Huh?


[READY] Oshawott?


[READY]


Do you want to battle?


[AGREEMENT] Awesome. Then I choose you.


Give it everything you've got.


PIKACHU [CHEERING] [DETERMINED]


Battle begin.


Okay, Oshawott, Hydro Pump.


[HYDRO PUMP MOVE]


Quick, Herdier, dodge it.


- Huh? - That is some speedy Herdier.


Tackle, let's go. [EXERTION]


Use Take Down. [TAKE DOWN MOVE]


[EXERTION]


- Huh? - Huh?


Oshawott, are you okay?


OSHAWOTT [DAZED]


Oshawott, pull yourself together.


PIKACHU [EXERTION] Use Thunder Fang.


[THUNDER FANG MOVE]


This is bad.


Thunder Fang is super effective


against a Water-type Pokémon like Oshawott.


Razor Shell.


[yelping]


- Huh. - Oh, no.


- So close. - Come on..


So close? Try too close.


[WORRIED]


Now that's what I call an unexpected way


to block Thunder Fang.


Needless to say, I'd expect nothing less


from a Unova League quarter finalist.


Thanks. [GRATEFUL]


Alright. Try this on for size.


Use Thunder Fang once more.


[THUNDER FANG MOVE] Huh? The same move again?


Then we'll just block it again.


[AGREEMENT]


- No. - Go.


[EXERTION]


[HAPPY]


[all gasp]


[SCARED]


[EXERTION]


[EXHAUSTED]


Oshawott is unable to battle.


Herdier's the winner.


And the victor Gym Leader Cheren.


[cheering]


Oshawott. You okay?


OSHAWOTT [EXERTION]


You were great. Take a good rest.


You won. That was a great battle.


Thanks.


It was truly an enjoyable match.


Yeah, and so exciting.


AXEW [AGREEMENT]


Thank you.


But I hope I did the right thing.


I know it was an exhibition match


so maybe I shouldn't have won.


I'd say your students have the answer for that.


Huh?


Someday, I'm going to become a great Pokémon Trainer


and then I'm going to come and challenge you.


I can't wait to win a real Aspertia Gym Badge.


- Yeah, me, too. - Same here.


I'd say your students have discovered their paths


by watching you battle.


Honestly, Cheren, no one could've done better


being a Gym Leader than you.


Yeah, it was an awesome battle



and I think you're an awesome Gym Leader.


I hope we get to battle again someday.


[FAREWELL]


Maybe you're right.


Perhaps I was overthinking things after all.


From now on, I'll try to act with more confidence


and be the best Gym Leader I can possibly be.


ASH/IRIS/CILAN 'Bye.'


NARRATOR As our heroes leave


the Aspertia Gym behind


they know Cheren's renewed spirit


blended with the happy goodbyes of his students


will echo in their minds for a long time to come


as the journey continues.


[theme music]


[music continues]