23x13 - The Climb to Be the Very Best!

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

[narrator] After receiving tickets to the finals

of the World Coronation Series,

Ash and Goh traveled to the Galar region!

Gigantamax!

[growls]

[roars]

[slams]

[expl*si*n]

[no audible dialogue]

[narrator] Meanwhile, the Pokémon Team Rocket attempted to catch

posed a problem.

It Gigantamaxed!

[growls]

[shrieks]

-[Meowth] Boo! -[James] We're not afraid of you!

Your big head's gotten too big!

[taunting and cackling]

-[growls] -[all screaming]

[host] What's going on here?

A Gigantamax Drednaw, and it's on a rampage!

-Let's go! -Right!

-Pikachu, this way! -You, too!

-Scor! -Pika!

♪ It's a big, big world But you know where to find me ♪

♪ We'll be together And we're gonna do it our way ♪

♪ We'll discover We believe in each other ♪

♪ On adventures With my friends, like, every day ♪

♪ And we're already on our way ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

♪ The journey starts today ♪

[theme music playing]

-[Ash] "The Climb To Be... The Very Best!" -[Goh] "The Very Best!"

[all panting]

[growling]

Drednaw!

-Hey there, you gotta calm down! -Pikachu!

If you keep wrecking the place, there won't be a stadium for long!

-Scorbun! -[growls]

[all yell]

-Guess it's time for a Pokémon battle! -Huh?

That way, we'll draw its attention and lead it away from the stadium!

-Pika! Pika! -But how in the world

are you going to battle a Gigantamax Pokémon, Ash?

-Beats me. -You don't know?

I'll give it a try.

-Oh. -Goh, you stand way back!

-No way! -Huh?

-If you're gonna battle, I'll battle, too! -Scorbun!

-[Ash] Okay, it's a Tag Battle! -All right!

Scorbun!

-Let's do it, Pikachu! -Pika! Pika!

-[Goh] We're in on this, too, Scorbunny! -Scorbun!

[laughs]

All right, Thunderbolt!

-Pikachu! -[electricity crackling]

-[Ash groans] -Pika.

-Use Double Kick! -Scorbun!

Scor. Scor. Scor.

Scor! [muttering, grunting]

Oh, man!

Scor! [groans]

-Heads up! -Okay!

-Pika! -Scorbun!

-[growling] -Now, use Electroweb!

-Pika! Pika, Pika, Pikachu! -[electricity crackling]

-[Pikachu grunts] -[roars]

[all screaming]

[gasps, grumbles]

What's going on?

I think I know, Ash.

-Huh? -[electricity crackling]

Pika.

Pi! Pi!

[both whimper, scream]

-Pi, Pi, Pi... -[screaming continues]

Pi, Pi... [panting]

Pikachu.

-[pants] Pikachu just Dynamaxed! -Scorbun!

-[all groan] -[thumps]

Huh? [gasping]

Pi, Pika.

[growls]

-Over there! -[Ash] Pikachu, use Quick Attack anyway!

Pikachu!

Pi! [thumps]

-[Drednaw growls] -Pi!

Pi!

[grunts]

Pi!

-Pika! -[both gasp]

[Pikachu whimpers]

-[groans] Pika... -[crowd clamoring]

Pikachu.

[Drednaw grunts]

Hey, Ash, there are still lots of spectators here!

-Yeah. Pikachu, use Iron Tail! -Pika!

-[Pikachu groaning] -[Drednaw growling]

[gasps] It's a Gigantamax Pikachu?

Pika!

-[thuds] -Yeah! Way to go!

[gasps] It can't be.

That young man!

He's in a Dynamax battle without a Dynamax band!

[grumbling]

[grunts]

-What's that? -It has to be the Rock-type Max Move!

[Leon] Ask it to use G-Max Volt Crash!

-[both gasp] -[Ash] Leon?

Your Pikachu can do it! G-Max Volt Crash!

Okay, I'll try it!

-Pika! -[Drednaw grumbles]

-Pikachu! G-Max Volt Crash! -Pika...

[thumps]

-...chu! -[electricity crashing]

[electricity buzzing]

[groans]

[thuds, groans]

Drednaw?

-Did it work? -It sure did! G-Max Volt Crash.

Pika!

Pika?

You were awesome, Pikachu!

-Pika? -Perfect!

-That Dynamax Pokémon awaits! -Let's move out!

Wobbuffet!

Excuse me!

-You're not hurt? -Nope. Everybody's just fine.

Thanks for helping me back there. I really appreciate it.

Well, I should be the one thanking you.

-I'm Ash Ketchum, from Pallet Town! -I'm Goh, from Vermilion City!

-I'm Leon. -Yeah, we know!

Because you're the world's greatest Monarch!

You know what? I'd like to ask a favor.

You're not, are you?

-Would you please have a battle with me? -Pikachu!

[gasps]

Ash, come on! You always do the craziest things.

You know you can't Gigantamax your Pokémon here!

-What do you think you're doing? -[Ash] I didn't mean any harm.

[Goh] Yeah, we were just trying to lure that huge thing away.

Lure it away?

These two are the heroes who saved the entire stadium from ruin.

At least treat them with respect.

Oh! Please forgive me for being so very rude!

[snickers]

[chuckles]

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

-Pika? -[Drednaw] Drednaw.

Pika! Pika!

Mmm. The scones in Galar are the best you can get anywhere!

-Scorbun! -Pika! Pika!

Ash, what's wrong?

Uh, I've never actually seen you turn down a chance to eat before.

Huh?

-Pika. -Scorbun.

[sniffs] Skwovet!

[munches]

[gasps] There's a Pokémon I've never seen!

[Pokédex] Skwovet. The Cheeky Pokémon. A Normal type.

Skwovet keeps berries in its cheeks, but if its stomach is already full,

it can temporarily store food in the tufts of fur on its tail.

Poké Ball, go!

[whirring]

[Pokédex] Skwovet has been registered to your Pokédex!

Another Pokémon! This time, it's from Galar!

Uh.

Ash, what's bothering you? If you want to talk about it, I'm here.

Huh? Oh, yeah!

I was just thinking about Leon's awesome battle yesterday, that's all.

-Now why am I not surprised? -Huh? What's wrong with that?

If there were hours in a day,

you'd have one more hour to think about Pokémon battles.

Come on! If I don't get ten hours of sleep, I start acting goofy.

So, take away from and you get...

Now, let's not get stuck in the weeds.

See, this is about how you want to battle Leon, right?

Mm-hm. Bingo.

I get it. I get it. All right.

You know, trying to get a battle with Leon is not as easy as you think.

Huh?

[Goh] Just to get into the World Coronation Series in the first place,

you enter online, and build up your ranking

by having lots of Pokémon battles.

My ranking?

Your position compared to others.

And based on battling records and statistics,

the eight highest-ranked Trainers then form what's called the Master Class.

At the end of the class match season,

there's a tournament where Trainers in the Master Class battle each other,

and the winner becomes Monarch!

So does that mean if I submit my entry, then I can battle against Leon?

-[Goh] It doesn't work that way! -[Ash] How come?

[Goh] Based on whether an entrant wins or loses Pokémon battles,

and looking at the content of those battles,

entrants get separated into four distinct classes.

All recently entered Trainers are put into Normal Class.

Then they battle other Normal Class Trainers,

and lift up their scores,

and those ranked between and are Great Class.

And above that, those ranked between and are Ultra Class.

[Ash] Uh, what about Leon?

[Goh] Of course he's in Master Class!

-Not only that, but he's Number ! -[Leon laughing]

[Goh] So, Ash, for you to battle him,

you have to start climbing the ranks to get up to Master Class.

Hmm.

-Pika. -Sorry if that was a bit too much.

Well, all I've gotta do is win battles, right?

[laughs]

Got it! [munches]

[choking]

-[Leon] Drink this. -[gulping]

[exhales] I'm fine. Thank you!

[gasps] Leon?

What are doing here?

-You said you wanted to battle me, right? -Uh-huh! Uh-huh!

[Goh] But I just finished explaining to him

that it wasn't going to be so easy!

Being the world's greatest Monarch,

I thought it would be nice to help a young man realize his dream.

[laughs]

That'd be so awesome!

[Goh] Huh?

[groaning]

Talk about a wild waste of a Dynamax chase.

Leaving us empty-handed and exhausted.

Where does a jumbo catch of the day find a hiding place?

Wobbuffet.

-Hey, Jessie! What is that thing? -Huh? What thing?

[Meowth] Who's that Pokémon?

[Pokédex] Chewtle. The Snapping Pokémon. A Water type.

When Chewtle evolves, it becomes Drednaw.

Yeah, right. I don't believe it.

You've gotta be kidding!

When this thing evolves, it becomes that huge lug we got a load of yesterday?

Hooray! Now grab hold of it, James!

Uh, or perhaps not.

After all, it's a bit too good at rampaging!

-[chomps] -Aah!

Wait. That doesn't hurt.

Chewtle. Chewtle.

Just what we need!

It's the perfect travel size to bring back to the Boss, of course!

[both] Say.

[Team Rocket] This is the kind of blast we could get used to!

Wobbuffet!

Since it's a request from Leon, I'd be honored to referee the match.

Thanks a lot!

-Ash, take this. Here. -Huh? [grunts]

Pika?

-It's called a Dynamax Band. -Huh?

I noticed while you were battling yesterday

that you weren't wearing one on your wrist.

But the Dynamax Band gives you complete control over Dynamaxing.

-It does? -Yeah.

Once your Pokémon is Dynamaxed, its move names change, too.

[Goh] I'll take it from here.

The Normal-type Max move is called Max Strike.

The Steel-type Max Move is Max Steelspike.

And the Electric-type Max move is Max Lightning.

So it's Max Strike, Max Steelspike and Max Lightning?

That being said, your Pikachu is able to Gigantamax.

-[Pikachu] Pika? -[Ash] Gigantamax?

That means it can use an Electric-type move

called G-Max Volt Crash.

G-Max Volt Crash? We used that move!

When you prepare to Dynamax,

you send your Pokémon back into its Poké Ball.

Then you throw the Poké Ball

while channeling the power in your Dynamax Band.

Pikachu doesn't really like to go into its Poké Ball.

-We'll come up with something, right? -Pika, Pika!

-Thank you for the loan. Really! -Hm.

[laughs]

-This thing is so cool! -Pikachu!

[suspenseful music]

Now, contestants! Your Pokémon?

-I choose you. Let's go, Pikachu! -All right, Charizard! Come out!

Pikachu!

Rizard!

Awesome! Both Pikachu and I really want to battle your Charizard.

-Great! -Pika! Pika!

It's obvious you understand your Pokémon partner,

which makes me happy.

[chuckles]

[Goh] In a matchup of types, Pikachu has the advantage!

Perhaps, but when it comes to Charizard and Monarch Leon,

we never lose a battle!

Rizard!

-That's how we want it! -Pikachu!

Ready! Battle begin!

Pikachu, use Quick Attack!

-Pika! Pi! Pi! Pi! -[electricity crackling]

Charizard! Counter it with Thunder Punch!

Rizard!

-Pi! Pi! Pi! Pika! -Rizard!

[electricity crackling]

-Pi... Pika! -Rizard!

-Scorbun! -Charizard's power is amazing!

-[groans] -[grunts]

-Pikachu, use Iron Tail! -Pikachu!

One more time, use Thunder Punch!

-Rizard! -Pika!

-Pika! -Rizard!

-[gasps] -Pika. Pika.

-Follow it up! -Rizard!

-Electroweb, go! -Chu! Pika!

Punch right through it!

-[growls] -Pika!

-[groans] -Now use Air Slash!

[swooshes]

[expl*si*n]

Pikachu, no!

-Pi... ka! Pika! -All right! Use Thunderbolt!

-Pika! Pika... -[electricity crackles]

-Now use Flamethrower! -[growls]

-Chu! -[electricity crackling]

Pika...

Pi... ka, Pi...

Scorbun!

Even Pikachu's Thunderbolt can't seem to get past Charizard's Flamethrower move!

Do it!

Pikachu!

[fire swooshing]

[electricity buzzing]

Yeah!

[tense music]

[electricity crackling]

[groans]

-Charizard? -[thuds]

[growls]

Rizard!

We did it without a Poké Ball!

-Pikachu! [thumps] -Amazing. I'm glad we're here!

Now, Charizard, return!

This is what I call a real champion time!

Gigantamax! Ha!

Rizard!

[thumps]

[growls]

Rizard!

All right, Pikachu, it's time. Use Max Strike!

Pika! Pika!

Now, Max Airstream!

[growls]

Pika!

[groaning]

Pika!

Don't let it get to you!

Pi... ka... chu...

[groaning]

Pika! [thuds]

Quick, Pikachu, Max Steelspike!

Pika...

Charizard, use Max Lightning!

[roars]

Chu...

-[expl*si*n] -Pika...

[both gasping]

Pika... [whimpers]

It's time! G-Max Volt Crash!

Pika...

[thumps]

-...chu! -[electricity crackling]

Now, let's enjoy the finale! G-Max Wildfire!

[growls]

-[grumbles] -[fire swooshing]

-[expl*si*n] -Pika!

[electricity buzzing]

-It's a draw. -It's not over yet!

Pika...

Rizard! [growls]

Pi... ka.

Pi... ka.

[Ash] Pikachu!

Oh!

Pika. [whimpers]

-Pikachu! -Pikachu is unable to battle!

Which means the winner is Leon!

Hm. It's a shame it's over, Charizard.

Rizard.

Pikachu, you were awesome out there.

Pi... Pika.

-[Leon] Here, Ash, give this to Pikachu. -Huh?

Thank you very much.

Leon, I'm really happy that you went all out on me.

Battles are no fun when you're not going all out.

It's simple, right?

Thanks for letting me use this.

-You hang on to it. -Wait. Are you sure?

Of course. You're a Trainer who still has rough edges.

I like that type.

[chuckles]

But to beat me, you've got a bit of work to do.

-I want you to break out! -Huh? Break out?

[Goh] It means he really wants you to let 'er rip!

See ya.

Hey, Leon? Let me have a battle with you in the future, 'kay?

The next time will be in a tournament, Ash.

Okay!

-I've decided, Goh. -Hm?

See, I'm going to enter this competition and battle Leon again!

And I'm gonna win it, too!

That'll be my next step to become a Pokémon Master!

Perfect. That plan has "Ash" written all over it.

Buddy? What do you say we get stronger together?

Pika! Pika!

[crowd cheering]

[narrator] Ash is determined to have another battle against Leon,

the world's greatest Monarch,

while Goh wants to catch one of every kind of Pokémon.

So, join us next time for more dreams and adventures in this Pokémon world!

Let's go!

[theme music playing]

[vocalizing]