23x37 - The New Old g*ng of Mine!

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] Ash's goal is to battle

one of the world's greatest Trainers, Leon!

Goh's goal is to catch one of every kind of Pokémon,

including Mew!

This is the story of their adventure-filled journey

through the world of Pokémon!

Pika, pika.

[Goh] I… I can't believe it!

[pants] Yamp!

Hey. A Leaf Stone!

Pika?

Wow, Yamper! Thanks a lot!

So Yamper found it?

Exeggcute, exegg… exeggcute.

I'll use this to evolve my Exeggcute!

Great idea!

All right…

Exeggutor!

-You did it! -Pika!

[rotom] Exeggutor has been registered to your Pokédex!

Exeggutor. The Coconut Pokémon.

A Grass and Psychic type.

Exeggutor is known as "The Walking Jungle."

Its three heads can think independently,

but since they get along so well,

there's never an argument.

Congratulations, Exeggutor!

Exeggutor!

I wanna show you the Exeggutor in the Alola region.

Are Alolan Exeggutor really that different?

Yeah.

See, they're like… big!

-You wouldn't believe it! -Whoa…

Why don't you pay a visit to the Alola region?

Get a sense of the Pokémon, and catch all you can!

[both] Right!

Doesn't going back to Alola after all this time sound fun?

Pika, pika!

All right, we're on our way!

Yamper, take good care of the place!

[both] Alola's waiting, so let's…

go!

♪ 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]

-[Ash] "That new old…" -[Goh] "g*ng of mine!"

[narrator] The blue water…

Blue sky, with a bright, shining sun.

A beautiful island, rich with greenery.

This is Melemele Island in the Alola region.

-[Kukui] Ash! -Pika!

-Professor Kukui! -Wait up!

Alola, Professor Kukui!

Well! Alola, Ash!

Welcome home.

[chuckles]

-We made it! -Pikachu.

And Pikachu, you look great!

-Pika! -[laughs]

Hey! Don't run off without me…

How do I introduce myself?

[groans] Sorry, Goh.

That's Professor Kukui.

He teaches at the Pokémon School here in Alola…

Huh?

Hey, where's Professor Burnet?

-She's waiting for us at home. -[Ash] Awesome!

They were our family when we were in Alola.

We stayed at their house.

-[Goh] Family? -You're Goh. Alola!

Uh, A-lo-la…

[grunting]

Wow! If it isn't Raboot and Sobble?

This is the first I've seen them in real life.

Hm!

So did you catch them in the Galar region?

Yeah!

I bet you can deliver some powerful kicks, Raboot!

[Raboot grunts]

And you, Sobble…

You seem to really trust Goh.

He must be taking good care of you!

Hmm.

[Ash] I'm home!

Pika, pika!

Welcome back, you two!

Alola, Professor Burnet!

And… This is Lei, right?

That's right, big brother.

Big brother? Me?

[Lei mumbles]

Hi, Lei. Nice to meet you.

[giggles]

Tiny hands!

Lei? Now, now…

Come inside, Goh.

Please!

Thanks for inviting me in.

[all groan]

It's Rowlet! Lycanroc! Incineroar! Melmetal!

[all giggle]

-I missed all of you so much! -Pika, pika!

[Ash] Hey, you're kinda heavy, you know?

-[Ash groans] -[Pikachu laughs]

-Hey! -Pika, pika.

I'd like all of you to meet my friends.

Goh, Raboot, and Sobble.

[all grunt]

[Goh groans]

[Kukui laughs]

There's a Blast Burn of welcome wishes!

Speaking of welcomes,

there's a welcome home party at the Pokémon School for you!

[Professor Burnet] Mallow called us to make sure Goh comes, too.

-I can't wait! I am so there! -Pika, pika.

There's a party?

For me, too?

[Ash, Goh] See you later!

[both] Come back soon!

If there's an Exeggutor, I'm gonna catch it!

You got it!

[Goh] And all the other Alola Pokémon, too!

Tell me something I don't know!

They look like they make a good team.

I agree.

[Lei mumbles]

[waves crashing]

[groans]

-Pretty, right? -Yeah!

Pika, pika. Pika.

Pikachu.

-Pika. -[mumbles]

These beaches are the absolute best!

-[Pikachu giggles] -Huh?

[groans]

-[gasps] -A Pyukumuku!

[rotom] Pyukumuku. The Sea Cucumber Pokémon.

A Water type.

Pyukumuku inhabits beaches and shallow ocean waters.

It can expel its internal organs

and use them to grab food or attack enemies.

-[grunts] -Now, Poké Ball… go!

[both chuckle]

Pyukumuku has been registered to your Pokédex!

I did it!

Grubbin.

[leaves rustle]

I'm not gonna let you escape, Grubbin!

It can tunnel down, so stay on it!

Huh?

-Grubbin! -Look!

-This way! -Right!

Pika.

Goh, Pikachu and I will send it over your way,

so when it comes out, you catch it!

Huh?

-Where's Goh? -Pika?

Grubbin.

Hold it right there!

-Sobble, sobble. -I'm catching you for sure!

[gasps] An Alolan Dugtrio?

[grunting]

[screaming]

Whoa.

[grunts, shrieks]

It's a whopper! What a catch!

[grunting]

Eevee!

Alola… Mr. Mer-man.

Alola.

Excuse me…

Thanks for helping me,

but it would be great if you'd let me down now…

Sorry.

[groans] That's a relief!

My name's Lana.

-Who are you? -Goh!

Huh?

I know who you are!

Ash's friend!

Oh.

Goh?

Pika, pika!

Now where did he run off to?

[Rotom] Ash! Pikachu!

Hello, Ash!

-Rotom! -[both giggle]

Pika, pika.

I missed you so much!

Missed you, too!

How have you two been doing?

-Pikachu. -Awesome!

Rotom?

I'm surprised you found me way out here!

Elementary!

[rotom] Rotom… Pokédex Form.

An upgrade of the Pokédex,

however, that is its only function.

[shrieks] That is so rude!

I can record, and I have a voice-change function!

Beep-beep! I forgot!

Everyone's waiting for you at the Pokémon School.

That's why I'm here.

But I'm here with my friend Goh, and we got separated.

Goh's already with everybody at the Pokémon School.

Huh?

He seems to have met Lana out at sea.

Whaddaya know…

So Lana's there, too!

Pika!

[grunting] Sobble, sobble.

-[scoffs] -Tell me.

What are your favorite foods from the Kanto region?

Uh… let's see…

Is that a new type of Rotom Dex you have?

Well, it's just a Rotom Phone…

Rotom Phone? So it's a phone, too?

It's so cute…

-Sobble? -Yeah…

Hey! You know Ash.

He can be unpredictable sometimes!

You can handle that, right?

Uh, I guess so…

Would you mind having your Rotom Phone

do an analysis?

An analysis?

Ash, will you hurry up and get here already?

[Kiawe] Alola!

Oh.

Alola!

-Marowak! -Turtonator.

So, you must be Goh.

Yeah, my name's Goh.

I'm Kiawe.

I'm Ash's rival!

His rival?

That's right.

[Kiawe] I was his rival when he lived in Alola…

and I still am today!

Hm…

Now tell me, which one of you is stronger at Pokémon battles?

Huh?

You're with Ash all the time, right?

Which means you battle him a lot.

Yeah. Every now and then.

What? Every now and then?

That's all?

Relax, Kiawe!

I'm afraid "now and then" just won't cut it!

Huh?

Where are your Pokémon?

[mumbling]

There they are…

All right, let's see.

Just how much time and training they've gotten from you.

Huh?

[shrieks]

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

-Pika! -Trio… Trio, trio.

Pika, pika.

[grunts]

[Rotom] We're back!

[all] Huh?

-Alola! -Pika!

Hey, guys!

[all] Ash, it's you!

[indistinct chatter]

Great to see you!

[Goh] I've been waiting so long…

Goh, I'm so glad that you're safe!

We're all here!

So now it's welcome-home-party time!

[both] We second!

[all] Cheers!

So good! What is this made of?

Mallow's family restaurant specialty.

Pinap Juice!

From Pinap Berries grown in Alola.

The juice and honey have to be local,

or it just won't have that fresh taste.

Incredible…

[Goh] Raboot and Sobble are really packing it away, too!

[munching]

Mallow has a dream.

She wants to put smiles on the faces of both people

and Pokémon with the food she makes.

You already make that dream come true!

Thank you so much!

-That's Mallow for you! -Hey, Sophocles,

tell him how you're going back to Mossdeep City!

Uh-huh! Right now, we're researching the connection

between space and Pokémon!

You're working really hard, too!

Well, I guess…

Sophocles wants to become an astronaut!

That's great! How cool is that?

[both] Huh?

Alola! Surprise!

[all groan]

Just came today. A letter from Lillie!

Lillie? Cool!

Lillie? Who's she?

One of our friends from school.

Right now, she and her family

are out searching for her father!

[clears throat]

"Hope you're all well."

[Lana, Lillie] My mother, brother, and I…

[Lana] We're all feeling great.

Hmm.

Hm?

Where's Mother?

Sending the data from last night to Aether Paradise.

-[Lillie] The data from Magearna? -That's right.

The more data we have,

the more precise the location estimates we get will end being.

I've been feeling more and more certain

that we're getting a lot closer to Father.

I can't help it! It feels right!

I know.

[grunts]

[mutters]

[Lana] "I can't wait to return to Alola

together with my father.

I want to see you as soon as I can!

Dear Lana, Sophocles, Kiawe, Mallow, and Ash.

I'll write you again soon.

Love, Lillie."

-[Ash] Yeah! -Pika!

Lillie's doing her best!

So we have to do our best, too!

Hey, Kiawe!

Let's have the battle that we promised each other!

-Battle, huh? Perfect! -All right!

There's just one thing…

I'll battle Goh!

[gasps] Battle me?

[Kiawe] I'm the only one to determine

if you're suitable to be Ash's rival!

[Goh] Wait, Ash's rival?

The person who is always by Ash's side

must be someone who can help him in his quest!

If you're not strong, you're not worthy!

C'mon, Kiawe!

Aren't you a little too worked up?

-Yeah, Mallow's right. -Mm-hm.

Staying calm. That's important.

Goh, let's do this!

Kiawe!

[Goh] All right.

Huh?

Since he called me out, I can only do my best.

But, Goh…

Hmm.

I've got a stubborn streak, too.

Am I right?

[all] Huh?

[grunting]

Turto…

Turtonator, Dragon Tail, let's go!

Turto! Turto, turto, turto…

Dodge it quick, Raboot!

Double Kick on your way down!

-Boot, raboot! -[grunting]

Turto… nator

Huh?

Good going, Raboot! Keep it up!

-Raboot! -That's a pretty good move.

[Goh] I've got a few!

-I've decided. -[Goh] Huh?

It's time for me to bring out a Z-Move!

[all] Huh?

A Z-Move is created when Trainer and Pokémon

unleash their maximum power together!

The strongest kind of move in Alola!

Strongest move in Alola?

Give up, while you're able!

I'm not giving up!

That's what I'd expect from Ash's rival.

[groans] All this talk about being Ash's rival…

What's that about?

-You've got it all wrong! -All wrong?

I've never been Ash's rival.

-[all] Huh? -And another thing!

I have no intention whatsoever of helping Ash achieve his goal!

Here's the thing about goals,

you need to make them real using your own power!

With my goal,

I know the future's in the palm of my hand!

Ash's goal is Ash's goal!

[Goh] Now go ahead and use your Z-Move.

I'm not Ash's rival.

But I am Ash's research fellow partner as well as…

his good friend!

Since we're friends and he's watching,

I don't want to embarrass myself in this battle!

I like your guts.

Turtonator… let's do this!

Turtonator.

The zenith…

of my mind!

Of body!

And spirit!

Like the great mountain of Akala,

become a raging fire and burn!

Turto…

All right, Raboot!

I want you to put everything you have into one attack!

-Are you ready? -Boot!

Use Inferno Overdrive!

[screams]

Turtonator!

Go!

Use Ember!

Raboot!

[crackles]

[both grunt]

-Pika! -[all groan]

[both gasp]

-We're fine… -Raboot…

Marowak!

Did Marowak do that?

It must've grabbed them both…

Somehow, it rescued them.

I guarantee that was Kiawe's plan this whole time.

[all gasp]

[expl*si*n]

Very well done, Marowak.

Turtonator.

Goh…

What do you want?

Take good care of Ash.

[gasps]

Hm.

Kiawe?

[grunts]

I may not be his rival, but I'll just do that.

[chuckles]

You do have a stubborn streak…

-Then that makes two of us. -[Goh, Kiawe laugh]

[grunts]

-Raboot! -Marowak, maro…

Turtonator.

-Ra… -Marowak, marowak!

Turtonator.

Okay, Goh.

Your dream. What exactly is it?

You wanna know?

Catch every kind of Pokémon there is.

And finish by catching Mew!

[all cheer]

That may be overdoing it a bit…

How embarrassing. [chuckles]

Exegg…

[grunts]

Make sure you catch it!

-[all] Go get it, Goh! -Pika, pika!

Exegg…

Now, Raboot, use Ember!

[grunts]

Exeggutor.

-Yes! -Now's your chance!

Poké Ball, go!

Exeggutor. [mumbles]

All right!

-You did it! -Pika!

[rotom] Exeggutor, Alola Form,

has been registered to your Pokédex!

Exeggutor. The Coconut Pokémon.

I'd like you to leave the rest to me.

A Grass and Dragon type.

[Rotom] People in Alola claim with pride

that this is Exeggutor's true form,

thanks to the region's pristine environment.

Karp, karp.

Come on out!

Exeggutor.

Exeggutor!

This is great! Two forms of Exeggutor!

Sure is!

-You know what? -Huh?

Let's go to the Alola region again soon.

Okay! You've got it!

[narrator] Ash and Goh had a great time

with all their friends,

old and new, in Alola!

But we'll have to wait and see what region they visit next,

as their journey continues!

[theme music playing]