12x24 - A Pyramiding Rage!

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NARRATOR: The battle between Ash and the Snowpoint City Gym

Leader Candice was hard - fought indeed, and the give - and -

take on both sides, head spinning! But in the end it was

Ash as the winner, with his seventh Sinnoh Gym Badge,

reality!

NARRATOR: When suddenly.

ASH: Paul!

PAUL: So you must be Candice, the Gym Leader?

CANDICE: Yes!

PAUL: I challenge you to a Gym battle.

CANDICE: I'm sure you must've come a long way for this, but I

just finished a battle with Ash.

CANDICE: And I'd like to give the g*ng a rest!

How about tomorrow then?

PAUL: All right then. Tomorrow it is.

ASH: Hey, Paul!

ASH: Check it out! I just got my seventh badge! One more and I'm

in the Sinnoh League! How many do you have?

PAUL: That's none of your business!

PIKACHU: [IRRITATED]

ASH: What's his problem?

BROCK: Ash, that's how he is!

ZOEY: Who is?

DAWN: His name's Paul. He's really Ash's rival! They seem

to get into fights whenever they meet!

CANDICE: Dawn, you and Zo Zo are rivals, too.

CANDICE: But it's nothing like this, that's for sure!

Sometimes it's hard to know,

Which way you're supposed to go.

But deep inside, you know you're strong.

If you follow your heart, you can't be wrong.

Stand up! [Stand up!]

For what is right.

Be brave!

Get ready to fight.

Hold on! [Hold on!]

We're friends for life.

And if we come,

together as one,

Complete the quest, that we've begun,

We will win the battle!

Galactic Battles! Pokémon!

Galactic Battles! Pokémon!

ZOEY: Wow, I've got to admit, I'm surprised Paul was

Chimchar's first Trainer!

ZOEY: Whoa. And from what I can see, Ash and Paul couldn't be

more different if they tried!

BROCK: Which is exactly why the two of them couldn't ignore each

other if they tried.

DAWN: Speaking of Ash, where did he go?

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ELECTABUZZ: [ANGRY]

PAUL: That's good! Now use Flamethrower and face the sky!

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

PAUL: Good!

ASH: Hey, Paul!

ASH: Man, you should have seen how totally awesome Grotle was

today! I wanna thank Torterra again for the help.

ASH: That battling style Torterra showed us awhile back

worked out really well!

PAUL: You said you were serious about wanting to win in

Snowpoint City so why do you still need Torterra to

hold your hand?

ASH: [ANGRY]

PAUL: Using a Grass - type in an Ice - type Gym, I guess you

chalk that up to blind faith.

ZOEY: Stop right there! Just who do you think you are?

DAWN: Zoey, stop!

ZOEY: He has no right talking like that!

ASH: It's okay, Zoey.

ZOEY: I just hope tomorrow at the Gym battle.

ZOEY: Ms. Senior wipes the floor with that jerk!

PAUL: Reggie!

REGGIE: Hey, Paul! How's it going?

T.V.: And it looks like the entire Sinnoh region will have

good weather today.

ASH: Reggie!

DAWN: Wow! It's true!

ZOEY: Who's that guy?

DAWN: That's Paul's big brother, Reggie!

He's a Breeder down in Veilstone City!

REGGIE: Have you gotten past the Snowpoint Gym?

PAUL: Coming soon.

REGGIE: Well, keep in mind that Candice is tough!

PAUL: I've got a plan for her.

ASH: Reggie!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

REGGIE: Would you look at that? Wow, it's been a long time!

DAWN: Yeah, it really has!

ASH: It's great to see you! What are you doing here?

REGGIE: I just finished bringing a Pokémon I was watching back to

its Trainer. You challenging the Snowpoint Gym, too?

ASH: Yeah, I battled Candice yesterday and won the badge!

REGGIE: Really? Awesome! Hey, hear that Paul?

That's great, huh?

REGGIE: Okay if I come watch your battle?

PAUL: Whatever you want.

ZOEY: Man, that guy Paul may be the total opposite of Ash, but

he's absolutely nothing like his brother either!

DAWN: For sure!

PIPLUP: [SURPRISED]

DAWN: [SHOCKED]

ASH: What's that?[SHOCKED]

ASH: [SHOCKED]

REGGIE: Whoa!

DAWN: What's that?

PIPLUP: [CONFUSED]

ASH: It's the Battle Pyramid!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

REGGIE: Wow, you guys know about that thing?

ASH: Yeah! I finally beat it but it took me a bunch of tries!

PAUL: What? You beat it?

JESSIE: Tell me that's not the Battle Pyramid.

JAMES: I'd be lying if I did,

though from Kanto it's quite a haul.

MEOWTH: Even flyboys need a change of scene!

WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]

JESSIE: No way.

CANDICE: Oh, wow!

SAM: Transmission from the Snowpoint City Pokémon Center!

ASH: Hey, Brandon, Long time no see! It's Ash from Pallet Town!

BRANDON: I'll be! So how are you kid?

DAWN: Ash, did you say Battle Pyramid?

BROCK: Yeah, it was the final facility Ash challenged back in

the Kanto Battle Frontier days!

DAWN: The Battle Frontier - That's, uh.

BROCK: It's a group of facilities somewhat like a Gym

but more intense, where you challenge and battle against an

amazing group of powerful Trainers called Frontier Brains!

Brandon is the most powerful Kanto Frontier Brain, and

everyone calls him the "Pyramid King".

BROCK: Reggie, didn't you challenge him too?

BROCK: I remember seeing the Frontier Symbols on

display in your house.

REGGIE: Yeah, but I never got the Brave Symbol which is proof

of winning at the Battle Pyramid.

ASH: That's right, Brock told me.

ASH: So, why did you stop battling?

REGGIE: Because I learned one thing. that I have a

lot more to learn!

BRANDON: What a nice surprise!

REGGIE: It's been much too long, Brandon!

BRANDON: Great to see so many familiar faces! If I remember,

you're Reggie's younger brother right?

PAUL: So you do remember me! I'd like to challenge you to a

Pokémon Battle. Right here and now!

ASH: Battle?

DAWN: [SURPRISED]

DODRIO: [EXERTION]

CANDICE: Incredible! It's the real Battle Pyramid!

ZOEY: Ms. Senior!

CANDICE: And it's so huge!

BRANDON: Sorry to cause such a fuss but I'm Brandon, the

Pyramid King of the Battle Frontier!

CANDICE: I'm honored to meet you! I'm Candice,

the Snowpoint Gym Leader!

BRANDON: Oh it's you, Maria!

MARIA: We've been waiting for you, Pyramid King.

BRANDON: I'd like to introduce you all! Everybody please say

hello to Temple Maiden Maria!

MARIA: It's an honor!

BROCK: With a beautiful maiden like you - I must make a

pilgrimage to the Snowpoint Temple right away, or bust!

CROAGUNK: [CROAKING]

BROCK: No fair, I haven't even left yet!

DAWN: Zoey? There's a temple here?

ZOEY: Oh yeah, the Snowpoint Temple!

ZOEY: It's a bit far from here, but it's an ancient temple

with a rich history!

DAWN: That sounds awesome!

MIME JR.: [EXCITED]

JAMES: Temple she says!

MEOWTH: Rich she says!

JESSIE: History's out, money's in!

WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]

BRANDON: You see my purpose in coming to Sinnoh is to

investigate the Snowpoint Temple!

BROCK: Of course. You do research on many ancient

civilizations right?

BRANDON: Correct!

MARIA: But I never imagined you were going to travel here in

your amazing Battle Pyramid!

BRANDON: It appears we've caused a bit of a scene! Now, Sam.

SAM: Sir!

BRANDON: Please, go on ahead with Maria to the temple!

SAM: What about you?

BRANDON: Take a look!

BRANDON: Look into his eyes!

BRANDON: How can I refuse the battle this young man requests?

BRANDON: I'll catch up with you soon!

MARIA: Thank you sir!

REGGIE: But Paul, why now?

PAUL: Because I have to do what you couldn't! And that's that!

ASH: Hey, Brandon! It would be really great if you'd let us

watch your battle!

BRANDON: Young man?

PAUL: I don't care.

BROCK: Brandon! I could referee!

PAUL: Why? There's no need!

PAUL: It's a full six - on - six battle! Pokémon exchanges

allowed! The battle will be over when all six of one side's

Pokémon are unable to continue!

BRANDON: Very well!

ASH: Paul wants to do what Reggie couldn't.

ASH: He's going to try and beat Brandon!

PAUL: Magmar! Stand by for battle!

MAGMAR: [APPEARING]

BRANDON: Regirock! I need your assistance!

REGIROCK: [APPEARING]

CANDICE: Regirock!

POKEDEX: Regirock. The Rock Peak Pokémon. Regirock's body is made

of rock, and if something chips off in battle it attaches rocks

to repair itself.

PAUL: So Brandon starts with Regirock. Just like he did with

my brother.

REGGIE: I remember Paul was watching. Of course that was

back when my Pokémon and I were defeated by Brandon.

BROCK: [SURPRISED]

REGGIE: Paul was a new Trainer and had just gotten his Turtwig.

He had gone to Kanto during his Sinnoh journey.

REGGIE: Because he wanted to watch my battle.

REGGIE: I had already gone from league to league, and I felt

ready to challenge Kanto's Battle Frontier!

REGGIE: So, to become a Frontier Brain, I had one more

challenge I needed to face,

and that was a battle against Brandon!

REGGIE: But.

REGIROCK: [PAINED]

REGGIE: We lost without defeating a single Pokémon.

TURTWIG: [SHOCKED]

BRANDON: No! You challenged me and I truly did enjoy our battle

today. But the fact remains that your battling style is little

more than standard ordinary fare!

BRANDON: Now where is your true inner strength?

PAUL: Wow! What about my inner strength?

BROCK: So the reason Paul's so obsessed with power is because

of what happened to Reggie!

BRANDON: All right, I can handle anything you bring! Because

that's my battling style!

PAUL: Magmar, return!

BRANDON: Return?

ASH: What's with Paul?

DAWN: They haven't even started!

BROCK: Paul must have decided that his Fire -type Magmar

wouldn't be strong enough against Brandon's

Rock - type Regirock!

PAUL: Hariyama! Stand by for battle!

HARIYAMA: [APPEARING]

POKEDEX: Hariyama. The Arm Thrust Pokémon. Hariyama can

send a truck flying with its powerful arm thrusts.

ZOEY: A Fighting - type. That's a good choice!

BRANDON: Let's begin. Stone Edge now!

REGIROCK: [STONE EDGE MOVE]

PAUL: Quick, block it!

HARIYAMA: [EXERTION]

PAUL: You know Rock - type moves won't have much effect on

Hariyama! Is this a test?

BRANDON: You'll have to see!

PAUL: Arm Thrust!

HARIYAMA: [ARM THRUST MOVE]

REGIROCK: [EXERTION]

BRANDON: Hold it down!

PAUL: Oh no!

BRANDON: Now, Shock Wave!

REGIROCK : [SHOCK WAVE MOVE][PAINED]

BROCK: [SURPRISED]

BROCK: Even after damage from the Arm Thrust, Regirock has

that much power!

HARIYAMA: [STRUGGLING]

PAUL: Force Palm!

BRANDON: Use Focus Punch!

HARIYAMA: [FORCE PALM MOVE] / CONFUSED]

REGIROCK: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

REGIROCK : [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

HARIYAMA: [PAINED]

CANDICE: It's unable to battle!

ASH: That Regirock's tough! What power!

PIKACHU: [AMAZED]

JESSIE: I remember climbing this - happily hunting for

untold treasure!

MEOWTH: Let's do it again for the good times!

JESSIE: There was nothing good about the first time!

Say, let's do a temple trek!

MEOWTH: By the time we finish traipsing to the temple,

I'll be too old to remember why!

JAMES: Well, I suggest a battle between you two to decide our

preferred course of evil action!

MEOWTH: Hey, don't you have an opinion?

JAMES: At the risk of bragging, nope!

MIME JR: [SMUG]

JAMES: [SHOCKED]

JESSIE: All right, the fate of our future plans

is in our hands!

MEOWTH: I've got paws!

JESSIE: To the temple if I win!

MEOWTH: To the Pyramid if I win!

JESSIE: Rock paper scissors, sh**t!

JESSIE: Bet I make you look!

PAUL: Electabuzz! Stand by for battle!

ELECTABUZZ: [APPEARING]

CANDICE: Why choose an Electric - type?

ASH: Of course! It makes total sense Paul would do that!

DAWN: [SURPRISED]

PAUL: Brick Break!

ELECTABUZZ: [BRICK BREAK MOVE]

REGIROCK: [PAINED]

ASH: I knew he was gonna use Brick Break too!

REGGIE: Well Brandon's Regirock is a high - level Pokémon and

Paul knows it! So of course he's got to use an attack

that'll be a powerful match.

BRANDON: Stone Edge, go!

REGIROCK: [STONE EDGE MOVE]

PAUL: Protect!

ELECTABUZZ: [PROTECT MOVE]

ELECTABUZZ: [PAINED]

CANDICE: Even Protect wasn't strong enough.

BRANDON: Now Hyper Beam!

REGIROCK: [HYPER BEAM MOVE]

ELECTABUZZ: [PAINED]

ELECTABUZZ: [DAZED]

ASH: I can't believe how easily he took out Paul's Electabuzz!

PIKACHU: [AMAZED]

BRANDON: Good! Regirock, return!

BROCK: After using Hyper Beam a Pokémon can't act right away so

it's good he's making an exchange now!

BRANDON: Registeel! I need your assistance!

REGISTEEL: [APPEARING]

POKEDEX: Registeel. The Iron Pokémon. Because Registeel's

body has been tempered by underground pressure for

thousands of years its body cannot be scratched.

PAUL: A Registeel.

PAUL: Magmar! Stand by for battle!

MAGMAR: [APPEARING]

ZOEY: Fire - types have the advantage over Steel - types.

PAUL: Use Flamethrower!

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

REGISTEEL: [EXERTION]

ASH: A direct hit!

PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

REGISTEEL: [EXERTION]

PAUL: But how?

REGGIE: It must've had an effect. But it's hanging in!

BRANDON: Use Iron Head!

REGISTEEL: [IRON HEAD MOVE]

PAUL: Block it and then Will - O - Wisp!

MAGMAR: [AFFIRMATIVE]

REGISTEEL: [IRON HEAD MOVE]

MAGMAR: [PAINED] / [FEAR]

PAUL: Magmar is scared?

DAWN: Where's the Will - O - Wisp?

BROCK: Iron Head may cause opponents to flinch and then it

prevents them from attacking!

PAUL: Now, Nidoking! Stand by for battle!

NIDOKING: [APPEARING]

POKEDEX: Nidoking. The Drill Pokémon. One swing of its mighty

tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were nothing

but a matchstick.

DAWN: Nidoking is a Poison - type but I thought Poison - type

moves don't work on Steel - types, isn't that right?

ZOEY: That's true, but Nidoking is also a Ground - type whose

moves are effective on Steel - types. We'll have to wait and

see which moves he calls.

BRANDON: Use fl*sh Cannon!

REGISTEEL: [fl*sh CANNON MOVE]

NIDOKING: [PAINED]

PAUL: Earth Power now!

NIDOKING: [EARTH POWER MOVE]

REGISTEEL: [SHOCKED]

BRANDON: Well - that's some impressive strength!

PAUL: Double Kick!

NIDOKING: [DOUBLE KICK MOVE]

NIDOKING: [DOUBLE KICK MOVE]

REGISTEEL: [STRUGGLE]

ASH: Whoa, a hit like that and Registeel's still up!

PAUL: Now use Thunderbolt!

NIDOKING: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

BRANDON: Iron Head go!

REGISTEEL: [IRON HEAD MOVE]

REGISTEEL: [IRON HEAD MOVE][PAINED]

NIDOKING: [DAZED]

ZOEY: Nidoking's unable to battle too!

It was a good attack though.

BRANDON: All right, what's wrong? And here I thought you

wanted to beat the man who defeated your brother!

PAUL: The truth is it's only because you defeated Reggie that

my victory over you will have meaning. The challenge you

always present to Trainers to find their own strength - was

something my brother wasn't able to do!

PAUL: But I'm not like my brother! My will gives me

strength! And now you'll see it first hand!

BRANDON: No! All wrapped up in the past! But why then do you

walk the Pokémon path in the first place?

BRANDON: Tell me, why do you battle?

PAUL: Now Lairon! Stand by for battle!

LAIRON: [APPEARING]

POKEDEX: Lairon. The Iron Armor Pokémon. It digs up Iron

Ore for food, and smashes its steely body up against others in

battles over territory.

BRANDON: Registeel, return!

BRANDON: Regice, I need your assistance!

REGICE: [APPEARING]

PAUL: Iron Defense!

LAIRON: [IRON DEFENSE MOVE]

DAWN: Does that?

BROCK: Right! It increases defensive power!

REGGIE: Yeah, Paul wants to hang in there and look for a chance

to counterstrike.

BRANDON: Ice Beam go!

REGICE: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

PAUL: What the?

BRANDON: Zap Cannon!

REGICE: [ZAP CANNON MOVE]

LAIRON: [DAZED]

ASH: Man, Lairon didn't even get to attack once.

PIKACHU: [AMAZED]

PAUL: Ursaring, standby for battle!

URSARING: [APPEARING]

PAUL: Use Hammer Arm!

BRANDON: Focus Punch go!

REGICE: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE][HAMMER ARM MOVE]

BROCK: [SHOCKED]

URSARING: [STUNNED]

REGICE: [STUNNED]

PAUL: Now Focus Blast!

URSARING: [FOCUS BLAST MOVE]

BRANDON: Zap Cannon!

REGICE: [ZAP CANNON MOVE]

URSARING: [FOCUS BLAST MOVE]

URSARING: [PAINED]

URSARING: [PAINED]

ASH: Whoa, what happened?

BROCK: Zap Cannon always paralyzes its target if it hits!

ASH: Why isn't Paul switching?

BRANDON: Now, Regice, return!

BRANDON: Regirock! I need your assistance!

REGIROCK: [READY]

PAUL: Regirock again!

BRANDON: Use Stone Edge!

REGIROCK: [STONE EDGE MOVE]

URSARING: [PAINED]

PAUL: Ursaring, return!

REGGIE: Paul had already given up on Ursaring.

He just stopped giving it commands!

PAUL: Now, Magmar stand by for Battle!

MAGMAR: [APPEARING]

DAWN: Paul's last Pokémon.

CANDICE: Not only is it a bad matchup, Regirock is just too

powerful. It's almost over.

PAUL: Now, Flamethower!

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

REGIROCK: [STRUGGLING]

BRANDON: Shock Wave let's go now!

REGIROCK: [SHOCK WAVE MOVE]

MAGMAR: [PAINED]

ASH: [SHOCKED]

MAGMAR: [PAINED] / [DAZED]

ASH: Paul lost. After all that!

BRANDON: Young man!

BRANDON: This Battle of yours.

BRANDON: Was that your true battle?

BRANDON: You've done an excellent job raising and

training your Pokémon! But you allow your emotions to betray

you on the b*ttlefield!

BRANDON: We will battle again one day when you've learned to

control them!

JESSIE: Rock, paper, scissors, sh**t!

JESSIE: Bet I make you look!

JESSIE: Rock, paper, scissors - sh**t!

JESSIE: Bet I make you look!

JAMES: Twerps!

PAUL: You can expect to see me at the Snowpoint Gym!

CANDICE: Great, Paul! I'll be looking forward to it!

CANDICE: So, Zo Zo, I guess it's our turn next, right?

CANDICE: A Kiai Battle with you and me!

CANDICE: Let's get going!

ZOEY: You bet, Ms. Senior!

DODRIO: [DETERMINED]

CANDICE: And much good luck with your next Contest, Dawn!

DAWN: Thank you!

PIPLUP: [CONFIDENT]

CANDICE: Okay, everyone! See you around!

ZOEY: See you, Dawn!

DAWN: Bye bye, Zoey! Good luck!

ASH: Take care!

REGGIE: Hey Paul! Do you think there's any chance that you and

Ash could treat us to a full battle at some point?

ASH: Me and Paul?

BRANDON: You two! Interesting idea! Let's set the time and

place and agree to meet again! That's bound to be a battle

guaranteed to raise the level of both of you - of that there can

be no doubt!

ASH: Yeah, great! I'm in!

PAUL: I'm in, too.

BROCK: Reggie, what about the time and place?

REGGIE: Exactly ten days from now. At the Pokémon Center

near Lake Acuity!

NARRATOR: And so, one wonders what Paul has taken away from

his battle with Brandon, and how that might affect the upcoming

full battle between Ash and Paul! You'll need to stay tuned

for the answer, and patiently wait ten days in the process!

SAM: Brandon!

MARIA: Something terrible has happened at the temple!

BRANDON: Oh no!