01x41 - Paring Pokémon While Parrying! (The Finals III: "The Strongest”)

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] The Pokémon
World Coronation Series

Masters Eight Tournament final round!

A fierce battle between Ash and Leon
that will determine the strongest Trainer!

Ash leads with four Pokémon
remaining to Leon's three,

though Ash's Pokémon
have already taken damage.

Even if it looks like our hero
has the advantage,

Ash is actually up against the wall.

And so, in this greatest
of Pokémon battles,

the likes of which the world
has never seen before...

Will Ash manage to see his way
through to victory, and if so, how?

[crowd cheering]

Dragonite, take extra care!

[Dragonite growls]

Pika, Pika!

[both grunt]

[Eevee and Piplup cheering]

You can do it, Dragonite!

Give it your all, Ash!

Yeah! Go, Lee!

Drum Beating, go!

[roaring]

[grunts]

[tense music]

Hurricane!

[screaming]

[announcer] Dragonite just let loose
with a powerful Hurricane!

It's a Flying type move,
which is super effective

against Grass type Rillaboom!

["With You" playing]

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ Lightning strikes or any shade of blue ♪

♪ The journey's the best part ♪

♪ Even when the road gets hard ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ With you ♪

[theme music]

[Ash] "Paring Pokémon..."

[Leon] "While Parrying!"

[grunts]

[growling]

[announcer] That Drum Beating move
is surprisingly strong,

lessening the damage from Hurricane!

-Great stuff!
-Oh, they can do that?

It's less of a hurricane
and more of a gentle breeze.

Yeah. More like a walk in the park.

Right. Turn those roots into kindling!

Wobbu, Wobbu!

[munching]

Let's go!

[roars]

[grunting]

[whimpering]

[grunts]

[whimpering continues]

[whines]

Dragonite, you all right?

[Dragonite growls]

-Pika.
-Lowered speed.

It's an effect of Drum Beating.

[roaring]

When I bring out my Grass type,

a lot of opponents
tend to use Flying type attacks.

This is how we answer that.

Offense is the greatest defense?

Seems like Leon is acting
a bit like Ash does.

Huh?

Don't you think that both of them
have similar battling styles?

Mm...

Bring it even more, Ash!

Here it comes. Use Dragonite Meteor!

[grunting]

[announcer]
There it is! Dragonite Meteor!

The attack that brought down Dragapult.

Rillaboom, use Drum Beating!

[roars]

[growls]

-[grunting]
-[screeching]

Break through it, now!

[shrieking]

-[gasps]
-Oh, no!

Too bad, Ash. I anticipated that move.

[whimpering]

That looks similar to Vine Whip.

Bulbasaur!

[Rillaboom grunting]

[roars]

-[grunting continues]
-[whining]

[grunts]

[pants]

[yelling]

[grunting]

Let's finish this. Use Dragon Claw!

[grunts]

Acrobatics!

[both grunting]

-[gasps]
-Speedy.

Was that some kind of move?

That lug's real light on its legs.

Wobbuffet!

[both grunting]

-Dragonite!
-Pika.

[whimpering]

Dragonite is unable to battle!

[roars, grunting]

[announcer] Rillaboom didn't even waver

in spite of the type disadvantage!

-Great, high-level battling!
-That's my bro!

Now this has turned
into three against three.

Who will Ash use next?

Dragonite, return!

You did an awesome job.
Now go take a nice rest.

Pika, Pika.

Okay, Sirfetch'd, I choose you!

Sirfetch'd!

[announcer] It's Sirfetch'd!

Meteor as*ault!

High Horsepower!

[roaring]

[grunting]
Sirfetch'd!

[announcer] A head-on collision!

Can they compete in terms of power?

Hang in there!

Let's go!

[grunting]

[grunting]
Sirfetch'd!

[grunts in pain]

[pants]
Fetch'd...

Sirfetch'd.

Awesome!

-Pika?
-Hmm?

[grunts]

[announcer] Rillaboom stood up!

But due to Meteor as*ault's recoil,

Sirfetch'd is unable to attack
for the time being.

[grunting]

High Horsepower!

[roars]

[Sirfetch'd grunts]

-Pika, Pika!
-[Rillaboom roars]

[grunts]
Fetch'd!

Quick! Jump on your shield, Sirfetch'd!

Sirfetch'd!

Drum Beating!

[growls]

[grunting]

Fury Cutter, now!

Sirfetch'd!

Acrobatics!

Fetch'd!

[grunts]

[screams, groans]

Fetch'd.

[gasps]

[grunts]

[groaning]

Sirfetch'd is unable to battle!

-[grunts]
-Pika.

That's what Lee's all about!

[announcer]
Ash has now lost two Pokémon in a row,

while Leon and Rillaboom
have been able to control the airspace

in this fierce battle.

Sirfetch'd, return, now!

Thanks for taking it this far.

-You're doing just what you need to do.
-[grunts]

[annoyed grunt]

Why, you big Champion jerk!

[screams]
He keeps grabbing the momentum!

Nope! Pikachu and Dracovish
are still in this thing!

Wobbuffet!

Ash, thanks to you and your Pokémon,

my Pokémon and I are truly living up
to our greatest potential!

-[growls]
-But it's really kind of sad.

You have two Pokémon.

True, this battle has been great,
but it's soon about to end.

No battle is over until it's over!

Now, Dracovish, I choose you!

Dracovish!

[grunts]

[announcer] Wow! Dracovish is continuing
on its spiky path!

Ice Fang, let's go!

[grunts]
Draco, Draco, Draco!

Use Drum Beating!

[roars, grunting]

[Dracovish grunts]

Draco.
[grunting continues]

[all gasping]

[grunting continues]

Draco.

[grunting, screams]

[announcer] Look at that.
It ripped Drum Beating to pieces!

Now, Dracovish, use Dragon Rush!

[screaming]

Use High Horsepower!

[grunting]

Draco...
[grunts]

[groaning]

Rillaboom is unable to battle!

Dracovish!

Yeah! We did it!

[announcer]
Ash caught up almost immediately!

Rillaboom, return!

I liked the way you battled. Thanks.

Hmm?

[snickers]

Okay, Dracovish, keep your guard up!

Draco!

Cinderace, let's go!

Cinderace!

[announcer] And it's Cinderace!

There you are.

[announcer] During the finals,
Cinderace has been Leon's MVP.

It's able to change its own type
to match the moves it uses

thanks to its Libero Ability!

Use High Jump Kick!

Cind. Cind.

[announcer] It's now a Fighting type!

-[grunting]
-Cinderace!

[Dracovish groans]

[gasps]

[announcer]
And High Jump Kick is a direct hit!

[roars]

Use Water g*n!

Pyro Ball!

[both grunting]

[announcer] Wow!
Pyro Ball canceled out Water g*n!

Fishious Rend!

-[grunts] Draco!
-Use Iron Head!

-[grunts]
-Draco...

-[Cinderace grunts]
-[groans]

-So now it's a Steel type?
-Very nice header, Ash!

Leon's definitely setting the pace.

[grunts]

Dracovish, are you all right?

Draco!
[scoffs]

Cinder. Cinderace.

Pika, Pika!

Let's finish this now!

Use Dragon Rush!

[grunting]

Use High Jump Kick!

Cinderace!

[Dracovish grunts]

[Cinderace grunts]

[grunts]

Cin...

Cinderace!

-Pika.
-[whines]

Cinderace!

[Dan] Dracovish is unable to battle!

[announcer] And Cinderace claims victory
over Dracovish!

'Kay, Dracovish, return!

You really did your best.

Pika, Pika.

Do you think they'll be alright?

They'll be fine!
Those two can handle anything!

[cheering]

You battled well. Return!

Ash, this is my sixth Pokémon.
Charizard, let's go!

[roars]

[announcer] Leon has called
on his strongest partner, Charizard!

[all gasp]

So he wants to finish the match
using Charizard, huh?

Pika!

You're up, buddy!

Pika.

[announcer]
Pikachu has become

-Ash's last hope.
-Pika!

But can Ash and Pikachu stop Charizard?

Or will Leon bring it to an end
here and now?

-Hey, Ash?
-Huh?

Charizard was my very first Pokémon.

It's gone on all of my adventures.

My partner from the very beginning.

[Leon] My very first battle.
My very first catch.

My very first Evolution.

Time and time again,
it's been there with me.

[Ash] I hear you, Leon!

I've gone on every adventure with Pikachu.

That's why I want Pikachu
to beat Charizard!

Pika.

[scoffs]

I hear you.
So, I'm winning with Charizard!

Gigantamax!

[roars]

[roaring continues]

All right! Go, Charizard, go!

[loud roar]

Wow, it's huge!

Someone's going to get super squished.

I wish I knew what you were talking about.

Wobbu, Wobbu!

[growls]

Let's go, Pikachu! Use Thunderbolt!

Pika...

Now, Max Rockfall!

[roaring]

Pika!

Quick, get out of there!

Pikachu!

Pika!

[announcer]
Max Rockfall has kicked up a sandstorm!

Pikachu is having more and more
of its strength drained away

as it soars above Charizard!

Iron Tail, let's go!

[grunts]

-[growls]
-Pika!

[grunts]
Pikachu!

Pi...

[growling]

Use Max Wyrmwind!

[roaring]

No, Pikachu!

It's over!

[panting]

Nice endurance.

Gigantamaxing is so cool. Awesome power!

Hmm.

-[tinkles]
-[Ash] We'll have to use this.

Pika, Pi!

-[Ash grunts]
-Chu!

-Pika!
-Yeah!

Now we're going all out!

Pika, Pika!

-[Ash grunts]
-Pikachu!

[chuckles]
I've been waiting for this!

[announcer] Here we go!

Ash and Pikachu have begun their Z-Move!

Much bigger than a Thunderbolt!


Pika!

Yeah, this is much, much bigger!
At super full power!

Pika, Pika!

Pikachu, use 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt!

[squeals]
Pi, Pi, Pika, Pika, Pika...

Pika, Pika!

Let's have a champion time!

Use G-Max Wildfire!

[roaring]

This is it, Ash.
What I've always wanted to see.

Gigantamax versus a Z-Move!

Yeah, Leon. Me too!

[announcer] It's G-Max Wildfire

versus 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt!

This massive amount of energy

is shaking Wyndon Stadium
down to its very foundation!

[grunting]

[snarling]

[roars]

What is this Galar particle reaction?

I've never seen this
during my observations.

[roaring]

[computer whirring]

[Magnolia] Eternatus.

[roaring]

[all whimpering]

Is this another Darkest Day?

[tense music]

[growling]

[Pikachu grunting]

[both gasp]

[all whimpering]

Hey, is that...

Yes. With the collision of Gigantamax
and Z-Move,

and the enormous power of Mega Evolution,

is it affecting Wyndon Stadium
and the space-time here?

[announcer] What is going on here?

The Gigantamax effect has worn off,

but there's still a huge black cloud
swirling above Wyndon Stadium!

[tense music]

[roaring]

Pika!

That voice sounds like...

[both gasp]

[loud gasp]

[narrator]
Right in the middle of this tough battle,

Eternatus suddenly appears.

But why?

[roars]

[closing theme music]