01x42 - Partners in Time! (The Finals IV: "Partner”)

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] It's the finals of the Pokémon
World Coronation Series

Masters Eight Tournament.

Ash only has one Pokémon left, Pikachu.

Meanwhile, Leon's greatest partner,
Charizard, has Gigantamaxed.

When the 10,000,000
Volt Thunderbolt Z-Move

and the G-Max Wildfire attack collided,

Galar particles started going wild.

Now, perhaps because it sensed
such enormous power,

the Legendary Pokémon Eternatus
has appeared!

[roaring]

Pika?

Eternatus.

What's going on?

Could that actually be...

the Pokémon who threw
the entire Galar region

into chaos, Eternatus?

Tell me, Gran, are things all right there?

Eternatus appeared above Wyndon Stadium.

[Professor Magnolia] Yes, Sonia,
we're fine. Tell me how you are.

[Sonia] The Galar particles above us
are acting strangely!

[alarm beeping]

I see. Then it's possible
Eternatus is reacting to that.

[Eternatus roaring]

[gasps]

[roaring continues]

Pika!

["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] "Partners..."

[Leon] "In Time!"

[tense music]

[grunts]

-Pika!
-Pikachu!

-Pika.
-[grunting]

[grunts]
Huh?

[Sonia] Uh...

Eternatus...

But why?

[Professor Magnolia]
The stability of Galar particles

is the stability of the Galar region.

Eternatus appears to have
just protected every one of us.

And the region's peace.

[soft roar]

Pika.

Eternatus...

Thanks so much.

How cool was that?

I hope it will keep watching over us
in the future.

To protect the world from devastation.

To defend all people within our nation.

To illuminate
with beams of truth and of love.

To extend its reach to the stars above.

Rocking Eternatus love.

Wobbuffet!

[announcer] Now I think it's time
we got back to the match.

Amazing! Eternatus gave us a bonus round!

[gasps]

Yeah, my Dynamax band.

Pika.

I hope that you're watching, Eternatus.

Charizard, return!

[announcer] Leon has returned Charizard
to its Poké Ball!

Cinderace, I'll go with you.

[suspenseful music]

Gigantamax!

Cinderace!

[announcer] Look! Unprecedented!

Gigantamaxing twice in one match!

[gasping]

You're so awesome, Lee!

Pikachu, buddy,
what do you say we go for it?

Pikachu!

[Ash chuckles]
All right then...

Pikachu!

[Ash] Let's go big!

Gigantamax!

Pi... Pi...
[grunts]

Pikachu!

[crowd gasping]

Pikachu's humongous!

Yeah. Amazing.

[announcer]
And Ash is using Gigantamax as well!

What a revolutionary cl*max
of the Masters Eight Tournament finals!

Now, let's wrap this up, Cinderace!

Use G-Max Fireball!

Cinder...

Cinder!
[grunts]

Cinderace!

[Ash] No way we'll lose, Pikachu!

Use G-Max Volt Crash!

Pika...

Chu!

Cinderace!

[grunting]

Eh?

Cinderace!

[announcer]
It's Cinderace's G-Max Fireball

versus Pikachu's powerful
G-Max Volt Crash!

But both Pokémon seem to be enduring it.

And they're both direct hits!

[grunts]

Pika.

You all right?

-Cinder...
-Cinderace!

Both Pokémon exerted so much power

that they've returned
to their normal sizes!

Cinder... Cin...

Cinder.

[gasps]

Cinderace is unable to battle!

[announcer] The face-off
between Gigantamax Pokémon

ends with a victory for Pikachu!

Great, Pikachu!

Pika!

[all giggling]

[Team Rocket] Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!

-Lee. Oh, no.
-[sighs]

[Leon] Cinderace, return.

You were the best.

Great job Gigantamaxing.

All right, Ash! This will decide it.

It's time to use our aces!

Yeah! Partner versus partner!

Charizard, let's go!

[grunts]

[roars]

[announcer]
The Masters Eight Tournament finals

between Leon and Ash are roaring along,

and both Trainers
have only one Pokémon left.

Leon's Charizard versus Ash's Pikachu!

You did very well
to drive someone like me this far.

You're helping me
become stronger than ever!

So, until the last move...

I say we get even more fired up!

[roars]

[grunts]
Pika!

Thanks to you,
we've gotten a whole lot stronger

than we were before, Leon.

[Ash] This battle

is the peak of all the adventures

Pikachu and I have had up to this point.

That's why we're gonna win!

Pika!

[gasps, chuckles]

All right, use Quick Attack!

Pika!

Use Ancient Power!

[roars]

[panting]

Pika!

[announcer]
And Pikachu's attack lands first!

Use Iron Tail!

Pikachu!
[yells]

Knock it away!

[grunts]

Pika!

[roars]

Pi...

Pikachu!

-[gasps]
-[growls]

[Leon] Use Air Slash!

[grunts]

[grunting]

Use Fire Blast!

-[roars]
-Electroweb!

Pika. Pika. Pika... Pika!

[Ash] Run, Pikachu!

Pika!

[announcer] With some effort,
Pikachu dodges the Fire Blast!

Thunderbolt, go!

-Pika...
-Fire Blast, go!

-...chu!
-[Charizard roars]

Pika...
[grunting]

-You all right?
-Pika!

-Can you still go on?
-[growls]

[both gasp]

[both whimper]

[all gasping]

[munching]

[mumbles]

-Use Iron Tail!
-Pika!

Pika...

Charizard, take the hit!

-[growls]
-Pika!

-[snarls]
-[gasps]

[Leon] Use Dragon Pulse!

-[howls]
-Pika!

Pi... Pikachu!
[grunting]

Pi...

We're not done. This is where it starts!

[shouts]
Pika!

-[snarls]
-I've gotta say,

the two of you are the best!

All right, then, Charizard,
let's ramp it up!

[roaring]

Go, Lee! Win this! Beat them now!

[hopeful music]

Pikachu, use Quick Attack!

[Pikachu] Pika!

[snarls]

What was that? I didn't see it!

Now! Ancient Power!

[roaring]

Pika. Pi!

[grunting]

[grunting continues]

Use Air Slash!

-Pika.
-Now, use Iron Tail!

[Pikachu grunting]
Pika!

-[gasps]
-Oh, wow.

Pika. Pika. Pika.

Pikachu! Pika!

[roars]

Fire Blast!

[roaring]

Thunderbolt!

Pika. Pi.
[gasps]

[announcer] Pikachu wasn't able
to prepare for Thunderbolt in time,

so it was engulfed by Fire Blast!

[snarls]

[panting]

Pikachu!

[growls]

[Pikachu continues panting]

[suspenseful music]

[groans]

[Pikachu continues panting]

[thuds]

[Ash] Pikachu!

It's so cute! It's the best of all!

Oh, hi, Pikachu!

[Pikachu] Pikachu...

[whimsical music]

Bulbasaur.

Squirtle.

[soft roar]

Pi...

[coos]

Pika...

Mime! Mime!

[soft growl]

[murmurs]

[Pokémon cheering]

[cheering continues]

[overlapping warble]

[happy cheering]

[cheering continues]

[warbling, grunting]

-Pika?
-[all muttering]

You see, Pikachu?

Everybody's backing us up.

Pika.

Pika.

Pika...

chu!

[grunting]

Huh?

["Gotta Catch 'Em All" playing]

Pika.

Awesome, Pikachu! Way to go!

And that's the essence of Pikachu and Ash!

[Ash] Pikachu,

we're gonna put everything
we've got into this attack!

Pika, pika!

Charizard!

[grunts]
Let's have a champion time!

-[roaring]
-♪ Teach Pokémon to understand ♪

-♪ The power that's inside ♪
-Thunderbolt, let's go!

-♪ Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all ♪
-Pika! Pika...

-[yells]
-♪ I know it's my destiny ♪

-Fire Blast, now!
-♪ Oh, you're my best friend ♪

-[roaring]
-♪ In a world we must defend ♪

♪ Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all ♪

[both] Let's go!

-[grunting]
-♪ Our courage will pull us through ♪

-[roaring]
-♪ You teach me and I'll teach you ♪

-[both screaming]
-♪ Pokémon! ♪

♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪

-[both grunting]
-♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ Pokémon! ♪

[solemn music]

[gasps]

Hey. You all right?

Pika, pi.

Pikachu.

Buddy, you were awesome. Incredible.

Pika?

[Ash] That last attack of yours
gave me the shivers.

Pi...

Pika... Pika!

[electricity crackles]

[groans]

[pants, roars]

[panting]

Charizard is unable to battle!

[Dan] Which means,
the victory goes to Ash!

[announcer] It's decided!
We now have ourselves a new champion!

From the Kanto region,
born in Pallet Town, Ash Ketchum!

-Pika, pi.
-Pikachu!

[giggling]

Pika? Pika!

Thanks so much!

It's because of you
that we were able to defeat Leon.

-Pikachu!
-[giggles]

Pika! Pika! Pika!

[both chuckling]

Huh?

Looks like Pikachu's feeling better.

-[Ash] Leon!
-[Pikachu] Pika!

[upbeat music]

It was a good battle. Lots of fun, too.

I feel the same exact way!

It made me think back
on my very first Pokémon battle.

[Leon] A great time.

Yet frustrating.

Of course.

That's what a Pokémon battle really is.

Mm.

[Leon] From now on,
I'm just another challenger.

I'll have lots of battles
and become even stronger!

Me too! I wanna have tons of battles!

Let's battle again sometime.

[chuckles]

Mm. You've got it!

-Pikachu!
-[soft growl]

It's getting to be about time
for the awards ceremony, Ash!

Hey, Leon! You're coming too, right?

Uh...

[crowd cheering]

[announcer]
With this gathering of champions

from all over the world,

the Pokémon World Coronation Series
Masters Eight Tournament

presents the best in exciting battling.

And now, Leon will present the trophy

to our newest champion, Ash Ketchum!

[grunts]

[all laughing]

[roaring]

[Professor Oak] A welcome sight
of celebration and fireworks.

[Delia] And the grateful feelings
of a mother to the friends

cheering her son back home.

You know, I've suddenly gotten
the urge to have a battle.

Great. Me too!

I'm free.

[chuckling]

Great, Ash! You did it!

Congratulations!

Yes. Our Pikachu comes shining through.

I'm as moved as a mover and shaker can be!

Though I feel like something
slipped our minds.

Wobbuffet.

-All right!
-Pika.

[narrator] After finally beating
the undefeated Leon,

Ash has won the title
of the World's Strongest Trainer.

And the numerous battles that make up
the Pokémon World Coronation Series

now come to a close.

[chittering]

[serene music]

[Rotom Phone] You have a call from Goh.

You have a call from Goh.

You have a call from Goh.

You have a call from Goh.

-You have a call from Goh.
-Pikachu!

-I'm sure it's about Mew!
-Pika?

Hey, Goh. What's up?

[closing theme music]