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22x36 - League Offenders and Defenders!

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Pokémon". Aired: April 1, 1997 – present.*
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Japanese anime follows Ash a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon.

22x36 - League Offenders and Defenders!

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KIAWE: Look, there it is!

SOPHOCLES: Yeah? Straight ahead?

ASH: I see it!

PIKACHU: [IMPRESSED]

ASH: Manalo Stadium!

SOPHOCLES: It's so cool!

TOGEDEMARU: [AGREEMENT]

LANA: It's so huge...

MALLOW: And the island it's sitting on is man-made!

ROTOM DEX: What a feat of construction!

LILLIE: Mother told me it was built with the efforts of the

entire Aether Foundation!

MALLOW: Wow!

MALLOW: You've changed into your powered-up Lillie outfit!

LILLIE: Thank you!

LILLIE: After all, it's the Pokémon League!

LANA: You look great. Really!

LILLIE: Thank you so much!

ASH: Here we come... Pokémon League!!!

PIKACHU: [CHEERING]

♪ Rise!♪

♪ If you're prepared for the challenge♪

♪ [Rise to the challenge]♪

♪ Rise!♪

♪ If you're a champion at heart♪

♪ [Rise to the challenge]♪

♪ Take my hand♪

♪ We'll train as one♪

♪ And triumph together♪

♪ [Rise to the challenge]♪

♪ Nothin's gonna stand in our way♪

♪ Stronger and stronger♪

♪ We'll rise to the challenge of life♪

♪ Pokémon!♪

ASH: "League OFFENDERS AND DEFENDERS!"

NARRATOR: The Alola Pokémon League is about to get underway!

NARRATOR: And our heroes have come to where it will all

take place, Manalo Stadium!

ASH: We made it, Professor Kukui!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Well, so you did!

ASH: Professor, can we use the b*ttlefield?

I'd really like to give it a try!

KIAWE: Now relax, Ash.

We haven't even signed up to compete.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Signups start this evening.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: For now, only sightseeing is allowed.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Sorry about that.

SOPHOCLES: Don't be in such a hurry.

MALLOW: Although I do understand!

LANA: I'm psyched, too.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Why not go and explore the island?

Registration will open up before you know it!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Tell them, Lillie...

LILLIE: All right!

LILLIE: Aside from the main arena, there's a Pokémon Center,

of course. And so much more!

LILLIE: There's a shopping mall and health spa....

LILLIE: And several great restaurants!

LILLIE: All gathered in one beautiful spot!

MALLOW: Wow! Sounds perfect!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: I'd love to be your guide,

but I'm a little bit...

ASSISTANT: Professor Kukui?

ASSISTANT: Would you please come over here for a sec?

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Be right there!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: I can't seem to find a free minute!

KIAWE: We can find our own way around. Don't worry, we're fine.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Okay.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Later!

ASH: Hang in there!

MALLOW: All right. So what should we do first?

ASH: Well, I wanna see the b*ttlefield!

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ROTOM DEX: Wait, Ash! Do you even know where it is?

KIAWE: I'm going, too!

SOPHOCLES: Hold on! Wait for me!

TOGEDEMARU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

LANA: And they're off.

LILLIE: Just like you'd expect.

MALLOW: Come on!

Why don't we check out the shopping mall first thing?

LILLIE/ LANA: Okay!

JAMES: Just like a grand opening should be.

MEOWTH: Not only a bunch of contestants,

but a huge number of hungry fans to boot!

JAMES: Our pre-opening sale was a smashing success!

JAMES: And with excitement like this...

JAMES: Our Manalo malasadas will fly off the shelves!

MEOWTH: My kind of air traffic!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

MEOWTH/ JAMES: Go team, go!

WOBBUFFET: [CHEERING]

JESSIE: Pipe down! You haven't forgotten, have you?

JESSIE: The reason we're here is to win the Alola League...

JESSIE: And turn all of Alola into the Team Rocket region!

JAMES: I'm quite aware of that!

JAMES: But a little working capital couldn't hurt...

MEOWTH: We win the League, sell a mountain of malasadas,

then line our pockets with Alola dough-la!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

JAMES: What?

JESSIE: It's, it's, it's, it's...

JESSIE/ JAMES/ MEOWTH: Stufful in the house!!!

JESSIE/ JAMES/ MEOWTH: And that means...

STUFFUL TRAINER GIRL: Hey, Stufful! Let's go!

TRAINER GIRL'S STUFFUL: [AFFIRMATIVE]

WOBBUFFET: [EXHAUSTED]

JAMES: I can breathe again!

JAMES: Though we've taken precautions this time.

MEOWTH: And hopefully, that'll get us through in one piece...

JAMES: Ta-da!

JAMES: We want to thank you for your incessant hospitality!

MEOWTH: We dug you a spring to do your relaxing thing!

STUFFUL: [EXERTION]

STUFFUL: [PLAYFUL]

MEOWTH: It'll be maxing and relaxing in that

hot spring paradise for days!

JAMES: Yes!

MEOWTH: And if it decides it's had enough, we've got plan B!

JESSIE: Then I guess we're home free.

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Whoa!!!

PIKACHU: [IMPRESSED]

ASH: This is awesome!

ROTOM DEX: What an amazing stadium!

KIAWE: You know, I could turn up the heat in a place like this!

KIAWE: Right, Turtonator?

TURTONATOR: [AGREEMENT]

ASH: The Alola Pokémon League!

ASH: And I'm gonna win!!!

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

KIAWE: You'll have to beat me first...

SOPHOCLES: And don't you forget about me!

ASH: I hear you!

HAU: I thought you'd be here!

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

HAU: How you doing, Ash?!

ASH: Hey, it's Hau!

ASH: You're entering the League, too?

HAU: Of course!

ASH: All right!

HALA: Full of energy, as always. That's Ash!

ASH: Kahuna Hala!

ASH: Oh, Kahuna Hala is Hau's grandfather, see?

SOPHOCLES: Wow!

KIAWE: What do you know?

KIAWE: I'm Kiawe. Alola!

SOPHOCLES: I'm Sophocles.

HAU: Nice to meet you! I'm Hau!

ASH: Awesome! A Z-Ring!

HAU: Thanks! You see, I finally passed Gramps' grand trial.

ASH: All right! Good for you!

HALA: Your Island Challenge is just beginning...

HALA: Come on, now. You've only just taken your first baby step!

HAU: I know that...

HAU: That's not the only thing that's new!

HAU: Come on out!

DECIDUEYE: [APPEARING] / [EXERTION]

PIKACHU: [IMPRESSED]

ASH: A Decidueye?

ROTOM DEX: Decidueye. The Arrow Quill Pokémon.

A Grass and Ghost type.

ROTOM DEX: Decidueye's aim is so good that when it

fires its arrow quills, it can hit a pebble over

a hundred yards away!

ASH: So did Dartrix evolve?

HAU: Yeah!

HAU: We've been training since I last saw you!

HAU: So we don't lose to your Rowlet...

DECIDUEYE: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Wow, that's so cool!

ASH: Rowlet! Time to wake up!

ROWLET: [GROGGY] / [SNORING]

PIKACHU: [EMBARRASSED]

HAU: I've never seen that Pokémon before...

ASH: It's a Meltan.

ROWLET: [SLEEPING]

ASH: Come on, Rowlet, please?

ASH: Dartrix evolved, and now it's a Decidueye!

ROWLET: [SLEEPY]

ROWLET: [SLEEPING]

PIKACHU: [EMBARRASSED]

HAU: I see Rowlet hasn't changed a bit.

DECIDUEYE: [EXERTION]

ROWLET: [CONFUSED]

DECIDUEYE: [CHALLENGING]

ROWLET: [QUESTIONING]

ROWLET: [ALERT]

ROWLET: [GREETING]

ROWLET: [EXERTION]

ROWLET/ DECIDUEYE: [POSING]

ASH: It may still be sleepy...

ASH: ...but Rowlet's gotten a lot stronger than before!

HAU: I'll look forward to seeing that!

HAU: Hey, Gramps, do you mind if I go with Ash and his friends

to check out the place?

HALA: I don't mind at all.

ASH: Okay, let's go!

HAU: All right!

TOGEDEMARU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

DECIDUEYE: [EXERTION]

ASH: Wow...

ASH: Okay then, you go, too!

ROWLET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

MALLOW: I can't believe all the different shops that are here...

SHAYMIN: [CONFUSED]

LANA: Window-shopping is lots of fun!

LILLIE: Snowy? Which one do you like?

MALLOW: I don't think we can see it all in only one day!

LANA: I smell...Pinap Juice!

LILLIE: Then why don't we take a break?

MALLOW: Second that!

MALLOW: Excuse me!

MALLOW: Mind if I place an order?

ULU: Not at all!

ULU: If it isn't my sis!

MALLOW: Hi, Ulu!

ULU: Is this your Pokémon, Mallow?

SHAYMIN: [GREETING]

MALLOW: It's Shaymin.

MALLOW: What are you doing here?

ULU: I heard they were starting an Alola Pokémon League,

and when I came to check it out...

ULU: They were looking for people who could

work the food stands.

ULU: So I figured I'd go for a spot, and I got one!

MALLOW: At least you could've told your sister...

ULU: So what are you here for?

MALLOW: We're all contestants in the League!

ULU: Wow! Well, good for you!

ULU: Best of luck!

ULU: When you're battling, I'll close up shop and cheer you on!

MALLOW: Silly big brother...

SHAYMIN: [CURIOUS]

TUPP: Do you understand?

TUPP: We could crush this Alola League all by ourselves!

ZIPP: But do you think we should?

ZIPP: And keep it secret from Guzma?

RAPP: Won't he get mad at us later?

TUPP: He won't if he doesn't find out!!!

TUPP: You already know Guzma really can't stand

that Kukui jerk, remember?

TUPP: And because Kukui's gonna start up the League,

Guzma said he's gonna destroy it, remember?

TUPP: So why bother a busy guy like Guzma with junk like this?

TUPP: If we can just do it by ourselves...

ZIPP: You think that would make Guzma happy?

TUPP: He'll be thrilled.

RAPP/ ZIPP: That's why you're our Big Bro!

RAPP: So how do we do it?

TUPP: The thing is, you know, it's like this...

TUPP: Whatever! Just try a whole bunch of stuff!

GRUNT J: I hate these pretty-boy jerks!

GRUNT I: That's pretty good.

GRUNT K: Now draw the mustache.

OFFICER JENNY: What do you three think you're doing?

GRUNT J: The cops!

GRUNT K: Let's scram!

OFFICER JENNY: Dear...

MALLOW: Officer Jenny?

MALLOW: Is something wrong?

OFFICER JENNY: There. See that?

LANA: What?!

LILLIE: Why would anybody do that?

OFFICER JENNY: That's not all. There are other ones, too.

OFFICER JENNY: They litter and pick fights

with the other Trainers.

OFFICER JENNY: You three stay on guard.

OFFICER JENNY: Good day!

MALLOW: That's awful!

LILLIE: Just when there's finally

an Alola Pokémon League...

SNOWY: [WORRIED]

LANA: They're the worst!

SANDY: [QUESTIONING]

MALLOW: You know?

MALLOW: Maybe we'll catch them ourselves!

SHAYMIN: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH/ MALLOW/ LILLIE/ LANA/ SOPHOCLES/ KIAWE/ HAU:

"Who's that Pokémon?"

ASH/ MALLOW/ LILLIE/ LANA/ SOPHOCLES/ KIAWE/ HAU:

"It's Decidueye!"

JESSIE: Here. Please come again soon!

JAMES: They taste even yummier with our Royal Honey Nectarade!

JESSIE: Here!

GRUNT E: Hey, you numbskulls, outta my way!

JAMES: Please! Wait your turn, just like everybody else...

MEOWTH: I feel like I've seen him before...

JAMES: We could teach him a lesson, but we'd lose sales.

JESSIE: Being a teacher is more fun!

JESSIE: Would you mind going to the back of the line?

GRUNT E: Who do you think are you are, selling malasadas here?

JESSIE: We're the people with the sales permits!

GRUNT E: Who cares about permits?! Not ME!!!

JAMES: My dear sirs, I must object.

JAMES: You've damaged store property!

MAREANIE: [APPEARING]

MEOWTH: You'd better run now.

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

JESSIE: The customer's not always right...

GRUNT E: You wanna fight?

EKANS/ HOUNDOUR: [PAINED]

RATICATE: [PAINED]

EKANS/ HOUNDOUR: [PAINED]

RATICATE: [STUNNED]

GRUNT G: You'll pay for this!

GLADION: That wasn't even a good warm-up

for the Alola Pokémon League.

LYCANROC [MIDNIGHT FORM]: [AFFIRMATIVE]

JESSIE: That wasn't even a bad warm-up

for the Alola Pokémon League.

JAMES: You don't deserve to call us enemies.

MAREANIE: [TAUNTING]

GRUNT E: You'll pay for this...this isn't over!

You hear me!

JESSIE: Poor babies.

JESSIE: Weak bullies always seem to utter

the same weak bully phrases...

WOBBUFFET: [SURPRISED]

JAMES: They're so predictable.

WOBBUFFET: [EMBARRASSED]

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

GARBODOR: [SLUDGE b*mb MOVE]

TUPP: Take that!

TUPP: And don't come back!

TUPP: This place belongs to Team Skull!

RAPP: So, get out of our way!

ASH: Knock it off!

KIAWE: Team Skull! What are you guys doing here?

TUPP: They're from the Pokémon School.

ZIPP: So what'll we do?

TUPP: Guzma despises them almost as much as we do!

TUPP: So if we were to crush them...

ZIPP: That'd make Guzma real happy!

ASH: Wait. Guzma?

ASH: Oh, that guy...

TUPP: Perfect timing! We'll make sure you don't join the League!

KIAWE: Not today! Turtonator!

TURTONATOR: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Pikachu!

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Rowlet!

ROWLET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

SOPHOCLES: Vikavolt, go!

VIKAVOLT: [APPEARING]

HAU: I'm in!

HAU: Decidueye, now!

DECIDUEYE: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ZUBAT/ SALANDIT: [APPEARING]

TUPP: Let's get 'em!

ZIPP: Use Sludge b*mb!

GARBODOR: [SLUDGE b*mb MOVE]

KIAWE: Turtonator, Flamethrower!

TURTONATOR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

TUPP: Salandit, use Scratch!

SALANDIT: [DETERMINED]

ASH: Pikachu, use Iron Tail!

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Rowlet, Seed b*mb!

ROWLET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

PIKACHU: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

SALANDIT: [SCRATCH MOVE]

ROWLET: [SEED b*mb MOVE]

SALANDIT: [SURPRISED]

SALANDIT: [PAINED]

ROWLET: [EXERTION]

TUPP: Salandit, no!

RAPP: Quick, Zubat, use Bite!

ZUBAT: [AFFIRMATIVE]

HAU: Dodge it, Decidueye!

DECIDUEYE: [EXERTION]

ZUBAT: [BITE MOVE]

ZUBAT: [BITE MOVE]

DECIDUEYE: [EXERTION]

ZUBAT: [EXERTION]

HAU: Use Razor Leaf!

DECIDUEYE: [RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

ZUBAT: [PAINED]

ZUBAT: [PAINED]

ROTOM DEX: You were all simply brilliant!

TOGEDEMARU: [ENCOURAGING]

SOPHOCLES: We didn't get our turn...

VIKAVOLT: [DESPONDENT]

ASH: Why would you go and do that stuff?!

SOPHOCLES: Yeah, why?! Everybody was getting pumped up!

TUPP: The only fools that are pumped are you!

ZIPP: Tupp is right!

RAPP: Nobody needs your stupid Pokémon League!

KIAWE: Whawassat?!

GUZMA: Hey!

GUZMA: You're kidding me...

GUZMA: What do you think you're doing?

TUPP/ RAPP/ ZIPP: It's Guzma!

TUPP: We didn't expect you so soon...

PLUMERIA: Don't you three ever go off without orders!

TUPP: You see, we didn't think a busy guy like Guzma needed

to waste his time with junk like this...

PLUMERIA: What's the point if you lose anyway?

GUZMA: Looks like you all did a number on some of my team.

GUZMA: I think I'll have some fun by taking you all down.

Here and now.

LILLIE: Over there!

ASH: Lillie! Everyone!

MALLOW: We heard there was some trouble over here...

LANA: We got worried, so we're here!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: So, Guzma, what are you here for?

GUZMA: Didn't you suggest that I compete in your Pokémon League?

GUZMA: Well, here I am, just like you wanted.

TUPP: Guzma?

ZIPP: You're competing in the League?

GUZMA: I would expect you to approve of my taking part.

Do you?

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Yeah...

GUZMA: Then that's that!

GUZMA: But you're gonna regret you said that!

GUZMA: You always dreamed of a stadium.

Well, I'm gonna stand at the top!

GUZMA: Then we'll just see if you can still claim the right

to spout all your lofty theories and dreams!

GUZMA: And once I become Champion, you'll never have

another competition again!

GUZMA: I'm going to destroy all those stupid dreams of yours!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Guzma...

GUZMA: I can't wait!

TUPP: Boss! Wait for us!

KIAWE: I never expected that jerk to actually compete

in the League...

LILLIE: But why does he seem so obsessed with Professor Kukui?

HALA: A long time ago...

HALA: Guzma and Kukui were both students of mine.

HALA: But Guzma never wanted to accept any of the lessons

that I would try to teach him.

HALA: And finally, one day...

GUZMA: I can't stand that fake "hero" act and your

"justice for all" garbage you're always talking about!

GUZMA: It's worthless!

GUZMA: Who cares about Alola's "natural world?!"

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Guzma...

GUZMA: It's all worthless, get it?!

GUZMA: I don't need Z-Moves or Z-Rings!

GUZMA: I'll get strong my own way! I'll show you!!!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Guzma!

LILLIE: That's horrible.

HALA: My failure as a teacher caused all of it.

HALA: I couldn't figure out how to reach him

in a meaningful way.

HAU: No way, Gramps...

PROFESSOR KUKUI: It wasn't your fault, Hala.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: If only... I'd been able to convince him...

ASH: Well I definitely don't wanna lose to that guy!

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

KIAWE: But Ash...

ASH: Ever since I came to Alola...

ASH: ...everybody has been so friendly!

And I've had more fun than I ever thought I could!

ASH: All of you wanna compete in the Pokémon League...

ASH: Well, I'm looking forward to it, too!

ASH: And Professor Kukui!

ASH: You've been working so hard to make something

where everyone can have fun!

ASH: But not that guy. He just doesn't have a clue!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: A-Ash...

ASH: That's why... I won't let him beat me!

KIAWE: You said it, Ash!!!

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

KIAWE: You're exactly right!

ASH: Thanks... I think.

MALLOW: No one messes with the Alola Pokémon League!

LILLIE: Right!

LANA: We'll work hard.

SOPHOCLES: And we'll win this!

ASH: Yeah!

HAU: You can count me in!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Thank you all. So much!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Welcome to our reception

for the Alola Pokémon League!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: So, eat all you want, and have a ball!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: You'll want to be stocked up

and stoked for the big day!

ASH: Looks great!

ASH: Everybody registered for the League?

ASH: Then let's dig in!

ASH: Come out, everybody!

MALLOW: You too!

LANA: Yay!!!

ASH: You, too.

ROWLET: [DETERMINED]

PIKACHU: [ANGRY]

ROWLET: [EXERTION]

PIKACHU/ ROWLET: [ARGUING]

LILLIE: Eat up, Snowy!

ASH: Wow! Yummy!

ASH: Exeggutor!

SAMSON OAK: Oh, so there you are!

SAMSON OAK: Have you tried the Okra-ttata?

SAMSON OAK: It's Mellow-etta!

ASH: It's Principal Oak!

LILLIE: Have you come to cheer us all on?

SAMSON OAK: Not this time.

SAMSON OAK: I'm competing. See?

SAMSON OAK: It would be a waste if I didn't participate...

SAMSON OAK: With such a competitor influx-ray!

SAMSON OAK: 'Scuse me.

HAU: What a strange old man.

SOPHOCLES: No argument...

LANA: Look, it's Ilima!

KIAWE: He must be a contestant, too.

SOPHOCLES: Still as popular as ever...

ASH: Maybe I'll go and say hello.

LILLIE: Are you all right, Ash?

MALLOW: Say hi later, 'kay?

PIKACHU: [CURIOUS]

GLADION: Hey, Ash.

ASH: Gladion!

LILLIE: How are you?!

GLADION: Good. And you, Lillie?

LILLIE: I'm fine!

ASH: You're gonna compete, aren't you?

GLADION: Right.

GLADION: And I'm gonna win, too!

ASH: We'll see about that! Right, Pikachu?

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

KIAWE: Hey, don't forget about me!

HAU: Or me either!

SOPHOCLES: The League is all mine!!!

MALLOW: Here we go...

LANA: Uh-huh...

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Welcome to the first Alola

Pokémon League competition!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: First, to learn how the preliminaries are

set up, we're joined by none other than the Masked Royal!

MASKED ROYAL [PROFESSOR KUKUI]: Thank you for inviting me!

ASH: All right!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

MASKED ROYAL [PROFESSOR KUKUI]: The preliminary round...

MASKED ROYAL [PROFESSOR KUKUI]: ...will be a battle

among everyone!

MASKED ROYAL [PROFESSOR KUKUI]: And the sixteen who make it

through will continue on to the tournament!

MASKED ROYAL [PROFESSOR KUKUI]: It's...the Battle Royal!

NARRATOR: The Alola Pokémon League

is finally about to begin!

NARRATOR: I predict trouble from the start...

NARRATOR: But how will it end?

Stay tuned, as the journey continues!