06x35 - Win, Lose or Drew!

[bunniefuu]

Hurry up, you guys. I can't miss this.

I've got to make it!

It wouldn't have been a bad idea

to check the deadline a little earlier!

That would have been too obvious, Ash.

May's an expert at only forgettin'

the most important things!

Uh, remind me why we're all running along with her?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

You guys don't have to rub it in.

I get your point! Hurry!

NARRATOR It's opening day of the Pokémon Contest

in Slateport City!

This could be May's debut as a contestant.

That is, if she makes it there in time.

♪ A kid from Pallet Town ♪

♪ With a brand new world to see ♪

♪ Don't know what's ahead ♪

♪ But it won't get the best of me ♪

♪ There's so much to learn ♪

♪ And battles to be won ♪

♪ I've advanced so far ♪

♪ And still there's always more to come ♪

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Win, Lose Or Drew!"

MAY 'Excuse me!'

I'm not too late to enter the Pokémon Contest.

- Am I? - No, you just made it.

[exhales]

Boy, that was close.

A little too close in my opinion.

Oh, well, it was a nice morning workout.

[SYMPATHETIC]

The contest begins precisely at : p.m..

I won't be late.

BROCK That's three hours from now.

What should we do until then?

Mm. Well, we could go get something to eat!

But, Ash, we just had breakfast.

Yeah, but all that runnin' made me hungry.

[laughs] In that case, let's go search for a restaurant.

Alright!

I don't know if I can eat again already.

[instrumental music]

JESSIE Prepare for trouble and a stylish entrance.

JAMES Make it double as I formulate my sentence.

To protect the world from devastation.

To unite all peoples within our nation.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above!

- Jessie! - James!

Team Rocket.

A touch of class at the speed of light.

Surrender now to our refinement or prepare to fight.

Meowth, that's right!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Darling, you may now enter the future winner

of the Pokémon Contest!

I'm afraid the deadline for entering the contest

has come and gone a few minutes ago. I'm so sorry.

[gasps]

'Ten o'clock was the cut-off time.'

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH The curse of artistic genius.

JESSIE Three hours of beauty sleep lost for nothing.

So, what now, Jess?

We go back to bed?

BOY # 'Heads up!'

JAMES/MEOWTH/JESSIE Huh? Hey!

Ha! Pretty good, isn't it, Poochyena?

[DELIGHTED]

BOY # 'There's plenty more.'

What's he got in his hand?

It's probably some of that Pokéblock.

The buzz is that Pokémon just love this stuff.

You don't say.

And now taking it one step further

I would assume all Trainers need some Pokéblock?

We hear you, James!

Now introducing the new Pokéblock sales team!

- Yay! - Yay!

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

VIVIAN Ladies and the gentlemen..

Thank you very much for your patience.

The Hoenn Region Pokémon Contest

and the pride of Slateport City will now begin!

[crowd cheering]

Now, let's meet our judges.

I'll begin by first introducing

the Director of the Contest Committee, Contesta.

All of our judges are well known for being fair but firm.

Next we have Sukizo from the Pokémon Enthusiast Club.

Finally Slateport City's very own Nurse Joy.

The Coordinator who earns their way to victory

will be honored with the much esteemed, Slateport Ribbon.

Those of you skilled enough

to earn five ribbons at the contests

held throughout the region

you'll be allowed to compete in the ultimate test

of all Coordinators, the Pokémon Grand Festival!

My name is Vivian

and I'm completely honored to be your MC today.

[crowd cheering]

[shivering]

ASH 'Hey, May. May!'

Hello, May!

Huh? What?

What's wrong?

Are you okay? You look so nervous.

No, no. No, no, no, I'm not nervous at all!

Hey, it's understandable.

Although you performed with Janet before

this is really the first time you've been on stage

all by yourself.

I've never been this scared, ever.

Stay calm 'cause your Pokémon feel the way you do.

Really, they do?

[NERVOUS]

Do you, Beautifly?

That's what Mr. Big was tellin' you about.

If a Trainer feels nervous

then the Pokémon will feel just as nervous.

[EMPHATIC]

Remember, you've worked really hard

to get to this contest, May.

'Everything'll be fine as long as you stay calm.'

ASH And, Beautifly, I know you'll show 'em

how a perfect Silver Wind is done.

BEAUTIFLY [GRATEFUL]

ASH Good luck, you guys. You'll be great!

Hmph.

VIVIAN 'In the preliminary round'

'Coordinators and Pokémon'

'are judged for performance quality'

on the acts they've worked so hard on.

Prepare yourselves for a display of beauty andprecision.

ASH Wow! Their tricks are awesome!

[IMPRESSED]

MAX 'Those Pok mon have all been raised well.'.'

- 'That's for sure.' - Mm.

Next up is contestant twenty-four!

His friends all know him as Drew.

[gasps] There he is!

That Drew. He thinks he's so great.

Oh, yeah. Roselia! Go!

[CALM]

Now! Use Petal Dance!

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

Roselia takes the stage with a simply gorgeous Petal Dance.

'Just fabulous!'

That was okay, I guess.

[AMAZED]

It was beautiful.

[AWED]

Next, use Stun Spore!

[STUN SPORE MOVE]

Add Magical Leaf!

[MAGICAL LEAF MOVE]

Outstanding. Magical Leaf and Stun Spore!

'They've completely won over this audience'

'with their precise teamwork.'

That really is pretty.

[IMPRESSED]

And now it's time to finish up.

Roselia, use Petal Dance!

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

- Huh? - Vanished?

DREW 'Magical Leaf!'

[MAGICAL LEAF MOVE]

[crowd cheering]

Perfect. What did you expect?

So now we await the judges opinion

of that excellent performance.

'Twenty nine point four!'

'That's the highest score yet!'

That's the highest score?

No surprise there.

Your comments?

That was a great combination.

Ah, it was remarkable.

And as for me, I'm just impressed

with their great use of the entire stage.

This guy may be better than I thought.

JESSIE Oh, I sure make this concessions girl outfit look good.

This is our Pokéblock One-Stop Food Shop.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

Huh! You know, we'd better hurry and get us some of it.

Don't worry, we'll just overpower some lame Coordinators

and steal every bit of block they've got!

Smooth move.

Now, what do we say?

JAMES/MEOWTH/JESSIE Yay!

Hello, there. Is this a Pokéblock shop?

Yes, sir. You're our first customer.

Sadly, our Pokéblock supply hasn't arrived yet.

[laughs]

Aha, then please allow me

to teach you the deepest secrets of the Pokéblock.

With my help, your Pokéblock business is going to explode.

We love secrets.

And we're big on explosions too!

Come on, give it up!

[EAGER]

- Um.. - Yo!

- I see you made it. - Hello, Drew.

I trust that you caught our performance.

That was, ha, some true art.

What do you want? Did you just come here to brag?

No, as a great Coordinator, I came here to cheer you on.

See, I want you to at least make it

through the preliminary round.

Well, then, just watch me, oh, great one!

[crowd cheering]

And now the next Coordinator to take the stage

number thirty-eight, Robert!

Now, Milotic, let's use Safeguard!

[SAFEGUARD MOVE]

[crowd gasps]

That was awe inspiring!

Yes, simply remarkable!

I'm very impressed.

[groans] What's that Pokémon?

POKEDEX Milotic, the Tender Pokémon.

Milotic is able to soften human anger and hatred

by emitting soothing frequencies from its body.

I've heard that some people think

Milotic's the most beautiful Pokémon of all.

Me too. What a great choice for a contest, huh?

[SAFEGUARD MOVE]

With its dazzling appearance

combined with its awesome technique

Milotic has the whole stadium enraptured!

Beautiful.

[AWED]

You see all Pokéblock is made out of berries

and it's important to come up with your own special

mix of berries to create a type of Pokéblock

'that belongs to you and to you alone.'

- 'Do you get my drift?' - Clear as a bell.

Folks, there's only one contestant left

in the preliminaries. And that's entry number !

'May, you're up!'

Right! Great!

- Alright! - Yeah!

It's finally May's turn!

This is May's first time

participating in a Pokémon Contest

So, let's give her a warm welcome

'and watch her Pokémon's elegant entry.'

[crowd cheering]

Oh, alright then.

This isn't good.

I think she's overwhelmed by the stadium.

Just calm down, May!

Come on, you can do it!

[URGENT]

[inhales]

Beautifly! Let's go!

[screams]

- Ugh! - Oh, no! May!

- Oh. - O-oh.

Hm.

Oh, no! Are you alright, dear?

[laughing]

I'm fine! That was just a little warm-up!

Now, Beautifly!

It's time for you to take the stage!

[CONFIDENT]

Wow, Beautifly's marvelous wings really do catch your eye!

String Shot!

[STRING SHOT MOVE]

Excellent and a clean catch!

[grunts]

Again!

[STRING SHOT MOVE]

VIVIAN 'They're really going strong now!'

'That incredible combination'

'has more than made up for May's earlier slip up!'

Alright! She's got the hang of it now!

Yeah, way to go, May!

Ah, those are some nice effects!

'She's completely focused on her timing with Beautifly'

'and got her nerve back!'

Ready for this, Beautifly?

Gust, let's go!

[GUST MOVE]

VIVIAN 'Now it's a return using Gust!'

'If she catches this, it'll mean real points!'

[panting]

Oh, no. Could this be a miss?

[sighs]

[sighing]

She did it!

And by not dropping it she should be just fine!

Time to finish this up! Right?

Silver Wind, go!

[SILVER WIND MOVE]

Go into a spin!

[SILVER WIND MOVE]

I don't believe my eyes!

Beautifly is completely surrounded

by its own spiraling Silver Wind!

It almost looks like Beautifly's been wrapped

in a gorgeous silver robe!

She did it!

And that's got to be the prettiest Silver Wind

she's ever done!

[PROUD]

I think Beautifly was born to be on stage!

Huh. What do you know!

That wasn't too bad at all.

[CONFIDENT]

[crowd cheering]

So, let's find out what our judges thought of May

and Beautifly's performance.

Very good for a first time effort.

Yes. She's got a bright future ahead of her.

I'd say she's just remarkable!

VIVIAN 'And their final score is a .!'

What a drag! I didn't even score a .

[DISAPPOINTED]

That ends our preliminary competition!

In a moment, we'll be announcing

who will move on to the second round.

I just hope I make it to the secondaries.

- Huh? - A good performance, May.

That for me? Thanks, Drew.

Not for you, it's for your Beautifly.

It's obvious that the Coordinator

still has a lot of training to do.

Well, I guess we all can't be as good as you!

So you see, spicier Pokéblock

tightens a Pokémon up for a brighter, smarter look!

'So now let us take a good long look'

'at bitter Pokéblock, on the other hand..'

Now, the results are in.

And I thank you all for your patience.

'These eight Coordinators move on to the next round!'

[gasps]

You made it. Because..

I know, you wanna say it was all because of Beautifly!

Oh, who cares?

My Beautifly and I are moving on to the secondaries.

That's so cool. May's going to the second round.

[EXCITED]

You know what? She might win!

Yeah, but it's not going to be easy.

They judge on battling ability

and May hasn't done much of that.

It could be rough!

- You're right. - You're right.

VIVIAN 'The contestants are now being'

'randomly chosen'

'to see whom they will be facing in battle.'

'And the results are in!'

- Don't tell me! - No way!

Hm. Me against you?

That'll be fun.

[thinking] I just can't lose to him.

VIVIAN The second round consists of Contest battles.

Our contestants will have five minutes

to show the judges their battling performance ability.

'And now our battle on the first stage will begin!'

Roselia, let's go now!

Beautifly! Take the stage!

[APPEARING]

Beautifly's a Bug-type and Roselia's a Grass-type.

And just based on that alone

Beautifly's got a humongous advantage!

Magical Leaf, Roselia!

[MAGICAL LEAF MOVE]

Beautifly, Gust!

[GUST MOVE]

Yeah! She sent 'em right back!

Don't ever mess around with me.

[INSPIRED]

[ALARMED]

But how did..

- No way! - Quick, dodge it!

- May, call your move! - May!

[PAINED]

Uh! Beautifly, no!

[SATISFIED]

You see, Magical Leaf's the kind of attack

that always hits its mark!

You could never repel it with a simple Gust.

I'm sorry to have to tell you that.

[sighs]

This is bad! She's losing points!

Yeah. Well, I think she was fooled by that Magical Leaf.

She's not used to battling!

It's my fault.

I wish I'd spent more time with May teaching her.

[REGRETFUL]

Roselia, use Stun Spore!

[STUN SPORE MOVE]

VIVIAN That Stun Spore is really coming down on Beautifly!

Now, Beautifly, use String Shot!

[STRING SHOT MOVE]

Go, Magical Leaf!

[MAGICAL LEAF MOVE]

[gasps]

- It's not lookin' so good. - I know.

Her timing and her attacks are way off their mark!

Okay, Beautifly, Silver Wind!

[SILVER WIND MOVE]

Use Petal Dance!

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

Move up to dodge it!

[EXERTION]

Roselia! Solar Beam!

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Now Roselia's preparing to launch a Solar Beam!

As it uses the last remaining moments

to gather as much energy as possible

this could be the end!

Hey, May, if you're gonna attack, do it!

Beautifly! Use String Shot!

[STRING SHOT MOVE]

VIVIAN 'And Beautifly makes its attack!'

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

What beautiful colors!

Oh, my gosh! That's remarkable!

[PAINED]

BROCK/MAX/ASH Beautifly!

Wow!

The most powerful Grass-type attack and a direct hit!

[TIRED]

Beautifly, hang in there please!

VIVIAN 'Precious few seconds remain.'

'Can Beautifly keep up the battle?'

'It's battle off for Beautifly!'

What's battle off?

The judges ruled that the battle is over.

That's too bad.

VIVIAN 'Drew and Roselia should proceed'

'to the second stage immediately!'

Hmm. Hmph.

[crying]

So that's it. I guess May lost.

[SYMPATHETIC]

Looks like contest battles

are real battles after all.

You lose that and you've lost the whole thing.

Yeah.

That Roselia of Drew's was pretty amazing.

[instrumental music]

I'm so sorry, May.

MAY I stink.

I couldn't do a thing.

[gasps]

To think that

my Beautifly worked so hard out there.

All I did was totally mess everything up.

[crying] I feel awful!

It's okay.

[SYMPATHETIC]

You know, the only thing I could think about

was how much fun it would be if I entered a Pokémon Contest

and to perform side-by-side with Beautifly.

But I never thought how hard it would be to lose!

It hurts, May.

It hurts a lot.

[crowd cheering]

- Huh? - Huh?

VIVIAN 'Ladies and Gentlemen'

'we're three minutes into the second match.'

'Roselia defeated Beautifly without taking a hit'

'but it's a different story'

'against Milotic's awesome strength.'

Milotic, let's give Iron Tail a try.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Roselia, Magical Leaf, now!

[DETERMINED]

[MAGICAL LEAF MOVE]

Alright, Milotic, use Twister.

[TWISTER MOVE]

[Drew gasps]

VIVIAN 'Time's up!'

'Robert and Milotic will proceed on to the final battle!'

[whimpering]

That's it. It's over.

VIVIAN 'Milotic managed to combine overwhelming power'

'with beauty and style in perfect synchronicity'

'with its Trainer, Robert!'

Unbelievable! Drew lost.

I know, Milotic's super strong.

BROCK 'I guess there's always gonna be someone'

'whose better, right?'

MAN # 'And when it comes to addressing the daunting task'

of improving the quality and thickness

of a Pokémon's fur

'we discover it can be implemented'

'through using the right kind of berries'

'and, of course, in the proper proportions'

'to achieve the maximum benefit.'

VIVIAN 'And now the coveted Slateport Ribbon'

'is presented to Robert and his Milotic!'

'Which means the Slateport City Pokémon Contest'

'is officially over.'

'Until next time!'

Huh?

[instrumental music]

- 'Drew!' - Huh?

DREW What is it, May? You want a rematch?

Next time, I won't be the loser.

Huh. Oh, yeah? We'll just see.

Of course, I'll be a lot stronger too remember, right!

Looks like Drew's even more determined than before.

[IMPRESSED]

Yeah! How about you, May?

- Huh? - You can do it.

We'll all help you out.

Thanks a lot, you guys.

I'm done crying!

From now on I'm gonna become a great Coordinator

and focus on my training and my battling.

Yeah.

Watch me!

NARRATOR Although May was defeated in her very first Pokémon contest

she has a renewed energy

and understands that the real challenge is just beginning.

MAN # 'To put it in other words'

'Pokéblock is of the utmost importance'

in maintaining a Pokémon's health and well-being.

It is essential to constantly adjust the proportion'

'of ingredients to reflect the needs of the Pokémon'

'in question.'

Nonetheless, it is wise to remember

that in the final analysis

Pokéblock is primarily a nutritional aid..

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪