16x43 - Survival of the Striaton Gym!

[bunniefuu]

Wow. We'll be at the next island soon.


[EXCITED]


IRIS I wonder what its name is.


[CURIOUS] It's Paladin Island.


[FRIENDLY] Paladin Island?


ALEXA Right, and there's a famous


old story about a battle


that took place at the foot of the island's lighthouse.


It was between the strongest Trainer from Unova


and the strongest Trainer from Sinnoh.


That sounds amazing.


[IMPRESSED]


- 'Cilan?' - Hm?


We've just had a phone call come in for you from Chili and Cress.


Oh. Chili and Cress? Thanks.


- Who are Chili and Cress? - They're Cilan's brothers.


See, Cilan and his brothers are the Striaton Gym Leaders.


All three of them.


But since Cilan's traveling with us


'his brothers are running it.'


Cilan, you're on your way to Paladin Island right now.


- Is that correct? - 'Uh, yes, but why?'


We're on our way to Paladin Island right now too.


But what about the the Gym?


We can explain everything when we see you.


Huh? I wonder what could have happened.


♪ It's the next chapter the ultimate goal ♪


♪ Ready for battle brave and bold ♪


♪ I know we're gonna make it


♪ We will find a way


♪ Oh oh we've come so far


♪ We fought so hard to get where we are ♪


♪ Oh oh we belong together


♪ It's always you and me


♪ Pokémon ♪


ASH "SURVIVAL OFTHE STRIATON GYM."


NARRATOR Continuing their shipboard


exploration of the Decolore Islands on their way to Kanto


our heroes and Alexa have now gone ashore on Paladin Island


to meet up with Cilan's brothers.


Alright, Gogoat, come on out.


[APPEARING]


So you guys are gonna be waiting for Cilan's brothers, right?


Right.


Then, I think I'm gonna go on to the lighthouse.


[gasps] [URGENT]


What was that?


[screaming]


Is something wrong, Alexa?


I forgot the deadline for the article


I've been working on is today.


Ah. Oh.


So it's off to the Pokémon Center instead.


- You'll get it done. - Alright.


- What about us? - Man, I'm starving.


IRIS/CILAN Huh!


Hey, I don't remember when you weren't starving, Ash.


- What a kid. - Hey, give me a break.


Alright, my brothers are going to be here really soon


so let's call it lunchtime.


Now you're talking.


But since it always seems to fall upon you


to do all the cooking for us


why don't you let Ash and me do the cooking for a change?


Huh? You and me?


Now, you don't have to do that.


I do the cooking because I adore cooking.


Come on, just this once?


What do you say, Ash?


Yeah, you deserve to take a break once in a while.


[EAGER]


Alright. But Pansage and I can help too.


We'll go gather some berries for dessert. Can't we?


[EAGER]


Hmm. Huh? Ash, you're burning the food.


- Whoa. - No! Ow. It's hot!


This cooking stuff is harder than I thought.


Sure is. Without Cilan, I think we'd be hungry a lot.


[SHEEPISH]


Hey!


[EXCITED]


Wow. They look yummy.


Pansage gets the credit for collecting them.


IRIS 'Thanks, Pansage.'


[THANKFUL]


[SURPRISED]


[CURIOUS]


ASH Whoa. That's an Abomasnow.


Abomasnow. The Frost Tree Pokémon.


Abomasnow live quietly on snow-covered mountains.


They create snowstorms to hide themselves.


Guess it's a Wild Pokémon.


Why don't we share our berries with Abomasnow?


[AGREEMENT]


[FRIENDLY]


[FL*SH MOVE]


[all gasp] [PAINED]


Pansage, are you okay?


Well, that's for getting too close to my Abomasnow.


So Abomasnow's your Pokémon?



Yes. You have a problem with that?


It didn't have to attack Pansage for no reason.


That's right.


Pansage was trying to be nice and share.


If you don't like it, I suggest you keep your Pokémon


in its Poké Ball, children.


[all grunt]


- 'Hey!' - Cilan!


- 'Chili. Cress.' - Hey, buddy!


Cilan?


- So. You're here. - You got here fast.


Huh? Do you know her?


You could say that. In a way.


She's a Trainer who recently came to the Striaton Gym


and challenged us.


My name is Morana.


So you're the little boy they call Cilan.


I don't understand.


Will you tell me what's going on?


Sure. It all began about a week ago or so.


What's this all about?


If you're not trying to win a Gym badge


then what are you here for?


A battle.


I couldn't care less about a Gym badge.


If I'm victorious, I want possession of the Gym itself.


What?


Why would you want to own the Striaton Gym?


To amuse myself. Do you have a problem with that?


MORANA 'Do you accept my challenge?


Or not?'


There's no way we'd accept a ridiculous challenge like that.


So. You're afraid.


Afraid? Of all the insulting.


Alright! I accept your challenge!


CRESS 'Calm down, Chili.'


If we lose, remember, we lose the Gym as well.


I won't let her win.


I promise you it'll be the most crushing defeat ever!


[chuckles]


There's nothing I enjoy more than taking stuck-up


little hotheads like you two down a couple of notches.


Each side will use one Pokémon.


The battle will be over when the Pokémon on either side


is unable to continue. Alright?


Sure, and since I came all the way from Sinnoh


try not to lose right away.


Prepare for a fiery battle that will leave you overdone.


Alright, Pansear, go!


[APPEARING]


Here we go!


[APPEARING]


Mamoswine's an Ice and Ground-type Pokémon.


And that means our Fire type moves will be super effective.


Pansear, use Fire Punch!


Mamoswine, Ice Fang.


[ICE FANG MOVE]


[PAINED]


Damn.


[thinking] She overcame their type


disadvantage with power.


Now use Double Hit.


[DOUBLE HIT MOVE]


Quick. Intercept with Flame Charge!


[FLAME CHARGE MOVE]


[DOUBLE HIT MOVE]


[PAINED] Pansear, no!


Ice Beam, let's go.


[ICE BEAM MOVE]


[PAINED]


Pansear. Ah.


- Looks to me like I win. - Are you okay?


Pansear? [STUNNED]


MORANA 'Well, talk about boring.'


You're a Gym Leader too, right, little boy?


'So shall we?'


Now, that you've beaten Chili, I have no choice but to accept.


Alright, Panpour. Come on out!


[DETERMINED]


Here we go!


[CONFIDENT]


Glalie. Another Ice-type Pokémon.


Please don't bore me too.


Hm. Alright, Panpour, Scratch, let's go!


[SCRATCH MOVE] Headbutt.


[HEADBUTT MOVE] [SCRATCH MOVE]


[PAINED]


- Ah. - Oh, dear.


It looks like yet another boring battle.


[DETERMINED]


That's the way. Water g*n.


[WATER g*n MOVE]


Use Water Pulse.


[WATER PULSE MOVE]


[DISTRESSED]


[PAINED]


- Panpour. - Now use Sheer Cold.


[SHEER COLD MOVE]


[STUNNED]


Oh! Panpour. Ah.



You're both too weak for words. What a bore.


This Gym is hardly worth the effort.


Really? You still have to deal with Cilan.


Cilan?


He's our brother, and the third Gym Leader.


He's not here now, but the three of us have been


running the Gym together from the start.


He's unbeatable!


I'll witness him wipe the floor with you!


All a bunch of meaningless blather. Fine.


You can continue to run your pathetic Gym


until I defeat your brother.


So where is this weak excuse for a Gym Leader?


CILAN Well, that explains why you'd


come all the way here.


MORANA Exactly, I thought it would be


rather cute to have a battle


right here on this island, scene of the famous battle


between the Sinnoh and Unova Trainers so long ago.


This is a lot more important than that.


It's about the Striaton Gym.


Its fate rests on the outcome of our battle.


Oh. So you are going to accept my challenge.


Of course, if you decided to say no


then your beloved Striaton Gym would be mine.


Don't worry. I accept.


Good. One hour from now.


I'll be waiting at the lighthouse.


GROUP Who's that Pokémon?


It's Abomasnow.


Okay, Cilan, what Pokémon are you planning


to use against Morana?


I think you know the answer to that.


[EAGER]


Oh. I forgot.


You wanna reconnect too.


[AFFECTIONATE]


But in our battles, Morana had the same strategy


using an Ice-type Pokémon.


And we know she has Abomasnow.


I think that means she'll be using an Ice type this time too.


But if that's true, shouldn't you use a Pokémon like Crustle


who is really strong against Ice types?


Pansage and I have had a special bond for a very long time.


We've been together since my earliest days at the Gym


and I've been traveling longer with my Pansage


than anybody else.


That's why winning this battle with Pansage


will mean so much to us.


[DETERMINED] Well, you've convinced me.


And me as well.


Perhaps a little evaluation time with Pansage


would be just the thing.


[AGREEMENT]


'Pansage shares the leaves on its head'


with any Pokémon in need.


Such a wonderfully kind partner.


Its special ability is Gluttony.


And since Pansage loves to cook, we're a perfect match.


'Also Pansage has the knack for finding berries anywhere'


so for a Connoisseur like myself


nothing could be better.


Truly, Pansage and I are the most perfect of partners.


[EUPHORIC]


And next are Pansage's moves.


As follows, b*llet Seed, Solar Beam


then there's Dig and there's Rock Tomb.


I call that a wide variety of move types


which means nothing less than a delicious blend of Grass


Ground and Rock type moves.


- An excellent mix. - Yeah.


You should be able to beat Morana for sure.


Overconfidence is dangerous.


I know I'm going to have to rely upon every single thing


I've learned during my traveling time.


Wow, Cilan, that's a lot of stuff.


Ah, yes, indeed.


I've learned so much from battling Ash


and from battling alongside him as well.


And, Iris, I've learned a lot from you too.


'About the bond between Trainer and Pokémon.'


You learned from me?


[Iris chuckles]


IRIS Aw, come on now.


[no audio]


Both you and Ash have the amazing gift of drawing


the most out of all of your Pokémon.


Your hearts and theirs match perfectly.


And when you're able to do that successfully


it can mean everything.


I don't really understand everything you just said


but you're good with Pokémon, you know.


Mm-hm, he's right.


No one draws out the best in their Pokémon


like you do, Cilan.


Why, thank you. I'm happy to hear that.


- It's all up to you. - Please defend our Gym.


- For us. - Right.


I'll give it all I've got, and I will emerge victorious.


So this is where the Sinnoh and Unova Trainers battled



all those years ago.


But where's Morana?


MORANA 'Waiting for you.'


ASH/IRIS/CILAN Hm..


So, little boy, you didn't run away.


And neither did you.


We use one Pokémon each.


The battle will be over when either side's Pokémon


is unable to continue. Do you accept?


Sure.


[OPTIMISTIC]


[CONFIDENT]


Here we go!


[APPEARING]


- Huh. - Of course.


Its special ability is Snow Warning.


Right. Let's start the proceedings.


We're going to employ a powerful move that will cut through


that white velvet blanket like a knife through butter.


Pansage, b*llet Seed.


[b*llet SEED MOVE]


We'll use b*llet Seed too.


[b*llet SEED MOVE]


[EXERTION]


Now, use Dig!


[DIG MOVE]


Pansage managed to dodge it.


Hey, Cilan. Counterattack.


[EMPHATIC]


[PAINED]


- Yes! - Excellent work.


Strength, let's go.


[STRENGTH MOVE]


[PAINED]


Pansage!


Nice recovery. Now, Solar Beam!


[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]


Blizzard.


[BLIZZARD MOVE]


[grunts] Right.


I'm a Pokémon Connoisseur. So guess what time it is?


Ah. I know, I know.


[EXCITED] Hm. That's right.


- It's evaluation time! - Huh?


And we know what evaluation time means.


It's a sure sign that Cilan is battling at his absolute best.


First, the Frost Tree Pokémon


Abomasnow's Ability is Snow Warning.


A perfect match for the way you conduct yourself


in the icy way you do.


But that's not the best way for a Trainer


and Pokémon to become one.


Rather, it's preferable to reach out with warmth and caring.


Who cares about warmth and caring?


Me, without a deep connection, you and your Pokémon


can't wage a battle with depth


and your strategy recipe becomes boring and predictable.


[scoffs] Your tiresome tongue wagging


is becoming boring and predictable.


- 'I wonder.' - Uh.. Hm?


I've seen countless Pokémon battles


during the time I've been on this journey.


And I've experienced battles firsthand.


During that time, I've had deep battles and shallow ones


ones that were transparent and light, and ones that were rich


and thick, spicy battles that bite your tongue


and mild battles that go down easily.


I've even had wild battles that left a rough feeling


in the back of my throat and a bitter taste on my palate.


And even more kinds of battles I haven't even touched upon.


And the one thing I've learned from all of them is the pure joy


of joining one's heart together with Pokémon.


'That's the ultimate.'


Joining hearts is what it's all about.


Mm-hmm. Sure is.


In the very same way, we three brothers have joined


our hearts together as one.


Right.


CHILI I remember how we simply


enjoyed battling among


the three of us as kids, but as we grew older


and trained, we each developed our own unique battling style.


CRESS Later, when all three of us


became Gym Leaders


we learned how to support each other's weak points


while constantly striving to enhance


each other's strong points.


As we continued to help each other become stronger


as Gym Leaders and Trainers, it became clear.


We realized the most important thing


is for Trainer and Pokémon to become one.


Hm. What a bore.


The only important thing is to keep winning.


The only thing that matters to me is the thrill of victory!


Maybe for you, but we've all discovered that


even if you somehow manage to win


if you're not one with your Pokémon


you'll never experience the true joy of winning.


Enough. Your time for this nonsense is over.


Now use Sheer Cold.



[SHEER COLD MOVE]


Pansage, dodge it with Dig!


[DIG MOVE]


Aim at the hole and use Blizzard.


b*llet Seed! [b*llet SEED MOVE]


[PAINED]


- Pansage, Rock Tomb! - Behind you.


[ROCK TOMB MOVE]


[BLIZZARD MOVE]


[DISTRESSED] Pansage!


[WORRIED]


Now, let's find out if your oneness can help Pansage


escape from its icy predicament.


[grunting]


And if it can't, perhaps we'll just crack that ice!


Strength, let's go!


[STRENGTH MOVE]


- Look out! - Cilan!


Even inside all that ice, the sun's rays can still permeate.


And my voice can reach Pansage too.


[STRUGGLING]


[STRENGTH MOVE] Pansage, let's go!


[URGENT] [INTENT]


Pansage, Solar Beam, go!


[SOLARBEAM MOVE]


[PAINED]


- But how? - Alright, Pansage, Rock Tomb!


[ROCK TOMB MOVE] [ALARMED]


Full power!


[WORRIED]


[DAZED]


Wow, they did it! Cilan, that was awesome!


Way to go.


[EXCITED]


Huh?


- Oh. - Cilan did it.


I knew he would.


[ECSTATIC]


Pansage, you were great.


[GRATEFUL]


Huh? [DISORIENTED]/[SURPRISED]


[CONCERNED]


[WARM]


[CURIOUS]


[SURPRISED]/[PLEASED]


We're all friends after the battle.


Yeah. All Pokémon should be friends.


Right.


[EMPHATIC]


CILAN 'Wait a minute.'


The next time I see you, I'm going to beat you.


Hm.


[IMPRESSED]


[PLEASED]


'Hurry or the ship will leave without us.'


So, did you finish up your article?


[laughing] Well, actually, no.


[laughing]


So the ship back to Unova leaves in an hour.


- Guess we should say goodbye. - Take care. And thank you.


- But, oh.. - Huh?


Hey, Ash, and, Iris. Take good care.


And take good care of Cilan as well.


Right. We won't let you down.


Spoken just like a little kid.


You know, I've been thinking.


Maybe I should go back to the Striaton Gym


with the two of you.


CHILI/CRESS Huh?


[gasps]


Why were you thinking about that?


The truth is, I worry about the Striaton Gym.


What if somebody else like Morana


shows up and challenges you again?


Cilan, I want you to answer this question honestly.


Are you enjoying your journey?


ASH/IRIS Ah.


Yes.


Then don't worry about the Gym.


Right, I promise that from here on out


Cress and I will defend it just as you would.


Cress, Chili.


Travel to your heart's content. We want that.


CILAN 'Thank you.'


[AFFECTIONATE]


CHILI/CRESS 'Best wishes. Safe journey.'


NARRATOR With a tough battle behind him,


Cilan has defended


the Striaton Gym for himself and his brothers.


And soon, our heroes will arrive in Kanto


as the journey continues.


[theme music]