09x25 - Second Time's the Charm!

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Brimming with confidence

Ash plunged into a ferocious battle challenging

Anabel, Salon Maiden, and the Leader of the Battle Tower

to earn the coveted Ability Symbol.

But in the face of Anabel's ability to sense

Pokémon's feelings and command them with her own thoughts

Ash's Corphish, Tauros and Pikachu were easily beaten

leaving our hero with a resounding loss.

Thanks for waiting, Ash, I'm happy to report

all the Pokémon you left with me are feeling just fine.

[EXCITED]

That's what I like to hear.

[HAPPY]

Thanks, Nurse Joy. You're the best.

- Morning, Ash. - Huh?

- How did you sleep? - I slept great.

About your battle, that was rough.

Sorry about the way it ended.

Uh..

I wanna challenge Anabel again!

Uh..

I hear you, but are you sure? You know Anabel's pretty tough.

Yeah, but before I was trying to beat her by using power alone

and now I know that I was wrong.

Well, that's the Ash that we all know.

No problem. You come back when you're ready.

Great! Now, ready for some rematch trainin'?

[EXCITED]

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ It's a battle win or lose ♪

♪ It's the friends you make it's the road you choose ♪

♪ You've got the right stuff So make your mind up ♪

♪ Find the courage inside of you ♪

♪ If you're strong you'll survive ♪

♪ And you'll keep your dream alive ♪

♪ It's the Battle Frontier ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Be the best you can be and find your destiny ♪

♪ It's the master plan ♪

♪ The power's in your hand ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Second time's the charm!"

[EXCITED]

So, which Pokémon are you gonna use this time, Ash?

Well, truth is, I'm not changing any of them.

BROCK/MAX/MAY You're not?

I lost the other day 'cause I wasn't able to get the best

out of all of my Pokémon.

So now, we're gonna get closer.

[chuckles] Keep it up, you guys!

This is fun!

- It's all so simple for Ash. - Amazing.

True. But doing what he's doing is a great way

to become friends with his Pokémon. Ash is right.

One, two! One, two! One, two!

Left, right! Left, right! Left, right!

Show that tree some of your moves!

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [DETERMINED]

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[CRABHAMMER MOVE]

[TAKE DOWN MOVE]

[PROUD]

BEEDRILL [ANGRY]

Woah!

I forgot that there was a Beedrill nest in there!

[ANGRY]

Run!

[EXERTION]

Huh?

[screaming]

Ash!

I did it again, Anabel!

[FOCUSED]

How could you?

[EXERTION]

[ANGRY]

Can't you calm 'em down again like before?

Not when they're all attacking us in a swarm.

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

Huh? Aah!

- Aah! - Aah!

[SCARED]

[PROUD]

[panting]

Oh, no!

MAY Are you alright?

- Yeah. Anabel? - Guess so. Thanks.

[chuckles]

- Man, you look funny. - So do you.

[laughs]

Well, I think after all that, I'll help Tauros get cleaned up.

Hm. I'll help you.

MAY/MAX Huh?

[HELPFUL]

Okay, Tauros, how's that feel?

[RELIEVED]

[PLAYFUL]

Huh! Oh, funny!

[grunts]

[gasps]

[HAPPY]

What's Corphish saying, Anabel?

Corphish is saying it's nice to swim again.

It sounds like it's been quite a long time.

It has. Now!

CORPHISH [HAPPY]

Huh?

[PLAYFUL]

Those two are getting along well.

It's cool, but it's kinda weird.

Can Frontier Brains and battle challengers

hang out like that?

Sure, why not?

When the battle's over, we're all friends

and that's what it's all about.

Hm.

Yes, if my ears don't deceive me

there are Twerps up there. Isn't it grand?

Meowth, prepare to pick off Pikachu.

Pleasure! Fury Swipes!

[FURY SWIPES MOVE]

Safety seal?

[SURPRISED]

TEAM ROCKET [groaning]

- Oh? - Hey, that's not Pikachu.

So James, did the large size give it away?

[HAPPY]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh?

Check the chow.

- Hot soup. - Sandwiches.

- It's fine to steal things. - But it's much more fun to eat.

Huh?

What are you doing?

Prepare for trouble, as we stuff our faces!

The plate is one of my favorite places!

An evil like these delicacies!

Sent here to fulfill our empty bellies!

Meowth eats for frees!

To denounce the evils of truth and love!

To extend our reach to the stars above!

- Jessie. - And James!

Now, mix Meowth with the names!

Wherever there is peace in the universe..

- Team Rocket.. - Will be there!

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH To make everything a whole lot worse!

[PROUD]

- Team Rocket! - Hands off Pikachu!

You keep your little live wire!

We've got bigger fish to catch this time!

Or whatever else is on that table!

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Mm? Aah!

MUNCHLAX [HAPPY]

Give back that grub!

No fair! We're the thieves around here!

- You ready? - Oh, yeah!

MEWOTH 'Let's squeeze 'em!'

WOBBUFFET [PROUD]

BROCK/MAX/MAY Huh?

JESSIE [laughing]

And you thought Wobbuffet was just for whining.

Eevee! Let's go! Tackle!

[APPEARING]/[TACKLE MOVE]

[PAINED]

♪ Na-na na-na boo boo ♪♪

Do you think that feckless furball could

take the wind out of our sails?

Huh?

Guess furball's a pinhead.

JESSIE/JAMES Huh?

WOBBUFFET [STRUGGLING]

What's this thing made out of?

Well, you see I found this bunch of old tires.

If I ever make a collection of idiots

I'm off to a good start.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH We're blasting off again!

WOBBUFFET [AGREEMENT]

[APPEARING]/[CONFIDENT]

Hey, I know, why don't we try and give commands

to our Pokémon mentally just like Anabel?

Okay! Let's try it Corphish, okay?

[EXCITED]

Now, ready?

[thinking] Use Harden, Harden, Harden!

[CONFUSED]

[thinking] Peck, Peck, Peck!

[CONFUSED]

[thinking] Harden, harden, harden!

[WORRIED]

[thinking] Peck, peck, peck!

[CONFUSED]

- It's no good. - Wow! It's so difficult.

Hey, Anabel, how are you able to talk

with your Pokémon the way you do?

I don't really even know how I do it.

I guess, it's been happening ever since I was a little girl.

I'd come to the forest and talk to everything.

Trees, grass, the stars and all the wild Pokémon.

And that's how it all started.

That's totally amazing.

ANABEL 'Like that flower.'

Do you see how happy it is singing away?

Happy?

Uh, looks like a normal flower to me.

[chuckles]

I think Anabel's talking about

tuning your ear to Mother Nature.

- Huh? - Quieting your mind.

That's right, it's getting your ego out of the way

to truly get to know someone else.

Yeah, I think, I know what you mean.

So, see if you can sense what's in my heart.

You got it!

Oh, no! I'm not sensin' a thing.

That's okay. You're fine the way you are.

Man!

BROCK/MAY/MAX [laughing]

So, here we are. Well, my boy.

Are you ready for challenge number two?

Yeah!

JUDGE The second challenge by Ash

of Pallet Town is about to begin!

'The rules are the same as before.'

'Participants may use three Pokémon'

'but during the battle only the challenger'

'is permitted to make any substitutions.'

Go! My friend!

[APPEARING]/[CONFIDENT]

It's Alakazam again!

Makes sense to me since Alakazam won two in a row last time.

I sure hope Ash is ready for this.

Corphish, I choose you!

[APPEARING]/[CONFIDENT]

It's Corphish! I guess they both got the same idea.

Well, I'm sure Ash's got a different idea

of how he wants it to end!

Ready? Go!

[DETERMINED]

Okay, Corphish, it's your turn to shine.

We'll show 'em how strong you are.

Let's use Crabhammer, go!

[CRABHAMMER MOVE]

[FOCUSED]

[thinking] A counterstrike, huh?

Right. Focus Punch!

[FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

[PAINED]

It looks like Anabel's giving all of her attack commands

mentally right from the start.

It just shows how excited Anabel must be.

Corphish, use Bubble Beam!

[BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

[thinking] Deflect it with Psybeam!

[PSYBEAM MOVE]

Now Vice Grip, let's go!

[VICE GRIP MOVE]

[thinking] Psychic!

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[STRUGGLING]

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[STARTLED]

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[PAINED]

Huh?

[thinking] Yeah, this is what I wanted to do.

Now, Corphish, Bubble Beam, go!

[BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Oh, no!

[PLEASED]

Awesome!

Even in the middle of being thrown back

Corphish was able to do Bubble Beam.

I think Ash and Corphish

are doing a little mind reading of their own.

Hope so, when you're up against someone like Anabel

you need all you can get.

[thinking] Alakazam, let's use Recover.

[RECOVER MOVE]

- Aah! - That's Recover.

They're using it again.

[CONVINCING]

Huh? I know what you wanna do.

Use Crabhammer, right?

[EXERTION]

[CRABHAMMER MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[thinking] Relax, and intercept

with Focus Punch.

[FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

[CRABHAMMER MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Dodge it!

[EXERTION]

[thinking] Psybeam.

[PSYBEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

- What's wrong? - Corphish is confused again.

This could end up the same as the last battle.

[thinking] Now, let's finish this

with Focus Punch!

[FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

Crabhammer, let's go!

[CONFUSED]/[CRABHAMMER MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Alright! - Alright!

So you can be confused and an attack may still work.

'Nothing wrong with a little luck!'

That was great! Corphish, return!

Now, Corphish, come out and do Bubble Beam!

[APPEARING]/[BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Ah!

[STUNNED]

MARON 'Alakazam is unable to battle!'

'Corphish is the winner!'

Corphish, that's showin' 'em!

Recalling Corphish back to its Pokéball

to cure its confusion, that's some good thinking.

You were just great. Now, get some rest.

Go, my friend, Metagross!

[APPEARING]/[CONFIDENT]

Her Metagross is huge.

You're right, but I think Ash will win.

Don't forget, Anabel's still got

'one of her favorite Pokémon in reserve.'

BROCK/MAX/MAY 'Huh?'

[Ash thinking] Corphish is way too tired

to battle up-close, so..

Corphish, use Bubble Beam!

[BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

[thinking] I thought they'd try that.

Metagross, dodge and use Meteor Mash.

[METEOR MASH MOVE]

[PAINED]

Uh! Corphish!

[STRUGGLING]

[STUNNED]

MARON 'Corphish is unable to battle!'

'Metagross is the winner!'

Metagross beat Corphish with one hit.

It was just too much to take.

Corphish, you take a nice long rest.

Tauros! I choose you!

[APPEARING]

So, Ash is really sticking to his

original battle plan all the way.

'But all of Tauros Normal-type moves'

'won't work well on a Steel-type Pokémon like Metagross!'

[FOCUSED]

Okay! Let's knock 'em out by showing how fierce you are.

Now, Tauros, Take Down!

[DETERMINED]/[TAKE DOWN MOVE]

[thinking] Iron Defense!

[IRON DEFENSE MOVE]

Horn Attack!

[HORN ATTACK MOVE]

[thinking] Meteor Mash!

[METEOR MASH MOVE]

Dodge it!

[METEOR MASH MOVE]

[FOCUSED]

Now, give it all you've got!

[thinking] Metagross! Hyper Beam!

[HYPER BEAM MOVE]

Quick, Double Team!

[DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

Which is the real one?

[thinking] Metagross, just attack them all!

[HYPER BEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

You okay?

[DETERMINED]

Good! Keep going! Horn Attack!

[HORN ATTACK MOVE]

[thinking] I know there hasn't been enough time

for us to fire another Hyper Beam just yet.

[FOCUSED]/[PAINED]

[thinking] Okay, Metagross, quick! Use Meteor Mash!

[METEOR MASH MOVE]

Intercept it with Take Down!

[TAKE DOWN MOVE]

[METEOR MASH MOVE]

[STUNNED]/[STUNNED]

It's a double knockout!

Now, that was a true battle of some real heavyweights.

So, both sides have one Pokémon.

Then the next battle will decide the winner.

Go! My friend!

[APPEARING]

Espeon?

Espeon. The Sun Pokémon.

'It uses the fine hairs that cover its body'

'to sense air currents and predict an opponent's movement.'

Hey, that must be the favorite Pokémon you were talking about.

Pikachu, let's go!

[DETERMINED]

Yup, no surprise in that choice.

Espeon's a Psychic-type.

That should be pretty even against an Electric-type.

We'll win this one with speed!

Now, Pikachu, Quick Attack!

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

[thinking] Dodge. Then Quick Attack as well!

[EXERTION]

Dodge it!

[SHOCKED]/[PAINED]

Would you look at that speed?

Quick, Iron Tail, Pikachu!

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[thinking] Dodge, then Iron Tail too!

[EXERTION]

[PAINED]

- Pikachu! - What a dodge!

I've never seen an Espeon that fast.

And speed's not the only thing you'll see.

BROCK/MAX/MAY Huh?

Now, Pikachu, Thunderbolt!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[thinking] Espeon, Zap Cannon!

[ZAP CANNON MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Oh! - Ah!

As you can see, Anabel's Espeon's

got quite a combination of power and speed.

[PAINED]/[DETERMINED]

Pikachu, I know you don't wanna lose to an Electric Attack!

[AGREEMENT]

Okay! Then give it one more shot!

Use Thunderbolt, now!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[thinking] Dodge and use Psychic!

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[SHOCKED]

[STRUGGLING]

[PAINED]

Pikachu!

[PANICKED]/[DETERMINED]

They won't get my buddy! Quick Attack, let's go!

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

[thinking] Keep a close eye on every move, Espeon!

Then zero in and use Psychic!

[DETERMINED]

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

[STRUGGLING]

Pikachu!

[FOCUSED]

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[PAINED]

Espeon! Zap Cannon!

[ZAP CANNON MOVE]

Dodge it!

[DETERMINED]

ASH Thunderbolt, one more time!

PIKACHU [FOCUSED]

I can't see a thing!

ESPEON [CONFUSED]

PIKACHU [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[PAINED]

Looks like Pikachu's got Espeon backed into a corner.

I'll bet any mental communications between them

aren't working as well.

This is Ash's big chance!

Pikachu, Iron Tail!

[PANICKED]

Espeon, please relax!

[SHOCKED]/[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Espeon!

Almost finished! Volt Tackle!

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

Zap Cannon, let's go!

[ZAP CANNON MOVE]

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

[ZAP CANNON MOVE]

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

[PAINED]/[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

[WEAK]

[STUNNED]

Espeon can't continue! Pikachu wins!

Ash is the winner!

[chuckles] We did it!

[THRILLED]

BROCK/MAY/MAX Yeah! Yes!

[Scott thinking] Strange.

Knowing Zap Cannon's not very accurate

I guess Anabel got a little carried away

in the heat of battle.

[AMAZED]

That was something, wasn't it? Thank you.

Now, you go and take a nice long rest!

Pikachu, you're the best!

[EXCITED]

Ash.

- You two were great! - Thanks!

This is yours. The Ability Symbol!

I got me..

...an Ability Symbol!

[THRILLED]

Okay, Ash, your next battle is your final battle!

- At the Battle Pyramid. - Right!

Can you tell us where it is?

I already forwarded the data to Max's Pokénav.

Ah...there it is.

Sitting right there on the screen.

'It's just beyond Pewter City!'

BROCK 'Wow, so that means the Battle Pyramid'

'is right near my hometown.'

- It is for now. - Huh?

- What do you mean, Scott? - Oh, you'll find out.

Hey, Ash? That Frontier Brain is strong. So good luck.

- I'll be rooting for you. - Anabel, thanks.

ANABEL See you guys!

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY You take good care! And thanks!

Huh?

[thinking] Guess you can't sense feelings

yet Ash or you would've sensed my feelings for you.

NARRATION With some of that tenacious determination we've come

to expect from our favorite Battle Frontier Challenger

Ash has earned himself the Ability Symbol, his sixth!

Now, the Battle Pyramidawaits, and the journey continues.

♪ Yo Pokémon Masters your heart beats faster ♪

♪ Training for the top 'cause you know you can't stop ♪

♪ Your training kicks now ♪

♪ Pokémon pow ♪

♪ The power of a Master all before you will bow ♪

♪ But don't let it get to your head young Trainer ♪

♪ The road is long and filled with danger ♪

♪ Everyone says they deserve to be number one ♪

♪ But who can top you? ♪

♪ The answer is none ♪

♪ 'Cause they've never seen an expert like you ♪

♪ One who knows the difference between Mewtwo and Mew ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you the type Pikachu ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you which Pokémon's new ♪

♪ First you kick it in Kanto ♪

♪ Then you head to Johto ♪♪