12x19 - Old Rivals, New Tricks!

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BARRY: Pokémon Ping Pong!

BARRY: [EXERTION]

ASH: [EXERTION]

AMBIPOM: [EXERTION]

BARRY: Wow! Looks like you've got the hang of it, Ash!

ASH: Hey, thanks! And we're going to win the Ping Pong

- Tournament too! - BARRY: Puhleeze!

Not going to happen, since we're going to win it!

EMPOLEON: [DETERMINED]

AMBIPOM: [DETERMINED] / [EXCITED] / [HAPPY]

DAWN: That was great, Ambipom! Make sure you don't forget that

- move you just did, okay? - KENNY: Dawn!

- So what are you guys up to? - DAWN: Pokémon Ping Pong!

AMBIPOM: [JOYOUS]

KENNY: If I were you I'd be doing something different!

'Cause today's the big contest, remember? If I win it, get my

fourth Ribbon and be all caught up to you, you know!

DAWN: Yeah, like I'm going to let that happen! We're putting

on the final touches for the Contest now!

KENNY: You are?

ASH: Just remember "Pokémon Ping Pong!"

AMBIPOM: [EXERTION] / [PROUD]

KENNY: Whoa! Hey, that's cool!

Is Ambipom in the first or second round?

DAWN: I'm putting Ambipom in for both rounds!

AMBIPOM: [HAPPY] KENNY: Both rounds?

PRINPLUP: [SURPRISED]

NARRATOR: The day of the Sandalstraw Contest is finally

here, which begs the burning question: will Dawn be able to

win her much anticipated fifth ribbon?

Sometimes it's hard to know,

Which way you're supposed to go.

But deep inside, you know you're strong.

If you follow your heart, you can't be wrong.

Stand up! [Stand up!]

For what is right. Be brave!

Get ready to fight.

Hold on! [Hold on!]

We're friends for life. And if we come,

together as one,

Complete the quest, that we've begun,

We will win the battle!

Galactic Battles! Pokémon!

DAWN: Since I'm up for my fifth ribbon, I'm being extra careful!

Obviously contest experience and presentation are super

important, so it's Ambipom and me!

AMBIPOM: [PROUD] PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

KENNY: Gotcha!

DAWN: Plus, remember Ambipom is the sweet and precious friend I

traded from Ash a while back!

So I'm going to win tomorrow's tournament for Ash as well!

BROCK: Great to have no pressure, Ambipom, right?

HAPPINY: [KIND] AMBIPOM: [CONFIDENT]

BARRY: I'm sure you'll do your best, too!

KENNY: You bet! After all,

I can't be chasing Dawn around forever!

KENNY: This win belongs to Prinplup and me!

PRINPLUP: [CONFIDENT]

JESSILINA: Number ONE! Tip- top Coordinator!

JAMES: If memory serves, you came up with a new way to

present your Pokémon at your last Contest

MEOWTH: From that Gabite's move, remember?

JESSILINA: As clear as a bell!

Before every move Gabite held still as a stone, and then

Woosh! That's my kind of take off

- JAMES: I see! - MEOWTH: It rules!

Talk about keeping the audience in your grip!

JESSILINA: And there's one Pokémon with the cuteness to

maintain that grip! Mime Jr.! Cutes for the cutes!

MIME JR. : [MIMICKING]

JESSILINA: That's what I said! We're two of a kind!

MIME JR. : [MIMICKING]

JAMES: So, it looks like the fate of the free world and

Jessie's third Ribbon rests on your adorable head!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE] MAMOSWINE: [SNORING]

DAWN: All right, time for a little last-minute practice!

KENNY: Prinplup! Let's get in on that, too!

ASH: Pikachu! Why don't we practice some

Pokémon Ping Pong, huh? PIKACHU: [AGREEING]

BARRY: Empoleon, us too! EMPOLEON: [AGREEING]

DAWN: Ambipom! Double Hit let's go!

AMBIPOM: [DETERMINED] / [EXERTION] / [STARTLED]

DAWN: I think that's Ice Shard!

PRINPLUP: [SURPRISED] AMBIPOM: [ATTACKING]

DAWN: [SHOCKED] MAMOSWINE: [SHOCKED]

AMBIPOM: [PROUD]

KENNY: Wow, thanks Ambipom!

PRIPLUP: [IMPRESSED] AMBIPOM: [GRACIOUS]

DAWN: Hey! Mamoswine, was that you?

MAMOSWINE: [STARTLED] / [EMBARRASSED] / [IGNORING]

DAWN: You know what I think You want to compete too, Mamoswine.

Don't you? PIPLUP: [SURPRISED]

AMBIPOM: [EXCITED] MAMOSWINE: [IGNORING]

DAWN: Aw! Guess I was wrong!

Okay, so let's get back to practicing Ambipom!

AMBIPOM: [FOCUSED]

MAMOSWINE: [SURPRISED] / [ICE SHARD MOVE]

DAWN: Busted! You know you want to be in the contest with us!

MAMOSWINE: [STARTLED] / [EMBARRASSED] / [STUBBORN]

PIPLUP: [ANGRY]

DAWN: Now, nowMamoswine is acting like this on purpose

don't you get it? I'm sure you'll enter a contest with me

someday, Mamoswine! Isn't that right?

MAMOSWINE: [IGNORING] / [STUBBORN]

ASH: Mamoswine, what do we do with you?

BROCK: I think Mamoswine wants attention You've got to

remember how Ambipom used to act back when it was your Aipom,

- don't you? - ASH: Yeah! Do I!

I was chasing Aipom all the time, because it

kept snatching my hat!

I know you'll be great! We're rooting for you!

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING] AMBIPOM: [CONFIDENT]

MARIAN: Prepare yourselves to be charmed with an unbelievable

assortment of Pokémon, as we bring you exciting contest

interaction between Pokémon and Coordinator!

So, without further ado It's time to witness the majesty

of the Sandalstraw Town Pokémon Contest!

ASH: Right guys, let's cheer them on!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

BARRY: Whoa! I've never been to a real contest before!

MARIAN: Our victorious Contest Coordinator will receive the

prestigious Sandalstraw Ribbon!

And after five wins a Coordinator is eligible to

compete in the Grand Festival!

And now, it is my distinct honor to introduce you

to our panel of judges! Our head judge, Mr. Contesta!

MR. CONTESTA: Thank you! I can't wait to thrill to the many

brilliant performances I'm sure are in store for us today!

MARIAN: Next, from the Pokémon Fan Club, Mr. Sukizo!

MR. SUKIZO: Sandalstraw Town's remarkable!

MARIAN: And finally Sandalstraw Town's own Nurse Joy!

NURSE JOY: Thank you, and I wish the Pokémon and their

Coordinators the best of luck!

MARIAN: And I'm your announcer, Marian! The pleasure is all

mine! So now let's begin with Round One, the Performance

Stage, where all of our gifted Pokémon show off their moves!

MARIAN: So here is our first entrant! You're on!

JESSILINA: Hello sweethearts!

Mime Jr. let's get this party started!

JAMES: Demonstrate that Mime Jr. charm!

MEOWTH: Winning won't do you no harm!

JESSILINA: First, Teeter Dance! Go!

MIME JR. : [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Whoa, no one's moving down there

BARRY: Yeah what's up? I thought Teeter Dance was up next!

JESSILINA: Not yet, not yet

Now! The moment's here, so let's dance!

MIME JR. : [HAPPY] / [EXERTION]

MARIAN: Who would've thought?

That hold was part of a grand strategy to create an even

flashier move! And not only that, that Teeter Dance has

taken the whole audience by storm! It's a hit!

I think we're witnessing a new presentation style! Awesome!

JAMES: What a swinging sensation!

MEOWTH: Mime Junior's truly sitting on top

of the cutting edge! WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: What am I doing?

BARRY: I don't know but this is sure a lot of fun!

BROCK: What a neat move to use at a Pokémon Contest!

It's great!

DAWN: Wow Jessilina's sure changed her style

KENNY: Awesome! And the effects of that Teeter Dance have spread

throughout the entire stadium as well!

JESSILINA: Cue the applause!

MIME JR. : [EXCITED]

MR. CONTESTA: Truly an innovative and enjoyable

presentation that really brought out Mime Jr.'s unmistakable

- charm with it! - MR. SUKIZO: Also Remarkable!

NURSE JOY: That Mime Jr. Those moves! So sweet, so charming!

MARIAN: And now on to our next Coordinator!

SEEDOT: [APPEARING] / [GROWTH MOVE]

SHELLDER: [APPEARING] / [ICICLE SPEAR MOVE]

BRONZONG: [APPEARING] / [GYRO BALL MOVE]

MASQUERAIN: [APPEARING] / [PROUD]

SMOOCHUM: [APPEARING] / [SWEET KISS MOVE]

MARIAN: And now for our next Coordinator! You're on!

KENNY: Now! Machoke, let's go!

MACHOKE: [APPEARING] / [CONFIDENT]

KENNY: Focus Energy! MACHOKE: [FOCUS ENERGY MOVE]

MARIAN: Will you look at that power coursing throughout

Machoke's glistening body! Look at those muscles!

MARIAN: Now, an enormous barbell weighing three times

more than Machoke's own body weight has been placed

- on the stage! - KENNY: Now, use Strength!

MACHOKE: [STRENGTH MOVE]

MARIAN: Unbelievable! Machoke is lifting that humongous

barbell with only one arm, like it was nothing

And now it's the other arm!

ASH: Wow! That's so cool!

BARRY: Whoa, incredible strength! I've just got to catch

me a strong Machoke one of these days!

BROCK: Usually Contest moves are all beautiful and graceful.

So it was a smart choice for Kenny to show off how powerful

Machoke is!

DAWN: Kenny really nailed it! Everyone knows exactly what he

wanted to show us about his Machoke now!

JESSILINA: Seemed like the smell of sweat to me annoying!

KENNY: Okay, Machoke! Wrap it up!

MACHOKE: [DETERMINED]

MR. CONTESTA: Truly a fantastically straightforward

performance that showed off Machoke's appeal!

MR. SUKIZO: And remarkable too!

NURSE JOY: With such well-developed biceps, Machoke

- couldn't go wrong! - KENNY: What'd you think?

DAWN: Amazing! Who knew you could show off a

Pokémon like that?

KENNY: Well you're not beating me this time! After all I did

see you win the Wallace Cup

- DAWN: You saw that? - KENNY: Duh, of course I did!

With three Ribbons, I'm still down by one, but so? My big goal

is to win and get ahead of you!

DAWN: Thanks Kenny. You're embarrassing me!

KENNY: Well, you're not reading me!

KENNY: So what part of "I'm gonna beat you"

- don't you understand? - DAWN: Okay, I hear you!

We'll see what you say after watching Ambipom!

MARIAN: Next Coordinator up! You're on!

DAWN: Ambipom, go! Spot light!

AMBIPOM: [APPEARING] / [EXCITED]

DAWN: Now! Double Team into Focus Punch!

AMBIPOM [X ]: [DOUBLE TEAM MOVE] / [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

MARIAN: And Ambipom's on a roll, right from the get go!

- DAWN: Yes! Great way to start! - ASH: Keep it up, Ambipom!

BARRY: Hey, she's not doing bad at all!

BROCK: It's a perfect balance of great moves and speed!

And the two of them are totally in sync!

KENNY: Dawn's doing great!

You can do it Dawn! No doubt!

DAWN: Next, use Swift!

AMBIPOM: [SWIFT MOVE]

ASH: They did it! Nailed the Pokémon Ping Pong move!

BROCK: Using that move was a great idea for sure!

BARRY: She did have an awesome coach after all!

AMBIPOM: [DETERMINED] / [EXERTION]

DAWN: Now, wrap it up with Double Hit!

AMBIPOM: [DOUBLE HIT MOVE]

MARIAN: And that's it! Let's give a big hand for a brilliant

performance by Dawn and Ambipom!

MAMOSWINE: [INCREDULOUS]

MR. CONTESTA: The synchronicity between Coordinator and Pokémon

was impeccable! I would have loved to see more of that!

MR. SUKIZO: True! Remarkable!

NURSE JOY: Ambipom's performance was charming in every way!

The move where it swung its tail was lovely too!

ASH: So, what did you think Mamoswine? Weren't Dawn and

Ambipom great?

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING] PIPLUP: [ENCOURAGING]

MAMOSWINE: [IGNORING] ASH: Oh man.

BROCK: Wow, Mamoswine's really intrigued, don't you think?

MARIAN: And that brings us to the end of round one, so please

be patient while the results of our judges are tabulated and

then announced!

PIPLUP: [WORRIED]

AMBIPOM: [WORRIED] PIPLUP: [CONCERNED]

ASH: Relax, Dawn! You gave an awesome performance out there!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Thanks but the wait until the results are in can be so

nerve- racking! And him.

ASH: [CONFUSED]

DAWN: Kenny said his goal is to get ahead of me! He told me he's

determined to win this Contest and beat me!

ASH: So, you've got to accept his challenge! What else do you

think a rival's supposed to do?

PIKACHU: [SUPPORTIVE]

MARIAN: Ladies and Gentlemen! Our long and suspenseful wait is

finally over! After careful consideration by our panel of

judges, we now present on screen the eight talented Coordinators

who will be moving along to the second round!

- DAWN: We're in! - ASH: You and Ambipom did it!

AMBIPOM: [EXCITED] PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

BROCK: Stay calm during Round Two!

DAWN: Right Brock!

KENNY: Dawn, don't forget our battle has just begun!

DAWN: You bet!

KENNY: You can also bet I'm gonna win! I'll have my fifth

ribbon before you, and then I'll be waiting for you at the Grand

Festival, got it?

DAWN: I'm the one who's getting a fifth ribbon first!

I'm not losing to you!

ASH: That's what I like to hear! Both of you!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

MEOWTH: Pretty flowers for our winning Jess!

JAMES: Mime Jr. you're just the best!

JESSILINA: A genius cut above the rest!

MIME JR. : [HYPER]

JESSILINA: So, Seviper, the Battle Stage is all yours!

SEVIPER: [CONFIDENT]

MARIAN: And now, it's time for the Battle Stage! With a

five-minute time limit on the clock, Coordinators must land

their att*cks as stylishly as possible, while lowering their

opponent's points in the process! So sit back and enjoy

the fantastic display of moves we're sure to see!

JESSILINA: Poison Tail!

MARIAN: And Seviper att*cks Ambipom with precision!

DAWN: Dodge it! AMBIPOM: [EXERTION]

MARIAN: And Ambipom elegantly dodges Seviper's Poison Tail!

JESSILINA: Oh, no! DAWN: Now, Double Hit!

AMBIPOM: [DOUBLE HIT MOVE]

SEVIPER: [GROAN]

JESSILINA: Seviper!

MARIAN: Time's up! And the team that will be moving on to the

final round is Dawn and Ambipom!

- DAWN: Ambipom, we won! - JESSILINA: No fair!

JAMES: Dear me

MEOWTH: She's not getting her third ribbon so

guess what we get? WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

MARIAN: We're now nearing the end of the Sandalstraw Con -

test! Our two final round Coordinators are!

On one side, Kenny! And the other, Dawn!

One of these two Coordinators will win the

Sandalstraw Ribbon! We've got five minutes on the clock,

so let's go!

DAWN: All right, Ambipom! Spotlight!

AMBIPOM: [SPOTLIGHT MOVE]

KENNY: Now Prinplup, let's go!

PRINPLUP: [APPEARING] / [PROUD]

ASH: You can do it, Ambipom! PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Ambipom, don't let your guard down!

AMBIPOM: [FOCUSED] DAWN: My fifth ribbon Believe

in Ambipom and show off those moves!

KENNY: Now, use Drill Peck!

PRINPLUP: [DRILL PECK MOVE]

DAWN: Counter it with Swift, Ambipom!

AMBIPOM: [SWIFT MOVE]

MARIAN: And Ambipom counters

Prinplup's Drill Peck with Swift!

DAWN: Ambipom, Double Team!

AMBIPOM [X ]: [DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

KENNY: Now, Bubble Beam, go!

PRINPLUP: [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

MARIAN: And Prinplup's Bubble Beam makes quick work of that

Double Team! Magnificently done!

DAWN: I've got it! This's gotta work!

Ambipom! Hit back with Focus Punch!

AMBIPOM: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

KENNY: What the?

MARIAN: And Ambipom strikes the Bubble Beam and hits it back!

BARRY: Hey, that was a Pokémon Ping Pong move!

ASH: Ambipom! Nice!

KENNY: Hit them back with Metal Claw, quick!

PRINPLUP: [FOCUSED] / [METAL CLAW MOVE]

AMBIPOM: [SURPRISED] / [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

DAWN: Now keep it up and hit everything back!

KENNY: Prinplup, do the same thing too!

MARIAN: This is turning into a Pokémon Ping Pong match!

A first for a Pokémon Contest! And the crowd is going wild!

AMBIPOM: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE] PRINPLUP: [METAL CLAW MOVE]

AMBIPOM: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE] PRINPLUP: [METAL CLAW MOVE]

DAWN: Wow Kenny, I'm impressed!

KENNY: I wasn't exactly sleeping while you guys were practicing!

All right Prinplup! Bubble Beam, go!

PRINPLUP: [METAL CLAW MOVE] / [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

DAWN: Quick, Double Hit!

AMBIPOM: [DOUBLE HIT MOVE]

MARIAN: Ambipom's Double Hit is popping Prinplup's Bubble Beam!

- KENNY: Now, Drill Peck! - DAWN: Ambipom Focus Punch!

AMBIPOM: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

MARIAN: Would you look at that!

Using both its tails for a beautiful Focus Punch!

BARRY: Awesome!

ASH: Ambipom sure can rock!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED] PRINPLUP: [DRILL PECK MOVE]

AMBIPOM: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE] PRINPLUP: [DRILL PECK MOVE]

PRINPLUP: [PAINED]

MARIAN: That Focus Punch seemed much more effective head on!

KENNY: Now, jump and then use Metal Claw!

MARIAN: And Prinplup is on offense, nosediving while

spinning its Metal Claw like a drill!

DAWN: All right, take their attack head on!

And then use Double Hit!

AMBIPOM: [DETERMINED] / [EXERTION]

PRINPLUP: [DETERMINED][SHOCKED]

KENNY: All right then! Prinplup use Drill Peck max power!

PRINPLUP: [DETERMINED] / [DRILL PECK MAX POWER MOVE]

AMBIPOM: [PAINED] / [DAZED]

DAWN: No, Ambipom!

AMBIPOM: [WEAK]

MARIAN: Ambipom is unable to Battle! And so, at three

minutes and forty seconds into our final round

Kenny has won it!

KENNY: Prinplup, we did it pal!

KENNY: Thank you Prinplup, you really battled hard!

AMBIPOM: [STRUGGLING]

DAWN: Ambipom, you were great.

Now you deserve a good long rest!

ASH: Wow, guess Dawn lost

PIKACHU: [DISAPPOINTED] PIPLUP: [DISAPPOINTED]

BROCK: Well, Kenny and Prinplup are steadily leveling up!

JESSIE: Serves the Twerpette right! You don't beat Jessilina

without bad blowback!

JAMES: Besides which there will be other contests and

other ribbons!

JESSIE: But I'd need another Pokémon to partner with.

MEOWTH: That'd be me!

Mark my words. I've got your next Ribbon right here,

or I'll eat the whiskers off of my furry face!

MARIAN: And now the Executive Director of the Pokémon Contest,

Mr. Contesta will present our winner Kenny with the

- Sandalstraw Ribbon! - CONTESTA: Here you go!

Your first and second stage performances were outstanding!

KENNY: Wow, thank you very much Sir!

KENNY: Check it out guys! This ribbon belongs to you!

MACHOKE: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Hey, do you think maybe today I got too hung up on

getting my fifth ribbon huh?

ASH: I'll tell you what Dawn, if I was going for my last badge,

I might have been hung up for sure!

BROCK: Even so, you and Ambipom performed really well today,

and I think you two should be very proud! You save that ribbon

for the next time!

DAWN: Thanks Brock! All right, guys, you heard what Brock said,

we'll do it! PIPLUP: [DETERMINED]

MARIAN: And that concludes the Sandalstraw Town Pokémon

Contest! So until we meet again for our next get together,

take good care!

DAWN: You're leaving already?

KENNY: Yeah. I've finally got as many ribbons as you but I've

still got a whole lot more work to do! Plus, I wanna catch some

new Pokémon as well!

BARRY: Man, you need to learn to chill out more!

KENNY: Talk about the pot calling the kettle black

DAWN: Next time I see you, I'm gonna win!

KENNY: Not going to happen 'cause I'll be beating

you ne ime! Okay, later!

- BARRY: See ya! - ASH: Hey, good luck, Kenny!

- BROCK: Take care of yourself! - KENNY: Thanks!

BARRY: Hey, Dawn, by the way!

I thought of this watching today's battle!

Ambipom's tails are great! Not just great, awesome! So why not

go nuts with Pokémon Ping Pong?

EMPOLEON: [ENCOURAGING]

DAWN: Ambipom and me?

ASH: Doing some Pokémon Ping Pong?

DAWN: Ambipom, want to?

AMBIPOM: [SURPRISED] / [THRILLED]

NARRATOR: And so, as Dawn's latest Pokémon Contest ends

without her winning her fifth ribbon, it appears the upcoming

Pokémon Ping Pong Competition has captured our heroes'

imaginations, in which case, you've got to stay tuned!