05x58 - Love, Pokémon Style

[bunniefuu]

male narrator:
As the Silver Conference

of the Johto League
finally got under way,

Ash faced off against Macy

in the preliminary round
of the semifinals.

For a moment,
it looked like Macy's skill

as a Fire Pokémon Trainer
would be too much for Ash.

But when Squirtle
came running to the rescue,

Ash was able
to pull out the win!

With his defeat of Macy,

Ash earned three victory points
for himself.

Now it's on to the next round!

[cheers and applause]

- In the H Division's
second preliminary battle,

Macy from Mahogany Town

will compete against Jackson
from New Bark Town.

- Hmm?

- Jackson from New Bark Town
is in the house!

Hi, Deni!

Hi, Yoshie!

I'm on TV!

[together]
Huh?

- That's gonna be the next guy
I battle against?

- Pika...

[singing]
- Pokémon

- No time to question my moves

I stick to the path
that I choose

Me and my friends
are gonna do it right

You'll never see us
run away from a fight

To be a Master is my dream

All I've got to do is believe

And I believe

I've got a chance to win

I'm on my way to victory

- Pokémon

- I can be a Champion

If I just believe

I'm on a Master Quest

Master Quest

I want the whole world to see

And I believe

I'm gonna be the very best

'Cause all I've got to do

Is believe in me

- Pokémon

- Jackson's Psyduck and Quagsire
have already been defeated,

as have Macy's Magcargo
and Starmie.

So in their final battle,

Quilava will face Poliwhirl.

- All right, let's set
this place on fire!

Quilava, use Flamethrower!

- Oh, no, you don't!

Poliwhirl!

Oh!

- Poliwhirl!

Whirl!

- Quilava's Flamethrower
shoots across the stadium!

- Agh!
Poliwhirl!

- [groaning]

- Poliwhirl
is still carrying the damage

from that Thunderbolt
in its last battle with Starmie.

- Poliwhirl is unable to battle!
Quilava wins!

The winner of the battle
is Macy from Mahogany Town.

- Yeah!
I knew you could do it, Quilava!

- Quilava!

- She had to win that battle,

or she would have gotten
eliminated.

Now you and Macy are tied
with three points each.

As long as you get at least
a tie in the next battle,

your four points will be enough
to get you past the prelims.

- But if Ash loses
the next battle,

it'll be a three-way tie between
him, Macy, and Jackson.

- If that happens, they'll have
one more round-robin.

- I'm just gonna go in there
and win anyway,

so tying or losing
is not gonna happen.

- Pika-pika!

- Squirtle!
- Bulbasaur!

- Squir...
- Saur! Saur! Saur!

- Squirtle and Bulbasaur
sure look happy, don't they?

- They haven't seen each other
for a long time.

- Yeah, let's let 'em play.

- Squirtle!
- Bulbasaur-saur!

- I'm sure you'll do fine
in the tournament.

- Sounds like Professor Elm.

- When is your next battle?

- I was right.
It is you.

- Well, look!
Hello, Ash!

- Huh?
- Huh?

[both yelp]

- Look who it is.

- You're Ash's next opponent,
aren't you?

- Yep, Jackson,
from New Bark Town.

You're Ash from Pallet Town,
aren't you?

How you doing?

- Fine.
Nice to meet you.

Actually I'm an old friend
of Professor Elm's too.

- Cool, I got my Chikorita
from him,

and that's what started
my whole journey.

- Jackson was just telling me

that now his Chikorita
has evolved into a Meganium.

- A Meganium?

But why didn't you use it?

- Good question.

I thought it'd be smart
to save it

for the final round
of the tournament,

but that was a mistake.

[groans]

- Don't worry about it,
Jackson.

You'll get another chance.

How's your family?

- They're doing great,
I think.

Well, I haven't talked to 'em
in a while.

- It's understandable
you're wanting to focus

only on the tournament
right now.

But your family
always loves hearing from you.

- You're right,
Professor Elm.

I'll keep it in mind.

[laughs]

- Squirt-Squirtle!

- Saur!
- Squirt!

- Bulbasaur-saur!
Saur!

Saur!

- Maaah!

- Azu!
- Saur!

[growling]

Saur!

- Mah!

splat!

- Saur!

- Squirt!

- Meg!
- Zu!

Azu!

- Squirtle--

[both laughing]

Squir...

Squirtle!

- Meganium!
- Zuzu!

- Bulba!
- Squir?

- Bulba!

- Azu!

- Saur!
- Squir-Squirtle!

- Bulbasaur!
- Squirtle!

- Mah!

- Bulbasaur!

- [giggling]

- Meganium!

- Saur!

Bulba!
- Squirtle!

- Meganium!
- Zu!

- Ash, you'll be interested
to know

that I heard
from Ranger Mason,

and Larvitar and Tyranitar
are living together

happily on Mount Silver.

- That's great news!
- Fantastic.

- Well, they owe it all

to you guys
and your hard work.

- Aw, thanks.

- Fight! Fight!

- Bulbasaur and Meganium
are fighting!

- Bulbasaur?

- Meganium?
- Hmm?

[together]
You mean...

- Saur!
- Meganium!

[both groaning]

- Bulbasaur! Squirtle!

Stop that!

- Meganium, knock it off too!

- Go, Miltank!

Use Heal Bell!

- Mil!

[chattering]

- Saur!
- Mah...

- Squir...
- Zuzu!

[crowd murmuring]

- Cute!
- Did you see that?

- That did it, Miltank.
Good job!

- Mil-mil!

- Hey, Harrison, thanks!

- Hello, Ash.

Were those your Pokémon
that were fighting?

- Yeah.

- Actually, a couple of 'em
were mine too.

[siren wailing]

[tires screech]

- I'm here
to investigate a report

of Pokémon fighting.

[together]
Uh...

- As you can see
there's no fighting here,

but there were some Pokémon
practicing.

- Huh?

- Practicing their fighting?

- Sparring matches.
- Hmm?

- Gary!

- You know, getting ready

for the tournament
by sparring together.

- Well, that's permitted.

Be careful, though,

because you can lose points
or even be disqualified

if your Pokémon are caught
fighting during the tournament.

- Okay.

- Thanks.

- Phew!

- Thanks a lot, Gary.

- Obviously, you need
all the help you can get.

- Huh?

- But then amateur Trainers
can't be expected

to have much control
over their Pokémon.

- What!

- Just keep your cool, Ash.

- I'd say "See ya around"
but...

With stunts like that,

you won't even be around
long enough

to watch me win the prelims.

- Hey, do you know that guy,
Ash?

- Yeah, we grew up together.

- I see,
so you two must be rivals!

- Yeah, I guess
you could say that.

[birds chirping]

- Maestro, how's the artwork
for the new badges coming along?

- Good.
It's almost done.

- But you haven't painted
a single stroke yet,

and the tournament has begun.

- You cannot rush genius!

Wahhh!

[yelling]

- Fantastic!

- So you based your design
on Raichu's lightning!

- On to production.

Now!

- Wobbuffet!

- The strongest Pokémon
that Jackson has

is definitely that Meganium.

- And since that's
a Grass Type,

you'll have to use
your Fire Type, Cyndaquil.

- But Jackson will probably
figure that out too,

and so he'll use
his Water Pokémon, Azumarill.

- Then I counter Water
with Electric and use Pikachu!

- Pikachu!

- And that leaves you
with one more Pokémon.

- Right.

[cheers and applause]

beep!

- So Jackson from New Bark Town
will begin the battle.

Ash from Pallet Town
will follow.

- Let's go, Jackson!

- You got it, Ash, but don't
expect me to go easy!

Hey there, Mom!

I'm on TV!

- Huh?

- Begin!

- I choose Azumarill!

- Azu!

- Pikachu!

I choose you!

- Pika!

- Jackson has started things off
with Azumarill,

and Ash has chosen Pikachu.

- Azumarill, Water g*n!

- Azu!

- Pikachu, Quick Attack!

- Pika!

- [chattering]

- Pika!

- [shrieks]

- Dodge it!

- Zu!
- Pika!

- Pikachu, Thunderbolt!

- Pika...chu!

- Azumarill, BubbleBeam!

- [chirping]

- What's this?

He's using BubbleBeam
to block Thunderbolt!

- Pika!

- Azumarill, Icy Wind!

- Azu-zu!

- Pika!

- Azumarill's Icy Wind
hits its mark.

- Uh-oh.

- Pikachu isn't moving well
at all.

- Don't give up!

You can do it!

- Pika...

- Now!
Iron Tail!

- [yelling]

Zu!

- Pika!

- Grab on tight to its tail!

Now!

- Pika!

- Oh, no!
- Zu?

- Pikachu, Thunder, now!

- Pika...chu!

- [wails]
- Whoa!

A close-range Thunder attack

that's doing some damage!

- All right!

- That's the way to do it!

- Togepi!

- Pika!

- Zu!

- Azumarill is unable to battle.

Pikachu wins!

- Ash and his Pikachu
win round one.

- Good try, Azumarill.

You're up.
Show 'em what you got.

- Magneton!

- Jackson's second Pokémon
will be Magneton.

But look, it's a Magneton
of a different color!

- [laughs]
That's right!

And color's not the only thing
about it that's special.

- We won't lose
to another Electric type.

Pikachu, hit 'em
with your Thunderbolt!

- Pika...chu!

- Magneton!

- Now counter
with your Thunderbolt.

- Magneton!

- Pi!

Pika!

- Neither one
of these Electric Pokémon

are backing down at all.

- Next I'll battle with Speed.

Pikachu, Quick Attack now!

- Pi!

- Magneton, dodge it!

- Magneton!
- Pika!

Pika?
- Magneton!

- Magneton, Thunder Wave!

- Magneton!

- Pika!

- Magneton's Thunder Wave
has paralyzed Pikachu!

- Now, Magneton, Tri Attack!

- Magneton!

- Pika!

- Pikachu!

- [groaning]

- Pikachu is unable to battle.

Magneton wins it.

- And Pikachu
is out of the match!

- I can't believe that happened.

- Magneton's Icy Wind
kept Pikachu

from using any of
its best Speed attacks.

- Pikachu,
you deserve a good rest.

- Pika...

- Both Trainers
have two Pokémon remaining.

- Go, Cyndaquil!

- Cyndaquil!

- Magneton also has
Steel characteristics.

- So as a Fire Type,

Cyndaquil should have
the advantage, right?

- Togi-togi-togi!

- Magneton, Thunderbolt now!

- Magneton!

- Dodge and use Flamethrower!

- Cynda!

Cyndaquil!

- Now dodge
and use Thunder Wave!

- Magneton!

- Cyndaquil, SmokeScreen!

- Quil!

[electricity zapping]

- Magneton!
Magne!

- Okay.
Swift attack!

- [chirping]

- Magneton!

- Cyndaquil scores a direct hit!

- Now Flamethrower!

- Cyndaquil!

- Double Team!

- Magneton! Magneton!

- Very clever!

Magneton uses Double Team
to dodge!

- Magneton!

- Cyndaquil, go slow.

Find the real one.

- Magneton, Thunder Wave!

- Magneton!

- Quil!

- Cyndaquil can't move!

- Oh, no!

Cyndaquil, break away!

- Magneton, use Tri Attack!

- Magneton!
Magneton! Magneton!

- Quil!

[whimpers]

- Cyndaquil is unable to battle!

Magneton wins!

- Two knockouts in a row
for Jackson and Magneton.

Now Ash is in a tight spot,

down to his last Pokémon!

- That's a really strong
Magneton.

- I think it took Ash
by surprise.

- Pika...

- Great job, Magneton!

- Magneton!

- You were great, Cyndaquil.

Now have a good long rest.

Now it's your turn!

Go, Bulbasaur!

- Saur!

- And Ash's final Pokémon
is a Bulbasaur!

- Come on, Bulbasaur.

Let's show 'em who's gonna
win this thing!

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's Azumarill!

- Azumarill!

- Here we go, folks.
It's round three.

Ash, with only one Pokémon
remaining,

versus Jackson,
still holding two!

- Jackson's last Pokémon
must be that Meganium.

- Yeah, you're right.

Bulbasaur and Ash
are gonna have to dig deep

and use every trick
in the book.

- Pika.
- Togi!

- Magneton, Thunderbolt!

- Magneton!
- Saur!

- Bulbasaur,
dodge and Razor Leaf!

- Bulba!
Saur!

- Magneton, Double Team!

- Magneton!
Magneton!

- Just as we saw
in the last battle,

Magneton has used Double Team
to surround its opponent.

- Bulbasaur, Vine Whip
and mow 'em all down!

- Saur!

Bulba!

- Magneton! Magneton!

- Bulbasaur has managed
to break through

Magneton's Double Team
using Vine Whip!

- Don't give in, Magneton!

Thunder Wave!

- Magneton!

- Razor Leaf now!

- Saur!

- Bulbasaur counters
with a Razor Leaf attack!

- Magneton, Tri Attack!

- Magneton!

- Bulbasaur,
use your Vine Whip to jump!

- Bulba!

- Check it out!

An incredible jump,

and Bulbasaur
dodges Tri Attack!

- Fire a Leech Seed!

- Saur!

- Magneton!

- What a move!
Way to go, Ash!

- Magneton's in trouble!

- Magneton!

- The Leech Seed is draining
all of Magneton's energy!

- Ton!

- Magneton, hang on!

- Bulbasaur, Vine Whip!

- Bulba!

- Magneton!

- Saur!

- Magneton!

Ton!

- Magneton's unable to battle!

Bulbasaur is the winner!

[cheers and applause]

- What a battle!

With Magneton out,

both Trainers
have just one Pokémon remaining!

- Good work, Magneton.
Thanks.

Now my star player.

Okay, Meganium,
show 'em what ya got!

- Meganium!

- Jackson's final Pokémon
is Meganium!

- Mah!

- Saur!

- And it's ready to fight!

- Bulbasaur, Razor Leaf!

- Bulba!

- We'll use Razor Leaf too!

- Meganium!

- The Razor Leaf attacks
have collided!

- Bulbasaur!
Saur!

Bulbasaur!

- It looks like
Meganium's Razor Leaf

has more power.

- Bulbasaur, Vine Whip!

- Bulbasaur!

- Vine Whip, counter!

- Meganium!

- Now they're facing off
with Vine Whip!

- Saur!

- [straining]

- Saur!

[growling]

- What if all of Meganium's
attacks are stronger?

- Throw it!

Lift and throw Bulbasaur
to the ground!

- Meganium!

- Saur!

- Bulbasaur!

- Body Slam, Meganium!

- Meganium!

- Dodge it, Bulbasaur!

- Bulba!

- Keep up the Body Slam!

Come on, Meganium!

- Dodge 'em, Bulbasaur!

- Saur!

- Mah!

- Saur!
- Meganium!

- Saur!

- Use Razor Leaf now!

- Bulba!

- Mah!

- That's fast!

- Can't beat me with Speed!

- That won't save you!

Vine Whip!
- Mah!

- Bulbasaur,
jump with Vine Whip again!

- Bulba!
Saur!

- Just what I needed.

Meganium, use Razor Leaf!

- Mah!
- Saur!

- Meganium's Razor Leaf
catches Bulbasaur in midair!

- Hang in there, Bulbasaur!

- And now, Body Slam!

- Meganium!

- Bulbasaur, throw it off
with Vine Whip!

- Bulbasaur!

- Mah!
- Saur!

- Ganium!

- Ash uses Vine Whip
for an overhead throw!

- Agh!
Get back up, Meganium!

- Meganium!

- All right.

Hit 'em with Razor Leaf!

- Meganium!

- Bulba!

- Bulbasaur,
grab hold with Vine Whip,

and use your Razor Leaf!

- Saur!

- Meg!

- Bulbasaur!

- Mah!

- Both sides are taking damage
in this one!

- Hang on, Bulbasaur!

- Come on, Meganium!

- Saur...

- Meganium!

- Now, Bulbasaur!

Use Vine Whip!

- Bulbasaur!

- Ganium!

[growling]

- Strike right back
with Vine Whip!

- Ganium!

- Saur! Saur!

- These two are battling
so fiercely

that neither one is taking time
to dodge the other's attacks!

- Are they just too tired
to dodge, Brock?

- No, that's not the reason.

They're battling for
their pride as Grass Pokémon!

- Pika!

[together]
Vine Whip now!

[both shouting]

- [groaning]

- [growls]

- Both Pokémon have
cross-countered with Vine Whip!

- Bulbasaur!

- Meganium!

- Saur!

- Meganium!

- Both Pokémon
have struggled to their feet,

but neither seems to have
the strength to battle!

[together]
SolarBeam now!

- Bulba!

[whooshing]

- Meganium!

- Saur!

- Meganium!

[blasting]

- Bulba!

- Mah!

[explosions rumbling]

[both groaning]

- These two Pokémon
appear exhausted,

but they refuse
to admit defeat!

- Saur!

- Meganium!

- Bulbasaur and Meganium

are unable to continue
the battle!

- Amazing!

A double knockout!

And the match ends
in a draw!

- You were awesome, Bulbasaur.

- Saur...

- I'm so proud of you,
Meganium.

- Meg...

- This completes competition

for the H Division
in the preliminary round.

With three points
for his victory

and one for a tie,

Ash's four total points

send him to
the final tournament!

- Good job.

That was a great match, Ash.

- Thanks, Jackson.

- Bulbasaur!
- Meganium!

- Look,
Bulbasaur and Meganium

aren't mad at each other.

- Yeah.

By battling it out so hard,

they ended up respecting
one another.

- Pikachu!

- Togepi!

- Hey, Ash!

- Huh?

- Congratulations!

You were great!
Go get 'em!

I just know you're gonna win
the championship, Ash.

And I'll be here rootin' for you
all the way!

- Yeah!

Now it's on to victory!

[singing]
- I'm on a Master Quest

- Pokémon

- I'm on a Master Quest

- Pokémon

- All right!

We're selling out
of these badges!

- Taking candy from a baby!
- Yes, yes.

That happens
when a true artiste

is involved in the creation!

I have a flair for knowing
what the collector wants.

- Then keep it up,
Vincent Van Blowhard,

and we'll sell even more!

all: We'll be rich!

- Wobbuffet!

- Hey, guys!

The pairings for the
finals tournament just went up.

- Harrison made it.

- Well,
that doesn't surprise me.

- Yeah, he's really good.

- Let's see.
Where am I?

Oh!
It's Gary!

- Pika!

- Lucky you!
- Huh?

- Togi?

- Your Silver Conference
experience

is going to be a short one.

I hope you had fun.

- Hey!
- Pika!

narrator:
So the day has finally come

when these two rivals
must clash head-to-head

with a championship
on the line!

Will Ash emerge victorious?

Or will Gary's prediction
come true?

[singing]
- There's no time

To question my moves

I stick to the path
that I choose

Me and my friends
are gonna do it right

To be a Master is my dream

All I've got to do is believe

And I believe

I'm on a Master Quest

Master Quest

I want the whole world to see

And I believe

I'm gonna be the very best

'Cause all I've got to do

Is believe in me

- Pokémon