20x27 - A Glaring Rivalry!

[bunniefuu]

Huh? Hey!

-Huh?
-[gasping]

-Looks like we’ve got a customer.
-Should we go for it, Tupp?

Yeah.

Hold up! Huh? You ignoring me?

Anyone who ignores our leader
is too big for their britches!

All right, big man,
you leave that Umbreon with us!

You just gave me a glare
and since you made eye contact,

-that means time for battle contact!
-[Zipp] Garbodor!

-[Tupp] Salandit!
-[Rapp] You, too, Zubat!

[grunting]

Lycanroc, show your crimson glare.

Let’s go! [grunts]

Lycanroc!

[chuckles]

Lycanroc? Could be a strong Trainer!

I thought Umbreon was
a good catch, but Lycanroc is great!

All right, Salandit, use Venoshock!

Zubat, use Leech Life!

Quick, Garbodor, use Sludge b*mb!

[Pokémon grunting]

Stone Edge... now.

[howls]

[groaning]

-[all gasp]
-Powerful.

-With just one att*ck?
-Oh! What just happened here?

[groaning]

[Tupp] Return!

We're getting out of here, full throttle!

[all] You'll be sorry for this!

-Umbreon, let’s go.
-Umbre!

[chomps]

Did you see that Lycanroc?

Oh, yeah. Good thing it didn’t see me.

That Lycanroc wasn’t gonna stop
until those dorks were toast!

Wobbuffet!

That Lycanroc's the definition of cool,

which makes it a perfect fit
for our evil brand of crime.

Riddle me this. Who was that Trainer
with that similar brand of cool?

[munches] What we got here is
an impressive blond kid

who needs checking out in a big way!

-[groans]
-Wobbuffet!

♪ I could get used to this heat
On my skin ♪

♪ I can feel every day
I'm a little bit stronger ♪

♪ I only wish each day was longer ♪

♪ Yeah! We're having fun in the sun ♪

♪ Week after week
It's just like I'm on vacation ♪

♪ Yeah! Now our journey's begun ♪

♪ Friends till the end
Number one's our destination ♪

♪ Under the Alolan sun
Pokémon! ♪

[narrator] Alola! Another beautiful day
for Ash and his friends

to be up and at some Pokémon battling!

Pika! Pika!

[trills]

Here comes Rowlet. Dodge it!

[hoots]

[hoots and trills]

Rowlet, use Leafage
and, Rockruff, use Rock Throw!

-Ruff!
-[trills]

[howls]

[trills]

-[howls]
-[trills]

-Pika?
-[trills]

-When did Rowlet manage--
-Whoa! Be careful, Rockruff!

[growls]

[howling and trilling]

-[grunting and groaning]
-Pika?

[Ash] Take a break, Rockruff.
Next up, it’s Litten versus Rowlet!

-Litten! [meows]
-Mm?

-[Rowlet trills]
-Ruff!

[both grunt and groan]

-Ruff!
-[trills]

Yeah!
Now you’re really fired up, Rockruff!

Okay, Rowlet, you take a break.

-[trills]
-Pika! Pikachu! Pika!

[trills]

Here we go! Now, Rockruff, use Tackle!
Litten, use Scratch!

[meows] Litten!

-[howls and barks]
-[meows]

Litten, use Fire Fang!

-[meows]
-[howls]

Rockruff, use Rock Throw!

[howls and barks]

[groans]

[barks]

-All right, that's enough for now.
-[meows]

You guys had an amazing battle!

-[meows]
-Ruff! Ruff!

Litten, your Fire Fang was the best!

[meows]

Rockruff, I could just feel
how determined you were!

Rockruff’s Rock Throw has much
more power now.

-Pika! Pika!
-[meows]

[Rockruff barks and Ash laughs]

That’s enough training for now!
Time for Pokémon School!

Ruff! Ruff!

-[Pokémon gibber]
-So cute!

-Are they playing Charjabug Train?
-Snowy's sure having a lot of fun!

[Pokémon gibber]

Hey, did you hear? They say there's
this really strong Pokémon Trainer

who just arrived on the island.

Yeah? A really strong Trainer?

I heard that!
A customer was talking about it.

So what did they say?

It’s a guy,
the Mysterious Lycanroc Trainer.

He’s been seen with
a Midnight Form Lycanroc.

Midnight Form Lycanroc? That’s so cool!

Isn’t that just one of its forms?

That’s right! Lycanroc can appear
in Midnight form or Midday form.

Another thing,
they say he also has an Umbreon with him.

Wow! I'd love to battle that guy!
Maybe it’ll happen someday!

[Pokémon gibber and laugh]

[Blastoise groans]

Blastoise!

How much power can one Pokémon have?

Blastoise!

Lycanroc!

[Blastoise gasps]

You’ve got to stay strong, Blastoise!
We can still win!

Hey, what were we supposed
to buy again?

The professor wants
a bag of Alolan coffee beans,

some fresh Pinap juice,
a box of Gulpin-brand zipper-lock bags

and some Persian-brand short pasta.

-Pika! Pika!
-Hey, what's that?

-Let's go!
-Pi! Pi! Pi! Pi! Pi! Pi!

[Rockruff whines]

-All right, Blastoise, use Skull Bash!
-Blastoise!

Lycanroc, Counter!

[grunts]

[groans]

Aw. We... We lost badly.

Blastoise’s weight is estimated at over
pounds, but Lycanroc b*at it easily!

Awesome!

[whines]

Data update complete!

Since he has both a Lycanroc
and an Umbreon,

I estimate the chances are . %

this person is
the Mysterious Lycanroc Trainer.

-All right!
-But, Ash, wait!

Hi! I'm Ash from Pallet Town!

That battle you just had was incredible!
So maybe you and I could have--

-[Lillie] Gladion?
-Pika?

-[Lillie pants]
-[Ash] Lillie?

[pants] Who knew this Mysterious
Lycanroc Trainer was my big brother?

Brother? You’re kidding, right?

So that guy and Lillie are siblings?

You can touch Pokémon now.
I’m glad to see that.

Thanks!
I’d like to introduce you to Snowy.

-And this is my brother, Gladion.
-Vul!

Master Gladion, Lillie has been raising
this Pokémon since it was an Egg

and this is the first time a Pokémon
has ever been in her charge.

I see. Take good care of it.

-[gasps]
-Master Gladion! It's been so long

since you've been home,
I hoped you'd back to the mansion.

Not this time, Hobbes. See you, Lillie.

-[Lillie] Gladion!
-[Ash] Wait a minute!

I was hoping we could have a battle!
I want to become a Pokémon Master.

So I want to have a battle with
all awesome Trainers in the Alola region!

That’s a Z-Ring?

And I got it directly from Tapu Koko, too!

-Tapu Koko?
-Right.

That’s not all!
Ash has even had battles with Tapu Koko.

Battles?

-Ruff!
-Pikachu!

I'll consider it.

Ah, I'm staying
at Professor Kukui's house.

It's the big one
that’s right on the water!

-I’m always there!
-[Rockruff barks]

[Lillie] You see, my brother left home
over six months ago.

-He said he wanted to train by himself.
-[Rotom Dex] Did he say what training?

Master Gladion wanted to improve
upon his Pokémon battling skills,

and ruminate upon his life. At least,
that's what I came to understand.

Oh, man, that's cool!

-[Lillie] But...
-But, what?

My Gladion’s so sweet. My brother has
always been very gentle and kind,

but today, he acted like he was
a different person altogether.

Vul!

-Oh!
-Vul!

[giggles]

This reminds me of a similar scene
that I once witnessed.

The day when young Master Gladion brought
an injured Eevee home with him.

-[Gladion] Hobbes! Hobbes!
-Huh?

Eevee.

[pants] What have we here?

When I found it in the grass,
it was hurt and crying.

-Please do something to help it.
-Eevee.

There, there, Eevee! Young Master Gladion,
I commend your compassion!

I suggest first aid and then
we’ll whistle it off to Nurse Joy.

Can Nurse Joy help?
Say she can, please, Hobbes?

Of course she can.
Rest assured, my young man.

[Lillie] I never knew.

The truth is, you were a very small child
and I doubt you would remember any of it.

But there’s no doubt that Master Gladion
is a very generous person at heart.

Yeah, he must be.
Remember what he said about Snowy.

I see. Take good care of it.

He wanted you to care for it.
He's a good guy, that’s for sure!

Oh! Aw, thank you so much, Ash!
And you too, Hobbes!

[Kukui] So Blastoise was
overpowered, huh? That’s amazing!

-Pikachu! Pika! Pika!
-[Rockruff giggles]

-Ruff!
-[meows]

-Ruff!
-[hisses]

-[barks]
-[hoots angrily]

-Ruff!
- Huh? [grunts and chuckles]

-Ah! [laughs]
-[barks]

Let me guess. I’d say Rockruff has become
a big fan of that Lycanroc, hasn’t it?

Well, that was the coolest Lycanroc
I've ever seen.

-[barks]
-[Ash laughs] Hey, cut it out! That hurts!

[both snore]

[snores]

[banging]

Pi? Pika?

Pika! Pi! Pikachu!

Pika! Pika! Pika! Pika! Pika! Pika!

-Chu!
-[Ash grunts and groans]

Hey, what was that for?

-Pika! Pika!
-Huh?

[grunts] What's this?

Huh! All right!

[Rotom Dex] What is it, Ash? What is it?

[trills softly]

[all] Who’s that Pokémon?

It’s Lycanroc!

[Lycanroc] Lycanroc!

Look sharp! The Pokémon
won’t wait forever!

However, I don't see any reason
to get up at the cr*ck of dawn.

[all yawn]

I do. If Bewear finds us before
we swoop in, it's game over for the day.

We do what we please
while Bewear gets some Zs.

[all] Huh?

-[James] Isn't that...
-[Meowth] Yup! It’s that blond Trainer.

What's he doing here?

To tell the truth, I haven't a clue.
But look! Behold the Alolan sunrise!

Pretty.

So blatantly beautiful,
it makes my heart hurt.

So shiny, it feels like my Charm’s
getting buff waxed by the universe!

Wobbuffet!

[Ash] Gladion!

[pants] Got your note. Thank you.

I want to test your battling skills,
see what Tapu Koko sees in you!

Enter the Twerp!

-But why is he with him?
-A Twerp convention?

All right, Rockruff! Time to battle!

Lycanroc, show your crimson glare.
Let’s go!

Ruff!

I know you're battling your hero,
Lycanroc, so give it your best sh*t!

Ruff!

Some catch! The chance to steal
a Midnight Form Lycanroc

plus the Twerp's Pikachu
at the same time!

Like the old saying, the early evil team
catches the pick of the primo Pokémon!

Or they that patiently persevere,
prime the pump and prosper.

Wobbuffet!

Okay, Rockruff, use Bite!

[pants]

[barks and howls]

-Rock Throw!
-[barks]

Stone Edge now!

[Lycanroc howls]

[gasps] Quick, dodge it!

[barks]

Crunch, now!

[pants]

-[Lycanroc howls]
-[Rockruff yelps]

[Rockruff whimpers]

[groans]

-[pants] Rockruff, no!
-Pika! Pika!

[growls]

Yeah, that's the spirit!

-[growls]
-Pika?

-Huh?
-[tires screech]

-Pikachu! Pika!
-[Lycanroc grunts]

Who are you?

The new kid asked something.
Prepare to find out.

Noble answers are what we’re all about!

The beauty so radiant, the flowers
and moon hide in shame.

A single flower of evil in this
fleeting world, Jessie!

The nobly heroic man of our times!

The master of darkness fighting back
against a tragic world! It’s James.

It’s all for one and one for all!

A glittering dark star
that always shines bright!

Dig it, while Meowth takes flight!

Team Rocket, let’s fight!

-I’ll bite, that’s right!
-Wobbuffet!

It's Team Rocket again!

-Give Pikachu and Lycanroc back right now!
-[growls]

-Pika! Pika!
-Lycanroc.

Not today. This is a free island, for us.

-Tally ho!
-[all] Away we go!

[grunts] Come back!

Ruff! Ruff!

[pants and barks]

-Lycanroc.
-Pika! Pika!

Way to go, Rockruff!
Now, grab hold of that net!

Ruff!

[growls]

Hey! We’ve got company,
with sharp pearly whites!

Big spirit, sharp teeth.

-Can we please take some action?
-Yes, Ma'am!

[Rockruff howls]

Quick, Umbreon, Dark Pulse, go!

[grunts] Bre! Bre!
Bre! Bre! Bre! Bre! Bre!

[all groan]

[howls]

-[yelling and screaming]
-Pika!

[Rockruff groans]

-Rockruff!
-Lycanroc.

[barks]

-Pikachu!
-Lycan.

-Come on, you let them get away.
-I didn't exactly let them.

-Pika!
-[all gasp]

Okay, Pikachu, use--

Would it be all right
if we handled it from here?

-[Ash] Huh...
-Pika!

-Here we go.
-Roc!

[grunts]

The blue moon’s Z-Power washes over us
and the crumbling world...

then seals it up!

[grunts] Now!

Lycanroc!

Get ready! Use Continental Crush!!

[Lycanroc howls]

-Oh! What is that?
-[James] I don't know. I don't like it!

[all gasp]

Lycanroc!

[all scream]

[all] We're blasting off again!

Now, there’s a news flash.

[Bewear sings]

[Ash] Gladion, I want to try
a Rock-type Z-Move, too!

-You have a Rock-type Z-Crystal?
-Nope!

Oh. Then go through the island challenge
and pass the Akala Island grand trial.

Right! We’ll pass the grand trial
for sure! What do you say? Are you in?

-Pikachu!
-Ruff! Ruff!

Good. Let’s finish this!

-[Lillie] Gladion?
-[both] Hm?

[both] It’s Lillie!

You must hurry! It's almost time
for Pokémon School to begin!

-It's really that late?
-What a shame.

We’ll have to finish this later. I find it
difficult with my sister watching me.

Okay, sure. Just let me know when.

The look in your Rockruff's eyes,
I like it.

-Huh.
-It's similar to Lycanroc's eyes.

You think so? Thanks!

[Rockruff barks]

-[grunt] Lycanroc.
-Ruff!

Pika! Pika!

[narrator] Ash has a new rival, Gladion,
but when will they finish the battle

and who will emerge victorious?
The answers to come.

-Ash! Where is my brother?
-Gladion left already.

Aw! And here I thought that I could
force him to come home for one day!

-Right, Snowy?
-Vul!

Hm!

...as the journey continues!