21x33 - A Battle Hand-Off!

[bunniefuu]

[wind whistles]

[Acerola] Could be here already.

I guess not. Figured as much.

-Kyu!
-Huh!

Kyu!

[Acerola] You act like an island kahuna
when there's a grand trial

and not like my Uncle Nanu.

Since it's going to be a pain,
I want it over as soon as possible.

[Acerola giggles]

It wears me out, coming all the way
here to the ruins, I'll tell you.

But it's not so bad, once in a while.

Let's do it! Ready?

-Roc!
-Pika!

-Poipole!
-We're all raring to go!

[narrator] Today is the day when Ash
takes on the Ula'ula Island grand trial!

And he'll be challenging Nanu,
the island kahuna!

♪ Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele
Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini ♪

♪ We've been preparing, sharing ♪

♪ Training, studying A to Z ♪

♪ Bonding, battling, laughing
Getting crazy, you and me ♪

♪ 'Cause it's coming soon ♪

♪ We will all meet our destiny
Under the Alolan moon ♪

♪ Pokémon! ♪

I'll be the referee again.

Okay, Ash, good luck!

-Thanks, Acerola!
-Let's get this show on the road.

You're taking the grand trial
as part of the island challenge.

Within hearts of light
are hearts of darkness.

Within hearts of darkness
are hearts of light.

They mix, which brings about
further enlightenment and evolution.

In order to pass
the Ula'ula Island grand trial,

you must defeat all three of my Pokémon.
Here's the catch.

You must do it
with only one Pokémon, kiddo!

No way! Just one Pokémon?

Wait, it doesn't seem fair that Ash's
Pokémon has to win three times in a row!

Don't like it?
You don't have to take the trial, right?

-[Ash whines]
-Uncle Nanu's grand trial is designed

to see if a Trainer
can overcome adversity.

The battle's going to be tough.
Are you up for it?

-Lycanroc!
-Mm-hm.

Then we accept!

Uh? I should've known!

I was sure you'd pack up the minute
you heard about my three-on-one.

I want to give Lycanroc a chance
to make a real comeback!

Lycanroc's really
pumped up for it, too!

Pumped up, eh? Sounds like something
straight from your imagination.

I'm not making it up! Go ahead. Tell him!

-Roc!
-[yawns] Hope you trained. You'll need it.

-This battle's going to be no-holds
-barred. Huh?

Of course we trained!

Then I guess I have no choice.

Off we go! [grunts]

Krooko!

-Roc!
-It's Krookodile!

-Pika!
-That's who defeated Lycanroc last time!

Krooko! Krookodile!

It's using its special ability
to intimidate Lycanroc!

What do you know?
Looks like it's grown up.

Okay, Pikachu, I want you
to hang back and watch.

We'll all cheer you on.

-Pika!
-Poi!

Now... the challenger,
Ash from Pallet Town,

versus Nanu, the kahuna of Ula'ula Island,

in a three-on-one grand trial battle!
Battle begin!

And I'll make the first move.

-Krookodile, Mud Slap!
-Krooko! Kroo! Kroo!

-Dodge it!
-Roc! Roc!

-Use Sand Tomb!
-Krooko!

-Now Mud Slap!
-Krookodile!

Kroo! Kroo! Kroo! Kroo!

-[growls]
-[gasps]

[growls and howls]

-Pika!
-What amazing power.

[growls]

Well, I'll be.

[sighs]

There, see that? That's from
the special training with Tapu Bulu!

Kyu. Kyu.

-Way to go, Lycanroc!
-Roc!

-Keep it up and we're going to win!
-[barks]

Then why not show me
some tactics that will allow you to win?

Huh? You heard him, Lycanroc!
Use Accel... Huh?

Krookodile, use Counter!

[growls and grunts]

Oh, man. Use Rock Throw!

[both growl]

Use Rock Throw again!

[growls]

-Can't you see it's useless?
-Krook! Krook! Krook!

Then again, if you use Bite or Accelerock,
it just becomes fuel for Counter.

So, I'd say you're avoiding
any close-range att*cks.

-Oh!
-So I guess it's my turn.

-Crunch, let's go!
-Krookodile!

-Dodge it!
-Krook!

[grunts]

-Use Rock Throw!
-Roc!

[howls]

-Krook! Krook!
-This is certainly getting to be a bore.

-Are you that afraid of Counter?
-[grunts]

I guess I overestimated you, Ash.

I never thought that you and your Lycanroc
would end up being so gutless.

-Uh!
-Isn't the essence of a Pokémon battle

the act of pitting your best att*ck
against someone else's?

I thought you said you trained hard.
Doesn't look that way.

-[gasps]
-[Lycanroc growls]

Lycanroc! [growls]

-Whoa, Lycanroc.
-Lycanroc!

-I hear you. Right! Use Accelerock!
-Lycanroc!

-You use Counter.
-Krooko!

-[growls]
-Krook!

-Oh, no.
-[grunts]

-That's quick!
-Pika! Pika!

-Poipole!
-Lycanroc's speed nullified the Counter!

Get it in one sh*t! Use Rock Throw!

[growls and howls]

Krooko! Krook!

-Krooko! [grunts]
-Krookodile!

-Krooka...
-[Acerola] Krookodile is unable to battle!

Lycanroc is the winner!

-Huh? You did it, Lycanroc!
-[growls]

-[giggles]
-That makes Ash and Lycanroc's first win!

Thanks, Krookodile.

-You really weren't half bad!
-[chuckles]

I didn't mean you, kiddo.
I was talking to Lycanroc!

It doesn't matter. Thanks a lot.

-For what?
-For saying that a Pokémon battle is about

your best moves going head-to-head with
each other. That's how I like to battle.

Huh? Aw, I should've just kept
my big mouth shut.

Kid, sometimes, in battle, people bluff.

I would've said anything to hit you
with a Counter att*ck.

Huh?

[chuckles] Please, Uncle Nanu,
bring out your next Pokémon.

Okay. Here we go!

-Sableye!
-Your next opponent's a Sableye!

-[growls]
-Sableye.

The Darkness Pokémon.
A Dark and Ghost type.

Sableye's jeweled eyes shine
with an eerie light that can strike fear

-into the spirits of living beings.
-Poipole!

-Battle begin!
-Use Shadow Ball!

Sable! Eye!

-Rock Throw!
-[howls]

-Shadow Sneak!
-[grunts]

[growls]

-[grunts]
-Lycanroc, no!

[grunts and growls]

-Lycanroc, use Bite!
-Use Shadow Claw!

[growls]

-Use Accelerock!
-[growls]

-Use Mean Look, go!
-[growls]

-Oh!
-Lycanroc got the full brunt of Mean Look!

-It can't move!
-[gasps]

-Right. Lycanroc, Rock Throw!
-[grunts]

-It can't use Rock Throw, either.
-[grunts]

-Now, a series of Shadow Claw att*cks!
-Sableye! Sable!

-Lycanroc!
-Sableye! Sable!

[grunts]

Lycanroc, hang in there and use Bite!

-[growls]
-It'll never reach.

[growls]

Next, a series of Shadow Sneak att*cks!

[grunts and growls]

-No, Lycanroc! Keep your cool!
-More Shadow Claw att*cks!

Sable! Sable! Sable!

[growls]

Lycanroc, you've got to keep your cool
and dodge it!

Look closely, kiddo. See what's going on?

Lycanroc's dodging the worst
of it at the last moment.

Maybe when your Lycanroc gets angry
with those red eyes, it gets stronger.

But when it gets angry,
it can't hear me at all.

-Are you sure about that?
-Huh?

Whatever!
Sableye, wrap it up with Shadow Claw!

-Sableye!
-[thinks] I can't use Bite or Rock Throw!

-Uh! Lycanroc, use Stone Edge!
-Stone Edge?

[growls]

Sable!

Sableye!

Way to go!

[Acerola] Sableye is unable to battle.
Lycanroc is the winner!

[growls and pants]

-You know, you did a really awesome job!
-Lycanroc!

-Pika! Pika!
-[giggling and grunting]

Well, what do you know?
At some point, it learned Stone Edge.

You know what, Ash? That's two wins!

Only one more win to go,
and the grand trial is yours!

-[pants]
-Wait. Are you really all right?

Tapu! Bulu!

[Ash] Tapu Bulu?

Isn't this--

Citrus Berries restore
a Pokémon's strength!

You don't have a problem
with that, do you?

I'm not disagreeing with
the Island Guardian, but why?

Why would Tapu Bulu want
to get in the middle

-of one of my grand trials?
-Here, Lycanroc.

[growls and chomps]

-All right!
-Pikachu!

Okay, Nanu, your third Pokémon?

I wanted to b*at you
before pulling this one out.

You can't always get what you want!

Persian!

So, our final opponent
is an Alolan Persian.

It's as big as a Totem Pokémon!

Persian!

Pika!

-No prob. We'll win this!
-[growls]

[all] Who's that Pokémon?

[all] It's Sableye!

[Sableye] Sableye! Sable!

If Ash can win this one,
he will have passed the grand trial!

-All right! Battle begin!
-Now, Persian, Power Gem, let's go!

Persian!

-Roc! [grunts]
-Hang in there, Lycanroc!

That's it. Stone Edge, let's go!

Roc! [howls]

-[grunts]
-Well, all right!

You've really been training. Good, kiddo.

[giggles]

But I must say, even if you weren't here,
Lycanroc would be just fine.

-Huh?
-[Nanu] Not only that,

I think Lycanroc might do better
without you.

-What do you mean by that?
-Lycanroc would get stronger that way.

That includes now, too.

-Why are you saying this?
-I'm simply telling you like it is.

A Pokémon should choose the Trainer
best suited for them.

-Are you saying I'm not?
-That's right.

[grunts angrily]

I wish Ash would just calm down.

We've been together ever
since it was a Rockruff, see?

And ever since, it's been doing its best.
It even evolved.

-Get it?
-You're the one who isn't getting it.

You acting like a doting
parent is holding Lycanroc back!

-I'm spoiling it by trying to be friends?
-There! You see?

That temper of yours
is the absolute worst!

You could be the poster child
for bad Trainers.

Now you've done it!

[thinks] Just how I want you.

All right, Persian. Use Dark Pulse!

Per! Persian!

-Ah!
-[grunts]

Lycanroc!

Ash let the kahuna distract him,
so he was late in giving a command!

[grunts]

-Pika.
-Poipole.

-You've got to shake it off!
-[grunts]

Well, well, it shook off
the Dark Pulse with its anger alone.

-Use Accelerock!
-[growls]

Use Dark Pulse!

-Persian!
-[groans]

[Nanu] So? Go ahead and shake it off.
With your power, you can do it.

[groans and growls]

Dark Pulse again.

Per! Persian!

-Why do you keep using the same move?
-See for yourself!

-I like the look in its eyes!
-Huh?

[groans]

-Lycanroc!
-Oh, no!

This is not good! Lycanroc's rage
is making it lose control of its emotions!

[Ash] So you were just
trying to make it mad?

But, of course.
Then it won't follow orders anymore.

You two self-destructing
is the best end result for me.

[grunts angrily]
We'll never, ever do that!

-Chill out! Get a hold of yourself!
-[growls]

[Nanu] He's a bad Trainer.
You shouldn't listen to him.

I'm not a bad Trainer!

Lycanroc and me, we're partners, see?

Always wanting to be friends
makes you a bad partner.

-You're wrong!
-Now, Persian, use Night Slash!

-Persian!
-[gasps]

-[groans]
-[Ash] Lycanroc!

-[groans]
-You partners deserve each other.

Hey, that's no fair!

When you face a specialist
in Dark-type Pokémon,

-nothing is "no fair"!
-[groans]

[growls]

Our loaves of bread are almost baked.

-But crank the oven a bit more.
-Per! Per!

-[growls]
-Please stop! Calm down, Lycanroc!

[growls]

-[gasps]
-[gibbers]

[groans] That hurt. Huh?

Lycanroc.

Lycanroc, what's wrong?
That's Ash sitting in front of you!

[howls and growls]

[gasps] Lycanroc?
You heard me, didn't you?

You're not losing self-control.
Being angry isn't turning your eyes red.

-You're boosting your power.
-Roc!

But you've been able
to control it for a while now.

I'm sorry! I didn't realize.

And here I've been a total idiot
for letting Nanu's words get to me.

You know,
tackling me like that did the trick.

[grunts happily] Roc!

-[giggles] Ow, ow, ow, ow!
-Roc! Roc!

-Pika! Pika!
-Poipole!

So Lycanroc can keep calm
and under control,

even when its eyes get bright red!
Data update is now complete!

-[growls]
-Now, back to the battle!

Hm. Wow, that was some comeback.

But remember, you haven't
won this yet, kiddo!

-Now, multiple Night Slashes!
-Per... sian!

-[growls]
-Persian!

-Poipole!
-Pika.

-Just one more att*ck.
-Lycanroc!

-Per... Persian!
-[growls]

[growls]

-[grunts]
-[squeals]

-What was that?
-That was Counter!

Uh! Yes! All right, you learned Counter!

Interesting.

I never thought I'd have to use this.
I guess you never know.

Z-Move?

Now, allow yourself to be
enveloped in the darkness!

[hisses]

[exhales]

Use Black Hole Eclipse!

[groans] A Z-Move for a Z-Move!

All right, Lycanroc!

[howls and growls]

Now, here we go.

[growls]

Continental Crush!

[roars]

Full power, now!

[howls]

What was that?

Lycanroc's Z-Move canceled
out the other Z-Move!

-Pika!
-Poipole!

[groans]

That was awesome! Now use Accelerock!

-[growls]
-[grunts]

-[groans]
-[Acerola] Persian is unable to battle!

That makes three wins and that gives
Ash and Lycanroc the victory!

[giggles] All right, Lycanroc! We won!

That was amazing! You've passed
the Ula'ula Island grand trial!

[squeals]

Well done, kid.

[Ash] Thanks, Nanu.

What do you know?
You passed the grand trial after all.

Uh! Thank you very much!

Good for you, Ash!

-And, Lycanroc, you did great!
-Roc!

And you've earned a Dark-type
Z-Crystal with your win.

But you're not suited to the dark,
are you, kiddo?

Huh? [grunts]

-Uh...
-[Nanu] So instead, here.

-What's that?
-A Lycanium Z.

Lycanium Z?

A Z-Crystal that can only be used
to launch a Z-Move with Lycanroc.

-Wow!
-Here. It's all yours.

[gasps] Oh, wow.

A Lycanium Z and it's all mine!

Pika! Pika!

-Roc!
-Poipole!

-[jingling]
-Huh? What's that sound?

Tapu Bulu!

It must've been watching over us
during our grand trial!

[jingles]

[grunts and chomps]

Thanks so much, Tapu Bulu!

-Pika! Pika!
-Poipole!

Ash, be sure to come see
us on Ula'ula Island again!

Okay, you can count on it! Come visit us
at the Pokémon School, Acerola!

We'd love to have you.

[Acerola] Sure!

Meowth! Meowth!

[Nanu] That kiddo is a live one, isn't he?

[Acerola] You know,
if you came all the way here,

you could have said goodbye, too.

You know that's not my style.

I've got to tell you.
You were pretty cool!

Hm?

That battle really looked
like a lot of fun!

You know I'd never miss a grand trial
that forces me to give %.

That's for sure!

Let's keep getting stronger
and then we can be sure

-we pass the next grand trial!
-Pika!

-Poipole!
-Lycanroc!

[chuckles]

[narrator] Ash and his Pokémon have passed
their third grand trial with three wins!

Now, with a Lycanium Z,
what kind of battling is in store?

We'll soon find out,
as the journey continues!