06x20 - Brave the Wave

[bunniefuu]

Great, we're all set now.

Hey, Pikachu, are you ready to challenge the Dewford Gym?

[EXCITED]

[yawning]

Those two are sure raring to go, aren't they, Brock?

Oh, yeah, I'm sure he wants to hurry

and go for his second badge while he's still hot

off his victory at the Rustboro Gym.

[May yawning] Huh?

A Gym battle this early in the morning should be ill*gal.

Uh, May, what is that you're carrying?

Huh? Ah!

Funny, I almost took my pillow from the Pokémon Center.

NARRATOR Working his way toward entry into the Hoenn League

Ash has reached Dewford Town and his second Gym battle.

But make no mistake, challenging the Gym Leader

and winning his second badge is the only thing on his mind.

♪ A kid from Pallet Town with a brand-new world to see ♪

♪ Don't know what's ahead but it won't get the best of me ♪

♪ There's so much to learn and battles to be won ♪

♪ I've advanced so far and still there's always more to come ♪

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH Brave The Wave.

Oh, hey, look, Dewford Town.

MAY '"Fight the Big Wave?"'

MAX 'If they have that written right on the door of their Gym'

they must be pretty confident in their fighting, huh?

You're right. Maybe it's another

one of those muscle-bound trainers.

Remember Chuck from the Cianwood Gym?

- 'Ooh, eesh.' - Who cares?

Don't forget we've had some pretty awesome wins ourselves.

Right, Pikachu?

[AGREEMENT]

Hello there. Is anybody home?

[indistinct chatter]

Those surprise attacks are no fair.

BRAWLY 'Hey, dude.'

Probably not the best place for you

to be taking a nap, you know?

I know. You see..

So many beautiful surfer girls.

Hello, ladies, my name is Brock.

What say we catch a wave on the surfboard of love?

Can I help you with something, bro?

Uh-huh. I'm looking for the Gym Leader.

- No way. I'm him. - Ah.

Brawly, the Gym Leader of the Dewford Gym.

Are you here to challenge me, little man?

Yeah, I'm Ash from Pallet Town.

Sorry, dude, no can do.

You see right up until yesterday, the onshore scene

was totally gnarly with some really wicked wave-age

but today there's a radical face showing just offshore.

So come on back tomorrow. Hey, surf's up.

- sh**t the curl. - You are so cool.

Totally gnarly with some really wicked wave-age?

Anyone here speak that language?

Not me.

The nerve of that guy

and after I got myself all psyched up for this battle.

What kind of a Gym Leader is he?

Ash, it is possible to be a Gym Leader

and also enjoy life a little bit, you know?

Come on. I think we should all check out that radical face too.

Riding the waves with all those gorgeous surfer girls

sounds good to me.

Wait.

Well, you can't really have a battle without a Gym Leader.

You're right. Guess there's no choice.

Yeah.

Hey, is there anybody working here or what?

JESSIE Prepare for trouble. You want fries with that?

JAMES Double delish with half the fat.

JESSIE To protect the world from unhealthy food.

JAMES To give great service and never be rude.

JESSIE To denounce the evils of high carbohydrates.

JAMES To extend our reach to the Earth and its primates.

- Jessie. - James.

Team Rocket gives great service at the speed of light.

Pay your bill and leave a tip or prepare to fight.

Meowth, that's right.

[EXCITED]

Awesome, dudes. We'll have two super sodas.

- Served with a smile. - Served with a smile.

- We'll see you later. - We'll see you later.

- Much later. - Much later.

Hmm, they have come.

JESSIE/JAMES Great. More customers.

I'm not talking about customers, you knuckleheaded nincompoops.

I couldn't care less about that.

I've had it with this job.

- I'm talking about the Twerps. - Huh?

Perfect.

Yes, talk about a stroke of luck.

We surfers know how to ride the wave of good fortune.

Since when were you a surfer?

Could you please stop your yappin'

and concentrate on helping me catch Pikachu?

[EXCITED]

- The ocean. Let's go swimming. - Huh?

Hold on, May, not here.

'You can't change your clothes on the beach.'

Don't worry.

Good grief, my bathing suit's on under my clothes.

Not bad, another great suit, huh?

- Oh, boy. - Oh wow. Check it out.

BROCK Look at those girls hang ten and ride those waves.

Maybe when you're finished surfing

you can come ride the waves of love with me?

Look, there's the Gym Leader over there.

ASH/MAX/BROCK Huh?

Okay. Let's hit it.

Makuhita, you're up.

[APPEARING]

[CONFIDENT]

[CONFIDENT]

- Hey, what's that Pokémon? - A Makuhita.

Let's look it up.

POKEDEX 'Makuhita, the Guts Pokémon.'

'Makuhita never gives up, always getting back on its feet'

'no matter how many times it's knocked over.'

'Each time rising to its feet builds up energy in its body.'

Hold it. This guy turned down my challenge

just to go do some surfing?

Well, not for long 'cause I'm gonna get him

to battle me right now.

BRAWLY Whoa, check out that awesome wave.

This is the one we've been waiting for, Makuhita.

So let's go do it.

Classic form, dude.

You are the king, I mean number one.

[CONFIDENT]

Hey, since you have time to play around

don't you have time to face me in a battle?

I told you, little dude.

I'm not doing any battling today. Don't you get it?

[STRUGGLING]

Concentrate. Don't get distracted.

You're losing your balance, Makuhita.

[FOCUSED]

Come on, please.

I gotta say, that's one determined dude.

Ah, my battle?

Whoa.

- Ah. - You know, they're not bad.

May, I don't think that would be considered surfing.

Ah. Come on, Makuhita. Come on.

[WEAK]

You okay?

Yeah, we're fine, hanging in there.

Okay, Makuhita. We don't wanna miss the big kahuna.'

- 'Please.' - Huh?

Won't you just battle with me?

[STARTLED]

MEOWTH There it is.

Good. Fire the rocket-propelled nets.

Roger.

[PANICKED]

- Oh. - Hey. Pikachu.

[SHOCKED]

[laughing]

A piece of cake.

But a non-fat low-carb version.

[PROUD]

[ANGRY]

I love these anti-electrical nets.

And the boss is going to love us.

The all-new shining star, top-of-the-heap

heads of the Hoenn Region's Team Rocket.

If nothing else, it's a great title.

WOBBUFFET [PROUD]

Hey, who are you crazy dudes, anyway?

JESSIE Prepare for trouble, all you dudes and dudettes.

- Make it double-- - Enough.

We already got that part out.

And speaking of got, let's get

before we don't got Pikachu no more.

- You've got a point. - You've got a point.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH 'Now we gotta go.'

Come back, Team Rocket.

Wo-h*. You can't steal Pokémon like that.

Makuhita, help Pikachu now.

[DETERMINED]

Huh?

[screaming]

ASH/BROCK/MAX/MAY Oh.

[RELIEVED]

Awesome, Makuhita.

That's the way to show those bad guys some power.

[PROUD]

Pikachu, are you okay?

[RELIEVED]

I think it might be best if we just leave.

You're right, this boat's got

more holes then a donut factory.

Eeh, but that doesn't mean we have to abandon our plan.

[AGREEMENT]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Ahh.

Pikachu, let's give 'em a Thunderbolt.

Are you ready? Go.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Aah.

Well, I guess this means my surfing days are over.

Not necessarily. Haven't you ever heard of wind surfing?

MEOWTH Hang ten.

JAMES/JESSIE/MEOWTH We're blasting off.

WOBBUFFET [PAINED]

That Pikachu of yours is amazing, little dude.

Like, I've never seen a Thunderbolt with so much oomph.

I guess Pikachu's my number one dude.

So, Brawly, will you please face me in a Gym Battle?

You know, I guess there are just some things

meant to happen, huh? You've got it.

I accept your battle challenge, my little man.

That's awesome. Thanks.

[EXCITED]

I can hardly wait to go. My second Gym badge is coming up.

Ash is super confident.

I wonder what sort of strategy he'll use this time.

My guess is, he doesn't have a strategy.

- I agree with Brock. - What?

Remember, you can't let your guard down, Ash.

Brawley's Makuhita is one super powerful Pokémon.

Also, fighting Pokémon Trainers tend to rely

almost completely on power and attack their opponents head on.

Maybe you should gain an advantage

against Fighting Pokémon and use a Flying-type.

I'm already one step ahead of you.

I'm just gonna use Taillow's Flying attacks

and I'll win my second badge easily.

Ash, I wouldn't count on it being easy.

Come on, May. How hard can it be

battling against some carefree surfer dude?

JUDGE The match between the Dewford Gym Leader Brawly

and the challenger Ash from Pallet Town will now begin.

'Each Trainer will use two Pokémon.'

'Only the challenger is allowed substitutions.'

Here comes my first Pokémon. Go, Taillow.

[APPEARING]

Taillow, not a bad choice against Fighting-types.

But I can dig that strategy. Let's see if you can dig this.

Machop, I choose you.

[APPEARING]

- Woah, Machop. - I knew it, a Fighting-type.

POKEDEX 'Machop, the Superpower Pokémon.'

'Machop have muscles that never tire'

'no matter how much they exercise.'

'Machop have enough strength to throw'

' average-sized adults.'

One hundred?

Hey, Ash, are you sure about this?

You bet. Just wait and see, May.

I'll be finished with this match in exactly no time at all.

Begin.

Go, Taillow. Wing Attack now.

[WING ATTACK MOVE]

Comin' right at you, Machop.

[FOCUSED]

[WING ATTACK MOVE]

[PAINED]

Alright. Good job, Taillow.

[DETERMINED]

Keep up the good work, Taillow.

Now time to give it one more Wing Attack.

[WING ATTACK MOVE]

[PAINED]

That's it. Wing Attack, one more time.

[WING ATTACK MOVE]

[PAINED]

[DETERMINED]

You're looking good, Machop.

Here we go. Since Machop's still not attacking us yet

hit him with a string of Wing Attacks.

[PAINED]

[WING ATTACK MOVE]

[DETERMINED]

What's going on? How is it able to keep getting up?

Uh, do you think Taillow's Wing Attacks

are missin' it or something?

Not at all, they're hitting it.

- Then what is it, Brock? - It's Machop's endurance.

BROCK Machop keeps absorbing the blows.

[DETERMINED]

That means the attacks are worthless?

Yeah. There's been no damage done at all.

So I guess it's time to battle with speed now, okay?

Taillow, use Quick Attack.

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

Alright, Machop, Cross Chop. Go.

[CROSS CHOP MOVE]

[PAINED]

Uh-oh. Taillow, no.

[PAINED]

[STUNNED]

Taillow is unable to battle. Machop wins.

Great, Machop. That was some awesome battling.

[PROUD]

That's weird. I always thought that

a Flying-type Pokémon would've had a huge advantage

against a Fighting-type. Isn't that right, Brock?

[CONFUSED]

I know. Machop's skills at surfing

must have something to do with absorbing attacks.

The way Machop moves around on the b*ttlefield

is the same way it uses its legs for control

while riding on a surfboard.

- That's true. It's the same. - You're right. Incredible.

Hey, Ash. Those power attacks, they aren't gonna do anything.

You gotta change your strategy.

Yeah, but if we can keep up the power attacks

then it's got to wear down eventually.

No, we're sticking with the attacks and doing them head on.

BROCK/MAY/MAX 'Oh.'

There's no way I'm gonna change my strategy.

Treecko, I choose you.

[APPEARING]

[CONFIDENT]

Okay, Treecko, use Pound attack.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

Wrap this up. More Pound attacks.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

Whoa. Awesome, dude, nice Pound attack.

Treecko, keep your attack power way up.

'Pound, Pound, Pound.'

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

[TIRED]

Machop's getting tired.

Now, Treecko, use Quick Attack.

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

Look out. Dodge it, Machop.

MACHOP/TREECKO [SHOCKED]/[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

Now use Pound again, Treecko.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

Machop.

[PAINED]

BROCK/MAX/MAY Huh?

[STUNNED]

Machop is unable to battle. Treecko wins.

Good job, Machop. Return.

So what do you think, Brawly?

I told ya. Now we're battling one against one.

It's starting to get interesting.

Sort of like when a bumpy wave's got you

head over heels off your board.

You know this old wave just may be worth the ride after all.

I think Ash is making a comeback, you guys.

Mm, yeah.

I'm afraid that might only have happened

because Machop was so tired.

That's what gave Treecko room to attack.

And this time around, Treecko's the one who's exhausted.

MAX/MAY Uh.

BROCK 'I doubt that strategy will work twice.'

Makuhita, take off.

[APPEARING]

[DETERMINED]

Treecko, finish this right now with Pound attack.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

[STRUGGLING]

Good, Treecko. Pound again.

[POUND MOVE]

[PAINED]

[DETERMINED]

That's it. Just like riding a surfboard.

- Let it roll off your back. - No way.

Just keep using Pound, go.

[FOCUSED]

[TIRED]

Uh-oh. Looks like you've broken, just like a choppy wave.

Alright. Treecko, Quick Attack, go.

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

No, Vital Throw.

[VITAL THROW MOVE]

[PAINED]

Oh, no. Treecko.

So I guess it's about time that I make the first move.

Makuhita, Arm Thrust.

[ARM THRUST MOVE]

[PAINED]

Oh.

[PAINED]

Looks to me like this match is history.

[STRUGGLING]

What?

[DETERMINED]

Awesome. You've got more endurance than any Pokémon

I've ever seen. Pound attack, go.

Seismic Toss.

[SEISMIC TOSS MOVE]

[POUND MOVE]

- What? Seismic toss? - Ah. Oh, no.

[SHOCKED]

[DETERMINED]

That's right. We don't give up.

- How's that possible? - Wow, look at Treecko.

I can't believe it still wants to battle.

[DETERMINED]

[SURPRISED]

What's happening?

[SHOCKED]

Whoa. Awesome.

[PROUD]

Makuhita evolved into a Hariyama.

A what?

POKEDEX 'Hariyama, the Arm Thrust Pokémon.'

'Hariyama is the evolved form of Makuhita.'

'When tensing its body, its muscles become hard as stone.'

Of course.

Makuhita was building up energy in its body

all those times that it got knocked down.

Ash, looks like Treecko has reached its limit.

So I think you should just give up.

BRAWLY 'Treecko is in no condition to face my Hariyama, dude.'

Your big wave has just passed you by.

Come on, Brawly. There's no way I'm giving up yet.

Ash, don't be crazy.

Treecko, Pound, let's go.

[POUND MOVE]

[DETERMINED]

[SHOCKED]

Huh.

Hariyama, Knock Off attack. Let's go.

[KNOCK OFF MOVE]

[PAINED]

[STRUGGLING]

[STUNNED]

- Oh, no, Treecko. - Treecko is unable to battle.

Hariyama's the winner.

The victor of this match is Brawly.

- Treecko. - That was a good battle, Ash.

But you should get Treecko to a Pokémon Center right away.

Huh.

Nurse Joy, is Treecko okay?

Physically Treecko's okay.

But forcing a Pokémon to battle this hard

I don't like it at all.

Treecko needs some rest, please.

You know, Nurse Joy is right.

You just got carried away, Ash.

Mm-hm. You should always know when to quit.

Yeah? What do you guys know about it?

- Huh? - We were so close.

So close and then we ended up losing

to some Gym Leader who'd rather be surfing than training.

- Come on, Ash. Knock it off. - Shut up.

Ash, where're you going?

[WORRIED]

[sighs]

Pikachu, I never should've have done that to Treecko, you know?

[AGREEING]

I guess I, I just wanna..

- 'Awesome.' - Huh?

BRAWLEY 'Now Hariyama, again.'

HARIYAMA [FOCUSED]

Oh.

That's the way to do it, Hariyama. Good.

[STRUGGLING]

BRAWLEY 'You're a lot heavier with all the muscle'

you got from evolving. Focus.

Use the power of the waves to help your legs learn to balance.

[AGREEMENT]/[FOCUSED]

We did manage to beat Taillow and Treecko

but if Ash had battled with a level head

who knows what would've happened, you know?

So we gotta keep up with the training, right?

[FOCUSED]

Cool. Let's take a break. What do you say?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

- Brawly. - Huh.

Well, if it isn't the little dude.

So how's your Treecko doin'?

Treecko's gonna be just fine.

That's good. I gotta say I was surprised

by that Treecko's spunk. Peace.

- But wait, Brawly. - Huh?

I was wrong when I thought that surfing was just goofin' off.

Surfing is a really great way for a heavy Pokémon to build up

leg strength while gaining an awesome sense of balance

at the same time and having a great time while doing it.

Now I understand that.

All this time I just thought you weren't

taking training seriously like you should've been.

Hey, dude, it only looks like it's all fun

but it's still work too.

[laughs]

BROCK/MAX/MAY Huh?

This island's full of nature everywhere you look.

The ocean, the mountains, the forest.

Seems to me, playing in nature can end up

turning into some pretty decent training, huh?

Playing in nature becomes training?

Hariyama, let's you and I go play some more.

[FOCUSED]

You see, Ash? Brawly wasn't just goofing off after all.

'Cause he's a Gym Leader, we should have known that.

Hey, guys, I'm really sorry about all this.

BROCK/MAY/MAX Huh?

You know, I'd like to stick around on Dewford Island

and do some training if you guys wouldn't mind

sticking around too.

Sure, Ash. That sounds good.

I think it's a great idea, Ash.

Yeah. I bet this island has tons of rare Pokémon.

Thanks, guys.

Now we're gonna train even harder

than Brawly and his Pokémon.

[CONFIDENT]

NARRATOR Although the Dewford Gym match ended in defeat for Ash

he's left with an even stronger desire to win.

And now his training on Dewford Island

is about to begin.

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪