08x31 - Rhapsody in Drew

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Excitement mounts as the final day

of the Pokémon Grand Festival begins.

May has proven herself a worthy and resourceful opponent.

Rising above the underhanded tactics

of so-called friend Harley.

That'll teach you to mess with me.

Skitty, use Double Slap.

NARRATOR In a surprising and creative use of Skitty's powers

May is able to impress the judges

enough to make it into the second round.

Now, paired with Harley in the contest battles

May will have a chance not only to advance

but to settle the score.

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ From the earth the land the sea and sky ♪

♪ They can never win but they sure can try ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ From the stars and the ancient past ♪

♪ They come to play but they'll never last ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Rhapsody in Drew."

VIVIAN 'Let the battle begin.'

Go, Banette, use Screech, now.

[SCREECH MOVE]

BEAUTIFLY/BULBASAUR [PAINED]

And now, Cacturne, b*llet Seed.

[b*llet SEED MOVE]

[PANIC]

Bulbasaur. Beautifly.

Aw, come on, too much for you already?

With that combination of Screech and b*llet Seed Attacks

'Harley's just put a major dent in May's points.'

Oh my, I sure hope May comes up with something

before it's too late.

Come on, May, counter him.

Bulbasaur, Vine Whip.

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

Dodge that.

[EXERTION]/[SHOCK]

Too slow, too slow.

And now, it's my turn.

Beautifly, Silver Wind.

[SILVER WIND MOVE]

[PAINED]

VIVIAN 'There's the Silver Wind from May's Beautifly'

'that had such an impact in the preliminaries.'

'It's having quite an impact on Harley's points too.'

Okay, release your Vine Whip now.

[EXERTION]

[PANIC]

Beautifly, give 'em Silver Wind, one more time.

[SILVER WIND MOVE]

[PAINED]

VIVIAN 'May has taken the spin that Vine Whip started'

'and accelerated it with Silver Wind.'

'What a beautiful combination attack.'

Beauty and power combined.

Yes, remarkable.

Those two are really in sync this match.

VIVIAN 'Harley's team is losing significant points.'

Which means if he doesn't do something here pretty quick

'he's going to lose all of his points and zero out'

'before the clock runs out on him.'

Listen to me, come on. Snap out of it.

[FOCUSED]

Yeah, now let's finish him off.

[DETERMINED]

Bulbasaur, hit 'em with your Vine Whip, one more time.

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

Banette, use Torment.

[TORMENT MOVE]

[SCARED]

[SCARED]

What? Bulbasaur, what's going on?

How come it stopped?

By usin' Torment you can keep

your opponent from usin' the same technique a second time.

So I guess she can't use Bulbasaur's Vine Whip

for a while now.

Now, Cacturne. Pin m*ssile.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

Throw Bulbasaur in the air, Beautifly.

[EXERTION]

VIVIAN 'That was close.'

'But May managed to pull off a stylish rescue.'

Oh, yeah? Use Will-O-Wisp.

BANETTE/BEAUTIFLY [WILL-O-WISP MOVE]/[PAINED]

VIVIAN 'A direct hit from Will-O-Wisp'

'and just like that, Harley shoots down May's Pokémon'

'and her points.'

Go, Bulbasaur. Petal Dance now.

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

This is incredible.

May turns the tide by raining down

'a beautiful Petal Dance over the field.'

You think so? Cacturne, Pin m*ssile.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

VIVIAN Harley counters.

Obviously not going down without a fight.

Sorry about your pathetic little petal routine, my ex-friend.

Now to finish you, May.

Once and for all.

[FOCUSED]

[EXERTION]

[FEAR]

Beautifly, use your Silver Wind.

Bulbasaur, Razor Leaf.

BULBASAUR [RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

BEAUTIFLY [SILVER WIND MOVE]

[PAINED]

Well, that ought to do it.

I don't think she's ever combined

those two attacks before.

May must have known that both Silver Wind and Razor Leaf

raise the other's attack power.

Just remarkable.

I'm impressed with the way she knocked out her opponent

and still maintained a high degree of showmanship.

[STUNNED]

No, this can't be. Ah.

VIVIAN 'It's all over for Harley.'

'He now has zero points'

'and so May moves on to the semi-finals.'

Come here, Bulbasaur. You too, Beautifly.

You guys really did it, you were great.

[grunting]

Augh.

I'm out of here.

I'm sure that you're happy I lost, aren't you?

Not true, May was just better today.

Well, at least I can be honest about it.

I will enjoy watching both of you lose.

Hmph.

Hmm..

[chuckles]

Who am I impersonating this time, you guys?

And make sure it's someone with a good shot

at becoming the Top Coordinator.

- Well, there's this guy. - Let me see.

'Robert. Yes, he's good.'

Uses Milotic and Claydol.

- And he's right there. - Huh?

No one's around. This is our chance.

- Alright, go for it. - Fire in the hole.

[grunts]

- Yes. - Gotcha.

Huh? Pikachu, free him with your Thunderbolt.

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[gasping]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Not you again.

Are you okay, Robert?

I'm fine, thanks.

But who are these clowns and what are they doing here?

Huh, prepare for trouble, coordinator.

Make it double, we'll grab you later.

JESSIE To protect the world from devastation.

JAMES To unite all peoples within our nation.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

- Jessie. - And James.

Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light.

Surrender your identity, or prepare to fight.

That's about right.

[AGREEMENT]

Give it up. You don't look anything like Robert.

JESSIE You're forgetting that I'm a master of disguise.

Capable of impersonating anyone.

Like Anthony?

Okay, so that one didn't work out so well

but this one's going to be perfect.

And we'll take your little Milotic too.

I'm not about to just hand it over.

Fine, then we'll help ourselves.

Let's go, Dustox.

[READY]

You too, Cacnea.

[READY]

[screams] Not me. Attack them.

Don't worry, Robert, I'll deal with this.

- Oh? - Snorunt.

Ice Beam.

[EXERTION]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH [laughing]

CACNEA/DUSTOX/CHIMECHO/WOBBUFFET [AMUSED]

Come on, you call that an Ice Beam?

It's more like a nice Beam.

Now, that was cold.

WOBBUFFET [MOCKING]

Try again, Snorunt, don't listen to those guys.

[URGING]

You're close, you just need to learn to focus

your Snorunt's energy a little bit more.

- Huh? - Give me a minute.

[UPSET]

Snorunt, the key to focusing your Ice Beam Attack

is storing the energy up here.

Do that, and controlling it will come naturally.

[HAPPY]

Well, let's give it a try, Snorunt.

[DETERMINED]

Please, their only defence is Pikachu.

- You're right. - Get it.

And then we can steal Robert's identity.

Cacnea, Pin m*ssile.

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

Dustox, Psybeam.

[PSYBEAM MOVE]

[SHOCK]

Pikachu.

[EXERTION]

[PAINED]

- No, Snorunt. - Oh!

[UPSET]

Could someone tell me what's happening?

No way, my Snorunt.

[FOCUSED]

Ash, your Snorunt has evolved into a Glalie.

Really? That's a Glalie?

Glalie, the Face Pokémon.

Glalie has a tempered Ice Body

that doesn't melt even under direct flame.

'It can freeze vapours in the air instantly.'

[FOCUSED]

It's beautiful.

You think so? Well, that explains your hairstyle.

Ah, those Glalie always have a mean and angry look.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

What's it doing?

Why don't we find out what your Glalie can do

with its Ice Beam?

Yeah.

Glalie, use Ice Beam.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[screaming]

Thanks to you two, all my dreams of being

Top Coordinator are shattered.

You also said you wanted to be cool, so here you go.

And you wanna see shattered wait until we land.

[AGREEMENT]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Team Rocket's blasting off again.

Way to go, Glalie. You mastered Ice Beam Attack.

PIKACHU/GLALIE [EXCITED]/[PROUD]

Thank you so much for helpin' us, Robert.

You're welcome, Ash, but I didn't do too much.

VIVIAN 'Less than seconds left now in this contest battle'

'between Anthony and May.'

'Thirty seconds, ladies and gentlemen'

'to determine who goes home'

'and who will advance to the Third Stage.'

Combusken, use Peck.

[PECK MOVE]

Now, Pinsir, grab hold of Combusken.

SWALOT/PINSIR [FOCUSED]/[EXERTION]

VIVIAN Swalot swallows and then releases Pinsir

in a clever and powerful combination attack.

That's gonna mean trouble for May.

Yeah, I think so.

PINSIR/COMBUSKEN [STRUGGLING]

VIVIAN 'Time's ticking down.'

'And that's the way it ends.'

'Now, let's take a look at the points.'

'And May will proceed to the Third Stage.'

Phew. That one was a close call.

Great battle. Congratulations, May.

I hope that you win the whole thing.

Thanks. You were really good too.

You didn't make it easy, Anthony, that's for sure.

You found some great ways to make use of Swalot's

unique characteristics, huh?

Yeah, thanks, I'm gonna work harder

and be even better for the next time.

That's the spirit, Anthony.

[EXCITED]

May, it looks like the opponent

you'll be battling against next has been decided.

- Huh! - Wonder who it is.

Oh, no, not Drew.

Whoa, too bad you have to start the day off battlin' Drew.

I know.

Welcome back to the Pokémon Grand Festival.

'The next battle on the third stage will be'

'Drew versus May.'

This'll be a good battle.

[WORRIED]

May will give it her best.

- I'm sure of that. - Hey, do it, May.

- Go for it. - Let's go.

Skitty, Combusken, take the stage.

[READY]

Roselia, Flygon, let's go.

[READY]

A Flygon?

A secret weapon he's hidden all this time.

So that's a Flygon.

Flygon, the Mystic Pokémon.

Flygon is the evolved form of Vibrava.

It's known as the Desert Spirit

'because of the song-like voice'

'that emanates from the sandstorms it kicks up.'

Looks like you've brought along a new friend, huh?

I raised this Flygon specifically for this festival

and for this battle, May.

You get to face it in its very first appearance.

Then I guess we'd better make it a pretty memorable one, right?

Here we go. Let the battle begin.

Alright, Petal Dance, Roselia.

[PETAL DANCE MOVE]

Flygon.

[EXERTION]

So Drew opens by blanketing the stage

with a beautiful Petal Dance.

'And then launches his attack.'

Quick, Skitty, Assist.

[ASSIST MOVE]

VIVIAN 'May quickly counterattacks'

'using Assist to create Fire Spin.'

[EXERTION]

Combusken, Sky Uppercut.

Dodge it, now.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

[EXERTION]/[SHOCK]

[EXERTION]

Oh, no.

[PAINED]

Get up. Get up, guys.

[chuckles]

I hope they're okay.

Drew's really good at the open stage format

and it looked to me like he knew exactly

how May was going to counterattack him.

Yes, he's certainly a very good Trainer, huh?

And I don't expect he's the type to take it easy

on someone who's down either.

Flygon, Flamethrower.

And Roselia, use your Solar Beam.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Drew's unleashing a powerful double attack.

- Come on, dodge it, May. - There's not enough time.

But then, Fire Spin, Combusken.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

- Huh? - That's it.

Now, drive it backwards.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

Wow. What an awesome display.

'With a massive Fire Spin'

'Combusken completely reversed Drew's double attack.'

'And just like that May surges back into the lead again.'

Hmm. Well done, May.

Way to hang in there, May.

Just keep it up and you got it.

Go Combusken, Fire Spin again.

[FIRE SPIN MOVE]

Flygon, use your Sandstorm now.

[SANDSTORM MOVE]

Skitty, use Blizzard on Roselia.

[BLIZZARD MOVE]

Dodge that, and climb on Flygon.

[EXERTION]

Drew manages to escape unharmed.

'And May's points suffer for it.'

His Flygon's pretty tough.

I've got to bring it to a stop somehow.

VIVIAN 'We're down to less than one minute remaining.'

Skitty, use Assist.

SKITTY/FLYGON [ASSIST MOVE]/[EXERTION]

A Vine Whip, but it missed.

Relying on Assist is pretty risky.

Vine Whip, good, that'll work.

Combusken, use jump.

Go, Skitty, give Combusken some help.

[EXERTION]

Okay, I get it now.

Magical Leaf defence, Roselia.

[MAGICAL LEAF MOVE]

Now ,Skitty, Blizzard.

[BLIZZARD MOVE]

[ANGRY]

Flygon, Flamethrower now.

[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

Just what I was hoping you'd do.

Combusken, dive right inside those flames.

[EXERTION]

- Ah. - Wow.

'What an incredible sight.'

'Combusken dove right into the Flamethrower'

'and it's charging straight towards Flygon.'

Now, Combusken, Sky Uppercut.

[SKY UPPERCUT MOVE]

FLYGON [PAINED]

That was amazing.

[CHEERING]

What'd I tell you, Mom?

May's a great coordinator.

- I'll say. - Awesome job you two.

[PROUD]

But we're not out of the woods yet, be ready.

[thinking] Oh, what a thrill to watch May perform.

I never dreamed she could be so good with Pokémon

the way she used to hate them.

VIVIAN 'It's been a terrific comeback by May and her team.'

'There's a feeling the entire stadium'

'has been pulling for her, as well as folks'

'watching from home.'

But looking at the points on the board

'Drew still has a clear lead'

'and May has less than seconds to pull off'

'what would be a huge upset.'

[chuckles]

My only chance now is for a quick knockout

before the clock runs down.

Combusken, Quick Attack. Skitty, Tackle. Go.

COMBUSKEN [QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

VIVIAN 'May jumps in to make the first attack.'

Use Stun Spore, Roselia.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[STUN SPORE MOVE]

[PAINED]

ASH/MAX/BROCK/CAROLINE [gasps]

Oh, no.

VIVIAN 'Drew has stopped the attack'

'in its tracks with a Stun Spore.'

Flygon, now, hit 'em with Steel Wing.

[STEEL WING MOVE]

SKITTY/COMBUSKEN [PAINED]

[STUNNED]

VIVIAN 'Time is up. And our winner is Drew.'

'He and his team will advance to the Final Four.'

[PROUD]

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hey, guys? Thank you.

You were both great.

[crowd cheering]

Now, there's something you don't see every day.

The crowd is cheering and showing its appreciation

for May and the terrific performance she gave here today.

[crowd cheering]

[chuckles]

[PROUD]

She's still my Top Coordinator.

And it's so great how she never gives up.

- I'm proud of you. - Yeah, we're all proud of you.

[EXCITED]

What? What's this all about?

They're cheering and she wasn't even the winner.

Ah. There's no justice.

VIVIAN 'Ladies and gentlemen, we're entering the final stage'

'of the Pokémon Grand Festival.'

'Soon now the treasured Ribbon Cup will be awarded'

'to one of the two coordinators you see standing before you.'

Twister, Milotic, go.

[TWISTER MOVE]

Here it comes.

[FOCUSED]

[EXERTION]

- Look out. - Now, Hyper Beam.

[HYPER BEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Milotic, Iron Tail.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[PAINED]

Flygon, no.

Masquerain.

VIVIAN 'That's it, time's up.'

'Our winner and new Top Coordinator is Robert.'

[crows cheering]

Thank you.

Huh.

That was good.

I can't believe what I just saw.

Yeah, Drew lost, but it was a good battle.

Poor Drew.

VIVIAN 'Folks, that concludes this year's Grand Festival'

'and it was one to remember, with all the drama'

'and beauty one could hope to see.'

'Our champion, Robert, has accepted the Ribbon Cup'

'and will now proudly carry the title of Top Coordinator.'

I'm sorry you didn't win, Drew.

Huh?

I guess there's always someone better.

You're all invited to closing ceremonies at the park tonight.

'So from the main stage here in Slateport City'

'I bid you all farewell.'

[indistinct chattering]

Wow, I guess I ate a little too much.

Huh? Whoa, wonder where those lights are coming from?

[ATTACK]

[EXERTION]/[PAINED]

Masquerain with your speed, you should've been able to Dodge.

- 'Drew?' - Huh?

- What're you doing out here? - Training, of course.

But, how come you're not at the party?

Robert's off training too.

That's why he's not at the party either.

Why's Robert practicing? He just won first place.

That's right he did and how do you suppose

he got good enough to win?

You always have to keep trying to get better

or someone will pass you by.

I guess, I never thought of that.

I'm still determined to become the Top Coordinator some day.

Hey, I'm already thinking about attacks I might wanna use

in next year's festival.

Wow. That's good.

I'm hoping to see you back here next year too, May.

You were good. Take care.

'Cone?'

Ash, don't sneak up on me like that.

Sorry, thought you might want some dessert.

No thanks.

ASH/CAROLINE/BROCK/MAX Hmm?

BROCK 'Hey, isn't that Drew?'

Mm-hmm, we were just saying goodbye and--

You two here on the beach, how romantic.

He's just a friend. Uh..

But he did kind of give me something to think about.

Drew helped me realize that I could be really good at this

if I keep working hard, so I've made a decision to do just that.

I won't quit until I become the Top Coordinator.

May, that's really great.

If anyone can do it it's you.

But a goal like that, means a whole lot more practicing.

Yeah, I know it, but now that I've gotten this close.

I've got motivation to reach the next Grand Festival.

Huh, I'm proud of you dear.

But right now you should probably turn your attention

to supporting your friend Ash.

- That's right. - Next up.

Ash goes for the Hoenn League Championship.

- Yeah. - So what do you think, Ash?

- Are you gonna take it all? - Oh, you bet.

I'm gonna be the Hoenn League Champion.

[DETERMINED]

NARRATOR May finds that her Grand Festival experience

has given her a new determination to succeed.

Ash is also re-energized

as he and his friends now turn their thoughts

towards Ever Grande City

and the Hoenn League Championships.

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪