09x45 - Pace – The Final Frontier!

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Knowing full well this was his last chance to become

Master of the Battle Frontier, Ash again challenged Brandon.

Ash and his Charizard against Brandon and his Dusclops

in a four on four competition.

However, the first battle proved

overwhelming for the challengers.

[STUNNED]

You were great, Charizard. Rest up.

Now, Bulbasaur. I choose you.

[APPEARING]

Bulbasaur looks super happy to be battling.

I can't wait to see how the two of them

turn this thing around and start moving ahead again.

Begin.

BULBASAUR/DUSCLOPS [DETERMINED]

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ It's a battle win or lose ♪

♪ It's the friends you make ♪

♪ It's the road you choose ♪

♪ You got the right stuff ♪

♪ So make your mind up ♪

♪ Find the courage inside of you ♪

♪ If you're strong you'll survive ♪

♪ And you'll keep your dream alive ♪

♪ It's the Battle Frontier ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Be the best you can be ♪

♪ And find your destiny ♪

♪ It's the master plan ♪

♪ The power's in your hands ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Pace- The Final Frontier."

PIKACHU [HAPPY]

- My achin' knee caps. - Aah.

Well, I just want to know what idiot thought we should secretly

sneak in through the skylight.

JAMES/MEOWTH Look in a mirror.

Now Dusclops, Shadow Punch.

[SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]

Since you can't dodge Shadow Punch, take it head on.

[READY]

[STRUGGLING]

Bulbasaur, Razor Leaf, let's go.

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

Dusclops, stand strong.

[DETERMINED]

Mean Look.

[MEAN LOOK MOVE]

No not again.

Now, Bulbasaur has to stay

in the battle, no matter what.

Long as we beat Dusclops, it won't matter.

Alright, Vine Whip.

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[VINE WHIP MOVE]

Dodge it, then Shadow Punch.

[EXERTION]/[SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]

BULBASAUR [PAINED]

[EXERTION]

Leech Seed, Bulbasaur.

[LEECH SEED MOVE]

[SURPRISED]

That was a great hit.

MAX 'Using Leech Seed means Dusclops will keep takin''

'damage for the whole battle.'

No problem as long as this battle is over quickly.

Will-O-Wisp.

[WILL-O-WISP MOVE]

Now, Razor Leaf.

[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

BULBASAUR/DUSCLOPS [SHOCKED]

- Ah! - They're evenly matched.

[EXERTION]

Bulbasaur, Solar Beam go.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Use Confuse Ray.

[CONFUSE RAY MOVE]

[DETERMINED]

[STRUGGLING]/[CONFUSED]

Confuse Ray made a direct hit.

BROCK 'And because of that Mean Look, there's no way out.'

Bulbasaur.

I thought we'd never get here.

I'm still not sure.

We're not the only woozy ones.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

[screaming]

Blasted by a bulb.

We're not in the Battle Frontier and we still got beat.

But if they ever offer a Sap Symbol, look out.

JAMES/JESSIE/MEOWTH We're blasting off again.

[STRUGGLING]

Will-O-Wisp now, Dusclops.

[WILL-O-WISP MOVE]

[PAINED]

Bulbasaur.

Fire-type moves have a devastating effect

when used on Grass-types.

[STRUGGLING]

This'll be all or nothin'.

Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip.

[VINE WHIP MOVE]/[PAINED]

Bulbasaur's so confused that it's attacking itself.

Will-O-Wisp.

[WILL-O-WISP MOVE]

[PAINED]

- Direct hit. - And a powerful one too.

[PANIC]

Bulbasaur!

[PAINED]

[VINE WHIP MOVE]/[PAINED]

Poor Bulbasaur's usin' Vine Whip on the both of them.

'Poor Ash as well, that has to hurt.'

[groaning]

[thinking] Bulbasaur, no matter how strong a Pokémon you went up against

you always did it if it was to help a friend.

And you've got to do that now.

Bulbasaur, please stop.

[SURPRISED]

That's awesome. You're not confused anymore.

Ash does the impossible as usual.

Okay, Bulbasaur, Solar Beam.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Dusclops, finish it with Will-O-Wisp.

[WILL-O-WISP MOVE]

Dodge it, Bulbasaur.

[EXERTION]

Now, we'll finish this up.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

DUSCLOPS [PAINED]

Dusclops, no!

SAMUEL 'Dusclops is unable to battle.'

Alright.

That Leech Seed must've slowly been causing

major problems the whole time.

And now, they're even.

Well done, Dusclops. Take a good rest.

Ninjask, I need your assistance.

[APPEARING]

Ninjask, the Ninja Pokémon.

Ninjask is said to be so fast, it's able to evade any attack.

Bulbasaur, return.

Okay, Squirtle. I choose you.

[APPEARING]

I thought Squirtle'd be next.

Begin.

Ninjask, use Aerial Ace.

[AERIAL ACE MOVE]

Squirtle, Rapid Spin, go.

[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

NINJASK [EXERTION]

Whoa. Squirtle used that Rapid Spin to deflect Aerial Ace.

Ninjask, Sandstorm, let's go.

[SANDSTORM MOVE]

[PAINED]/[WEAK]

Hey, Squirtle. Snap out of it.

Now, Ninjask, Double Team.

[DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

Okay, Squirtle, use Water g*n to sh**t all of 'em.

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[WATER g*n MOVE]

[WATER g*n MOVE]

Dodge it. Then Aerial Ace.

[EXERTION]/[AERIAL ACE MOVE]

SQUIRTLE [PAINED]

You got to hang in there, Squirtle, and use Hydro Pump.

[HYDRO PUMP MOVE]

Use Sandstorm.

[SANDSTORM MOVE]

NINJASK/SQUIRTLE [EXERTION]

It's just amazing how perfectly matched their moves are.

Ninjask, Sand Attack.

[SAND ATTACK MOVE]

[PAINED]/[STRUGGLING]

Aah!

Squirtle's got sand in its eyes.

After a huge move he scores on a small one.

That's the Brandon way.

Ninjask, Aerial Ace.

[AERIAL ACE MOVE]

[PANIC]

Squirtle can't see where Ninjask's attacking from.

NINJASK/SQUIRTLE [AERIAL ACE MOVE]/[PANIC]

Hey, calm down, Squirtle, and listen for Ninjask's wings.

[AGREEMENT]

[EXERTION]

Dodge it, and use Hydro Pump.

SQUIRTLE/NINJASK [EXERTION]

[HYDRO PUMP MOVE]

Wow! Squirtle's flying blind.

Quick, Ninjask, Aerial Ace again.

[AERIAL ACE MOVE]

[EXERTION]

- Just like I thought. - Oh!

Did Ash use Hydro Pump to clean Squirtle's eyes?

I've got to write that down, that's brilliant.

Skull Bash, let's go.

[SKULL BASH MOVE]

NINJASK [PAINED]

[STUNNED]

Ninjask is unable to battle.

You did it, Squirtle. Great.

[HAPPY]

Now, Brandon's only got two Pokémon.

Right, and Ash still has three.

That puts Ash in the lead by one.

You were most brave.

Now, take a good rest.

Solrock, I need your assistance.

[APPEARING]

Solrock, the Meteorite Pokémon.

Sunlight is the only source of Solrock's power.

It can float silently through the air.

SAMUEL Begin.

Squirtle, Hydro Pump, let's go.

[HYDRO PUMP MOVE]

Alright, Solrock. Use Psywave.

[PSYWAVE MOVE]

Now, Squirtle, Skull Bash.

[SKULL BASH MOVE]

Confusion.

[CONFUSION MOVE]

[CONFUSED]

Brandon used Confusion to stop the Skull Bash.

Now, send Squirtle flying.

SOLROCK [EXERTION]

[PAINED]

Come on. Hang in there, Squirtle.

[ANGRY]

Shadow Ball, go.

[SHADOW BALL MOVE]

Aim for the wall and use Hydro Pump now.

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[HYDRO PUMP MOVE]

Time to finish this. Rapid Spin, let's go.

[RAPID SPIN MOVE]

Dodge it, then use Solar Beam.

What the..?

SOLROCK [EXERTION]

[PAINED]

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Oh, no. Solar Beam's a Grass-type move.

Squirtle's a Water type.

That means if it makes contact, it'll be really bad.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Dodge it.

[PAINED]

ASH Squirtle, no!

SOLROCK [SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Squirtle, no.

[STUNNED]

SAMUEL 'Squirtle is unable to battle.'

So Brandon was saving that Solar Beam

and keeping it back for his last move.

Now, you take a good long rest.

[grunting]

Doesn't it feel grand doing what we do best?

You know, I must've been a Diglett in a past life.

You sure smell in this one.

Bulbasaur, I choose you.

[APPEARING]

Bulbasaur's back again.

MAX 'Yeah, Bulbasaur's got to be at least'

'a little wiped out by now.'

Hang tough. You ready?

[DETERMINED]

- Begin. - Solrock, Psywave.

[PSYWAVE MOVE]

Dodge it, and use Razor Leaf.

[EXERTION]/[RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

Confusion.

[CONFUSION MOVE]

That Razor Leaf was stopped by Confusion.

Now, send them all back.

[EXERTION]

[PAINED]

Bulbasaur, just hang in there.

Confusion.

[CONFUSION MOVE]

Send Bulbasaur flying.

SOLROCK/BULBASAUR [EXERTION]/[PAINED]

Snap out of it.

[EXERTION]

Awesome, Bulbasaur.

- Nice move. - Looking good, and no damage.

Shadow Ball, now.

[SHADOW BALL MOVE]

Dodge it.

Use Leech Seed, let's go.

[LEECH SEED MOVE]

[PAINED]

That Leech Seed sure hit its mark.

Use Psywave, now.

[PSYWAVE MOVE]/[PAINED]

[PAINED]

Bulbasaur, you're okay.

[PAINED]

That's the way.

Let me see that willpower of yours.

Solar Beam, let's go.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

We won't lose this round.

It's time to show them our Solar Beam, Solrock.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

- Let her rip. - Fire.

BULBASAUR/SOLROCK [SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Bulbasaur, no.

Solrock, no.

BULBASAUR/SOLROCK [STUNNED]

Both Solrock and Bulbasaur are unable to battle.

Oh, my. I can't breathe.

It is getting intense in here.

Now, Brandon and Ash each only have one Pokémon left.

Which means it's the final battle.

I wonder what Pokémon Brandon is going to use now?

Well, in all the battles up to this point

he used Regirock and Registeel.

He could do that again, or not.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Hmm.

It looks like we're the first ones here.

What Are they trying to save on light bulbs?

Well, it's showtime now.

Were we expecting those two?

They weren't on my list. Scram.

[screaming]

JESSIE And I've got shovel blisters too.

[expl*si*n]

Somebody's tryin' to tell us somethin'.

That we should stop digging holes because you smell?

Meowth's not the only one who offends.

JESSIE/MEOWTH You Stink!

JAMES 'Hey, speak for yourself.'

Bulbasaur? You were really great.

You too, Solrock.

Now, Pikachu. It's your turn.

[EXERTION]

No surprise there, Pikachu's last.

Now, it's finally your turn, my friend Regice.

I need your assistance.

[APPEARING]

Regice, The Iceberg Pokémon.

'Formed in the Ice Age, its body stays at a temperature'

of minus degrees

and cannot be melted even by fire.

We're looking at an extraordinary Pokémon.

That's got to be the Pokémon that Brandon said

he discovered while searching in the ruins.

- I've sure never seen one. - Begin.

I wanna get this over with fast.

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

- Yes. Bullseye. - I guess.

'But I don't think it did that much.'

Now, Regice, Blizzard. Let's go.

[BLIZZARD MOVE]

[PAINED]

Oh, no, that Blizzard was so powerful

I can feel it over here.

Come on. Pikachu, quick, Iron Tail.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

Iron Tail's a Steel-type move, correct?

Mmm-hmm, quite powerful making contact

with Regice which is an Ice-type.

Regice, use Ice Beam.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

Dodge it, Pikachu.

[EXERTION]

Another powerful hit like that from Regice and that's it.

Pikachu, Quick Attack.

[QUICK ATTACK MOVE]

Regice, Ice Beam.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

Dodge it.

[EXERTION]

The stage is finally set.

Now, Regice. Focus Punch.

[FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

Regice can move around much faster

with the floor frozen solid like that.

Of course, it's having the exact opposite effect on Pikachu.

PIKACHU [STRUGGLING]

Too slippery. Pikachu, go ahead and use Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

REGICE [STRUGGLING]

- That did somethin'. - Yeah. Regice sure felt that.

Use Iron Tail.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

Alright, now that was a hit.

Regice, Ice Beam.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

Dodge it, Pikachu.

[EXERTION]

[STRUGGLING]

Now, Rest.

[REST MOVE]

This could be a problem for Ash if Regice uses Rest

as it will be completely healed and able to battle

like nothing happened at all.

That's awful.

And it's protected itself too.

'Those pillars of ice Regice created have Pikachu trapped.'

No big deal. Use Iron Tail and get outta there, Pikachu.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[EXERTION]

Do it now.

Regice is wide-awake.

Ice Beam, go.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

[PAINED]

Ah. No, Pikachu.

[gasping]

Come on, Pikachu. You can do it.

It's not like you to just give up like that.

You've gotten us both out of jams time and time again.

And no matter how bad things were lookin', you've always

been able to come up with a winnin' move and you know it.

Dig deep, buddy. You've got to.

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt.

Pikachu's unable to battle.

Which means the winner is..

Huh?

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

You did it.

[PAINED]

Yeah, must have heard what Ash was sayin'.

'Of course, and now Pikachu's Thunderbolt'

'has Regice totally paralyzed.'

Regice, let's show them what you're really made of.

Focus Punch, now.

[FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]

[PAINED]

Hey, that's it. Let's keep it going.

Two Iron Tails, in a row.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

But how?

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

A pair of perfect hits.

That's twice the power.

Regice, Ice Beam.

[ICE BEAM MOVE]

Dodge it, quick.

[EXERTION]

[STRUGGLING]

Now, Rest.

[REST MOVE]

They're doing the same thing as before.

Yeah, now Regice will end up just fine.

Iron Tail, then Volt Tackle.

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

They'll just make it before Regice finishes Rest.

I hope so, 'cause Volt Tackle could hurt

Pikachu badly if they don't.

This has got to work.

PIKACHU/REGICE [VOLT TACKLE MOVE]/[EXERTION]

- Regice woke up. - Ice Beam, let's go.

REGICE/PIKACHU [ICE BEAM MOVE]/[EXERTION]

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

[VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

Regice.

[STUNNED]

SAMUEL 'Regice is unable to battle.'

And so the winner is

Ash of Pallet Town.

Yeah! We did it.

[HAPPY]

I don't believe it.

Yeah, but it happened.

That was brave fighting.

[HAPPY]

- Huh? - Excellent, Ash.

You battled with an original style

that is truly yours and yours alone.

You're the reason I won, all of your help.

- Thanks so much, Brandon. - Hmm.

I'm pleased to present the Brave Symbol.

[chuckles] Alright!

I'm Master of the Battle Frontier.

[HAPPY]

SCOTT 'Congratulations, Ash.'

You've conquered all seven of the Battle Facilities.

And now you're a member of the Battle Frontier Hall of Fame.

It's a real honor, Scott.

It would be an even bigger honor if you'd consider

becoming one of our Frontier Brains.

- Umm, the thing is.. - Hmm?

There are still so many awesome people and places

I haven't even seen yet.

And that means there are still

so many awesome battles out there for me to win.

To tell the truth, I really wouldn't expect anything

different out of you, young man.

I see. If that's your choice.

But we'll always be here if you change your mind.

Good luck, Ash.

I hope that one day we will engage in battle once more.

Wow, thanks.

Time to go, truth is, Tracey's been complaining

that without Bulbasaur there

the rest of the Pokémon in the lab are just not the same.

Okay, say "Hi" to everyone for me, alright?

[HAPPY]

- 'We have to be going too.' - Huh?

Everybody in the Squirtle Squad is anxious

for Squirtle to come back too.

Of course, Squirtle, thanks again for all of your help.

SQUIRTLE/CHARIZARD [HAPPY]/[ROAR]

See you, Charizard.

You were great, like always.

[EXERTION]

NARRATOR And so, true to form

Ash wins the Battle Frontier in spectacular fashion

And the end of one journey

marks the beginning of a brand new one.

But the question remains

what kind of goals will Ash set for himself now?

Mark my words, the journey continues.

♪ Yo ♪ ♪ Pokémon Masters ♪

♪ Your heart beats faster ♪

♪ Training for the top 'cause you know you can't stop ♪

♪ Your training kicks ♪ ♪ Now ♪

♪ Pokémon Pow ♪ ♪ Wow ♪

♪ The power of a master all before you will ♪

♪ But don't let it get to your head young Trainer ♪

♪ The road is long and filled with danger ♪

♪ Everyone says they deserve to be number one ♪

♪ But who can top you? ♪ ♪ The answer is none ♪

♪ Because they've never seen an expert like ♪

♪ One who knows the difference between Mewtwo ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you the type ♪

♪ Or someone who can tell you which Pokémon's ♪

♪ First you kick it in Kanto ♪

♪ Then you head to Johto ♪♪