25x35 - Whittle While You Work!

[bunniefuu]

[gentle music playing]

[narrator] The second match of the Masters Eight Tournament semifinals

features Cynthia, the Sinnoh Champion

versus Ash, the first Alola Champion, in a six-on-six Full Battle.

For his first Pokémon, Ash chose Dragonite,

but it couldn't keep up with Cynthia's tactic

of switching out Pokémon, and it was defeated.

And soon after, Gengar went down as well.

With his ace, Pikachu, Ash held onto the hope of a comeback.

However, because of Spiritomb's Destiny Bond,

Pikachu was unexpectedly eliminated.

Next, with counterattacks from Dracovish and Sirfetch'd,

Roserade and Milotic were forced out of the match.

At this point, Ash is left with only one Pokémon Lucario.

And with that, Cynthia makes her call…

Togekiss! Soar with wide wings!

Now, Dynamax, let's go!

[suspenseful music playing]

Togekiss.

Huh.

Pi-ka.

[groans]

[announcer] Look! It's Dynamax Togekiss!

With its wings spread out the way they are,

Togekiss appears to take up most of the b*ttlefield!

What a surprise!

Who'd have guessed that Cynthia would use Dynamax?

[Jessie quivers] Big smile puts its creep factor way up!

Now that Pikachu is out of the match, who will take it down?

It's gonna take some Twerp tricks to win this.

Wobbuffet.

I thought for sure Cynthia was gonna Mega Evolve her Garchomp this time.

Ash, what's your next step gonna be?

Cinderace!

[Lucario grunts]

Lucario!

You're up!

[grunts]

Our bond of friendship…

Mega Evolve!

[growls]

[suspenseful music playing]

[theme music playing]

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Lightning strikes or any shade of blue ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ The journey's the best part ♪

♪ Even when the road gets hard ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ With you ♪

[gentle music playing]

-[Ash] "Whittle… -[Goh] …While You Work."

Lucario! You're up!

[grunts]

Our bond of friendship…

Mega Evolve!

[growls]

[announcer] So Ash has decided to face Dynamax Togekiss with Mega Lucario!

Pi-ka! Pi-ka!

Now, we'll witness the power of the bond between Ash and Lucario.

Mega Evolution versus Dynamax.

That's what the Masters Eight Tournament is about!

-Lucario, use Aura Sphere! -[grunts]

Togekiss, quick, use Max Airstream!

[inhales] Kiss!

Now, charge in!

[grunts]

[grunting continues]

Really?

-It's gonna climb that? -Go for it, Lucario!

Cinderace!

[Pokémon grunting]

There he goes, doing the impossible…

Kiss.

[grunts]

Pi…

Lucario!

[groans]

[snarls]

Crush it!

Toge… kiss.

-[grunts] -Oh, no!

I can't believe it just smashed Mega Lucario's Aura Sphere!

Dynamax is… powerful!

[announcer] It seems Dynamax Togekiss

is feeling the effects of Max Airstream's speed boost!

We're not done. Now, use b*llet Punch!

[grunts]

Max Airstream!

Jump, Lucario!

Kiss.

[announcer] What leg strength! It not only dodged Max Airstream,

it also jumped over Dynamax Togekiss's head!

[grunting]

And it's super effective!

[grunting]

Togekiss.

[groans]

Cinderace!

-Look at that! -Yes!

Great stuff!

All right!

Togekiss, now!

[gasps]

[announcer] Togekiss is still in this!

What incredible endurance!

Wow!

And after using Max Airstream twice, its speed has increased even more!

-Lucario, charge up your Aura! -[grunts]

Max Airstream!

[grunting]

No, not yet…

[grunting continues]

What's the holdup, Twerpie?

Make yourself useful!

Do something!

Wobbuffet.

This is bad!

Oh, no.

It's all right.

Ash really trusts Lucario!

These two aren't going down yet!

Cinderace!

[grunting]

Lucario!

[both grunting]

[determined shout]

[determined grunt]

Pika… chu.

All right, Togekiss, crush it!

Kiss…

Just one more attack.

And then…

That's it!

[grunts]

[snarls]

Use Giant Aura Sphere!

[growls]

[Togekiss grunts]

Huh?

[announcer] That Aura Sphere was a direct hit!

-[both grunt] -Pi-ka?

Pi…

[grunts]

Togekiss…

[announcer] It looks like both Pokémon are able to continue!

Unbelievable, that Aura Sphere.

Incredible. Wow.

I'm shocked that Mega Lucario could still stand.

It seems quite possible that Ash is evolving during this battle as well.

I agree.

He's putting on quite a display of Aura power.

But facing the Sinnoh Champion,

she's not one you beat with power alone.

Of course. Cynthia…

-I've decided something. -What's that?

Once this tournament is over, I'm going to retire from battling.

Huh? You're retiring?

I'm having so much fun.

Battling Ash, Lucario.

All right, then!

Togekiss! Let's pull out all the stops!

Togekiss.

[announcer] With all the damage Togekiss has taken,

we'll see how well it can still move!

Use b*llet Punch!

[grunts]

-[Lucario grunts] -That's fast!

I thought that might be why she kept using Max Airstream.

And as the Pokémon's speed increases,

that means it's going to take less time to use its attacks.

All right, go get 'em, Lucario!

Cinderace!

Togekiss, now!

-Sky Attack! -Kiss.

Lucario, Double Team!

[grunts]

Kiss…

[grunting]

Togekiss.

Meet it head-on using Aura Sphere!

Togekiss.

Toge…

Now, use b*llet Punch!

[grunts]

-[grunting] -Toge… kiss.

[grunts]

[panting]

[Dan] Togekiss is unable to battle!

[Cynthia] Togekiss, return!

That was a well-fought battle, indeed.

Thanks so much.

-All right! -Pikachu!

[grunts]

[announcer] Mega Lucario has attained victory

by using a powerfully ex*cuted b*llet Punch!

[all laugh]

Togekiss just got knocked out!

Mega Lucario actually did it!

I can't believe they pulled it off.

Could it be they're going to do the impossible?

Yeah! Hey, Twerp!

Make the impossible possible!

Wobbuffet.

So the power of their bond saw them through.

But now…

Can they win one last time?

Whether laughter or tears, it's the last match.

Stay on your toes, young man.

[Ash] One more battle to go.

Pi… Pi-ka?

Pikachu…

I really think we're gonna win against Cynthia!

I'm so happy I can battle with you one more time.

Now, Garchomp, fly up! Let's go!

[shouts] Gar…

[announcer] And now, we get to Cynthia's sixth Pokémon,

which means we've reached the cl*max of the match!

The winner of this bout will earn the right to move on to the finals!

[suspenseful music playing]

During its battle with Sirfetch'd, Garchomp took quite a bit of damage.

While Mega Lucario has seen battle after battle,

they're in similar shape.

[grunts]

Lucario!

Just one more battle to go! Let's use full power until the end!

[grunts]

Hm…

Hey, Garchomp.

Looking at Ash brings back memories

of all the wonderful times that you and I had together.

Garchomp.

[grunts] Gi… Gible.

-Gible! -[laughs]

[Cynthia] When everything we saw was brand new.

Ga…

[Cynthia] How we were filled with excitement

at the great, big world and its legends!

As challengers, we tested ourselves in all kinds of situations.

That was then…

Garchomp.

…but now, we will be the ones to take on Leon!

All right, use Scale Shot!

Gar… chomp.

[both gasp]

Jump, Lucario!

[grunts]

Now, use b*llet Punch!

[grunting]

[announcer] That's amazing!

Mega Lucario swoops right in without hesitation!

Such determination.

This is the Pokémon battle I've been waiting for!

Awesome, Lucario! Now, use Aura Sphere!

[grunts]

All right, Garchomp!

[announcer] Aura Sphere and Scale Shot have canceled each other out completely!

-Great work, Lucario! -Pi-ka!

[grunts]

I've gotta keep my guard up!

Every move counts. Every action's got a purpose!

And then, if I can beat Cynthia, I'll get even stronger!

-Use Dragon Claw! -b*llet Punch, let's go!

-Gar… -[grunts]

[grunting]

Those punches are incredibly rough!

But neither side is giving an inch!

[grunting]

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

[both grunting]

[both gasp]

-Lucario! -Pi-ka. Pi-ka.

Garchomp, hang in there!

[announcer] Both contestants have reached their limit!

It's down to who runs out of steam first!

-[Lucario grunts] -[gasps]

All right! Use Dragon Claw!

Garchomp!

Reversal, let's go!

[grunts]

[growls]

[both grunt]

[suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music continues playing]

Garchomp is unable to battle!

So the victory goes to Ash Ketchum!

[audience cheer, applause]

[announcer] The winner of this hard-fought battle

is Ash Ketchum!

And with that, the matchup for the final round has been decided!

We won.

Pikachu!

Pi-ka. Pi-ka. Pi-ka. Pikachu.

We really won…

-Pikachu. -Lucario!

-[laughs] -[grunts]

We did it, Lucario! [laughs]

We actually battled against Cynthia and won!

Pi-ka. Pikachu!

-Cinderace. Cinderace! -[Goh and Hop laugh]

He actually did it! He's gonna battle Lee in the finals!

[Goh and Hop] It's gonna be the most incredible thing ever!

That little Twerp won!

Finally, he pulls off an upset that I'm happy about!

Defeating both the Hoenn and Sinnoh Champions means one thing.

[all] It's not luck!

Wobbu…

[all] Hm?

We did have a reason for being here, right?

To provide commentary for fun and profit and…

Steal some super strong Pokémon!

Wobbuffet.

-Oh, Ash, you were great! -[all cheer]

Lucario…

What a smile.

That joyful Aura!

[laughs]

Your thoughts, Leon?

[Leon] I'm fired up.

We'll show them a final round they'll never forget!

Garchomp…

Garchomp.

That was a wonderful battle.

Thank you.

[Lucario grunts]

Garchomp.

-[Cynthia] Ash? -Hm?

[Ash] Thanks, Cynthia!

I'm the one who should be thanking you.

Huh?

Watching you and your Pokémon interacting in so many ways…

It made me realize just how many things

there are still left for me to learn.

-Thank you, Ash. Truly. -[Grookey in distance] Grookey.

-[Cynthia] Let's battle again someday. -[Ash] Sure!

[audience cheer, applause]

[announcer] Folks, the World Coronation Series'

Masters Eight Tournament has now been whittled down to the finals.

It will feature the number eight Trainer, the first Champion of Alola, Ash Ketchum!

He'll be facing the top Trainer in the Masters Eight, Galar Champion Leon!

One of them will stand as the pinnacle of Pokémon Trainers.

Will it be Ash? Or Leon?

It won't be long until we know the answer!

That was a good battle.

Even though I lost.

[laughs]

I'm taking back my decision to retire.

[chuckles] I thought you'd do that.

Something so exciting and fun.

I just can't quit.

In battling and in research, there's still a lot left to master.

That's how it should be!

[Ash] Come out, everybody!

[Pokémon grunt]

[Ash] Thanks for everything today!

-[Goh] You were all so cool! -Cinderace.

Our battle with Leon is finally up next!

We'll cheer you on with everything we've got!

Grookey.

-Cinder… -[grunts]

We've come too far not to win this!

And we'll do it as a team!

Pikachu!

[Pokémon cheer]

-[Ash] Yeah! -[Pokémon continue cheering]

[narrator] After defeating Cynthia, Ash has a clear road to the finals.

Our hero's moment to face Leon is almost here,

as the journey continues!

[closing theme music playing]