13x28 - Working on a Right Move!

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NARRATOR: The third round of the Sinnoh League Tournament

at Lily of the Valley Island

is off and running at a fever pitch!

The first match pitted Barry against Paul,

resulting in Paul's landslide victory

and leaving Barry eliminated from the tournament.

We now join Ash as he prepares to battle Conway...

an unpredictable opponent, to be sure!

BROCK: I'm counting on you, Sudowoodo!

SUDOWOODO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

BROCK: Okay, Ash! Ready when you are!

ASH: Infernape! Use Flame Wheel!

INFERNAPE: [FLAME WHEEL MOVE]

BROCK: Sudowoodo! Block it, quick!

SUDOWOODO: [BRACING]

INFERNAPE: [EXERTION]

ASH: Awesome! Nice power, Infernape!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Ash and Infernape are looking great!

PIPLUP: [AGREEING]

ASH: Okay! Let's give it another go!

Now, Flame Wheel again!

INFERNAPE: [FLAME WHEEL MOVE] / [PAINED]

ASH: What's going on?

INFERNAPE: [ANGRY]

PIKACHU: [SHOCK]

BROCK: Is that?

ASH: IS it? Let's try it then!

Infernape, use Flare Blitz, go!

INFERNAPE: [FLARE BLITZ MOVE]

It's about you It's about me

It's about hope It's about dreams

It's about friends that work together

To claim their destiny

It's about reaching for the skies

Pokemon!

Given the courage And willing to try

It's about never giving up So hold your head up

And we will carry on... Sinnoh League Victors

Pokemon!

INFERNAPE: [FLARE BLITZ MOVE]

SUDOWOODO: [YELP]

BROCK: Sudowoodo!

INFERNAPE: [GROAN]

ASH: Infernape?

INFERNAPE: [REASSURING]

ASH: Infernape! Looks to me like you learned Flare Blitz!

Is that true?

INFERNAPE: [AFFIRMITAIVE]

BARRY: That was amazing, Ash! What's up with that?

ASH: Barry!

BARRY: So, that was Flare Blitz, right?

ASH: Yeah!

BROCK: Instead of using Flame Wheel,

Infernape powered up by learning Flare Blitz!

- That was great! - ASH: Thanks!

Wow, nice work, Infernape!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

INFERNAPE: [GRATEFUL]

DAWN: Flare Blitz looked really powerful, too!

PIPLUP: [AGREEING] BROCK: It is a powerful move,

but you need to be careful using it.

Like Pikachu using Volt Tackle,

Infernape will sustain recoil damage!

ASH: Right! INFERNAPE: [CONFIRMING]

BARRY: So, you're training hard to beat Paul, aren't you?

ASH: Yeah, but I've got to defeat Conway first...

BARRY: Right! I forgot!

So, this is your Pokémon team for today...

You're going for pure power with those three!

DAWN: I sure hope powerful Pokémon

are enough to beat Conway...

CONWAY: Kudos to Ash for Infernape learning Flare Blitz.

So, it appears we'll be facing off

against the team of Infernape, Torterra, and Glalie...

ANNOUNCER: And Tangrowth has rendered

Hippowdon unable to battle,

which means that wraps up the fifth match of Round Three!

JESSIE: Come on, customers... any time now!

MEOWTH: Yeah, boss lady said

this spot was primo for making piles of dough!

JAMES: Ho ho! It's grand to have landed such a lovely location

for our way with a savvy snack! Customers please...

JESSIE: Deadsville... Not even a peep!

JAMES: Well, look what we have here!

MEOWTH: It's Cynthia, the Champion, in the flesh!

JESSIE: Who needs food! Oh, Champion?

JAMES: I'll just bet you're famished!

MEOWTH: We've got grub to die for!

CYNTHIA: You know...

I am getting just a little bit hungry...

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH: Course you are!

JESSIE: Excuse me... Champion?

JAMES: Indecisive, are we?

CYNTHIA: It all looks delicious!

Do I want a sandwich?

Oh, that ice cream looks good, too!

GUY: It's the Champion!

WOMAN: She's so funny!

GUY: She can't make up her mind!

GUY : I'm getting kind of hungry as well...

WOMAN : I want to get something to eat, too!

GUY: Bag of popcorn please!

WOMAN: Can I get a candy bar?

MEOWTH: Ka ching! I'm sure glad chowing down's their thing!

JESSIE: Nothing like having a Champion customer magnet!

JAMES: Don't decide all you want!

ANNOUNCER: The Trainers who will battle it out

on the grass b*ttlefield are Conway and Ash!

This will be a three-on-three battle,

and it will be over when all three Pokémon on either side

are unable to continue!

So now who will win this match

and advance to the next exciting round?

We used Coin Toss to determine who gets the first attack,

so time to reveal your Pokémon!

CONWAY: All right, Shuckle! Here we go!

SHUCKLE: [APPEARING]

DAWN: Cool! Shuckle!

POKEDEX: Shuckle. The Mold Pokémon.

Shuckle stores berries inside its shell,

and the berries eventually turn into a delicious juice.

ASH: Noctowl, I choose you!

NOCTOWL: [APPEARING]

CONWAY: I guess my prediction was a little off...

Considering Ash's personality,

I figured he'd use the Pokémon

that had recently learned a new move...

BARRY: A Noctowl. Wow!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED] PIPLUP: [IMPRESSED]

DAWN: I think that's one of the Pokémon Ash caught

while in Johto!

POKEDEX: Noctowl. The Owl Pokémon,

and the evolved form of Hoothoot.

Noctowl's eyes have a special power that allows it to see

in the faintest light as if it was the middle of the day.

BARRY: Brock, Ash's Noctowl's a different shiny color!

BROCK: Yeah!

BARRY: Wait. Why isn't Ash using Infernape, now?

BROCK: He may be planning to use Noctowl's speed

to shake things up!

JUDGE: Conway gets the first move! Begin!

CONWAY: Shuckle! Use Withdraw!

SHUCKLE: [WITHDRAW MOVE]

ASH: Hey, he raised its Defense! Okay Noctowl, use Sky Attack!

NOCTOWL: [SKY ATTACK MOVE]

CONWAY: Use Withdraw once more!

ANNOUNCER: And Shuckle uses Withdraw again,

to try and withstand Noctowl's attack!

ASH: Go! NOCTOWL: [SKY ATTACK MOVE]

CONWAY: Withdraw, one more time!

SHUCKLE: [WITHDRAW MOVE]

NOCTOWL: [SKY ATTACK MOVE] / [YELP]

ASH: What? PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

BARRY: No way!

ANNOUNCER: And Noctowl is stopped cold!

CONWAY: Come on Ash. What did you expect

with an incredible defense like Shuckle's?

NOCTOWL: [DAZED] / [FOCUSED]

ASH: Noctowl! Are you all right? Great!

CONWAY: Shuckle, now! Power Trick, let's go!

SHUCKLE: [POWER TRICK MOVE]

ASH: What's that?

BARRY: I knew Shuckle would use that move!

PIKACHU: [CONFUSED] DAWN: Hey what's Power Trick?

PIPLUP: [CONFUSED]

BROCK: It's a move that switches

a Pokémon's attack and defense stats.

In Shuckle's case,

its Defense is really high and its Attack power is really low,

but if that were to be switched using Power Trick...

DAWN: ...then Shuckle's Attack power would become really high!

BARRY: That's right,

but then its Defense would be really low.

Conway wants to win this with one shot!

ASH: Noctowl, quick! Use Air Slash!

NOCTOWL: [AIR SLASH MOVE]

CONWAY: Gyro Ball, go!

SHUCKLE: [GYRO BALL MOVE]

ANNOUNCER: Whoa! Air Slash is knocked away in midair,

causing Shuckle zero damage!

ANNOUNCER: Now, using its elevated

attack power from Power Trick,

Shuckle launches a blistering attack!

NOCTOWL: [EXERTION]

ASH: Noctowl, no!

SHUCKLE: [PAINED]

ASH: What power! Wow!

NOCTOWL: [ANNOYED]

CONWAY: Say! Noctowl got up after that?

BARRY: Awesome!

DAWN: That Conway... He's strong!

ASH: Okay, Noctowl, return! Get some rest for now!

ASH: All right! It's head-to-head battle time!

Donphan, I choose you!

DONPHAN: [APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER: And Ash switches his Pokémon from Noctowl to Donphan!

CONWAY: So, Ash has chosen a Pokémon with a lot of power!

All right, Shuckle, Sludge b*mb, now!

SHUCKLE: [SLUDGE b*mb MOVE]

ASH: Donphan, Rollout!

DONPHAN: [ROLLOUT MOVE]

CONWAY: What? Shuckle, use Gyro Ball, go!

SHUCKLE: [GYRO BALL MOVE]

DONPHAN: [ROLLOUT MOVE] / [YELP]

ASH: Donphan, return!

BARRY: Gyro Ball is a tough move to counter...

DAWN: Yeah, and Conway sure knows

how to make total use of its spin!

BROCK: The big problem is,

Donphan's attack is only half as effective

if it ever gets deflected!

Did Ash switch Pokémon because of a strategy change?

ASH: Now, Gible, I choose you!

GIBLE: [APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER: And Ash's third Pokémon is Gible!

CONWAY: I didn't think it had mastered Draco Meteor yet...

So let's just see what Ash has up his sleeve...

BARRY: Gible! Yes!

PIKACHU: [CHEERING] PIPLUP: [CHEERING]

JESSIE: There's never a dull moment when Gible att*cks...

MEOWTH: Thank you! Come again!

Lose the loafing and get back to work!

JAMES: What? And miss battle bliss?

CONWAY: Honestly, who cares?

We'll see if you can handle Shuckle! Use Gyro Ball!

ASH: Gible, here it comes! Catch it!

GIBLE: [AGREEING]

SHUCKLE: [GYRO BALL MOVE] GIBLE: [EXERTION]

SHUCKLE: [GYRO BALL MOVE]

GIBLE: [EXERTION] SHUCKLE: [STRUGGLING]

ANNOUNCER: Now there's a surprise move!

Gible's caught Shuckle in its giant mouth

and is holding on tight!

SHUCKLE, GIBLE: [STRUGGLING]

ASH: What do you know!

Gible's habit of biting everything's

sure coming in handy now!

CONWAY: Talk about a strong-armed tactic!

Even I couldn't have predicted this!

BARRY: Now that I think of it,

Gible does like to chew on stuff...

DAWN: Yeah, works in this case!

GIBLE: [CHOMPING]

ASH: Awesome job, Gible! Hold tight!

CONWAY: Not for long, Ash!

Shuckle, use Sludge b*mb in Gible's mouth!

SHUCKLE: [SMUG]

GIBLE: [SLUDGE b*mb MOVE]

ASH: Gible!

ANNOUNCER: And Shuckle unleashes Sludge b*mb

in a most unusual way!

CONWAY: Now please let go of Shuckle!

GIBLE: [EXERTION]

ASH: Okay, Gible, spit it out!

GIBLE, SHUCKLE: [SHOCKED]

ASH: Gible, no, wait! GIBLE, SHUCKLE: [CONFUSED]

ASH: Stay where you are and sh**t out Shuckle

using Draco Meteor!

SHUCKLE: [STRUGGLING] GIBLE: [DRACO METEOR MOVE]

CONWAY: But Gible hasn't mastered Draco Meteor!

SHUCKLE: [AFRIAD]

ASH: It worked! Gible, you're the best!

GIBLE: [HAPPY]

ANNOUNCER: Draco Meteor and Shuckle soar into the air!

A powerful move!

PIPLUP: [CHEERING] PIKACHU: [CHEERING]

- DAWN: It worked! - BARRY: Way to go! All right!

SHUCKLE: [DAZED]

JUDGE: Shuckle is unable to battle! Gible wins!

ASH: All right! Gible, we did it!

GIBLE: [HAPPY]

CONWAY: Shuckle, return!

You were just amazing.

And thanks to all your help,

I now know which Pokémon Ash is going to be using today.

Lickilicky, let's go!

LICKILICKY: [APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER: And Conway's second Pokémon is Lickilicky!

LICKILICKY: [CONTENT]

ASH: Gible, look out for that tongue!

GIBLE: [APPEARING]

CONWAY: Now, Lickilicky, use Lick!

LICKILICKY: [EXERTION]

ASH: Gible, Dragon Pulse! Let's go!

LICKILICKY: [LICK MOVE] GIBLE: [DISTRUBED]

DAWN: Lick overload!

BARRY: Hope Gible can breathe....

PIPLUP: [DISTURBED]

BROCK: I know Lick can sometimes cause opponents

to become paralyzed,

but this seems like something more...

GIBLE: [DISTURBED]

ANNOUNCER: What an incredibly effective move!

Gible can barely stand up!

ASH: Get a hold of yourself, Gible! Now use Dig!

GIBLE: [DIG MOVE]

ANNOUNCER: And Gible escapes by using Dig!

But will Gible be able to attack?

CONWAY: Don't let it go! Use Power Whip!

LICKILICKY: [POWER WHIP MOVE]

GIBLE: [SHOCKED]

ANNOUNCER: Lickilicky's versatile tongue

is not your ordinary tongue for sure,

as it digs out Gible from underground, using Power Whip!

ASH: Gible, return!

GIBLE: [AFRAID]

ASH: You're up again, Noctowl! I choose you!

NOCTOWL: [APPEARING]

CONWAY: A Flying type, of course!

All right, Power Whip!

NOCTOWL: [POWER WHIP MOVE]

ANNOUNCER: It's not enough to reach Noctowl!

ASH: Air Slash, go!

NOCTOWL: [AIR SLASH MOVE]

LICKILICKY: [YELP]

CONWAY: Use Thunderbolt instead!

LICKILICKY: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

ASH: Quick, Noctowl, dodge it!

NOCTOWL: [EXERTION] ANNOUNCER: Quick is right,

as Noctowl dodges Lickilicky's Thunderbolt!

ASH: All right! Extrasensory!

NOCTOWL: [EXTRASENSORY MOVE]

LICKILICKY: [CONFUSED]

ASH: Now, throw it down!

NOCTOWL: [EXTRASENSORY MOVE]

LICKILICKY: [DAZED]

JUDGE: Lickilicky is unable to battle! Noctowl wins!

ANNOUNCER: Lickilicky has been eliminated,

and Conway is down to his last Pokémon!

ASH: Yes! Thanks, Noctowl! We did it!

NOCTOWL: [PROUD]

BARRY: Ash's on a roll!

DAWN: He's amazing!

PIKACHU: [CHEERING] PIPLUP: [CHEERING]

BROCK: Gible mastering Draco Meteor

has really given Ash some serious momentum!

MEOWTH: I can totally dig why you guys ditched working

with all this Twerp action happening on the tube!

JAMES: The Twerp may well win it in one fell swoop!

JESSIE: But he is still a Twerp...

CONWAY: Lickilicky, return!

Excellent work!

Dusknoir, let's go!

DUSKNOIR: [APPEARING]

CONWAY: Dusknoir, Trick Room!

DUSKNOIR: [TRICK ROOM MOVE]

ASH: What's going on?

CONWAY: Ash, welcome to Trick Room!

Its effects last even if it's no longer visible,

so I would suggest you keep that in mind!

BARRY: This is the first time I've seen that move!

DAWN: It really looked like they were trapped inside a room!

BROCK: It's possible Conway used Shuckle and Lickilicky just so

he could figure out which Pokémon Ash was going to use,

so Conway could turn around and use Trick Room!

ASH: Okay, Extrasensory!

NOCTOWL: [EXTRASENSORY MOVE]

CONWAY: Use Thunder Punch!

DUSKNOIR: [AFFIRMATIVE] NOCTOWL: [SHOCK]

DUSKNOIR: [THUNDER PUNCH MOVE] NOCTOWL: [YELP]

ASH: No, Noctowl! NOCTOWL: [PAIN]

JUDGE: Noctowl is unable to battle! Dusknoir wins!

ANNOUNCER: Conway fires back fiercely,

as Dusknoir eliminates Noctowl with a single move

and leaves Ash with just two Pokémon!

ASH: Dusknoir moved so quickly I didn't see it coming!

CONWAY: Noctowl's super flying speed,

and Donphan's spinning speed, as well as Gible's Dig...

their speeds are all incredible!

And that makes this Trick Room all the more useful, of course!

CONWAY: You see, this powerful move enables the slowest Pokémon

to launch an attack first!

Which means while Trick Room is in effect,

my slow Dusknoir has an advantage

by always having the opportunity to strike

before any of your Pokémon has a chance!

ASH: I've never even heard of that move...

BARRY: Trick Room sounds really scary!

BROCK: Up until now, it looked like the wind was at Ash's back,

but it was all happening according to Conway's plan!

ASH: Noctowl, return!

Thanks a lot. Now you get a good rest!

CONWAY: So! Which of your Pokémon are going down next?

ASH: Look, the battle's not over yet!

Donphan, I choose you!

DONPHAN: [APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER: And Trick Room is still in effect!

Will Ash be able to counter it?

ASH: All right! Donphan, use Rollout!

CONWAY: Use Shadow Punch!

DONPHAN: [ROLLOUT MOVE] DUSKNOIR: [SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]

DONPHAN: [GROAN]

ASH: Donphan! Oh man...

No matter what I do, Dusknoir's able to strike first!

I'd better switch! Donphan, return!

- CONWAY: Mean Look! - ASH: What?

DUSKNOIR: [MEAN LOOK MOVE]

ASH: Oh no!

ANNOUNCER: Donphan is hit with Mean Look,

so Ash won't be able to switch Pokémon!

BARRY: If Donphan's been hit with Mean Look,

there's nowhere to run! What's Ash going to do?

CONWAY: It's the end of the line, Ash.

Shadow Punch!

DUSKNOIR: [SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]

DONPHAN: [YELP]

ASH: No, Donphan!

DONPHAN: [DAZED]

JUDGE: Donphan is unable to battle! Dusknoir wins!

ANNOUNCER: Dusknoir takes out two of Ash's Pokémon!

Both sides have one left!

CONWAY: I hope you're enjoying the effects of Trick Room...

And, it's still going strong!

ASH: Donphan, return!

You were totally awesome!

Thanks!

All right, here we go! Gible, I choose you!

GIBLE: [APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER: And Trick Room reveals itself again!

How will Ash deal with it this time?

CONWAY: Draco Meteor may have beaten Shuckle

but it won't work this time!

ASH: Gible, use Dig!

GIBLE: [DIG MOVE] CONWAY: Use Shadow Punch!

DUSKNOIR: [SHADOW PUNCH MOVE] GIBLE: [YELP]

ANNOUNCER: And Dusknoir strikes first again!

Gible has been hurtled into the ground!

ASH: We're just fine! Gible, go!

ASH: Gible, straight up!

GIBLE: [EXERTION]

CONWAY: I don't think so! Use Shadow Punch!

DUSKNOIR: [SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]

ASH: Gible! Bite that Shadow Punch!

CONWAY: What? GIBLE: [EXERTION]

DUSKNOIR: [SHADOW PUNCH MOVE] GIBLE: [EXERTION]

DUSKNOIR: [SHOCK]

CONWAY: What kind of move is that?

It ate the Shadow Punch!

GIBLE: [EXERTION]

DUSKNOIR: [SHOCK]

ASH: Gible! Draco Meteor!

GIBLE: [DRACO METEOR MOVE]

DUSKNOIR: [YELP]

ASH: Use Dragon Pulse!

GIBLE: [PREPARING]

CONWAY: Dusknoir, use Shadow Punch once more!

DUSKNOIR: [SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]

GIBLE: [DRAGON PULSE MOVE] DUSKNOIR: [SURPRISED]

DUSKNOIR: [GRUNT]

CONWAY: Dusknoir!

JUDGE: Dusknoir is unable to battle! Gible wins!

And that means the victor is Ash!

ANNOUNCER: And after a dazzling display of power and strategy,

Ash defeats Conway and advances on to round four! What a match!

ASH: All right! Gible, you showed them!

ASH: Thanks so much Gible! You were just amazing!

GIBLE: [HAPPY]

MEOWTH: He ripped it!

JESSIE: Twerps get it right sometimes...

JAMES: I say we grab that gifted Gible...

DAWN: He won! Now he's off to the fourth round!

BARRY: I can't stand it! I'm fining that guy!

BROCK: Well, though that was a tough battle,

Gible finally mastering Draco Meteor was key!

CONWAY: Dusknoir, return!

Excellent work!

This has got to be the least calculated battle

I've ever seen!

At least a new battle equation has been inputted

into my database...

ANNOUNCER: Folks, we have our top eight Trainers!

We will now randomly shuffle our top eight

to determine the match ups for round four, the quarterfinals,

taking place tomorrow!

ANNOUNCER: And there they are!

The battle format will change to a six-on-six Full Battle,

which means The Sinnoh League tournament

is sure to heat up even more!

DAWN: Ash against Paul...

BARRY: It's about time!

Ash and Paul are finally going to battle it out!

BROCK: And Gible gets today's gallantry award!

Eat all you want!

GIBLE, NOCTOWL, DONPHAN: [GRATEFUL] / [EATING]

DAWN: Now that Gible's mastered Draco Meteor,

I'm sure Piplup will be able to rest easier!

Am I right? PIPLUP: [HAPPY]

ASH: Thanks a lot, Gible, Noctowl, and Donphan.

I'll work hard in round four! And that's a promise!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

- BARRY: It's Paul! - ASH: Hey Paul!

ASH: So! Are you fine-tuning your Pokémon?

PAUL: Yeah. ELECTIVIRE: [ANGRY]

PIKACHU: [DETERMINED]

CYNTHIA: It's Paul versus Ash...

I'm really looking forward to their battle!

NARRATOR: And so, Ash advances to round four,

the quarterfinals, where a battle with Paul

promises some red-hot excitement!

So stay tuned for two longtime rivals,

going head-to-head!

ASH: I got Buizel, Professor!

PROFESSOR OAK: Good!

Noctowl and the others are all in good hands!

So, waiting for your third Pokémon for tomorrow?

ASH: Right! It should be here any minute now!

PIPLUP: [HAPPY] PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

DAWN: Hey Ash! It's here!

ASH: Really? PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

BROCK: Ash! Look!

ASH: I've been waiting... Gliscor!

GLISCOR: [EXCITED]