19x34 - Analysis Versus Passion!

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NARRATOR: Intense battle action

is a hallmark of the Kalos League

After many hard-fought battles,

Ash has managed to make it to the semifinal round

and Goodra has rejoined his team for the Full Battle ahead!

NARRATOR: Now, with a six-Pokémon lineup,

Ash is about to fulfill a promise

and face off against his rival Sawyer!

CHARIZARD: [DRAGON CLAW MOVE]

RHYPERIOR: [PAINED]

REMO: Rhypo, NO!

RHYPERIOR: [STUNNED]

REFEREE: Rhyperior is unable to battle! Charizard is the winner!

ANNOUNCER: And Remo's Rhyperior is defeated,

leaving him with one Pokémon left!

Ladies and gentlemen, it's crunch time!

ASH: Wow!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

BONNIE: So strong!

CLEMONT: In all of Alain's battles up until now,

he's only used Metagross and Charizard.

CLEMONT: His strength is still as incalculable as ever.

SERENA: Right.

ALAIN: Now, if I win this battle Next stop?

The final round! Got it?

CHARIZARD: [AFFIRMATIVE]

REMO: This Pokémon will beat them all! Go, Garchoo!

GARCHOMP: [APPEARING]

REMO: Ever since we lost to you the last time,

we've trained and pushed ourselves to the limit!

REMO: Day after day,

all we could think about was defeating you.

REMO: You're about to see the results of that hard training!

Prepare for a SHOCK!

REMO: Now, Garchoo GO! Mega Evolve!

GARCHOMP: [MEGA EVOLUTION]

ANNOUNCER: What a sight!

Garchomp has Mega Evolved! Remo means business!

REMO: Now. Watch and learn! Garchoo, Draco Meteor!

MEGA GARCHOMP: [DRACO METEOR MOVE]

ALAIN: Dodge it!

CHARIZARD: [JUMPING]

CHARIZARD: [DODGING]

CHARIZARD: [PAINED]

REMO: You must admit that's one powerful move!

ALAIN: Respond to my heart!

Now, Key Stone! Beyond Evolution! Mega Evolve!

CHARIZARD: [MEGA EVOLUTION]

ANNOUNCER: Out of this world!

Alain's Charizard has Mega Evolved, too!

It's a clash of dueling Mega-Evolved Pokémon!

MEGA CHARIZARD/ MEGA GARCHOMP: [GROWLING]

REMO: That's what I like to see! Now, Garchoo, Dragon Rush!

MEGA GARCHOMP: [DRAGON RUSH MOVE]

ALAIN: Dragon Claw!

MEGA CHARIZARD: [DRAGON CLAW MOVE]

MEGA GARCHOMP: [EXERTION] [GROWLING]

ALAIN: Charizard, throw it!

MEGA CHARIZARD: [EXERTION] MEGA GARCHOMP: [GROWLING]

-REMO: Oh, no! -ALAIN: Use Flamethrower!

MEGA CHARIZARD: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

MEGA GARCHOMP: [PAINED] MEGA CHARIZARD: [DIVING]

ALAIN/REMO: DRAGON CLAW!

MEGA GARCHOMP, MEGA CHARIZARD: [DRAGON CLAW MOVE]

REMO: Garchoo!

MEGA GARCHOMP: [STUNNED]

REFEREE: Garchomp is unable to battle! Charizard wins!

The winner is Alain!

ANNOUNCER: He did it!

It's Alain who will advance to the final round!

MEGA CHARIZARD: [LANDING]

CHARIZARD: [ROARING]

PIKACHU: [IMPRESSED]

ALAIN: That was great battling, Charizard!

I stand tall 'Cause I know I'm a winner

Knock me down I'll just get up again

You've met your match Yeah, I'm no beginner

Pokémon

Pokémon Gotta catch 'em all!

I stand tall 'cause I know I'm a winner

Pokémon

Pokémon

Gotta catch 'em all!

ASH: All right, it's time to battle Sawyer.

PIKACHU/GRENINJA/TALONFLAME/ NOIVERN/HAWLUCHA: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: I know I've made mistakes. You're still with me.

And that means a lot. You're the best team ever!

ASH: I believe in you more than I can say!

PIKACHU/GRENINJA/TALONFLAME/ NOIVERN/HAWLUCHA/GOODRA: [HAPPY]

NOIVERN: [ENCOURAGING]

ASH: Let's win this thing! Together!

PIKACHU/GRENINJA/TALONFLAME/ NOIVERN/HAWLUCHA: [AFFIRMATIVE]

SAWYER: It's finally time.

BONNIE: Ash's battling Sawyer

I'm getting kind of nervous.

SHAUNA: Clemont, didn't you tell me

Ash lost to Sawyer a while back?

CLEMONT: I did. Never count Sawyer out!

TIERNO: Wait till you see this.

Their battling styles are different

still, he reminds me of Ash.

TIERNO: It's like the same sort of battle vibe

is inside both of them.

TREVOR: Wow. You think so?

CLEMONT: Sawyer's been analyzing Ash's style

in order to catch up to him.

I would say that's exactly what you're referring to, Tierno.

PROFESSOR SYCAMORE: Interesting,

a match between a Trainer like Ash,

who battles with passion, and Sawyer,

who operates using cool and calm analysis

DIANTHA: In a way, they're exact opposites.

I'm really looking forward

to seeing what kind of battle this will be.

PROFESSOR SYCAMORE: Yeah.

ANNOUNCER: Now! The second battle of the semifinal round,

and our Trainers are making their entrances!

TIERNO: All right, Ash! Win it!

BONNIE: You can do it!

CHESPIN: [CHEERING]

MALVA: Get a shot of their faces first!

JAMES: Post-haste!

JESSIE: I'm just too tired

to take head shots of a completely clueless Twerp!

JESSIE: We should be filming my radiant beauty.

MEOWTH: Chin up. Just a little more stuff.

This is the last battle of the livelong day.

JESSIE: Ohh!!

SAWYER: It's time.

SAWYER: I'll be waiting for you.

ASH: Yeah.

SAWYER: It's all gonna work out.

The person I admire so much will win in the end.

And I'll be waiting.

SAWYER: I wanna beat Ash.

I've just gotta beat him! And I will.

ASH: All right. Bring it on.

This one's mine.

ANNOUNCER: And now for the b*ttlefield

ANNOUNCER: It's a forest!

REFEREE: Ash versus Sawyer!

Competing head-to-head in our next semifinal battle!

REFEREE: Each Trainer will have the use of six Pokémon,

and substitutions are allowed.

REFEREE: When all six of either Trainer's Pokémon

are unable to continue, the battle will be over!

REFEREE: When three Pokémon on one side are unable to continue,

the b*ttlefield will change.

REFEREE: Trainers, begin!

ASH: Hawlucha, I choose you!

HAWLUCHA: [APPEARING]

HAWLUCHA: [JUMPING]

HAWLUCHA: [CONFIDENT]

CLEMONT: Hawlucha?

BONNIE: It looks different.

CLEMONT: Wow, you're right

SERENA: See, yesterday

SERENA: What's wrong, Hawlucha? HAWLUCHA: [DEMONSTRATING]

HAWLUCHA: [PROUD]

HAWLUCHA: [CHALLENGING]

CLEMONT: That's dramatic!

SERENA: You need to make an entrance

like the Forest Champion. That's important!

BONNIE: Yeah!

BONNIE: All right, Hawlucha, looking good!

DEDENNE: [AGREEMENT]

HAWLUCHA: [SHOUTING]

SAWYER: So, Hawlucha's gonna be your first Pokémon, huh?

ASH: Yeah, we go with Hawlucha first!

HAWLUCHA: [AGREEMENT]

SAWYER: Then I'm gonna use Slaking!

SLAKING: [YAWNING]

BONNIE: It's so cute!

POKEDEX: Slaking. The Lazy Pokémon.

Slaking lies down most of the time.

It gets up and moves only when

there is no more grass close by to eat.

BONNIE: I wanna hug!

TIERNO: That's a Slaking

CLEMONT: Slaking has quite a disadvantage

against Hawlucha, though. I wonder what Sawyer's planning

REFEREE: All right, battle begin!

ASH: Let's go, Hawlucha! Make the first move!

Use Karate Chop!

HAWLUCHA: [AFFIRMATIVE] HAWLUCHA: [KARATE CHOP MOVE]

HAWLUCHA: [CHALLENGING]

SLAKING: [YAWNING] HAWLUCHA: [SURPRISED]

ASH: Now use High Jump Kick!

HAWLUCHA: [JUMPING]

HAWLUCHA: [HIGH JUMP KICK MOVE]

HAWLUCHA: [CHALLENGING]

ANNOUNCER: Really?

While Hawlucha aggressively attacks,

Slaking's doing nothing at all!

ASH: Use X-Scissor!

HAWLUCHA: [X-SCISSOR MOVE]

HAWLUCHA: [FRUSTRATED]

CLEMONT: Whenever Hawlucha's having a battle,

it usually gets worked up by trading blows with its opponent.

But if its opponent doesn't move

SERENA: Things get difficult.

TIERNO: Just keep attacking! If it's not gonna move,

you'll eventually win the match!

ASH: Now, Karate Chop!

HAWLUCHA: [KARATE CHOP MOVE]

SLAKING: [YAWNING]

ASH: Hawlucha, use Karate Chop again!

HAWLUCHA: [AFFIRMATIVE] HAWLUCHA: [KARATE CHOP MOVE]

ANNOUNCER: Hawlucha unleashes fierce attacks!

Slaking must be feeling that!

HAWLUCHA: [PLEASED]

ANNOUNCER: Slaking is unfazed!

TIERNO: I think Slaking's just acting tough.

BONNIE: Tough? What do you mean?

SAWYER: Now, Slaking, use Slack Off!

SLAKING: [SLACK OFF MOVE]

CLEMONT: Right now?!

CLEMONT: Slack Off is a move that

allows the user to recover its strength simply by relaxing!

TREVOR: Even so, if Slaking keeps on taking hits like that,

it will eventually lose.

SERENA: I wonder what Sawyer's strategy is.

ASH/SERENA/CLEMONT/BONNIE, ACT BREAK: "Who's that Pokémon?"

ASH/SERENA/CLEMONT/BONNIE: "It's Slaking!"

ASH: No doubt about it.

Sawyer's got something up his sleeve.

If so, I've gotta beat him before he acts on it!

ASH: High Jump Kick, go!

HAWLUCHA: [HIGH JUMP KICK MOVE]

ASH: Now use X-Scissor!

HAWLUCHA: [X-SCISSOR MOVE]

HAWLUCHA: [LANDING]

HAWLUCHA: [SHOCKED]

ASH: All right, Flying Press!

HAWLUCHA: [FLYING PRESS MOVE]

SAWYER: Slaking, Counter! Let's go!

SLAKING: [COUNTER MOVE]

HAWLUCHA: [PAINED]

ASH: Hawlucha, no!

BONNIE: Hawlucha!

DEDENNE: [WORRIED]

REFEREE: Hawlucha is unable to battle!

SLAKING: [PLEASED]

REFEREE: Slaking's the winner!

ANNOUNCER: It looked like Hawlucha had the upper hand,

but in one shot, it's out of contention!

ASH: Great job. You were awesome. Now, take a good rest.

So that's what you were after all along!

SAWYER: I always thought about using Slaking against Hawlucha.

I knew Hawlucha wouldn't have such an easy time

if its opponent didn't defend.

ASH: I'm impressed.

You took Hawlucha's battling style and used it against it.

SERENA: Who would have thought of such a tactic?

CLEMONT: Looks like Sawyer thought through his strategies

much more than we anticipated.

ANNOUNCER: Now, who will be Ash's second Pokémon?

ASH: Talonflame, I choose you!

TALONFLAME: [APPEARING]

ASH: 'Kay t's do this. Use Steel Wing!

TALONFLAME: [STEEL WING MOVE]

SAWYER: Slaking, use Slack Off!

SLAKING: [SLACK OFF MOVE]

BONNIE: Look! It healed itself again!

SERENA: Maybe they're dragging it out,

so it can win it again with one attack!

ASH: Slaking's gotta be feeling Hawlucha's attacks!

ASH: Keep it up!

Use Flame Charge and don't let Slaking recover!

CLEMONT: Even if Slack Off works,

it doesn't change the fact that Slaking has taken damage.

And eventually, that will be an opportunity to strike!

SAWYER: Use Hammer Arm!

SLAKING: [HAMMER ARM MOVE]

SLAKING: [COLLAPSE]

TALONFLAME: [FLAME CHARGE MOVE] SLAKING: [HAMMER ARM MOVE]

SLAKING: [PAINED]

ASH: Yess! Use Brave Bird!

TALONFLAME: [BRAVE BIRD MOVE]

SLAKING: [PAINED]

SLAKING: [STUNNED]

REFEREE: Slaking is unable to battle!

Talonflame's the winner!

ANNOUNCER: And Talonflame gets that win

with a barrage of attacks!

ASH: All right!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

SAWYER: You were amazing, Slaking.

You did exactly what I was hoping you would do.

SAWYER: Alright Clawitzer, you're up next. Now Go!

CLAWITZER: [APPEARING]

CLEMONT: Clawitzer. It's a Water type,

battling Talonflame, who's a Fire type

TREVOR: He's going by the book.

SAWYER: Clawitzer, use Aqua Jet!

CLAWITZER: [AQUA JET MOVE]

ASH: Dodge it, quick! TALONFLAME: [DODGING]

ASH: It's following Talonflame!

CLAWITZER: [AQUA JET MOVE] TALONFLAME: [DODGING]

SHAUNA: I had no idea you can use Aqua Jet like that!

TREVOR: Sawyer's strategies are out of the box!

TIERNO: Yeah, kind of reminds me of Ash.

SAWYER: I've been inspired by your ideas

and trained hard to think in a different way.

ASH: Awesome. Talonflame, dive in!

SAWYER: All right! Clawitzer, use Ice Beam!

CLAWITZER: [ICE BEAM MOVE] TALONFLAME: [PAINED]

ASH: Use your smoking hot Flame Charge!

TALONFLAME: [FLAME CHARGE MOVE]

CLEMONT: Look at the way that Flame Charge melted the ice!

BONNIE: Yippee! DEDENNE: [CHEERING]

SAWYER: Aqua Jet, let's go!

CLAWITZER: [AQUA JET MOVE]

TALONFLAME: [FLAME CHARGE MOVE]

TALONFLAME: [STUNNED]

ASH: Talonflame, no! PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

REFEREE: Talonflame is unable to battle! Clawitzer's the winner!

ANNOUNCER: And Clawitzer comes out on top in an aerial battle!

ASH: Thanks a lot, Talonflame.

SAWYER: Talonflame's best known for its speed.

If I could make it stop just for a moment, I knew we could win.

JESSIE: What do you know?

The Twerp's looking rather twerpish.

JAMES: The pressure's on.

MEOWTH: You think he's gonna lose?

JESSIE: For some strange reason that stinks.

CLEMONT: It feels like everything is going

according to the way Sawyer planned it from the beginning.

SERENA: It seems that way.

Sawyer really has Ash all figured out.

CLEMONT: Yeah.

CLEMONT: Like Sawyer's taken everything he's learned

from Ash to heart.

CLEMONT: All his hard work is paying off.

SERENA: Know what? Ash isn't going to lose.

SERENA: Nobody could ever duplicate the Ash we all know.

ASH: Let's see

ASH: 'Kay, P hu, I choose you!

PIKACHU: [CHALLENGING]

ANNOUNCER: And there's Ash's third Pokémon!

SAWYER: So now it's time for Pikachu

BONNIE: Go for it, Pikachu!

DEDENNE: [CHEERING]

CHESPIN: [CHEERING]

ASH: It's all up to you, buddy! Use the forest for cover.

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE] [RUNNING]

ANNOUNCER: Pikachu makes the first move!

Such incredible speed!

Is this what it means to be lightning fast?

ASH: All right, Thunderbolt, let's go!

PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

SAWYER: Dodge it, quick! CLAWITZER: [DODGING]

BONNIE: It dodged it!

CLEMONT: It's not over yet

ASH: Use Quick Attack!

PIKACHU: [QUICK ATTACK MOVE] SAWYER: Dodge it, Clawitzer!

CLAWITZER: [DODGING]

PIKACHU: [FRUSTRATED]

SAWYER: Use Ice Beam!

CLAWITZER: [ICE BEAM ATTACK]

ASH: Dodge that! PIKACHU: [DODGING]

ASH: Use Electro Ball!

PIKACHU: [ELECTRO BALL MOVE] SAWYER: Clawitzer, Dragon Pulse!

CLAWITZER: [DRAGON PULSE MOVE]

PIKACHU: [ELECTRO BALL MOVE] CLAWITZER: [PAINED]

PIKACHU: [PAINED]

CLAWITZER: [PAINED]

ANNOUNCER: Neither of them are backing down

in this close battle!

SAWYER: We really need to beat Pikachu.

That will give us a huge advantage.

All right, Clawitzer, use Aqua Jet!

CLAWITZER: [AQUA JET MOVE] ASH: Into the forest!

PIKACHU: [DODGING] [JUMPING]

CLAWITZER: [LANDING] [LOOKING]

ASH: And now use Iron Tail!

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE] [IRON TAIL MOVE]

SAWYER: Hurry and clamp it! CLAWITZER: [DETERMINED]

PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

PIKACHU: [OUTRAGED]

ANNOUNCER: Clawitzer has Pikachu in its grasp!

SAWYER: Now, stay right there and use Water Pulse!

CLAWITZER: [WATER PULSE MOVE]

ASH: Electro Ball!

PIKACHU: [ELECTRO BALL MOVE]

CLAWITZER: [PAINED]

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE] ASH: Now use Thunderbolt!

PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

CLAWITZER: [PANICKING] [PAINED]

SAWYER: Clawitzer!

CLAWITZER: [STUNNED]

REFEREE: Clawitzer is unable to battle! Pikachu's the winner!

ASH: All right! PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

BONNIE: Wow, Pikachu and Ash won! Yippee!

DEDENNE: [EXCITED]

SERENA: Now it's two against two!

PROFESSOR SYCAMORE: Marvelous!

PROFESSOR SYCAMORE: Such an intriguing battle between them.

One to remember!

DIANTHA:There is such a strong bond

bond of trust between both Trainers and their Pokémon

SAWYER: You were great, Clawitzer.

SAWYER: Now this is what

SAWYER: I expect from a battle with Ash!

SAWYER: I'm glad you're back! You're the guy I look up to.

SAWYER: Ash, you never fail to surprise me every single time!

ASH: Well, that was close, too close.

It's 'cause of Pikachu that we won.

PIKACHU: [PLEASED]

ASH: So, what Pokémon are you gonna use next, huh?

SAWYER: All right, Aegislash time!

AEGISLASH: [APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER: Sawyer's third Pokémon is Aegislash!

TIERNO: Aegislash, huh?

I wonder how Ash is going to get past its King's Shield?

ASH: Let's make it happen, buddy!

Get on back into the forest!

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE] [RUNNING] [JUMPING]

PIKACHU: [JUMPING]

SAWYER: Aegislash! Use Sacred Sword!

AEGISLASH: [SACRED SWORD MOVE]

PIKACHU: [JUMPING]

AEGISLASH: [SACRED SWORD MOVE] PIKACHU: [LANDING] [QUESTIONING]

PIKACHU: [JUMPING]

AEGISLASH: [SACRED SWORD MOVE]

PIKACHU: [RUNNING] [QUESTIONING]

SHAUNA: What's going on?

TREVOR: I'm not quite sure.

CLEMONT: Anything can happen at this point.

Sawyer is serious about winning this.

Be careful, Ash Be careful.

PIKACHU: [WATCHING]

NARRATOR: What will be the next move

in Ash and Sawyer's long-awaited battle? How will it be resolved?

And who will advance to the finals?

More answers to come, as the Kalos League journey continues!