19x38 - Down To The Fiery Finish!

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19x38 - Down To The Fiery Finish!

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NARRATOR: After battling his way to the Kalos League finals,

Ash is now in the midst of a heated battle against Alain,

his talented and formidable opponent.

PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

CHARIZARD: [PAINED]

ANNOUNCER: Thunderbolt is super effective!

But Charizard is still standing!

ASH: All right, Pikachu, use Quick Attack!

PIKACHU: [EXHAUSTED]

ALAIN: Use Flamethrower!

CHARIZARD: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

PIKACHU: [PAINED]

ASH: Pikachu!

ANNOUNCER: Uh oh! Pikachu isn't moving!

BONNIE: I hope Pikachu's all right.

DEDENNE: [AGREEMENT]

CLEMONT: Its last battle wore Pikachu out.

ALAIN: Charizard, fly up!

CHARIZARD: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Get up, Pikachu!

PIKACHU: [STRUGGLING]

ALAIN: Use Flamethrower!

PIKACHU: [DETERMINED]

CHARIZARD: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ASH: Now, use Iron Tail and aim it toward the ground!

PIKACHU: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

PIKACHU: [PROUD]

ALAIN: That was impressive. Use Dragon Claw!

ASH: Use Iron Tail!

CHARIZARD: [DRAGON CLAW MOVE]

PIKACHU: [IRON TAIL MOVE]

ASH: Pikachu!

PIKACHU: [STUNNED]

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

ANNOUNCER: That's it! Pikachu is defeated!

Now both Trainers have two Pokémon left!

ASH: Are you okay, Pikachu?

PIKACHU: [TIRED]

ASH: Thanks so much. You were just awesome!

Now leave the rest to us.

CHARIZARD: [PLEASED]

ASH: Oh we're just getting warmed up.

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!

MALVA: Hi. Here is an update from the Kalos League finals.

MALVA: Alain's Charizard has beaten Ash's Pikachu.

JESSIE: Come ON, what is Pikachu doing?!

MEOWTH: Stomping all over our feelings, that's what.

JAMES: Since when are you two cheering for the Twerp?

MEOWTH: Since we decided we don't like this!

JESSIE: The Twerp's our rival, not his!

If he loses to anybody, it'll be us, not him!

JESSIE: From now on, we're the Twerp's cheerleaders!

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH: Rah!

BONNIE: I can't believe it.

Pikachu worked so hard, but it lost.

DEDENNE: [SAD]

TREVOR: Alain's last Pokémon are Charizard and Bisharp.

SAWYER: But remember,

Alain's last two Pokémon have been battling really hard.

CLEMONT: On the other hand,

Ash's last two Pokémon haven't even been in a battle yet.

You could say Ash has the advantage!

SERENA: Yeah. He'll be fine.

When I see Ash grinning like that, I just know it!

MAIRIN: Come on, you can do it, Alain!

ASH: Goodra, I choose you!

GOODRA: [APPEARING]

ALAIN: Charizard, return!

ANNOUNCER: And Charizard's out of the action!

ALAIN: Bisharp, let's go!

BISHARP: [APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER: There they are!

Ash is using Goodra, and Alain is using Bisharp!

ASH: First, we'll fix up the b*ttlefield. Use Rain Dance!

GOODRA: [RAIN DANCE MOVE]

ANNOUNCER: And now Goodra's making it rain!

ASH: All right, use Ice Beam!

GOODRA: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

ALAIN: Dodge it and then use Iron Head!

BISHARP: [IRON HEAD MOVE]

ASH: Block it!

GOODRA: [EFFORT]

ASH: 'Kay, tt it, Goodra!

GOODRA: [EFFORT]

BISHARP: [SHOUTING]

ASH: Use Dragon Pulse!

GOODRA: [DRAGON PULSE MOVE]

ALAIN: Focus Blast!

BISHARP: [FOCUS BLAST MOVE]

BISHARP: [EFFORT]

ALAIN: Iron Head, let's go!

BISHARP: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Use Bide!

BISHARP: [IRON HEAD MOVE]

GOODRA: [PAINED]

ASH: Goodra , are you all right?

GOODRA: [AFFIRMATIVE]

BISHARP: [EFFORT]

ALAIN: Focus Blast!

BISHARP: [FOCUS BLAST MOVE]

GOODRA: [CONFIDENT]

ANNOUNCER: Goodra's hanging in!

Will Ash's strategy turn out to be the best one

going between our two competitors?

ALAIN: Go around it! Then Iron Head!

BISHARP: [DETERMINED]

GOODRA: [SURPRISED]

BISHARP: [IRON HEAD MOVE]

GOODRA: [PAINED]

ASH: Use Bide!

GOODRA: [BIDE MOVE]

BISHARP: [SHOCKED]

BISHARP: [WEAK]

ALAIN: Bisharp, are you okay?

ANNOUNCER: Ash unleashes a counterattack,

and Goodra overpowers Bisharp!

SEVIPER/BEEDRILL/PINSIR/WOOPER/ QUAGSIRE/SWANNA/LOTAD/BEEDRILL/

FLORGES/BELLSPROUT/FLOETTE: [EXCITED]

ANNOUNCER: Well done, Goodra,

for enduring those unbelievable att*cks!

MEYER: This sure is an exciting battle!

MEYER: I wish I could have somehow made it to the stadium.

You, Clembot?

CLEMBOT: I'm right with you on that.

ALAIN: Iron Head, GO!

BISHARP: [IRON HEAD MOVE]

BISHARP: [PLEASED]

GOODRA: [WEAK]

ASH: Oh no, Goodra!

ANNOUNCER: That was a potent strike!

Could be trouble for Goodra.

ALAIN: Now use Guillotine!

BISHARP: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Come on, Goodra, Dragon Pulse, let's go!

GOODRA: [WEAK]

GOODRA: [DRAGON PULSE MOVE]

BISHARP: [DISMISSIVE]

BISHARP: [GUILLOTINE MOVE]

GOODRA: [PAINED]

BISHARP: [CONFIDENT]

PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

REFEREE: Goodra is unable to battle!

Bisharp's the winner!

ANNOUNCER: Bisharp has defeated Goodra!

BONNIE: I feel so bad for Goodra.

SAWYER: One Pokémon left.

SHAUNA: Which means Ash is down to his last chance.

SERENA: Good luck, Ash.

ASH: Thanks, Goodra. You were great.

ASH: Let's win this together. Go, Greninja!

GRENINJA: [APPEARING]

MALVA: So Ash has finally brought out his Greninja.

MALVA: Greninja will be Ash's final Pokémon

of the Kalos League.

If they lose, Alain will be the victor.

JESSIE: Who does she think she is,

talking like Greninja's going to lose?!

MEOWTH: Come on. Chill!

The more the Twerp's under pressure,

the more the Twerp will beat the pants off of Alain!

JAMES: Correct. After all.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH: We're the ones who whipped him into shape!

ALAIN: Now! Bisharp, give it everything you've got!

BISHARP: [CHALLENGING]

ASH: Let's do it, Greninja!

GRENINJA: [DETERMINED]

ALAIN: Use Iron Head!

BISHARP: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Now, Double Team!

GRENINJA: [DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

BISHARP: [IRON HEAD MOVE]

ASH: Water Shuriken!

GRENINJA: [AFFIRMATIVE]

BISHARP: [EXERTION]

GRENINJA: [WATER SHURIKEN MOVE]

BISHARP: [STARTLED]

ALAIN: Bisharp!

BISHARP: [STUNNED]

REFEREE: Bisharp is unable to battle!

REFEREE: Greninja's the winner!

ASH: All right!

GRENINJA: [PROUD]

SERENA/BONNIE: They won!

SAWYER: That's it! The rain!

SERENA: What are you talking about?

SAWYER: I mean rainy weather powers up Water-type moves.

CLEMONT: Wow! Goodra's lingering Rain Dance is helping Greninja!

Good call.

SERENA: It's a relay with Goodra.

It's a true group victory!

ALAIN: Charizard, let's go!

CHARIZARD: [APPEARING]

ANNOUNCER: Here comes Charizard!

Both Trainers are using their last Pokémon!

This will be the deciding battle!

CHARIZARD: [ROARING]

ALAIN: Charizard? It's the battle we've been waiting for.

Let's enjoy it all the way!

CHARIZARD: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Know what, Greninja?

We couldn't ask for a better opponent!

Let's give them one hundred percent!

GRENINJA: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Okay, Greninja, run!

GRENINJA: [EFFORT]

ALAIN: Go, Charizard!

CHARIZARD: [EFFORT]

ALAIN: Use Flamethrower!

CHARIZARD: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ASH: Dodge it, quick!

GRENINJA: [EFFORT]

ASH: Now, Greninja, use Cut!

GRENINJA: [CUT MOVE]

CHARIZARD: [PAINED]

ANNOUNCER: Greninja nails that Cut!

Charizard's definitely feeling it.

ANNOUNCER: The rain stopped!

How will it affect this battle?!

SAWYER: That's all for Goodra's Rain Dance assistance.

CLEMONT: Still, remember Greninja has the type advantage!

SERENA: It'll be fine. Ash will definitely win!

ASH: Let's show them how, Greninja!

GRENINJA: [CONFIDENT]

ASH: Alain. I. We're not gonna lose.

We're putting everything we have into this. Count on it!

ASH: Greninja!

GRENINJA: [RISING YELL]

ASH-GRENINJA: [CONFIDENT]

BONNIE: There it is! It's Ash-Greninja!

DEDENNE: [EXCITED]

PROFESSOR SYCAMORE: This is marvelous!

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH: YAY!

ALAIN: Thanks Ash.

I was waiting for you to give me a full-power battle.

ALAIN: Now, lift me to an even higher level of battling!

ALAIN: Okay, then. This is it!

ALAIN: All right, respond to my heart, Key Stone!

Beyond Evolution! Mega Evolve!

CHARIZARD: [MEGA EVOLUTION]

MAIRIN: Oh please, Charizard. Help Alain win this!

ANNOUNCER: Fantastic!

Alain's Charizard has Mega Evolved!

And this battle will decide who will be the Kalos League winner!

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

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

ASH: Run, Greninja, go!

ASH-GRENINJA: [EFFORT]

ASH: Use Double Team!

ASH-GRENINJA: [DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

ALAIN: Flamethrower! Get rid of the fakes!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ASH: Now use Water Shuriken!

ASH-GRENINJA: [WATER SHURIKEN MOVE]

ALAIN: All right, Dragon Claw!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [DRAGON CLAW MOVE]

ASH: Aerial Ace!

ALAIN: Dragon Claw!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH-GRENINJA: [AERIAL ACE MOVE]

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [DRAGON CLAW MOVE]

ASH-GRENINJA/ MEGA CHARIZARD X: [BATTLING]

PIKACHU: [WORRIED]

ALAIN: Flamethrower, go!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ASH: Cut, let's go!

ASH-GRENINJA: [CUT MOVE]

ALAIN: Now. Blast Burn!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [BLAST BURN MOVE]

ASH: All right, Water Shuriken. at the ground!

ASH-GRENINJA: [WATER SHURIKEN MOVE]

NARRATOR: They stopped that Blast Burn

with a Water Shuriken!

I've never seen a battle like this before!

ASH: Aerial Ace!

ASH-GRENINJA: [AERIAL ACE MOVE]

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [IMPACT]

BONNIE: Go, go, go, Ash! Go, go, Greninja!

DEDENNE: [CHEERING]

ALAIN: Are you okay, Charizard?

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [AFFIRMATIVE]

MAIRIN: Alain sure is enjoying his battle with Ash.

ALAIN: Thanks, Ash.

It's because of you that I'm finally having fun. lots of it!

I'm having more fun battling against you

than I've had in such a long time.

I'm grateful to you for letting me feel this. However.

ALAIN: I have to be the strongest one!

I can't lose to anyone again!

Charizard! Use Dragon Claw!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [DRAGON CLAW MOVE]

ASH-GRENINJA: [EFFORT]

PIKACHU: [WORRIED]

TIERNO: Wow. Powerful!

TREVOR: They're still hanging in there.

ASH-GRENINJA: [STRUGGLING]

ASH: I'm having an awesome time

being able to battle such a strong Trainer like you, Alain!

But this is gonna be over soon.

ASH: Whoever wins, no hard feelings, okay?

So, look out!

For a full-powered attack! Greninja, use Cut!

ASH-GRENINJA: [CUT MOVE]

ALAIN: Charizard, Dragon Claw!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [DRAGON CLAW MOVE]

ASH-GRENINJA/MEGA CHARIZARD X: [BATTLING]

ASH: Water Shuriken!

ALAIN: Use Thunder Punch!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [THUNDER PUNCH MOVE]

ASH-GRENINJA: [WATER SHURIKEN MOVE]

ASH-GRENINJA, MEGA CHARIZARD X: [BATTLING]

NARRATOR: Greninja's blocking Thunder Punch

with a Water Shuriken! Such intense combat!

ASH-GRENINJA: [EXERTION]

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [PAINED]

ASH: Ready for more? Water Shuriken!

ASH-GRENINJA: [WATER SHURIKEN MOVE]

ALAIN: Now. Blast Burn!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [BLAST BURN MOVE]

ASH-GRENINJA: [WATER SHURIKEN MOVE]

ASH-GRENINJA: [PAINED]

PIKACHU: [WORRIED]

REFEREE: Greninja's unable to battle! Charizard wins!

Alain is the Champion!

MEGA CHARIZARD X: [TRIUMPHANT]

ANNOUNCER: It's over!

After multiple fierce battles

during the Kalos League's final round,

Alain clinches it big-time!

CHARIZARD: [HAPPY]

ASH: They're strong. Wow.

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

BONNIE: Poor Ash lost.

DEDENNE: [SYMPATHETIC]

TIERNO: What a crying shame.

SHAUNA: And the battle was so close, too.

SAWYER: It was a great one, though.

CLEMONT: Right. It was a very Ash-like battle, too.

SERENA: Ash has a smile on his face. Of course he's proud.

He gave that battle everything he possibly could.

ASH: Great job, Greninja. Thanks.

GRENINJA: [APOLOGETIC]

ASH: Don't be sorry.

I'm grateful to have a team as strong as you guys.

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

ALAIN: Ash. Thank you very much.

ASH: Thanks to you, too.

Our battle was just about as fun as it could get!

MALVA: This battle really has no winner or loser.

What it has are the joyous faces of two Trainers,

smiling after a hard-fought match.

JAMES: I am completely beside myself with awe!

MEOWTH: That battle was the genuine article!

JESSIE: Who cares about beating Twerps?

All I care about is NOW!

MAIRIN: Alain, you were awesome. You should be proud!

PROFESSOR SYCAMORE: Alain.

I hope you were you able to find what you've been looking for.

TIERNO: Ash! That was a truly spectacular battle!

I couldn't believe it.

ASH: Thanks, Tierno. I'm sorry if I let you all down!

SAWYER: Stop!

We all know you did the best you could possibly do.

And you know that's what it's all about.

CLEMONT: Ash, Alain was really strong!

And, Charizard just kept hanging in there.

ASH: Yeah. I wanna keep meeting more and more Trainers

and Pokémon and become a lot stronger.

And that's just what I'm gonna do!

Right, buddy?

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

ALAIN: Both of us grew from that battle.

And Ash made it all possible.

ALAIN: Let's go and gather

a little bit more Mega Evolution Energy.

Almost there.

B CORE: [FRIGHTENED]

XEROSIC: All preparations are complete.

It's time to begin!

B CORE: [DISTRESSED]

DIANTHA: Alain?

DIANTHA: You've created a strong bond

between you and your Pokémon.

As a Trainer, you've displayed unparalleled strength

through a number of challenging battles.

I applaud you.

ALAIN: Thanks so much, Diantha.

ASH: Alain!

ASH: Congratulations!

MAIRIN: I'm so happy!

Of course these tears are happy tears.

Hey, Lysandre? Don't you.

MAIRIN: Where did Lysandre go?

B CORE: This is why humans are so. are so EVIL!

SQUISHY: [QUESTIONING]

SQUISHY: [WORRIED]

XEROSIC: Lysandre?

Our research is finally about to produce results!

LYSANDRE: Zygarde, the time has come.

Show me your power!

Do it NOW!!

B CORE: Humans are foolish. They must disappear!

All the human fools on this planet must disappear!

LYSANDRE: The curtain's up.

And the spotlight's on my greatest work of all!

B CORE: [CALLING]

MEYER: What's going on?!

LYSANDRE: Anything and everything on this planet

is about to be reborn. Reborn as a beautiful world!

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

PROFESSOR SYCAMORE: What is that thing?!

DIANTHA: What in the world's going on?!

SERENA: What?!

SQUISHY: [FRANTIC]

BONNIE: Squishy, stop! Where are you going?!

CLEMONT: Bonnie, come BACK!

NARRATOR: The Kalos League has been disrupted

by an unexpected incident of major proportions.

What is Zygarde's power?

And what is Lysandre trying to achieve?

ZYGARDE %: [ROARING]

NARRATOR: As the journey continues!
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