11x14 - Lost Leader Strategy!

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ASH, DAWN, BROCK, PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

NARRATOR: The moment has arrived!

Our heroes have finally reached Veilstone City!

NARRATOR: Now, it's off to find the Veilstone City Gym

and Gym Leader!

ASH, BROCK, DAWN, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

DAWN: Whoa! What in the world was that?

BROCK: It feels like the air is shaking!

ASH: Those are Aura Spheres!

On a road, far from home,

you don't have to feel alone.

Brave and strong,

together we will be.

It's our destiny!

We will be heroes,

We can change the world if we try!

I go where you go,

Forever friends, you and I!

We will be heroes!

Battle Dimension Pokémon!

ASH: This way guys, hurry!

PIKACHU: [URGENT] PIPLUP: [URGENT]

DAWN, ASH, BROCK, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [EXERTION] / [SHOCKED]

LUCARIO: [EXERTION]

ASH: Lucario!

DAWN: That's Lucario?

POKEDEX: Lucario. The Aura Pokémon,

and the evolved from of Riolu.

By sensing the aura of it's opponents,

Lucario can read their thoughts and movements.

LUCARIO: [AURA SPHERE MOVE]

LUCARIO: [FOCUSED]

BROCK, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [AMAZED]

ASH: Check out how she's deflecting those Aura Spheres!

DAWN: Aura Spheres?

BROCK: It's a mysterious power some say everyone has.

But I've heard it's stronger in some people than in others!

MAYLENE: Uh oh. Lucario, you're angry at me, aren't you?

MAYLENE: Are you using Bone Rush?!

LUCARIO: [BONE RUSH MOVE]

ASH: Awesome!

LUCARIO: [EXERTION]

MAYLENE: Come on! Lucario, let's stop!

LUCARIO: [EXERTION]

LUCARIO: [FOCUSED] / [DETERMINED]

LUCARIO: [EXERTION] / [STUNNED]

DAWN: Something's weird.

Lucario's acting awfully intense for just training.

PIPLUP, PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

PIKACHU: [ANGRY]

ELECTABUZZ: [TAUNTING] PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ASH, BROCK, DAWN: Electabuzz!

PIPLUP: [ANGRY]

DAWN: Piplup, come back!

PIKACHU: [WORRIED] ASH: Pikachu, wait!

PIPLUP: [ANGRY] / [EXERTION]

ELECTABUZZ: [att*ck] PIPLUP: [GRUNT]

PIKACHU: [ANGRY] PIPLUP: [ANGRY]

PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [FURIOUS]

PIKACHU, PIPLUP, ELECTABUZZ: [FURIOUS]

ASH: Pikachu ,stop!

DAWN: Piplup, you too!

BROCK: Cut this out, now!

PIPLUP: [FURIOUS]

MAYLENE, LUCARIO: [EXERTION]

ASH: Knock it off, Pikachu!

DAWN: Don't fight like that!

PIKACHU, PIPLUP, ELECTABUZZ: [FIGHTING]

MAYLENE: Lucario, we've got to help!

LUCARIO: [AURA SPHERE MOVE]

PIKACHU, PIPLUP, ELECTABUZZ: [FURIOUS] / [SHOCKED]

MAYLENE: Lucario that might've been over the top.

LUCARIO: [NONPLUSSED]

ELECTABUZZ, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [DAZED][GROAN]

DAWN, ASH: Piplup! Pikachu!

MAYLENE: I'm so sorry!

ELECTABUZZ, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SHOCKED]

MAYLENE: Lucario, say you're sorry!

LUCARIO: [ANNOYED]

MAYLENE: What? What do you mean it was nothing?

ASH: Nothing?

REGGIE: Maylene! What happened?

MAYLENE: Hi Reggie.

ELECTABUZZ: [YELP]

REGGIE: And where're you going Electabuzz?

ELECTABUZZ: [SHEEPISH]

ASH: Hey Pikachu,

don't you think that looks like Paul's Electabuzz?

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE] MAYLENE, LUCARIO: [SHOCKED]

REGGIE: That must mean you know Paul.

REGGIE: Oh! And this must be the Pikachu

that can use Volt Tackle!

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

REGGIE: That's why Electabuzz was giving you grief!

ASH: What?

REGGIE: I'm Reggie! My brother you know!

ASH: You're Paul's older brother?

REGGIE: And that Electabuzz belongs to Paul alright.

You see, since I'm a Breeder, Paul decided to leave

all of his Pokémon here with me for a little training!

PIKACHU: [CURIOUS] ASH: Well my name is Ash,

and I came here to challenge the Veilstone Gym!

So has Paul had a battle over there yet?

REGGIE: Yeah, he won! He defeated her.

LUCARIO: [EMBARRASSED]

ASH: Whoa! She's the Gym Leader?

REGGIE: Right, so why don't you saw hello to Maylene,

the Veilstone Gym Leader!

ASH: Awesome!

ASH: Wow and you've even got a Lucario.

Can we have a Gym Battle soon?

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

MAYLENE: Sorry!

But would you mind going to some other gym instead?

LUCARIO: [FOCUSED]

REGGIE: You see, Lucario's been pushing Maylene really hard

like this all day long.

REGGIE: Lucario's not happy with Maylene as a battle partner yet.

DAWN: What about all those Aura Spheres we saw?

BROCK: That must've been Lucario, training the Trainer!

ASH: Training the Trainer?

JAMES: So Lucario rules.

JESSIE: While that Gym Leader drools!

MEOWTH: Now if we could draft that dynamo then we'd stop

drooling and some of that ruling might just rub off on us!

WOBBUFFET: [QUIET AFFIRMATIVE]

LUCARIO: [FOCUSED]

MAYLENE: I told you to stop!

CONNALLY: Unacceptable!

CONNALLY: Well, I thought I might find you out here Maylene!

MAYLENE: I'm not going back to the Gym!

CONNALLY: Stop! A Gym leader does not act in this manner

in front of other Trainers!

REGGIE: Those Black Belts are students of the Veilstone Gym.

Actually Maylene is well-respected as a battler!

But she became the Gym Leader just six months ago,

and they're trying to toughen her up...

MAYLENE: Please understand!

I don't want to be Gym Leader anymore!

LUCARIO: [SHOCKED] / [AURA SPHERE MOVE]

LUCARIO: [IMPRESSED]

REGGIE: Is it because of Paul?

REGGIE: Veilstone Gym is a Fighting-type Gym.

REGGIE: Paul came here using Flying-type Pokémon,

which is a smart strategy!

REGGIE: His Murkrow had evolved evolved into a Honchcrow,

and he polished off Maylene's first

and second Pokémon in no time flat.

REGGIE: Then, when he battled against Lucario,

he cleverly used Magmar, which of course is a Fire type!

MAYLENE: I was totally out of synch with Lucario

and all my Pokémon!

MAYLENE: It didn't even look like a battle with a Gym Leader!

I can hardly blame the challenger

for what he said to me.

ASH: What did Paul say?

MAYLENE: "You're the weakest..."

PAUL: ...the weakest leader I ever fought,

and this lightweight badge is just like you!

REGGIE: I'm sorry, but Paul's always had

a bit of a cruel streak in him!

MAYLENE: But the thing is, he was completely right!

I do appreciate everything Lucario's been trying do for me.

I'm sorry!

ASH, BROCK, DAWN, REGGIE, CONNAL [SURPRISED] LUCARIO: [CONCERNED]

MAYLENE: Just stay away! LUCARIO: [SAD]

CONNALLY: Master Maylene.

REGGIE: Connally, I'd like you to let Lucario

and me handle this.

CONNALLY: All right, if that's what you wish Master Reggie!

REGGIE: I'm sorry. You traveled a long way.

ASH: It's okay!

It would've been awesome to battle Lucario, though.

BROCK: Come on. Let's find another Gym.

LUCARIO: [FRUSTRATED] DAWN: Hold on, Ash! Wait!

ASH, BROCK, REGGIE, BLACK BELTS, PIKACHU, PIPLUP: [SURPRISED]

DAWN: I have to say something!

Reggie may I go have a talk with Maylene?

REGGIE: Uh. I guess that wouldn't be a problem.

DAWN: Lucario do you know where Maylene was headed?

LUCARIO: [ENTHUSED] / [URGENT]

DAWN: Piplup, I want you to come too!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

ASH: Wow. Wonder what she could be up to.

MAYLENE: Please, please Lucario, let me be...

MAYLENE: What do you want?

REGGIE: Maylene and Lucario

were a famous battling team in Veilstone City.

REGGIE: It was big news when

Maylene became the Veilstone Gym Leader.

But, as you saw, she's begun to have a few doubts about herself!

ASH: Yeah.

BROCK: Everyone has doubts in the beginning.

Especially Gym Leaders who have to learn

how to win a battle under intense pressure!

ASH: Yeah Brock, you'd know all right!

DAWN: I didn't get past round one for two contests in a row.

I know how you feel! I'm taking a break.

DAWN: I tell everyone I'm just recharging my batteries,

but to be totally honest,

sometimes I think I'm not cut out for contests!

MAYLENE: I relate!

MAYLENE: To tell the truth,

every time I start to consider that winning or

losing a Gym battle could change a challenger's whole life,

it kind of scares me!

MAYLENE: I just can't concentrate the way I used to.

LUCARIO: [UPSET]

MAYLENE: Please don't be angry!

DAWN: Yeah come on Lucario. Listen to what she has to say!

PIPLUP: [ENCOURAGING]

MAYLENE: I just can't be a Gym Leader feeling like this,

especially after what Reggie's younger brother said to me.

DAWN: That's just the kind of guy Paul is.

Don't let it bother you!

MAYLENE: It used to be fun whether I won, or lost...

Yeah, I know. I only lost twice

and now I'm just not sure what to do anymore.

DAWN: Sometimes I feel like my contests are just

holding Ash back from his dreams!

MAYLENE: And sometimes I feel like

I'm just causing trouble for Lucario and my students.

JESSIE: Relax! Your troubles are history!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

DAWN: Team Rocket!

PIPLUP: [ANGRY]

MAYLENE: Hey, are these friends of yours?

JESSIE: Friends? Another Twerpette without a clue.

JAMES: A meeting of the old and new.

JESSIE: On the Wind!

JAMES: Past the stars!

MEOWTH: Yippee yahoo!

JESSIE: We've come here to bring chaos at a breakneck pace!

JAMES: Dashing all hope, putting fear in its place!

JESSIE: A rose by any other name's just as sweet!

JAMES: When everything's worse, our work is complete!

JESSIE: Jessie!

JAMES: And it's James!

MEOWTH: Meowth, now that's a name!

JESSIE: Putting you do-gooders in your place!

JAMES: We're Team Rocket!

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH: In your face!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

DAWN: You be careful, Maylene!

I'm certain they're after your Lucario!

LUCARIO: [ANGRY]

MAYLENE: What do you mean after Lucario?!

JESSIE: To be up front and frank,

we're here to offer lucky Lucario a better deal!

DAWN: What deal?

JAMES: A winning warrior like Lucario deserves

to side with someone stronger than this Gym Leader loser!

MEOWTH: And that someone is us!

With you on board, we'll rule the world!

REGGIE: I remember this little Chimchar! How are you?

CHIMCHAR: [HAPPY]

REGGIE: So Ash, I'm sure Paul must have really put you

through the mill with all of those intense

battling strategies he always comes up with!

ASH: I don't care about any of that!

The most important thing to winning a battle

is to be one with your Pokémon! I'll b*at that guy!

REGGIE: I'd like to see that! A battle between you two!

JESSIE: Make up your mind!

Stay with that sad sack or tag along with us!

MEOWTH: Act now and this balloon can be your ride!

JAMES: Not to mention access to my bottle caps!

JESSIE: Decide in the next ten seconds,

and you'll get first chunk off of my chocolate bar!

LUCARIO: [FOCUSED]

JESSIE: What a unique way of telling us it's a deal!

JAMES: Yay! That's some steal!

LUCARIO: [BONE RUSH MOVE]

JESSIE: Maybe it was allergic to chocolate!

JAMES: It can't be allergic to bottle caps!

MEOWTH: I think it was allergic to you!

JESSIE, JAMES, MEOWTH: We're blasting off again!

LUCARIO: [SATISFIED]

MAYLENE: Wow. Thank you!

I'll bet you're still mad at me though.

DAWN: If Lucario's angry,

it's only because it really cares about you

and wants you to battle with him. Don't you see?

MAYLENE: Really?

DAWN: Hey I know! Let's you and I have a battle!

LUCARIO: [CONFUSED]

DAWN: Come on, what do you say?

PIPLUP: [PLEADING]

MAYLENE: Well if you say so. I guess!

LUCARIO: [GRATEFUL]

DAWN: Wow, I think you just said thank you, didn't you?

LUCARIO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: You want to have a battle with me?!

REGGIE: I know it's no substitute

for the Veilstone Gym,

but I'd really like to see how Paul's rival stacks up!

ASH: Awesome! It's a deal!

PIKACHU: [PSYCHED] CHIMCHAR: [EXCITED]

ASH: Let's do it using the same three-on-three rules

I used with Paul which means two wins takes it!

REGGIE: Okay! Sounds great!

ASH: All right! We'll be waiting for you outside!

PIKACHU, CHIMCHAR: [EXCITED]

BROCK: Ash, wait up!

REGGIE: Chimchar has really grown up!

BROCK: Yeah!

REGGIE: Thanks to Ash's hard work!

BROCK: Are all these Paul's?

REGGIE: No Brock, they're mine. C'mon let's go!

BROCK: Right!

DAWN: What's Ash up to?

BROCK: Hey Dawn! Perfect!

Reggie's just about ready to have a battle with Ash!

ASH: Gligar, c'mon out!

GLIGAR: [APPEARING]

PIKACHU, CHIMCHAR: [SHOCKED]

GLIGAR: [HAPPY]

ASH: Now Gligar,

I'm going to have a Pokémon battle with Reggie,

and I want you to watch closely 'cause I'm going to want you

to team up with me in a battle soon too.

GLIGAR: [EXCITED] REGGIE: Gligar's gonna watch?

Sounds like fun! Maylene! Why don't you watch?

MAYLENE: Okay. ASH: Turtwig! I choose you!

TURTWIG: [APPEARING]

REGGIE: All right, Bibarel, you're up!

BIBAREL: [APPEARING]

REGGIE: You have the honor, Ash!

ASH: Turtwig, Energy Ball, let's go!

TURTWIG: [DETERMINED]

TURTWIG: [ENERGY BALL MOVE]

ASH: Awesome! Great power, too!

REGGIE: Use Super Fang!

BIBAREL: [FOCUSED]

BIBAREL: [SUPER FANG MOVE]

ASH, PIKACHU, CHIMCHAR, GLIGAR: [SHOCKED]

REGGIE: Secret Power!

BIBAREL: [FOCUSED] TURTWIG: [STARTLED]

TURTWIG: [DAZED]

TURTWIG: [SLEEPING]

ASH: Turtwig? PIKACHU: [CONCERNED]

DAWN: Turtwig's out cold!

BROCK: Secret Power's effect changes depending on the field.

This is a very grassy area, so it put Turtwig to sleep!

ASH: Turtwig! C'mon! You've got to wake up!

PIKACHU: [CONCERNED]

REGGIE: Now use Take Down!

BIBAREL: [EXERTION]

BIBAREL: [TAKE DOWN MOVE]

TURTWIG: [SLEEPY]

DAWN: Man! That was strong!

TURTWIG: [ANGRY]

ASH: Yes!

REGGIE: Turtwig's awake already? Super Fang go!

BIBAREL: [SUPER FANG MOVE]

TURTWIG: [NOTICING]

ASH: Dodge it! Then Razor Leaf, quick!

BIBAREL: [IMPACT]

TURTWIG: [RAZOR LEAF MOVE]

BIBAREL: [GRUNTS]

REGGIE: Wow Ash! I like the way your Turtwig moves!

ASH: Thanks a lot, Reggie!

That move came from watching Gardenia

and her Turtwig at the Eterna Gym!

ASH: Energy Ball, once more!

TURTWIG: [FOCUS]

REGGIE: Bibarel, Ice Beam!

BIBAREL: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

ASH: Now jump, Turtwig!

TURTWIG: [EXERTION]

BIBAREL: [SURPRIZED]

TURTWIG: [ENERGY BALL MOVE]

BIBAREL: [SHOCKED] / [GROAN]

REGGIE: Bibarel!

BIBAREL: [DAZED]

TURTWIG: [SATISFIED]

ASH: Nice going, Turtwig! One for us!

PIKACHU, CHIMCHAR, GLIGAR: [THRILLED]

REGGIE: Great effort, Bibarel!

That Turtwig of yours is sure strong!

ASH: Hey, thanks for the kind words!

TURTWIG: [HAPPY]

ASH: Wow, that was awesome, Turtwig!

You've really gotten the hang of that Energy Ball!

-MAYLENE: Whoa! -DAWN: Isn't that something?

Ash and Turtwig have been practicing really hard!

It took a while, but they practiced,

and they kept training like crazy!

And now they've got it down pat!

MAYLENE: That's wonderful!

LUCARIO: [CONFUSED]

MAYLENE: Lucario's done a lot of training too, haven't you?

LUCARIO: [SURPRISED] / [PROUD]

REGGIE: Swalot! You're up next!

SWALOT: [APPEARING]

ASH: Turtwig, return!

ASH: I'm proud you!

POKEDEX: Swalot. The Poison Bag Pokémon,

and the evolved form of Gulpin.

Swalot sprays a powerful poison

onto its opponents from its pores.

ASH: Okay Staravia! I choose you!

STARAVIA: [APPEARING]

ASH: Quick att*ck, go!

STARAVIA: [FOCUSED]

REGGIE: Now Swalot, use Stockpile!

STARAVIA: [EXERTION]

SWALOT: [FOCUSED]

SWALOT: [STOCKPILE MOVE]

ASH: What the?

REGGIE: Staravia's really quick! Obviously well trained!

ASH: All right, Wing att*ck now!

STARAVIA: [WING att*ck MOVE]

REGGIE: Use Stockpile, once more!

STARAVIA, SWALOT: [EXERTION][STOCKPILE MOVE]

SWALOT: [FOCUSED]

DAWN: Why don't they counterattack?

BROCK: At exactly the same time

Swalot's flexible body's resisting damage,

it's also storing up power using Stockpile!

DAWN: Storing up power?

BROCK: Right! And look out when they let that power go!

ASH: Let's finish it with one hit! Use Aerial Ace!

STARAVIA: [AERIAL ACE MOVE]

MAYLENE: Staravia's fast!

STARAVIA: [EXERTION]

REGGIE: Spit Up!

SWALOT: [CHARGING]

SWALOT: [SPIT UP MOVE]

STARAVIA: [YELL]

ASH: Staravia!

SWALOT: [CALM]

DAWN: Wow, that's what you were talking about!

BROCK: Spit Up released all the energy stored up with Stockpile.

And the more times you use Stockpile,

the more damage Spit Up inflicts on your opponent!

STARAVIA: [PAINED]

ASH: All right, now use Aerial Ace!

STARAVIA: [EXERTION]

REGGIE: Sludge b*mb let's go!

SWALOT: [EXERTION]

STARAVIA: [SHOCKED]

ASH: Oh no! Staravia!

ASH: Staravia! You were awesome!

STARAVIA: [WEAK AFFIRMATIVE]

REGGIE: You were great, thanks Swalot!

DAWN: So, it's all tied up! PIPLUP: [AFFIRMATIVE]

REGGIE: I'm completely impressed with your Staravia's

amazing athletic skills!

But there's a move I'd love to show you though!

ASH: Wow, that'd be great!

MAYLENE: I'll bet I know who's coming next!

LUCARIO: [AFFIRMATIVE]

REGGIE: Staraptor, come on out!

STARAPTOR: [APPEARING]

STARAVIA: [SHOCKED]

ASH: The evolved form of Staravia!

POKEDEX: Staraptor. The Predator Pokémon,

and the evolved form of Staravia.

Staraptor's ferocious nature means that it has no problem

challenging much larger opponents.

ASH: Staravia watch closely, okay?

STARAVIA: [AFFIRMATIVE] ASH: Pikachu, get in there!

PIKACHU: [DETERMINED]

REGGIE: All right, bring it on Ash!

ASH: Okay, Pikachu, Thunderbolt!

PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

REGGIE: Brave Bird, quick!

STARAPTOR: [BRAVE BIRD MOVE]

ASH: Uh oh! Okay Pikachu, spin!

PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

STARAPTOR: [BRAVE BIRD MOVE]

PIKACHU: [YELP]

ASH: Pikachu!

STARAVIA: [SHOCKED]

STARAPTOR: [STRUGGLING] / [CONFIDENT]

PIKACHU: [STRUGGLING] / [FOCUSED]

REGGIE: I'm surprised your Pikachu's up so quick!

DAWN: Did Staraptor take damage too?

BROCK: Brave Bird is a risky move, because it can also cause

quite a bit of damage to the one using it in the first place!

MAYLENE: You have to have a lot of confidence

in your speed and power!

REGGIE: Staraptor, Steel Wing, go!

STARAPTOR: [STEEL WING MOVE]

PIKACHU: [CONFIRMING]

ASH: Iron Tail! PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

STARAPTOR: [SHOCKED]

MAYLENE: Pikachu's incredible! To say nothing of Ash!

ASH: Volt Tackle!

PIKACHU: [VOLT TACKLE MOVE]

REGGIE: Use Wing att*ck to counter!

STARAPTOR: [WING att*ck MOVE]

STARAPTOR: [EXERTION]

PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

STARAPTOR: [EXERTION]

STARAPTOR, PIKACHU: [IMPACT]

STARAPTOR: [IMPACT]

PIKACHU: [PAINED]

STARAPTOR: [DAZED]

BROCK: That's two out of three, so Ash wins!

ASH: Great job, Pikachu!

PIKACHU: [THRILLED]

ASH: You really showed them how it's done!

DAWN: Wow, wasn't that exciting, Piplup? Ash won!

PIPLUP: [IMPRESSED]

REGGIE: Staraptor, you were great!

ASH: Reggie, thanks for everything!

REGGIE: Hey. I can't remember the last time

I had such a great battle! And now if you still want,

I'd like to show you that move.

ASH: I'll bet Brave Bird's the move!

REGGIE: Staravia will pick it up in a flash!

ASH: You think so?

REGGIE: The amazing way your Staravia uses Aerial Ace?

Ash, I guarantee it!

ASH: Staravia, what do you say?

STARAVIA: [EXCITED]

REGGIE: Maylene?

Come on, wouldn't you like to have that battle with Ash?

-MAYLENE: Well, I... -DAWN: Now hold on!

DAWN: Excuse me, but I asked Maylene for a battle first!

PIPLUP: [DETERMINED] PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

NARRATOR: Well, it appears Veilstone City

is full of surprises!

NARRATOR: ...as Dawn announces her unexpected Gym battle debut!

NARRATOR: So, for the exciting results, stay tuned!