11x26 - Pruning a Passel Of Pals!

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NARRATOR: As Dawn continued to feel

insecure about her contest skills,

even while her friends showered her with encouragement,

she still managed to emerge victoriously

from the first stage of the prestigious Wallace Cup!

NARRATOR: But May, Zoey, and even Ash will take on

additional roles during the second stage of the competition,

challenging Dawn as skilled, determined contest rivals!

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 READS ON-SCREEN TEXT]

MAY: Wow, Dawn, having a Top Coordinator for a mom

must have gotten you on the contest path early!

DAWN: Yeah! I even begged her

to teach me her awesome recipe for Poffins!

MAY: So you've wanted to be a Coordinator

since you were little?

ZOEY: Hey, May, what about you?

MAY: Well, let's just say in the beginning I had a little trouble

dealing with Pokémon at all. But after I started learning

about contests and found out how much fun they were,

I was hooked!

DAWN: Wow! So, May, please tell me:

What are Johto contests like, anyway?

PIPLUP, BUNEARY: [WORRIED]

ASH, PIKACHU: [PAINED]

BROCK: Ash, you do have a bed, you know

ASH: I know!

I was dreaming I was in the middle of a really tough battle!

PIKACHU: [SHEEPISH]

DAWN: Ash, where are you going?

ASH: Well, since I'm not sleeping so well,

I thought I'd go for a walk!

PIKACHU: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Nice! That night breeze sure feels great!

Don't you think, Pikachu?

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

ASH: You know, I'm really glad I decided to compete!

PIKACHU: [CURIOUS]

ASH: Buizel's looking so energized and amazing,

moving around in the water like that.

It's like we're getting started on something brand-new!

PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

ASH: What's that?

PIKACHU: [CURIOUS]

ASH: What the

ASH: Brock!

ASH: In Lake Valor! It was shining! It was spinning!

And then, all of a sudden, whoosh!

PIKACHU: [INSISTENT]

BROCK: Slow down! I don't have a clue what you just said!

DAWN: What's wrong? PIPLUP: [CONCERNED]

ASH: The thing! In Lake Valor!

It was glowing, and then, whoosh! It disappeared!

I've got no idea what it was!

PIPLUP: [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

DAWN: Okay, now it's your turn to wake up!

ASH: Okay, I'm fine! No more!

BROCK: Let's see. You say you saw

some kind of strange light in Lake Valor,

is that right?

ASH: Yeah, but it's like the light was alive

or something like that! What did you think, Pikachu?

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

PIPLUP: [AMAZED]

DAWN: Whoa, the same thing happened to me!

DAWN: Yeah, I thought I told you about it

DAWN: It happened on the first day I met Piplup!

I was at Lake Verity and saw a strange shadow!

DAWN: Professor Rowan's always said that there was

a Legendary Pokémon living in Lake Verity.

Wow Sounds to me like you and I had the same kind of experience!

ASH: Pikachu, do you think maybe we saw a Legendary Pokémon?

PIKACHU: [AMAZED]

MAY: Hey, that reminds me.

We heard a story like that when we were in Snowpoint City!

MAY: Right around that area,

there's a lake there that's called Lake Acuity

MAY: And there are all these rumors

saying a mysterious Pokémon lives there!

BROCK: Another lake, huh?

ZOEY: Well, I know what May's telling us is the truth!

You see, I'm from Snowpoint City,

and I used to hear those stories when I was young!

DAWN: Wow! Zoey, that's amazing!

ZOEY: The legend of the mysterious Lake Acuity Pokémon

is well known around there! It speaks of a shadowy figure

emerging on the surface of the water

from time to time while it patrols the lake.

ZOEY: It's the same type of legend

in both Lake Valor and Lake Verity.

BROCK: If they're Legendary Pokémon,

all of these sightings and stories just might have

something to do with the Sinnoh Space-Time Legend.

DAWN: I'm going to get in touch with Professor Rowan

in the morning and ask him first thing!

MARIAN: Ladies and gentlemen,

we're back at the Wallace Cup

for the beginning of our second-stage Contest Battles!

MARIAN: So, Wallace, would you mind saying a few words

to our remaining Coordinators?

WALLACE: I bid all of you lovely Coordinators hello!

It's time to bring your excitement

and your passion to the world, and I thank you all!

MARIAN: In a Pokémon Contest Battle,

Coordinators have five minutes to show off

their Pokémon's moves

MARIAN: while simultaneously taking..

MAY: Hey, Dawn? DAWN, PIPLUP: [CURIOUS]

MAY: You seem so nice and relaxed now!

DAWN: Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good about the second stage.

Course, really believing in my Pokémon helps a lot!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

MARIAN: And now, our second-stage matchups will be

determined by a random shuffle of the contest computer!

MARIAN: And here they are!

Presenting the second-round matchup cards!

DAWN: Looks like I'm first.

PIPLUP: [AFFIRMATIVE]

BROCK: First up, huh? Good luck!

ASH: Get a win, and start us off right!

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

MAY: You know I'll be cheering you on out there!

DAWN: Yeah, thanks!

DAWN: See you later, Piplup! PIPLUP: [ENCOURAGING]

DAWN: Got it!

ZOEY: Nothing like getting through the first stage

to give Dawn some much-needed confidence, you know?

BROCK: Now, if she can hold on to that confidence!

That's what she needs to get good at.

MARIAN: Time for our first battle!

We've got five minutes on the clock! Let's go!

DAWN: Buneary, now! Spotlight!

BUNEARY: [APPEARING]

WAILMER BOY: Wailmer! Out here for the action!

WAILMER: [APPEARING]

WAILMER BOY: Brine, let's go!

WAILMER: [BRINE MOVE]

BUNEARY: [WORRIED]

MARIAN: Wailmer gets off to a fine start

with a powerful Brine!

DAWN: Quick, Buneary! Somersaults!

BUNEARY: [EXCITED]

WAILMER BOY: Hey! That's no fair!

MARIAN: Buneary's cleverly used the energy

from that Brine to do some backward somersaults!

MARIAN: I can't take my eyes off of such cute

and dynamic moves!

WALLACE: Why, that's just fabulous!

DAWN: Now Buneary, use Bounce!

BUNEARY: [BOUNCE MOVE]

MARIAN: And Buneary shows some fancy footwork

right on top of Wailmer!

BUNEARY: [TRIUMPHANT]

WAILMER BOY: Quick! Use Surf, now!

WAILMER : [SURF MOVE]

MARIAN: Now that's no small Surf!

BUNEARY: [WORRIED]

DAWN: Okay, Buneary, now spin!

BUNEARY: [EFFORT]

MARIAN: Incredible! Buneary's managed

to get on top of and ride that Surf!

ASH: All right, way to go, Dawn!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

PIPLUP: [CHEERING]

MAY: Wow, Dawn's really looking alive out there!

BROCK: Yeah, she's finally got her old rhythm and timing back!

DAWN: Dizzy Punch, let's go!

BUNEARY: [DIZZY PUNCH MOVE]

DAWN: Great, Buneary, now keep it up!

WAILMER BOY: Use Hidden Power!

WAILMER: [HIDDEN POWER MOVE]

MARIAN: Wailmer counterattacks!

Just take a look at the acrobatic movement

of that Hidden Power!

DAWN: Quick, Buneary, dodge it!

BUNEARY: [EFFORT]

WAILMER: [SHOCKED]

WAILMER BOY: No, Wailmer!

MARIAN: Whoa!

Wailmer ends up getting hit by its own Hidden Power!

BUNEARY: [CHEERING]

DAWN: Ice Beam, now!

BUNEARY: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

WAILMER BOY: Body Slam!

WAILMER: [BODY SLAM MOVE]

MARIAN: Look out! Time's up!

MARIAN: And the winner of the first battle

is Dawn and Buneary!

DAWN: Yahoo!

CONTESTA: The wonderful combination of Buneary's

elegant footwork and moves was powerful and effective!

SUKIZO: And don't forget remarkable, either!

JOY: It was honestly enthralling to see both Buneary and Wailmer

in such great form out there!

WALLACE: That was powerful and delicate. A perfect blend!

I have high hopes for the next battle, too!

DAWN: Buneary, thanks so much! You were just great!

BUNEARY: [PLEASED]

ASH: Whoa, Dawn won it like I told her to!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

BROCK: Obviously choosing Buneary

was the right thing to do!

BROCK: Buneary's fancy footwork

really lifted up the audience's spirits,

to say nothing of Dawn's spirits!

ZOEY: Well, since Dawn was enjoying herself,

the audience couldn't help it!

MAY: The bar's been raised. Now we have to win, too, right?

-ASH: Right! -MARIAN: All right, folks!

It's time for the second of our Contest Battles!

BUIZEL: [EFFORT]

KECLEON: [PAINED]

ZOEY: Shellos, Mud b*mb!

SKITTY: [EXCITED]

ORANGE TRAINER: Exeggutor!

JESSIE: Sideline-sitting seems so sad to a fallen star

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

WOBBUFFET: [SHEEPISH]

JAMES: Just remember the old saying. You can't win them all!

MEOWTH: Anything we can do for you, kid?

JESSIE: You bet! You can wave a magic wand and waft me back down

there to where the action is!

JAMES: What a coincidence!

We were just perusing that precisely pinpointed premise!

MEOWTH: And that's when we came up with a creative idea!

JESSIE: You two?

JAMES: Rumor has it they're short on reporters.

MEOWTH: So we thought you could get back

to doing your reporterette shtick and rock the house!

JESSIE: Memories of the way we were.

I'll do what any great actress would do when asked!

JESSIE: That's fake the news!

Yessiree, where there's a scoop, pretty Jessedia will spin it!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

MARIAN: And that means time's up!

DAWN, PACHIRISU: [SHOCKED]

MARIAN: The second battle of the second stage is now history,

and Dawn will be moving on to the semifinals!

DAWN: Wow, we did it! Thanks, Pachirisu!

PACHIRISU: [EXCITED]

ASH: Awesome! The second stage!

PIPLUP, PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

MAY: Pachirisu was just great!

ZOEY: It sure is going well for Dawn!

BROCK: Ash! Looks like you're up next!

ASH: Right! PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

ASH: Thanks!

MARIAN: Time for the next battle of the second stage!

MARIAN: On my right, it's Ash!

MARIAN: And on my left, it's Kyle!

MARIAN: We're set for five minutes. Let's go!

ASH: Ta-da! Buizel, I choose you!

BUIZEL: [APPEARING]

KYLE: Lanturn! You're up!

LANTURN: [APPEARING]

MARIAN: Oh my!

Kyle has chosen his Lanturn to go up against Ash's Buizel!

DAWN: So that's a Lanturn

POKEDEX: Lanturn.

The Light Pokémon, and the evolved form of Chinchou.

Lanturn's antenna light is strong enough to

penetrate the ocean and can be seen on the water's surface.

BROCK: No doubt Lanturn's going to be one tough opponent!

ZOEY: Yeah! Lanturn's not just a Water type,

it's an Electric type, too!

DAWN: But I'm still sure Ash and Buizel will win!

PIPLUP: [HAPPY]

KYLE: Now, Lanturn! Use Charge!

LANTURN: [CHARGE MOVE]

MARIAN: And a terrific kickoff to show Lanturn's unique

position as a Water type with strong Electric-type abilities!

ZOEY: Lanturn showing off those amazing electric powers

has really put the pressure on Ash!

MAY: Yeah, using Lanturn's antenna to do that is brilliant!

This Coordinator is awfully good!

PIPLUP: [CONCERNED] PIKACHU: [CONCERNED]

ASH: I think we'll use that glowing water, too!

Buizel, Sonic Boom!

BUIZEL: [SONIC BOOM MOVE]

MARIAN: Buizel launches a powerful Sonic Boom

MARIAN: throwing Lanturn high up into the air!

LANTURN: [THREATENING]

ASH: Oh, no, not that!

KYLE: And, if you don't mind,

I think we'll use your Sonic Boom as well! Now, Thunderbolt!

LANTURN: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

BUIZEL: [PAINED]

ASH: Oh, man. No, Buizel!

MARIAN: And Lanturn unleashes a

powerful Thunderbolt counterattack in midair!

BROCK: Charge increases the power

of the next Electric-type move!

I'm afraid Buizel's taken a serious amount of damage from

that Thunderbolt!

PIKACHU: [DETERMINED] BUIZEL: [DAZED]

LANTURN: [TAUNTING]

KYLE: The other Coordinators switched Pokémon

after round one,

but you kept your Buizel in there the whole time!

So I can predict exactly what you're going to do!

ASH: Why, that little

BUIZEL: [ANNOYED]

KYLE: All right, Ice Beam, go!

LANTURN: [ICE BEAM MOVE]

MARIAN: Those two are showing off

even while f*ring an Ice Beam!

In air or in the water, Lanturn is looking fantastic!

ASH: Okay, go for it! Use Aqua Jet!

BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]

MARIAN: Is Buizel using Aqua Jet

to fire directly at that Ice Beam?!

DAWN: Ash is really doing that?!

PIPLUP: [AMAZED]

ASH: All right, Buizel, now spin!

BUIZEL: [AFFIRMATIVE]

KYLE: What are those two up to?

WALLACE: What's this?

MARIAN: This is beyond incredible!

LANTURN: [SHOCKED]

KYLE: I've never seen this before!

ASH: Use Ice Aqua Jet, and take it all the way!

KYLE: Lanturn! Thunderbolt, hurry!

LANTURN: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

BUIZEL: [EFFORT]

LANTURN: [PAINED]

MARIAN: An Ice Aqua Jet. Wow!

ASH: Way to go, Buizel!

DAWN: A fusion move! He did it!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

ZOEY: Talk about surprise! Ash is really a piece of work!

BROCK: Actually, that Ice Aqua Jet was originally Dawn's idea!

MAY: It was? Wow, Dawn, you're amazing, too!

DAWN: Well, it took Ash's touch to get it to actually work!

KYLE: Hydro Pump, go!

LANTURN: [HYDRO PUMP MOVE]

BUIZEL: [PAINED]

MARIAN: And a powerful Hydro Pump sends Buizel flying!

BUIZEL: [DETERMINED]

ASH: Now use Water Pulse to counterattack!

BUIZEL: [WATER PULSE MOVE]

KYLE: All right, Thunderbolt!

LANTURN: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

LANTURN: [TRIUMPHANT]

MARIAN: Time's up!

MARIAN: And going on to the semifinals, it's Kyle!

KYLE: All right!

ASH: Oh, man

CONTESTA: Quite simply one impressive

Contest Battle move after another!

SUKIZO: Of course. Not to mention, remarkable!

JOY: One of the most thrilling

and powerful battles I've ever seen!

WALLACE: This bout between powerful electric moves and that

Ice Aqua Jet demonstrated total mastery of the Contest Battle!

DAWN: Too bad.

And after completing that fantastic Ice Aqua Jet.

PIKACHU: [SAD]

PIPLUP: [SAD]

MAY: Well, it was a great battle anyway.

BROCK: Ash really went for it with that Ice Aqua Jet

and showed off Buizel well at the same time.

ZOEY: Ash was on the defensive

with Kyle's display of Electric-type moves!

That's where experience really counts.

JESSIE: Hi! I'm out here interviewing Coordinators

who have already bit the contest dust!

ASH: Okay

JESSIE: Tough break, kid!

But your Ice Aqua Jet is the talk of the contest!

Even Wallace was knocked out!

To be a loser while managing to

make a good impression is really something!

ASH: Thanks, but I didn't make it up.

JESSIE: Well, isn't that special! This has been Jessedia,

your perky and provocatively cute roving reporter!

Back to you!

ZOEY: Misdreavus! Double Team, now!

MAY: Great, Venusaur! Keep it going!

JESSIE: Update on the third and fourth second-stage bouts!

It has now been confirmed that Zoey and May have won successive

matches and move on to the semifinals. Isn't that nice?

JESSIE: And that means I'll bring you

a scoop full of semifinals tomorrow!

JESSIE: And we'll all see who gets the Aqua Ribbon together!

JESSIE: Till then, toodle-oo!

MEOWTH: We're clear!

JESSIE: So, g*ng, was I gorgeous or what?

JAMES: You're the apple of the fanbase eye!

JESSIE: Tacky flattery will get you everywhere!

MARIAN: Just great, Jessedia!

JESSIE: Thanks! One of us needs to be.

MARIAN: So I heard through the TV grapevine that you were

an assistant reporter at the Kanto Grand Festival as well!

Thank you. You really helped us out in a pinch!

JESSIE: Well, if you ever need a professional pinching again,

you give Jessedia a jingle!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

BROCK: Sorry, Ash, tough break

PIPLUP: [SAD] PIKACHU: [SAD]

DAWN: But I have to tell you, Ash,

you pulled off that Ice Aqua Jet perfectly!

MAY: Yeah! It was an amazing sight to see!

ASH: It was so weird

at that moment, I thought we won!

ASH: Man, Contest Battles are a lot tougher than I thought.

BUIZEL: [SAD]

ASH: On the other hand,

Buizel and I were moving in perfect sync out there!

Just think of how much better we're gonna battle

the next time around!

BUIZEL: [DETERMINED]

ASH: Starting tomorrow,

you leave the cheering section to me!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

BROCK: Easier said than done, Ash!

Remember, it's going to be May and Zoey battling each other

to get to those finals. And let's not forget Dawn's

planning on getting to the finals as well

ASH: Yeah, you're right, Brock! PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

DAWN: Whoa, so that means if I get to the finals, then

MAY: Then you're just going to have to face one of us!

ZOEY: Well, hasn't this gotten interesting?

BROCK: Sure has! Can't wait for tomorrow!

ASH: It's a battle to the finish between best friends!

PIKACHU: [AMAZED]

ZOEY: Best friends or not, I'm getting the Aqua Ribbon!

MAY: That's my line!

DAWN: Friends are forever, but so is winning the Wallace Cup!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

MARIAN: And so the final day of the Wallace Cup begins!

Please, Wallace, a few words!

WALLACE: We'll go from the semifinals

to the finals straightaway! Now! Watch as the most appealing

of our Coordinators takes home the Wallace Cup!

DAWN: Piplup?

DAWN: It's finally your turn!

DAWN: Now, let's show all those people out there

what we can do together as a team!

PIPLUP: [CONFIDENT]

DAWN: Let's go!

MARIAN: It's the first match of the semifinals!

Up there it's Dawn!

MARIAN: And there

MARIAN: Kyle!

MARIAN: We've got five minutes on the clock

MARIAN: Begin!

DAWN: Now, Piplup! Spotlight!

PIPLUP: [APPEARING]

KYLE: Okay, Crawdaunt, your turn!

CRAWDAUNT: [APPEARING]

PIPLUP: [DETERMINED]

MARIAN: It's Piplup versus Crawdaunt!

MAY: Okay, so the winner of this battle

is going to be battling against one of us in the finals!

ZOEY: You've got it, May!

We'd better keep a close eye on both their battle styles!

DAWN: Ready to go, Piplup?

DAWN: All right, then use Bubble Beam!

PIPLUP: [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

KYLE: Okay, Crawdaunt! Use Sludge b*mb!

CRAWDAUNT: [SLUDGE b*mb MOVE]

NARRATOR: Can Dawn be victorious against Kyle,

the powerful Coordinator who previously defeated Ash?

NARRATOR: Possession of the coveted Aqua Ribbon

hangs in the balance!

NARRATOR: The decisive conclusion of the

Wallace Cup is next so stay tuned!

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