01x02 - The Winding Path to Greatness! (Gangar Does Its Best! The Road to Kyodaimax!!)

[bunniefuu]

[mysterious music]

[narrator] With a clear goal in mind,

Ash and Goh have traveled
to the Galar region.

But after reaching Wyndon,
they transferred to the Ghost Train,

where most of the passengers
were Ghost type Pokémon.

Joined by a mysterious masked boy,
our heroes ended up having to calm down

a rampaging Spiritomb.

And so, with that mission accomplished,
they finally arrived at their destination,

Stow-on-Side.

Now, what was that goal
that brought them here?

This'll be a blast.
Give it your best, Gengar.

Gengar!

Ash and Gengar are really fired up,
don't you think?

[gibbers]

Sure! I can't wait!

So that's Gigantamax Gengar?
Wow! That's so cool!

-Right?
-Gengar!

Professor? What do I need to do?

How do I get Gengar
to Gigantamax like that?

Hmm, let me see.

You could always ask
the Ghost type Gym Leader in Stow-on-Side.

I believe that his name is Allister.

-Mm.
-Pika.

Right! I'll do it!

Especially if he can tell me
how to get Gengar to Gigantamax!

But all of this was news to me.

Who knew Stow-on-Side
had two different Gyms?

Bea's the Gym Leader of the first one.

And the second Gym? It's up there.

[gasps]

[Goh] You mean that's the Ghost type Gym?

[mysterious music]

[growling]

[both whimper]

[Goh] This is the place. For sure.

But I don't see how you get in.

Which means we'll have to yell.

[inhales deeply]

Excuse me!

[Ash] Is Allister there?

I have some questions about Gengar!

Are you in there?

[echoing]

-Well, maybe he's out.
-Pika?

-[distant grunt]
-Huh?

[softly]
Please don't yell my name so loudly.

-[both] Hey, wait.
-[mutters]

Huh?

-Didn't we see you yesterday?
-We did!

And here you were Allister
this whole time!

-Listen...
-[slams]

[gasps]

[both] Uh...

["With You" playing]

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ Lightning strikes or any shade of blue ♪

♪ The journey's the best part ♪

♪ Even when the road gets hard ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ With you ♪

[theme music]

-[Ash] "The Winding Path..."
-[Goh] "To Greatness!"

Well, that was a surprise!
[Ash chuckles]

-I mean, first, you wouldn't come outside.
-[Pokémon chittering]

And, man! I didn't know
how to open that door.

Did you know it has holes
that look like a weird face?

-Ash?
-Uh... Huh?

It looks like Allister's
got something to say.

Oh! Sorry! What?

-Earlier...
-Huh?

...you wanted to ask me
something about Gengar?

Yeah. I sure do.

We're here so that Gengar can Gigantamax!

And you? You want to?

Gengar!

I see.
[sighs deeply]

Huh? Where are you going?

It's too small in here.

[door squeaks]

But the stadium...

[upbeat music]

Huh?

-Hi there, Bea!
-Ash, it's you.

-Would you like to battle me again?
-Nope.

We're here working on getting Gengar
to Gigantamax.

-We asked Allister to help us out.
-Gengar.

That's a surprise.

Huh?
[whimpers]

[chuckles]

-Lots of luck, Ash.
-Thanks!

[Pikachu chittering]

[Allister] Very well.

-Give it a try.
-Right. Got it!

-Gengar, let's go!
-Gengar!

[zapping]

Grookey.

[upbeat music]

[grunts]

[gasps, chuckles]

Let's go big! Gigantamax!

[snickering]

[growls]

Gengar!

[both cheering]

-[chuckles]
-Uh, isn't that...

[Goh] That's not it.

That isn't Gigantamax Gengar.

[Gengar snickers]

[Ash] Go, Gengar! Give it all you got!

-Almost, Gengar!
-Pika, pika!

[Pikachu cheering]

It looks like they're trying
to force Gengar to Gigantamax.

-Ash?
-Uh... Huh? Allister?

Your Gengar can only Dynamax.

You can't force it to Gigantamax
no matter how hard you try.

[whimpers]

[grumbling]

[sobbing]

But it could Gigantamax
if it ate some Max Soup.

-I think I've heard about Max Soup.
-[beeping]

[Goh] Here! You make it from Max Mushrooms
then feed it to certain Pokémon,

then they'll Gigantamax.

That's what it says!

So how about we get you some Max Soup
so you can Gigantamax, 'kay?

-Gengar!
-All right!

Tell me where
these Max Mushrooms are, anyway.

[whimpers]

-In the woods.
-That's awesome!

-Let's go together!
-But... But it won't be that easy.

-Huh?
-How come?

You see, there are tons
of Ghost type Pokémon

living out there in the forest.

And each kind is different
from the others in weird ways...

-What kind of weird ways?
-They will try to stop you.

Aw, don't worry!

We'll get those Max Mushrooms for sure!

-[chuckles nervously]
-Gengar!

[whimpers]
Graveyard.

-So, the Max Mushrooms are in there?
-Hm.

[Allister] They're in the very back.

They soaked up a lot of Galar Particles.

Max Mushrooms.

-Ah!
-Pika?

Gengar!

Uh, about those Pokémon you talked about
with the weird ways...

You see those spotted stones?

[Allister] Some of them
are actually Galarian Corsola.

-Huh?
-[chimes]

[Rotom Phone] Corsola, Galarian form.

The Coral Pokémon. A Ghost type.

This ancient form of Corsola disappeared
as a result of sudden climate change.

If someone kicks it,
mistaking it for a stone,

it will attack.

That means, you must never ever kick one!

Easy to say, but how do I know
which is a stone or a Corsola?

-It's impossible.
-I've got a great idea!

We'll just fly over to the Max Mushrooms.

That way, we won't kick
any Corsola or rocks!

That definitely seems doable. I think.

-[Ash] You're up, Gengar.
-Gengar!

Ash, be careful!

-I mean, just don't fall.
-[Pokémon chittering]

I'm fine.

[whimpers]
Oopsie.

[all groaning]

[light suspenseful music]

Almost got them.

[Ash grunting]

Yes!

They're mine!

[both laugh]

[all yelp]

Corsola!

-It's one of the Corsola.
-[screams]

Sorry, really.

[Goh] This is bad! You'll be cursed!

[yelps]

[warbling]

[chimes]

[Rotom Phone] Corsola, Galarian form,
has been registered to your Pokédex.

[sighs]

That was too close for comfort.

Man, that was an awesome throw.

Thanks to you, we've got Max Mushrooms!

Now, we can make Max Soup.

-No, not quite.
-[both] Huh?

You'll need more of them than that
to make Max Soup.

[Ash] Max Mushrooms! Where are you?

Pika...

Pi?

Pika, pika!

Hey. Did you find something?

-I don't see any Ghost type Pokémon.
-Great!

-Let's go, Gengar. Come on.
-[gasps]

-[Allister] Huh? Over there.
-Pika.

-Pika!
-I got 'em, no problem!

Pikachu!

-[grumbles]
-[both yelp]

-What's that?
-[chimes]

[Rotom Phone] Trevenant.
The Elder Tree Pokémon.

A Ghost and Grass type.

Trevenant spread out thin roots
from their feet,

connecting to the surrounding trees
to control them at will.

Pika.

No one in the forest hates humans
as much as it does.

[shrieks]

[grumbling]

-[yelling]
-[whimpering]

Ash, hurry over here, now!

[screams]
Or not!

Everybody, run!

Let's get out of here as fast as we can!

-[Pokémon gibbering]
-[Allister whimpering]

[all panting]

Wow! Looks like we got away from it.

And we have more Max Mushrooms!
How's this?

-These will be enough, right?
-Mm-mm.

-We'll need a little bit more.
-[both] Huh?

[both sigh]

-Gengar!
-[both] Uh?

Gengar-geng.

Max Mushrooms! And something else, too.

[snoring]

[chuckles]
It's using it as a pillow.

Mm-hm. Max Mushrooms
seem to be a favorite.

[Rotom Phone] Drakloak.

The Caretaker Pokémon.
A Dragon and Ghost type.

Drakloak can fly faster
than 120 miles per hour.

It cares for and battles
alongside a Dreepy.

-[Ash] Is that one the Dreepy?
-[moaning]

-Pika...
-[grunts]

[Dreepy chitters]

Dreepy?

[chattering]

[Ash gasps]

[chattering]

-[muttering]
-Oh?

-[snores]
-Oh, no!

-It thinks I'm Drakloak!
-So cute!

-It's fast asleep!
-[mutters]

-Huh? It's awake.
-Pi?

[muttering]

[chattering]

[chimes]

[Rotom Phone] Drakloak cannot relax
without Dreepy on its head,

but other Pokémon can substitute at times.

[both gasp]

[gibbering]

[Goh] Hey, Grookey, stop that!

[chittering]

[yelling]

-[Grookey shrieking]
-[Goh] What'll we do?

[Ash] What can we do?

[shouting]

[whimpering]

[mumbling]

Grookey watch out!
You're gonna get thrown off!

-Hang on good and tight!
-We've gotta do something!

-You have to give that one back.
-Oh, I know.

Drakloak!

Your Dreepy's right down here!

[Ash] Come and get it!

[Drakloak chitters]

[Drakloak] Drakloak?

-[yelling]
-Be careful! Look out!

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

Pika?

-[Drakloak] Drakloak.
-[Dreepy] Dreepy!

Pika, pika!

Drakloak!

Your Dreepy's right down here!

[Ash] Come and get it!

-[yelling]
-Be careful! Look out!

[grumbles]

Gengar!

[Pokémon groan]

[gasps]

Gengar...

[Ash] Thanks, Gengar!

[Gengar mutters]

[groans]

[Goh] Are you okay, Grookey?

[Ash] Don't slip off again.

[calm music]

[muttering]

[both chittering happily]

Sorry to disturb your afternoon nap.

[Pokémon chatter]

Dreepy, that tickles.
[chuckles]

-Drakloak?
-Dra?

This human would like those Max Mushrooms.

[muttering]

-[Ash] You sure?
-Drakloak.

[Allister] It says it's fine.

You mean it? Aw, thank you!

-Now, let's go and make Max Soup.
-We did it, didn't we?

-Gengar!
-Pika, pika!

[lively music]

Now, it just needs to cook overnight,
and it'll be ready.

Great, Allister! Thank you!

I wasn't the one doing all the work.

-[Allister] It was both of you.
-Gengar.

-Really good work.
-[snickers]

Back when you blocked the Drakloak,
you didn't get hurt at all?

-[taps]
-Gengar!

-I'm happy to hear that.
-Hey!

Allister, I get the feeling
you can actually talk to Pokémon.

Huh? Mm...

That's right!

And on the Ghost Train,

you've also understood
what Spiritomb was saying.

-Drakloak and Dreepy, too.
-Right!

-Do you think...
-[both] Mm?

...that I'm a weirdo?

No way!

-You can talk to Pokémon!
-[gasps]

Of course, you understand them,
too, right, Ash?

The things Pokémon say?

Mm-hm.

When we're battling together,
our minds meet with a bang!

-And then it's wham!
-Pikachu!

That's when I know
we're thinking the same thing!

-It happens a lot.
-Bang and wham.

That's exactly how it happens. Yup.

You're a weirdo.
[chuckles]

Anyway, we definitely couldn't have done
this without your help.

So I'll keep an eye
on the Max Soup pot all night.

Just you wait and see.

Pikachu!

[snoring]

Well, so, what else is new?

-Ash is pretty funny, isn't he?
-Yeah, you've got that right.

Oh, he's the nicest guy you'll meet!

You should get some sleep.
I'll keep an eye on the soup.

Really? Thank you very much!

[snoring]

[Ash and Goh snoring]

-[Allister] You mustn't open it.
-Gengar!

Don't worry.

Remember, you and Ash did all that work
gathering the Max Mushrooms.

I'm sure the Max Soup
will turn out just right.

Gengar!

You've been saying all this time
how much you want to get stronger.

Now, I think I understand why.

Geng?

It's because you want to stay
by Ash's side, right?

Gengar.

[Allister] You had
some rough times before.

But that's all behind you.

Ever since you met your dear friend, Ash,

the one you know
is willing to go all out for you.

[upbeat music]

[chuckles]

-Gengar!
-Whoa!

[chuckling]

Yeah, I know. I get it.

You're happy.
[Allister chuckling]

I really get it.

[Allister chuckling]

-Max Soup!
-Go ahead.

-[Ash gasps]
-Pika!

[slurps]
Gar!

[Ash and Pokémon cheering]

[all] Huh?

Now, let's test it out.

[action music]

Hm. Huh?

-Let's do it now!
-Gengar!

[zapping]

-Well, that's strange.
-[gasps]

It's really quite unusual for you
to help someone out like this.

[muttering]

[gasps, chuckles]

Let's go big! Gigantamax!

Geng... gar!

[growling]

It's Gigantamax Gengar!
[Ash laughs]

-[yells]
-[Ash] Awesome!

[all cheering]

[growling]

You did it. It's what you wanted.

[bell ringing]

-[Goh] Wait, wait, wait!
-[Ash] Hey. Don't leave!

[announcer] Stand clear
of the closing doors, please.

[birds chirping]

-Geng? Gengar!
-[Goh] Allister?

Hey. Did you come here to see us off?

-[Allister] Uh...
-[train honking]

-[train hissing]
-Oh!

Allister! Hey, listen!
There's still a lot I want to talk about.

But in the meantime,
I'll just settle for saying thank you!

[Ash] Take care!

-Gengar!
-We'll see you!

-[Pokémon chitter]
-Yeah, see you!

[Allister] Yeah. See you.

[narrator] Allister may be a little shy.

But thanks to him,
Gengar is now able to Gigantamax.

It feels like a strong friendship
is taking shape,

as the journey continues!

[train honking]

[closing theme music]