01x20 - Narrowing the Chaser Chase! (Battle Royale Betrayal!)

[bunniefuu]

Awesome.

It's supposed to be around here somewhere.

Look! I think that's it!

-[Ash] It's gotta be!
-[Goh] Oh.

[Rotom Phone] Sea Mauville.

Previously used to recover resources
from the sea floor,

it has now fallen into ruin.

Since aquatic Pokémon
are now nesting there,

it has been established
as a nature preserve.

Wow, it sure is huge!

-Pika!
-Oh.

[Goh] It's Danika!

[narrator] On his next trial mission
for Project Mew,

Goh, traveling with Ash,
has arrived at the Sea Mauville,

an oceanic installation
in the Hoenn region.

[Danika] Thanks for bringing them here,
Wailmer.

Wailmer.

We'll see you on the trip back!

Pikachu!

Okay then. Let's go.

[Danika] There's the entrance.

-Yeah! Come on!
-Not so fast...

Sorry to disappoint,

but only the challenger can participate
in this mission.

Got it?

So this is as far as you can go.

You've gotta be kidding.

No worries, Ash.
I'm sure I'll be successful.

You're right, Goh! Give it all you've got!

-Hm.
-Pika.

First thing, let me see the Pokémon
that you've brought.

Sure. It's this one!

[grunts]

Inteleon.

You've chosen Inteleon.

[Danika] The gathering place is down
these steps to the lowest floor.

The other challengers are already there.

Great. Thank you.

So, is Gary down there already?

If I recall,
he's at a different gathering place.

I don't believe that he's here.

Wow. Are you sure of that?

I really wanted to compete
against him today.

It sounds like you don't recognize
the other challengers as competition.

[Goh] It's not that, it's...

This won't be an easy mission, you know.

[Danika] There are lots
of fierce rivals here. Stay on guard.

Right?

Right!

Let's get moving, Inteleon!

Inteleon.

["With You" playing]

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Lightning strikes or any shade of blue ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ 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]

-[Goh] "Narrowing..."
-[Goh and Ash] "The Chaser Chase!"

[suspenseful music]

It looks like this is the place.

But nobody's here.

So where are we gonna gather?

[Rotom Phone beeping]

It looks like you've arrived
at the gathering place.

Your mission this time is survival.

You'll battle the other challengers
until just one winner is left.

Wow. Survival?

[Danika] The last Trainer standing
will receive three tokens, all right?

-The mission starts now!
-[Goh] Hey, wait!

Is that the floor plan?

Then if the red dots are challengers...

Am I the blue dot?

-[gasps]
-[challenger 1] There he is!

[grunts]
All right, Granbull, Ice Fang!

-[grunts]
-Inteleon, use Mud Shot!

-Intel...
-[grunting]

Oh, no, Granbull!

[gasps, grunts]

-Inteleon...
-[Horace] Goh!

[gasps]

[Goh] Horace!

-So you're here, too!
-I'm so glad I found you in here!

These battles came out of nowhere, and...

-[Rotom Phone beeping]
-[both gasp]

[Goh] The floor plan just vanished...

Does this mean
we've only got ten more minutes?

[challenger 2] Use Rock Slide!

[grunts]

Barba...

Barbaracle, use Stone Edge!

Barbaracle.

Dodge it and use Mud Shot!

Inte...

[grunts]

Now's our chance, Zangoose!
Use Fury Cutter!

Zangoose.

Gardevoir, use Moonblast!

Gar... devoir.

[Zangoose grunts]

[groans]

-Inteleon, use Snipe Shot!
-Inteleon.

Barba...

Baracle.

[Project Mew Drone]
Granbull, Zangoose, and Barbaracle

are all unable to battle.

Losing challengers,
please return to the entrance.

[challenger 1 sighs]

-Over already?
-[challenger 3] Aww. That was quick.

I am so glad we won!

We won because we battled
as a team, you know?

Wait a second...

Hey, Horace,
how about we keep battling together?

I was just thinking the same thing!

[Ash] Awesome!

Goh and Horace formed a team!

The fact that they realized
they could team up

means they have just passed
the first subtest.

Does that mean he's gonna win the mission?

Well, no, I wouldn't go that far.

Vikavolt, use X-Scissor!

Vika... volt.

Aboma...

Use Discharge!

Dodge it!

[both groaning]

[challenger 4] That guy is strong.

[challenger 5] Looks like I lost.

Don't hold it against me, huh?

[Lyla] You aren't too bad.

Hey, you.

I'm Lyla. How about we team up?

The name is Sterling.

So here's the thing though.

How does teaming up with you help me?

[soft chuckle]

Just test me and find out.

[Goh] It's really dark in here, isn't it?

Inteleon, can you check out
the area around us?

Inteleon.

That's so cool! Just like a spy!

If you can predict any trouble coming,
go ahead and let us know, okay?

Gardevoir.

Being attacked
from the shadows would be bad.

We're going to have to come up
with a proactive plan.

Hold on.

Would it really be all that bad
if we just hid?

Huh?

All we have to do
is hang on till the end, right?

We don't have to win every battle.

-[Rotom Phone beeping]
-Huh?

[Horace] Oh, wait.

They can see our location
even if we're hiding.

True.

Hiding's out.

What we need to do is come up
with a battle plan

to defeat the rest of them.

But come to think of it...

Don't you think there are
a lot of challengers in pairs?

[Goh] They're not battling. Let's see.

They're all moving together.

It looks like the remaining challengers

realized there's an advantage
to working as a team.

-Inteleon.
-Gardevoir.

Yo!

What's up?

Two on two? Sounds like fun.

[both grunt]

Shiftry and Banette together?

All right, I'll take down Inteleon.

And I'll take down Gardevoir!

Use Razor Leaf!

Shiftry...

Inteleon, Mud Shot!

Inteleon.

All right, Banette, use Phantom Force!

Ba... Banette.

Use Reflect!

Use Shadow Sneak!

[grunting]

It's a type disadvantage!

Inteleon, one more time!

-One at a time won't work!
-[gasps]

[Goh] Right! It's just like last time!

Now use Leaf Blade!

-Shiftry.
-Gardevoir.

-[grunting]
-Gardevoir.

Leave defense to me!

Works for me!

All right, use Mud Shot!

Inteleon!

Try...

Shif... try.

All right, my Pokémon's up next!

Use Shadow Ball!

Banette.

Inteleon, quick,
knock 'em down with Mud Shot!

[screams]

No way!

[grunts]

All right!

We're not done! Use Razor Leaf!

Shif... try!

[grunts]

Oh. Quick, Gardevoir, use Heal Pulse!

Gar... devoir.

Inteleon.

-Inteleon got healed?
-Use Liquidation, now!

Inteleon.

-[grunts]
-Shiftry.

Inteleon.

[Project Mew Drone]
Banette and Shiftry are unable to battle.

Losing challengers,
please return to the entrance.

[challenger 6] Oh. What a rip off!

[challenger 7] So that's it? Oh, man!

-Success!
-All right!

Yeah!

[Project Mew Drone] Braviary
and Hitmonlee are unable to battle.

Aww.

That was no challenge.

I really thought this would be
a much scarier mission.

I don't know.

[Sterling] Let our guard down
and the rug could be pulled

right out from under us.

[Ash] Goh and Horace
are undefeated, right?

Pika.

-Guess it's about that time.
-Huh?

[beeping]

[clatters]

[tense music]

[squeaking]

[grunting]

[muttering]

[mumbling]

Huh. Only those challengers remain?

Hey. This could end a lot earlier
than we expected.

[both] Huh?

[Pokémon mumbling]

[both whimper]

[Goh] Jumpluff?

[Horace] Tons of them!

[Jumpluff mumbling]

Now what?

-So sleepy.
-You can't sleep now, Goh!

-This is their Sleep Powder move!
-[grunts]

Wait. Is this part of the mission, too?

-Let's go quick!
-Right!

[action music]

[grunting]

And this time, it's Koffing?

This way!

What's going on?

[Roselia mumbling]

[grunting]

This is totally out of control!

-[Ash] Goh!
-Pika.

Hey, Danika, did you do this on purpose?

It's a natural part of a Chaser's job
to deal with unexpected events alone

using only their skills.

You never really know
what's going to happen in real life.

If you fall apart from panic,
you'll only be a burden

on the rest of your team.

You have to be prepared.

[Danika] You'll need a plan of action
to deal with any situation.

[sighs]

They're gone.

Hiding was the right answer!

I'm glad you realized
there were rooms here.

When I saw the floor plan,
I thought it best to memorize it.

I tried to memorize

where the other challengers
were, too, but...

They all probably shifted their positions.

I guess we'll have to battle them
after all, won't we?

-Huh?
-I really don't like to do that.

I'd much rather get along with them
than have to battle them.

But we can't clear the mission without it!

It's just we're all going
after the same thing,

which is the chance to find Mew.

Would everyone cooperating
be such a bad thing?

Well, uh...

-[screaming in distance]
-Oh.

Let's go check it out!

-Right!
-[both grunt]

[Goh] You okay?

-Oh, please help me!
-[Horace] What happened?

He promised he was going
to team up with me.

But instead, he attacked!

Huh?

[soft chuckle]
I simply saw my chance and so I took it.

You should blame the person
who let her guard down during a mission.

Liepard couldn't continue
the battle anyway,

so why did you keep on attacking?

Please help me out, won't you?

All right. Just hold on...

Something's not right!

What about the Drone Rotom?

How come it's not here
to deliver its conclusion?

Come on!
You're not calling me a liar, are you?

She's right. We just have to trust her!

[Goh] Horace!

If you want a fight, then you're
going to have to deal with me!

Now, Liepard.

-Use Sucker Punch!
-[meows]

All right, Vikavolt, use Discharge!

[electricity crackles]

[grunting]

Gardevoir! Are you paralyzed?

Who knew, I never thought
that plan of yours was even gonna work.

[laughs]

I was so sure we'd be found out,

but thank goodness,
this guy here is so gullible.

[grunts]

[Lyla] Let's do this, Sterling.

All we do now is team up two-on-one
and beat Inteleon.

We've used the chaos before
to defeat the other challengers.

So all that's left is eliminating you two.

Inteleon, underwater, go!

[Goh] Use Snipe Shot!

[Sterling] Dodge it!

-Gardevoir.
-Gardevoir...

I'm sorry, Goh!

This is my fault!

We're fine.
You just leave this to me, okay?

One more time! Use Snipe Shot!

Oh, I'll bring it out in the open.
Vikavolt, Discharge!

[electricity crackles]

[grunts]

Discharge again!

Liepard, use Night Slash!

[Vikavolt muttering]

[grunting]

Intel... Inteleon.

-Inteleon, invisible!
-Not if I can stop it!

Use String Shot!

I've got you now!

[grunts]
Gardevoir.

[Horace] Gardevoir?

Voir.

Mm.

Use Dark Pulse!

-[screams]
-[grunts]

Inteleon!

That wraps it up!

Now we get all the tokens.

[Horace] Gardevoir! Confuse Ray!

Gardevoir.

What? Gardevoir shouldn't be able to move!

Goh, all right, now's your chance!

Got it! Time to break loose, Inteleon!

[grunts]

Snipe Shot, let's go!

-Inteleon.
-[grunts]

No, Liepard!

First, we're taking down Gardevoir!
X-Scissor, let's go!

Liquidation!

Inteleon. Inteleon.

[groans]

[Project Mew Drone]
Liepard and Vikavolt are unable to battle.

I won't forget this.
We'll get payback next time!

[light music]

[beeping]

[Goh] Looks like it's just me and Horace.

You and I managed to survive.

[both laugh]

-We won!
-Yup.

[Ash] Whoa! You did it, Goh!

[Pikachu] Pika, pika!

-That's so cool!
-Hang on. I wouldn't celebrate yet.

Only one person
can clear this mission today.

So, you two, wrap it up.

-Huh?
-No way!

Only one thing to do.
I'm glad you completed the mission.

I hereby resign
from this mission immediately.

Horace?

Resign? You can't be serious.

Yup. I am. I can't fight a friend.

-I'll make it up.
-But you can't!

Why not?

What if there aren't any more missions?

You signed up to find Mew and then Celebi!

I mean, isn't that your big dream?

You can't give up trying to catch Mew.

I'm your friend and I won't let you,
especially after all this time.

I want to cheer you on!

But I can't give up on my dream, either!

-So let's have a battle!
-But, Goh...

It'll be a serious battle,
and no pulling any punches!

-Understood. Let's do it.
-Hm.

[Ash] Goh.

[Goh] Both Gardevoir and Inteleon
are only a step from losing.

[Horace]
The next attack that lands will decide it.

All right, go invisible, Inteleon!

Try to predict any danger! Got it?

[upbeat music]

[Goh] Use Mud Shot!

[Horace] Dodge it and use Moonblast!

Gardevoir...

Use Snipe Shot!

-Intel...
-Confuse Ray, go!

-[grunts]
-Inteleon.

Now use Moonblast!

Gardevoir.

In... teleon!

Inteleon!

Intel...

[Project Mew Drone]
Inteleon is unable to battle.

Horace is the Trainer
who cleared the mission.

Challengers,
please return to the entrance.

[Project Mew Drone buzzes]

Oh, no...

Inteleon, you were great!

Take a nice, long rest.

That was amazing, Horace!

-Congratulations.
-Thank you, Goh.

You were the one
who brought me back to reality.

-You know that, don't you?
-I'm glad.

-So, shall we go back?
-Uh...

Wait a second.

Why don't you go on ahead?

Sure.

[light music]

[Danika] Horace, congratulations
on clearing the mission.

I'm sending you the three tokens.

Thank you so much!

The second-place challenger
will get two tokens,

and we're sending a token each
to the third and fourth challengers.

[giggles]

-Way to go!
-Pika.

Quillon, have your challengers finished?

-Yes.
-So who cleared it?

It was Gary.

-[gasps]
-[Danika] Really?

I figured.

The rainy season will conclude
sooner than expected.

There's not much time
to decide the Chasers.

And so, any challengers with fewer
than four tokens are disqualified.

Understood. And so, that means...

this group remains.

[Goh] I only have seven.

[narrator] The Chaser selection
will happen very soon.

Will Goh be one of the chosen three?

The answer to come,
as the journey continues!

[closing theme music]