24x03 - Trials of a Budding Master!

[bunniefuu]

[gentle music]

[narrator] Ash's goal is to battle

one of the world's greatest Trainers, Leon.

Goh's goal is to catch one of every kind of Pokémon,

including Mew.

This is the story of their adventure-filled journey

through the world of Pokémon.

[camera shutter clicks]

The Pokémon World Coronation Series is a tournament that decides

the greatest Trainers in the Pokémon world!

Ash has set his sights on defeating the reigning Monarch, Leon,

and has entered the World Coronation Series

for that very reason.

Trainers from all over the world are competing.

They battle others within their class,

and the results determine the rankings of all Trainers

in the competition.

Currently, Ash ranks in the Great Class,

with a long way to go before he can challenge Leon.

[Ash] Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!

Pikachu!

[narrator] Today, Ash is once again deep in training!

[screams, groans]

[both grunting]

[grunts]

Farfetch'd!

[all whimper]

region "You're raring to go, aren't you, Farfetch'd?

[gasps]

-Whoa! -[loud thud]

Your power is awesome.

I can feel it.

Pika!

[grunting] There you are.

-Huh? What's up, Goh? -This is!

Looks like there's a mass outbreak of Geodude!

All I've gotta do is catch one of them.

[Goh] And then I can evolve it into Graveler,

and then Golem all in one shot!

-Where is it? -Right here.

Looks like Rock Tunnel!

Farfetch'd?

This will be great for your training. Let's go!

Pika!

Far?

♪ Take me on a journey ♪

♪ Please choose me ♪

♪ We could be the best team of all time ♪

♪ We'll do everything together ♪

♪ Learning, training Never stopping ♪

♪ Go, go, go! ♪

♪ Anywhere you're going so am I ♪

♪ Take me on a journey to your heart ♪

♪ The journey to your heart ♪

♪ Pokémon! ♪

[theme music]

-[Ash] "Trials…" -[Goh] "Of a Budding Master!"

[Goh] Rock Tunnel! This is it!

There's a Geodude outbreak, but where are they?

Sobble?

[Goh] Huh? Not even one.

Maybe they all moved on already.

-[Farfetch'd grunts] -Sobble?

[Farfetch'd yelling]

[grunts]

[Farfetch'd yelling]

Look out!

-Pika! -[gasps]

Cinderace!

[happy groan]

[chuckles]

-You guys all right? -Pika?

Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks a lot, Cinderace!

Cinde.

[Ash] You've gotta be more careful, Farfetch'd!

Hm!

[groaning]

Looks like your training's coming right along.

Yeah. How are you doing?

I don't see a single Geodude anywhere.

Pika.

[grunts]

Farfetch'd!

-Geodude. -There's one!

Geo!

Poké Ball… go!

[warbling, chimes]

[Rotom phone] Geodude has been registered to your Pokédex!

Yeah!

I just caught a Geodude!

-Cinderace! -Sobble!

[Rotom phone] Geodude. The Rock Pokémon. A Rock and Ground type.

Geodude's habitat is mostly made up of mountain paths.

It gets angry if stepped on, so it's good to be careful in those areas.

We've got another friend!

-Cinde! -Sob!

Thanks, Farfetch'd! It's all because of you!

[Ash] Guess it worked out!

Hm?

[grunting]

Its power's amazing!

Yeah. My Farfetch'd is training hard to be a Leek Master.

-Pika? -Leek Master?

Cool, huh?

[Ash] A Farfetch'd who's mastered every leek move.

I'll help you work on becoming a Leek Master!

Pika, pika!

-Farfetch'd! Far! -[both screaming]

Awesome. That is power, all right.

Pikachu.

-[Farfetch'd grunting] -[Goh] A Leek Master? Really?

[Rotom phone trills]

[Rotom phone] A battle challenge has been issued.

-Huh? -Pika?

-[Dozer] Yer goin' for it, aren't ya? -Huh?

[Goh] So that guy's registered in the Pokémon World Coronation Series!

[grunts]

[loud thud]

[giggles] You're somethin'!

Build those muscles!

Way to go!

-Excuse me? -[angry groan]

[Farfetch'd exclaims]

[Dozer whimpers]

[all grunting]

[both grunt]

Farfetch'd!

Nice, Gurdurr. Your timing was great.

I've been watching, brother.

Your Farfetch'd breaks up rocks really well with that leek!

Well, your Gurdurr is totally awesome handling that steel beam.

Got that right.

So there's only one thing to do!

You're in the Great Class, aren't ya?

I sure am. You too, mister?

Call me Dozer!

We've worked hard to build up our frames into tip-top shape

which makes us as trained-up as you can get!

You have been approved for an official

Pokémon World Coronation Series Great Class battle!

The challengers today?

We have Ash Ketchum versus Dozer!

Each of you is allowed to use one Pokémon!

Will both challengers please bring out your Pokémon?

Three, two, one… Go!

-Farfetch'd, now! -Gurdurr, now!

[both] Let's go!

Farfetch'd!

[grunting]

[Rotom phone] Gurdurr. The Muscular Pokémon.

A Fighting type.

Gurdurr wields its girder masterfully.

Although it excels at demolition, it is strangely inept at construction.

Battle begin!

[grunting]

[both grunting]

-Cinderace. -[Sobble groans]

All right! Use Night Slash!

Agh!

[grunting]

Use High Horsepower!

[grunting]

Farfetch'd!

-[grunts] -[pained groan]

-Farfetch'd, no! -[all gasp]

Gurdurr!

Okay. What do you think of our High Horsepower move?

Our steel beam swings will make you tremble with fear!

Huh?

[grunting]

Way to go, Farfetch'd!

Use Night Slash again!

[groans]

Meet it head-on with Focus Blast!

[grunts]

Durr!

Farfetch'd!

[crashes]

-[pained groan] -[grunts]

Fury Cutter, go!

Farfetch'd!

Pika!

Stand up, Gurdurr,

and finish that Focus Blast!

Gurdurr!

-Gurdurr! -Far!

[grunting]

-Farfetch'd! -Gurdurr!

-Farfetch'd! -Gurdurr! Gurdurr!

-Farfetch'd! -[grunting]

Farfetch'd!

Keep on swinging that leek!

Pikachu!

[both grunting]

Gurdurr knows what's coming up!

It's definitely got the upper hand!

Night Slash, go!

Farfetch'd!

Gurdurr.

-Ready? -[snickers]

Stay on guard!

Far…

Use Brutal Swing!

-Gurdurr! -[pained groan]

-Far… -[rumbles]

[Farfetch'd groans]

[Drone Rotom whirs]

-What happened? -Pika!

[Drone Rotom] Confirming situation. [whirs]

Scanning, scanning.

-[Drone Rotom] Scanning, scanning. -Gurdurr.

Pika, pika!

[gasps]

[blasts]

-[Farfetch'd] Fetch'd! -Pika?

There you are!

[Farfetch'd] Far…

Fetch'd!

[gasps in delight]

Far.

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

Pika?

[Gurdurr] Gurdurr!

Pika, pika!

Battle restart!

Quick! Use Focus Energy, now!

Farfetch'd!

-Hmm. -Pikachu.

Cinderace.

Farfetch'd sharpened up!

Give it a shot!

Farfetch'd!

-Gurdurr! -[blasts]

That's some power!

This battle could get even hotter!

Gurdurr!

[grunts]

Farfetch'd!

Hold on, Farfetch'd!

Hitting it head-on won't work!

Pika, pika!

Far!

All right, use Night Slash!

[grunting]

Come on now! Focus Blast!

Gurdurr!

[Gurdurr grunting]

-And fire! -[grunts]

[Farfetch'd groans]

[expl*si*n]

Farfetch'd!

Gurdurr!

[grunts]

-That's it! Awesome! -Pika!

-All right! -Cinderace!

Oh! It got hit.

[groans]

Hmm. Farfetch'd.

[tense music]

[both grumbling]

Listen to me! Keep it up, and we can win this battle!

We wouldn't dare lose in a million years!

We came here to battle against some really strong opponents.

And that's what we're gonna do.

Use Bulk Up!

[grunting]

Focus Energy!

[yelling] Far!

Fetch'd!

[both] Brutal Swing, let's go!

[both grunting]

Fetch'd!

[both grunting]

Farfetch'd!

Gurdurr! Gurdurr!

-Farfetch'd! -Gurdurr!

We've got this. Brutal Swing again!

Far!

A girder shouldn't lose to a leek!

Beat 'em back!

-Gurdurr! -Fetch'd!

[groans]

Far! Agh!

-Farfetch'd -Gurdurr!

[upbeat music]

[grunts]

-Gurdurr! -[groans]

Bring the hammer down!

Far… fetch'd!

[both grunting]

A one-on-one strength test?

Fine! We'll just take that challenge!

[both grunting]

[deep groaning]

[both grunting]

[groaning]

[grunting continues]

[crackles]

-No way! -[all gasp]

Farfetch'd!

[rumbles]

[Dozer] No way!

[groans]

Gurdurr!

Gurdurr.

[warbles]

[groans]

[whirs]

Gurdurr is unable to battle. Farfetch'd is the winner!

[Drone Rotom] Which means the victory goes to Ash!

All right!

Pika! Pika!

You were awesome.

Breaking that girder was something else.

Man, looks like we went and lost.

[grumbles]

As a result of today's battle, there has been an immediate change

in the Pokémon World Coronation Series rankings!

[whirring]

[Ash] Ah! My ranking went up!

Cool! You're now!

-[Dozer] Your name is Ash, right? -Huh?

Ya know, we're still in this thing.

We'll just have to go back and train a little bit harder.

[whining]

[Dozer] Hey.

Now, don't you go moping!

I'm gonna rustle you up another girder.

In the meantime, you use this.

Gurdurr?

Gurdurr! [laughs]

Gurdurr! Gurdurr!

Gurdurr!

That's really great, Gurdurr!

Farfetch'd.

Hey! Farfetch'd?

Looks like you still haven't had enough roughhousing.

[Ash gasps]

-Pikachu. -Huh!

-Hmm. -[Goh gasps]

Where are you going?

Huh?

[Ash] Farfetch'd?

[light music]

[Dozer] Brother, what you've got there is a real warrior.

I can tell.

-Warrior? -You mean Farfetch'd?

It sure can take a hit.

That's real power.

Yup, that one's really worth raising up right.

Gurdurr.

-Oh, you think so, too? -[mutters]

There you go.

Mm.

Hey, wait up, Ash!

Cinde.

Take care! See ya, brother!

Gurdurr!

[expl*si*n]

Far… fetch'd!

-[Farfetch'd grunts] -Pika?

It just had a tough battle.

Doesn't it ever get tired?

Not when it's almost a Leek Master.

[Ash] It even broke apart a steel beam!

Fetch'd! Huh?

Pika.

A Gallade?

Whoa! A wild one?

[Rotom phone chimes] Gallade. The Blade Pokémon.

A Psychic and Fighting type.

When Gallade feels it's necessary to protect someone,

it extends its elbows like sword blades and then fights.

Then I'm gonna catch it!

-[Rinto] Sorry, but Gallade's my partner. -[all gasp]

-Not up to speed, eh? -[groans]

-Your battle. I watched the whole thing. -Huh?

Just now?

[Rinto] Your Farfetch'd is way too uncontrolled.

Like it isn't even aware of what's going on around it.

But it had plenty of power, so even without discipline, it won.

Are you offering up advice?

Many times, I wonder myself

why I keep on giving my opinions like this.

But I just can't leave well enough alone.

Nice to meet you, Farfetch'd.

The name is Rinto.

I'm the Trainer of this Gallade.

Wanna battle? Whaddaya think?

Farfetch'd!

Hm.

You still wanna battle?

Pika?

[Rinto] It appears this Farfetch'd doesn't see

what's really important.

All right, then what's so important?

You'll learn that in battle.

All right, Gallade, get ready!

Gallade!

Farfetch'd, show them your strength! Let's do it!

Use Night Slash!

Farfetch'd!

Farfetch'd! [groans]

[both gasp]

[angry groan]

Farfetch'd!

[Farfetch'd yelling]

Farfetch'd!

All right, double down, quick!

Farfetch'd!

[Farfetch'd yelling]

Farfetch'd! Farfetch'd!

[Farfetch'd grunting]

-[groans] -Hmm…

-Use Brutal Swing! -[grunts]

Use False Swipe.

Farfetch'd!

Gallade!

[Farfetch'd groaning]

-Pika! -No, Farfetch'd!

[groaning]

Farfetch'd!

[warbles]

[Farfetch'd] Fetch'd.

[Farfetch'd groans]

And that wraps it up.

Farfetch'd!

Pikachu!

You've gotta hang in there, Farfetch'd!

[whimpers]

Pika…

I think your Farfetch'd has an awful lot of hidden potential deep inside.

[Rinto] Too bad it hasn't found it yet.

I hope you two will actually be in sync should we ever meet again, but…

[Rinto] Shall we go, Gallade?

[Gallade] Gallade.

[both chittering]

-[Ash] Okay, let's do this! -[Pikachu yells]

Huh? You, too?

[groans]

We're not gonna let it end like this, are we?

You've gotta win the next time we see that guy!

Let's train together!

So, why do you have a leek?

Rinto told us we need to be in sync, right?

Well, if I train with a leek,

I'll understand Farfetch'd that much better.

You really think so?

-Cinde. -Sobble.

We'll all be Leek Masters!

-Pika. Pikachu! -Farfetch'd!

[narrator] Now that Ash and Farfetch'd have met Gallade

and the mysterious Trainer Rinto,

how will they change up their strategy?

Until the next showdown,

keep growing stronger, Farfetch'd,

as the journey continues!

[closing theme music]