JUDGE: Now brace yourselves
for unparalleled grace and charm
as we call in our fabulousGym Leader and elegant dancer,
Fantina!
FANTINA: Ah! Bienvenue,mes amis, à la Hearthome Gym!
FANTINA: And rejoice, mes amis,
as this excitingday has finally come
FANTINA: for myrematch with Ash!
ASH: This time you're notgoing to beat me, Fantina!
ASH: Soon I'll beholding my fifth badge!
FANTINA: I'm not one togive up the Relic Badge easily.
NARRATOR:Ash's rematch with Fantina
at the Hearthome Gym isabout to get under way,
which begs the burning question:
Will our hero'sspecial training pay off,
or will Fantina's Hypnosisrule the day once more?
On a road, far from home,
you don't haveto feel alone.
Brave and strong,
together we will be.
It's our destiny!
We will be heroes,
We can change theworld if we try!
I go where you go,
Forever friends,you and I!
We will be heroes!
Battle DimensionPokémon!
[ASH READS ON-SCREEN TEXT]
JAMES: Ooh, breaking news!
I see the Majolica Contestis to be held today!
MEOWTH: If I could get mypaws on a piece of that action,
we'd be wallowing in dough!
WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]
JESSIE: You will!
JESSIE:Well... at least one of us will!
YANMEGA: [AFFIRMATIVE]
JESSIE: This contestexists for one reason only!
To find the world'sTop Coordinator! Me!
YANMEGA: [EFFORT]
MEOWTH:But Jessie, what about we?
JAMES: The needs of oneoutweighing the needs of many!
ASH:Hey, Barry! Watch and learn!
BARRY: Come on, Ash,
I don't need to learnwhat a loser you are.
I already know that!
JUDGE:The Hearthome Gym battle rematch
between Ash andFantina will now begin!
JUDGE: Each Trainerwill use three Pokémon,
and when all three ofone Trainer's Pokémon
are unable to continue,the battle is over!
JUDGE: Only the challenger maysubstitute Pokémon at any time!
FANTINA: Allons-y, Gengar!Battle position, plus vite!
GENGAR: [APPEARING]
ASH: A Gengar
DAWN: Gengar!PIPLUP: [CURIOUS]
POKEDEX:Gengar. The Shadow Pokémon.
Gengar hides in the shadows.
If a Gengar is nearby,
it is said to feel tendegrees colder than normal.
ASH: Wonder if they'regoing to use Hypnosis soon!
All right, Buizel, I choose you!
BUIZEL: [APPEARING]
DAWN: Buizel, you can do it!
PIPLUP: [EXCITED]
ASH: Let's show themwhat special training can do!
BUIZEL: [AFFIRMATIVE]
FANTINA: Ooh! I love thesound of special training,
so let's not waste a minuteand get going tout de suite!
GENGAR: [CHALLENGING]
BUIZEL: [DETERMINED]
JUDGE: The challenger callsthe first move! Battle begin!
ASH: Okay, Aqua Jet, go!
BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]
GENGAR: [EFFORT]
BUIZEL: [SURPRISED]
BARRY: I've seen that!
The way Fantina's Pokémonkeep floating all over the place
like that makesit nearly impossible
for a challengerto land an attack!
BROCK: That specialAbility Levitate sure works!
BROCK: Ash's strategyneeds to deal with
Fantina's Pokémon'sunpredictable movements
if he wants to defeat her!
FANTINA: You see, this ishow a Ghost-type Pokémon moves!
The question is,how do you handle it, Ash?
ASH: Just you wait and see!Buizel, Sonic Boom, go!
BUIZEL: [SONIC BOOM MOVE]
GENGAR: [EFFORT]
FANTINA: But there won't be anybattle to see if this keeps up!
It's show time, starring theone and only Gengar the Great!
GENGAR: [CONFIDENT]
BUIZEL: [CONFUSED]
ASH: Buizel, look up!
-BUIZEL: [STARTLED]-GENGAR: [GROWLING]
FANTINA: Now, Shadow Punch!
GENGAR: [SHADOW PUNCH MOVE]
BUIZEL: [PAINED]
PIKACHU: [WORRIED]
ASH: Uh-oh. Hey, Buizel,are you all right?
DAWN: What move was that?
PIPLUP: [CONCERNED]
BARRY: A really scary move,that's for sure!
FANTINA: Shadow Punchis not only fantastique,
but it is a unique Ghost-typePokémon move that never misses!
What a way to begin!
FANTINA: Next up... Hypnosis!
GENGAR: [HYPNOSIS MOVE]
ASH: I knew it was coming!Now spin and use Water g*n!
BUIZEL: [WATER g*n MOVE]
GENGAR: [IMPACT]
ASH: So much for their Hypnosis!
-PIKACHU: [EXCITED]-DAWN: Perfect!
PIPLUP: [AGREEMENT]
BARRY:Whoa! They really stopped it!
FANTINA: Don't move,Gengar, or you'll take damage!
FANTINA: And don't letyour body touch the water!
DAWN: It worked! Not only didthey knock out that Hypnosis,
they're attacking as well!
PIPLUP: [AGREEMENT]
BROCK: Also... the water barrierBuizel made while spinning
is surrounding Gengar
and stopping it frommoving the way it wants to!
BARRY: Hey, listen up, Ash!
If that's your strategy,better stick with it!
BUIZEL: [SATISFIED]
GENGAR: [PAINED]
GENGAR: [EAGER]
ASH: I guess all ourspecial training proves
the strongest defense can comein the form of an attack, too!
BUIZEL: [AGREEMENT]
FANTINA: Ooh la la, Ash!
Laying down an attackand defending all at once!
I think we should call yourtechnique the Counter Shield,
-oui?-ASH: Counter Shield, huh?
That's got a nice ring to it!
FANTINA: Now we'll seehow you like Night Shade!
GENGAR: [NIGHT SHADE MOVE]
ASH: Water Pulse, go!
BUIZEL: [WATER PULSE MOVE]
GENGAR, BUIZEL: [BATTLING]
FANTINA: Zut alors!
GENGAR, BUIZEL: [IMPACT]
DAWN, BARRY, BROCK, PIPLUP:[SHOCKED]
BUIZEL: [STRUGGLING]
GENGAR: [STUNNED]
JUDGE: Gengar's unable tobattle! Buizel's the winner!
FANTINA: No!
ASH: Hey, we did it, Buizel!
BUIZEL: [PLEASED]
DAWN:Awesome! Isn't Buizel strong?
PIPLUP: [EXCITED]
BROCK: Wow, guess the bestattack after Counter Shield
is a fast one! What a strategy!
BARRY: Man, I can't believeAsh didn't even break a sweat,
when I ended up not beatingone of Fantina's Pokémon!
ASH: Buizel, return!
Buizel, I'm going to need you abit later, so take a good rest!
FANTINA:Alors Merci, Gengar, return!
You're quite thechallenger formidable, Ash!
BARRY: Hey!What did she just say to him?
She didn't sayanything nice to me at all!
DAWN, BROCK, PIPLUP:[EMBARRASSED]
MARIAN: Ladies and gentlemen,
the Pokémon havebeen positively glowing
at today's MajolicaPokémon Contest!
MARIAN: And now forour next Coordinator.
It's none other than Jessilina!
JESSIE:Thank you! With candy kisses!
JAMES: Knock them dead, Jessie!Jessilina!
MIME JR.: [ENCOURAGING]
JESSIE: Yanmega, now!Melt a million hearts!
YANMEGA: [APPEARING]
JESSIE: Next,slay them with Silver Wind!
YANMEGA: [SILVER WIND MOVE]
MARIAN: Wow! With the power ofa simple Silver Wind
wafting throughJessilina's hair,
we see an incredible balanceof softness and great power.
What appeal!
MARIAN: The whole stadiumis infatuated with her beauty!
JAMES:Quite a flock of adoring fans!
MIME JR.: [HAPPY]
MEOWTH: I guess Jess'sroutine's hitting new highs!
WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]
ASH: Long as we stay sharp,this is in the bag!
ASH: What do yousay we make quick work
of her other two Pokémon?
PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]
FANTINA:Bon! I've never had so much fun!
FANTINA:So you can guess who's next.
Mismagius! Battle position!
MISMAGIUS: [APPEARING]
FANTINA: Now, Ash, let metell you something up front.
Please keep in mind thatMismagius cannot learn Hypnosis!
And now it's time forme to ask you something...
exactly how are youplanning to deal with this?
BROCK: She's sure notkeeping any secrets...
BARRY: But all she's doing is
putting herself at adisadvantage, right?
BROCK: No,
it's common for Gym Leadersto share their techniques
in battle to see howchallengers handle it.
After all, the goalof a Gym Leader is to
present a broad rangeof challenges to each
and every one oftheir opponents!
ASH:Okay, let's figure this out...
ASH: I'm pretty surewhen Zoey battled Mismagius,
it used Psychicmoves and Magical Leaf!
ASH: Then we're goingto have to deal with
Magical Leaf's power as well!Chimchar, I choose you!
CHIMCHAR: [APPEARING]
FANTINA: Let's see whatyou've got, Chimchar!
MISMAGIUS: [AGREEMENT]
ASH: Flame Wheel, now!
CHIMCHAR: [FLAME WHEEL MOVE]
MISMAGIUS: [EFFORT]
CHIMCHAR: [EXCITED]
MISMAGIUS: [WORRIED]
FANTINA: Wow! I had noidea Chimchar could jump!
CHIMCHAR: [THREATENING]
BARRY: Oh man!That must take a lot of power!
BROCK: Actually, that kind ofagility is easy for Chimchar!
Piece of cake!
ASH: Go!
CHIMCHAR: [THREATENING]
FANTINA:Alors, Mismagius, Psywave!
MISMAGIUS: [PSYWAVE MOVE]
CHIMCHAR: [SHOCKED]
BARRY: Uh-oh!
CHIMCHAR: [PAINED]
DAWN: Oh no!
PIPLUP: [CONCERNED]
BROCK: That lookedlike some real damage!
Psychic moves aresure something to behold!
ASH:Hey, Chimchar, are you okay?
CHIMCHAR: [STRUGGLING]
FANTINA:Does this surprise you, Ash?
FANTINA: Well, hang on,
because there is muchI have left to show you!
ASH:That Psywave can sure be a pain.
All right, Chimchar,spin and then use Flamethrower!
CHIMCHAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
FANTINA: So!Now this time
it's going to be afire Counter Shield! Bien fait!
MISMAGIUS: [IMPACT]
FANTINA: Use Psywave!
MISMAGIUS: [PSYWAVE MOVE]
MISMAGIUS: [PAINED]
FANTINA: Non! Not again!
ASH: We held that off, too!
BARRY: Awesome! Ash is kicking!
DAWN: He can countermoves other than Hypnosis!
BROCK: Well, that's becauseAsh has gotten really good
at using att*cks for defense.
att*cks like that are effective
on lots of movesother than Hypnosis!
FANTINA: Let's seehow you deal with this!
Mismagius, Magical Leaf!
MISMAGIUS: [MAGICAL LEAF MOVE]
CHIMCHAR: [SURPRISED]
ASH: It can't be!
BARRY: I don't understand howFantina already broke through!
DAWN: Chimchar's movesare supposed to be powerful
against Grass-type att*cks.
BROCK: If I had to guess,
I'd say she's hammeringChimchar with Magical Leaf
to break the Counter Shield!
FANTINA: Quelle dommage, Ash!
The truth is,
I learned everythingabout the Counter Shield
when you used itbefore on Gengar, oui?
ASH: Oh man,
and after all our hard work.Just like a Gym Leader!
ASH: Okay, Chimchar,use Flame Wheel again!
FANTINA:Dark Pulse, tout de suite!
CHIMCHAR: [FLAME WHEEL MOVE]
MISMAGIUS: [DARK PULSE MOVE]
ASH: Chimchar,Flamethrower, keep it up!
CHIMCHAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
BROCK: Look,now he's using Flame Wheel
-as a Counter Shield this time!-DAWN: Awesome!
Ash's battling style just seemsto get more and more amazing!
PIPLUP: [AMAZED]
FANTINA: Mismagius!Psywave, s'il vous plait!
ASH: Yeah, I thought so!
MISMAGIUS: [PSYWAVE MOVE]
BARRY: Hey,was only the Flamethrower hit?
CHIMCHAR: [THREATENING]
MISMAGIUS: [STUNNED]
CHIMCHAR: [PLEASED]
JUDGE: Mismagius is unable tobattle! Chimchar is the winner!
FANTINA: No!
ASH: Yeah! We did it, Chimchar!
PIKACHU: [EXCITED]
CHIMCHAR: [PLEASED]
DAWN: And now, since Ashhas all of his Pokémon left,
it's a three-to-one battle!
PIPLUP: [AGREEMENT]CHIMCHAR: [CELEBRATING]
ASH: I figured if Iblocked your Dark Pulse,
you'd follow up with a Psywave,and I was right!
FANTINA: No sense trying topull the wool over your eyes,
is there?I am très impressionne!
BROCK: First off,you knock away
that Psywavewith a Flamethrower,
and then you hit youropponent where it really hurts
with a powerful Flame Wheel...
That's got Ashwritten all over it!
BARRY: Ash is too much!I can't take it!
BROCK, DAWN, PIPLUP: [LAUGHING]
ASH: You did exactly what youneeded to do! Thanks, Chimchar.
Take a good rest!
BARRY:Chimchar seems a lot different
from back when Paul had it.
I saw the two of themcompeting a while ago,
and even thoughthey won the thing,
Chimchar didn't seemnearly as happy as it is now!
MARIAN: All right,ladies and gentlemen!
Mr. Contesta hasthe high privilege
and distinct honor topresent our winner Jessilina
with the Majolica Ribbon!
JESSIE: The Majolica Ribbon!Mine and mine alone!
YANMEGA: [AFFIRMATIVE]
JESSIE: The cheers!The lights and applause!
And they're allmeant for marvie me!
JAMES: Number one! Our Jess!
MIME JR.: [CRYING]
MEOWTH: With two ribbonsunder her yellow belt!
WOBBUFFET: [CRYING]
FANTINA: And now for mythird Pokémon. Voilà, Drifblim!
DRIFBLIM: [APPEARING]
ASH: Whoa, it's Drifblim...
FANTINA: Ash, I'm certainementyou must remember Drifblim,
and as you can plainly see,
it has gotten even strongerand more beautiful than before!
DRIFBLIM: [PLEASED]
ASH: It's up to you, buddy!
PIKACHU: [EAGER]
ASH: All right, use Thunderbolt!
PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]
DRIFBLIM: [IMPACT]
DAWN: Wow, what a hit!Drifblim can't move!
PIPLUP: [AGREEMENT]
ASH: Fantina,
you may have wiped out our flameshield with your Magical Leaf,
but now what are you going todo about our electric shield?
FANTINA: You certainly didn'twaste time paralyzing Drifloon,
now did you?
But perhaps you forget Driflooncan use Psychic moves as well!
Like Psychic!
DRIFBLIM: [PSYCHIC MOVE]
PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]
FANTINA: Yes, your CounterShield is an excellent strategy,
but Ash, please remember allgood things must come to an end,
n'est-ce pas?
FANTINA: I think yourstrategy has sprung a leak!
FANTINA:So perhaps the time has come
for you to do some retooling
while I do a little myself!Voilà!
FANTINA: Will-O-Wisp!
DRIFBLIM: [WILL-O-WISP MOVE]
FANTINA: Now, use Psychicto control the Will-O-Wisp!
DRIFBLIM: [PSYCHIC MOVE]
ASH: Pikachu, knock itaway with Thunderbolt!
PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]
ASH: It's sealed up!
FANTINA: As you can plainly see,
my Drifblim is sealedinto the Counter Shield!
It's like aCounter Counter Shield!
PIKACHU: [FRUSTRATED]
FANTINA: Drifblim's Psychic
maintains the powerfulrings of the Will-O-Wisp!
And it will last muchlonger than any move of yours!
FANTINA: Alors, on we go!
DRIFBLIM: [ATTACK]
PIKACHU: [STRUGGLING]
PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]
DAWN: This is exactlylike their last battle!
ASH: Pikachu, Thunderbolt, go!
PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]
FANTINA: Hypnosis!
ASH: Pikachu,deflect it with Thunderbolt!
PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]
DRIFBLIM: [HYPNOSIS MOVE]
ASH: No way!
FANTINA: Now, Ominous Wind!
DRIFBLIM: [OMINOUS WIND MOVE]
ASH: Pikachu!
PIKACHU: [STUNNED]
JUDGE: Pikachu's unable tobattle! Drifblim's the winner!
DAWN: Oh no!
PIPLUP: [SAD]
ASH: Pikachu,that was an awesome job!
PIKACHU: [EXHAUSTED]
ASH: Thank you!
PIKACHU: [SAD]
ASH: Hey, listen.
Your hard work's goingto pay off. I'm sure of it!
PIKACHU: [SAD]
ASH: Got to dosomething about Will-O-Wisp!
Now, Buizel, you're up again!
BUIZEL: [APPEARING]
FANTINA: So, Ash, how areyou going to attack this time?
ASH: Like this!Spinning Aqua Jet!
BUIZEL: [AQUA JET MOVE]
DRIFBLIM: [ATTACK]
BARRY:They wiped out the Will-O-Wisp!
DRIFBLIM: [PAINED]
FANTINA: Ah, so you broughtout a Water-type Pokémon
to extinguishthe flames, did you?
Alors, Ominous Wind!
DRIFBLIM: [OMINOUS WIND MOVE]
BUIZEL: [PAINED]
ASH: Come on, Buizel.Water Pulse, go!
BUIZEL: [WATER PULSE MOVE]
FANTINA: Will-O-Wisp!
DRIFBLIM: [WILL-O-WISP MOVE]
BUIZEL: [SHOCKED]
ASH: Not again!
FANTINA: Use Hypnosis!
DRIFBLIM: [HYPNOSIS MOVE]
FANTINA: Now use Psychic!
DRIFBLIM: [PSYCHIC MOVE]
BUIZEL: [STUNNED]
JUDGE: Buizel's unable tobattle! Drifblim's the winner!
DAWN: Fantina beat Buizel, too!
PIPLUP: [SAD]
BARRY: Drifblim sure is strong!
Put away two Pokémonin the blink of an eye!
FANTINA: I wouldn't dismiss thepower of Hypnosis if I were you,
n'est-ce pas?
ASH: You were great, Buizel.Thank you!
ASH: Okay, Chimchar,looks like you're the last up!
I'm counting on you!
CHIMCHAR: [APPEARING]
FANTINA: So, come and get it!
DRIFBLIM: [WILL-O-WISP MOVE]
ASH: Flame Wheel, now!
CHIMCHAR: [FLAME WHEEL MOVE]
FANTINA: Sorry,but that move's still the same!
DRIFBLIM: [ATTACK]
CHIMCHAR: [PAINED]
ASH: Flame on flame, huh...
FANTINA: That's strange.Is something funny?
DAWN: What's up?
BROCK:Ash figured something out...
BARRY: It's goingto take more than that
to break their Will-O-Wisp!
ASH: If they want to see flames,we'll show them flames!
Flamethrower, go!
CHIMCHAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
FANTINA: My Counter Shieldworks against any move!
DRIFBLIM: [EFFORT]
DRIFBLIM: [SHOCKED]
ASH: That's it!
PIKACHU: [EXCITED]
BARRY: It worked!It broke their shield!
ASH: It didn't justbreak the shield!
That Flamethrowerabsorbed the Will-O-Wisp,
making it even more powerful!
ASH:Guess you don't know everything
about Counter Shields after all!
FANTINA:Perhaps I spoke a bit too soon!
Your Chimchar's poweris vraiment magnifique,
but I'm afraid yourrematch road ends here.
Ominous Wind, Drifblim!
DRIFBLIM: [OMINOUS WIND MOVE]
ASH: Chimchar, Dig, let's go!
CHIMCHAR: [DIG MOVE]
ASH: Chimchar,grab a hold of Drifblim, quick!
CHIMCHAR: [EFFORT]
BARRY: I've never seen Digused like that. Go figure!
FANTINA: Quelle surprise!But now, it's time for Hypnosis!
ASH: Chimchar, Flamethrower!
DRIFBLIM: [SURPRISED]
CHIMCHAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
DRIFBLIM: [STRUGGLING]
CHIMCHAR: [PLEASED]
DRIFBLIM: [STUNNED]
JUDGE: Drifblim is unableto battle, and Chimchar wins!
And the match goes to Ash,the challenger!
ASH: We did it, guys!
CHIMCHAR, PIKACHU: [CHEERING]
DAWN:Wow! They really beat Fantina!
PIPLUP: [HAPPY]
BARRY: He actually pulled it off
BROCK: Things wereshaky there for a while,
but Ash pulled it off.What a great battle!
FANTINA:Merci beaucoup, Drifblim!
You are a true hard worker!
DRIFBLIM: [PLEASED]
FANTINA: Congratulations, Ash!
You and all yourPokémon are truly magnifique!
FANTINA: S'il vous plait,take the Relic Badge!
ASH: Wow, thanks so much!
ASH: All right!We got the Relic Badge!
PIKACHU: [THRILLED]
BUIZEL, CHIMCHAR: [THRILLED]
ASH: Barry,where are you gonna go now?
BARRY: It's a no-brainer...I'm going to Iron Island!
ASH: Iron Island?
BARRY: Yeah.
I trained there for a whileand won at the Canalave Gym.
BARRY: I figure it'll be agood idea to train there again!
BARRY: And that's my strategy!
ASH: Whoa, that's a strategy?
DAWN:See? Iron Island's over there...
DAWN: It's a boatride from Canalave City!
ASH: So maybe my next Gymshould be the Canalave Gym, too!
Hey, why don't weall go there together?
PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]
BARRY: Okay! If you win there,
then maybe I'll startthinking of you as a real rival!
PIKACHU: [CONFUSED]
BARRY: See, the Canalave Gym'smain focus is Steel types
so give it a shot if you dare!I kind of doubt you can...
ASH: I'm so sure badgenumber six is going to be mine,
they might as wellgive it to me up front!
DAWN: Well... you can't accusethem of not getting into it...
BROCK: And no doubtour trip to Canalave City
won't be dull in the least!
NARRATOR: Filled with confidence
after his fifthSinnoh Gym victory,
Ash, along with therest of our heroes,
look ahead to the nextchapter in their journey
with the feisty Barryalong for the ride!
The excitement's guaranteed,and the adventure continues!
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
11x50 - Shield With a Twist!
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Japanese anime follows Ash a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon.
Japanese anime follows Ash a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon.