NARRATOR: The battle between Ash and the Snowpoint City Gym
Leader Candice was hard - fought indeed, and the give - and -
take on both sides, head spinning! But in the end it was
Ash as the winner, with his seventh Sinnoh Gym Badge,
reality!
NARRATOR: When suddenly.
ASH: Paul!
PAUL: So you must be Candice, the Gym Leader?
CANDICE: Yes!
PAUL: I challenge you to a Gym battle.
CANDICE: I'm sure you must've come a long way for this, but I
just finished a battle with Ash.
CANDICE: And I'd like to give the g*ng a rest!
How about tomorrow then?
PAUL: All right then. Tomorrow it is.
ASH: Hey, Paul!
ASH: Check it out! I just got my seventh badge! One more and I'm
in the Sinnoh League! How many do you have?
PAUL: That's none of your business!
PIKACHU: [IRRITATED]
ASH: What's his problem?
BROCK: Ash, that's how he is!
ZOEY: Who is?
DAWN: His name's Paul. He's really Ash's rival! They seem
to get into fights whenever they meet!
CANDICE: Dawn, you and Zo Zo are rivals, too.
CANDICE: But it's nothing like this, that's for sure!
Sometimes it's hard to know,
Which way you're supposed to go.
But deep inside, you know you're strong.
If you follow your heart, you can't be wrong.
Stand up! [Stand up!]
For what is right.
Be brave!
Get ready to fight.
Hold on! [Hold on!]
We're friends for life.
And if we come,
together as one,
Complete the quest, that we've begun,
We will win the battle!
Galactic Battles! Pokémon!
Galactic Battles! Pokémon!
ZOEY: Wow, I've got to admit, I'm surprised Paul was
Chimchar's first Trainer!
ZOEY: Whoa. And from what I can see, Ash and Paul couldn't be
more different if they tried!
BROCK: Which is exactly why the two of them couldn't ignore each
other if they tried.
DAWN: Speaking of Ash, where did he go?
MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
ELECTABUZZ: [ANGRY]
PAUL: That's good! Now use Flamethrower and face the sky!
MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
PAUL: Good!
ASH: Hey, Paul!
ASH: Man, you should have seen how totally awesome Grotle was
today! I wanna thank Torterra again for the help.
ASH: That battling style Torterra showed us awhile back
worked out really well!
PAUL: You said you were serious about wanting to win in
Snowpoint City so why do you still need Torterra to
hold your hand?
ASH: [ANGRY]
PAUL: Using a Grass - type in an Ice - type Gym, I guess you
chalk that up to blind faith.
ZOEY: Stop right there! Just who do you think you are?
DAWN: Zoey, stop!
ZOEY: He has no right talking like that!
ASH: It's okay, Zoey.
ZOEY: I just hope tomorrow at the Gym battle.
ZOEY: Ms. Senior wipes the floor with that jerk!
PAUL: Reggie!
REGGIE: Hey, Paul! How's it going?
T.V.: And it looks like the entire Sinnoh region will have
good weather today.
ASH: Reggie!
DAWN: Wow! It's true!
ZOEY: Who's that guy?
DAWN: That's Paul's big brother, Reggie!
He's a Breeder down in Veilstone City!
REGGIE: Have you gotten past the Snowpoint Gym?
PAUL: Coming soon.
REGGIE: Well, keep in mind that Candice is tough!
PAUL: I've got a plan for her.
ASH: Reggie!
PIKACHU: [EXCITED]
REGGIE: Would you look at that? Wow, it's been a long time!
DAWN: Yeah, it really has!
ASH: It's great to see you! What are you doing here?
REGGIE: I just finished bringing a Pokémon I was watching back to
its Trainer. You challenging the Snowpoint Gym, too?
ASH: Yeah, I battled Candice yesterday and won the badge!
REGGIE: Really? Awesome! Hey, hear that Paul?
That's great, huh?
REGGIE: Okay if I come watch your battle?
PAUL: Whatever you want.
ZOEY: Man, that guy Paul may be the total opposite of Ash, but
he's absolutely nothing like his brother either!
DAWN: For sure!
PIPLUP: [SURPRISED]
DAWN: [SHOCKED]
ASH: What's that?[SHOCKED]
ASH: [SHOCKED]
REGGIE: Whoa!
DAWN: What's that?
PIPLUP: [CONFUSED]
ASH: It's the Battle Pyramid!
PIKACHU: [EXCITED]
REGGIE: Wow, you guys know about that thing?
ASH: Yeah! I finally beat it but it took me a bunch of tries!
PAUL: What? You beat it?
JESSIE: Tell me that's not the Battle Pyramid.
JAMES: I'd be lying if I did,
though from Kanto it's quite a haul.
MEOWTH: Even flyboys need a change of scene!
WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]
JESSIE: No way.
CANDICE: Oh, wow!
SAM: Transmission from the Snowpoint City Pokémon Center!
ASH: Hey, Brandon, Long time no see! It's Ash from Pallet Town!
BRANDON: I'll be! So how are you kid?
DAWN: Ash, did you say Battle Pyramid?
BROCK: Yeah, it was the final facility Ash challenged back in
the Kanto Battle Frontier days!
DAWN: The Battle Frontier - That's, uh.
BROCK: It's a group of facilities somewhat like a Gym
but more intense, where you challenge and battle against an
amazing group of powerful Trainers called Frontier Brains!
Brandon is the most powerful Kanto Frontier Brain, and
everyone calls him the "Pyramid King".
BROCK: Reggie, didn't you challenge him too?
BROCK: I remember seeing the Frontier Symbols on
display in your house.
REGGIE: Yeah, but I never got the Brave Symbol which is proof
of winning at the Battle Pyramid.
ASH: That's right, Brock told me.
ASH: So, why did you stop battling?
REGGIE: Because I learned one thing. that I have a
lot more to learn!
BRANDON: What a nice surprise!
REGGIE: It's been much too long, Brandon!
BRANDON: Great to see so many familiar faces! If I remember,
you're Reggie's younger brother right?
PAUL: So you do remember me! I'd like to challenge you to a
Pokémon Battle. Right here and now!
ASH: Battle?
DAWN: [SURPRISED]
DODRIO: [EXERTION]
CANDICE: Incredible! It's the real Battle Pyramid!
ZOEY: Ms. Senior!
CANDICE: And it's so huge!
BRANDON: Sorry to cause such a fuss but I'm Brandon, the
Pyramid King of the Battle Frontier!
CANDICE: I'm honored to meet you! I'm Candice,
the Snowpoint Gym Leader!
BRANDON: Oh it's you, Maria!
MARIA: We've been waiting for you, Pyramid King.
BRANDON: I'd like to introduce you all! Everybody please say
hello to Temple Maiden Maria!
MARIA: It's an honor!
BROCK: With a beautiful maiden like you - I must make a
pilgrimage to the Snowpoint Temple right away, or bust!
CROAGUNK: [CROAKING]
BROCK: No fair, I haven't even left yet!
DAWN: Zoey? There's a temple here?
ZOEY: Oh yeah, the Snowpoint Temple!
ZOEY: It's a bit far from here, but it's an ancient temple
with a rich history!
DAWN: That sounds awesome!
MIME JR.: [EXCITED]
JAMES: Temple she says!
MEOWTH: Rich she says!
JESSIE: History's out, money's in!
WOBBUFFET: [AGREEING]
BRANDON: You see my purpose in coming to Sinnoh is to
investigate the Snowpoint Temple!
BROCK: Of course. You do research on many ancient
civilizations right?
BRANDON: Correct!
MARIA: But I never imagined you were going to travel here in
your amazing Battle Pyramid!
BRANDON: It appears we've caused a bit of a scene! Now, Sam.
SAM: Sir!
BRANDON: Please, go on ahead with Maria to the temple!
SAM: What about you?
BRANDON: Take a look!
BRANDON: Look into his eyes!
BRANDON: How can I refuse the battle this young man requests?
BRANDON: I'll catch up with you soon!
MARIA: Thank you sir!
REGGIE: But Paul, why now?
PAUL: Because I have to do what you couldn't! And that's that!
ASH: Hey, Brandon! It would be really great if you'd let us
watch your battle!
BRANDON: Young man?
PAUL: I don't care.
BROCK: Brandon! I could referee!
PAUL: Why? There's no need!
PAUL: It's a full six - on - six battle! Pokémon exchanges
allowed! The battle will be over when all six of one side's
Pokémon are unable to continue!
BRANDON: Very well!
ASH: Paul wants to do what Reggie couldn't.
ASH: He's going to try and beat Brandon!
PAUL: Magmar! Stand by for battle!
MAGMAR: [APPEARING]
BRANDON: Regirock! I need your assistance!
REGIROCK: [APPEARING]
CANDICE: Regirock!
POKEDEX: Regirock. The Rock Peak Pokémon. Regirock's body is made
of rock, and if something chips off in battle it attaches rocks
to repair itself.
PAUL: So Brandon starts with Regirock. Just like he did with
my brother.
REGGIE: I remember Paul was watching. Of course that was
back when my Pokémon and I were defeated by Brandon.
BROCK: [SURPRISED]
REGGIE: Paul was a new Trainer and had just gotten his Turtwig.
He had gone to Kanto during his Sinnoh journey.
REGGIE: Because he wanted to watch my battle.
REGGIE: I had already gone from league to league, and I felt
ready to challenge Kanto's Battle Frontier!
REGGIE: So, to become a Frontier Brain, I had one more
challenge I needed to face,
and that was a battle against Brandon!
REGGIE: But.
REGIROCK: [PAINED]
REGGIE: We lost without defeating a single Pokémon.
TURTWIG: [SHOCKED]
BRANDON: No! You challenged me and I truly did enjoy our battle
today. But the fact remains that your battling style is little
more than standard ordinary fare!
BRANDON: Now where is your true inner strength?
PAUL: Wow! What about my inner strength?
BROCK: So the reason Paul's so obsessed with power is because
of what happened to Reggie!
BRANDON: All right, I can handle anything you bring! Because
that's my battling style!
PAUL: Magmar, return!
BRANDON: Return?
ASH: What's with Paul?
DAWN: They haven't even started!
BROCK: Paul must have decided that his Fire -type Magmar
wouldn't be strong enough against Brandon's
Rock - type Regirock!
PAUL: Hariyama! Stand by for battle!
HARIYAMA: [APPEARING]
POKEDEX: Hariyama. The Arm Thrust Pokémon. Hariyama can
send a truck flying with its powerful arm thrusts.
ZOEY: A Fighting - type. That's a good choice!
BRANDON: Let's begin. Stone Edge now!
REGIROCK: [STONE EDGE MOVE]
PAUL: Quick, block it!
HARIYAMA: [EXERTION]
PAUL: You know Rock - type moves won't have much effect on
Hariyama! Is this a test?
BRANDON: You'll have to see!
PAUL: Arm Thrust!
HARIYAMA: [ARM THRUST MOVE]
REGIROCK: [EXERTION]
BRANDON: Hold it down!
PAUL: Oh no!
BRANDON: Now, Shock Wave!
REGIROCK : [SHOCK WAVE MOVE][PAINED]
BROCK: [SURPRISED]
BROCK: Even after damage from the Arm Thrust, Regirock has
that much power!
HARIYAMA: [STRUGGLING]
PAUL: Force Palm!
BRANDON: Use Focus Punch!
HARIYAMA: [FORCE PALM MOVE] / CONFUSED]
REGIROCK: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]
REGIROCK : [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE]
HARIYAMA: [PAINED]
CANDICE: It's unable to battle!
ASH: That Regirock's tough! What power!
PIKACHU: [AMAZED]
JESSIE: I remember climbing this - happily hunting for
untold treasure!
MEOWTH: Let's do it again for the good times!
JESSIE: There was nothing good about the first time!
Say, let's do a temple trek!
MEOWTH: By the time we finish traipsing to the temple,
I'll be too old to remember why!
JAMES: Well, I suggest a battle between you two to decide our
preferred course of evil action!
MEOWTH: Hey, don't you have an opinion?
JAMES: At the risk of bragging, nope!
MIME JR: [SMUG]
JAMES: [SHOCKED]
JESSIE: All right, the fate of our future plans
is in our hands!
MEOWTH: I've got paws!
JESSIE: To the temple if I win!
MEOWTH: To the Pyramid if I win!
JESSIE: Rock paper scissors, sh**t!
JESSIE: Bet I make you look!
PAUL: Electabuzz! Stand by for battle!
ELECTABUZZ: [APPEARING]
CANDICE: Why choose an Electric - type?
ASH: Of course! It makes total sense Paul would do that!
DAWN: [SURPRISED]
PAUL: Brick Break!
ELECTABUZZ: [BRICK BREAK MOVE]
REGIROCK: [PAINED]
ASH: I knew he was gonna use Brick Break too!
REGGIE: Well Brandon's Regirock is a high - level Pokémon and
Paul knows it! So of course he's got to use an attack
that'll be a powerful match.
BRANDON: Stone Edge, go!
REGIROCK: [STONE EDGE MOVE]
PAUL: Protect!
ELECTABUZZ: [PROTECT MOVE]
ELECTABUZZ: [PAINED]
CANDICE: Even Protect wasn't strong enough.
BRANDON: Now Hyper Beam!
REGIROCK: [HYPER BEAM MOVE]
ELECTABUZZ: [PAINED]
ELECTABUZZ: [DAZED]
ASH: I can't believe how easily he took out Paul's Electabuzz!
PIKACHU: [AMAZED]
BRANDON: Good! Regirock, return!
BROCK: After using Hyper Beam a Pokémon can't act right away so
it's good he's making an exchange now!
BRANDON: Registeel! I need your assistance!
REGISTEEL: [APPEARING]
POKEDEX: Registeel. The Iron Pokémon. Because Registeel's
body has been tempered by underground pressure for
thousands of years its body cannot be scratched.
PAUL: A Registeel.
PAUL: Magmar! Stand by for battle!
MAGMAR: [APPEARING]
ZOEY: Fire - types have the advantage over Steel - types.
PAUL: Use Flamethrower!
MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
REGISTEEL: [EXERTION]
ASH: A direct hit!
PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]
REGISTEEL: [EXERTION]
PAUL: But how?
REGGIE: It must've had an effect. But it's hanging in!
BRANDON: Use Iron Head!
REGISTEEL: [IRON HEAD MOVE]
PAUL: Block it and then Will - O - Wisp!
MAGMAR: [AFFIRMATIVE]
REGISTEEL: [IRON HEAD MOVE]
MAGMAR: [PAINED] / [FEAR]
PAUL: Magmar is scared?
DAWN: Where's the Will - O - Wisp?
BROCK: Iron Head may cause opponents to flinch and then it
prevents them from attacking!
PAUL: Now, Nidoking! Stand by for battle!
NIDOKING: [APPEARING]
POKEDEX: Nidoking. The Drill Pokémon. One swing of its mighty
tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were nothing
but a matchstick.
DAWN: Nidoking is a Poison - type but I thought Poison - type
moves don't work on Steel - types, isn't that right?
ZOEY: That's true, but Nidoking is also a Ground - type whose
moves are effective on Steel - types. We'll have to wait and
see which moves he calls.
BRANDON: Use fl*sh Cannon!
REGISTEEL: [fl*sh CANNON MOVE]
NIDOKING: [PAINED]
PAUL: Earth Power now!
NIDOKING: [EARTH POWER MOVE]
REGISTEEL: [SHOCKED]
BRANDON: Well - that's some impressive strength!
PAUL: Double Kick!
NIDOKING: [DOUBLE KICK MOVE]
NIDOKING: [DOUBLE KICK MOVE]
REGISTEEL: [STRUGGLE]
ASH: Whoa, a hit like that and Registeel's still up!
PAUL: Now use Thunderbolt!
NIDOKING: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]
BRANDON: Iron Head go!
REGISTEEL: [IRON HEAD MOVE]
REGISTEEL: [IRON HEAD MOVE][PAINED]
NIDOKING: [DAZED]
ZOEY: Nidoking's unable to battle too!
It was a good attack though.
BRANDON: All right, what's wrong? And here I thought you
wanted to beat the man who defeated your brother!
PAUL: The truth is it's only because you defeated Reggie that
my victory over you will have meaning. The challenge you
always present to Trainers to find their own strength - was
something my brother wasn't able to do!
PAUL: But I'm not like my brother! My will gives me
strength! And now you'll see it first hand!
BRANDON: No! All wrapped up in the past! But why then do you
walk the Pokémon path in the first place?
BRANDON: Tell me, why do you battle?
PAUL: Now Lairon! Stand by for battle!
LAIRON: [APPEARING]
POKEDEX: Lairon. The Iron Armor Pokémon. It digs up Iron
Ore for food, and smashes its steely body up against others in
battles over territory.
BRANDON: Registeel, return!
BRANDON: Regice, I need your assistance!
REGICE: [APPEARING]
PAUL: Iron Defense!
LAIRON: [IRON DEFENSE MOVE]
DAWN: Does that?
BROCK: Right! It increases defensive power!
REGGIE: Yeah, Paul wants to hang in there and look for a chance
to counterstrike.
BRANDON: Ice Beam go!
REGICE: [ICE BEAM MOVE]
PAUL: What the?
BRANDON: Zap Cannon!
REGICE: [ZAP CANNON MOVE]
LAIRON: [DAZED]
ASH: Man, Lairon didn't even get to attack once.
PIKACHU: [AMAZED]
PAUL: Ursaring, standby for battle!
URSARING: [APPEARING]
PAUL: Use Hammer Arm!
BRANDON: Focus Punch go!
REGICE: [FOCUS PUNCH MOVE][HAMMER ARM MOVE]
BROCK: [SHOCKED]
URSARING: [STUNNED]
REGICE: [STUNNED]
PAUL: Now Focus Blast!
URSARING: [FOCUS BLAST MOVE]
BRANDON: Zap Cannon!
REGICE: [ZAP CANNON MOVE]
URSARING: [FOCUS BLAST MOVE]
URSARING: [PAINED]
URSARING: [PAINED]
ASH: Whoa, what happened?
BROCK: Zap Cannon always paralyzes its target if it hits!
ASH: Why isn't Paul switching?
BRANDON: Now, Regice, return!
BRANDON: Regirock! I need your assistance!
REGIROCK: [READY]
PAUL: Regirock again!
BRANDON: Use Stone Edge!
REGIROCK: [STONE EDGE MOVE]
URSARING: [PAINED]
PAUL: Ursaring, return!
REGGIE: Paul had already given up on Ursaring.
He just stopped giving it commands!
PAUL: Now, Magmar stand by for Battle!
MAGMAR: [APPEARING]
DAWN: Paul's last Pokémon.
CANDICE: Not only is it a bad matchup, Regirock is just too
powerful. It's almost over.
PAUL: Now, Flamethower!
MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]
REGIROCK: [STRUGGLING]
BRANDON: Shock Wave let's go now!
REGIROCK: [SHOCK WAVE MOVE]
MAGMAR: [PAINED]
ASH: [SHOCKED]
MAGMAR: [PAINED] / [DAZED]
ASH: Paul lost. After all that!
BRANDON: Young man!
BRANDON: This Battle of yours.
BRANDON: Was that your true battle?
BRANDON: You've done an excellent job raising and
training your Pokémon! But you allow your emotions to betray
you on the b*ttlefield!
BRANDON: We will battle again one day when you've learned to
control them!
JESSIE: Rock, paper, scissors, sh**t!
JESSIE: Bet I make you look!
JESSIE: Rock, paper, scissors - sh**t!
JESSIE: Bet I make you look!
JAMES: Twerps!
PAUL: You can expect to see me at the Snowpoint Gym!
CANDICE: Great, Paul! I'll be looking forward to it!
CANDICE: So, Zo Zo, I guess it's our turn next, right?
CANDICE: A Kiai Battle with you and me!
CANDICE: Let's get going!
ZOEY: You bet, Ms. Senior!
DODRIO: [DETERMINED]
CANDICE: And much good luck with your next Contest, Dawn!
DAWN: Thank you!
PIPLUP: [CONFIDENT]
CANDICE: Okay, everyone! See you around!
ZOEY: See you, Dawn!
DAWN: Bye bye, Zoey! Good luck!
ASH: Take care!
REGGIE: Hey Paul! Do you think there's any chance that you and
Ash could treat us to a full battle at some point?
ASH: Me and Paul?
BRANDON: You two! Interesting idea! Let's set the time and
place and agree to meet again! That's bound to be a battle
guaranteed to raise the level of both of you - of that there can
be no doubt!
ASH: Yeah, great! I'm in!
PAUL: I'm in, too.
BROCK: Reggie, what about the time and place?
REGGIE: Exactly ten days from now. At the Pokémon Center
near Lake Acuity!
NARRATOR: And so, one wonders what Paul has taken away from
his battle with Brandon, and how that might affect the upcoming
full battle between Ash and Paul! You'll need to stay tuned
for the answer, and patiently wait ten days in the process!
SAM: Brandon!
MARIA: Something terrible has happened at the temple!
BRANDON: Oh no!
12x24 - A Pyramiding Rage!
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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.