10x27 - Settling a Not-So-Old Score!

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NARRATOR: Standing on the threshold of Dawn's

next Pokémon Contest challenge in Floaroma Town,

our heroes were paid a surprise visit by none other than Dawn's

childhood friend Kenny, himself a Coordinator as well!

After sharing a few memories at Dawn's expense,

it was off to the festivities,

as Dawn and her Pachirisu seemed completely confident.

Things begin going awry, though, as Dawn watched helplessly while

Pachirisu let a bad case of stage fright take control!

How will she get back on track?

[singing] POKEMON, POKEMON

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHALLENGES

IT'S A BRAND-NEW GAME AND A BRAND-NEW WORLD NEW RIVALS

AS YOU FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL

NOTHING CAN STOP YOU DIAMOND AND PEARL POKEMON

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BATTLE

YOU GOTTA PLAY SMART, YOU GOTTA MOVE FASTER

BEHIND EVERY WIN,THERE'S A CHANCE TO BEGIN AGAIN

YOU GOTTA TAKE IT ALL IF YOU WANT TO BE A MASTER

POKEMON, POKEMON

IT'S TIME FOR ADVENTURE DIAMOND AND PEARL

WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

POKEMON

Setting A Not - So - Old Score!

DAWN: Pachirisu! Get a grip!

PAHIRISU: [FRANTIC]

DAWN: That's it!

DAWN: I think it's time for a little Poffin!

PACHIRISU: [SNIFFING]

DAWN: Your fave. Go for it!

PACHIRISU: [EXCITED]

MARIAN: I'll be! That got Pachirisu's undivided attention!

MARIAN: Mmm, looks good!

ASH: Now that's a relief!

PIKACHU: [RELIEVED] BUNEARY: [RELIEVED]

BROCK: But she's still got her performance coming up.

DAWN: Pachirisu, Discharge!

PACHIRISU: [DISCHARGE MOVE]

MARIAN: And Pachirisu's Discharge lights up

the Floaroma stadium!

KENNY: Yes!

DAWN: Now Sweet Kiss! Go!

PACHIRISU: [SWEET KISS MOVE]

PIKACHU, BUNEARY: [CHEERING]

ASH: All right! That's more like it!

BROCK: Yeah, but they've got some catching up to do.

PACHIRISU: [PROUD]

CONTESTA: Pachirisu's talent is really starting

to shine through!

SUKIZO: Oh, it's remarkable, all right!

JOY: A bit of a shaky start, but a magnificent turnaround!

DAWN, PACHIRISU: [SATISFIED]

ASH: Well, that's that.

PIKACHU: [CONCERNED]

MARIAN: Let's welcome our next contestant!

JESSIE: Greetings, folks! It's your sweetheart Jessilina!

JAMES: Stomp it, Jess!

MEOWTH: Kick it! Give them the boot!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

JESSIE: Seviper, let's go!

SEVIPER: [APPEARING]

DAWN: Hope they liked our combinations.

Guess we could've practiced more.

PACHIRISU: [SAD] PIPLUP: [CONCERNED]

PIPLUP, PACHIRISU: [SURPRISED]

KENNY: You did good, Dee Dee.

DAWN: Kenny!

KENNY: I guess you knew what you were doing,

using an Electric type like that.

DAWN: You think you're so smart!

PACHIRISU, PIPLUP: [INDIGNANT]

KENNY: You'd better watch out!

This Jessilina girl's pretty good.

She's really showing off her Seviper!

KENNY: They like her, too!

DAWN: I don't remember you ever liking contests

when we were young.

When did you start getting interested in them?

KENNY: You just never noticed.

DAWN: What?

JESSIE: Razzle-dazzle time!

JESSIE: Wrap me up with Wrap!

SEVIPER: [WRAP MOVE]

MARIAN: Jessilina is on fire! Both Pokémon and Coordinator,

head to head, and looking fabulous!

MEOWTH: They love it!

Our Jessie's crowd-control skills are off the charts,

compared to her last contest merry-go-round with Carnivine!

JAMES: True, but one slip of those skills,

and we'll witness her out-of-control skills.

WOBBUFFET: [CONCERNED]

KENNY: Dawn, just you wait. I'll make that Seviper lady look bad!

KENNY: Just wait and see!

MARIAN: Our next entrant. here we go!

KENNY: Alakazam! Hit it!

ALAKAZAM: [APPEARING]

MARIAN: And Alakazam makes a fiery entrance!

DAWN: Wow...

POKEDEX: Alakazam.

The Psi Pokémon, and the evolved form of Kadabra.

With a brain like a supercomputer,

it possesses many different supernatural powers.

DAWN: Oh, now I see what Kenny meant!

Can't wait to see what's next.

KENNY: Use Light Screen!

ALAKAZAM: [LIGHT SCREEN MOVE]

MARIAN: That Light Screen's totally boxed Alakazam in!

KENNY: Now, Shadow Ball!

ALAKAZAM: [SHADOW BALL MOVE]

KENNY: Use Teleport!

KENNY: Now Hidden Power! ALAKAZAM: [HIDDEN POWER MOVE]

MARIAN: Now there's classic Psi Pokémon action for you!

Beautiful, powerful moves that make you feel just like when you

were a young kid watching a magic show!

ASH, BROCK, PIKACHU, BUNEARY: [AMAZED]

JAMES, MEOWTH: [AMAZED]

DAWN: Awesome!

JESSIE: Hey, that's no fair. He got a cheerier cheer than I did!

BROCK: Kenny's been working hard on showing off those moves.

ASH: Yeah! And you know that Alakazam's

really strong in battle, too!

MARIAN: Okay, with that we wrap up our first round!

MARIAN: Now, let's take a brief pause

and let our judges do their thing!

DAWN: No need to worry. no need to worry.

- ASH: Dawn? - DAWN: Hey!

BROCK: I thought so.

Come on, there's really nothing to worry about!

You really wowed them at the end!

ASH: Yeah, all three judges loved it!

And Pachirisu was so cute!

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT] BUNEARY: [AGREEMENT]

PACHIRISU: [GRATEFUL] PIPLUP: [CHEERFUL]

ASH: No need to worry!

I know it's your line. but I mean it, too!

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

DAWN: Thanks, Ash! I hear you!

MARIAN: All right! We're set!

MARIAN: So here are the judges' results for the first round!

MARIAN: Eight impressive Coordinators will be moving on.

MARIAN: And here they are! Congratulations!

ASH: See, I told you! No need to worry!

PIKACHU, PACHIRISU, PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

DAWN: I'm in! I'm in!

BROCK: It's always much more fun to be right.

BUNEARY: [AGREEMENT]

DAWN: You were! PACHIRISU: [EXCITED]

DAWN: We did it, Pachirisu!

MARIAN: Time to find out the Round Two matchups!

MARIAN: And you all know how we do that.

Our computer gives it a random shuffle!

JESSIE: You see how my hard work paid off?

We're on our way, and we're not looking back!

MEOWTH: Winning is going to take time to get used to!

JAMES: And we get to stick around

to survive another glorious day!

JESSIE: Please! Of course you're sticking around!

I'm sending you the bill for my nails!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

DAWN: Oh, Piplup, isn't it great? We're going all the way!

PIPLUP: [DETERMINED]

ASH: Just keep holding that thought!

BROCK: It's that attitude that'll win this!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

DAWN: I will! Cheer for us, okay, Buneary?

BUNEARY: [AGREEMENT] ASH: Hey!

ASH: Glad you got to the second round, Kenny!

KENNY: Yeah, me too. Thanks, Ash.

BROCK: Ash, we should get back to our seats now.

ASH: I'm looking for a great battle from both of you!

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

DAWN: It'd be so great if we went up against each other,

don't you think?

KENNY: Are you gonna use Piplup?

DAWN: Yup! Are you gonna use Prinplup?

KENNY: Of course I am!

And I'm gonna win my first contest, Dee Dee!

DAWN: Knock it off with "Dee Dee".

KENNY: Come on, chill out! You may finally get your wish

and end up having that battle with me, you know?

DAWN: Aha! So you do think I'm good, then!

KENNY: See, I did watch you at the Jubilife Contest,

but it was frustrating I wasn't in it! So I figured if I entered

this one, then I'd run into you for sure!

MARIAN: It's time for our second round Contest Battles!

MARIAN: In just five short minutes,

eight Coordinators will work to show off their most beautiful

moves while shrinking their opponent's total points as much

as they possibly can! Now for our first matchup!

MARIAN: It's Jessilina on one side. and Dawn on the other!

ASH: I can't wait for Dawn to use her new att*ck!

BROCK: That Jessilina was in the finals the last time!

Won't be easy.

PIKACHU, BUNEARY: [FOCUSED]

JESSIE: Like taking toffee from a Twerp.

DAWN: Watch closely, Kenny. and I'll show you how to battle!

MARIAN: Five minutes! Let's go!

DAWN: All right then, Piplup. spotlight!

PIPLUP: [APPEARING]

JESSIE: All righty then, Dustox, it's showtime!

DUSTOX: [APPEARING]

JESSIE: Let's make this a short night with Whirlwind!

DUSTOX: [WHIRLWIND MOVE]

MARIAN: And Dustox delivers!

MARIAN: That Whirlwind's showing off those shiny scales!

DAWN: Piplup! Do a flip and use Peck!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED]

ASH: Yeah! That sure is a great move!

BROCK: They're using that Whirlwind

to actually power up Piplup's flip! Excellent!

MARIAN: Amazing how Dustox's scales are really making

Piplup's blue body look beautiful!

A great performance using her opponent's att*cks!

JESSIE: Oh, now, how selfish can you get?

PIPLUP: [PECK MOVE]

MARIAN: And Piplup soars directly above Dustox!

JESSIE: Use Poison Sting! DUSTOX: [POISON STING MOVE]

DAWN: Dodge it, quick!

PIPLUP: [IMPACT]

PIPLUP: [PAINED]

MARIAN: And Jessilina and Dustox come through

with a perfect counterattack!

JESSIE: Now, Psybeam!

DUSTOX: [PSYBEAM MOVE]

PIPLUP: [EFFORT]

DUSTOX: [BATTLING]

ASH: Yeah, Piplup, go! PIKAHU, BUNEARY: [CHEERING]

BROCK: Dawn can make those dodges look pretty as a picture,

but there's a limit! She's going to have to att*ck!

PIPLUP: [EFFORT]

JESSIE: Poison Sting!

DUSTOX: [POISON STING MOVE]

PIPLUP: [EFFORT]

MARIAN: It's like Dustox is dancing in midair...

MARIAN: And Piplup's getting clobbered!

JESSIE: Now this is what I call a good time!

DAWN: Piplup! Use Bide!

PIPLUP: [TENSE]

JAMES: Time to squash that Pip-squeak!

MEOWTH: Nothing like trashing Twerps!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

MARIAN: We're halfway there.!

PIPLUP: [FOCUSED]

MARIAN: Oh, I see! That Bide's been storing power.

Now look out!

DAWN: Okay, Piplup. Go!

PIPLUP: [BIDE MOVE]

DUSTOX: [IMPACT]

MARIAN: What a hit!

MARIAN: It's that kind of overwhelming power

and shining beauty that takes your breath away!

PIPLUP: [PROUD]

BROCK: All right! Look at those points!

ASH: Major damage!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

DUSTOX: [FOCUSED] PIPLUP: [SURPRISED]

- DAWN: No way! - JESSIE: Oh, come on!

You think we're strangers to a little fireworks?

JAMES: Oh yeah!

JAMES: Blasting off has been great training for this moment.

MEOWTH: After a while, you start to build calluses!

WOBBUFFET: [AFFIRMATIVE]

JESSIE: Poison Sting! DUSTOX: [POISON STING MOVE]

DAWN: Now use Peck!

PIPLUP: [PECK MOVE]

PIPLUP: [BATTLING]

DUSTOX: [STUNNED]

JESSIE: What?!

MARIAN: That's all she wrote!

That Peck packs it in for Dustox and Jessilina,

and Piplup and Dawn are off to the final round!

DAWN: All right!

PIPLUP: [DELIGHTED]

DAWN: We did it, Piplup!

ASH: Way to go, Piplup! PIKACHU, BUNEARY: [CHEERING]

BROCK: Dawn's really gotten the Contest Battle thing down!

JESSIE: Of all the half-baked,

half-witted, hapless, hopeless help.

Quick! Make me a machine or something,

and let's win something already!

MEOWTH: We're fresh out of dough.

You spent it doing your nails!

JESSIE: Then try being creative and think!

JAMES: Why did I cut up my credit cards?

WOBBUFFET: [CONCERNED]

SNEASEL, SOLROCK: [BATTLING]

PRINPLUP, NIDOKING: [BATTLING]

PIPLUP, BAGON: [BATTLING]

PRINPLUP, SOLROCK: [BATTLING]

MARIAN: All right, now it's time for the final stage!

MARIAN: And here are our dueling Coordinators!

MARIAN: It's Kenny over here. and it's Dawn over there!

ASH: The finals are always the best part!

BROCK: Well, Ash, you called it right.

Two old childhood friends, battling to the finish!

DAWN: Our first battle, and it's in the finals!

But no need to worry, it's like a regular battle!

KENNY: My first ribbon, and it'll be from b*ating Dee Dee!

MARIAN: Again, five minutes on the clock! So let's go!

DAWN: Come on, Piplup, spotlight!

PIPLUP: [APPEARING]

KENNY: Prinplup, now, let's hit it!

PRINPLUP: [APPEARING]

MARIAN: There you go! It's Piplup and Prinplup!

MARIAN: A battle between Pokémon Evolutions!

DAWN: Piplup, Bubble Beam, go!

KENNY: Prinplup, use Bubble Beam as well!

PIPLUP: [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

ASH: That looks pretty even...

BROCK: I'm thinking Prinplup's Bubble Beam's

got the edge, though.

It makes sense, since Prinplup's the evolved Piplup!

DAWN: Use Peck now!

PIPLUP: [PECK MOVE]

KENNY: Prinplup, intercept with Metal Claw!

PRINPLUP: [METAL CLAW MOVE]

PIPLUP: [IMPACT]

PRINPLUP: [EFFORT]

PIPLUP: [PAINED] DAWN: Piplup, no!

MARIAN: Prinplup's Metal Claw renders Piplup's Peck powerless!

KENNY: Now, use Drill Peck, let's go!

PRINPLUP: [DRILL PECK MOVE]

DAWN: Quick, use Bide, Piplup!

PIPLUP: [FOCUSED]

MARIAN: That Drill Peck is working like a charm,

and Piplup is spinning helplessly!

MARIAN: That's costing Dawn points.

MARIAN: and Piplup some real damage!

PIPLUP: [CONCERNED]

DAWN: Piplup... Stay strong!

KENNY: Now, Prinplup! Smash it!

PIPLUP: [FOCUSED]

PRINPLUP: [IMPACT]

DAWN: Quick, Piplup, full blast!

PIPLUP: [BIDE MOVE]

PRINPLUP: [PAINED]

MARIAN: Piplup transformed the damage from that Drill Peck

into powerful att*ck energy and gave it right back!

PIPLUP: [PROUD]

MARIAN: A gorgeous maneuver!

KENNY: Nice, Dee Dee!

KENNY: All right.Metal Claw!

PRINPLUP: [METAL CLAW MOVE]

DAWN: Piplup, now flip!

PIPLUP: [EFFORT]

DAWN: Whirlpool!

PIPLUP: [WHIRLPOOL MOVE]

MARIAN: And with that,

Piplup has created a super-sized whirlpool!

ASH: Wow, check it out! PIKACHU, BUNEARY: [CHEERING]

PRINPLUP: [CONCERNED]

PIPLUP: [FOCUSED]

PRINPLUP: [SHOCKED]

MARIAN: That impressive Whirlpool

now has Prinplup surrounded!

KENNY: Hey, that's great you learned Whirlpool,

but don't expect it to do much against a Water type!

ASH: Man. if it doesn't do anything,

no way it'll be her last move...

BROCK: Right! But Kenny's losing points!

That must mean the judges really liked the looks

and timing of Piplup's Whirlpool!

KENNY: I'll show you about evolving! Bubble Beam!

PRINPLUP: [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

PIPLUP: [IMPRESSED]

DAWN: Beautiful!

ASH: Prinplup's sure something.

PIKACHU: [IMPRESSED]

BROCK: Yeah! That Bubble Beam was super strong!

KENNY: Now use Mist!

PRINPLUP: [MIST MOVE]

MARIAN: Wow, talk about thick! I can't see Prinplup at all!

ASH: Pretty cool thinking.

BROCK: Good strategy, all right! Using Mist to hide.

They're trying to wear Piplup down

so Piplup runs out of patience!

DAWN: Piplup, stay calm!

KENNY: Use Drill Peck!

PRINPLUP: [DRILL PECK MOVE]

KENNY: Now down!

DAWN: Piplup! Deep breath and use Whirlpool!

PIPLUP: [WHIRLPOOL MOVE]

KENNY: Please!

You're not going to stop my Prinplup with a Water-type move!

DAWN: Now, Piplup! On the Whirlpool!

PIPLUP: [EFFORT] PRINPLUP: [CONFUSED]

KENNY: What are they up to?

MARIAN: Now there's a surprise!

MARIAN: Riding the Whirlpool to dodge Prinplup's att*cks!

DAWN: Okay, use Peck!

PIPLUP: [PECK MOVE]

KENNY: Come on, two can play at that game!

KENNY: Prinplup! On the Whirlpool, too!

PRINPLUP: [FOCUSED]

ASH: They're both on it! PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

KENNY: Quick, Metal Claw!

PRINPLUP: [AFFIRMATIVE] PRINPLUP: [METAL CLAW MOVE]

MARIAN: Wow, that Peck and Metal Claware

meshing together perfectly!

MARIAN: Using that Whirlpool like this is brilliant strategy!

CONTESTA: Watching Water types do battle like this

is a sight to see!

SUKIZO: Remarkable, too!

JOY: I can't seem to take my eyes off of them

even for a second!

ASH: Dawn and Piplup are doing great!

BROCK: Using Whirlpool as neither att*ck nor defense

is really something new!

MARIAN: We're down to mere seconds on the clock!

DAWN: Piplup! Bubble Beam, go!

KENNY: Prinplup! Bubble Beam, go!

PIPLUP: [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

PRINPLUP: [BUBBLE BEAM MOVE]

ASH, BROCK, PIKACHU, BUNEARY: [AMAZED]

MARIAN: Time's up! It's all over!

Now the moment of truth. and the winner is.

MARIAN: Wow, it's Dawn of Twinleaf Town!

DAWN: We won! We won! Yay!

We did it, we got our first ribbon, we did it! Yay!

PIKACHU: [CHEERING] BUNEARY: [CHEERING]

ASH: Yes! Dawn won it!

PRINPLUP: [DISAPPOINTED]

KENNY: Prinplup, I'm sorry. I just wasn't strong enough...

KENNY: Maybe next time.

MARIAN: And now Mr. Contesta will present the prestigious

Floaroma Ribbon to our winning Coordinator, Dawn!

CONTESTA: Congratulations!

CONTESTA: I understand this is your first ribbon, right?

DAWN: Right!

CONTESTA: We're expecting great things from you!

DAWN: Oh, thank you so much!

DAWN: No need to worry now!

Because the Floaroma Ribbon's all mine!

PIPLUP: [CHEERING] PACHIRISU: [CHEERING]

MARIAN: And that, ladies and gentlemen,

has brought us to the end of this year's

flowery and fragrant Floaroma Pokémon Contest!

MARIAN: Don't forget, there are more exciting events on this

year's calendar, but we'll see you back here next year!

DAWN: Mom, I won!

DAWN: Here's my very first ribbon! isn't it cute?

JOHANNA: Yes, I saw it on TV, dear!

JOHANNA: Great job, Piplup! You too, Pachirisu!

PIPLUP: [EXCITED] PACHIRISU: [EXCITED]

DAWN: Oh yeah. I know you told me not to call you

every time something happens, but...

DAWN: I just won my very first ribbon, and I had to call!

JOHANNA: That's okay.

Just remember you can't be satisfied with one ribbon!

You need to keep working until you

and your Pokémonare a real team!

DAWN: I will! Don't worry, Mom!

ASH: Hey! What are you crying for, Dawn?

DAWN: They're tears of joy.

BROCK: I'll bet your mom's really proud.

DAWN: Yeah, and thank you for cheering me on!

DAWN: Now it's your turn at the Eterna Gym!

And then it'll be my turn to cheer for you!

ASH: Great! Thanks a lot, Dawn!

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

KENNY: So it's one to nothing, huh Dawn?

DAWN: Yeah, but you and Prinplup are gonna win soon!

KENNY: I'm sure you've got a win coming up too!

ASH: You bet! Thanks, Kenny! PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

DAWN: I'm sure I'll see you at another contest!

KENNY: I'm really glad I became a Coordinator, you know?

Because no doubt you and I will be battling again!

See you, Dee Dee!

DAWN: Stop calling me "Dee Dee"!

BROCK: He sure makes a good rival for you!

ASH: Hey, what's so bad about "Dee Dee," anyway?

DAWN: Ash, don't go there!

NARRATOR: Dawn's savoring her Floaroma Contest

victoryfor two reasons:

not only is it her first contest win,

but she also finally had a chance to face off

against her childhood friend Kenny. And b*at him!

TO BE CONTINUED...