20x15 - Rocking Clawmark Hill!

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PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

ASH: We're home!

ASH: Hey, Rockruff?

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

ROTOM DEX:
Maybe Rockruff went out.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Hold on,
Ash. Your backpack...

ASH: Yeah, almost forgot!

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

PIKACHU: [STARTLED]

PIKACHU: [PAINED]

PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ASH: Hey!
There you are, Rockruff...

ROCKRUFF: [PAINED]

ASH: Hey, what happened to you?!

ROTOM DEX: Let me see...
Scrapes, claw marks, scratch

marks... It even has burns!

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
Come on... Show me.

ROCKRUFF: [SAD]

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
It's going to sting a little bit.

ROCKRUFF: [PAINED]

PIKACHU: [REASSURING]

ASH: You think maybe
Rockruff was in a fight...

PROFESSOR KUKUI: I told you.
You were supposed to stay in the

house while we were gone.

ROCKRUFF: [WHIMPERING]

♪ I could get used to
this heat on my skin ♪

♪ I can feel every day
I'm a little bit stronger ♪

♪ I only wish each day was longer ♪

♪ Yeah!
We're having fun in the sun ♪

♪ (the Alolan sun)
week after week ♪

♪ It's just like we're on vacation ♪

♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ Now our journey's
begun, Friends 'til the end ♪

♪ Number one's our destination ♪

♪ Under the Alolan sun ♪


♪ Pokémon! ♪


♪♪

♪♪


KOMALA: [EXERTION]

ASH: That's what happened.

LILLIE: But if this has been
an ongoing problem, then why

doesn't Professor Kukui make
sure Rockruff stays inside its

Poké Ball?

ASH: See, Rockruff isn't
really the professor's Pokémon.

- Huh!
- Huh!

MALLOW: It isn't?

ASH: That's what he said. One
day Rockruff just followed him

back home after he
gave it some Pokémon food.

MALLOW: So Rockruff is wild?

LANA: I assumed it
was his Pokémon all along.

KIAWE: Me, too. Rockruff's

completely attached
to Professor Kukui.

ROTOM DEX: You see, Rockruff
have quite a reputation for

being genuine
people-friendly Pokémon.

ROTOM DEX: Rockruff. The Puppy
Pokémon. A Rock type. Rockruff

have lived with humans since
ancient times. They train

themselves by running around.

LANA: So training
may be why it got hurt!

ASH: Training did that?

SOPHOCLES: I'll bet I know
what's going on. Yeah, maybe

Rockruff's
getting close to evolving.

ASH: Evolving?

ROTOM DEX: Rockruff evolves
into Lycanroc, which has two

different forms based on when it evolves.
It evolves into Midday

form Lycanroc during the day

and Midnight Form
Lycanroc during the night.

ASH: Wow... What it looks like

depends on
when Rockruff evolves!

ROTOM DEX: Furthermore,
when it gets close to evolving,

Rockruff's temperament becomes
more aggressive, and it tends to

act more independent.
It's common for it to disappear

and then return
after it has evolved.

PIKACHU, BOUNSWEET, TOGEDEMARU:
[PANICKING]

PIKACHU, BOUNSWEET, TOGEDEMARU:
[MISERABLE]

SHELLDER: [NERVOUS] [EXERTION]

ASH: We're home!

ROCKRUFF: [EXCITED]

ASH: Awesome! You were
good and stayed here today.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Don't forget,
rubbing against you is the way

Rockruff show affection.
The more they like you, the harder

they will rub,
so a Trainer must Bide their time.

ASH: Whadda-ya know.
You're home already!

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
I was worried about Rockruff.

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
Look at this, Ash.

ROCKRUFF: [EXCITED]

PIKACHU: [COMPLIMENTING]

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
I installed cameras everywhere.

ROTOM DEX: I'd like to have

these video files
for further data.

ASH: Wonder if it always waits
for us to get home like that.

PIKACHU: [IMPRESSED]

ROCKRUFF: [AGREEMENT]

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
But, now for the interesting part.

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
And this is a few hours later,

half an hour before I got home.

ASH: It's just
like what happened before!

ASH: Where did you go,
what were you up to?

ROCKRUFF: [AFFECTIONATE]

MAGIKARP A: [ALERT] [EXERTION]

MAGIKARP B: [ALERT] [EXERTION]

MAGIKARP C: [ALERT] [EXERTION]

ASH: See you later, Rockruff!

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
Watch the house while we're gone, okay?

ASH: Professor, what's that?

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
It's Rockruff's playmate.

ROCKRUFF: [SNIFFING]

PIKACHU: [FAREWELL]

ASH: Let's hit it!

ROCKRUFF: [FAREWELL]

ROCKRUFF: [HAPPY]

ASH: Wow, Rockruff's so gentle!

ROCKRUFF: [ATTACKING]

ASH: What's going on?

PROFESSOR: I'm not quite sure.
It's a new one on me. I've left

that toy before,
but it's never acted like this!

PIKACHU: [SURPRISED]

ROCKRUFF: [GROWLING]

ASH: Ah! It's glowing!

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
We should follow it.

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

- PROFESSOR KUKUI: Wait a sec!
- ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
Just up ahead...

LYCANROC MIDDAY FORM: [HOWLING]

LYCANROC MIDNIGHT FORM:
[HOWLING]

SUDOWOODO, MANKEY,
PRIMEAPEBOLDORE: [EXERTION]

HARIYAMA, MACHOKE,
GOLDUCKRATICATE: [EXERTION]

FEAROW: [EXERTION]

BRAVIARY: [EXERTION]

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

ASH: They're Lycanroc!

ROTOM DEX: It's a Midday Form
and a Midnight Form Lycanroc to

boot! This is a very
curious situation indeed...

PROFESSOR KUKUI: I knew it.
We're looking at Clawmark Hill!

ASH: Claw Mark Hill?

MIDDAY LYCANROC: [CHALLENGING]

MIDNIGHT LYCANROC: [CHALLENGING]

MIDDAY LYCANROC: [GROWLING]

MIDDAY LYCANROC:
[ROCK THROW MOVE]

MIDNIGHT LYCANROC: [EXERTION]

PANGORO, PRIMEAPE, BOLDORE:
[CHEERING]

ROCKRUFF: [EXCITED]

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
A Rock Throw and an Accelerock?!

This is incredible!

PANGORO, PRIMEAPE,
BOLDORESUDOWOODO: [CHEERING]

RATICATE X ,
FEAROWMANKEYSABLEYE: [CHEERING]

GOLDUCK, MAGMAR: [CHEERING]

MIDNIGHT LYCANROC: [THREATENING]

MACHOP, MACHOKE: [CHEERING]

MIDDAY LYCANROC: [CHALLENGING]

MIDNIGHT LYCANROC: [CHALLENGING]

MIDDAY LYCANROC: [ATTACKING]

MIDNIGHT LYCANROC:
[PAINED] [COUNTER MOVE]

ASH: That was Counter!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: The Midnight
Form's preferred battling style

is to take its
opponent's att*cks and then

land a decisive blow!

ROCKRUFF: [CHEERING]

ROTOM DEX: This is no time to
be amazed. I must record this!

MIDDAY LYCANROC, MIDNIGHT
LYCANROC: [FURIOUS] [HOWLING]

MACHOKE, HARIYAMA: [ATTACKING]

PANGORO, GOLDUCK: [ATTACKING]

VULLABY, BOLDORE: [ATTACKING]

FEAROW, BRAVIARY: [ATTACKING]

ASH: Where's Rockruff?

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Over there!

ASH:
It's all making sense to me now!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Wait!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: We know why
Rockruff got hurt, but what

matters most is what Rockruff
wants, so let's watch things a

little bit longer
and see what happens.

ASH: Yeah, let's see...

ASH: Look at those two!

SUDOWOODO: [PAINED]

MANKEY: [PAINED]

MAGMAR: [FIRE BLAST MOVE]

MACHOP, SABLEYE: [FURIOUS]

ROCKRUFF: [CHALLENGING]

MAGMAR: [QUESTIONING]

MAGMAR: [FURIOUS]

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

MAGMAR: [FIRE PUNCH MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [PAINED]

ASH: Professor!

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
Not just yet. Patience.

ASH: But...

ROCKRUFF: [PAINED]

MAGMAR: [PAINED]

ROCKRUFF: [PAINED]

ROCKRUFF: [DETERMINED]

MAGMAR: [STARTLED]

ASH: What's that?!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: It means
Rockruff's about to use a move!

ROCKRUFF: [FURIOUS]

ASH, ROTOM DEX, PROFESSOR KUKUI:
"Who's that Pokémon?"

ASH, ROTOM DEX, PROFESSOR KUKUI:
"It's Lycanroc!" Midday Form.

ROCKRUFF: [FURIOUS]

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [PAINED]

ASH: Rockruff got hit!

PIKACHU: [WORRIED]

PROFESSOR KUKUI: You can see the
difference in their strengths.

MAGMAR: [PAINED]

PIKACHU: [CHEERING]

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [DETERMINED]

RATICATE, FEAROW, MANKEY, SABLEYE:
[CHEERING]

PIKACHU: [CONCERNED]

MAGMAR: [PROUD]

PANGORO: [EXERTION]

PANGORO: [CHALLENGING]

ASH: Professor, what's going on?

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Well, they're
not fighting. They're actually

training. Magmar
isn't defeating all the other

Pokémon simply for show.

MAGMAR, PANGORO: [THUNDER PUNCH
MOVE] [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

PROFESSOR KUKUI: This is a
place where humans mustn't get

in the way. It's very
much like a Pokémon dojo!

ROTOM DEX: So Rockruff has
been working on moves here.

It makes me want to
gather data all the more!

ROCKRUFF: [SURPRISED]

ROCKRUFF: [HAPPY]

ASH: Rockruff!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

ASH: Rockruff, how you doing?

ASH: You're amazing!

You were so cool,
on all those strong taking Pokémon!

ASH: Rockruff, wasn't
this glowing a while ago?

The professor said that means

you were getting
ready to use a move.

ROCKRUFF: [QUESTIONING]

ASH: Hey, would you like
to do some training you and me

together? To learn a new move?

ROCKRUFF: [AFFIRMATIVE]

PIKACHU: [ENTHUSIASTIC]

ASH: Pikachu will help, too!

ROTOM DEX: But Ash, why would
you go through all that trouble?

ASH: I'm not sure that I'd call
it trouble. I just wanna help

Rockruff! That's reason enough!

ROTOM DEX: Reason enough?!

Wait. I think I
understand your offer.

ASH: So, what do you say?
You'll learn an awesome move,

and then you'll
b*at that Magmar!

ROCKRUFF:
[AFFIRMATIVE] [EXCITED]

ROWLET: [SNORING]

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
If I had to guess, I'd say Rockruff is

attempting to learn Rock Throw.

ASH: Rock Throw? Ya think?

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
Yeah. Rock Throw's one of the most basic

Rock-type Pokémon moves.
It's a move that sh**t rocks

at its opponent.

ROTOM DEX: And it's especially
effective against Magmar,

a Fire type.

ASH: Got it!

ASH: Okay, Rockruff! Concentrate
your power right here.

And then you do this!

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT] [EXERTION]

ROCKRUFF: [IMPRESSED]

ASH: Now wasn't that awesome?
And you can do it, too!

ASH: Think back.
You were determined not to lose.

Then, this started to glow.

ROCKRUFF: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Whenever we're in the
middle of a battle and we get a

little down, then it's time
to pump ourselves back up!

We scream LOUD! Then we turn our
power up to ten! Right, Pikachu?

PIKACHU: [ALERT] [AFFIRMATIVE]

ROTOM DEX: I'm not certain that

explanation was
understandable enough...

ROCKRUFF: [ENTHUSIASTIC]

ASH: You know what I mean,
right? All you gotta do is hit

it hard and hit it real loud!
Pikachu, get in on this!

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

ROCKRUFF: [ENTHUSIASTIC]

ASH: All right, part one of our
training is to power up so you

can really rock that new move!

- ROCKRUFF: [EXCITED]
- Let's run!

ASH: Rowlet, you're gonna
get left behind, you know...

ROWLET: [SNORING]
[ALERT] [PANICKING]

ROTOM DEX:
Is this strategy going to work?

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
It's not the norm. But still,

I do like Ash's style.

ROTOM DEX: But I can't seem to

find any logical
basis for success.

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
It'll be fine. It's all about spirit.

Did you see Ash's eyes, Rotom?

ROTOM DEX: Ash's eyes?

PROFESSOR KUKUI: He was using
his eyes to communicate through

Rockruff's eyes. Not by using
words, but by using his heart.

PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

ASH: Watch Pikachu's
movements closely...

ASH: One, two, one, two, one,
two, one, two, One, two, one,

ROTOM DEX: Using
his heart? Undecipherable.

PIKACHU, ROCKRUFF: [SNORING]

KIAWE: Turtonator,
Flamethrower, let's GO!

TURTONATOR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

KIAWE: Wow... Nice dodge!

ASH: Did you see that?
That's how you dodge it.

All you've gotta do
with Flamethrower is dodge.

KIAWE: Guess that's
one way, but still...

ASH: All right,
Kiawe, one more time!

ROCKRUFF: [EXCITED]

KIAWE: Flamethrower again!

TURTONATOR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

ROCKRUFF: [PAINED]

ROCKRUFF: [SAD]

ASH: Now shake it with more
energy! It's like, "wiggle,

wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, YEAH!"

ASH: All right, Rockruff,
I want you to come at me!

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

ASH: Faster, FASTER!

ASH: Okay,

ROCKRUFF: [ROCK THROW MOVE]

PIKACHU: [HAPPY]

ROCKRUFF: [THRILLED]

ASH: Yeah! You're
doing really great, Rockruff!

KIAWE: Are you sure
that's a good thing?

SOPHOCLES: Making
yourself a target is weird...

MALLOW: That's
too reckless for me.

LILLIE: Yeah. Doesn't that hurt?

LANA: It had to.
How could it not?

PIKACHU, ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

PIKACHU: [EXERTION]

PIKACHU: [THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [ROCK THROW MOVE]

ASH: Great, Rockruff!
One more time!

ROCKRUFF: [ROCK THROW MOVE]

PIKACHU: [BRACING]

ASH: All right!

ROCKRUFF: [HAPPY]

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

PIKACHU, ROCKRUFF: [HAPPY]

ASH: You did it, Rockruff!

ROCKRUFF:
[EXCITED] [AFFECTIONATE]

ASH: You just learned Rock
Throw! Now you can battle with

everything you've got!

ROCKRUFF: [AGREEMENT]

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

ROCKRUFF: [PROUD]

ROTOM DEX: Everyone.
Have a look at this.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Lycanroc?

ROTOM DEX:
Now look at Rockruff's eyes.

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

ASH: So is that
how you wanna be?

ROCKRUFF: [AFFIRMATIVE]

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Rockruff
wants to be that strong!

ASH: Makes sense
to me. Lycanroc's cool!

ROCKRUFF: [AGREEMENT] [ALERT]

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

PIKACHU: [QUESTIONING]

ASH: Professor!

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Right.
I think it's time!

MIDDAY LYCANROC: [HOWLING]

MIDNIGHT LYCANROC: [HOWLING]

ROTOM DEX:
We're really far away. Right?

ASH: Yeah... but we
can see them, so it's fine.

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

ROCKRUFF: [CHALLENGING]

MAGMAR: [QUESTIONING]

MAGMAR: [CHALLENGING]

ROCKRUFF: [DETERMINED]

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

PANGORO, MACHOP, MACHOKE:
[CHEERING]

ROCKRUFF: [ATTACKING] [IMPACT]

MAGMAR: [SURPRISED]

ASH: Rockruff,
you're doing great!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

MAGMAR: [EXERTION]
[FIRE PUNCH MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [PAINED]

SUDOWOODO, FEAROW: [SCARED]

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

ASH: Here it comes...

ROTOM DEX:
Pikachu, It's going to use Rock Throw!

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
Hope it's a good one...

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION] [PAINED]

MAGMAR: [FLAMETHROWER MOVE]

PIKACHU: [SHOCKED]

ROTOM DEX: Oh no!

ROCKRUFF:
[DETERMINED] [EXERTION]

MAGMAR: [FURIOUS]

ROCKRUFF MAGMAR: [FURIOUS]

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

MAGMAR: [FIRE PUNCH MOVE]

ROCKRUFF: [EXERTION]

ROCKRUFF: [ROCK THROW MOVE]

MAGMAR: [SURPRISED] [PAINED]

MAGMAR: [IMPACT]

MAGMAR: [PAINED]

ROCKRUFF: [GROWLING]

MAGMAR: [EXERTION]

ROCKRUFF: [CHALLENGING]

MAGMAR: [STUNNED]

ASH: All right!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

ROTOM DEX:
That move was super effective!

PANGORO, PRIMEAPE, BOLDORE,
SUDOWOODO: [CHEERING]

MIDDAY LYCANROC: [HOWLING]

MIDNIGHT LYCANROC: [HOWLING]

ROCKRUFF: [HOWLING]

PIKACHU, ROCKRUFF: [PLAYFUL]

ASH: You were amazing, Rockruff.

ROTOM DEX: You know, Ash, I know
you wanted to help Rockruff

train, but I can't believe you
pulled it off the way you did.

ASH: Well, I'm not surprised
our training worked out.

Whaddaya say, Rockruff?

PIKACHU, ROCKRUFF: [AGREEMENT]

ASH: That Rock Throw of yours
was totally beyond awesome!

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

ROCKRUFF:
[HAPPY] [AFFECTIONATE]

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Ash?

PROFESSOR KUKUI: At the
risk of sounding selfish,

I have a suggestion.
Maybe this would be a good

time to catch Rockruff.

ROTOM DEX: Ah! Really?

ASH: Catch you?

ROCKRUFF: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: Are you sure? You're the
one who's been taking care of

Rockruff for so long...

PROFESSOR KUKUI:
No, it's totally fine. At this point,

Rockruff has more trust
in you than anybody else.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: Thanks to you,
Rockruff perfected Rock Throw,

and that allowed it to defeat Magmar.
As far as I'm concerned,

you're obviously
the perfect partner.

PIKACHU: [AGREEMENT]

ROCKRUFF: [AFFECTIONATE]

PIKACHU: [DELIGHTED]

PIKACHU: [ENCOURAGING]

ASH: Okay Rockruff?

ASH: What do you say?

ROCKRUFF: [AGREEMENT]

ASH: I want you on
my team, so let's do it!

ROCKRUFF: [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH: All right!
I caught Rockruff!

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

ASH: Come on out!

ROCKRUFF: [APPEARING]

ASH: Now, time for
training, part two! Let's run!

ROCKRUFF: [EXCITED]

PIKACHU: [EXCITED]

ROTOM DEX: Training,
parts one and two?

But they're both
exactly the same thing.

PROFESSOR KUKUI: They're
running, but that's just Ash's

style. I say we join them!

ROTOM DEX: Hey, wait!

NARRATOR: Now that Ash has
caught Rockruff, it demonstrates

yet again just what an
unusual Trainer our hero is...

ROTOM DEX: Come on, slow down!!

NARRATOR:
as the journey continues!

♪♪