[narrator] The Alola Pokémon League has advanced to the semifinals.
-Okay, here we go. -Pika Pika!
-Big brother! -Big brother!
Huh? Hi there!
[Lillie] Gladion!
-Yay! Good luck! -Yay! Good luck!
[both giggle]
Now use Iron Head!
Marowak!
-Way to go, Marowak! -I’ve been waiting for this.
-Maro? -[grunts]
-Oh, no, Marowak, get out of there! -Use Stone Edge!
[grunts, thuds]
Wak!
Marowak, no!
[groaning] Marowak.
[narrator] In the first match between Kiawe and Gladion,
Marowak and then Lycanroc were eliminated from the competition.
With one Pokémon left on each side, who will win?
Will it be Kiawe, or will it be Gladion?
We’ll soon find out.
[all cheering]
Come on, Gladion.
Do it, Kiawe! All the way!
Kiawe and Turtonator, Gladion and Silvally.
They’re all totally psyched. Show 'em how it’s done!
[Kiawe and Gladion] I must win.
[Kiawe and Gladion] One of us will battle Ash in the finals.
[Kiawe and Gladion] And that one is me.
♪ Rise if you’re prepared For the challenge ♪
♪ Rise to the challenge ♪
♪ Rise if you're a champion at heart ♪
♪ Rise to the challenge ♪
♪ Take my hand, we’ll train as one ♪
♪ And triumph together ♪
♪ Rise to the challenge ♪
♪ Nothing is gonna stand in our way ♪
♪ Stronger and stronger We’ll rise to the challenge of life ♪
♪ Pokémon! ♪
[Ash] Getting Down to the Ire!
[Caster] All right, ladies and gentlemen, both Kiawe
and Gladion have one Pokémon remaining.
I wonder which one of them will make the first move.
Silvally, use Air Slash!
[grunts]
Turtonator, take it on with Flamethrower!
Turtonator!
[thuds]
-Now use Crush Claw! -[growls]
Dragon Tail, go!
Turto! Turto...
...nator!
-[both groan] -Use Crush Claw one more time!
[growls]
Turtonator, use Shell Smash!
Turtonator! [powers up]
Using Shell Smash allowed Turtonator
to increase both its speed and attack power.
[grunts]
[thuds]
[groans]
All right!
It’s time to show them how it’s done! [powers up]
Turto!
[groans]
[Kiawe] The zenith of my mind,
of body, and spirit!
Like the great mountain of Akala,
become a raging fire and burn!
[powering up]
Inferno Overdrive!
With every fiber of your being!
Turto!
[grunts]
Silvally!
-[whirring] -[fire roars]
[rumbling]
[rumbling continues]
[rumbling stops]
No way!
-It’s still up! -How can it be?
[panting]
To withstand Inferno Overdrive, Gladion changed Silvally into a Fire type.
The mighty beast Silvally is now shrouded in a crimson garment of fire.
Silvally!
[whirring]
[device clicking]
[fire roars]
There is no flame in the world that can burn Silvally now.
Its being is the essence of fire.
[roars]
Use Crush Claw!
[gasps] Use Dragon Tail!
[in sluggish voice] Turto, Turtonator!
[grunts, thuds]
[light rumbling]
[thuds]
Turtonator, no!
Hmm.
[in hoarse voice] Turto...
Turtonator is unable to battle, which means...
Gladion is the winner!
[crowd cheering]
I can’t believe it!
This semifinal battle was more intense than anything I’ve ever seen!
So the Trainer who will be advancing to the finals
will be Gladion!
[sighs]
Mm.
You battled valiantly.
Thank you very much, Turtonator.
Mm-hm.
[sighs] Awesome.
-Mm. Kiawe got really close. -Sure did.
So he didn’t win. My brother is still the coolest.
That’s for sure.
[Ash] Gladion too. Both of them were amazing.
Uh. Mm-hm.
Yeah. Both of them were.
You know what? You’re right. [chuckles]
[both giggle]
-[Gladion] Kiawe? -Huh?
That was a battle.
Uh. Hm. Yeah!
[groans]
And you know what?
Up until now, I thought my only rival was Ash.
-But after this... -Uh...
...truth is, now I’ve got two.
You and Ash.
I’ll win next time.
[soft chuckle]
I’ll be waiting.
[Olivia sobbing]
[sobbing] This is what a Pokémon battle is all about!
[crowd cheering]
[scoffs]
Uh.
[Plumeria] We’ve got a real mess here.
A runner-up.
A second place.
[sighs]
If only you had all been victory trophies,
then I know you wouldn’t have been treated this way. Ah. That hurt.
[Meowth] That’s right! Keep them coming!
[Jessie] Next person. All right, another 20 Manalo malasadas. Here you go.
[both] Come again!
Wobbuffet!
Hey, at this rate, we’ll be able to build two amazing robots, or three.
[James] Hear, hear! And all of that is the culmination of sweat equity,
tons of tears, and technological prowess!
A grand prize in a world replete with the evils of truth and love.
Marea.
-[all laughing] -[Mimikyu munching]
[Jessie] Extend our reach to the stars above!
[water pouring]
-Stufful. -[Bewear exhales]
[water pouring]
[water flowing]
[Oranguru Robot] Oranguru, gu.
[metal clinking]
Orang.
[plop]
Stufful! Stufful! Stufful!
[both slurping]
-Ah. -Stufful.
Stufful! Stufful!
♪ Stufful, Stufful ♪
-[tummies rumbling] -Stuff?
Stufful.
Orang.
Guru.
Orang.
[liquid flowing]
[both sigh]
Stufful.
[Oranguru Robot] Orang.
Orang.
[metal clinking]
-Guru. -[plop]
[all] Who’s that Pokémon?
[all] It’s Emolga!
[Emolga] Emolga.
♪ Break it down, stir it up Tear it down, mix it up ♪
♪ Solid steel, break the seal Do the deal, make it real ♪
[all] Yo, yo, yo!
[Tupp] Hey, Boss, where are you?
[Zipp] We’re here to pump you up before your battle.
[Rapp] Guzma?
-Good luck. Win it. -Hmm.
-Don’t let your guard down. -Right. Thank you.
[Lana] Beat that bully and show him who’s in charge.
I’m planning on it.
-[Tupp] Hold it right there. -Pika?
-Those three are from Team Skull. -[Tupp] I heard what you all just said.
No way Guzma’s gonna lose to a loser like you. You hear that?
-Yeah, you heard what he said. -You can hear, can’t you?
The Boss has never lost, ever.
Hey, anything can happen in a Pokémon battle.
In this Pokémon battle, you’re gonna lose.
Like taking candy from a baby!
Ash is going to win!
The Boss will win!
It’s gonna be Ash!
I’m telling you, it’s the Boss.
[both] Ash will not lose!
[all groaning]
-[Plumeria] Stop it. -[all] Huh?
[Tupp] The Boss. Boss, get a load of this.
They’re like: "Beat that bully no matter what."
They called you a bully. It makes me so mad, I could scream!
[groans]
Hmm.
Uh?
-[Tupp] Huh? What was that? -[Rapp] What?
See? It’s like you weren’t even there, little boy! [laughs]
Ha. So that’s what all the staring was about?
I got a little scared.
All right, let’s all cheer for the Boss one more time!
Yeah! ♪ Time to clean the house And take out... ♪
Knock it off! You’ll break the Boss’ concentration.
[all] We will? Right.
[crowd cheering]
-[Professor Kukui] Nanu? -Hm?
Please begin your preparations.
It’s time?
So the kid staying at your place is up next.
-And he’s battling against Guzma. -Thank you for your assistance.
I just hope that this doesn’t become a problem.
[Professor Kukui] Yeah.
Island challenges and grand trials.
I’m sick and tired of all those old customs,
and I get why you want to replace them with something new.
But I’m not allowing any Pokémon League
because the strongest Trainer is already a done deal.
Then why not just join the League?
I’d like to see you prove you’re the strongest at something other than talking.
No way. I’m not interested in that.
Cancel the League, or I’ll cancel you.
Okay, Primarina. Let’s cheer them on.
Prima.
Now you give it everything you’ve got, Ash!
All right, Team Skull, let’s pump it up by turning things up for the boss’ battle!
[cheering]
[announcement] Semifinal round, the second battle.
Guzma versus Ash.
The rules are the same as the first battle of the semifinal round. That’s all.
Are both Trainers ready?
Ready!
[Guzma grunts]
Scizor.
[Poké Ball sound]
Torracat!
All right. Battle begin!
Okay, Torracat. Use Fire Blast!
Torra!
-Use U-turn. -Scizor!
-Torracat... -Scizor!
Cat! Cat! Cat!
-[growls] -[Ash] Huh?
[Caster] Unbelievable! Guzma suddenly switched out Scizor by using U-turn!
Use Liquidation.
[growls, grunts]
-Quick, dodge it, Torracat! -Cat!
[grunts]
-[grunts] -[Torracat groaning]
[groans] Torracat!
Oh! Torracat had the advantage over Scizor, but...
You’re exactly right, Sophocles.
Scizor is a Bug and Steel type.
Torracat definitely had the type advantage against it.
-That’s what the U-turn was for. -He stays really calm.
And also, being a Water type, Golisopod’s got the advantage.
That Guzma. He’s pretty shrewd.
[Guzma snickers] Let’s wrap this up.
[growls]
Liquidation.
[grunts]
Torracat, dodge it and then use Fire Fang!
Cat! Torracat!
[thuds]
[Golisopod groans]
Use Throat Chop.
[grunts]
Cat! Cat!
[groans]
-You okay? -[growls]
Good. Use Fire Blast once more!
Cat! Torracat!
-Use Liquidation. -[grunts]
[grunts]
Use Liquidation again.
[growling]
Dodge it, Torracat!
[Torracat groans]
Use Flame Charge!
Torracat!
Use Pin Missile!
[grunts]
[grunting]
-Torracat! -[thuds]
[groans]
-Fire Fang, let’s go! -[grunts]
[both grunting]
Throat Chop, now!
[both grunting]
Revenge, go!
[grunts]
[thuds]
Use Flame Charge!
Torracat!
Use Pin Missile!
[grunts]
[grunting]
[thuds]
[groans]
[Caster] An incredible back-and-forth barrage of moves!
My eyes are having a hard time keeping up.
-[Tupp] Yo! Yo! -[all] ♪ Break it down, stir it up ♪
♪ Tear it down, mix it up Solid steel, break the seal ♪
♪ Do the deal, make it real ♪
-Torracat. -You can win this, I know it.
[Professor Kukui] What is Ash gonna do now?
[panting]
Hm. Hmm.
I told you to wrap this up quick.
Use Liquidation!
[grunts]
Use Revenge!
Torracat!
[groans]
Torra!
Nice going, Torracat!
[groans]
Use Fire Blast!
Torracat!
-[screams] -Use Liquid... Huh?
Sci?
[fire roars]
Dodge it, Scizor!
Sciz!
[rumbling]
Scizor... [thuds]
[gasps]
[soft gasp]
Scizor is unable to battle!
Unable to battle!
Torracat has roundly defeated Scizor!
If they beat Guzma’s last Pokémon...
Ash advances to the finals!
Prima.
[Lana] Ash, please don’t let your guard down.
[groaning]
Golisopod, get out here!
Why are you acting this way?
What are you doing? You could've finished this by yourself.
Look what you’ve done!
[Guzma groans]
[Plumeria] Calm down, Guzma. Please.
[Guzma] It’s your fault they got Scizor! Now what?
[Guzma] How will you fix this?
Torracat, are you all right?
Torracat!
[Caster] Guzma’s Scizor was the first to be eliminated.
All that’s left is Golisopod.
[crowd cheering]
Losing isn’t an option.
Lisopod.
[narrator] So now, who will advance to the finals?
Will it be Ash, or will it be Guzma?
Their fierce battle has not yet been decided,
as the journey continues.
[ending theme plays]