[narrator] After their field trip to Hokulani Observatory,
our heroes are now on their way to the ferry terminal
that will take them back to Melemele Island.
-Poi? -Huh?
-Pika. -Poi
[Ash] What’s that?
[Lana] It's pointing to a shortcut to the ferry terminal.
Do you know about it, Sophocles?
Yeah. There’s a path through the cave leading to the seaport.
[Ash] Hey, sounds pretty cool.
-[Sophocles] So, shall we go that way? -[all] All right!
By the way, Sophocles, are you going to be okay in the dark?
[chuckles] Of course. No worries.
[Snowy] Vul!
Check it out. The walls are glowing bright.
[Sophocles] They're covered in luminescent moss. It’s like daylight in here.
Pika.
-Steenee! [giggles] -Ma! Maro!
I see. We don’t need to use a flashlight.
It feels nice and cool in here, too.
I’m pretty sure a section of this cave connects directly to Mount Lanakila.
-That means it’s a really big cave. -It’s not a good place to get lost.
[Sophocles] Don’t worry. It’s a straight shot to the seaport.
-[grunts] -Maro! Maro!
[all scream]
-Maro! Maro! Maro! -Hey! Stop it, Marowak!
-Maro! Maro! Maro! -Turto!
-[grunts and groans] -Stop! [in slow motion]
Turto... [groans]
[all scream]
♪ Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini ♪
♪ We've been preparing sharing training, studying A to Z ♪
♪ Bonding, battling, laughing Gettin' crazy, you and me ♪
♪ 'Cause it's coming soon ♪
♪ When we all meet our destiny Under the Alolan moon ♪
♪ Pokémon! ♪
[screaming]
[Pokémon groan and whimper]
-Turton... -[all groan]
Turtonator.
-Pika? Pika! -Lycanroc?
Turto?
-Torracat? -[sniffs]
Pika? Pika?
-Roc! -Pikachu!
[grunts] My back. Everyone okay?
-Yeah, we’re doing fine. -Vul!
-Steenee and I are doing just fine, too. -Steenee!
Thank goodness.
-But wait. Where are the others? -I don't think they’re anywhere nearby.
That means... we’re by ourselves.
-Maro! Maro! -[grunts]
-[sighs] Not a moment too soon. -Maro! Maro!
We’ll be fine. Let’s find them together.
Leave the navigating to me and I’ll find the rest of them in no time at all.
-Great. You just lead the way. -[cheers]
Hey! Pikachu!
-Torracat! Lycanroc! -It feels like they’re not far away.
Or they might be far, far away.
-We’d better step on it. -I know how you feel, but calm down.
-There are a lot of mysteries in here. -Huh? Kiawe?
Uh, sorry I just stepped on something.
-Boldore! -Now I’d call that a mystery.
Quick, Rowlet, take care of this!
[hoots]
[both chuckle]
Wake up, Rowlet!
-[growls] -[both scream]
Togedema...
No one’s here. I don't see signs of anybody.
I don’t either.
Perhaps the logical thing for us to do is to look for a way out of here.
-How do we do that? -I know. I read it in a book once.
If you put your finger straight up and feel around for a draft, that’s the exit.
-That makes sense. -So let’s all do it.
-[Sophocles] Let’s see. There. I feel it. -[Marrow] It’s that way.
-[Sophocles] Wait. What’s that? -[Lillie] That's...
Raticate!
-[all] It’s a Raticate! -[all scream]
[all whimper]
-You know, we sure ran, didn’t we? -Uh-huh.
My batteries are drained.
So, when this happens... Yay! Ta-da! Time for something sweet!
[both] Wow, cookies!
-Steenee! -Plenty for everyone.
-Mm! So good! -Mm! These are the best.
-Steenee -Maru!
-Vul! -Mm! [chuckles]
Huh? Mallow?
Oh, sorry about that. I was just thinking how nice it is.
I love seeing people’s happy faces when they’re munching on something good.
It’s so nice. You know what? I want everyone to look like that.
[all gibber]
Every customer of mine should have that same happy face.
-Oh, wow, that's sweet. -And it’s so you, too.
Thank you. I’m embarrassed.
I’ll bet you have a dream like that, don't you, Sophocles?
Huh? Okay. I’ll tell you.
I’ve got a dream. I actually want to be an astronaut.
-Astronaut, really? -Yup.
I want to blast off into a sea of stars
and learn all about the secrets of the universe.
-That sounds so wonderful. -Yeah, I really had no idea.
Well, now you do.
-What about you, Lillie? -Uh, me? I’m not sure.
I guess that right now, I’m having fun.
-Getting closer to Pokémon is so amazing. -Vul!
I guess I’ll eventually know what else I want to do. [giggles]
-That’s sweet. -Yeah, that sounds good to me.
[all giggle]
-[all] Huh? -Snowy?
Did you hear something?
What?
I did--
-Sandshrew! -Sandshrew!
Sandshrew! Sandshrew!
-Are they... Are they Sandshrew? -They’re fighting.
I’m not sure. It looks more to me like they’re training.
-To! To! -Huh!
-Oh, no. Togedemaru! -[squeals]
-Sand? -Huh?
-[whimpers] -We’re sorry.
We didn’t mean to interrupt you.
-[all whimper] -It looks like we’re surrounded.
-Sh... Sand. -Huh?
[sniffs and gibbers]
You want this, don’t you?
-Sand. -Okay. Here you go.
[sniffs]
Shrew! Shrew! Shrew! [gibbers]
[all gasp]
[Lana] A fork in the road.
I’ll handle this. According to my calculations,
there’s a 50% chance of meeting them this way,
and a 50% chance of meeting them this way.
This way. Let’s go.
-Maro! -Wait, you’ve already decided?
Wait for me!
You know what, Ash? You ended up stepping on a Boldore, Diglett, and Gumshoos.
-How did you manage that? -Oh, just lucky, I guess.
Turtonator, Marowak...
-I just want to see you two. [sobs] -Hey, Kiawe. There’s an exit.
Huh?
-[both cheer] -[both] We’re out!
[wind whistles]
[both] Oh! It’s cold!
[stutters] So, that means we exited on the Mount Lanakila side.
I’m freezing.
-[Lillie giggles] -[munches]
-Is it yummy? -They sure can eat.
[Mallow] Thank goodness. They’ve calmed down now.
[Sophocles] They just kept training until they were hungry.
They’re pretty hard on themselves.
[giggles]
You know, that one is a lot bigger than the other ones.
It’s kind of like the Sandshrew Boss.
-[giggles] -Sandshrew.
-Sand? -Huh?
-Sandshrew. Sandshrew. Sandshrew. -They sure left quickly.
-I wonder why. -Vul! Vul!
-Come on. Let’s follow them. -All right.
[all] Who’s that Pokémon?
[all] It’s Sandshrew!
[Sandshrew] Sandshrew.
[all pant]
-It’s cold and it keeps getting colder. -It’s icy and slippery. Be careful.
[all pant]
[all] Huh?
[Mallow] Amazing. It looks like...
[Lillie] An ice castle.
-Oh! -Look. There they are.
-Sand... -[growls]
Oh, no. It’s a Tyranitar.
-[growls] -Sandshrew!
[grunts]
[whimpers] Looks like they’re battling.
And Tyranitar's much bigger, too.
Over there, take a look.
-[both] Huh? -[Mallow] What are they?
They’re marks the Sandshrew made with their claws.
They’re not just on the pillars.
The walls and floor are covered with the same scratches. I wonder.
Maybe that ice castle was carved out by the Sandshrew as well.
But how? I don’t see how the Sandshrew could do that.
I’m not quite sure, but maybe this spot is some sort of special meeting place,
where lots and lots of Sandshrew all come together.
[Mallow] So maybe that Tyranitar simply wandered in here.
[Sophocles] And the Sandshrew were training hard
to take this place back for themselves.
-You can do it! -Steenee!
Tyran! [roars]
-[Lillie yelps] -[Sophocles] That’s Sandstorm!
Sand...
-Vulpix! -[gasps] Snowy!
[growls]
[Sandshrews groan]
Snowy. Huh? [screams]
-[Lillie screams] -[both] Lillie!
[Lana] Now the road splits into four.
This time my accurate analysis will come in handy for sure.
There’s a 25% chance we’ll meet everyone.
-This way. -But I haven’t finished analyzing.
Wait for me.
[both] Lillie!
[Sophocles and Mallow] Lillie!
-Are you okay? -Huh?
-[Togedemaru squeals] -Snowy and I are all right.
[both sigh]
But wait. What about the Sandshrew?
[grunts]
-[groans] -[gasps]
[roars]
-[grunts] -The Sandshrew Boss isn’t giving up.
Sand... Sand... Sandshrew!
[roars]
Sand! Sand! Sand!
[all groan]
Tyran!
Whoa. It’s attacking so recklessly.
If it keeps this up, this entire area is going to collapse.
-What should we do? -Snowy?
Sandshrew.
[all] Sandshrew. Sand.
-Hm! That’s it. I’ll take care of this. -Huh?
-I can’t just stand by and watch. -[grunts]
-Lillie. [whimpers] -Come on.
-Can’t we do something about this ice? -Wait, I know. Huh!
-Come out, Charjabug! -Charja.
Charjabug and Togedemaru. we need you to help by digging through this ice!
-Charja! -Toge!
Toge!
[squeals]
All right, let’s help, too.
-What do you say? -Steenee.
Mallow, kick!
-Steenee! [shrieks] -[grunts and chomps]
[all squeal]
[growls] Tyra!
Sandshrew! Sand! Sand! Sandshrew!
-[groans] -Snowy, use Hail.
[Snowy] Vul!
[grunts]
Sand... Sand...
Shrew?
[all groan] Sandshrew? Sand...
Sandshrew, since you’re an Ice type,
you should be able to use this to your advantage. Let me help.
Let’s work together. Then we can all protect this place.
-Vul! -Sand... Shrew!
Thanks so much. Tyranitar? This isn’t where you belong.
The Sandshrew just want to live here in peace.
[growls]
Snowy, Sandshrew. Why don't we battle together?
-Vul! -Sandshrew!
[Kiawe] That’s Olivia, using Lycanroc to attack, while Probopass acts as backup.
She has their Double Battle roles clearly defined.
Attacking and backup are what’s important. Here we go!
-Snowy, use Aurora Veil. -Vul!
Tyran!
-Dodge, both of you! -[grunting]
[grunts]
[squeals] The Aurora Veil is protecting you.
All right, then, Snowy, Powder Snow!
-Vulpix! -[groans]
[grunts]
Sandshrew, use Rapid Spin!
Sand... Shrew!
[groans]
-Use Rapid Spin once more. -[groans]
-She’s putting on the pressure. -Go, Lillie! Do it!
[squeals]
[growls]
Sand! Sandshrew!
Sandshrew, Metal Claw!
Sandshrew!
[groans]
-We won? -Vul!
[groans]
-Sand! -[grunts]
Sandshrew!
Tyranitar, you shouldn’t come back here again.
-Lillie! -Mallow.
Sorry we got here so late. But that was totally amazing!
Who would’ve thought that you’d team up with a wild Pokémon
and then end up in a Double Battle? It was electrifying!
I just went for it, but thank you.
-[all gibber] -It was because of Snowy and Sandshrew.
Vul!
-[all] Sand... Sand.. Sand... -Sandshrew!
[all] Shrew!
[Sandshrews] Sandshrew! Sandshrew! Sandshrew!
[Kiawe and Ash] This time for sure.
-[both pant] -[both] We’re finally free!
-Found you. -Lana!
-Marowak! -Ash!
You’re here. I missed you!
-I missed you, Rotom. -[sobs] I missed you, too, Ash.
[Pikachu] Pika!
-Ha! Pikachu! -Pikachu!
-Sorry about that, buddy. -Pika.
We had to deal with more trouble than you can imagine.
-[hoots] -Huh?
-[hoots cheerfully] -Rowlet. Morning.
Wow, that’s one relaxed Pokémon.
Vulpix!
It’s perfect. That’ll give the Sandshrew peace of mind.
-Right. -[happy squealing]
[Charjabug gibbers]
-Charjabug. -Huh?
-Hm? -Hey, look at this.
Charjabug just dug this up.
I think this cave might have been an Ice Stone mine.
-Oh, my! It’s an Ice Stone. -Huh? What's that?
It means that Sandshrew and Vulpix are able to evolve
-with the aid of one of these Ice Stones. -Of course.
That means this ice castle is where Sandshrew evolve.
That’s why they’ve worked so hard to protect it.
Sand...
Huh?
Sandslash.
-Vul! -A Sandslash. It evolved.
[Mallow] It’s bigger than the others, so it’s probably a Totem Pokémon.
That’s great. And from now on, you’ll be protecting this place.
[all] Huh?
Huh? Now what?
Wait. What's it doing?
-[all gasp] -What is that?
[Sophocles] It’s an Icium Z.
You’re giving that to me? But wait.
I don’t have a Z-Ring.
It’s a gift, so accept it.
You’ll probably get a Z-Ring somewhere down the line.
You’re right. Thank you.
[giggles] I just received... an Icium Z!
Vulpix!
-Ah, here they come. -Did you get lost?
No, not exactly. It was more like we went on a big adventure.
[giggles] Yeah.
-Huh? -Adventure? What kind?
-We discovered a giant ice castle. -Toge!
And Lillie won a Double Battle and got an Icium Z.
-Castle? -Icium Z?
-That sounds action-packed. -It just sort of turned out that way.
-Look at that. -Awesome.
Gorgeous.
-Poipole. -I want to see it, too.
-Charja! -Huh?
-What is it, Charjabug? -Charja!
-Huh! -Charja!
You found another one?
-You’re so amazing, Charjabug. -Charja!
This stone is from where we ended up. We wandered right into an Ice Stone mine.
So if that’s an Ice Stone, then that means...
-It’s all yours. You sure earned it. -Huh?
-This stone will help Snowy evolve. -Wow. Thank you very much.
-Snowy? Want to be Ninetales? -Vul?
Of course it’s possible, but what do you want to do?
It’s really up to you.
-Snowy? -Vul! [whimpers]
-Steenee. -[chuckles] It’s hiding.
All right. I guess it’s too soon.
But still, if it’s going to happen, then we’ll be there.
-And you can use a Z-Move. -A Z-Move? Oh, dear.
You’ll use it really well. You were seriously cool in that battle of yours.
You sure were. You’ll get stronger and stronger and we’ll all be cheering you on.
-Count on me. -And me, too.
[giggles] It sounds like a lot of fun. Snowy?
-Steenee. -Pika! Pika!
-Pop. -Toge.
Vul!
[narrator] Lillie has experienced her first Double Battle and won.
Perhaps battling is another way for her to get closer to Pokémon.
And so, with that in mind,
Lillie has gained a new perspective, as the journey continues.