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pg 01

[No dialogue.]

pg 02

[Motostoke Stadium] Announcer: It’s Challenger Hop’s victory!!

Schilde: Congrats, Hop!! Hop: Huh? Schildemilia… Hop: You still haven’t left for Stow-on-Side yet?

Schilde: I wanted to see how you’d battle with the Cramorant that swallowed Kilo. Hop: You did great out there!* Schilde: Don’t forget, we may have to face each other someday!*

Kabu: We’d like a word with you, too.

Kabu: Congratulations, Challenger Tate, Challenger Hop.

pg 03

Schilde: Kabu! Hop: Milo and Nessa, too!

Milo: The reason people call Kabu the Gym Challenge’s “first real obstacle” is because... Milo: this is the point where most challengers end up giving up.

Hop: I know. Hop: It isn’t possible to keep battling Gym Leaders and defeating them within a set period of time just by being good at battling. Schilde: True, true.

Kabu: That’s why, as much as my schedule allows, I do my best to see off the trainers who manage to defeat me.

Schilde/Hop: Thank y…

Kabu: I dedicate this cheer... Kabu: to Schildemilia Tate and Hop’s victory!!

pg 04

Kabu: Hustle, hustle, hustle, Tate!! Kabu: You can do it! Get ‘em, Hop!!

Kabu: The Gym Leaders you’ll face in the future are all powerful trainers. Kabu: But I believe that you two can defeat them! Believe in your Pokémon and keep moving forward!

Schilde/Hop: Thank you!

Schilde: Kabu had a pretty booming voice for an old man. Marvin: He looks calm and cool on the outside, but he gets super frustrated when he loses. He’s actually a pretty passionate guy, isn’t he?

pg 05

Magnolia: You can’t become a Gym Leader if you don’t at least have enough competitive spirit in you to make it through the Challenge Cup. Magnolia: No matter what sort of insults people might throw at you, you have to reject them... Magnolia: Sometimes, you even have to work to fool yourself.

Magnolia: ...If that child could as well… Marvin: ?

Schilde: Marvin, come look!

Schilde: See that big tower in the distance? Schilde: That’s Hammerlocke Stadium!** Schilde: The underground Energy Plant absorbs Galar Particles from that tower and converts them into Galar’s electricity. Schilde: That’s part of Chairman Rose’s company Macro Cosmos’ work… Schilde: Isn’t that right, Professor? Magnolia: Indeed.

Marvin: Do you think Soudo’s made it there yet?

pg 06

Soudo: Phew. Soudo: Looks like I managed to make it in time for the vault investigation.

Soudo: Come on out, everyone.

Soudo: Talk about an entrance, though. Soudo: It’s got such an intimidating energy about it that I’m almost hesitant to go in.

Raihan: You’ve got it spot on. Raihan: These ramparts were originally built in the Middle Ages to protect the city from foreign enemies, you know.

Raihan: We’d have problems if people came in just like that.

pg 07

Raihan: I’ve been waiting for you - for the Gym Challenger Leon endorsed. Raihan: Soudo Tsurugi! Raihan: Welcome to Hammerlocke!

Soudo: …

Soudo: Pardon me, but you are…? Raihan: I’m Raihan, this city’s Gym Leader.

Soudo: F-forgive me for my imprudence. Raihan: You’re just like I’ve heard. You don’t have any interest in or knowledge about the Gym Challenge. Raihan: You’re not the only one. Challengers like you are the ones who make things interesting.

pg 08

Soudo: You’ve “heard” about me? Raihan: Y’see, I make sure to do my homework on the trainers who I’ll be fighting.

Raihan: Of course, I know you beat Milo, Nessa, and Kabu. Raihan: I also know that you’re some sort of “gear” craftsman and that you’re here to investigate the vault.

Raihan: Now fight me!!

Soudo: Huh!? What!? Raihan: Which one’s your front liner!?

Raihan: Is it Lancyn!? Stickyn!? Beamyn!? Soudo: You know their nicknames, too…!

Raihan: If you won’t take the first shot, then I will! Raihan: Sandaconda!!

pg 09

Raihan: Use “Sandstorm”!!

Soudo: Um, there isn’t very much time until the vault inspection ends! Raihan: Then you’d better defeat me quick, huh!?

[Soudo: Good grief…] Soudo: Are all of the people involved with the Gym Challenge like this…?

Soudo: Lancyn!

pg 10

Raihan: So it’s dodging the sand with its shield! No, it’s deflecting it! Raihan: That’s the power of tempered gear, huh!?

Raihan: But if your approach is careless…

Raihan: “Skull Bash”!!

Soudo: Dodge, and…

Soudo: Use “Leaf Blade”!!

pg 11

Raihan: You’re open!

Raihan: “Slam”!!

Soudo: Gh!

Raihan: There!

Raihan: And cut! Raihan: Got some nice frames.

Soudo: Huh? Huh? Raihan: All right, I’ll take you to the vault.

Raihan: What are you standin’ around for? Time’s just about up. Get a move on.

pg 12

Soudo: Wh-what was that battle about just now? Raihan: Leon and I’ve both got special features in next month’s Pokémon Journal.

Raihan: We both had interviews and photoshoots, but… Raihan: they showed me Leon’s page, since it got finished first.

Raihan: Just look at it. All of the photos are of him doing his Charizard Pose. Raihan: I get that the guy can be a klutz, but where’s the fanservice?

Raihan: So I had them do this with mine. Soudo: You certainly have a lot of variety. Raihan: Right?

Soudo: I see you also have photos from Pokémon Battles. Raihan: Yeah, from that exhibition match we had. Raihan: Those are no good.

pg 13

Soudo: And why is that...? Raihan: There’s no way I’m letting them use photos from a match I lost.

Soudo: I see. So you decided to fight someone you’d definitely beat so you could use the pictures from that match instead. Raihan: You don’t have to put it like that. You can’t get good battle photos if your opponent’s a total wimp, you know.

Raihan: And FYI, you’re the Challenger I’ve been looking out for the most. Raihan: It wouldn’t hurt you any to feel honored.

Raihan: But I’m the eighth, so you’ve gotta beat four more Gym Leaders before we can battle for real. Raihan: Don’t make my research on you go to waste, kid.

Raihan: Here we are.

pg 14

Raihan: This is the vault.

Soudo: Where’s Sonia? Raihan: Huh? Raihan: She was excited enough to squeal, so I was under the impression she’d made some big discovery…

???: Eeeek!

Raihan: Hm? That’s a different kind of squealing from the kind I heard earlier. Soudo: It sounded like it was coming from outside, too.

pg 15

Raihan: What? Why’s she getting chased by an Oranguru?

Sonia: Raihan! Sou! Sonia: Help!

Raihan: Sonia! You were a Gym Challenger, weren’t you!? Raihan: Can’t you do something about it yourself!? Soudo: Actually...

pg 16

Soudo: Sonia’s Yamper is chasing her around, too.

Raihan: Is it confused? Sonia: I don’t know! It just popped out of its ball and started acting up!

Sonia: Eeeeek!

Soudo: Lancyn, help Sonia!

pg 17

Raihan: Your Lancyn’s acting weird.

Raihan: Then I’ll use my Duraludon and…!

Soudo: Wait a moment, Raihan. It’s no use. Raihan: “No use”?

Soudo: Look at this.

pg 18

[Sign: With waves of its fan—made from leaves and its own fur—Oranguru skillfully gives instructions to other Pokémon.]

Raihan: So if we can steal its fan, it won’t be able to control any other Pokémon? Raihan: But if we screw up, they’ll get controlled anyways…!

Soudo: !

Soudo: Look, Raihan.

Raihan: Yamper’s facing off with Oranguru!?

Soudo: But in exchange, Lancyn is being controlled. Raihan: I get it! So it can only control one Pokémon.

Raihan: Then that makes things easy! All of them can go after Oranguru’s fan at once!

pg 19

[No dialogue.]

pg 20

Raihan: What’s going on!? Soudo: It looks like Oranguru’s failing to control the Pokémon it wants to.

Soudo: Sonia, what did you do to provoke that Oranguru?

Sonia: I accidentally stepped on its fan while I was out getting tea.

Sonia: Then some of the fan’s fur got tangled in my boots’ buckles, and it got mad while I was struggling to get it out…

Soudo: I see. Soudo: Raihan… Soudo: *whisper whisper* Raihan: What!? Soudo: Please.

pg 21

Raihan: Now! Everyone hold Oranguru down!

pg 22

Soudo: Just like I thought. The fan’s fur is tangled.

Soudo: If I brush it and neaten it up…

Soudo: Here. It’s not perfect, but you should be able to use it now.**

Sonia: Phew. Thank goodness. Sonia: Thanks, Sou. You too, Raihan.

Raihan: So the fan wasn’t working right because Sonia damaged it when she stepped on it.

pg 23

Sonia: Sorry for not being more careful, Oranguru.

Sonia: All right, let’s head back to the vault.

Sonia: What’s up, Sou?

pg 24

Soudo: I guess it appreciated my repairs on its fan. Soudo: It looks like it’s trying to get me to let it join my team.

Soudo: I did think that I’d like to work more on that fan of yours.

Soudo: I’m happy to have you. Soudo: From now on, I’ll call you… Soudo: Fannyn.

Sonia: All right, we’ve dilly-dallied enough, I’d say. This way! Soudo: Looks like she found something big.

pg 25

Sonia: I have! Sonia: Here, take a look!

Sonia: At the Budew Drop Inn, there was only one statue of one hero. Sonia: But here…

pg 01

Schilde: Ahhh! That Arrokuda is Kilo!! Hop: You’re sure!?

Schilde: See how it’s moving its tail fin!? Schilde: It’s got a habit of flapping it left and right, then stopping as if it’s lost in thought!

Hop: You’re right! It always stops for a second in the middle of the third flap!**

pg 02

Schilde: It got swallowed!!

Schilde: We’ve gotta get it to spit Kilo out! Raboot, help… Hop: Wait, wait, wait!

Hop: Er, Cramorant is a Water and Flying Type! Hop: Raboot’s at a disadvantage!

Hop: It’s known as the Gulp Pokémon. It’s got a huge appetite and it’ll swallow just about any food it finds conveniently nearby. And…

pg 03

Schilde: You sure know a lot, Hop! You’re like a human PokéDex! Hop: I learned a lot from the books on Pokémon that my brother left. I’ve read all of them through.

Hop: We can’t let it get away with Kilo still inside of it! Hop: We need a Pokémon it’ll unthinkingly try to swallow, but also has a type advantage…

Hop: Come on out, Pincurchin!

Schilde/Hop: Here it comes!

pg 04

Hop: How about that Zing Zap!?

pg 05

Schilde: It flinched! Zap Zilch worked, Hop! Hop: It’s Zing Zap! Hop: But I thought Cramorant would spit Kilo out after being shocked!

Cramorant: …

pg 06

Hop: How many times are you gonna try that!?

Hop: Does this thing just never learn!? Schilde: Look, Hop!

Hop: Hm? “It’s powerful, but forgetful…” Hop: I didn’t know that!

Hop: I know! Schildemilia, you’ve used your Vikavolt Drone and other stuff to help guide Tsurugi through battles before, right!? Schilde: Huh? How’d you know!?

pg 07

Hop: Sorry, but could you do the same for me just this once? Hop: I want you to look for a way to get Kilo out of there. I’ll buy time until then!

Schilde: Sure thing! I’ll look into Cramorant more, then!

Hop: Thanks! Hop: Pincurchin, try not to come into contact with Cramorant!

Hop: Use Zing Zap, but don’t make it faint!

Hop: And then maintain just enough distance to keep it interested in you so that it doesn’t run away!

Schilde: Let’s see, let’s see…

pg 08

Schilde: Ahh… Kilo…!

Schilde: Getting swallowed must’ve been scary, huh? You’re scared, aren’t you? Schilde: Hang in there!

[Schilde: I’ll name you “Kilo”! Schilde: Your tail fin stopped again! Schilde: What a funny habit! Schilde: So your Ability is called “Propeller Tail,” huh?]

Schilde: No, no! I need to concentrate right now!

Schilde: ...Ability!!

pg 09

[Sign: Gulp Missile]

Schilde: That Cramorant’s Ability is… Schilde: “Gulp Missile”?

Schilde: What does that do? Schilde: Hm, hm, hm, hm!

Schilde: This is it!

Schilde: Come on out! Schilde: Raboot!

pg 10

Hop: Wait! It’s got a type disadvantage… Schilde: I know!!

Schilde: Hop, you have a Snorlax, right!? Bring it out!

Hop: Huh!? Schilde: You wanted me to guide you, right?

Schilde: Believe in me!

pg 11

Hop: Oh…

Hop: All right!!

Schilde: Okay! Stay behind Raboot!

Schilde: Double Kick!!

pg 12

Hop: It’s not working! Schilde: It’s fine!

Schilde: Our goal isn’t to damage it. Schilde: We need to switch who it sees as its opponent!

pg 13

Schilde: Raboot, dodge!!

pg 14

Schilde: Ki...lo?

Schilde: I knew it was you!

Hop: It’s still too soon to celebrate, Schildemilia!

pg 15

Hop: That thing had a Pikachu in it, too!?

Schilde: One more shot, Raboot!

pg 16

Hop: All right! Pincurchin, use Spark!!

Hop: Not a second to waste!

pg 17

Hop: All right! Now I’ve got my fifth team member! Schilde: Ooh!

Schilde: So you were in this swamp to catch a Cramorant! Hop: Of course! Hop: Our next opponent is Kabu, after all! He’s a Fire Type expert!

Schilde: …

Schilde: Thank you, Hop. Schilde: With your help, I was able to reunite with Kilo. I’m grateful.

Hop: Oh, don’t be silly. Schilde: Looks like I owe one to both you and your brother.

Hop: Huh?

pg 18

Schilde: Mr. Leon… Schilde: He’s your brother, right?

Hop: When did you figure it out? Schilde: I thought you two looked alike from the second I met you.

Schilde: And earlier, too. You knew about the time Sou and I helped Mr. Leon, so… Schilde: I knew you two had to at least be related!

Hop: So that’s why you agreed to help me… Schilde: That’s why you let me know when you found Kilo, right!?

pg 19

Hop: Ahaha! Yeah, that’s it!

Schilde: See you! I’ve got to get back to the S.S. Magnolia! Hop: Okay! See you, then!

Hop: Schildemilia Tate… She’s honest, a quick thinker, and cute. Hop: She’s a little boisterous, though. 

Hop: Wah!

Hop: H-hey, don’t go and get eaten again, okay? Hop: See ya!

pg 20

Kabu: Gigantamax Centiskorch!! Announcer: There it is! Kabu, the Motostoke Stadium Gym Leader’s Gigantamax! Announcer: After Challengers Marnie, Tsurugi, and Bede, this makes his fourth match of the day!

pg 21

Announcer: He really shows no fatigue or decline! Announcer: He’s not known as Challengers’ first real obstacle for nothing!

Announcer: His opponent is Challenger Schildemilia Tate. Announcer: What will she do!?

pg 22

Schilde: I can size up, too!!

Schilde: Heave, ho… Schilde: Hup!!

Announcer: Challenger Tate has Dynamaxed her Arrokuda! Announcer: This Arrokuda is Kilo, who’d formerly been missing!

Announcer: It seems that thanks to information shared after Challenger Tate’s call for help at Hulbury Stadium... Announcer: The two of them were able to reunite today!

pg 23

Marvin: Schilly’s got a type advantage this time! Marvin: She might be able to win without issue today!

Marvin: Come to think of it, Soudo hasn’t come back since he got that phone call a little while ago.

SFX: *Brrr* Marvin: Oh! [Sign: Soudo]

Marvin: Did something happen, Soudo? Soudo: Well, you see…

Soudo: Sonia told me that today’s the only day we can check out the vault at Hammerlocke. Soudo: I’m rushing through the Wild Area right now.

Marvin: I see. Marvin: Wait, how are you traveling? By Taxi?

Soudo: Oh, no. Right after I left the stadium, I helped someone who was in trouble with Team Yell. Soudo: As thanks…

pg 24

Soudo: They gave me a Rotom Bike.

Soudo: Has Schilly won yet?

Marvin: She just Dynamaxed Kilo, and…

Marvin: She won!! Marvin: Schilly won!!

pg 25

Announcer: It’s Challenger Tate’s victory!

Raihan: So the two trainers Leon recommended have won. Raihan: My senses haven’t failed me yet.

Raihan: If Leon’s little brother wins, then all five of the trainers I’ve marked’ll have made it past Kabu.

pg 01

[No dialogue]

pg 02

[Hulbury]

Nessa: Phew. Nessa: Let’s call it for the day.

SFX: *Bzzt bzzt*

Nessa: Ooh! Nice timing! Nessa: I just got done with training… Nessa: Sonia!

Sonia: I thought so. I was waiting to call you.

pg 03

Sonia: This year’s Gym Challengers all finished their matches at Turffield just now. Nessa: There were sixty of them, right? How many did Milo beat? Sonia: I think it was half or less.

Nessa: All right! Nessa: So if I perfectly beat everyone who challenges me, I’ll have beaten Milo!

Sonia: You still see Milo as your rival? Nessa: I just remembered, Sonia… Nessa: Whatever happened to that riddle with the stone monuments that you were trying to solve?

Sonia: Oh, that. Sonia: I found the treasure. Nessa: You did!? What was it!?

Sonia: Why don’t we talk about it over lunch? Sonia: I’m on Route 5 right now, so I should arrive in Hulbury pretty soon.

Nessa: Sorry, Sonia. Nessa: I have work. Sonia: Aren’t your Gym Challenge matches scheduled to start tomorrow? Nessa: No, no, I mean my other job!

pg 04

Sonia: Ah, all right. Are you going on stage, or are you filming? Nessa: Filming! It’s a tourist promo for Hulbury. Nessa: But while you’re here, come by and see me, okay!? You have to!!

[The next day, at Hulbury’s outskirts.]

SFX” *Tap tap tap tap*

pg 05

[Marvin: There it is! SFX: *Tap tap tap tap* Marvin: Their Branch Poke strategy! The one where after the opponent gets agitated by Stickyn's repetitive rhythmic taps and approaches, they’ll attack! That's the strategy where they’ll use “Branch Poke” just as the opponent starts to approach after getting agitated by the repetitive rhythm that Stickyn taps!]

[Marvin: But that won’t work on Tearie!]

[Marvin: For the past few days, training with Soudo… Marvin: Quite literally, Tearie’s been put in painful situations by this strategy.]

[Marvin: Just hearing this rhythm is enough to...]

pg 06

Marvin: Tearie, run! Marvin: And while you’re running…

Marvin: Use “Water Gun”!!

Soudo: Nice move. So you’re using a Water Type move to soak yourself and stay invisible. Soudo: That way, it’ll be harder to tell where you are.

Soudo: Stickyn, use “Branch Poke”!!

Marvin: It threw the stick!?

pg 07

Marvin: Wah…!

Marvin: Oh no! Marvin: Our invisibility...!

pg 08

Marvin: G-good match! Marvin: We forfeit!

Marvin: The stick is bent. Marvin: That’s how it was able to act like a boomerang, huh? Marvin: Then it made a breeze that quickly dried Tearie off.

Marvin: You’re not a gear meister for nothing!! Soudo: You flatter me.

Soudo: I came up with that because you got stronger. Marvin: Th-that’s not… Soudo: It’s true. You didn’t lose to our first strategy.

Soudo: You were the perfect pretend opponent to help us prepare for our next Gym Battle.

Marvin: Nessa, the Gym Leader, is a Water Type expert, after all…

pg 09

Soudo: In terms of type matchups, Stickyn has the advantage, but… Soudo: I doubt she’s so unskilled that that’d be enough to defeat her with. Soudo: We needed to get stronger.

Marvin: Is it time?

pg 10

Marvin: Grookey evolved…! Soudo: This evolution is called Thwackey.

Man: Wow, how wonderful!

Man: A trainer with a promising future, and his Pokémon’s evolution… Man: You’ve graced me with such a happy sight.

Soudo: ...Thank you. Marvin: Who are you? Man: Oh, it’s here! Take a look!

Video: This is the seaside town, Hulbury!

pg 11

Nessa: This is the town where I was born and raised.

Nessa: When you think of Hulsbury, you think of the market! Nessa: Freshly caught blessings from the sea! Nessa: There are a lot of exclusive tools sold at the market, too. Nessa: A whole day still isn’t enough to explore it all!

Nessa: At the seafood restaurant The Captain’s Table, they’ll cook what you catch!* Nessa: You can make an ultimate custom dish, just for you!*

Nessa: This is my favorite place. Nessa: When I’m worried or feel lost, I always come up here to look at the sea.

Nessa: When I come here, I feel like I’ll know what I’m supposed to do next.

pg 12

Marvin: I’ve seen that model in ads before! Marvin: I didn’t know she was from Hulbury!

Man: A real stubborn girl, she is…

Man: She said she’d succeed at being a model and a Gym Leader at the same time, and she saw it through!

Marvin: Huh? Marvin: Wha?

Marvin: What!?

Marvin: So that lady, she’s… Soudo: She must be Nessa, the Gym Leader.

pg 13

Man: Heheh. I look forward to seeing your battle with Nessa.

Man: Oh, right! Man: If you win, why don’t we have a meal together at The Captain’s Table? Woman: Chairman, you mustn’t make plans so carelessly.

Woman: That boy… Soudo Tsurugi. By the time he’s finished with his Gym Battle… Woman: By that time, you’ll need to have eaten and left Hulbury.

Man: Oleana… Man: You’re so strict. A little fun never hurt anybody. Oleana: There’s little time before the project is complete. Oleana: You have no room for any irregularities in your schedule.

Man: Hahaha, I got scolded. Man: Good luck! Good bye!

pg 14

Marvin: Who do you think that man was? He seemed pretty important. Soudo: …

Soudo: Why don’t we head back to the S.S. Magnolia?**

Marvin: Now that Stickyn’s got two sticks, you’ve gotta do maintenance on them, huh? Soudo: Yeah. There’s something else I need to take care of now, too. Soudo: I wonder if I’ll finish in time for the match.

Schilde: All right! It’s finally time for the Gym Matches to start! Schilde: Are you ready!?

pg 15

Marvin: Those three who were with us at Turffield aren’t here today, huh? Schilde: Marnie… Schilde: Hop… Schilde: and Bede! Schilde: Guess they’re not here yet!

Announcer: Today is the Gym Challenge at Hulbury Stadium!** Schilde: Oh! Here we go! Announcer: The Gym Leader and the first challenger are making their entrance!

pg 16-17

Announcer: Let the match… Announcer: Begin!!

Announcer: Nessa, the Gym Leader’s first Pokémon is Toxapex! Announcer: Tsurugi, the challenger’s first Pokémon is Thwackey!

SFX: *Tap tap tap tap*

pg 18

Schilde: There it is! That’s Sou’s special strategy! Marvin: Now that they’ve got two sticks, the rhythm’s a lot more complex and intense.

Marvin: Now, they’ll counter when Toxapex can’t stand the drumming anymore. It should attack any minute now…**

Marvin: It should…**

Marvin: Attack…**

Marvin: Any second now…**

Schilde: It’s not attacking! Why the heck not!?

pg 19

Schilde: Stickyn got impatient and attacked first! Marvin: But its attacks aren’t getting through at all!

pg 20

Announcer: What’s this!? Thwackey’s been poisoned!

Announcer: Toxapex is both a Water Type and a Poison Type. Announcer: Thwackey, a Grass Type, is strong against Water, but not so much against Poison!

Announcer: Did Tsurugi’s choice to use a Grass Type against a Water Type expert backfire!?

Soudo: You used “Baneful Bunker,” I see... Soudo: Toxapex keeps its legs down to defend, and if the opponent uses a move that makes physical contact, they get poisoned.

Nessa: Heh. You got fooled by the lack of movement, didn’t you?

pg 21

Soudo: The temperature of Galar’s waters… Soudo: That, and this town’s climate… They’re a bit cold for Toxapex, wouldn’t you say?

Nessa: What?

Soudo: Toxapex’s legs were shut in the Hulbury promo you starred in, too

Soudo: If it keeps itself shut in like that, there’s no way to attack it. Soudo: Though, what we have to do to get Toxapex to open up…

Soudo: It’s really quite simple.

Soudo: “Sunny Day”!!

pg 22

Nessa: Rrgh!

Soudo: Now!

pg 23

Soudo: “Branch Poke”!!

Announcer: It’s unable to battle! Announcer: Tsurugi has defeated Toxapex!

Soudo: How lucky are we to have seen that promo? We couldn’t have won without it.

pg 24

Soudo: After we watched it, I rushed to order a TM for “Sunny Day.” Soudo: It just barely arrived in time for the match. I don’t know what we would’ve done if it had run late.

Nessa: Great work. I’m impressed.

Nessa: Looks like I’ll have to step it up a little. Nessa: Come on out, Drednaw!

Soudo: Well, that’s fortunate. I’ve battled one of these before. Soudo: It’s both a Rock Type and a Water Type, so… Nessa: You think this’ll be easy?

Nessa: Well… Nessa: We’ll see about that!

Schilde: She’s gonna Dynamax!

Nessa: Not quite! Nessa: This’ll change Drednaw’s appearance along with its size and strength…

pg 25

pg 01

Announcer: It’s that time of year again! The Gym Challenge has begun! Announcer: Many trainers have set off to challenge the eight gyms! Announcer: Our very own Turffield Gym is the first barrier that they must get through!

Announcer: Today, five trainers have entered the…

Announcer: A trainer of great potential, endorsed by Champion Leon himself… Announcer: The first challenger to our Gym Leader, Milo, is Soudo Tsurugi!

pg 02-03

Announcer: Lancyn takes the plate to battle Milo’s second Pokémon, Eldegoss, after the defeat of his Gossifleur! Announcer: A gigantic Dynamax vs Dynamax is about to go down!!* Announcer: If Tsurugi and Lancyn can defeat Eldegoss, they’ll have cleared their challenge to Turffield Gym!

Announcer: There it goes! Tsurugi’s Sirfetch’d, Lancyn!

Announcer: It’s putting all its might into that strike!

Announcer: Wh-what’s this...!?

Announcer: Eldegoss appears to be unscathed!

Milo: Looks like someone didn’t do all of his homework.

pg 04

Milo: Eldegoss’ fluff acts as a damage-reducing cushion for its head.

Milo: That was an excellent strike by your Sirfetch’d, but it’s unfortunate.

Marvin: It blasted out fluff!

pg 05

Schilde/Hop: Just looking at it makes me wanna…

SFX: *Sneeze*

Milo: Whaddya think? I’d say this fluff’ll be a pretty tough obstacle for you to see and stab through.

Soudo: Seeing as it’s floating about in the air, it must be pretty light, huh? Milo: Well, it isn’t called “fluff” for nothing.

pg 06

Soudo: Lancyn!

pg 07

Schilde: What the heck!? And it just blew the fluff away, too! Hop: It’s all back to the way it was! Marnie: Looks like there’s no point if you can’t blow it out of the stadium.

Bede: If you challenge a Gym Leader without researching them or their Pokémon, you might as well have already lost.

[Marvin: Going first is rough… Marvin: They’re all probably thinking…] [Text: We can’t let it start blasting out fluff!] [Marvin: Something like that, I’m sure.]

Announcer: With its field of vision stolen away again, all Lancyn can do is wander about, confused!

Milo: Max Strike!

pg 08

Soudo: Eldegoss is over there! Use Brick Break - I mean… Soudo: Use Max Knuckle!

pg 09

Marvin: Whoa! There’s more fluff now!

Hop: If Eldegoss attacks, it’ll give away its position, making it easier to attack. Hop: But if the counterattack doesn’t land right, it’ll only get harder to see!

pg 10

Schilde: But didn’t that Max Knuckle do quite a bit of damage!? Hop: Yeah! If they land one more hit, they just might win!

Bede: I highly doubt it’ll be that easy.

Bede: From everything that’s happened in this battle so far, I can’t see a single good thing in him as a trainer. Bede: Of course this is his first official match, but it’s also his first time battling Dynamax vs Dynamax, isn’t it?

Schilde: Bingo! Schilde: You could tell just by watching him?

Bede: He reeks of being an amateur. He should hurry up and throw the match already. Bede: Then, he can learn by watching me.

pg 11

Bede: League Chairman Rose endorsed me himself…* Bede: He knows talent when he sees it.**

Hop: But that guy’s a trainer who was recommended by the Champion! Bede: I don’t know about you, but between the League Chairman and the Champion... Bede: I don’t think it takes much thought to see whose endorsement is a bigger deal!

Hop: The endorser’s title has nothing to do with a trainer’s ability! Bede: Oh, but it does. In my case, at least…

Marnie: Would you two shut… Milo: Max Overgrowth!!

pg 12-13

Marvin: Eldegoss is shrinking back to its normal size! Hop: Yeah, every Dynamaxed Pokémon goes back to normal after using three moves. Marnie: And you can only Dynamax once per battle.

pg 14

Marvin: Let’s see… Soudo’s only used two moves so far, so he’s got one left Bede: It won’t be worth anything.

Bede: Do you really think in such poor visibility that he’d be able to find Eldegoss after it’s back to its normal size? Bede: That aside, his Pokémon has likely fainted from that last Max Overgrowth.

Marnie: Milo’s Eldegoss is affected by the poor visibility from the fluff, too, isn’t it? Marnie: How do you think it figured out where Sirfetch’d was?

Bede: Sheesh! Bede: You really don’t know? You two should do yourselves a favor and drop out of the challenge already.

Hop: Oh, so you know how, then!? Bede: Yes, but I won’t tell you.

pg 15

Milo: Hm… Looks like the flow of the fluff has settled down. Milo: Sirfetch’d isn’t moving… The thing must’ve fainted.

Milo: Let’s see… Is the trainer unable to move, too? Milo: Hey! Tsurugi!

Milo: Sh-shoot!!

pg 16

Announcer: I-it’s out! It’s fainted!! Announcer: Eldegoss is unable to battle!!

Announcer: Eldegoss’ fluff is starting to clear, and Turffield Stadium is now clearly visible from the press box!

Milo: You hid your presence to find a chance to figure out where we were, huh? Milo: Good one. Soudo: Sorry for being sneaky when you were worried about me.

pg 17

Milo: No worries! We did exactly the same thing. We’re even, now. Milo: You could even say it’s my fault for letting my guard down.

Milo: Good luck at the next gym! Soudo: Thank you.

Announcer: Challenger No. 808, Soudo Tsurugi, has won the battle!! Announcer: He’s brilliantly defeated Milo, leader of Turffield Gym!

Announcer: After a 30 minute intermission, we’ll be ready for our next challenger!

Schilde/Marvin/Hop: He won! He won!!

pg 18

Schilde: Marvin, let’s go get Sou from the waiting room! See ya!!

Marnie: I’ve gotta head out, too.

Hop: Soudo Tsurugi, huh? Looks like he wasn’t endorsed by the Champion for nothing!

Bede: Hmph!

[Hop: Lee… I think I get why you endorsed him now...]

Marvin: Congratulations! [Sign: Challenger Waiting Room] Schilde: Congrats, Sou!!

pg 19

Marvin: You were incredible out there! But how did you figure out where… Schilde: Wah wah wah wah!!

Schilde: I still haven’t gotten to battle yet!! Don’t ask that in front of me!! And don’t answer him, Sou!!

Team Yell: Shut up, yell!

Schilde: Ahhh! You’re those people from the Wild Area…! Schilde: The heck are you doing here!?

Team Yell: “What are we doing”...? Team Yell: That’s obvious, yell!

pg 20

Team Yell: We’re here to cheer on our goddess Marnie!!

Schilde: H-huh?

Schilde: Oh my gosh! That girl was watching Sou’s battle with us! Schilde:Her name’s Marnie, huh!? [Marvin: She didn’t notice…?]

Schilde: I’ll cheer her on, too!!

pg 21

Marvin: You’re not going with them, Soudo? Soudo: I’m not. Marvin: Isn’t Schilly’s match after Marnie’s? Aren’t you going to cheer for her?

Schilde: Sou! Take this!

Schilde: It’s data on that last match! Soudo: Thanks, Schilly.

Schilde: C’mon! The match is about to start!

Soudo: Aren’t you going to watch, Marvin? Marvin: What about you?

Soudo: Professor Magnolia is almost here, so I want to take care of some gear. SFX: *Ding*

pg 22

Soudo/Marvin: Hi Miss Sonia!

Sonia: Sou! You beat Milo, huh? You’re the talk of the town!

Marvin: What have you been up to? Sonia: I’m hunting for treasure!

Sonia: When I went to investigate the mural here in town, a little girl told me: [Girl: There’s treasure buried somewhere in Turffield. The hint is “seek yourself standing stones”...] Sonia: So I’ve decided to take a look at them.

Marvin: I’m curious about the treasure, but a mural, huh? I wonder what it’s of.

Sonia: A picture’s worth a thousand words! Sonia: This way, boys!

pg 23

Sonia: When it was drawn, who drew it, and the reason why are all a mystery.

Marvin: It’s huge! Sonia: Yup… It’s massive!

Sonia: That’s why I had a thought…

pg 24

Sonia: Maybe the main goal for whoever drew it was to show us something big.

Marvin: !

Marvin: If that spiral isn’t the sun…

Marvin: Is it that black vortex that showed up in Galar’s skies!? The Black Night!? Sonia: Nice observation, Marvin? Wanna be my assistant?**

Marvin: Then, that’s… Marvin: A gigantified... Pokémon?

pg 25

Marvin: So all five of you made it safely through the challenge!

Schilde: It was a close call for me, though… Schilde: I thought I was gonna lose. [Marvin: She’s gone hoarse… Was she cheering the whole time?]