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'''A Clubsplosion of Excitement!''' (Japanese: '''熱闘ドンナマイト！キリキザンVSエンブオー！！''' ''The Fiercely Fought {{tt|Donamite|Clubsplosion}}! {{tt|Kirikizan|Bisharp}} VS {{tt|Enbuoh|Emboar}}!!'') is the 72nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 729th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 29, 2012 and is scheduled to air in the United States on July 28, 2012.
'''A Clubsplosion of Excitement!''' (Japanese: '''熱闘ドンナマイト！キリキザンVSエンブオー！！''' ''The Fiercely Fought {{tt|Donamite|Clubsplosion}}! {{tt|Kirikizan|Bisharp}} VS {{tt|Enbuoh|Emboar}}!!'') is the 72nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 729th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 29, 2012 and in the United States on July 28, 2012.


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==Synopsis==
==Blurb==
The episode begins with a recap of the battles from the previous episode. As the battle between [[Trip]] and {{an|Bianca}} continues, {{TP|Trip|Conkeldurr}} uses {{m|Stone Edge}} towards {{TP|Bianca|Emboar}} as Emboar is trapped in the middle of several rocks from {{m|Rock Tomb}}. Bianca tells Emboar that she believes in him and that he can do it. Stone Edge hits and creates a smokey explosion. As the smoke clears, Emboar's eye shines and he is shown holding the rocks to everyone's surprise. [[Don George]], {{Ash}}, and {{ashfr}} comment on how Bianca's strong bond and encouragement is what helped Emboar be able to hang in there and grab the Stone Edge rocks. Emboar {{m|Fling|Flings}} the rocks at Conkeldurr while Trip didn't realize that Fling can be used that way. Conkeldurr uses its concrete pillars to knock the rocks away. Emboar moves through the rocks and grabs the pillars. Emboar uses Fling to send the pillar at Conkeldurr landing a [[critical hit]] and knocking Conkeldurr out. Bianca wins the battle and moves on to the second round, as the first round comes to an end. Bianca calls Emboar the strongest Pokémon after winning. Don George says that he liked seeing the unconventional usage of Fling. Ash and his friends were very impressed with how the battle went. Trip says that it will be a long time before he can defeat [[Alder]]. The announcer says that the second round won't begin until the next day. Don George says that all of the first round battles are not comparable and were all very good to see.
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<i>Trip and his Conkeldurr are battling Bianca and her Emboar to finish off the first round of the Clubsplosion Tournament! Emboar seems to be in quite a pickle as Conkeldurr pounds it with some serious attacks—until some encouraging words from Bianca spark some quick thinking on Emboar’s part, turning the tide in an unexpected way. And just like that, Trip is out of the tournament, and Bianca claims the last spot in the quarterfinals!


At the [[Pokémon Center]], Trip was picking up his fully healed Conkeldurr from [[Nurse Joy]]. Nurse Joy asks Trip if he is leaving already, and he says yes. Ash arrives and says to Trip that he is disappointed that he could not face his Conkeldurr before he went down. Trip tells him that he won't lose to Ash the next time they battle. After Trip leaves, [[Georgia]] and [[Burgundy]] comment on how Trip cannot be prideful anymore after the loss. Cilan compliments [[Stephan]] and his {{TP|Stephan|Sawk}} on their strength, power, and how hard Stephan must have worked to get Sawk to train to that level. Stephan tells Cilan that he pronounced his name wrong again. Bianca comes over to them, and says that she doesn't want to be left out of conversations about muscles. Ash and {{an|Iris}} are pumped up about their battles and are confident that they will win. [[Georgia]] comments about Iris boasting about making it through and that she will win in the second round. Burgundy is surrounded by a purple aura, sarcastically says that it's good that they made it to the second round, and angrily says that she wants everyone to lose.
The quarterfinal round starts the next day with Cilan and Pansage up against Stephan and Sawk! Pansage is a tough competitor, but Sawk is extremely strong—and Burgundy is delighted when Pansage gets knocked out before Cilan gets the chance to launch into his traditional Evaluation Time (which she finds extremely annoying). Stephan and Sawk move on!


Ash brings out {{AP|Scraggy}} to tell him that the battles will be harder, and that to do well they must work on perfecting {{m|Focus Blast}}. He asks {{AP|Pikachu}} for his help in training Scraggy. Stephan arrives and says that he will help them train as well. They hear and see an explosion across in the distance, and run towards it to see what is going on. [[Montgomery]] and {{p|Throh}} are practicing for the second round by Throh using {{m|Seismic Toss}} with a few rocks and throwing them to the ground. Ash asks Montgomery if he is training too, and that Stephan is helping him train. Montgomery says that he does not practice with his enemies.
Next up, it’s Ash and Scraggy versus Betty and Simipour. Confident after beating her brother in the previous round, Betty quickly dismisses Scraggy as a “runt” with no power, but Scraggy quickly proves otherwise! Even though its Focus Blast still needs work, it manages to knock Simipour out, and Ash is on to the semi-finals!


The next day, the second round begins. The match ups for the second round are revealed. Cilan faces Stephan, [[Betty]] faces Ash, Georgia faces Bianca, and Montgomery faces Iris. Don George announces {{an|Cilan}} and Stephan for the first battle. He says Cilan is the {{type|Grass}} Gym Leader of the {{gy|Striaton|Striaton Gym}}, and wonders if he is at the tournament to show off his [[Pokémon Connoisseur]] skills, or to expand his knowledge as a Gym Leader. Burgundy yells that Cilan must lose and go down no matter what. Don George announces Stephan to be going on journey after journey, and together with Sawk are there to show their strength. Don George calls Stephan a completely different name which angers him. Ash and his friends comment on how great the battle should be, and Ash tells Scraggy to watch the battle closely since he'll learn a lot from it. Burgundy says that she thinks Cilan will suffer a crushing defeat, and that she can hardly wait to see it happen.  
Georgia’s Bisharp and Bianca’s Emboar are battling it out in the next match, and despite Georgia’s usual smugness, Emboar scores a quick win. Bianca joins Stephan and Ash in the top four, and there’s just one spot left…but unfortunately, it won’t belong to Iris, as the mysterious and powerful team of Montgomery and Throh quickly knock her Excadrill out of the tournament.


{{TP|Cilan|Pansage}} uses {{m|Bullet Seed}} which Sawk uses {{m|Close Combat}} to block and move towards Pansage. Sawk finishes Close Combat to knock Pansage down to the ground. Don George calls it a head on match, while Burgundy yells to them that Cilan must be given a beating and suffer despair. Sawk uses {{m|Karate Chop}} and Pansage uses {{m|Bite}} to grab onto Sawk's hand. Cilan tries to do his evaluating time routine but Stephan stops him and says that Sawk isn't done yet. Sawk sends Pansage hard to the ground. Burgundy likes seeing the evaluation time get blocked. Pansage is able to stand up and Stephan comments that he is tough as Cilan says the same about Sawk. Burgundy is upset that Pansage didn't stay down. Sawk uses {{m|Low Sweep}} which Pansage tries to dodge, but Sawk makes contact and knocks him out. Stephan wins as his name is said wrong again, but he dances in victory. Ash and Iris comment on how Cilan didn't get to do his evaluation time this time. Burgundy is happy that Cilan lost because he is annoying and that his evaluation time was interrupted. The announcer says that Stephan will move on to the semi-finals and says his name wrong again. Cilan tells Pansage that he did a good job, congratulates Stephan on the win, and compliments his Sawk for being so strong. Burgundy says that a loss is still a loss, and Georgia gets annoyed by Burgundy's rantings that she asks her what Cilan did to make her so upset.
The next day’s battles are set: it’s Bianca versus Stephan and Ash versus Montgomery! Who will be the Clubsplosion champion?</i>


Don George announces the next two competitors for the second round. He says that only one of the three roughneck siblings made it to the second round, the sibling who made it is the only girl and her name is [[Betty]]. Betty's [[Angus|two]] [[Chetty|brothers]] cheer her on. Don George says that Ash is trying to become a Pokémon Master, hopes to make it to the Unova League, and that he has six Badges right now. Betty brings out {{p|Simipour}} and Ash uses Scraggy. Ash scans Simipour with his Pokédex. Betty calls Scraggy a pipsqueak and wants to get the battle done and over with quickly. Simipour uses {{m|Aqua Tail}} while Scraggy blocks the attack with {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}. They are shown to be on even ground. Betty comments that Scraggy is better than she thought. Simipour uses {{m|Brick Break}} as Scraggy pulls up his rubber pants to block the attack. Scraggy tries to use Focus Blast, but it completely misses Simipour. Betty says that it is not focused at all, while Ash's friends look frustrated about it as well. Simipour uses {{m|Acrobatics}} which hurts Scraggy. Scraggy uses {{m|Leer}} which scares Simipour and Betty tells it not to be a wuss. Simipour uses Brick Break while Scraggy uses {{m|Headbutt}}, as the two moves are even. Scraggy finishes Headbutt to send Simipour to the ground. Scraggy knocks out Simipour with a Hi Jump Kick. Ash wins the battle as he moves on to the semi-finals. Ash's friends say that even though Focus Blast wasn't perfected, that Scraggy is very happy to have won and gained experience in the battle. Burgundy is upset that Cilan is so complimentary about Ash and Scraggy after he lost already.  
==Plot==
As the battle between [[Trip]] and {{an|Bianca}} continues, {{TP|Trip|Conkeldurr}} uses {{m|Stone Edge}} on {{TP|Bianca|Emboar}}, who is trapped by several rocks from {{m|Rock Tomb}}. Stone Edge lands, creating a smoky explosion. Emboar is shown holding the rocks to everyone's surprise. [[Don George]], {{Ash}}, and {{ashfr}} observe that Bianca's strong bond and encouragement is what helped Emboar grab the Stone Edge rocks. Emboar {{m|Fling|Flings}} the rocks at Conkeldurr, who uses its concrete pillars to knock the rocks away. Emboar grabs the pillars and Flings the pillar at Conkeldurr, landing a [[critical hit]] and defeating it. Bianca moves on to the second round and calls Emboar the strongest Pokémon. Don George says that he liked seeing the unconventional use of Fling. Trip says that it will be a long time before he can defeat [[Alder]]. The announcer says that the second round will begin tomorrow.
 
Trip picks his fully healed Conkeldurr up from [[Nurse Joy]] at the [[Pokémon Center]]. Ash arrives and is disappointed that he could not face his Conkeldurr before he went down. Trip promises he will not lose to Ash the next time they battle. After he leaves, [[Georgia]] and [[Burgundy]] comment on how Trip cannot be prideful anymore after the loss. Cilan compliments [[Stephan]] and his {{TP|Stephan|Sawk}} on their strength and Stephan's effort in having trained Sawk. Stephan tells Cilan that he pronounced his name wrong again. Bianca comes over to them, and says that she does not want to be left out of conversations about muscles. Ash and {{an|Iris}} are confident that they will win their next battles. [[Georgia]] comments on Iris's overconfidence, while a jealous Burgundy wants everyone to lose.
 
Ash tells {{AP|Scraggy}} they must perfect {{m|Focus Blast}}, entrusting {{AP|Pikachu}} to help him train Scraggy. Stephan offers to help them train. They notice an explosion in the distance, and find [[Montgomery]] and {{p|Throh}} practising for the second round. Throh uses {{m|Seismic Toss}}, throwing rocks to the ground. Ash and Stephan offer Montgomery to join them in training, but he refuses. The next day, the second round begins. Don George announces {{an|Cilan}} and Stephan for the first battle. He wonders if Cilan will show off his [[Pokémon Connoisseur]] skills, or is here to expand his knowledge as a Gym Leader. Burgundy yells that Cilan must lose. Don George invites Stephan and his Sawk to the field, mispronouncing his name. Ash and his friends are excited, and Ash tells Scraggy to watch the battle closely. Burgundy thinks Cilan will suffer a crushing defeat, and that she cannot wait to see it happen.
 
{{TP|Cilan|Pansage}} uses {{m|Bullet Seed}}, which Sawk uses {{m|Close Combat}} to block and move towards Pansage. Sawk finishes Close Combat to knock Pansage down to the ground. Don George calls it a head on match, while Burgundy yells to them that Cilan must be given a beating and suffer despair. Sawk uses {{m|Karate Chop}} and Pansage uses {{m|Bite}} to grab onto Sawk's hand. Cilan tries to do his evaluating time routine but Stephan stops him and says that Sawk isn't done yet. Sawk sends Pansage hard to the ground. Burgundy likes seeing the evaluation time get blocked. Pansage is able to stand up and Stephan comments that he is tough as Cilan says the same about Sawk. Burgundy is upset that Pansage didn't stay down. Sawk uses {{m|Low Sweep}} which Pansage tries to dodge, but Sawk makes contact and knocks him out. Stephan wins as his name is said wrong again, but he dances in victory. Ash and Iris comment on how Cilan didn't get to do his evaluation time this time. Burgundy is happy that Cilan lost because he is annoying and that his evaluation time was interrupted. The announcer says that Stephan will move on to the semi-finals and says his name wrong again. Cilan tells Pansage that he did a good job, congratulates Stephan on the win, and compliments his Sawk for being so strong. Burgundy says that a loss is still a loss, and Georgia gets annoyed by Burgundy's rantings that she asks her what Cilan did to make her so upset.
 
Don George announces the next two competitors for the second round. The only one of the three roughneck siblings who has made it to the second round is a girl named [[Betty]]. Betty's [[Angus|two]] [[Getty|brothers]] cheer her on. Betty brings out {{p|Simipour}} and Ash uses Scraggy. Ash scans Simipour with his Pokédex. Betty calls Scraggy a pipsqueak and wants to get the battle over with quickly. Simipour uses {{m|Aqua Tail}} but Scraggy blocks it with {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}. They are shown to be on even ground. Betty comments that Scraggy is better than she thought. Simipour uses {{m|Brick Break}} as Scraggy pulls up his rubber pants to block the attack. Scraggy tries to use Focus Blast, but misses. Betty says that it is not focused at all, while Ash's friends are concerned. Simipour uses {{m|Acrobatics}} which hurts Scraggy, who uses {{m|Leer}} and scares Simipour. Betty tells it not to be a wuss. Simipour uses Brick Break while Scraggy uses {{m|Headbutt}}, as the two moves are even. Scraggy uses Headbutt to send Simipour to the ground, and knocks it out with a Hi Jump Kick. Ash thus moves on to the semi-finals. His friends notice that although Focus Blast was not perfected, Scraggy is happy to have won and gained experience in the battle. Burgundy is upset that Cilan is complimentary about Ash and Scraggy after he had lost.  


Don George announces the next two competitors for the second round. He says that Georgia is a {{t|Dragon}} Buster and that her soul is very strong. He says that Bianca is the noisiest Trainer and that she has a great smile, as she acknowledges the crowd. Bianca uses Emboar and Georgia uses Bisharp. Ash and his friends wonder if Bianca's Emboar is going to be able to handle a close range battle with Georgia's {{p|Bisharp}}. Georgia asks Bianca how they will handle Bisharp and her sharp body. Bianca interrupts Georgia which upsets her. Emboar uses {{m|Flamethrower}} as Bisharp blocks it away. Emboar follows it up with {{m|Hammer Arm}} as Bisharp blocks with {{m|Guillotine}}. The two moves create a colorful clash as they create smoke and back away. Bisharp uses {{m|Metal Sound}} to lower Emboar's defense. Bisharp uses {{m|Iron Head}}, while Emboar uses Flamethrower to knock her out. Bianca wins the battle and moves on to the semi-finals. Bianca says to Emboar that it did an exceptional job and that she is very happy. Georgia says to her Bisharp that because she didn't lose to a Dragon-type Pokémon, that the loss doesn't count. Ash and his friends say that Emboar's brute force is how he was able to win.  
Don George announces the next two competitors for the second round. He says that Georgia is a {{t|Dragon}} Buster and that her soul is very strong. He says that Bianca is the noisiest Trainer and that she has a great smile, as she acknowledges the crowd. Bianca uses Emboar and Georgia uses Bisharp. Ash and his friends wonder if Bianca's Emboar is going to be able to handle a close range battle with Georgia's {{p|Bisharp}}. Georgia asks Bianca how they will handle Bisharp and her sharp body. Bianca interrupts Georgia which upsets her. Emboar uses {{m|Flamethrower}} as Bisharp blocks it away. Emboar follows it up with {{m|Hammer Arm}} as Bisharp blocks with {{m|Guillotine}}. The two moves create a colorful clash as they create smoke and back away. Bisharp uses {{m|Metal Sound}} to lower Emboar's defense. Bisharp uses {{m|Iron Head}}, while Emboar uses Flamethrower to knock her out. Bianca wins the battle and moves on to the semi-finals. Bianca says to Emboar that it did an exceptional job and that she is very happy. Georgia says to her Bisharp that because she didn't lose to a Dragon-type Pokémon, that the loss doesn't count. Ash and his friends say that Emboar's brute force is how he was able to win.  
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==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da BW072.png|thumb|200px|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
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* [[Don George]]
* [[Don George]]
* [[Freddy O'Martian]]
* [[Freddy O'Martian]]
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* [[Montgomery]]
* [[Montgomery]]
* [[Angus]]
* [[Angus]]
* [[Chetty]]
* [[Getty]]
* [[Betty]]
* [[Betty]]


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:Dare da BW072.png|thumb|200px|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
[[File:WTP BW072.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: <!--{{p|}} ''(US and international)''--> {{p|Bisharp}} ''(Japan)''
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Emboar}} ''(U.S. and international)'' {{p|Bisharp}} ''(Japan)''
 
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
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* {{p|Simipour}} ([[Betty]]'s)
* {{p|Simipour}} ([[Betty]]'s)


==Trivia==  
==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Pansear}}
[[File:BW072 error.png|thumb|240px|right|Red marks on the ground]]
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Pansear}}
* {{Ash}} and [[Stephan]] narrate the preview for the [[BW073|next episode]].
* {{Ash}} and [[Stephan]] narrate the preview for the [[BW073|next episode]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
[[File:BW072 error.png|thumb|220px|right|Red marks on the ground]]
* When {{an|Bianca}} hugs her [[Bianca's Emboar|Emboar]], the decorative pattern on his side is missing.
* Near the end of the episode when {{an|Iris}} encourages {{AP|Scraggy}}, unusual red marks can be seen on the ground around her.
* The glow sound effect can be heard while {{Ash}} is commanding {{AP|Scraggy}} to use {{m|High Jump Kick}} (to defeat {{p|Simipour}}), even though Scraggy had yet to commence the move.
* [[Don George]] explain {{m|Metal Sound}} lowers the Defense, when it actually lowers the Special Defense.
* Near the end of the episode when {{an|Iris}} encourages Scraggy, unusual red marks can be seen on the ground around her.


===Dub edits===
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
 
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BW072   EP729
熱闘ドンナマイト！キリキザンVSエンブオー！！
The Fiercely Fought Donamite! Kirikizan VS Enbuoh!!
First broadcast
Japan March 29, 2012
United States July 28, 2012
English themes
Opening Rival Destinies
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ベストウイッシュ！
Ending 七色アーチ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Assistant director 金崎貴臣 Takaomi Kanasaki
Animation director 案浦達哉 Tatsuya Annoura
No additional credits are available at this time.

A Clubsplosion of Excitement! (Japanese: 熱闘ドンナマイト！キリキザンVSエンブオー！！ The Fiercely Fought Donamite! Kirikizan VS Enbuoh!!) is the 72nd episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 729th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 29, 2012 and in the United States on July 28, 2012.

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Blurb

Trip and his Conkeldurr are battling Bianca and her Emboar to finish off the first round of the Clubsplosion Tournament! Emboar seems to be in quite a pickle as Conkeldurr pounds it with some serious attacks—until some encouraging words from Bianca spark some quick thinking on Emboar’s part, turning the tide in an unexpected way. And just like that, Trip is out of the tournament, and Bianca claims the last spot in the quarterfinals!

The quarterfinal round starts the next day with Cilan and Pansage up against Stephan and Sawk! Pansage is a tough competitor, but Sawk is extremely strong—and Burgundy is delighted when Pansage gets knocked out before Cilan gets the chance to launch into his traditional Evaluation Time (which she finds extremely annoying). Stephan and Sawk move on!

Next up, it’s Ash and Scraggy versus Betty and Simipour. Confident after beating her brother in the previous round, Betty quickly dismisses Scraggy as a “runt” with no power, but Scraggy quickly proves otherwise! Even though its Focus Blast still needs work, it manages to knock Simipour out, and Ash is on to the semi-finals!

Georgia’s Bisharp and Bianca’s Emboar are battling it out in the next match, and despite Georgia’s usual smugness, Emboar scores a quick win. Bianca joins Stephan and Ash in the top four, and there’s just one spot left…but unfortunately, it won’t belong to Iris, as the mysterious and powerful team of Montgomery and Throh quickly knock her Excadrill out of the tournament.

The next day’s battles are set: it’s Bianca versus Stephan and Ash versus Montgomery! Who will be the Clubsplosion champion?

Plot

As the battle between Trip and Bianca continues, Conkeldurr uses Stone Edge on Emboar, who is trapped by several rocks from Rock Tomb. Stone Edge lands, creating a smoky explosion. Emboar is shown holding the rocks to everyone's surprise. Don George, Ash, and his friends observe that Bianca's strong bond and encouragement is what helped Emboar grab the Stone Edge rocks. Emboar Flings the rocks at Conkeldurr, who uses its concrete pillars to knock the rocks away. Emboar grabs the pillars and Flings the pillar at Conkeldurr, landing a critical hit and defeating it. Bianca moves on to the second round and calls Emboar the strongest Pokémon. Don George says that he liked seeing the unconventional use of Fling. Trip says that it will be a long time before he can defeat Alder. The announcer says that the second round will begin tomorrow.

Trip picks his fully healed Conkeldurr up from Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center. Ash arrives and is disappointed that he could not face his Conkeldurr before he went down. Trip promises he will not lose to Ash the next time they battle. After he leaves, Georgia and Burgundy comment on how Trip cannot be prideful anymore after the loss. Cilan compliments Stephan and his Sawk on their strength and Stephan's effort in having trained Sawk. Stephan tells Cilan that he pronounced his name wrong again. Bianca comes over to them, and says that she does not want to be left out of conversations about muscles. Ash and Iris are confident that they will win their next battles. Georgia comments on Iris's overconfidence, while a jealous Burgundy wants everyone to lose.

Ash tells Scraggy they must perfect Focus Blast, entrusting Pikachu to help him train Scraggy. Stephan offers to help them train. They notice an explosion in the distance, and find Montgomery and Throh practising for the second round. Throh uses Seismic Toss, throwing rocks to the ground. Ash and Stephan offer Montgomery to join them in training, but he refuses. The next day, the second round begins. Don George announces Cilan and Stephan for the first battle. He wonders if Cilan will show off his Pokémon Connoisseur skills, or is here to expand his knowledge as a Gym Leader. Burgundy yells that Cilan must lose. Don George invites Stephan and his Sawk to the field, mispronouncing his name. Ash and his friends are excited, and Ash tells Scraggy to watch the battle closely. Burgundy thinks Cilan will suffer a crushing defeat, and that she cannot wait to see it happen.

Pansage uses Bullet Seed, which Sawk uses Close Combat to block and move towards Pansage. Sawk finishes Close Combat to knock Pansage down to the ground. Don George calls it a head on match, while Burgundy yells to them that Cilan must be given a beating and suffer despair. Sawk uses Karate Chop and Pansage uses Bite to grab onto Sawk's hand. Cilan tries to do his evaluating time routine but Stephan stops him and says that Sawk isn't done yet. Sawk sends Pansage hard to the ground. Burgundy likes seeing the evaluation time get blocked. Pansage is able to stand up and Stephan comments that he is tough as Cilan says the same about Sawk. Burgundy is upset that Pansage didn't stay down. Sawk uses Low Sweep which Pansage tries to dodge, but Sawk makes contact and knocks him out. Stephan wins as his name is said wrong again, but he dances in victory. Ash and Iris comment on how Cilan didn't get to do his evaluation time this time. Burgundy is happy that Cilan lost because he is annoying and that his evaluation time was interrupted. The announcer says that Stephan will move on to the semi-finals and says his name wrong again. Cilan tells Pansage that he did a good job, congratulates Stephan on the win, and compliments his Sawk for being so strong. Burgundy says that a loss is still a loss, and Georgia gets annoyed by Burgundy's rantings that she asks her what Cilan did to make her so upset.

Don George announces the next two competitors for the second round. The only one of the three roughneck siblings who has made it to the second round is a girl named Betty. Betty's two brothers cheer her on. Betty brings out Simipour and Ash uses Scraggy. Ash scans Simipour with his Pokédex. Betty calls Scraggy a pipsqueak and wants to get the battle over with quickly. Simipour uses Aqua Tail but Scraggy blocks it with Hi Jump Kick. They are shown to be on even ground. Betty comments that Scraggy is better than she thought. Simipour uses Brick Break as Scraggy pulls up his rubber pants to block the attack. Scraggy tries to use Focus Blast, but misses. Betty says that it is not focused at all, while Ash's friends are concerned. Simipour uses Acrobatics which hurts Scraggy, who uses Leer and scares Simipour. Betty tells it not to be a wuss. Simipour uses Brick Break while Scraggy uses Headbutt, as the two moves are even. Scraggy uses Headbutt to send Simipour to the ground, and knocks it out with a Hi Jump Kick. Ash thus moves on to the semi-finals. His friends notice that although Focus Blast was not perfected, Scraggy is happy to have won and gained experience in the battle. Burgundy is upset that Cilan is complimentary about Ash and Scraggy after he had lost.

Don George announces the next two competitors for the second round. He says that Georgia is a Dragon Buster and that her soul is very strong. He says that Bianca is the noisiest Trainer and that she has a great smile, as she acknowledges the crowd. Bianca uses Emboar and Georgia uses Bisharp. Ash and his friends wonder if Bianca's Emboar is going to be able to handle a close range battle with Georgia's Bisharp. Georgia asks Bianca how they will handle Bisharp and her sharp body. Bianca interrupts Georgia which upsets her. Emboar uses Flamethrower as Bisharp blocks it away. Emboar follows it up with Hammer Arm as Bisharp blocks with Guillotine. The two moves create a colorful clash as they create smoke and back away. Bisharp uses Metal Sound to lower Emboar's defense. Bisharp uses Iron Head, while Emboar uses Flamethrower to knock her out. Bianca wins the battle and moves on to the semi-finals. Bianca says to Emboar that it did an exceptional job and that she is very happy. Georgia says to her Bisharp that because she didn't lose to a Dragon-type Pokémon, that the loss doesn't count. Ash and his friends say that Emboar's brute force is how he was able to win.

Don George announces the last two competitors for the second round. He says that Montgomery is a red hot strong competitor, and asks whether his strength will be enough. He says that Iris' dream is to be a Dragon Master and that she has her heart linked with Dragon-type Pokémon. Georgia yells at everyone that he called her an expert on Dragon Pokémon when she is using Excadrill who isn't a Dragon-type Pokémon. Montgomery uses Throh and Iris uses Excadrill. Excadrill uses Drill Run but Throh throws him with Circle Throw. Excadrill uses Dig, but Throh uses Superpower to send Excadrill up from under the ground. Throh finishes Excadrill off with a Seismic Toss. Throh respectfully bows to Excadrill after the win. Iris tells Excadrill that they will work hard to get stronger together. Ash and his friends can't believe how powerful Throh really is, and wonder how anyone can't beat him. Bianca exclaims that they should not worry and that her Emboar will take Throh down. While they are surrounded by a purple aura, Georgia says that at the rate things are going it will be forever until Iris becomes a Dragon Master while Burgundy says that Throh should just take down everybody. Montgomery's win concludes the second round of the battle tournament.

The match ups for the semi-finals of the tournament are announced. Bianca will face Stephan, and Ash will face Montgomery. Bianca asks Stephan whether he will be able to stop their momentum. Ash tells Scraggy that they will be the ones to take down Montgomery and Throh, while Iris says she is counting on them to win. Burgundy again exclaims that everyone had better lose. The narrator ends the episode with the question of who will win the semi-finals and win it all.

Major events

  • Bianca defeats Trip and advances to the second round.
  • Ash defeats Betty and advances to the semi-finals.
  • Montgomery defeats Iris and advances to the semi-finals.
  • Stephan defeats Cilan and advances to the semi-finals.
  • Bianca defeats Georgia and advances to the semi-finals.
  • Ash learns he will face Montgomery in the semi-finals, while Bianca will face Stephan.
For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Emboar (U.S. and international) Bisharp (Japan)

Trivia

Red marks on the ground

Errors

  • When Bianca hugs her Emboar, the decorative pattern on his side is missing.
  • The glow sound effect can be heard while Ash is commanding Scraggy to use High Jump Kick (to defeat Simipour), even though Scraggy had yet to commence the move.
  • Don George explain Metal Sound lowers the Defense, when it actually lowers the Special Defense.
  • Near the end of the episode when Iris encourages Scraggy, unusual red marks can be seen on the ground around her.

Dub edits

In other languages



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