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(Japanese: '''ハルカVSハーリー！ダブルバトルでステージ・オン!!''' ''{{tt|Haruka|May}} VS Harley! Stage On with a Double Battle!!'') is episode 180 of Advanced Generation. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 22, 2006<!-- and is scheduled to air in the USA on ??? -->.
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'''Thinning the Hoard!''' (Japanese: '''ハルカVSハーリー！ダブルバトルでステージ・オン！！''' ''{{tt|Haruka|May}} VS Harley! {{tt|Stage On|Take the stage}} with a Double Battle!!'') is the 181st episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 455th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 22, 2006 and in the United States on December 12, 2006.


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= Synopsis =
The key is in the ignition as we head into the second round  of the Grand Festival.  A fierce competition ahead of our  hero, May, will she be able to overcome and conquer or have  her dreams crushed?  The Flames of Courage envelop our young  heroine, May, taking us into the furious festival.


The first round has begun as Absol enlightens the stadium  with a bright light shimmering from different angles.  Saori  and May watch Drew in his first part of the second round.  A  whirpool begins forming around Absol creating a gigantic  circle of water circling around Absol. After a few moments, Absol uses its energy from its horn to slice and disappate  the water creating a magnificent shimmering affect over the  entire stadium. Drew bows taking a stance as the crowd  applauds his performance.
==Blurb==
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<i>May, Drew, Harley, and Solidad are all competing in the Grand Festival, and it's time for their Pokémon to show off their best moves. Only 16 Coordinators will advance to the next round, so the pressure is on! Although Drew and Absol do a great job, he's not at all happy with Absol's performance. May is shocked to see him angry at his Pokémon, and she's even more hurt when he takes some of his frustration out on her. Drew later calms down, but his tension showed how seriously he's taking his rivalry with May.


Jessie makes a broadcast with James, Wobbuffet, and Meowth  as her crew as Wakana watches from her residence with  several snapshots of Drew and May placed around the house.   Drew manages to walk across Jessie's path as she turns  around and attempts to interview him. Drew makes a short  comment and heads off into a adjacent room.  Wobbuffet  manages to turn his board which reflects the light from  James's camera and begins scoarching Jessie's face.  
The round of 16 sees May sending out Munchlax and Eevee against Harley's Cacturne and a not-so-cuddly Wigglytuff. Munchlax and Eevee team up to knock Cacturne out of the match, but Wigglytuff is an even tougher foe. With its flexible body, it's hard to score a solid hit until May figures out how to get an aerial advantage. Wigglytuff is knocked out and May moves on to the top 4, where she'll be facing off against Drew.


Vivian introduces the elegant Harley and his Octillery. His  round beings as Octillery launches a Flamethrower attack towards  the ground and propels into the air slamming down into the flames.  Octillery begins moving its tentacles causing the flames to move in a counterclockwise motion around his body  in the shape of a ring.
This time May uses Combusken and Squirtle, while Drew uses Flygon and Absol. The battle immediately heats up, and with Solidad still in the competition, the path to Grand Festival victory only gets tougher from here!</i>


Meanwhile, Aipom is still evading Ash grasping his hat in  its tail and moving it slightly upwards as Ash jumps up and manages to miss. Everytime Ash attempts to grasp his hat, Aipom moves it out of his reach.  Ash explains to Aipom that  he wants to see May but Aipom only raises his eyelid and  sticks its tounge out at Ash. Ash decides that he will  attempt to capture Aipom instead.  Pikachu blasts forward  with Agility knocking Aipom from the tree branch while Ash  launches a Pokeball towards Aipom. As the pokeball closes  in on Aipom, he manages to evade the object and propel it  backwards forcing the pokeball to collide with Ash hitting  him on the head.  
==Plot==
The first round of the [[Kanto Grand Festival]] has begun as [[Drew|Drew's]] newly obtained {{p|Absol}} enlightens the stadium with {{m|Flash}}, casting a bright light shimmering from different angles. Furthermore, Absol's pure white fur has absorbed a portion of the light and is sparkling magnificently. [[Solidad]] and {{an|May}} compliment the display, noting that Flash is even more difficult of a move than it looks, especially with a Pokémon with a sleek form and such lightly colored fur. Drew calls for {{m|Water Pulse}}, which results in a massive typhoon of water reaching all the way to the roof to begin cycling around Absol. After a few moments, Absol uses {{m|Razor Wind}} to slice and dissipate the water creating a magnificent shimmering over the entire stadium. Drew bows as the crowd applauds his performance, but he strangely has a frown on his face.


Saori's round is finally underway as Slowbro uses its  Psychic to rotate around the arena on the tip of its  shell.  Slowbro manages to come to a single point while  still rotating and launches a stream of water overhead  creating an effect of a fountain.  May watches Saori's  magnificent round on the screen in anticipation of her  upcoming round.  May is announced to the arena for her  second round as Ash manages to arrive just in time with  Pikachu.  The crowd cheers as May makes her way into the  middle of the arena.  With a rotation of her wrist, a  solitary Pokeball is released into the stadium exploding  with a bright light releasing Munchlax.  Munchlax begins  collecting energy from the sunlight launching a powerful  Solar Beam.  As the beam of energy ascends into the air, Gonbe propels into the air clashing with the energy with a  Mega Punch.  As the two forces clash, the sunlight slowly  disappates into the atmosphere creating a glimmering effect. 
[[Jessie]] makes a broadcast, with [[James]], {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, and {{MTR}} as her crew, as [[Brianna]] watches from her residence with several snapshots of Drew and May placed around the house. Drew manages to walk across Jessie's path as she turns around and attempts to interview him. Drew refuses to give a comment and heads off into an adjacent room, earning a remark of sarcastic appreciation from Jessie. Wobbuffet manages to turn his board which reflects the light from James's camera and begins scorching Jessie's face.  
After her magnificent round, May questions her ability while  Ash attempts to cheer her up.  Saori walks upon the ground  to give May congragulations. Meanwhile, Drew and Absol have  their differences with Absol launching a blinding attack  towards Drew just managing to slightly brush against his  hair. Ash, May, and Saori catch up to Drew as he recalls  Absol back into its confinement of the Pokeball and walks  off into the forest. Harley notices the tenseful relation  between May and Drew and laughs softly.  


Fireworks explode into the air as we are brought into the third round of the battle frontier.  The next round of  competitors is released with May, Harley, Saori, and Drew.  Brock displays his happiness for Saori advancing into the third round.  The list of competitors is randomally shuffled  pairing Harley vs. May, Drew vs. a young girl, and Saori vs. a male.  Ash, Brock, and Max are surprized with the sight of  May's first opponent being Harley.  
[[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] introduces the elegant [[Harley]] and his {{p|Octillery}}. His round begins as Octillery launches a {{m|Fire Blast}} attack towards the ground and propels into the air slamming down into the flames. Octillery begins moving its tentacles causing the flames to move in a counterclockwise motion around his body in the shape of a ring, all while taking no damage due to its type's resistance against Fire Blast. The judges and audience are mesmerized by the display. Brock is impressed with Octillery's growth [[AG160|since the last time he saw it]], while Max is disturbed by Octillery's dancing.


The countdown timer begins as May calls upon Eevee and  Munchlax and Harley calls upon his Wigglytuff and Cacturne.  Munchlax and Eevee begin the round blazing forward with a  Mega Punch as Wigglytuff inflates to two times its size  disappating the attack and knocking both pokemon backwards.  Wigglytuff blazes toward both the Pokémon as May anticpates  the attack but Wigglytuff propels into the air and Cacturne  strikes Munchlax and Eevee.  Both Pokémon are knocked  backwards and a fifth of May's score is reduced.  Cacturne  extends its needles and goes in for a final attack as Eevee  manages to recover an launches a Shadow Ball while Munchlax  uses its Mega Punch to increase the speed of the attack  colliding with Cacturne for a direct hit. The smoke clears  as Cacturne falls to the ground and is announced as unable  to battle. Three-fifths of Harley's score is removed.  Wigglytuff begins its decent from the air and crashs into  the ground with Eevee and Munchlax managing to evade the  attack barely.  Wigglytuff extends its ears grasping onto  both pokemon's bodies and thrusts them towards the air and  begins repeatedly slapping both Pokémon with its ears and  finally slamming them to the ground.  Munchlax charges another  Solarbeam and Eevee launches an additional Shadow Ball.  Wigglytuff evades both attacks while additional Shadow Balls  and Solarbeams continue their barrage.  Two-thirds of May's score is removed reducing her down to a fifth of her original. Eevee and Munchlax launch another attack but miss  their target on purpose with both attacks colliding behind  Wigglytuff and forcing it uncontrollabely towards the ground.  Munchlax runs forward and propels off of Eevee's  tail igniting into the air and striking Wigglytuff down with  a Mega Punch. Wigglytuff crashes into the ground and is  announced as unable to battle.  Harley's score is reduced to  zero and May advances to the next round.
Meanwhile, {{an|Aipom}} is still evading {{Ash}} grasping his hat in her tail and moving it slightly upwards as Ash jumps up and manages to miss. Every time Ash attempts to grasp his hat, Aipom moves it out of his reach. Ash explains to Aipom that he wants to see May, but Aipom only lowers her eyelid and sticks her tongue out at Ash. Ash decides that the only way he's going to be able to stop Aipom's troublesome antics is to capture her. {{AP|Pikachu}} blasts forward with {{m|Quick Attack}} knocking Aipom from the tree branch while Ash launches a {{i|Poké Ball}} towards Aipom. As the Poké Ball closes in on Aipom, she manages to evade the object and propel it backwards forcing the Poké Ball to collide with Ash hitting him on the head.  


A round between a young girl and Drew is underway as the young girl's Medicham and Loudred are defeated by Roselia's  Petal Dance knocking her score to zero advancing Drew to the next round. Saori manages to defeat her opponent's frozen  Girafarig and Zigzagoon with a devasting Hyper Beam from  Slowbro. The ice breaks shattering the young man's dream  and advancing Saori to the next round.  The next round  finally is upon us with May and Drew calling upon their  Combusken, Squirtle, Flygon, and Absol.  
Solidad's round is finally underway as {{p|Slowbro}} uses its {{m|Psychic}} to rotate around the arena on the tip of its shell. Slowbro manages to come to a single point while still rotating and launches {{m|Water Gun}} overhead creating an effect of a fountain. May and Harley watch Solidad's performance, with the latter noting how good he thinks Solidad is. May wonders if Harley is intimidated by Solidad, though Harley merely scoffs. May is announced to the arena for her second round as Ash manages to arrive just in time with Pikachu.  


May quickly begins the attack with Squirtle withdrawing and  rotating at a high speed. Flygon launches a whirlwind of sand towards Squirtle's direction as Combusken jumps onto  Squirtle's shell and begins gaining speed glowing a blue  flame around its feathers. Combusken begins gaining  altitude while Absol jumps into the sandstorm and launches a magnificent light blinding Combusken and finally reveals  itself from the vail striking down with a devasting Iron  Tail.
The crowd cheers as May makes her way into the middle of the arena. With a rotation of her wrist, a solitary Poké Ball is released into the stadium exploding with a bright light releasing {{TP|May|Munchlax}}. Munchlax begins collecting energy from the sunlight to launch a {{m|Solar Beam}}. Rather than launching the attacking as a beam, May has Munchlax continue to gather the energy in the form of a sphere, which is shot into the air. As the sphere of energy ascends into the air, Munchlax propels into the air, clashing with the energy with a {{m|Focus Punch}}. As the two forces clash, the sunlight slowly dissipates into the atmosphere creating a glimmering effect, as well as a bell-like chime. Backstage, Solidad is incredibly impressed by May's usage of both visual and auditory effects, and even Harley is forced to admit he thought that May was very impressive.
   
After her magnificent round, May is nervous - only 16 Coordinators can advance to the next round. Solidad walks upon the ground to give May congratulations. Harley runs over suddenly and announces that something is wrong with Drew. In the woods, Absol is using Razor Wind at Drew, but the attack dissipates, only managing to slightly brush against Drew's hair. Drew scolds Absol, saying that Razor Wind is supposed to be a powerful attack - if Absol wants to use Razor Wind, it needs to put more power and effort into the attack. Ash, May and Solidad catch up to Drew as he recalls Absol back into its confinement of the Poké Ball. Solidad explains the reasoning for Drew's behavior: Drew was not satisfied with Absol's performance and feels like he failed. Drew begins to scold Absol's performance, believing that Absol does not have the passion that the rest of his Pokémon put forth, highlighted by Razor Wind. He says the attack is meant to be powerful, not flashy. May protests at this statement, believing that Absol is doing the best that it can. This strikes a nerve in Drew, and he calls May "a wimp". May is shocked and hurt by these words, while Drew walks off. Hidden in the trees, Harley notices the tense relationship between May and Drew and laughs softly.  


A fierce battle between our heroine May and Drew await us  just beyond the frontier. Will May's dreams finally be  crushed underneath the ever devious Drew? (Written by: bgt)
That evening, Solidad and Max are sitting with May. Solidad believes that Drew has become intimidated by May's growth after watching her performance. Max notes how he's never seen Drew act in such a manner before. May wonders what will happen next between the two of them. Over by a lake, Ash and Brock approach Drew, who attempts to justify his rude actions to May. Ash and Brock are not upset with Drew, however, choosing to sit with him. Ash begins talking about all of the rivals he has had throughout his career as a Trainer, comparing those rivalries to the rivalry Drew has with May. Drew smiles, acknowledging May as his rival.


= Major events =
Fireworks explode into the air as we are brought into the Battle Stage of the Grand Festival. The next round of competitors is released with May, Harley, Solidad and Drew all advancing. Ash is happy for May and Drew, Brock displays his happiness for Solidad's advancement, while Max notes that Harley "sashayed his way in" as well. The list of competitors is randomly shuffled, pairing May against Harley, much to her shock. Harley calls it "kismet", saying that he will definitely win. May smirks and retorts that she will be the winner.
* [[Ash]] unsuccessfully attempts to capture {{p|Aipom}}.
 
* [[May]], [[Drew]], [[Harley]] and [[Saori]] advance to the second round of the Grand Festival.
[[File:Harley Wigglytuff and Cacturne.png|thumb|left|x140px|Harley on the left...]]
[[File:May Munchlax and Eevee.png|thumb|x140px|...and May on the right]]
The countdown timer begins as May calls upon {{TP|May|Eevee}} and Munchlax and Harley calls upon his {{p|Cacturne}} and newly revealed {{p|Wigglytuff}}. May and her team are surprised by the evil glare on Wigglytuff's face, making Max hope he never encounters the Balloon Pokémon in a dark alley. Munchlax and Eevee begin the round blazing forward with Focus Punch and Tackle, as Wigglytuff inflates to two times its size, dissipating the attack and knocking both Pokémon backwards. Wigglytuff blazes toward both the Pokémon as May anticipates the attack, but Wigglytuff propels into the air and Cacturne strikes Munchlax and Eevee with {{m|Poison Sting}}. Both Pokémon are knocked backwards and a fifth of May's score is reduced. Harley calls for Cacturne to use {{m|Needle Arm}}, but Eevee manages to recover and launches a {{m|Shadow Ball}} while Munchlax uses its Focus Punch to increase the speed of the attack. The combination smashes directly into Cacturne for a direct hit. The smoke clears as Cacturne falls to the ground and is announced as unable to battle. Three fifths of Harley's score are removed.
 
Wigglytuff begins its descent from the air with {{m|Body Slam}} and crashes into the ground with Eevee and Munchlax managing to evade the attack barely. Wigglytuff extends its ears grasping onto both Pokémon's bodies and thrusts them towards the air and begins using {{m|Double Slap}} on both Pokémon with its ears and finally slamming them to the ground. Munchlax charges another Solar Beam and Eevee launches an additional Shadow Ball. Wigglytuff, true to its title as the Balloon Pokémon, evades in the air with ease both attacks while additional Shadow Balls and Solar Beams continue their barrage. The constant misses of big attacks result in a large portion of May's score being removed.
 
May suddenly has Eevee and Munchlax launch another attack but miss their target on purpose with both attacks colliding behind Wigglytuff and forcing it uncontrollably towards the ground. Marian notes that Wigglytuff may be capable of flight, but it is only the result of inflating its body by inhaling and exhaling air - May's attack has taken perfect advantage of this weakness. Munchlax runs forward and propels off Eevee's tail igniting into the air and striking Wigglytuff down with a Focus Punch, much to Harley's horror. Wigglytuff crashes into the ground and is announced as unable to battle. Harley's score is reduced to zero and May advances to the next round. May celebrates her victory, while Harley is shocked, his surprise quickly shifting to vicious spite.
 
The round between a young girl and Drew is underway as the young girl's {{p|Medicham}} and {{p|Loudred}} are defeated by Roselia's {{m|Petal Dance}} and Masquerain's {{m|Silver Wind}}, knocking her score to zero and advancing Drew to the next round. Solidad manages to defeat her opponent's frozen {{p|Girafarig}} and {{p|Zangoose}} with a devastating {{m|Hyper Beam}} from Slowbro. The ice breaks, shattering the young man's dream, and advancing Solidad to the next round. The quarterfinals begin with May and Drew being matched up, the two rivals calling upon their Combusken, Squirtle, {{p|Flygon}}, and Absol. Ash is excited for the battle, while Max believes it will be crazy, given May and Drew's history and recent tension.
 
May quickly starts the battle with Squirtle using {{m|Rapid Spin}}. Flygon launches a {{m|Sandstorm}} towards Squirtle's direction as Combusken jumps onto Squirtle's shell and jumps while charging up for a {{m|Mega Kick}}. Combusken begins gaining altitude while Absol jumps into the sandstorm and unleashes Flash, blinding Combusken, causing the latter's attack to fail. Absol jumps out of the Sandstorm and strikes Combusken with {{m|Iron Tail}}. Undeterred, May has Squirtle launch Bubble, while Combusken goes in with Sky Uppercut. With their battle off and running, will May finally be able to defeat Drew and advance to the semifinals?
 
==Major events==
[[File:Kanto Grand Festival Top 16.png|thumb|220px|Coordinators who moved on to the Contest Battles]]
* {{Ash}} fails to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} the {{an|Aipom}} that has been following {{ashfr|the group}}.
* Aipom develops an interest in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.
* {{an|May}}, [[Drew]], [[Harley]], and [[Solidad]] advance to the [[Contest Battle]]s of the [[Kanto Grand Festival]].
* Harley is revealed to own a {{p|Wigglytuff}}.
* May defeats Harley and advances to the quarterfinals.
* May defeats Harley and advances to the quarterfinals.
* Drew and Saori also advance to the quarterfinals.
* Drew and Solidad defeat their opponents and advance to the quarterfinals.
* May starts her battle with Drew in the quarterfinals.
{{animeevents}}


== Debuts ==
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


= Characters =
==Characters==
== Humans ==
===Humans===
* [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]]
* {{Ash}}
* [[May]]
* {{an|May}}
* [[Brock]]
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Drew]]
* [[Harley]]
* [[Harley]]
* [[Drew]]
* [[Solidad]]
* Ogata
* [[Lilian Meridian]]
* Yoshie
* [[Vivian Meridian]]
* Yoshito
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Wakana]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Lilian]]
* {{OBP|Jeremy|AG151}}
* [[Vivian]]
* {{OBP|Mandy|AG151}}
* [[Sukizo]]
* {{OBP|Nicholas|AG151}}
* [[Contesta]]
* [[Brianna]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s
* Coordinators
* Audience
* Audience


== Pokémon ==
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Ash's Pikachu|Ash]]'s)
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ([[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Team Rocket]])
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ([[Jessie's Wobbuffet|Jessie's]])
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ([[May's Combusken|May's]])
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Munchlax}} ([[May's Munchlax|May's]])
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{OP|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[May's Squirtle|May's]])
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|May|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ([[May's Eevee|May's]])
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|May|Eevee}})
* {{p|Aipom}} ([[Aipom (anime)|recurrent]])
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}})
* {{p|Roselia}} ([[Drew]]'s)
* {{p|Masquerain}} ([[Drew]]'s)
* {{p|Masquerain}} (Drew's)
* {{p|Flygon}} ([[Drew]]'s)
* {{p|Flygon}} (Drew's)
* {{p|Absol}} ([[Drew]]'s)
* {{p|Absol}} (Drew's)
* {{p|Cacturne}} ({{OP|Harley|Cacturne}})
* {{p|Cacturne}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Banette}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Banette}} (Harley's)
* {{p|Octillery}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Octillery}} (Harley's)
* {{p|Wigglytuff}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Wigglytuff}} (Harley's) (Seiyū: 冬馬由美 ''Yumi Tōma'')*
* {{p|Slowbro}} ([[Solidad]]'s)
* {{p|Slowbro}} ([[Saori]]'s)
* {{p|Lapras}} ([[Solidad]]'s)
* {{p|Lapras}} (Saori's)
* {{p|Venusaur}} ({{OBP|Jeremy|AG151}}'s)
* {{p|Venusaur}} (Ogata's)
* {{p|Aipom}} ({{an|Aipom|anime}})
* {{p|Beedrill}}
* {{p|Beedrill}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Ninetales}}
* {{p|Ninetales}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Farfetch'd}}
* {{p|Farfetch'd}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Girafarig}}
* {{p|Girafarig}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Loudred}}
* {{p|Loudred}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Medicham}}
* {{p|Medicham}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Numel}}
* {{p|Mightyena}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Zangoose}}
* {{p|Numel}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Zangoose}} (Coordinator's)
 
==Trivia==
* This is the third time that {{an|May}} faces [[Drew]] in the quarter-finals, the first being in [[Slateport City]] and the second in the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]].
* An instrumental version of [[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~]] and [[Pokémon Symphonic Medley]] are used as background music.
* [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] background music is used in this episode.
* This is one of the few episodes to this point that Team Rocket does not blast off or recite their {{motto}} in any form.
* When {{Ash}} talks with [[Drew]] about his past [[rival]]s, he mentions how he's never questioned their {{pkmn|training}} styles. This could be foreshadowing for Ash's upcoming rivalry with [[Paul]] in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', which largely revolves around their drastically different training styles.
* This episode [https://wayback.archive.org/web/20160826/http://www.pokemon.com/br/episodios-pokemon/ was skipped] in the initial rotation on the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} [[Pokémon TV]] on August 26, 2016. It was [https://web.archive.org/web/20160831/http://www.pokemon.com/br/episodios-pokemon later added] on August 31, 2016.
* Ash and [[Max]] narrate the preview for the [[AG182|next episode]].


{{Speculated VA footnote}}
===Errors===
* In the English [[dub]], before May and Drew's battle begins, [[Lilian Meridian]] says that May and Drew made it to the Top 4 of the [[Kanto Grand Festival]] instead of the Top 8.
* In the {{pmin|Latin America|Latin American Spanish}} dub, all characters refer to [[Harley]]'s {{p|Wigglytuff}} as a "Jigglytuff".
* During the first shot of [[Solidad]]'s {{p|Slowbro}} spinning around during its appeal round, the {{p|Shellder}}'s eyes are missing. However, they are seen in the next shot.
* When Squirtle uses Rapid Spin, it is upside-down in the close-up shot as it spins toward Flygon and Absol. It is later shown to be right-side-up again when Combusken jumps onto it.


= Trivia =
===Dub edits===
* An instrumental version of 私、負けない！～ハルカのテーマ～ ''[[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~]]'' and [[Pokémon Symphonic Medley]] are used as background music.
== Errors ==
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Thinning the Hoard!
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AG181   EP455
ハルカVSハーリー！ダブルバトルでステージ・オン！！
Haruka VS Harley! Stage On with a Double Battle!!
First broadcast
Japan June 22, 2006
United States December 12, 2006
English themes
Opening Battle Frontier
Ending Pokémon Go!
Japanese themes
Opening スパート！
Ending 私、負けない！ ～ハルカのテーマ～
Credits
Animation Team Iguchi
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka
Assistant director ながはまのりひこ Norihiko Nagahama
Animation director 山下惠 Megumi Yamashita
Additional credits

Thinning the Hoard! (Japanese: ハルカVSハーリー！ダブルバトルでステージ・オン！！ Haruka VS Harley! Stage On with a Double Battle!!) is the 181st episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 455th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 22, 2006 and in the United States on December 12, 2006.

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Blurb

May, Drew, Harley, and Solidad are all competing in the Grand Festival, and it's time for their Pokémon to show off their best moves. Only 16 Coordinators will advance to the next round, so the pressure is on! Although Drew and Absol do a great job, he's not at all happy with Absol's performance. May is shocked to see him angry at his Pokémon, and she's even more hurt when he takes some of his frustration out on her. Drew later calms down, but his tension showed how seriously he's taking his rivalry with May.

The round of 16 sees May sending out Munchlax and Eevee against Harley's Cacturne and a not-so-cuddly Wigglytuff. Munchlax and Eevee team up to knock Cacturne out of the match, but Wigglytuff is an even tougher foe. With its flexible body, it's hard to score a solid hit until May figures out how to get an aerial advantage. Wigglytuff is knocked out and May moves on to the top 4, where she'll be facing off against Drew.

This time May uses Combusken and Squirtle, while Drew uses Flygon and Absol. The battle immediately heats up, and with Solidad still in the competition, the path to Grand Festival victory only gets tougher from here!

Plot

The first round of the Kanto Grand Festival has begun as Drew's newly obtained Absol enlightens the stadium with Flash, casting a bright light shimmering from different angles. Furthermore, Absol's pure white fur has absorbed a portion of the light and is sparkling magnificently. Solidad and May compliment the display, noting that Flash is even more difficult of a move than it looks, especially with a Pokémon with a sleek form and such lightly colored fur. Drew calls for Water Pulse, which results in a massive typhoon of water reaching all the way to the roof to begin cycling around Absol. After a few moments, Absol uses Razor Wind to slice and dissipate the water creating a magnificent shimmering over the entire stadium. Drew bows as the crowd applauds his performance, but he strangely has a frown on his face.

Jessie makes a broadcast, with James, Wobbuffet, and Meowth as her crew, as Brianna watches from her residence with several snapshots of Drew and May placed around the house. Drew manages to walk across Jessie's path as she turns around and attempts to interview him. Drew refuses to give a comment and heads off into an adjacent room, earning a remark of sarcastic appreciation from Jessie. Wobbuffet manages to turn his board which reflects the light from James's camera and begins scorching Jessie's face.

Lilian introduces the elegant Harley and his Octillery. His round begins as Octillery launches a Fire Blast attack towards the ground and propels into the air slamming down into the flames. Octillery begins moving its tentacles causing the flames to move in a counterclockwise motion around his body in the shape of a ring, all while taking no damage due to its type's resistance against Fire Blast. The judges and audience are mesmerized by the display. Brock is impressed with Octillery's growth since the last time he saw it, while Max is disturbed by Octillery's dancing.

Meanwhile, Aipom is still evading Ash grasping his hat in her tail and moving it slightly upwards as Ash jumps up and manages to miss. Every time Ash attempts to grasp his hat, Aipom moves it out of his reach. Ash explains to Aipom that he wants to see May, but Aipom only lowers her eyelid and sticks her tongue out at Ash. Ash decides that the only way he's going to be able to stop Aipom's troublesome antics is to capture her. Pikachu blasts forward with Quick Attack knocking Aipom from the tree branch while Ash launches a Poké Ball towards Aipom. As the Poké Ball closes in on Aipom, she manages to evade the object and propel it backwards forcing the Poké Ball to collide with Ash hitting him on the head.

Solidad's round is finally underway as Slowbro uses its Psychic to rotate around the arena on the tip of its shell. Slowbro manages to come to a single point while still rotating and launches Water Gun overhead creating an effect of a fountain. May and Harley watch Solidad's performance, with the latter noting how good he thinks Solidad is. May wonders if Harley is intimidated by Solidad, though Harley merely scoffs. May is announced to the arena for her second round as Ash manages to arrive just in time with Pikachu.

The crowd cheers as May makes her way into the middle of the arena. With a rotation of her wrist, a solitary Poké Ball is released into the stadium exploding with a bright light releasing Munchlax. Munchlax begins collecting energy from the sunlight to launch a Solar Beam. Rather than launching the attacking as a beam, May has Munchlax continue to gather the energy in the form of a sphere, which is shot into the air. As the sphere of energy ascends into the air, Munchlax propels into the air, clashing with the energy with a Focus Punch. As the two forces clash, the sunlight slowly dissipates into the atmosphere creating a glimmering effect, as well as a bell-like chime. Backstage, Solidad is incredibly impressed by May's usage of both visual and auditory effects, and even Harley is forced to admit he thought that May was very impressive.

After her magnificent round, May is nervous - only 16 Coordinators can advance to the next round. Solidad walks upon the ground to give May congratulations. Harley runs over suddenly and announces that something is wrong with Drew. In the woods, Absol is using Razor Wind at Drew, but the attack dissipates, only managing to slightly brush against Drew's hair. Drew scolds Absol, saying that Razor Wind is supposed to be a powerful attack - if Absol wants to use Razor Wind, it needs to put more power and effort into the attack. Ash, May and Solidad catch up to Drew as he recalls Absol back into its confinement of the Poké Ball. Solidad explains the reasoning for Drew's behavior: Drew was not satisfied with Absol's performance and feels like he failed. Drew begins to scold Absol's performance, believing that Absol does not have the passion that the rest of his Pokémon put forth, highlighted by Razor Wind. He says the attack is meant to be powerful, not flashy. May protests at this statement, believing that Absol is doing the best that it can. This strikes a nerve in Drew, and he calls May "a wimp". May is shocked and hurt by these words, while Drew walks off. Hidden in the trees, Harley notices the tense relationship between May and Drew and laughs softly.

That evening, Solidad and Max are sitting with May. Solidad believes that Drew has become intimidated by May's growth after watching her performance. Max notes how he's never seen Drew act in such a manner before. May wonders what will happen next between the two of them. Over by a lake, Ash and Brock approach Drew, who attempts to justify his rude actions to May. Ash and Brock are not upset with Drew, however, choosing to sit with him. Ash begins talking about all of the rivals he has had throughout his career as a Trainer, comparing those rivalries to the rivalry Drew has with May. Drew smiles, acknowledging May as his rival.

Fireworks explode into the air as we are brought into the Battle Stage of the Grand Festival. The next round of competitors is released with May, Harley, Solidad and Drew all advancing. Ash is happy for May and Drew, Brock displays his happiness for Solidad's advancement, while Max notes that Harley "sashayed his way in" as well. The list of competitors is randomly shuffled, pairing May against Harley, much to her shock. Harley calls it "kismet", saying that he will definitely win. May smirks and retorts that she will be the winner.

Harley on the left...
...and May on the right

The countdown timer begins as May calls upon Eevee and Munchlax and Harley calls upon his Cacturne and newly revealed Wigglytuff. May and her team are surprised by the evil glare on Wigglytuff's face, making Max hope he never encounters the Balloon Pokémon in a dark alley. Munchlax and Eevee begin the round blazing forward with Focus Punch and Tackle, as Wigglytuff inflates to two times its size, dissipating the attack and knocking both Pokémon backwards. Wigglytuff blazes toward both the Pokémon as May anticipates the attack, but Wigglytuff propels into the air and Cacturne strikes Munchlax and Eevee with Poison Sting. Both Pokémon are knocked backwards and a fifth of May's score is reduced. Harley calls for Cacturne to use Needle Arm, but Eevee manages to recover and launches a Shadow Ball while Munchlax uses its Focus Punch to increase the speed of the attack. The combination smashes directly into Cacturne for a direct hit. The smoke clears as Cacturne falls to the ground and is announced as unable to battle. Three fifths of Harley's score are removed.

Wigglytuff begins its descent from the air with Body Slam and crashes into the ground with Eevee and Munchlax managing to evade the attack barely. Wigglytuff extends its ears grasping onto both Pokémon's bodies and thrusts them towards the air and begins using Double Slap on both Pokémon with its ears and finally slamming them to the ground. Munchlax charges another Solar Beam and Eevee launches an additional Shadow Ball. Wigglytuff, true to its title as the Balloon Pokémon, evades in the air with ease both attacks while additional Shadow Balls and Solar Beams continue their barrage. The constant misses of big attacks result in a large portion of May's score being removed.

May suddenly has Eevee and Munchlax launch another attack but miss their target on purpose with both attacks colliding behind Wigglytuff and forcing it uncontrollably towards the ground. Marian notes that Wigglytuff may be capable of flight, but it is only the result of inflating its body by inhaling and exhaling air - May's attack has taken perfect advantage of this weakness. Munchlax runs forward and propels off Eevee's tail igniting into the air and striking Wigglytuff down with a Focus Punch, much to Harley's horror. Wigglytuff crashes into the ground and is announced as unable to battle. Harley's score is reduced to zero and May advances to the next round. May celebrates her victory, while Harley is shocked, his surprise quickly shifting to vicious spite.

The round between a young girl and Drew is underway as the young girl's Medicham and Loudred are defeated by Roselia's Petal Dance and Masquerain's Silver Wind, knocking her score to zero and advancing Drew to the next round. Solidad manages to defeat her opponent's frozen Girafarig and Zangoose with a devastating Hyper Beam from Slowbro. The ice breaks, shattering the young man's dream, and advancing Solidad to the next round. The quarterfinals begin with May and Drew being matched up, the two rivals calling upon their Combusken, Squirtle, Flygon, and Absol. Ash is excited for the battle, while Max believes it will be crazy, given May and Drew's history and recent tension.

May quickly starts the battle with Squirtle using Rapid Spin. Flygon launches a Sandstorm towards Squirtle's direction as Combusken jumps onto Squirtle's shell and jumps while charging up for a Mega Kick. Combusken begins gaining altitude while Absol jumps into the sandstorm and unleashes Flash, blinding Combusken, causing the latter's attack to fail. Absol jumps out of the Sandstorm and strikes Combusken with Iron Tail. Undeterred, May has Squirtle launch Bubble, while Combusken goes in with Sky Uppercut. With their battle off and running, will May finally be able to defeat Drew and advance to the semifinals?

Major events

Coordinators who moved on to the Contest Battles
For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Errors

  • In the English dub, before May and Drew's battle begins, Lilian Meridian says that May and Drew made it to the Top 4 of the Kanto Grand Festival instead of the Top 8.
  • In the Latin American Spanish dub, all characters refer to Harley's Wigglytuff as a "Jigglytuff".
  • During the first shot of Solidad's Slowbro spinning around during its appeal round, the Shellder's eyes are missing. However, they are seen in the next shot.
  • When Squirtle uses Rapid Spin, it is upside-down in the close-up shot as it spins toward Flygon and Absol. It is later shown to be right-side-up again when Combusken jumps onto it.

Dub edits

In other languages



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