Serperior is unable to continue! Bouffalant wins! And that means the winner is Alder the Champion!
FOFreddy O'Martian
Alder wins the battle with just one attack! A brave challenge by Trip sure, but he falls short of victory! Once again, Alder proves why he is a Champion! [Until Journeys when Iris became the new Unova Champion, causing Trip's failure of accomplishing his goal of defeating Alder more permanent]
I didn't stand a chance against you. Won't you please tell me what I did wrong in our battle? I must have been lacking something.
You really didn't do anything wrong. You weren't lacking anything. [Except experience]
But you beat me. You kept me from showing how strong I've become.
So what if I did? Thinking back, you asked me the same thing a while ago. I'm pretty sure I know the answer but do you have any admiration for a man like me? Winning, losing, strength, weakness, in the end, your Pokémon will determine all that. There is no easy answer to what you ask. But if I have to choose one thing, I'd say look at all you've learned from the day you started on your journey right up to today. That may be the answer you seek.
[Note: This loss was to remind fans that while Trip is a skilled trainer, he is very inexperienced. Trip represents a trainer who thinks that defeating a Champion is easy in real life like in the video games but not realizing there is a difference between video games and reality.]
Alder's amazing, don't you think?
Yeah, he's something, all right. I'm really glad I was able to battle him.
So, we'll see you at the Unova League, won't we?
[A Persian jumps out from behind a bush]
PPersian
Me-owww. [Ash, Pikachu and Meloetta jump out of the way] Purrrr.
PPersian
Raowww. [Ash scans it with his PokéDex]
ASAsh's PokéDex
Persian, the classy cat Pokémon and the evolved form of Meowth. Persian can walk silently, thanks to its nimble muscles. It pounces on its prey at lightning speed.
[to Meloetta] Make yourself invisible. Quick! [Meloetta goes invisible] All right.
Huh? [Sees Giovanni standing on a floating disc and wearing goggles]
Mmm. Meloetta, I know you're here. Make it easy on yourself and come out.
Persian, use Shadow Claw.
[Persian uses Shadow Claw]
Pika-chu! [Uses Iron Tail on Persian]
[Persian unleashes a powerful Power Gem attack on Pikachu, blasting him into Ash]
[Meloetta reappears]
MMeloetta
Oh, no! [Ash and Pikachu get trapped in a force field cage, fired from a helicopter above them which turns into a cube, trapping them] No-me. No!
Meloetta. [Meloetta turns to him] Do as I say immediately, or the boy and his Pikachu will be very sorry.
[The cube starts to shrink a bit]
In just a moment, they'll be much smaller than they are now.
Meloetta, get out of here.
[The cube grows a bit]
That's a good Pokémon. [Returns Persian to its Poké ball]
MMoira
I innocently let my Cinccino out to become more beautiful by getting some fresh air, when your unattractive Emolga attacked it, putting it's beauty in jeopardy. The nerve of your unsaintly Pokémon!
MMona
You tell them, my dear Moira!
MMoira
And then there's your Snivy! It's unattractive on the outside and the inside!
Really? Ash, you're going to compete in the Unova League?
Yup, that's why we're on our way to Vertress City.
Wonderful! Then I'm certain we'll cross paths again.
What are you talking about?
DDavy
Virgil's competing as well.
I just completed my journey going around challenging Gyms to help me prepare for my rescue work.
Impressive aerial entrance.
Come on. We were just dropping off an injured Pokémon at the Pokémon Center.
[Virgil notices Bianca and Stephan]
Oh yeah. This is Bianca and Stephan.
They're friends of ours we competed with when we were in the Clubsplosion.
[Ash, Iris, Cilan, Bianca, Stephan and Virgil head to the Pokémon Center to register. Trip is also heading to the Pokémon Center to register as well]
So, that means you've got eight gym badges too?
SShopkeeper
That's strange. Now where could they have gotten off to?
Is something wrong, ma'am?
SShopkeeper
Yes there is. There are four Trubbish living here and suddenly, they're all gone.
SShopkeeper
Yeah. They've been living with a Garbodor right down this alleyway. This must be because of that Oshawott.
SShopkeeper
I saw this impertinent-looking Oshawott roaming around here with a Pikachu and an Emolga, and they were up to something.