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]
