Pokémon Season 23 quotes

Honestly, Goh! This is exactly why you never make friends!

Who said I wanted to make friends, anyway? What I want is to catch a Pokemon that nobody has ever seen before.

I'm glad you're alright.

Scor...[shakes the spit off, but some hangs at the edge of its nose.]

Scorbunny, you did it.

Scor?

[points to the train] See that? Your Double Kick saved everybody on that train.

Scor?? [Goh wipes the last of the spit off its nose]

Thanks so much!

Hold on! [Scorbunny stops.] You know, you were great out there. That's why...I want the first Pokémon I catch to be you!

You ready? [Scorbunny, realizing what is happening, excitedly perks up!] And the best way to catch is to throw a curve ball!

Scorbun!

Now, Poké Ball, go!! [Goh throws the Poké Ball, but the curve causes it to miss, surprising both Goh and Scorbunny.]

[Catches the Ball with its foot before kicking it up.] Scor! Bun!

Scorbunny has been registered to your Pokédex. [We were long overdue for a male companion getting a current generation Fire-type Starter]

Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon, a Water-Type. Piplup is a proud Pokémon and an excellent swimmer, and it has a layer of down that keeps out of the cold.

So weird. I wonder where that Piplup came from.

Pikachu

Pika.

That, Pokémon sure can eat a lot.

Mebun, Scorbun.

Way to go!

[noticing something is off] It can't be! [Ash is revealed to be battling without a Dynamax band] That young man! He's in a Dynamax battle without a Dynamax band!

Now let's not get stuck in the weeds. See this is about how you want to battle Leon, right?

[nods in agreement] Bingo!

I get it. I get it alright. You know, trying to get a battle with Leon is not as easy as you'd think. Just to get into the World Coronation Series in the first place, you enter online and build up your ranking by having lots of Pokémon battles.

My ranking?

Your position compared to others, and based on battling records and statistics, the eight highest ranked trainers then form what's called the Master Class. At the end of the class match season, there's a tournament where trainers in the Master Class battle each other and the winner becomes Monarch.

So does that mean if I submit my entry, I can battle against Leon?

It doesn't work that way.

How come?

Based on whether an entered win or losses in Pokémon battles and looking at the content of battles, entrances get separated into four distinct classes. All recently entered trainers are put into Normal Class. Then, they battle other normal class trainers, and lift up their scores. And those ranked between 100 and 999 are Great Class and above that those ranked between 9 and 99 are Ultra Class.

Uhh...what about Leon?

Of course he's in Master Class, but not only that, he's number one! So Ash, for you to battle him, you have to start climbing the ranks to get up to Master Class. [Now you know why Ash cannot compete in the Galar League]

Ash's goal is to battle one of the world's greatest trainers, Leon. Goh's goal is to catch one of every kind of Pokémon, including Mew. This is the story of their adventure-filled journey through the world of Pokémon!

Hey, Scorbunny!

So, are you ready to practice your Fire-type move?

Now, use Quick Attack, but run in place!

Run faster!

Now, while you're at it, kick this! [tosses a pebble]

There's nothing like two for the price of one!

[annoyed] Would you please do things right and teach them about the Pokémon before you catch them?

No worries! I'll do it right now! [summons his Pidgey, Male Nidoran and Female Nidoran]

A battle challenge has been issued.

Huh? That would mean...[He looks around and sees no one else there, except for a lone trainer that just appeared right behind him and the two kids he's chaperoning. This is Oliver from Goldenrod City.]

Hey Ash, what's a battle challenge?

Trainers who are registered in the World Coronation series participate in Pokémon battles in order to improve their rankings.

Of course I'll accept...or that's what I wanted to say but...

We want to see a battle! [Well, since the kids are aspiring to be trainers just like Ash, why not?]

Really? Then I accept!

[noticing Ash chose Pikachu against his Meganium] Too bad. Electric-type attacks aren't effective against Grass-type Pokémon.

You'll see. I'm not losing.

[Pikachu gets hit by Meganium's Solar Beam] No one's ever endured Stanium's [Meganium's] Solar Beam and come out still standing.

Pikachu, are you okay?

Pikachu

Pikachu! [I am! Now I am real mad!]

[shocked] No way! Alright, use Body Slam!

That was a good battle, Ash.

Thanks, Oliver.

But next time, I'm not gonna lose.

Me neither. [Both Ash and Oliver shake hands. Shortly after, Oliver leaves]

Still no changes?

Chansey. [No changes.]

Tell me. I'm curious. Why are you still an egg?

Congratulations, Ash! Hey, what's wrong?

Huh? I felt like I was being called...but by who?

What do you mean? I don't see anybody.

Not by anybody here, but...How do I say it? It's kinda sorta like...uh...

You're not making any sense. Although I do remember you said that you heard something back when we met Lugia.

It's a little bit different from that time, too. [Just then, Hayden walks up to the duo]

Excellent battle, Ash! That was a powerful Thunderbolt. You're quite a Trainer! [Both Ash and Hayden shake hands]

Thanks a lot, Hayden!

As a result of today's battle, there has been a change in the World Coronation Series rankings effective immediately.

If we meet again, let's have another battle!

Sounds good! [Hayden waves goodbye and leaves]