Mission: Defeat Your Rival! (765)

[Serebii]

Fierce Fighting! Win Your Way Through the Rival Battles!!

The preliminaries of the Unova League continue and the battle between Ash and Trip is unbelievably tense. With Serperior constantly evading Pikachu's attacks, Ash soon finds that he may be out of the tournament earlier than he thought. Will Ash manage to get through Serperior's defences and win? In the other side of the Unova League, Kotetsu and Bianca start a battle. Using Samurott against Escavalier, the battle gets even more tense than before when Samurott's attacks seem to do no damage on Escavalier. Who will win the battles and get through to the finals?

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[your boss]

Escavalier was something I never heard of, maybe it learned Iron Defense.

[Serebii]

There is no stream

Bianca won
Kotetsu won
Stephan won

Serperior defended against Pikachu's electric attacks by grounding itself with the tail. It hit with a barrage of Dragon Tails and then constricted Pikachu. Ash has had flashbacks to previous defeats.

Pikachu's tail gets free so uses Iron Tail to free itself

[Serebii]

Iron Tail and Dragon Tail hit eachother and Pikachu gets knocked flying, almost losing. However, Pikachu manages to keep itself up. Ash commands it to combine Electro Ball and Iron Tail

[Serebii]

Serperior attempts to counter it with Dragon Tail but causes an explosion. Pikachu manages to survive again, but Serperior collapses

(I'll merge these posts at a later point)

[Serebii]

At the Pokémon Centre, Ash bumps into Trip and they wish eachother well. Trip then leaves the city

[kicksjedi9]

Serperior attempts to counter it with Dragon Tail but causes an explosion. Pikachu manages to survive again, but Serperior collapses

(I'll merge these posts at a later point)

What's the point, you're the head guy here, and it's not like many of the rest of us get to watch live now.

[jrizza88]

What's the point, you're the head guy here, and it's not like many of the rest of us get to watch live now.

I agree. :'(

[Locormus]

Serperior attempts to counter it with Dragon Tail but causes an explosion. Pikachu manages to survive again, but Serperior collapses

(I'll merge these posts at a later point)

Well that sucks.. Btw, do you have a satellite dish or what? :P

[playerking]

So does that confirm that the tail wrapping around Pikachu and squeezing him was a move? Constrict or Wrap?

Well that sucks.. Btw, do you have a satellite dish or what? :P

Maybe he's getting information from someone watching it in Japan, but yeah, you could be right.

[Umbilical Noose]

Serperior is supposed to be a defensive Pokemon yet it gets 1HKO'd every time.

Well that sucks.. Btw, do you have a satellite dish or what? :P

There are other ways to watch it. Our recent program was easier to use compared to them.

[realarcastform]

Great, now there's no way we can watch TV Tokyo now...

[Serebii]

Ash, Cilan, Stephan and Kotetsu are relaxing within the sauna, discussing their battles

[Serebii]

In the Pokémon part of the sauna, Pikachu, Riolu and Oshawott are relaxing and playfighting. However, it turns to power with Pikachu jokingly Thundershocking...however, Riolu escapes, but it hits the water and shocks Oshawott

[Serebii]

The battle between Bianca and Kotetsu is next.

Kotetsu sends out Samurott while Bianca sends Escavalier. Samurott begins with Hydro Cannon while Escavalier boosts itself with Iron Defense

[The Great Butler]

Ash, Cilan, Stephan and Kotetsu are relaxing within the sauna, discussing their battles

I guess this is the recurring thing for this League, the sauna...

[Serebii]

The moves for Samurott switch up, including Razor Shell, but Escavalier spams Iron Defense. It then leads with Twineedle but Samurott deflects with Razor Shells

[Serebii]

Despite the Iron Defense, Samurott's Razor Shell moves manage to defeat it. Bianca retaliates by sending out Emboar

[Serebii]

Samurott starts with an Aqua Jet which hits Emboar directly, followed by Hydro Cannon. Bianca commands Attract on Emboar which causes Samurott to be infatuated. Emboar then uses Arm Thrust and finishes it off with a punch

[Serebii]

Riolu is next for Kotetsu to use and Bianca is overly joyful over the battle.

Emboar tries Arm Thrust on Riolu, but Riolu manages to evade and throws Emboar.