pokemon learning league variables
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Pokemon Learning League
Variables (50
th
Story)
Written By
Timothy Whitfeld
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(Episode opens with Ash, Pikachu, Brock, May,
Dawn, Piplup, Cilan, Max, Iris, Axew, Misty, Tracey,
Bonnie, Dedenne, Clemont and erena arri!in" in
#umiose City in early a$ternoon on a clear sunnyday with a little %ree&e in the air' The tall
skyscrapers en!elop the "an" as they "o alon"
the #umiose )ym stands out in the %ack"round'
*locks o$ *letchinder Pid"eotto +y o!erhead'
Dawn turns o!er to the audience and casually
speaks to them'
Dan (casually! "h# hey guys$
Pi%lu% (casually! Pi%lu%$
&ay (casually! 'ello$
ris (casually! 'i$
*e (casually! *e$
sh (casually! 'ey$
Pika+hu (casually! Pika$
Bro+k (casually! 'ello
Serena (casually! 'i$
,ilan (casually! 'ey# there$
Tra+ey (casually! 'ey$
&isty (casually! 'i$
Bonnie (casually! 'ey# there$
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Dedenne (casually! Dede$
,lemont (casually! 'ey$
&a* (casually! 'ello$sh! So# guys# hat do you say e look around
here-
(They all nod their a"reein" continue on down
outh Boule!ard' As they do, and see the !arious
stores that are around, $rom the P- .ideo tudio to
Coi/ure Clips'
ll (except Ash, Pikachu, erena, Bonnie, Dedenne
and Clemont, in ama&ement and wonder' Wo.
*e! *e.
Pi%lu%! Pi%lu%.
(A $ew minutes later, they "o down .ernal A!enue,
where they pass %y the 0er%oriste and the toneEmporium'
,ilan! got to say# there are some /ery interesting
sho%s around here$
&ay (+on+urring)! eah$
Bro+k! By the ay# ,lemont# hat kinds o1 herbs do
they sell at that 'erboriste-
,lemont! Well# they mostly sell medi+al herbs$
They2re hel%1ul# but are also /ery bitter$
Bro+k! see$
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(As they continue alon", they come across a
%ulletin %oard, showin" !arious news "oin" on
across the city'
Tra+ey! 'ey# guys# look at this one here$
(They look at an ad $or an open call exhi%ition
match $eaturin" the 1alos Champion, Diantha'
Serena! Diantha2s holding an e*hibition mat+h
today# and she2s looking 1or an o%%onent to 1a+e$
Bonnie! "h# e should defnitely go +he+k it out$
&a* (curiously! 3m# ho2s Diantha-
Bonnie! "h# she2s the 4alos region +ham%ion and a
1amous mo/ie star$
&a*! hh$
Bonnie! So# ho do you think her o%%onent is going
to be-
sh! t2ll be me# be+ause 2m going to sign u% to be
her o%%onent 1or the mat+h$
Pika+hu! Pika+hu$
"thers (in shock surprise! What-.
Pi%lu% (in shock surprise2 Pi%lu%-.*e (in shock surprise2 *e-.
Dedenne (in shock surprise! Dede-.
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,lemont! sh# are you sure about that- ou kno
hat ha%%ened the frst time you battled her$
sh! kno# ,lemont# but this time 2/e got a
strategy %lanned out that2ll be /ery e6e+ti/e$
Bro+k! Well# that2s good# but there2s more to it than
that$
sh! Like hat-
Bro+k! ou also ha/e to think about hat kind o1
+ounterstrategy she might think o1# ho it2ll be
e*e+uted on and et+$
sh! "kay# anything else-
Bro+k! Well# that2s all 2/e got$
,ilan! Let2s see i1 Siara +an e*%lain it better$ (0e
pulls out the PokePilot $rom his pocket, turns it on
and calls iara, who is workin" on some%lueprints'
Siara! "h# hey guys$ What2s u%-
Tra+ey! 'ey# Siara$ We2re doing great$ What kind
o1 blue%rints are you making there-
Siara! They2re 1or a s%e+ial animatroni+ da and
are orking on$
Dan (intri"ued! Well# that2s +ool$
Siara! Thanks$ So# hat are you guys u% to-
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Serena! Well# e ere +oming don South
Boule/ard hen e sa an ad about an e*hibition
mat+h 1eaturing the +ham%ion# Diantha$
Siara! ll right# that2s +ool$
&isty! sh is going to 1a+e her in battle and he
already knos hat to e*%e+t# but then Bro+k
brought u% there are other things that +ould a6e+t
the battle# but he didn2t gi/e too mu+h# so e ant
to kno i1 you +ould e*%lain it better$
Siara! "1 +ourse do$ 1 you ant to kno hothings turn out# you ha/e to look at the /ariables$
Bonnie! ll right# hat kind o1 /ariables-
Siara! 2m re1erring to de%endent and inde%endent
/ariables$
Bonnie! "h$ Well# ho do they %lay out-
Siara! t2s %retty sim%le 7 straight1orard$ The
inde%endent /ariable is the one that gets +hanged
in an e*%eriment$ When you %ut in or take out one
/ariable# it +hanges the hole out+ome o1 it$
&ay! see$
Siara! The de%endent /ariable is the /ariable thatgets tested in an e*%eriment$ t2s basi+ally the
out+ome o1 an e*%eriment$ t relies on the
inde%endent /ariables be+ause as those +hange#
the de%endent /ariable also +hanges$
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Serena! guess they +an be %retty im%ortant
sometimes$
Siara! es# they +an# hi+h is hy 2m going to
sho you something$
ris! Sure thing$
*e! *e$
(Pan down to a lower panel, displayin" $our
di/erent situations with di/erent !aria%les
outcomes'
Siara! ll right# you guys ready-
,lemont! e%$
Siara! "kay# let2s do it$ 'ere# e ha/e Pokemon
being entered 1or a ra+e$ What is the out+ome-
sh! t2s ho2s going to in it$
Siara! "kay# sh$ nd hat are the inde%endent
/ariables-
Tra+ey! 'o 1ast they +an go# ho they eigh# ho
mu+h energy they ha/e and their strength$
Siara! Very good# Tra+ey$ 8o# e ha/e someone
ho ants to get stronger$ What is the out+ome
here-
Dan! She2s gets mu+h stronger mus+les than
be1ore$
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Siara! That2s good# Dan$ nd hat are the
inde%endent /ariables-
Bonnie! 9*er+ising# getting %lenty o1 rest and
eating the right 1ood$
Siara! ou got it# Bonnie$ 'ere# e ha/e some
Pokemon ho are taking some medi+al herbs$
What is the out+ome-
Bro+k! 'o the Pokemon are going to rea+t to it$
Siara! es# Bro+k$ nd hat are the inde%endent
/ariables-
ris! The kind o1 herbs they2re taking and ho
they2re made$
Siara! ll right# ris$ This girl is kee%ing tra+k o1 the
Pokemon she has$ What is the out+ome-
,lemont! 'o many Pokemon she2s +aught so 1ar$Siara! :ood# ,lemont$ nd hat are the
inde%endent /ariables-
&isty! Where she ent to get them# ho she
battled them# the amount o1 Poke Balls she has and
the ty%es o1 Pokemon she has on her$
Siara! ou got it# &isty$ :reat ;ob# you guys$
Serena! Thank you# Siara$
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Siara! 8o %roblem# Serena$ 8o# i1 you2ll e*+use
me# ha/e to get ba+k to ork on this$ See you
later$ "h# and good lu+k ith your battle# sh$
sh! Thanks$
Pika+hu! Pika+hu$
(0e turns the PokePilot o/ and puts it %ack in his
pocket'
&isty! 'ey# guys$ 'o about e do something
be1ore e head to the stadium-
Dan! "kay# &isty$ Let2s see i1 the audien+e is u%
1or it$
Bro+k! ll right# Dan$ (0e turns o!er to the
!iewers' 'ey# you guys ant to do it- (0e
casually waits $or an answer $rom the audience $or
one second' ll right# then$
(Cut to ima"es o$ !arious thin"s'
Serena! "kay$ 'ere# e ha/e a young girl try to
make 1riends$ What is the out+ome- (he casually
waits $or an answer $rom the audience $or one and
a hal$ seconds'The amount she makes$ nd hat
are the inde%endent /ariables- (he casually waits
$or an answer $rom the audience $or one and a hal$seconds' 'o she talks to them# intera+ts ith
them and getting to kno them$ Sure# hy not$
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&a*! This man ants to run mu+h 1aster$ What is
the out+ome here- (0e casually waits $or an
answer $rom the audience $or one and a hal$
seconds' 'e2s going mu+h 1aster than be1ore$"kay$ nd hat are the inde%endent /ariables-
(0e casually waits $or an answer $rom the audience
$or one and a hal$ seconds' 'o lean he is# the
strength o1 his leg mus+les and his determination$
ll right# then$
&ay! Lastly# e ha/e sh2s battle$ What is the
out+ome here- (he casually waits $or an answer
$rom the audience $or one and a hal$ seconds'The
inner o1 it$ ll right$ nd hat are the
inde%endent /ariables- (he casually waits $or an
answer $rom the audience $or one and a hal$
seconds'The atta+ks that get used# ho 1ast they
+an dodge and ho mu+h enduran+e they got$ "h#yeah$
(Dissol!e %ack to the "an" and Dawn casually
speaks to the audience'
Dan (casually! ou guys did great$
Pi%lu%! Pi%lu%$
sh! Well# let2s get to the stadium$
Pika+hu! Pika+hu$
(They start "oin" down the street, make a turn
%ack down .ernal A!enue, then "o up towards .ert
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A!enue and arri!e at the stadium' 3nce inside,
Ash "oes o!er to the re"istration desk, where an
employee named Annie sits %ehind it' he has
short red hair, has %rown eyes, wears pointed"lasses and is wearin" an o4cial stadium
sweatshirt, %lack 5eans +ats'
sh! 2m here to be Diantha2s o%%onent 1or the
e*hibition mat+h$
nnie! Why am not sur%rised- Please go ahead 7
sign here$(0e si"ns the re"ister papers' As he does, we pan
o!er to see Diantha exitin" out o$ her room'
nnie! "kay# you all ready to go$ ou ha/e a good
battle no$
sh! Thanks$
(As he "oes %ack o!er to the "an", Diantha comes
to them'
sh! "h# hey Diantha.
Pika+hu! Pika+hu.
Diantha! 'ello# sh$ see you2/e +ome to be in the
mat+h$sh! ou bet$
Pika+hu! Pika$
Diantha! That2s good to hear$
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sh! Diantha# these are my other 1riends$
"thers (except erena, Clemont and Bonnie!
'ello$
Diantha! t2s a %leasure to meet you all$
(Brock rushes o!er to her takes her hand'
Bro+k (lo!e6struck! Whoa# you are the most
beauti1ul oman 2/e e/er seen. ou2/e got a
natural radiant beauty.
Diantha (awkwardly! 3h# thanks 1or the+om%liment$
(Misty pulls him %y the ear'
&isty! ,ome on#sna% out o1 it Bro+k.
(he dra"s him away'
Diantha! Well# then# 2ll see you on the battle feld$
(he walks out to the %attle 7eld'
Tra+ey! Well# let2s go# guys$
(They all, except Iris, head up to the %leachers'
8ust as Ash Pikachu are a%out to "o out to the
%attle 7eld, Iris comes o!er to them, places her
hand on Ash9s shoulder looks him directly in theeyes'
ris (sincerely meanin"$ully! sh# good lu+k out
there$
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(Ash a4rmati!ely nods his head'
sh (appreciati!e! Thanks# ris$
(he lea!es and heads up to the %leachers' :edissol!e to an aerial shot o$ the arena, where we
see the %leachers are $ull with a hu"e crowd
cheerin" loudly with excitement anticipation'
&ay! 9/eryone2s really fred u% about this$
Bro+k! don2t blame them$ Who ouldn2t ant to
see the +ham%ion battle-
(;ow, we pan down the center o$ the %attle 7eld,
where Ash and Diantha stand in the center o$ it'
Diantha! sh# don2t hold anything ba+k and gi/e
me all you2/e got$
sh (reassurin"! ou got it# Diantha$
(They "i!e an a4rmatory handshake and then "ointo their spots'
sh! ou ready to go# Pika+hu-
Pika+hu (con7dently! Pika+hu$
(0e "ets into his %attlin" stance'
Diantha! ll right# :arde/oir# +ome on out.(he tosses her PokeBall up )arde!oir emer"es
$rom it'
:arde/oir! :arde/oir$
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(0e releases a power$ul %olt o$ yellow electricity at
)arde!oir, hittin" her and doin" dama"e'
sh! 3se =ui+k tta+k# and then gility.
(0e starts runnin" $ast and a white outline
surrounds his %ody' Then, he starts "oin" e!en
$aster and the white outline turns %lue and he hits
)arde!oir, doin" some dama"e'
sh! 8o use Thunderbolt.
(0e releases a power$ul %olt o$ yellow electricity at
)arde!oir'
Diantha! 3se Shado Ball.
:arde/oir! Voir.
()arde!oir $orms a %all o$ %lack and purple ener"y
with %lack static around it' he 7res it at the %last
and cancels it out'sh! Pika+hu# gility.
(0e suddenly disappears and reappears ri"ht in
$ront o$ )arde!oir'
sh! 8o use Thunder.
(0e 7res a massi!e %eam o$ electricity at
)arde!oir, landin" a direct hit and doin" serious'
ris! sh2s doing really ell$
Dan! eah$ (Callin" out,ome on Pika+hu. 4ee%
it u%.
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Pi%lu% (callin" out! Pi%lu%# Pi%lu%.
sh! Pika+hu# use Volt Ta+kle.
(Then, he starts runnin" towards her and his %ody%ecomes surrounded %y "olden electricity'
Diantha! 3se Prote+t.
(he puts one hand out in $ront o$ her and a
tur
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(0e 5umps up and o!er the or%' uddenly,
)arde!oir redirects it and it hits him, dealin" some
dama"e'
Bro+k! That as im%ressi/e$
sh! 8o use =ui+k tta+k.
(0e runs really $ast towards )arde!oir'
Diantha! 'mm$
(he opens one eye and mo!es out o$ the way,
missin" the attack completely'sh! Pika+hu# use 9le+tro Ball# then gility.
Pika+hu! Pika. ,huuu.
(All the electricity condenses at the end o$ his tail
and $orms into an oran"e6yellow or% o$ electricity
with sparks o$ yellow electricity comin" o/ it' Then,
he starts runnin" really $ast, disappears andreappears on the side o$ )arde!oir'
Pika+hu! Pika.
(0e throws it, hittin" her and doin" some dama"e'
Diantha! :arde/oir# use Psy+hi+.
:arde/oir! Voir.()arde!oir eyes "low li"ht %lue and it raises its
arms' Then, Pikachu %ecomes surrounded in a
li"ht %lue aura and he is li$ted a $ew $eet o/ the
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"round' he wa!es her arms and +in"s Pikachu
throu"h the air and he hits the wall'
sh! "kay# use Volt Ta+kle.
(Pikachu starts runnin" really $ast towards
)arde!oir and his %ody %ecomes surrounded in
"olden electricity' Diantha nods her head and she
mo!es to the side, narrowly dod"in" the attack'
sh! ll right$ Pika+hu# use Thunder# and then
9le+tro Ball.
Pika+hu! Pika+huu..
(0e 7res a massi!e %eam o$ electricity'
Pika+hu! ,hu...
(Then, all the electricity condenses at the end o$
his tail and $orms into an oran"e6yellow or% o$
electricity with sparks o$ yellow electricity comin"o/ it' The %last hits the %all and it "rows %i""er
and turn %ri"ht white'
Diantha! nd +he+kmate$
(he snaps her 7n"ers'
Diantha! :arde/oir# use &oonblast.
(he "ather ener"y $rom the moon' It $orms an or%
o$ pink ener"y in $ront o$ her hands'
:arde/oir! :arrde/oir..
(he 7res it at Pikachu'
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sh! ll right# no.
Pika+hu! Pika.
(0e leaps up, does a $ront +ip and throws themassi!e %all, which disperses the Moon%last and it
head towards )arde!oir, which lands a direct hit,
creates a hu"e explosion o$ electricity and does a
lot o$ dama"e'
&isty! That as a really good mo/e$
Bonnie! eah# it as$
Dedenne! Dedenne$
Diantha! Well# this is a tougher battle than
thought it2d be$ didn2t think 2d ha/e to do this#
but it2s time$
:arde/oir! Voir$
(he nods her head' uddenly the key stonearound Diantha9s neck starts rattlin"' he "ra%s it
and it lets o/ a "lowin" "olden %eam' Then,
)arde!oir9s me"a stone reacts to it and she "ets
surrounded in a "lowin" %lue %eam' Both %eams
collide with each other'
ris! What is she doing-,lemont! She2s making :arde/oir &ega 9/ol/e$
Diantha! 8o# :arde/oir# &ega 9/ol/e.
:arde/oir! :arrrrde /oirrrr..
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(he "ets surrounded in a %ri"ht pink aura and
starts chan"in" $orm' The aura clears and she
emer"es as Me"a )arde!oir'
ll (impressed! Whoa.
Pi%lu% (impressed! Pi%lu%.
*e (impressed! *e.
&isty! That looks beauti1ul$
Dan! eah$
&a*! Do you think this +ould make be a %roblem 1orPika+hu-
&isty! 8o# don2t think so$ 'e2s been in mu+h
tougher situations than this$
sh! This2ll be interesting$ Pika+hu# Thunderbolt.
Pika+hu! Pika+huuu..
(0e releases a power$ul %olt o$ yellow electricity at
Me"a )arde!oir' Diantha opens her eye and Me"a
)arde!oir !anishes %e$ore the %last hits' he then
reappears ri"ht %ehind him'
Diantha! &ega :arde/oir# use Psy+hi+.
(0er eyes "low li"ht %lue and it raises its arms'Then, Pikachu %ecomes surrounded in a li"ht %lue
aura and he is li$ted a $ew $eet o/ the "round'
sh! Don2t orry# Pika+hu. 3se 9le+tro Ball.
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(0e "athers up electricity and all o$ it condenses at
the end o$ his tail and $orms into an oran"e6yellow
or% o$ electricity with sparks o$ yellow electricity
comin" o/ it and it keeps "rowin"' As he "ets+un" thou"h the air, he does a $ront +ip and
throws it at Me"a )arde!oir, directly hittin" her
and doin" serious dama"e'
Bro+k! 'o did he %ull that o6-
,lemont! don2t kno# but that as a +le/er mo/e$
ris 7 Serena (callin" out, encoura"in"! ,ome on#sh# kee% it u%.
*e (callin" out, encoura"in"! *e.
Diantha! 3se >o+us Blast.
(Me"a )arde!oir puts her hands to"ether and
$orms a li"ht %lue o$ ener"y in %etween them' he
7res it at Pikachu'
sh! Pika+hu# +ounter ith Thunder.
Pika+hu! Pika+hu.
(0e 7res a massi!e %eam o$ electricity' Both
attacks collide, resultin" in a hu"e explosion and
sends %oth Pokemon +yin"' Me"a )arde!oir stopshersel$, %ut Pikachu $alls to the "round'
sh! ll right# time to fnish this. Pika+hu# use
Thunder# then go into Volt Ta+kle and then gility.
Pika+hu! Pika+huu.
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(0e 7res a massi!e %eam o$ electricity towards
Me"a )arde!oir' Then, he starts runnin" towards
her and his %ody %ecomes surrounded %y "olden
electricity and then starts to run e!en $aster' Bothattack com%ine to"ether and the "olden electricity
turns to white'
"thers (in astonishment! Whoa.
(Diantha "asps in astonishment and Pikachu
tackles Me"a )arde!oir, creatin" a massi!e
explosion o$ electricity and deli!erin" atremendous amount o$ dama"e' 0e leaps up out
o$ the smoke, %ut his %ody "et surrounded %y
yellow sparks o$ electricity and %reathin" really
hea!ily'
sh! :reat ;ob# buddy$
Pika+hu (exhausted'! Pika$(The smoke clears and Me"a )arde!oir stills
stands, %ut is all scu/ed up and %reathin" really
hea!ily'
sh! 8o ay.
&isty! What the- That as a dire+t hit$ 'o2s
&ega :arde/oir still standing-Bro+k! That atta+k did it all right$ She2s ;ust
re1using to gi/e u%$
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(There9s a %rie$ moment o$ silence as %oth
Pokemon stru""le to remain standin"' uddenly,
Me"a )arde!oir $alls on %oth le"s and then
collapses onto the "round, completely exhausted,knocked out and re!erts %ack to )arde!oir'
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(Pikachu "i!es him a lick on his cheek' Diantha
comes o!er to them'
Diantha! sh# thanks 1or su+h a great battle$ ou
really ga/e your all$
sh! Thanks# Diantha$
(Dissol!e to the "an" outside the stadium'
ris ("enuinely! sh that as ama?ing.
*e! *e.
,ilan! That as @uite an im%ressi/e battle$
Dan! Those ere some great +ombo mo/es you
did$
Pi%lu%! Pi%lu%$
,lemont! eah# 2m im%ressed you %ulled some o1
them o6$
Serena (sweetly! 'ere# sh$
(he hands him a handkerchie$'
sh! Thanks# Serena$
(0e "ently wipes Pikachu9s $ace with'
Pika+hu! ,hu$
sh! Well# it as tough# but e %ulled through#
didn2t e buddy-
Pika+hu (a4rmati!e! Pika$
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(They all turn o!er to the audience'
ll (casually! Thanks# guys$
Pika+hu! Pika$*e! *e$
Pi%lu%! Pi%lu%$
Dedenne! Dede$
(Cross dissol!e to moments later, where they
restin" up at the Pokemon Center in the waitin"
area'
sh! Well that as an intense e%isode$ Did you
en;oy it- (0e casually waits $or an answer $rom the
$or one second' "kay$ We2ll see you later# then$
(They casually wa!e "ood%ye to the !iewers and
they all start chattin" with each other' The
scenery $ades to %lack, endin" the episode'