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After witnessing Paul's impressive victory at the Oreburgh Gym,

Ash waged his premier gym battle in the Sinnoh region against Roark,

the Oreburgh Gym leader, battling with fierce tenacity,

as he teamed up with his Aipom, Turtwig, and, finally, Pikachu.

However, the end result of our hero's efforts was not

to be the same as Paul's, when Ash's hard-fought battle against Roark

ended in a mind-boggling defeat.

# Pokemon! Pokemon!

# It's all about the challenges

# It's a brand-new game and a brand-new world

# New rivals, as you fight for survival

# Nothing can stop you Diamond and Pearl

# Pokemon! It's all about the battle

# You gotta play smart You gotta move faster behind

# Every win there's a chance to begin again

# You gotta take it all if you wanna be a Master

# Pokemon! Pokemon!

# It's time for adventure Diamond and Pearl

# We can change the world

# Pokemon! #

Pikachu, Iron Tail - let's go!

Aipom, now - Focus Punch!

Turtwig, use Razor Leaf now!

Twig! Twig! Twig!

Pika!

Awesome stuff! Way to go, guys! Pika!

Wow, they're all looking great.

Guess the Oreburgh Gym battle is yesterday's news.

Piplup, Piplup!

Buneary? Buneary! Pika. Pikachu...

Buneary, Buneary, Buneary!

Using that coal ore for training was a great idea, Ash.

Yeah, with so many different kinds of rocks around,

it looks like you made the perfect choice.

Thanks. Just look at how psyched everyone is.

Now we keep training so we can do it in our sleep and that badge is ours!

But, Ash, they aren't really the best match-ups

for the rock types at Oreburgh Gym, if you know what I mean.

Yeah, except for Turtwig.

Hey, I know! Call your friend, the TV Pokemon poet.

Dawn, Professor Oak's a professor.

That's the guy!

Doesn't Professor Oak have a whole bunch of different Pokemon?

Just call and ask him to send you some of yours

that are strong against rock types.

Or I could lend you Piplup.

Nope, I'm sticking with the Pokemon I have.

But, Ash, don't you want to win?

Of course I want to win!

Look, I don't need to change Pokemon to beat Roark.

Doesn't matter who you're up against -

there's always a way to win.

You see, we're a team and we'll stay as a team.

But...they're just not the right type of Pokemon.

Look at Paul.

He didn't have the right type of Pokemon either.

But did that stop him? No way!

Well, if he can do it, then I know I can do it, too.

So, guys, let's win it at the Oreburgh Gym,

but we'll do it our way!

Pika, Pika!

Aipom! Twig, Turtwig!

Silly me! I don't know what I was thinking.

I do have an idea - the perfect training partner

for what you're going to be up against.

Huh? What do you mean, Brock?

Sudowoodo, let's go!

Sudowoodo!

Sudowoodo!

Wait, I don't get it.

Sudowoodo can use Rock Head. That's right.

As we all remember, Rock Head is an ability that makes Pokemon

immune to the recoil of moves like Double Edge

and which can save you a lot of damage in the long run.

That's the same special ability that Roark's Onix has.

Exactly right.

You train hard against Sudowoodo and I guarantee you'll have

some insights on how to win in Oreburgh Gym.

That's great, Brock. Thanks.

Hey, guys, what do you say we get down to it?

Pikachu! Aha! Turtwig, Tur!

All right! Just watching you has gotten me totally psyched as well.

We're going to go back to the Pokemon Center

and start to work on some new combinations

I've been thinking about for a while.

Good for you. I'm sure they'll be great.

And good luck with all your training.

Come on, Piplup and Buneary. Let's go! Buneary!

Here's the site of the next Pokemon contest.

That exciting event will be held in Floaroma Town. Be there.

It's a beautiful location that's not to be missed.

So for all of your coordinators out there,

beginners up through seasoned pros, I urge you all not to miss this one!

We'll be there, and we hope you will, too.

Oh! Huh!

Well, Floaroma Town.

Don't you worry, Marian, I'll be there for my ribbon.

No way! They couldn't have stolen it.

ALL: Huh?!

The fossil restorer must have been taken after we went home.

What about the revived Pokemon?

They're all fine.

There was no damage to the fossils in the storeroom either.

We'd better get in touch with Officer Jenny right away.

Right.

Well, at least none of the Pokemon were injured

during this awful ordeal.

Except there was a Pokemon inside.

You're right! We were in the process of restoring a Pokemon!

If it completes and then, somehow, it gets loose...

TEAM ROCKET: Cheers!

THEY GLUG AND SIGH CONTENTEDLY

Talk about being restored. So to speak!

Stealing the fossil restorer's going to restore our rep!

First we dig a hole, now we're on a roll!

Whenever we hark back to doing what we do best, the rest is history.

OK, let's fling fossils in there till it's full.

It's like putting money in the bank!

We'll fill Sinnoh with ever so many fabulous fossils,

it isn't even funny!

James, show us the first one.

Meowth has it.

You got the wrong guy! It's Jess.

Hold on! Finishing the fossil was your job!

I was in charge of machine maintenance!

I was in charge of hole maintenance!

BOTH: The one in your head?!

Wobbuffet!

You always mess up my brilliant ideas!

The brilliant ideas come from me!

You wouldn't know one if it bit ya!

MACHINE STARTS

A pre-found fossil?

It appears to have been placed in times past.

And it looks like it's finished baking.

Then that means...!

THEY GIGGLE

All done! What's old is new!

It's a fossil coup!

AERODACTYL CALLS

Woohoo! It's an Aerodactyl Pokemon for me and you!

Without further ado, go, Poke Ball!

Ah!

That must hurt!

You ingrate! Not every ancient Pokemon gets into Team Rocket!

AERODACTYL GROWLS

AERODACTYL SHRIEKS

James, what is that?

Hold on, let me see.

TEAM ROCKET SCREAMS

I'm almost there...

THEY SCREAM AND GROAN

Yes, here it is.

That move's been dubbed Giga Impact.

Hey, catchy name!

Well, that name's our claim to fame.

No Aerodactyl's going to get me to brush off!

AERODACTYL CALLS

ALL: Whoa!

It's winging its way to town.

Shall we? Let's.

Hey, hold the phone. Huh?

Before we head back into that urban sprawl,

let's crank out a few fossils to take along.

Say, it's long range! And they said Meowth was strange.

So, first off, it's trying to do a little Poke show prep.

Turtwig, Razor Leaf, now!

Turtwig, Turn!

Sudowoodo, use Double Edge!

Sudowoodo!

Tur! Sudo!

Twig!

Turn, Turtwig!

Turtwig's moves have gotten a lot stronger,

but that's still not enough.

The rock type Pokemon at the Oreburgh Gym

have tonnes of speed and power.

I've got to figure out how to deal with that!

And just fighting back with pure power,

that's not the answer either!

Hey, Ash. Huh?

Hey, how about a break?

The Pokemon are feeling kind of wiped out.

Yeah, you're right.

You are working hard.

ALL: Huh?

Hey, Roark! Rock as far as the eye can see.

It is a great way for you to get ready for another battle in my gym.

And you can be sure we're working super hard.

Just don't work too hard.

You simply figure out a strategy that suits you

and your Pokemon as well.

Uh...OK.

But I was just thinking about the way you fought Paul.

Hang on a sec. Huh?

This has been eating at me since our last battle.

Just who is it you're trying to beat, anyway?

Oh, that! Uh... Right.

It's understandable that you'd be concerned about Paul,

but it's not Paul you're going to be battling with.

It's me, right?

Yeah, I hear you. Good. You'll be fine.

And I've got some serious digging to do.

What, now? Looking for fossils, right?

Right! I've always loved ancient Pokemon.

Like that!

I found the Cranidos fossil when I was just a kid,

and so I had to have it restored.

Huh? You restored it? Yeah, we sure did!

What an amazing thing, to restore Pokemon fossils!

Thing is, Cranidos was the first Pokemon we used it on.

Awesome! Amazing what science can do.

Yeah! But these fossils are more amazing. Huh? Huh?

You see, Pokemon have been changing in a process that's

been taking place for millions of years to get to this point.

It's almost as if these fossils have come back

to tell me all about their ancient secrets.

Huh...

Yeah, fossils are as beautiful as it gets.

Buneary! Chirp!

Wow! You were great. Buneary!

You nailed it perfectly.

Now, don't forget any of it. One more time.

Buneary? POKEMON SCREECHES

Whoa! What's that?

Look out!

Was that an Aerodactyl? How could that be?

POKEDEX: Aerodactyl, the fossil Pokemon.

An ancient flying type, it is equipped with sharp, saw-like teeth.

But how? It couldn't have escaped from the museum, right?

Huh? The museum?

AERODACTYL SHRIEKS

PEOPLE SCREAM

You hear that sound?

Sure do. Aerodactyl's in a rage! Aerodactyl?!

Oh, no! It had to come from the restored fossil!

It's coming here.

THEY SCREAM

ALARM SOUNDS, HE GASPS

Kabutops and Armaldo are heading out!

Let's go! OK.

Armaldo! Tops!

BOTH: Huh?

AERODACTYL SCREECHES

In the Poke Balls! Right!

AERODACTYL SCREECHES

THEY SCREAM

Armaldo! Tops!

Wait, Kabutops! Armaldo!

But...what happens next?!

True beauty. There's nothing more beautiful than these.

Roark! Huh? Huh?

Something terrible has happened. What? Tell me!

The ancient Pokemon are on a rampage!

THEY GASP

OFFICER JENNY: Oreburgh citizens, Aerodactyl, Kabutops and Armaldo

are scaring our citizens.

We're now formulating a plan to capture all three of them

at the Oreburgh Mine.

But in the meantime, all citizens must evacuate at once.

The Oreburgh Mine?! That's where Ash and the others are!

Maldo! Tops!

Not a moment too soon.

Hey, wait, we need to find Aerodactyl.

The search helicopter's on it now,

but we need to deal with them.

You're right. ROARK: Hold on.

Huh? You've got to let me handle this.

It's Roark!

Top!

Cranidos will help us.

We want to help you out too!

OK, I'll distract him while you look for an opening,

and then you take them both down.

Got it! Sudo!

Cranidos, Flame Thrower!

Cranidos!

POKEMON EXCLAIM

OK, Pikachu! Go, Sudowoodo!

Pika! Sudowoodo!

Armaldo!

Sudowoodo!

THEY EXCLAIM

Cranidos, Zen Headbutt!

Crani...

..dos!

Yeah, that's it!

Crani...

..dos!

THEY GASP, EVIL LAUGHTER

JESSIE: You can never get too much of an old thing!

No way! The fossil restorer!

BROCK AND ASH GASP

Listen, is that shocked twerps I hear?

They're kvetching to me loud and clear.

On the wind! Past the stars!

In your ear!

Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace.

Dashing hope, putting fear in its place.

A rose by any other name is just as sweet.

When everything's worse, our work is complete.

Jessie... ..and James.

Meowth - that's a name.

Putting the do-gooders in there place.

We're Team Rocket.

ALL: In your face!

Wobbu! Mime, Mime!

So, you're behind this awful crime!

Return the machine and the Pokemon at once.

Like that's ever going to happen!

We've got a lot of restoring to do.

And we're going to make an army

of the baddest bunch of ancient bullies you ever saw.

No, you're not! Ready, Pikachu?

Pikachu!

Ash, wait. Huh?

We've got to be careful how we do this.

If not, Armaldo, Kabutops and the fossil restorer

could be badly damaged.

Sound logic. So do what twerps do best, which is zip!

While we make a museum run for more old guys.

AERODACTYL SCREECHES IN DISTANCE TEAM ROCKET: Huh?

Oh! Whoa!

SCREAMING

Hurry! Yes, sir.

Armaldo, return. Kabutops.

Maldo!

Crani.

AERODACTYL SNARLS

Whoa, that's Giga Impact! Giga Impact?!

Cranidos, intercept it!

Crani...

..dos!

Look at the way Cranidos is getting pushed!

That Aerodactyl's strong!

STRAINS: Crani...dos!

SCREAMING

GROANS

Oh!

Look out!

Ash, no!

Huh?

Hey, Ash, are you OK?

It's Dawn! Pika! Buneary!

We'll take care of this now!

Giga Impact again?! No problem.

Watch this! Huh? Huh?

Piplup, Buneary, let's go!

Buneary!

Not yet. Just a little more time.

AERODACTYL SCREECHES

OK, do it now!

Pip...Piplup! Buneary!

What the...?!

Awesome! Pika!

Buneary!

That's great.

We've got to learn those moves!

Piplup, Pip! Buneary!

Pip! Buneary!

Now on its back!

Buneary! Buneary! Pip...

..lup! Buneary!

Wow, it worked! Excellent! Go, Poke Ball, now!

Buneary! Pip!

POKE BALL BEEPS

Buneary! Piplup, Pip!

Thank you. We're all safe now. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Oh, yes, them.

THEY STRAIN

Now let's grab Aerodactyl and vacate the premises.

THEY SCREAM

TEAM ROCKET: The old Pokemon have been destroyed!

Tough luck, losers.

Now we'd like our machine, if you don't mind! Cranidos!

Don't mind?! The nerve of that guy!

We have no choice!

TEAM ROCKET: Run!

Stop! Cranidos, go!

Crani!

It's barrelling down!

Quick, Meowth, net that rock pile.

And lift off!

Crani...dos!

Cranidos! Pika! Oh, no!

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

We can! And we did! Crani...dos!

They're not going to make fools out of us!

Are you going to let them win?!

Cranidos!

ALL GASP

Cranidos!

Rampar!

Cranidos evolved just now! Yes!

Let's go, Rampardos!

Ramparrrr!

THEY QUIVER

Stop! Down, boy!

Ramparrrrr...

..dos!

Great, Rampardos! Finish with Zen Headbutt!

TEAM ROCKET SCREAM

Ancient's overrated anyway.

No, it's not, and you will make us one of those machines.

Sorry, but I never liked antiquing.

Wobbuffet!

TEAM ROCKET: We're blasting off again!

PING!

Ramparrrr!

Amazing!

And so powerful!

POKEDEX: Rampardos, the Head Butt Pokemon

and the evolved form of Cranidos.

Its Headbutt attack is so powerful that it can pulverise even

the sturdiest of objects with one hit.

Thank you, Rampardos.

Thanks to you, we have our machine back.

Rampar.

And to you. For your brave assistance, I salute you.

Jenny, my darling!

I salute you for your amazing charm and awesome beauty!

HE GROANS

All I can... Oh...

CROAGUNK CROAKS

Hey, Roark, can we please have another battle tomorrow?

I'd love to go up against your Rampardos.

Oh? Have you thought of what strategy to use?

Yeah.

OK, then you can have the honour of being Rampardo's premier opponent.

Rampar!

Really? Whoa, thanks! Pika, Pika!

Dawn, do you think you can help me train a little bit?

Sure! It'll be good training for me as well.

Thanks, that's great.

You know what?

After all that, I know I'm going to get that badge. Pikachu!

All right! You just give it all you've got.

And so a fierce battle with an Aerodactyl provides our hero

with a clue - a clue which undoubtedly helped formulate

the battle strategy Ash so confidently alluded to

while Roark and Rampardos await, promising to be a challenge

that Ash or none of us, for that matter, will soon forget.

You've got to stay tuned for the action!