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EPISODE: ASH VS. CRASHER WAKE

CRASHER WAKE IS THE LEADER OF THE GYM; HIS FIRST POKÉMON TO

ARM THE WATER IS GYARADOS, WHILE ASH CALLS ON PIKACHU.

GYARADOS IS A VERY WILD POKÉMON: IN ITS RAGE, IT OFTEN DESTROYS

ENTIRE SEASIDE VILLAGES.

PIKACHU USES THUNDERBOLT, BUT GYARADOS IS ABLE TO TOLERATE IT!

BEFORE IT CAN USE DRAGON RAGE AND BITE, PIKACHU MANAGES TO
BREAK UP HIS ATTACK WITH A POWERFUL VOLT TACKLE.

THE LEADER = DE LEIDER

► TO LEAD = LEIDEN

TO ARM = BEVEILIGEN
TO CALL ON = EEN BEROEP DOEN OP

WILD = WILD
RAGE = WOEDE
ENTIRE = HEEL
THE SEASIDE = DE KUST

TO BE ABLE TO = KUNNEN
► THE SAME AS “CAN”: GYARADOS CAN TOLERATE IT.

TO TOLERATE = TOLEREREN (ERGENS TEGEN KUNNEN)

A DRAGON = EEN DRAAK
TO BITE = BIJTEN
TO MANAGE TO = ERIN SLAGEN OM
TO BREAK UP = OPBREKEN

CRASHER WAKES USES QUAGSIRE NEXT!

QUAGSIRE LIVES NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER; IT ISN’T VERY SMART
AND DOESN’T MIND IF IT BUMPS ITS HEAD ON BOATS OR ROCKS.

ELECTRIC ATTACKS DON’T WORK AGAINST QUAGSIRE, SO ASH ALLOWS

PIKACHU TO TAKE A BREAK. HE USES TURTWIG INSTEAD.

AS A GRASS POKÉMON, THAT’S AN EXCELLENT STRATEGY!

QUAGSIRE ATTACKS FROM INSIDE THE POOL, SO TURTWIG’S SPEED

DOESN’T HELP ONE BIT!

QUAGSIRE KNOWS BOTH SLUDGE BOMB AND ICE BEAM, WHICH ARE
SUPER EFFECTIVE AGAINST GRASS, SO ASH SWITCHES IN BUIZEL.

THE BOTTOM = DE BODEM

SMART = SLIM
◄► STUPID = DOM

TO MIND = IETS ERGS VINDEN

TO BUMP (INTO SOMETHING) = (ERGENS TEGENAAN) BOTSEN
A BOAT = EEN BOOT
► A SHIP = EEN SCHIP

TO WORK = WERKEN, LUKKEN

TO TAKE A BREAK = EEN PAUZE NEMEN
INSTEAD = IN DE PLAATS VAN
A STRATEGY = EEN STRATEGIE
A POOL = EEN ZWEMBAD
A BIT = EEN BEETJE

SLUDGE = MODDER
A BOMB = EEN BOM
ICE = IJS
A BEAM = EEN STRAAL
BUIZEL FIRST USES SONIC BOOM, WHICH DOESN’T HAVE ANY EFFECT.

HOWEVER, ASH THEN GRABS QUAGSIRE’S ICE BEAM, TURNING AQUA JET
INTO ICE AQUA JET! THIS COMBINATION KNOCKS OUT QUAGSIRE.

CRASHER WAKE IS IMPRESSED WITH ASH’S COMBINATIONS AND FINDS

THE BATTLE VERY ENJOYABLE. HE RESPECTS ASH A LOT.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING ASH’S WAY!

AN EFFECT = EEN EFFECT

TO GRAB = VASTNEMEN

TO BE IMPRESSED WITH = ONDER DE INDRUK ZIJN VAN

► IMPRESSIVE = INDRUKWEKKEND

ENJOYABLE = PLEZIERIG
► TO ENJOY = HOUDEN VAN
TO RESPECT = RESPECTEREN
► RESPECT = RESPECT

TO GO SOMEONE’S WAY = GOED VERLOPEN VOOR IEMAND

CRASHER WAKE’S FINAL POKÉMON IS FLOATZEL, THE EVOLVED FORM OF

BUIZEL.

FLOATZEL OFTEN HELPS IN THE RESCUE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE

DROWNING, THANKS TO ITS FLOATATION SAC, WHICH IT CAN USE AS A
RUBBER RAFT.

BUIZEL’S ATTACKS DON’T WORK VERY WELL: FLOATZEL SIMPLY BOUNCES

BACK THE ATTACKS; HIS DEFENSE IS TO TOUGH!

WHAT WILL ASH DO NOW?

TO RESCUE = REDDEN
► A RESCUE = EEN REDDINGSOPERATIE

TO DROWN = VERDRINKEN

TO FLOAT = DRIJVEN
FLOATATION = DRIJVING

A SAC = EEN ZAK

► A BAG = EEN ZAK
RUBBER = RUBBER
A RAFT = EEN VLOT