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ASH VS. PAUL: POKéRINGER!

ASH, DAWN AND BROCK ARRIVE IN NEW TOWN: SQUALLVILLE.

THIS TOWN IS THE HOME OF THE POKéRINGER COMPETITION.

POKéRINGER IS A GAME WHERE TWO POKéMON TRY TO CAPTURE A RING

AND PLACE IT ON A HOOK. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY HAVE TO FIGHT EACH
OTHER.

THERE IS A MATH GOING ON BETWEEN YANMEGA AND WINGULL.

YANMEGA CREATES SHOCK WAVES WITH ITS WINGS. ITS JAW POWER IS
INCREDIBLE.

WINGULL MAKES ITS NEST ON SEA CLIFFS. THEY SOAR HIGH IN THE SKY
AND CARRY FOOD IN THEIR BEAK.

THE MYSTERIOUS MAN AND YANGMEGA DEFEAT WINGULL. WAIT! THE

MYSTERIOUS MAN IS JAMES FROM TEAM ROCKET! OUR FRIENDS DON’T
RECOGNIZE HIM, THOUGH!

TO ARRIVE (SOMEWHERE) = (ERGENS) AANKOMEN

A COMPETITION = EEN WEDSTRIJD
--- TO COMPETE = STRIJDEN
--- A COMPETITOR = IEMAND DIE DEEL NEEMT AAN EEN WEDSTRIJD, EEN
UITDAGER

TO CAPTURE = VANGEN
A RING = EEN RING
TO PLACE (SOMETHING) = (IETS) LEGGEN, (OP)HANGEN
A HOOK = EEN HAAK
--- JUST LIKE CAPTAIN HOOK!

GOING ON = BEZIG
THE JAW = DE KAAK
INCREDIBLE = ONGELOOFELIJK
A NEST = EEN NEST

A CLIFF = EEN KLIP, KLIF

TO SOAR = ZWEVEN
TO CARRY = DRAGEN
A BEAK = EEN SNAVEL

TO RECOGNIZE = HERKENNEN
THOUGH = ECHTER

JAMES TELLS DAWN, ASH, AND BROCK THAT THERE IS A POKéRINGER

COMPETITION PLANNED FOR THAT DAY.

DAWN WOULD LIKE TO ENTER, BUT PIPLUP FORGETS THAT IT CAN’T FLY!

ASH, HOWEVER, CAN TAKE PART IN THE COMPETITION WITH STARAVIA.

THERE ARE FIREWORKS AS THE COMPETITION BEGINS! A FLAG IS WAVING

FROM THE GOAL.
WHAT PRIZES DOES THE WINNER GET?

HE OR SHE BECOMES A SPECIAL CITIZEN OF SQUALVILLE AND ALSO GETS A

WHOLE BUNCH OF SPECIAL POKéMON FOOD!
TO PLAN = PLANNEN
--- PLANNED FOR = GEPLAND VOOR

TO ENTER = DEELNEMEN
TO FORGET = VERGETEN
HOWEVER = ECHTER
TO TAKE PART IN = DEELNEMEN AAN

FIREWORKS = VUURWERK
A FLAG = EEN VLAG
TO WAVE = WAPPEREN
A GOAL = HET DOEL, DE GOAL

A PRIZE = EEN PRIJS

A CITIZEN = EEN BEWONER
A WHOLE BUNCH = HEEL VEEL
--- WHOLE = HEEL, VOLLEDIG
--- A BUNCH = EEN BOS, EEN BUNDEL

A BUNCH OF GRAPES = EEN TROS DRUIVEN

FOOD = ETEN
--- DRINK = DRINKEN
--- YOU EAT FOOD AND YOU DRINK DRINK!

JAMES WANTS TO ENTER BECAUSE, FOR ONCE, HE WANTS TO WIN FAIR. IF

HE CAN BECOME ONE WITH THE BREEZE, CAN HE PULL OFF A VICTORY?

JESSIE AND MEOWTH DON’T SEEM TO THINK SO!

A TELEVISION REPORTER ANNOUNCES THE BEGINNING OF THE

COMPETITION.

THE SOUND MAN NEARLY FALLS ASLEEP AND THE REPORTER BUMPS HER
HEAD INTO THE MICROPHONE!
THE FIRST MATCH IS BETWEEN ASH AND TAYLOR! THE TRAINERS TRAVEL IN
BALLOONS AND THE RING HANGS OFF A BALLOON AS WELL.

ASH CHOOSES STARAVIA, HIS OPPONENT CHOOSES SKARMORY.

SKARMORY IS COVERED IN AN ARMOR OF PURE STEEL. IN THE PAST, ITS

WINGS WERE USED TO MAKE SWORDS AND KNIVES. ITS BONES ARE LIGHT
AND HOLLOW, SO IT CAN FLY VERY FAST.

BECAUSE = OMDAT
FOR ONCE = VOOR EEN KEER
FAIR = EERLIJK
--- UNFAIR = ONEERLIJK

A BREEZE = EEN BRIES(JE)

TO PULL OFF SOMETHING = ERGENS IN SLAGEN
TO SEEM = LIJKEN

A (TELEVISION) REPORTER = EEN TELEVISIE REPORTER

TO ANNOUNCE = BEKEND MAKEN
--- AN ANNOUNCEMENT = EEN MEDEDELING
SOUND = GELUID
--- THE SOUND MAN = DE GELUIDSMAN
--- THE CAMERE MAN = DE CAMERAMAN

NEARLY = BIJNA = ALMOST

TO FALL ASLEEP = IN SLAAP VALLEN
TO BUMP (INTO) = BOTSEN (TEGEN)
A MICROPHONE = EEN MICROFOON

BETWEEN = TUSSEN
ARMOR = HARNAS, PANTSER
PURE = PUUR
IN THE PAST = IN HET VERLEDEN
--- IN THE FUTURE = IN DE TOEKOMST
--- IN THE PRESENT = IN HET HEDEN, VANDAAG

A SWORD = EEN ZWAARD

A KNIFE = EEN MES
--- TWO KNIVES!
WHAT ELSE DO YOU USE TO EAT FOOD?

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM = VAN BOVEN NAAR BENEDEN:

A TEASPOON = EEN THEELEPEL

A SPOON = EEN LEPEL
A FORK = EEN VORK
AND A KNIFE.

A BONE = EEN BOT

LIGHT = LICHT
--- HEAVY = ZWAAR
LIGHT = LICHT
--- DARK = DONKER

HOLLOW = HOL

STARAVIA GOES STRAIGHT TO THE GOAL, BUT SKARMORY STOPS IT BY

USING SWIFT ATTACK. A WHOLE BUNCH OF STARS HIT STARAVIA HARD.

SKARMORY STEALS THE RING AND NOW IT IS GOING FOR THE GOAL!
SKARMORY TRIES TO CHASE STARAVIA AWAY WITH FURY ATTACK, BUT
STARAVIA DODGES IT.

STARAVIA GRABS THE RING, BUT SKARMORY FLIES AHEAD AND USES SAND
ATTACK, FOLLOWED BY AIR CUTTER.

LUCKILY, STARAVIA IS SAVED BY A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND! IT THEN USES

AERIAL ACE TO DODGE SKARMORY’S ATTACK AND PLACE THE RING ON THE
HOOK! GOAL!

STRAIGHT = RECHT(DOOR)
SWIFT = SNEL
TO HIT = RAKEN

TO STEAL = STELEN
TO CHASE (AWAY) = (WEG)JAGEN
FURY = FURIE, WILDHEID

TO GRAB = VASTNEMEN
AHEAD = VOOR(OP)
TO CUT = SNIJDEN
A GUST = EEN (WIND)VLAAG

THE NEXT BATTLE IS BETWEEN GROVO AND PAUL!

PAUL IS RUDE, LIKE HE ALWAYS IS! HE USES HONCHKROW, WHILE GROVO

USES DRAGONITE!

DRAGONITE IS A KIND POKéMON THAT LEADS LOST SHIPS IN A STORM BACK

TO LAND. IT CAN CIRCLE THE GLOBE IN UNDER SIXTEEN HOURS.

DRAGONITE USES DRAGON PULSE AND FIRE PUNCH, BUT HONCHKROW

AVOIDS BOTH ATTACKS. DRAGON RUSH HITS, HOWEVER!

HONCHKROW RIDES THE WIND AND USES SKY ATTACK TO KNOCK

DRAGONITE OUT.

BOTH PAUL AND ASH MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ROUND!

JAMES FACES HIS OPPONENT, WHO USES A SKIPLOOM. WHO WILL WIN? AND
HOW WILL THE COMPETITION END?

FIND OUT NEXT TIME!

RUDE = ONBELEEFD
--- POLITE = BELEEFD
KIND = ZACHTAARDIG

TO LEAD = LEIDEN
LOST = ZOEKGERAAKT, KWIJT
A SHIP = EEN SCHIP
A STORM = EEN STORM

TO CIRCLE = (OM)CIRKELEN
THE GLOBE = DE AARDE
IN UNDER = IN MINDER DAN

A DRAGON = EEN DRAAK

A PULSE = EEN POLS(SLAG)
A PUNCH = EEN SLAG
--- TO PUNCH = SLAAN

BOTH = BEIDE
TO RUSH = SPOED MAKEN, HAAST MAKEN
TO RIDE = RIJDEN
--- YOU RIDE A BICYCLE, BUT YOU DRIVE A CAR!

TO MOVE ON (TO) = VERDERGAAN (NAAR)

TO FIND OUT = ONTDEKKEN