Pokemon Learning League

Good Sportsmanship

Written By
Timothy Whitfield

(Episode opens with Dawn, Piplup, Brock, Iris, Axew, Cilan, Ash
and Pikachu arriving in Goldenrod City on a mostly sunny with a
few clouds in the sky and no breeze. Cilan speaks to the others.)
Cilan: Goldenrod City sure is beautiful.
Iris: Boy, you said it, Cilan.
Axew: Axew.
Ash: Man, it sure feels good to be here again.
Pikachu: Pika.
Brock: Yeah. A lot has changed around here.
(They head down the street until they see a flyer for a contest.)
Brock: Hey, look. Theres going to be a Pokemon contest today
and that the winner will win a mysterious prize.
Ash: Cool. Then lets get down there.
Pikachu: Pika.
(They go over to the Contest hall.)
Brock: Well, here we are.
Ash: So, Dawn, what kind of Pokemon are you going to use in
this contest?
Dawn: Actually, guys. Im not going to enter this one.
Ash: What? How come?
Dawn: Well, I thought I need to take a rest from entering
contests.

Ash: Um, okay.

(They all head inside. They see all the coordinators that are
entering.)
Brock: Well, we better get our seats.
Iris: Guys. Ive got something to tell you.
Ash: Okay, what is it?
Iris: Ive been thinking about this a lot, and Ive decided that Im
entering the contest.
Dawn: Huh? What made you decide to do that?
Iris: I just thought it would be fun to give it a shot.
(Dawn smiles.)
Dawn: Well, good luck, then.
(Suddenly, they hear a snooty laughter and see Ursula coming
up to them.)
Ursula: Well, if it isnt Dee-Dee and her little friends.
Dawn: Oh, boy. What do you want, Ursula?
Ursula: I just thought Id tell you that I have come to enter and
win this contest. And Im looking forward to beating you in this
one.
Dawn: Well, hate to tell you this, but Im not entering this one.
Ursula: Oh? Are you afraid that youll lose to me?
Dawn: No. Im taking a short rest from them.

Ursula: Oh, whatever.

(She sees Iris signing up and goes over to her.)
Ursula: Hey. Arent you one of Dee-Dees friends?
Iris (annoyed): Yes. My names Iris.
Ursula: Tell me, Iris. Is this your first contest?
Iris: Yes, it is. Why do you ask?
Ursula: Well, Im here to tell you that Im going to win this one.
Iris: Hey, what makes you so sure youre going to win?
Ursula: Well, Ive been in more contests and I know moves
thatll impress the judges.
Iris: Well, you shouldnt be so sure that you will.
Ursula (tauntingly): Ha! Dont make me laugh. Youve got no
chance against me.
Iris: Oh, yeah?! Well see about that!
Ursula: Guess Ill see you on the stage, newbie.
(She walks off, laughing teasingly and Iris seethes with anger.)
Axew: Axew.
Ash: You okay, Iris?
Iris: Yes, Im okay.
Dawn: You really shouldnt let Ursula get to you like that.

Iris: I know, but she really insulted me, and I really want to get
back at her.
Brock: Iris, I dont think that you should do it all riled up like
this.
Iris: (takes a deep breath and calmly sighs.) Youre right, Brock.
Cilan: I think you need to be a good sport for this, Iris.
Iris: What? What does that have to do with my problem?
Cilan: What I mean is that you need to handle this in a
sportsman-like manner.
Iris: Okay, but what do you suggest I do?
Cilan: One way is to try to calm down. It may not do much, but
itll help clear your mind.
Iris: Okay, what else?
Cilan: Well, try to be more encouraging with your Pokemon if
things start to go wrong.
Iris: And?
Cilan: And, thats all I have.
Iris: Those arent going to help very much.
Cilan: Well, lets see if Diana has any ideas.
(He pulls out the Pokepilot and calls Diana. They see her playing
with Torchic.)
Diana: Thats very good, Torchic. Youre really getting it.

Brock: Hey, Diana.

(She hears them, jumps and turns around.)
Diana: Oh, hey guys. Hows it going?
Brock: Were doing fine. And I see Torchic is doing well.
Diana: It sure is.
Torchic: Torchic.
Diana: So, whats up?
Dawn: Iris decided to enter a Pokemon contest here in
Goldenrod.
Diana: Thats cool. Anything else?
Dawn: Then Ursula started taunting her about being new to
contests and bragging that shes going to win it.
Diana: Oh, I see.
Iris: Cilan suggested that I need to be a good sport, and Cilan
gave suggestions that wont help much, so we called you to see
if you have any tips.
Diana: Yes, I do know some things you can do.
Iris: Like what?
Diana: If you win or lose a battle, try to do it in a healthier way.
Yeah, it sounds ridiculous, but what it means is when you win
something, try not to show off or gloat or throw a fit if you lose.
Cilan: Okay, what other way is there?

Diana: Another way is to show respect for everyone. Even if

you hate a certain person or some of them dont show any
respect for you, that doesnt mean you should do the same to
him/her or their Pokemon.
Ash: All right, anything else?
Diana: Yes. Dont blame anyone for losing. Well, what I mean
is if you do lose, dont blame your Pokemon or for doing so or
accept the defeat and not make up stupid excuses why you lost.
Cilan: Those tips are very helpful.
Diana: Yes, they are. But keep in mind, not a lot of people are
good sports. They might try to throw you off. Well, how about
I show you guys something?
Iris: All right, Diana.
Axew: Axew.
(Cut to a video monitor in Dianas area.)
Diana: Okay, Im going to show you three examples of good
sportsmanship and youre going to tell me what you think
should be done. Ready to go?
Ash: You bet.
Pikachu: Pikachu.
Diana: Okay, then. Here, this trainer is going up against
someone he really hates. What do you think hell do?
Cilan: He should show respect to him.

Diana: Okay, Cilan. This young trainer just lost an important

contest battle. What do you think he should do here?
Iris: He should accept that he lost and not make up dumb
reasons.
Diana: Good one, Iris. Now, this trainer has just defeated her
opponents most powerful Pokemon. What do you think she
might do?
Ash: She can celebrate her victory, but she shouldnt gloat
about it.
Diana: All right, Ash. You guys did pretty well.
Dawn: Well thanks, Diana.
Piplup: Piplup.
Diana: Youre welcome. Now, if youll excuse me, I have to
train Torchic some more.
Cilan: Okay, then.
Diana: All right. Oh, and good luck in the contest, Iris.
Iris: Thanks, Diana.
Diana: See you later.
(Cilan puts the Pokepilot away.)
Brock: So, guys. What do you say look at what Iris could do
during the contest?

Cilan: All right, Brock. Before we do that, we better see if our

audience is ready to do it.
Dawn: Okay. (She glances over the viewers.) Are you guys
ready to go? (She casually waits for an answer from the
viewers for one second.) Okay, then.
(Cut to various moments during the Contest.)
Cilan: Were going to show three moments and youre going to
say what form of good sportsmanship is being displayed. All
right, lets get to it. Here, Iris faces a trainer who has a Beartic,
which she cant stand. What do you think shell do? (She waits
for an answer from the viewers for one second.) She should
respect her opponent and her Pokemon. Okay.
Dawn: Here, Iris has won the contest and shes happy about it.
What do you think she should do here? (She casually waits for
an answer from the viewers for one second.) She shouldnt
brag about it. Sure, why not.
Brock: Here, Iris has lost the contest. What do you think she
might do? (He casually waits for an answer from the viewers
for one second.) Shell try to accept the loss and not throw a fit.
All right.
(Cut back to them and Ash casually speaks.)
Ash: That was very good, you guys.
Pikachu: Pikachu.
Ash: So, Iris, are you ready to go?

Iris (hesitantly): Yeah, I guess so.

Ash: All right. Well be rooting for you.
Pikachu: Pika.
(They head up to the stands.)
Iris: Hey, Dawn.
(Dawn stops and goes back over to her.)
Dawn: What is it, Iris?
Iris: I was kind of wondering if you had any ideas for what I
should do in the opening round.
Dawn: Of course I do. (She whispers in her ear.)
Iris: Really?
(Dawn nods her head.)
Iris: All right. Thanks.
Dawn: No problem.
(Fade over into the contest Arena. A huge crowd is seated,
cheering and applauding really loudly. MC Vivian comes out to
the center of the stage.)
Vivian: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to a very special
Goldenrod Pokemon contest.
(The audience cheers and applauds.)

Vivian: Im Vivian, your host for todays contest and its going to
be an exciting one! Before we get started, lets meet our three
panel of judges. First up, its this citys Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy: Its nice to be here.
Vivian: Mr. Sukizo, president of the Pokemon fan club.
Mr. Sukizo: Glad to be here.
Vivian: And my sister, M.C. of the Sinnoh contests, Marian.
Marian: Thanks, sis. Its a pleasure to be here.
Vivian: Remember, the winner of this contest will receive the
mystery prize. So, lets get under way with our first contestant.
She placed in the top 32 in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Please
give a big hand for Ursula!
(The audience cheers and applauds.)
Ursula (snootily): Now youll see how a real coordinator does it.
(She goes out on to the stage.)
Ursula: Its time, Wormadam and Vaporeon!
Vaporeon: Vaporeon.
Wormadam: Wormadam.
Ursula: Wormadam, use rock tomb!
(Silver sparkles form at the end of Wormadams beak. She
raises it up and suddenly, several white circles appear on the
field and spikes of silver energy protrude from the circles. The

glows fade out, forming large gray boulders with transparent

silver glows.)
Vivian: Wormadam has made seven huge rocks appear on the
field. Whats she planning on doing with them?
Ursula: Now, Vaporeon, Giga Impact!
(Vaporeons body becomes surrounded in an invisible energy.
Then, a yellow light appears in front of its face and it faces
towards the rocks. It shoots itself and an orb of light purple
energy with spiraling light yellow streaks around it appears
around its body and it spins around while smashing through the
boulders in a certain way. The dust clears to reveals the rocks
form the shape of a sparkling star.)
Iris: Oh, shes good.
Axew: Axew.
Vivian: And Vaporeon has managed to successfully break
through the rocks while pulling off a stunning performance!
Nurse Joy: It certainly was an impressive performance.
Mr. Sukizo: Simply remarkable.
Marian: I must say that was awesome.
(Ursula exits the stage and speaks to Iris.)
Ursula: See if you can beat that.
Iris: Oh, I will.
Vivian: Okay, lets move on with our next contestant.

Eric: Okay, Rhydon, use Dig!

(Rhydon jumps up in the air and dives into the ground. Then, it
pops backs up and does the same thing three more times.)
Eric; Now, Granbull, dive into the holes and use Fire Blast!
(Granbull dives into the holes. Suddenly, the holes glow bright
yellow-orange and pillars of fires emerge and shoot up into the
air. The pillars come together and form a shape.)
Gardner: Jellicent, use Shadow Ball!
(It fires multiple purple and black orbs in the air.)
Gardner: Okay, Musharna, use charge beam!
(Musharna opens its mouth and an orb of yellow electricity
forms. It then fires a massive beam of electricity at each
shadow ball, shattering them and it rains down sparkles.)
Josie: Castform, use Ember!
(Castform opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire.)
Josie: Porygon-Z, knock them out with Discharge!
(Porygon-Z releases multiple bolts of light blue electricity from
its beak and knocks down each flame.)
Asta: Sigilyph, use Ice Beam!
(Sigilyph fires light blue beams from the appendage on its head.
The beams hit the ground and build up form a block of ice in a
unique shape.)

Asta: All right, Gallade, you use Psycho Cut!

(Gallades forearms glow light blue and they grow and extend in
the back. It swings them repeatedly and multiple light blue
crescent blades come out of them and hits the ice. The ice gets
carved into an ice statue of the trainer.)
Iris: Okay, are you ready to go, Axew?
Axew: Axew.
Vivian: And now, our last contestant is a newcomer to contests.
Please give it up for Iris!
(The audience cheers and applauds.)
Iris: Come on out, Emolga!
Emolga: Emolga.
Ash: What do you think Iris is going to do?
Pikachu: Pika.
Dawn: I guess well see.
Piplup: Piplup.
Iris: Axew, use Dragon Rage!
Axew: Axxx-ew!
(Axew opens its mouth and fires a powerful blast of blue and
black energy into the air. The beam shapes itself to look like a
blue and black dragon.)
Iris: Now, Emolga, use Hidden power!

Emolga: Eeeee-molga!
(Emolgas body becomes outlined in light green and puts it
together in front of it. Three green-yellow orbs appear in
between its hands and then separates them, firing the orbs at
the dragon-shaped beam. She fires a few more of them and
they circle around the beam. They go higher and the orbs
explode like fireworks with the beam rising above them. The
crowd cheers.)
Vivian: And Iris pulls off a stunning combination of dragon rage
and hidden power!
Cilan: I got to admit, that was very impressive.
Brock: It certainly was.
Nurse Joy: It was very creative and amazing.
Mr. Sukizo: Yes, its quite remarkable.
Marian: Yes, It was certainly incredible.
Vivian: And that brings the first round to a close. Who will be
the two coordinators thatll move on to the second round? The
first contestant is Ursula!
(She brushes her hair off.)
Dawn: Id knew that she would make it.
Piplup: Piplup.
Vivian: And her second round opponent will be
(A moment of silence.)

Vivian: What do you know, its Iris!

Iris: Yeah!
Ash: She made it!
Pikachu: Pika!
Cilan: She truly deserved it.
Vivian: We will now take a short break.
(Cut to backstage.)
Ash: You were awesome out there, Iris.
Pikachu: Pikachu.
Iris: Thanks, Ash.
Dawn: That was a very cool performance you did.
Piplup: Piplup.
Brock: Yeah. You really came up with a good one.
Iris: Well, thanks guys.
Dawn: So, are you nervous about this battle?
Iris: A little bit, but I think Im going to do okay.
Ursula: (laughs off-screen) Dont get your hopes up about it.
(She walks over to them.)
Ursula: You may have gotten lucky in the first round, but you
still wont be able to beat me.

Iris: I wouldnt count on that if I were you.

Ursula: I guess well see about that.
(She walks off.)
Dawn: Dont worry, Iris. Just dont let her get to you.
Iris: Oh, I wont.
(Cut back to the arena.)
Vivian: Welcome back, everyone. The final contest battle will
now begin!
(The timer starts.)
Iris: Dragonite and Excadrill, lets go!
Dragonite: (grunts.)
Excadrill: Exca!
Ursula: Come on out, Gabite and JigglyPuff!
Gabite: Gabite!
JigglyPuff: Jiggly!
Iris: Dragonite, use thunder punch!
(Dragonite balls up its fist and it gets surrounded by electric
sparks. Then, its entire fist gets covered by a ball of electricity
and it goes straight for JigglyPuff.)
Vivian: Iris starts things off with a mighty thunder punch.
Ursula: Dodge it!

(It puffs up and floats up, narrowly missing the thunder punch.
Iris loses some points.)
Vivian: JigglyPuff makes a narrow escape from that thunder
punch.
Ursula: Now, use Gyro Ball!
(Light blue orbs appear at the end of its hands and its body gets
surrounded by light blue sparkles. It then begins to spin rapidly
and goes straight for Dragonite.)
Vivian: And JigglyPuff counters with Gyro Ball!
Iris: Dragonite, move out of the way!
(It takes flight and moves out of the way of the attack. Ursula
loses some points.)
Vivian: Dragonite has an easy time dodging that Gyro ball.
Iris: All right, Excadrill, Metal Claw!
(Its claws flash white and they turn into iron. It then slashes
repeatedly at Gabite, doing some damage.)
Vivian: And that Metal Claw has hit its target!
(Ursulas point decrease.)
Ursula: Gabite, counter that with Stone Edge!
(Two light blue rings surround its body. Then, the rings
disappear and two rings of glowing white rocks circle around
Gabites body. Its eyes glow light blue and it fires the stones at
Excadrill, doing some damage with each hit.)

Vivian: Gabites attack is dealing some serious damage.

(Iriss points go down.)
Iris: Dragonite, use flamethrower!
(It releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth and aims
it at Gabite, doing some damage.)
Vivian: Dragonites flamethrower has dealt some damage there.
(Ursula loses more points.)
Ash: Thats the way to do it!
Pikachu: Pika!
Axew: Axew.
Dawn: Yeah, keep it up, Iris!
Piplup: Piplup!
Ursula: Okay, Gabite, Aerial Ace!
(Gabites body gets surrounded by white streaks and it flies into
Dragonite multiple times, doing some damage.)
Ursula: Use rollout, JigglyPuff!
JigglyPuff: Jiggly!
(It rolls towards Excadrill with incredible speed and power and
slams into it, doing damage.)
Vivian: And that rollout attack landed a direct hit!
(Iris loses more points.)

Ursula: Keep it up, JigglyPuff!

(It rolls towards Excadrill again.)
Iris: Excadrill, dodge that and use Dig!
(It jumps up in the air and gets out of JigglyPuffs way. It then
puts its arms up by its head, turning its body into a drill. Then, it
rotates quickly and drills underground.)
Vivian: Excadrill evades the second rollout attack and drilled
underground. Who know where itll appear?
(Excadrill comes up underneath JigglyPuff and damages it with
the tip of its drill.)
Vivian: And Excadrill lands a direct hit!
Iris: Dragonite, use Ice Beam!
(Dragonite opens its mouth and forms an orb of light blue
energy in front of its mouth. It fires multiple light blue beams of
energy at Gabite, hitting it and freezing in a block of ice.)
Vivian: Dragonites ice beam has rendered Gabite frozen solid!
(Gabite breaks free from the ice.)
Gabite: Gabite!
Ursula: All right, time to take it up a notch. Gabite, use Stone
Edge! JigglyPuff, use Hyper Voice!
(Two light blue rings surround its body. Then, the rings
disappear and two rings of glowing white rocks circle around
Gabites body. Its eyes glow light blue and it fires the stones.

Then, JigglyPuffs eyes glow light blue and it fires multiple

transparent rings outlined light blue at the stones, increasing
their speed and does a lot of damage to both Pokemon.)
Vivian: And Ursula pulls off an amazing attack combination!
Nurse Joy: That was simply amazing.
Mr. Sukizo: Yes, Remarkable.
Marian: It just splendid and an impressive performance.
(Iriss point go down fast.)
Iris: Okay, Excadrill, use Drill Run! Dragonite, Flamethrower!
(It jumps into the air and holds out its arms. It then spins its
body rapidly and dives forward. Then, Dragonite releases a
stream of red-orange fire from its mouth and it engulfs Excadrill
in a ball of fire. It lands and does a lot of damage.)
Vivian: Wow! Iris makes a comeback with her own attack
combination.
Nurse Joy: That was a unique combination.
Mr. Sukizo: Remarkable.
Marian: It was very creative.
(Ursulas point drop quickly.)
Iris: All right, Excadrill, Focus Blast!

(Excadrill puts its claws together and forms a light blue of

energy in between them. It pulls one claw back while holding
the ball of energy and it tosses it at JigglyPuff.)
Ursula: Counter with Hyper Voice!
(JigglyPuffs eyes glow light blue and it fires multiple
transparent rings outlined light blue at the orbs. Both attacks
collide and explode, sending both Pokemon back and knocking
them out.)
Vivian: Excadrill and JigglyPuff are unable to continue.
Iris: Come on back, Excadrill. You deserve a good rest.
Ursula: You did well, JigglyPuff. Return.
Vivian: Its all come down to this and with only two and a half
minutes left on the clock.
Ursula: All right, Gabite, use Aerial Ace!
(Gabites body gets surrounded by white streaks and it flies
towards Dragonite.)
Iris: Dragonite, dodge and use thunder punch!
(It takes flight and gets out of the way. Then balls up its fist and
it gets surrounded by electric sparks. Then, its entire fist gets
covered by a ball of electricity and it hits, dealing some
damage.)
Ursula: Now, use Dragon Rage!
(It opens its mouth and fires a red-orange fireball at Dragonite.)

Iris: Use Flamethrower!

(It releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth towards
the fireball, cancelling it out.)
Ash: Now, that was a good move.
Pikachu: Pika.
Cilan: You said it, Ash.
Ursula: Use Dragon Claw!
(One of Gabites claws glows light green and it slashes at
Dragonite, doing some damage.)
Iris: Dragonite, counter that with Ice Beam!
(It opens its mouth and forms an orb of light blue energy in
front of its mouth. It fires multiple light blue beams of energy at
Gabite, hitting it and delivering a great deal of damage.)
Ursula: All right, time to finish this! Gabite, use Aerial Ace and
then go into Dragon Claw!
(Gabites body gets surrounded by white streaks and it flies
through the air. Then, it sticks out one of its claws, which glows
light green and it prepares to slash Dragonite.)
Vivian: Will Gabite combo attack hit its mark?
Iris: Dodge that, Dragonite!
(Dragonite takes flight and evades the attack.)
Iris: Now, use Dragon Rush, then follow it up with Ice Beam!

(Dragonite spins around and its body gets surrounded in a light

blue orb with white streaks. Then it fires multiple light blue
beams of energy at Gabite, landing a direct hit. Then, it slams
into it, dealing massive damage and knocking it out.)
All: Yeah!
Pikachu: Pika!
Piplup: Piplup!
Axew: Axew!
Vivian: And Iris pulls off a stunning combination attack!
Nurse Joy: That was gorgeous and incredible.
Mr. Sukizo: Yes, quite remarkable.
Marian: That was truly a spectacular one.
(Gabite falls to the ground.)
Vivian: Gabite is unable to battle. So, the winner of this is Iris!
Ursula: NO!!
Iris: Yeah, we did it!
Dragonite: (grunts in pride.)
Ursula: Gabite, return.
Vivian: Congratulations, Iris! It gives great pleasure to reward
you with the Mystery Prize, which is a Shiny Charm!
Iris: Its so beautiful. Thank you.

(Ursula jealously looks away.)

Ursula: Hmmph!
Vivian: Well, that brings this Contest to a close.
(Dissolve to everyone outside the arena.)
Ash: You did great, Iris.
Pikachu: Pika.
Dawn: Yeah, you were awesome.
Piplup: Piplup.
Brock: It was intense, but you pulled through.
Cilan: And those attack combinations were well-executed.
Iris: Thanks, guys. It sure was a lot of fun.
Axew: Axew.
Iris: Im happy that you had a good time, Axew.
Brock: This contest really made it an intense episode.
Cilan: You said it, Brock.
(They all turn to the viewers.)
All: Thank you, guys.
Pikachu: Pika.
Axew: Axew.
Piplup: Piplup.

(Cut to them at the Pokemon Center.)

Iris: It certainly was an exciting episode. Did you like it? (She
casually waits for an answer from the viewers for one second.)
Oh, good. Then, well see you later.
(They all casually wave goodbye to the viewers and they chat
about what to do next. The scenery irises out, ending the
episode.)