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EPISODE: ASH AGAINST MAYLENE (THE FIRST PART)

MAYLENE ONLY USES FIGHTING TYPE POKÉMON; HER FIRST POKÉMON IS

MACHOKE.

ASH SENDS OUT STARAVIA, A FLYING AND NORMAL TYPE POKÉMON.

FLYING IS VERY EFFECTIVE AGAINST FIGHTING.

► FIGHTING IS WEAK AGAINST FLYING.

WHAT DOES THE POKÉDEX SAY?

MACHOKE & STARAVIA

MACHOKE IS THE SUPER POWER POKÉMON: IT IS SO STRONG THAT IS HAS

THE STRENGTH TO LIFT A GAINT TRUCK WITH ONE HAND. MACHOKE IS
OFTEN USED FOR VERY HEAVY WORK. HE USES HIS BELT TO FOCUS HIS
POWER.

STARAVIA FLIES AROUND FORESTS AND FIELDS IN SEARCH OF BUG

POKÉMON, IT STAYS WITHIN A HUGE FLOCK. WHEN FLOCKS OF STARAVIA
MEET, THEY FIGHT OVER TERRITORY.

EFFECTIVE = EFFECTIEF

STRONG = STERK
◄► WEAK = ZWAK
STRENGTH = STERKTE
◄► WEAKNESS = ZWAKTE
POWER = KRACHT
► POWERFUL = KRACHTIG

TO LIFT = OPTILLEN

GIANT = ENORM
► HUGE MEANS THE SAME AS GIANT!

A TRUCK = EEN VRACHTWAGEN

HEAVY = ZWAAR
◄► LIGHT = LICHT

A BELT = EEN RIEM

TO FOCUS = CONCENTREREN
A FOREST = EEN BOS
A FIELD = EEN VELD
TO SEARCH (FOR) = ZOEKEN (NAAR)
A FLOCK = EEN ZWERM
TO MEET = ONTMOETEN
A TERRITORY = EEN GEBIED

MAYLENE IS A TYPICAL WARRIOR; SHE EVEN HAS A BANDAID ON HER

NOSE! SHE ORDERS MACHOKE TO USE BRICK BREAK AS A DEFENSE
AGAINST STARAVIA’S ATTACKS.

STARAVIA PUSHES BACK AND USES ITS WINGS TO CREATE GUSTS OF

WIND; MACHOKE THEN USES CROSS CHOP AND CONTINUES TO USE
BRICK BREAK.

BEFORE MACHOKE CAN USE SEISMIC TOSS, STARAVIA FIGHTS BACK

USING AERIAL ACE, WHICH SCORES A CRITICAL HIT AND TAKES DOWN
MACHOKE.

MAYLENE IS IMPRESSED BY STARAVIA’S SPEED!

TYPICAL = STANDAARD
A WARRIOR = EEN STRIJDER
A BANDAID = EEN PLEISTER
TO ORDER = ORDEREN

A BRICK = EEN BAKSTEEN

TO BREAK = BREKEN

DEFENSE = VERDEDIGING
► TO DEFEND = VERDEDIGEN
TO PUSH = DUWEN
► TO PUSH BACK = TERUGDUWEN
TO CREATE = CREÊREN
A GUST (OF WIND) = EEN (WIND)VLAAG

A CROSS = EEN KRUIS

TO CHOP = SNIJDEN
TO CONTINUE = DOORGAAN, VOORTDUREN
BEFORE = VOORDAT

SEISMIC = SEISMISCH
► EARTHQUAKES ARE SEISMIC EVENTS: THEY MOVE THE EARTH.
AARDBEVINGEN ZIJN SEISMISCHE GEBEURTENISSEN: ZIJ BEWEGEN DE
AARDE.

TO TOSS = (NEER)GOOIEN
TO SCORE = SCOREN
CRITICAL = INTENS
TO TAKE DOWN = NEERHALEN, UITSCHAKELEN
IMPRESSED (BY) = ONDER DE INDRUK (VAN)

SPEED = SNELTE
► SPEEDY = SNEL

DO KNOW WHO SPEEDY GONZALES IS?

MAYLENE’S NEXT POKÉMON IS MEDITITE!

MEDITITE NEVER MISSES ITS DAILY YOGA WORKOUTS; IT EATS JUST ONE
BERRY EVERY DAY, HUNGER SHARPENS HIS SPIRIT.

MEDITITE CAN DETECT MOVES AND MEDITATES TO RAISE HIS ATTACK.

HE BOUNCES OFF THE WALL AND USES DRAIN PUNCH AGAINST STARAVIA.
FINALLY, HE CONFUSES STARAVIA.

DAILY = DAGELIJKS
► A DAY = EEN DAG

A WORKOUT = EEN SPORTSESSIE

► TO WORK OUT = SPORTEN

JUST = ENKEL, SLECHTS

A BERRY = EEN BES

HUNGER = HONGER
► HUNGRY = HONGERIG
◄► THIRST = DORST
► THIRSTY = DORSTIG

TO SHARPEN = SHERP MAKEN

► SHARP = SCHERP

SPIRIT = GEEST
TO DETECT = DETECTEREN
TO RAISE = VERHOGEN
TO BOUNCE = SPRINGEN
TO DRAIN = OPSLORPEN
TO PUNCH = SLAAN
ASH SWITCHES TO CHIMCHAR!

THE FIRE ON ITS TAIL ONLY GOES OUT WHEN HE SLEEPS, NOT EVEN RAIN
CAN PUT IT OUT WHEN IT’S AWAKE. GAS IN CHIMCHAR’S BELLY FUELS
THE FIRE. CHIMCHAR LIKES TO CLIMB MOUNTAINS AND LIVES ON
MOUNTAIN TOPS.

CHIMCHAR USES SCRATCH, FLAMETHROWER AND FLAME WHEEL

AGAINST MEDITITE, BUT ENDS UP CONFUSED AS WELL!

STARAVIA RETURNS AND FINALLY TAKES OUT MEDITITE BY USING BRAVE

BIRD. BRAVE BIRD IS A DANGEROUS MOVE, BECAUSE IT HURTS THE USER
AS WELL AS THE TARGET!

FIRE = VUUR
TO GO OUT = UITGAAN
TO PUT OUT = DOVEN
GAS = GAS
A BELLY = EEN BUIK
TO FUEL = AANWAKKEREN
TO CLIMB = KLIMMEN
A MOUNTAIN = EEN BERG
THE TOP = DE TOP

TO SCRATCH = KRABBEN

FLAMETHROWER = VLAMMENWERPER
► A FLAME = EEN VLAM

A WHEEL = EEN WIEL

BRAVE = MOEDIG
DANG
TO HURT = PIJN DOEN, KWETSEN
A USER = EEN GEBRUIKER
A TARGET = EEN DOEL
EROUS = GEVAARLIJK
► DANGER = GEVAAR
MAYLENE’S FINAL POKÉMON IS LUCARIO!

IT CAN READ THE THOUGHTS OF PEOPLE AND POKÉMON BY SENSING

THEIR AURAS; IT ALSO UNDERSTANDS HUMANS WHEN THEY SPEAK.

LUCARIO QUICKLY TAKES OUT STARAVIA WITH METAL CLAW, AND

SLOWS DOWN CHIMCHAR WITH FORCE PALM.

EVEN THOUGH CHIMCHAR USES DIG TO ESCAPE LUCARIO’S BONE RUSH,

LUCARIO SENSES CHIMCHAR’S AURA AND USES AURA SPHERE TO BLAST
HIM INTO THE SKY.

ANOTHER METAL CLAW TAKES OUT CHIMCHAR AS WELL!

A THOUGHT = EEN GEDACHTE

► TO THINK = DENKEN

TO SENSE = AANVOELEN
AN AURA = EEN AURA
TO UNDERSTAND = BEGRIJPEN
A HUMAN = EEN MENS
TO SPEAK = PRATEN

METAL = METAAL
A CLAW = EEN KLAUW
TO SLOW DOWN = VERTRAGEN
FORCE = KRACHT
► FORCEFUL = KRACHTIG

THE PALM (OF THE HAND) = DE PALM (VAN HET HAND)

► THE OTHER PARTS OF THE HAND ARE THE WRIST, THE FINGERS AND
THE NAILS.
DE ANDERE DELEN VAN HET HAND ZIJN DE POLS, DE VINGERS EN DE
NAGELS.
EVEN THOUGH = (AL)HOEWEL

TO ESCAPE = ONTSNAPPEN
► AN ESCAPE = EEN ONTSNAPPING

A BONE = EEN BEEN

► ALL OF THE BONES OF THE HUMAN BODY TOGETHER ARE CALLED THE
SKELETON.
ALLE BEENDEREN VAN HET MENSELIJK LICHAAM WORDEN TESAMEN HET
SKELET GENOEMD.

A SPHERE = EEN SFEER, RONDE

TO BLAST = WEGVLIEGEN