-Ash says something to Paul about Grotle and Torterra. Then Paul mumbles something about Grass Types. I just love only having a vague idea of what people are saying!
-Nozomi gets angered by Paul, who...doesn't even say anything and just keeps walking.
-Hey it's Reiji! For no reason! And he has a van!
-And now it's the Battle Pyramid! For no reason!
-And Brandon is at the...ship wheel? Although he's not doing anything...except for looking cool, which is all his job description involves anyway.
-Brandon still calls Ash "boy." Like any of us expected anything else.
-I'm digging the completely out of place CGI monster that is the pyramid. It really clashes with all the non-CGI things around it.
-Quick overview of the Kanto BF for those kids who didn't start buying Pokemon products until DP.
-Candice has a Dodrio! For no reason!
-And there's a shrine maiden, driving up in a jeep. Maybe they'll finally explain why Brandon is in Snowpoint for no reason?
-Yep, he's totally there for the RE.GI.GIG.A.SU. temple.
-Paul asks for some rule involving something that happens when a Pokemon faints. Maybe he actually asked Brandon to feel free to swtich Pokemon whenever one of Paul's fainted?
-Magmar vs Regirock. This'll go real well.
-Reiji sees himself in Paul's battle stance. And...wait! It's a flashback! Reiji's Drapion falls to Regirock, and Paul(who's in the stands alongside (presumably his) Turtwig!) gets to see it! And it seems that Brandon chews Reiji out for something, and...I think that Paul gets the wrong message about "strength" from it. Oh my!
-Paul starts the match by...switching out Magmar for Hariyama! Boy's got a brain, if nothing else.
-And Hariyama's done.
-Team Rocket. Ignore-the-ep time.
-Electabuzz is next. And Ash...predicts Paul's strategy! Woah, woah, WOAH, that's Brock's job!
-Brandon excels at using the exact same move over...and over...and over...to KEEP WINNING. He did it with Lock-On against Ash, and now he's doing it with Stone Edge against Paul. Amazing how that doesn't work for anyone else.
-And Hyper Beam finishes Electabuzz off.
-Registeel gets sent out in place of Regirock. Brock mentions something about Hyper Beam; I'm guessing Brandon's switching out to avoid the recharge time.
-And now Magmar gets sent back out. But Flamethrower ain't no thang to Registeel!
-Registeel breaks out the Iron Head; Magmar tries to block but somehow fails to stop a giant steel golem rushing at it.
-Some version of one of the champion themes starts playing, I believe. Or maybe it's been playing all along and I'm just deaf.
-Magmar goes back(although it didn't faint just yet), Nidoking comes out and is promptly attacked with Luster Cannon.
-Nidoking uses...Superpower, I think. Man, what's with all these attacks that are used so rarely that I never picked up the JP names for them?
-Double Kick comes up next, and Registeel seems to start toppling...but it gets right back in the game. It's one hardcore metalf(rest of this word left black to protect the innocent)
-Registeel uses Iron Head to go right through a Thunderbolt. Silly Nidoking, electric attacks are for Pikachu!
-And the (nido)King is down!
-Brandon calls Paul "boy" too. I bet he calls everyone below age 30 "boy."
-Paul goes on a rant about his brother and strength and la la la I don't really understand Japanese beyond a few random words la la la.
-Lairon comes out. Paul's getting visibly pissed. Sentences are short.
-Registeel goes back, Regice goes into play. Yawn.
-Lairon does something, Regice uses Ice Beam(now THERE'S an attack I understand!), Lairon is frozen solid. Regice then fires off Generic Dark Energy Blob at Lairon, which faints. I'd be a rather successful battle commentator at the League, don't you think? I make battles sound so exciting.
-Ursasing time! Arm Hammer versus Focus Punch, then Generic Dark Energy Blob versus...Focus Blast? Ursaring's not doing so hot.
-Brandon switches Regice out to bring the Rock back in.
-And Ursaring is down. But Paul still has Magmar!
-The Rock does a thing, Magmar faints, Paul is STUNNED.
-And the ep ends with BAD THINGS HAPPENING. Oh boy oh boy oh boy, it's J time!