Overjoyed!

AG186   EP460 バトルピラミッド再び！VSレジスチル！！ Battle Pyramid Again! VS Registeel!!

First broadcast Japan August 3, 2006 United States January 20, 2007

English themes Opening Battle Frontier Ending Pokémon Go!

Japanese themes Opening スパート！ Ending 私、負けない！ ～ハルカのテーマ～

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 米村正二Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 山田浩之Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 山田浩之Hiroyuki Yamada Animation director 新城真Makoto Shinjō Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

Overjoyed! (Japanese:バトルピラミッド再び！VSレジスチル！！Battle Pyramid Again! VS Registeel!!) is the 186th episode ofPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 460th episode of thePokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 3, 2006, and in the United States on January 20, 2007.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Blurb

Ash has reached Fennel Valley at last, where he plans to challenge Brandon to an official battle—but Brandon won't be back until tomorrow! Instead, our hero is welcomed by an enthusiastic Nurse Joy. This Nurse Joy loves Pokémon battles and Contests, and she even offers to help Ash train. Her Chansey may look sweet, but once its nurse's hat comes off, so do the gloves! Chansey quickly outpowers Ash's Corphish, teaching Ash a lesson about battle strategy that doesn't make him too happy.

Later, Ash goes out to visit Brandon, who is still busy searching for a very rare Pokémon. Brandon tells Ash that he intends to use Registeel in their official battle, so Ash decides to call in some help from back home. When the battle starts the next day, Ash unveils his secret weapon: his old friend Torkoal!

Ash intends to counter Brandon's Registeel with Torkoal's Fire-type advantage and its latest move, Heat Wave! However, it takes more than just a new move to stop Brandon's Registeel. Even though Ash uses his usual creative strategies, Brandon's Registeel wins the day with its devastating Zap Cannon attacks and the Lock-On move that makes sure it doesn't miss! Refusing to give up, Ash promises to battle Brandon again. But after two losses to the Pyramid King, can he figure out a winning strategy and complete this final Battle Frontier challenge?

Plot

Ash andhis friends have finally arrived atFennel Valley, the new location of theBattle Pyramid. Ash is psyched up for his battle againstBrandon and determined to be crowned theChampion of theBattle Frontier.

As they approach the Battle Pyramid, they findScott waiting for them withNurse Joy. Joy is excited to see Ash and runs up to him like a crazed fan, asking him to sign the photo album she has containing pictures from all his major battles. Scott explains that Nurse Joy is a huge fan ofPokémon battles andPokémon Contests, as she gets out another album dedicated toMay which she asks her to sign.Brock is slightly annoyed at this and tries to get Nurse Joy's attention but is pulled away byMax.

Scott explains to Ash that Brandon is currently busy at the ruins and can't battle yet, leaving Ash disappointed. Nurse Joy says that herPokémon Center is nearby and they can all go there to rest before Brandon gets back. When they get there, Nurse Joy shows the gang around all the facilities that the Pokémon Center has, including an exercise room, a Contest Hall, hot springs, as well as a battlefield.

In preparation for his official battle with Brandon, Ash asks May to battle him as a warm-up. However, May is desperate to try out the hot springs so Nurse Joy offers to battle him instead. Nurse Joy removes her Nurse's hat which causes her to have a change in persona. Meanwhile,Team Rocket, who are exhausted from following Ash and his friends, are now arguing about which way they should have gone.Meowth hears something and they crouch behind a bush to see Ash and Joy squaring off for their battle. As Brock says that he'll act as the referee,Chansey removes her nurse's hat, causing her to have a similar change in persona to Joy.

May comments on how differently the two of them are acting as Ash sends outCorphish. Ash tells Corphish to useCrabhammer and the attack hits Chansey on the head, but Max notices that it doesn't seem to have had much effect. Joy has Chansey useDouble Slap, and the attack hits and causes much more damage than Corphish's attack did. As Joy is enjoying the thrill of battle, Ash tells Corphish to useVise Grip, but Joy counters by having Chansey useDynamic Punch. The attack knocks Corphish back and Ash tells him to useBubble Beam, but Chansey stands her ground. Joy has Chansey useDouble-Edge and she slams into Corphish, knocking him to the ground. Corphish hangs in there and Ash has him use Crabhammer again, and Joy has Chansey charge up aSolar Beam. Corphish manages to land multiple Crabhammers but Chansey fires the attack, which sends Corphish flying andknocks him out.

Joy makes a sort of victory speech before she and Chansey return each other's Nurse hats, removing their battle personas, and rushing off with Corphish on a stretcher. As the gang comment on how different this Nurse Joy is from all the others,Team Rocket decide to steal Chansey with Meowth having another one of hiswild fantasies of how they will impressGiovanni.

Back at the Pokémon Center, May and Max are wondering what Ash will do in his battle with Brandon after mentioning how he lost to him last time. May says that his battle with Chansey proves that you can't match power with power. As Brock says he needs to try to turn this defeat into something positive, Nurse Joy comes out and says Corphish will be fine by tomorrow.

Just then, Chansey spots what looks like aBlissey, but is actuallyWobbuffet indisguise. Chansey goes to investigate and is attacked by Team Rocket who tie her up and run off. As they make their getaway, they wonder why Chansey doesn't fight back. As they continue to run, the wind knocks her Nurse's hat off which lands on Jessie's head, reviving Chansey's battle persona and she breaks free. Nurse Joy and the gang arrive and Joy tells Chansey to use Solar Beam, and the attack sends Team Rocket blasting off. The Nurse's hat falls off Jessie's head, and it lands on Chansey's head, calming her.

Back at the Pokémon Center, Brock is grooming Chansey whilst Nurse Joy watches. In the background, May comments that Ash and Brock are working really hard to achieve their dreams but she doesn't know what to do next. Inside the Fennel Valley ruins, Brandon is staring at an ancient tablet and is trying to figure out how to unlock its secret. Just as he realizes what to do Ash runs up to him. Ash is curious as to how his search is going and Brandon shows him by rearranging the symbols on the tablet to unlock a riddle that will guide him to the sealed chamber, and the location of a specialPokémon. Brandon says he will leave after he and Ash have had their battle, but reminds him not to get carried away as this is what allowed theKing of Pokélantis to possess him in theirlast battle. Brandon asks Ash if he wants to know what Pokémon he will be using in their battle, and Ash says he does want to know. Brandon says he will be using hisRegisteel.

At the video phone in the Pokémon Center, Ash is talking toProfessor Oak about his upcoming battle and what Pokémon he should use. As Registeel is aSteel-type Brock says that anyFire,Ground, orFighting-type Pokémon would be a good choice. Ash makes his choice and he transfersAipom toProfessor Oak's Laboratory. Professor Oak tells him that the Pokémon he has chosen has learned a newmove recently so it will be good to try out that move in battle. As Ash prepares for his battle, Aipom is confused when she is released from herPoké Ball and promptly attacks the Professor.

Just before the battle, Ash is revealed to have been doing some last-minute training with his chosen Pokémon in order to try out its new move. Now inside the Battle Pyramid, the two Trainers face off. The referee says that it will be a one-on-one battle. Brandon sends out his Registeel and Ash sends out hisTorkoal. Max remarks how Ash has the type advantage and Scott says how Ash is playing it by the book.

The referee starts the match with Ash telling Torkoal to start withFlamethrower. The attack hits its mark and Brandon has his Registeel counter withMetal Claw. Ash tells Torkoal to dodge and useBody Slam which it does, knocking Registeel over. Ash compliments Torkoal and Scott remarks how well Ash is doing. Brandon tells Registeel to useZap Cannon and Ash counters with Flamethrower. The two attacks collide creating an explosion. Brandon has Registeel useLock-On and then Zap Cannon as Ash tells Torkoal to useIron Defense. The attack hits and manages toparalyze Torkoal but the damage is reduced due to Iron Defense. Ash has Torkoal use Body Slam and Registeel tries to counter with Metal Claw. However, before it can attack the paralyzing sparks on Torkoal spread to Registeel and immobilize Registeel and the attack fails. Brandon compliments Ash on his strategy but says he is overconfident and then orders Registeel to throw Torkoal. It does so, but Ash counters by having Torkoal use the wall to redirect another Body Slam.

Brandon says he is impressed but now wants Ash to throw everything at him. Ash tells Torkoal to useHeat Wave, the new attack that it learned at Professor Oak's Lab. Brandon has Registeel break free from the attack and Ash has Torkoal send another Flamethrower at it. Brandon tells Registeel to useSandstorm which blocks the attack and traps Torkoal in the vortex. Brandon has Registeel use another Sandstorm but Ash orders Torkoal to counter with Heat Wave. Pushing the Sandstorm back, Torkoal manages to trap Registeel. Registeel uses another Zap Cannon but Torkoal dodges it and, under Ash's command, uses the power of the Sandstorm to strengthen its Body Slam. The attack hits but Registeel holds on and uses Lock-On followed by another Zap Cannon. The vortex charges up the attack and the resulting explosion destroys the blazing Sandstorm. The smoke clears and both Torkoal and Registeel are still standing. But Torkoal falls down and Ash loses again.

Brandon says that he fought well and he will be ready once Ash and his Pokémon learn to fight as one. Outside, Brandon is about to set off to find the sealed chamber and the special Pokémon that he has been searching for. He says Ash can challenge him again when he returns. With that, Brandon leaves as Ash prepares to train forhis rematch with him.

Major events

• Ash andhis friends arrive inFennel Valley and meetBrandon again.
• Brandon is revealed to own aRegisteel.
• Ash sends hisAipom toProfessor Oak'sLaboratory in exchange for hisTorkoal, which is revealed to have learnedHeat Wave.
• Ash's Torkoal faces Brandon's Registeel in an officialbattle, but is defeated.
• Brandon leaves theBattle Pyramid tocatch aPokémon on his own.

For a list of all major events inPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, please see thetimeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Registeel (Brandon's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Giovanni (fantasy)
• Brandon
• Nurse Joy
• Scott
• Samuel
• Contesta (photo)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Glalie (Ash's; photo)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Combusken (May's; photo)
• Munchlax (May's; photo)
• Registeel (Brandon's)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)

Trivia

• Battle Frontier is used as background music.
• Team Rocket's fantasy ofChansey sparring withGiovanni in boxing may be a reference to theLucky Punch, an item that resembles a boxing glove and only works with Chansey.
• The puzzleBrandon solves in the ruins resembles those found in theRuins of Alph.
• This episode'sNurse Joy is one of the few to appear in consecutive episodes, being in the next four.
• This is the first episode in whichProfessor Oak is voiced byBilly Beach.
• When Nurse Joy bringsCorphish out on a stretcher, the pictures on a poster behind her (which are almost incomprehensible) seem to look like aGlaceon (which was not revealed untilGeneration IV) at the top and aVaporeon at the bottom. The bottom left picture cannot be entirely made out.
• Team Rocket doesn't recite theirmotto in this episode.

Errors

• When Corphish hits Chansey withCrabhammer, Chansey's tail is a darker pink than normal.
• Chansey's egg pouch appears to be barely attached to her body while Team Rocket carries her. Normally, the egg pouch looks like a pocket.
• BeforeAsh sends her toProfessor Oak,Aipom's head is larger than normal.
• AlthoughProfessor Oak already knew that Ash had six Pokémon on his team at the time, he is still surprised to see Aipom for the first time.

• 
  Chansey's miscolored tail
• 
  Chansey's pouch error

Dub edits

• In the original Japanese version, Scott asks Brandon if he is leaving to go after theIce-type Pokémon, and Brandon responds that he will definitely catch it. Upon hearing this, Max wonders what Ice-type Pokémon he's going after. In the English dub, there is no clear foreshadowing of hisRegice, as Scott says he hopes Brandon finds the Pokémon he has been looking for, and Max wonders what Pokémon he is going after.

In other languages

This episode article is part ofProject Anime, aBulbapedia project that covers all aspects ofPokémon animation.

• Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire episodes
• Episodes written by Shōji Yonemura
• Episodes storyboarded and directed by Hiroyuki Yamada
• Episodes storyboarded by Hiroyuki Yamada
• Episodes directed by Hiroyuki Yamada
• Episodes animated by Makoto Shinjō
• Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
• Episodes focusing on Ash
• Episodes focusing on Nurse Joy
• Episodes with Frontier Brain challenges
• Episodes in which Ash loses a Frontier Brain challenge