Pokemon Learning League I Messages

7/27/2019 Pokemon Learning League I Messages

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Pokemon Learning League

I Messages

Written By

Timothy Whitfeld


2/16

(Episode opens with Cilan, Ash, Pikachu, Iris and

Axew walking around in the National Park in Johto

on a clear, blue afternoon. here are no clouds in

the sk!, a s"all bree#e is blowing and there are"an! people $ Poke"on going about. Ash looks

o%er to the audience and casuall! speaks to the".&

Ash (casually): Hey there!

Pikachu (casually): Pika!

"ilan (casually): Hello!

Iris (casually): Hi!

A#e$ (casually): A#e$!

"ilan: This Park sure is %eauti&ul isn't it

Iris: It sure is! The o$ers are *retty and it's nice

and calm!

(he! continue onwards. 'inutes later, the! arri%e

in a clearing, where theres a white bench perched

under a tree, a trash cans right next to it, )owers

$ grass are growing on the side and a patch of

the".&

Ash: Hey guys $hat do you say $e do some

training here

"ilan: +ure Ash!


3/16

Iris: ,eah! I don't see $hy not!

A#e$: A#e$!

Ash: All right let's get started! +ni-y I choose you!

+ni-y: +ni-y!

Iris: "ome on out .molga!

.molga: .molga!

"ilan: It's time Pansage and +tunfsk!

Pansage: Pansage!

+tunfsk: +tunfsk!

"ilan: All right! I $ant you t$o to try and e-ade as

many o& each other's attacks as you can!

(*tun+sk +res a ball of brown sludge fro" its

"outh at Pansage, who u"ps up and e%ades the

attack, which explodes after hitting the ground.

hen, he releases "ultiple gold seeds surrounded

in a light green aura fro" its "outh at *tun+sk,

but it bounces out of the wa!.&

"ilan: All right -ery good!(Pan o%er to Iris.&

Iris: .molga I $ant you and A#e$ to gi-e each

other your %est shots!


4/16

(E"olgas bod! beco"es outlined in light green

and she puts her hands together in front of her.

hree green-!ellow orbs of energ! appear in

between her hands and separates the", +ring theorbs at Axew, who dodges the". hen, he raises

his claws in the air and one )ashes white. hen,

he tries to scratch at E"olga, who dodges his

claws while lea%ing behind a white trail of energ!.&

Iris: Way to go you t$o!

(Pan o%er to Ash.&

Ash: All right guys! /on't hold %ack and let it out!

(he! both nod in agree"ent. he leaf at the end

of *ni%!s tail gets surrounded b! a wa%! light

green aura. *he then slashes her tail at Pikachu,

while lea%ing a green trail of energ! behind, but heleaps out of the wa! and her tail sla"s into the

ground. hen, he releases a powerful bolt of

!ellow electricit! at *ni%!, but she leaps up o%er

the bolt and lands back on her feet.&

Ash: ,eah! That's the $ay to do it!

(he! continue to spar o. /ater on, the! spar o

against dierent opponents.&

"ilan: 0ur Pokemon are really en1oying themsel-es

right no$!


5/16

Ash: ,ou said it "ilan!

(E"olgas bod! beco"es surrounded in !ellow

sparks of electricit! and then she +res "ultiple

bolts of !ellow electricit! at Pansage. 0e leaps out

of the wa!, but the attack accidentall! hits *ni%!.

*he turns and glares at E"olga.&

+ni-y: +ni-y2

(*he lashes out a 1ine whip at E"olga. *he gets

hit and then start +ring bolts of electricit! back at*ni%!. he! then both start to lash out at each

other. *ni%! +res ra#or-sharp lea%es at E"olga,

but she 2uickl! ho%ers the", accidentall! cutting

up parts of the patch grass $ )owers. All the

while, the trio looks on.&

Iris: Ash get +ni-y to cut that out2

Ash: I $ill $hen you tell .molga to sto*2

(*ni%! and E"olga continue +ghting on while the

others tr! to cal" the" down, but the! all either

accidentall! get hit or pushed aside, while doing

so"e da"age to the section of the park the!re in.

E%entuall!, the! both fall to the ground, co"pletel!

exhausted. Ash and Iris run o%er to the".&

Iris (worried&: .molga are you okay


6/16

.molga (exhausted&: .molga!

Ash (concerned&: ,ou doing okay +ni-y

+ni-y (tired&: +ni-y!

(he! look at the da"age left b! the +ght. Patches

of grass $ )owers are cut to pieces, the park

bench is dented $ broken in so"e spots, the trash

cans been crushed $ knocked o%er with so"e

trash spilled out and a broken tree branch hangs

o%er the bench. Iris turns o%er to Ash in frustration$ agitation.&

Iris ()ustered&: 0h no$ look at $hat ha**ened2

This is all your &ault Ash2

Ash: My &ault2

Iris: I& you had told +ni-y to sto* this $ouldn'tha-e ha**ened2

Ash: 0h no2 ,ou should'-e told .molga to sto*2

Iris: ,ou kno$ you really need to sto* %eing such a

kid2

Ash (retaliating&: 3o ,04 need to sto* %eing a kid2Iris: (gasps in shock.& What did you call me2

Ash: ,ou heard me2 ,ou're a kid2

Iris: ,ou are so immature2


7/16

Ash (counters&: Well you're more immature than

me2

Iris: 0h yeah2

Ash: ,eah2

(he! both argue back and forth. 3ifteen "inutes

later, the!re still arguing. 4e pan o%er to see

Cilan, Pikachu and Axew looking on with

distraught.&

"ilan (worried&: 0oh this is not looking $ell!

Pikachu (agreeing&: Pika!

A#e$ (agreeing&: A#e$!

Iris: ,ou $ant to kno$ $hat your *ro%lem is2 ,ou

al$ays 1um* into action %e&ore you think things

through2

Ash: .#cuse me2 Well you can't stand to %e

around ice5ty*es %ecause o& $hat they do to

dragon ty*es2

Iris: Well you'-e got some ner-e telling me that2

Ash: ,eah and you can %e -ery im*ulsi-e andstu*id sometimes2

Iris: 4gh2 I can't stand you Ash2

Ash: Well I don't care a%out $hat you think2


8/16

Iris: All right that's it2 I don't $ant to see or s*eak

to you anymore right no$2

Ash: 0kay fne2

(he! both turn their backs to each other and

stand back to back in co"plete silence.&

"ilan: 0h %oy!

A#e$: A#e$!

Pikachu: Pika!"ilan: I think I %etter call 6uinn to see i& he can

hel* out $ith this!

(0e pulls out the PokePilot fro" his pocket, turns it

on and calls 5uinn, but 6iana appears on screen

instead.&

/iana: Hey "ilan! What's u*

"ilan: 4h hey /iana! Where's 6uinn

/iana: 0h he had a &e$ things to do so he asked

me to fll in &or him!

"ilan: 0h all right then!(*he looks around the da"aged area and notices

Ash $ Iris still standing in place.&

/iana: My goodness $hat ha**ened o-er there


9/16

"ilan: Well $e $ere training our Pokemon %y

letting them s*ar o7 against each other!

/iana: ,eah!

"ilan: Then .molga and +ni-y started fghting

each other and did a lot o& damage to this *art o&

the *ark!

/iana: I see! Well are they all right

"ilan: 0h they're okay! But then Ash and Iris

really got hostile o-er the damage then $ent on a

tangent a%out each other's &aults and no$ aren't

s*eaking to each other!

/iana: 0h dear!

"ilan: +o I need to kno$: do you ha-e any ideas

on ho$ to settle this

/iana: ,es I do! To hel* them settle the argument

you need to tell them to use I messages!

"ilan: Huh Ho$ are I messages going to $ork

here

/iana: Let me e#*lain! Basically it's a statementthat &ocuses on $hat you &eel a%out someone's

%eha-ior and it states a *ro%lem $ithout %laming

that *erson &or it!


10/16

"ilan: 0kay $hat's the frst thing to %e done

/iana: The frst thing to do is to identi&y the

*ro%lem at hand so you can try and $ork out ho$

to f# it!

"ilan: 0kay $hat else

/iana: The ne#t thing is you need to kno$ ho$ to

&eel a%out the situation!

"ilan: What

/iana: ,eah! I kno$ it sounds ridiculous %ut $hat

it means is you need to recogni8e $hat you &eel

$hen the *ro%lem occurs!

"ilan: All right anything else

/iana: The last thing is to ask o& a solution! Telling

someone $hat your solution is $ill let them kno$

not to do a certain thing again!

"ilan: Well it seems an I message can $ork $ell!

/iana: It can %e e7ecti-e i& it's done right so I'll

sho$ you an e#am*le o& one!

"ilan: All right /iana!

(Pan up to an upper panel, showing two people in a

heated argu"ent.&


11/16

/iana: 0kay here's an e#am*le o& t$o *eo*le in an

argument and you're going to tell me $hat you

think that *erson is going to say in her I message!

Are you ready "ilan

"ilan: ,es I am!

/iana: 9ood! Here $e ha-e a girl $ho is arguing

$ith her &riend! +he has %een told that $hat she

did $as $rong and she didn't kno$ it $as! Ho$ do

you think she should start her I message

"ilan: I think she should start $ith I don't like it

$hen I'm not told certain things!;

/iana: 0kay! 3o$ she's &eeling u*set a%out it!

What do you think she should say here

"ilan: +he'll *ro%a%ly say 3ot kno$ing a%out

certain things $ill get me in a lot o& trou%le and it

annoys me!;

/iana: 9ood! Lastly she thinks o& a solution! What

do you think she's going to say

"ilan: +he might say I $ould *re&er it i& you $ould

let me kno$ a%out these things ahead o& time!;

/iana: All right! That $as really good "ilan!

"ilan: Thanks /iana!


12/16

/iana: 3o *ro%lem! Well I %etter %e going! 9ood

luck $ith settling the argument!

"ilan: 0kay see you!

(0e turns the PokePilot o, puts it back in his

pocket and goes o%er to Ash and Iris, who are still

standing silentl! $ are seething with anger $

frustration.&

"ilan: Hey guys

Both: (!elling&WHAT2

"ilan: Whoa calm do$n! I ha-e something to tell

you!

(Cross fade to six "inutes later, where hes

+nished explaining.&

"ilan:


13/16

(Cut to a split screen, showing Ash and Iris in a

listening position, read! to hear each other out.&

"ilan (1.7.&: 0kay Iris and Ash are going to say

$hat their *ro%lem is and you're going to say $hat

you think each o& them should say in their I

messages! All right! Let's get started!

Iris: Ash told me that I can't stand ice ty*es

%ecause o& $hat they do to dragon ty*es! What do

you think I should say a%out it (*he casuall!

waits for an answer fro" the %iewers for one and a

half seconds.& I hate it $hen *eo*le %ring it u*!;

All right!

Ash: Iris had called me a kid! What do you think I

should say a%out that (0e casuall! waits for an

answer fro" the %iewers for one and a halfsecond.& I really don't like it $hen she calls me

that!; All right!

Iris: All right I $as -ery insulted %y $hat he said!

What do you think I should say here (*he casuall!

waits for an answer fro" the %iewers for one and a

half seconds.& .-ery time someone %rings it u* Ifnd it -ery annoying = insulting and it gets me

ustered!; 0kay then!


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Ash: 0kayI got -ery annoyed %y it! What do you

think I should say here (0e casuall! waits for an

answer fro" the %iewers for one and a half

seconds.& Whene-er she calls me that I get -eryannoyed %y it and I &eel like she doesn't res*ect me

as a trainer!; 0kay!

Iris: 3o$ I $ant to say $hat my solution is! What

do you think it should %e (*he casuall! waits for

an answer fro" the %iewers for one and a half

seconds.& I'd really a**reciate it i& it $ould sto*getting %rought u* = used to get me agitated!;

>ery $ell!

Ash: 0kay $hat do you think my solution should

%e (0e casuall! waits for an answer fro" the

%iewers for one and a half seconds.& I $ould like

her to sto* calling me a kid and start res*ectingme more as %oth a trainer = &riend!; All right!

(6issol%e back to the trio and Ash casuall! speaks

to the audience.&

Ash (casuall!&: Thanks a lot guys!

Pikachu: Pika!

(Ash and Iris turn around and face each other.

he! now each take a deep breath in.&


15/16

Iris (e"barrassingl!&: Ash a%out $hat I said to you

earlier! I really didn't mean any o& that stu7!

Ash: It's all right Iris! I didn't mean $hat I said

either!

Iris (heartfelt $ truthfull!&: And I'm sorry &or all

those times I called you a kid! ,ou may act silly

%ut you'-e got a good heart and you're a really

skilled trainer!

Ash (honestl! $ "eaningfull!&: Thanks Iris and I'msorry a%out $hat I said a%out your &ear $ith ice

ty*es! I kno$ that you'll get o-er that someday

and %ecome a great dragon master!

Iris (touched&: Wo$ Ash! That's really means a lot!

(he! both reach their ar"s out $ gi%e each other

a handshake, and then a friendl! hug. Cilan,

Pikachu and Axew co"e o%er to the".&

"ilan: Well it's nice to see you t$o fnally got

e-erything settled do$n!

Pikachu (agreeing&: Pikachu!

A#e$ (agreeing&: A#e$!

Iris: "ilan thanks &or recommending that to us!

Ash (concurring&: ,eah!


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"ilan: 3o *ro%lem you t$o!

(he! turn o%er to the audience.&

All (casuall!&: Thank you guys!

Pikachu: Pika!

A#e$: A#e$!

(6issol%e to "o"ents later, where we see the

three tr!ing to +x up the section. Cilan cleans up

the spilt trash $ +xes up the can, while Ash $ Irisare +xing up the park bench.&

"ilan: Well that $as certainly an interesting

e*isode! /id you en1oy it (0e casuall! waits for

an answer fro" the %iewers for one second.& 0h

all right then! We'll see you ne#t time!

(he! casuall! wa%e goodb!e to the %iewers and

the! resu"e on working. he scener! fades to

black ending the episode.&

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