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Ursaring Major/One Angry Ursaring

VS リングマ

VS. Ringuma

Info

Series

Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Azalea Town

Ursaring Major or One Angry Ursaring (Japanese: VS リングマ VS. Ringuma ) is the 102nd round of the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Synopsis

The round starts off with Gold clutching his leg in pain, as the Ursaring and Teddiursa loom over him. Maisy tries to catch his attention, as the Ursaring lunges at them, claws bared. Gold tells the girl to run, as a Sneasel intercepts the attack. From the attack, Ursaring's paws are frozen solid, as Silver informs Gold that the Ursaring came back for a trophy, much to Gold's contempt. Suddenly, the ice surrounding Ursaring's arm begins to thaw out, as Silver realises that it is using Fire Punch to thaw the ice. As this happens, Gold questions Silver's motives, wondering whether he is truly protecting Maisy out of the goodness in him. Teddiursa then lunges at Abo, as Gold warns his Pokémon not to get distracted by its cute looks. Whilst Teddiursa and Aibo flail in mid-air, Gold attempts to capture the wild Pokémon. However, the Poké Ball merely bounces atop Teddiursa's head, much to Gold's surprise. He wonders why the capture was unsuccessful, proceeding to try again with the same outcome. Gold curses at the old couple who gave him battling strategies, stating that they did not tell him everything.

However, Silver corrects him, stating that it was his fault. Gold tells him to be quiet, as Silver explains that this is more proof of his inexperience. Silver then states that this is the perfect opportunity to use the special Poké Ball Kurt made for him. He apologizes to Gold, explaining that the Ursaring is his. However, Silver is knocked off balance by Aibo, who was thrown by Ursaring. As a result, Silver loses his grip on the Poké Ball, which clatters to the ground. Silver glares at Gold, who states that Aibo's actions were not his fault. The three of them are forced to run away from the advancing Ursaring and Teddiursa, but find themselves trapped on the edge of a cliff. Tears begin to well in Maisy's eyes, and she reveals that she disobeyed her grandfather's instructions by venturing up to the mountains. However, Gold consoles her, and asks that she trust his judgment. Gold asks Silver to teach him the special technique in catching, to which Silver complies. He explains that Gold will need to rely on both speed and timing in his throw, and that he should concentrate on the centre of Ursaring's belly and the crescent on Teddiursa's forehead.

As Gold prepares to hurl his Poké Ball with his stick, Silver asks which Pokémon he will use it on. Gold does not reply, and instead hurls the Poké Ball in such a way that it rebounds off surrounding rocks. In doing so, he knocks Silver's Heavy Ball back into Silver's hands. Gold comments that they are now ready to capture both Pokémon. The two of them hurl both their Poké Balls simultaneously at their opponents, resulting in a perfect capture. Maisy is ecstatic at their accomplishment, as Gold brags about his involvement. Silver instead states that the Ursaring is the least of his problems now, before running off into the distance. Gold comments that he will never understand what is going on in Silver's head. Gold then gives the Teddiursa to Maisy, as they proceed to leave the mountaintop. At the Slowpoke Well, several Team Rocket grunts are scavenging Slowpoke Tails from the Slowpoke. However, they are interrupted by the arrival of Silver, who smirks. As Gold and Maisy arrive at her grandfather's house, they realize something is out of the ordinary as the water will not turn on. Kurt arrives at Slowpoke Well, and is surprised that all of the Team Rocket members have been bound and gagged.

Major events

• Gold catches Teddiursa and Silver catches Ursaring.
• Gold gives Teddiursa to Maisy.
• Silver attacks Team Rocket and ties them up.

Characters

Humans

• Gold
• Kurt
• Silver
• Maisy
• Team Rocket Grunts
• Bugsy

Pokémon

• Cyndaquil (Exbo/Explotaro; Gold's)
• Aipom (Aibo/Ataro; Gold's)
• Poliwag (Polibo/Poltaro; Gold's)
• Sunkern (Sunbo/Sintaro; Gold's)
• Shuckle (Kurt's)
• Sneasel (Silver's)
• Ursaring (Silver's; new)
• Teddiursa (Gold's; new; given to Maisy)
• Metapod (Bugsy's)
• Kakuna (Bugsy's)
• Slowpoke (multiple)
• Pikachu (fantasy)

Trivia

• The Viz version of the title is based on the constellation Ursa Major.

Errors

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.