From Brags to Riches

AG127

開幕！サイユウ大会!!
Opening! Saiyū Tournement!

First broadcast

Japan	May 5, 2005
United States	March 11, 2006

English themes

Opening	Unbeatable
Ending

Japanese themes

Opening	ポケモンシンフォニックメドレー
Ending	GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜 ②

Credits

No additional credits are available at this time.
Animation	Team Ota
Screenplay	大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
Storyboard	誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura
Assistant director	大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi
Animation director	たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda

From Brags to Riches (Japanese: 開幕！サイユウ大会!! Opening! Saiyü Tournament!) is episode 127 of Advanced Generation. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 5, 2005 and in the United States on March 11, 2006.

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

Synopsis

Ash, Morrison and a lot of other trainers are waiting to hear the matchups for the second round of the Hoenn League. Nurse Joy explains that this round will have opponents face off in one-round double battles in order to advance.

The schedule is finally posted and Morrison will be in the day's first battle. He immediately proceeds to the stadium and faces off against a Muscle Man. Morrison sends out Growlithe and Gligar to face his opponent's Marowak and Machamp.

The match begins!

Morrison orders a Flamethrower and a Fury Cutter, but Machamp blocks his attacks with Protect. Growlithe desperately tries to evade Marowak's bone attacks, but suffers a lot of damage. Gligar suffers from a DynamicPunch, but quickly counters with a Metal Claw and Machamp is knocked out!

Now it's a 2-on-1 in Morrison's favor. Growlithe tries to use Flamethrower again, but Marowak jumps up and uses Bone Club. Growlithe is out and the match is down to one-on-one.

Marowak uses an Ice Beam to try and freeze Gligar while launching a Bonemerang. But Gligar counters the Bonemerang with Iron Tail, sending the bone flying back at Marowak and knocking it out.

Morrison wins!

Later that day, Ash stands at the same battlefield ready for his first match. He sends out Corphish and Torkoal to do battle with a Swalot and Tropius. Swalot quickly proves to be the more difficult opponent, with most attacks simply bouncing off (much like Ash's Muk in its first Indigo League battle).

Tropius begins to charge up a SolarBeam while Torkoal uses Flamethrower followed by Overheat. The combination of force from both attacks results in a double-knockout!

Now Corphish has to face Swalot alone. Things look bad for Ash when Swalot launches a Shock Wave attack. But Ash gets the idea to have Corphish use BubbleBeam at point-blank range, with no chance for Swalot to avoid.

Corphish proves victorious! Ash has won!