Language Arts (Learning League): Difference between revisions

Brock was checking his email and finds that his brother, [[Forrest]], has sent him one. Along with how much [[Brock's siblings]] miss him, the email also states that he has started an {{p|Onix}} fanclub, because he thinks {{TP|Brock|Onix}} is a great Pokémon and wants to link other Onix trainers together. Forrest has sent a rough draft of the letter he plans on sending to every trainer he could think of has trained an Onix, which includes Brock, Forrest's friends and even [[Bruno]] of the Elite Four. However, the letter Forest sent seems rather informal, which is an issue since this letter is being sent to Bruno. Brock decides to contact Lex to see how he can improve Forrest's letter. Lex teaches Brock that it isn't just the content of what you are writing, but who it is for that matters.

Ash, Pikachu and Max were walking towards each other, not paying attention to where they were going. They bumped into each other, causing both their papers to fly in all directions. Ash decides to help Max pick up all the papers. He asks him what they are for. Max replies that he's helping [[Roxanne]] write descriptions of Pokémon for her guide for new trainers at the trainer's school. The only problem is that his descriptions are too long and must be shortened. Ash decides to contact Lex to help out Max. Lex introduces the concept of contractions.

Max is very bored. It's been raining for a few days and he's read every book in his backpack. He asks May if she has any books for him to read, but she has none. Ash however, mentions that he's read a book about different trainer's experiences, and that [[Nurse Joy]] might have that book. Max asks for the book at the front, and Nurse Joy gets it, but he's too eager to wait so he asks Ash about it. Ash couldn't really say much about it aside from it being good. They decide to call Lex, since he's an expert at this sort of thing. They call him up and he teaches them about how to share and reflect on what they have read.

While the episode uses Professor Birch, it would be [[Professor Oak]] who would be more likely write a book about trainers and Pokémon. Professor Birch's area of expertise is Pokémon's interaction with the environment.

May and Brock are watching Skitty and Squirtle in the park. The park is full of people with their Pokémon. Brock decides that it's the perfect time and place to test out new recipes of [[Pokémon food]], and he asks May if she could get people to get their Pokémon to sample some. First though, they have to give some to Skitty and Squirtle; They love it. May is convinced that trainers will line up for food that good, so Brock and May decide to set up a food stall with free samples for the trainers in the park. Once they set up, they discover that nobody is coming for the food, even though Skitty and Squirtle enjoy it. They call up Lex to see if he has any ideas on how to attract people. He suggests to use persuasive writing to get people interested.

Max is excited as he is going to one of [[Roxanne]]'s beginning trainer weekend events, which is being held at her Gym. Max has a manual which has details of the events, and he is very eager to read it. However, as he reads, he's having trouble with some of the words, like "insure", "irresponsible" and "misuse". So he calls Lex and learns about Prefixes.

The episode starts off with the Poképilot open but lying on a desk in a library with no one around. Lex wonders who's calling and Max answers, but he's nowhere to be seen. He then appears out from behind a pile of books. Max says that he checked out all the books in the library on trainers since he wants to know what makes a great trainer great. He read many of the books, but isn't quite sure on some of the causes an their effects. Lex explains it to him.

Ash and his friends made it to a festival, and there are plenty of people and their Pokémon out. Including a lot of girls for Brock. However, they only have tickets for the first day. Max notices all the workshops where he could learn things and plenty of games as well. So they all decide to make the most of this one day by see everything they can and meeting up just before the festival closes. Three hours pass and they meet up at the same spot. May won a kite and Max tries to tell a story about a {{P|Lickitung}} and its trainer, but didn't use any possessive pronouns, making the story somewhat confusing to follow. Brock mentions that you can use "him" and "her" in a sentence and the story will make sense. However, Max isn't sure what pronoun to use to refer to the Lickitung. So they call Lex and learn about possessive pronouns.

Dawn and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} are sitting on a bench. She shows Piplup information on a local newspaper's writing challenge for upcoming [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s. The topic is the friendship between the coordinator and Pokémon, and the winner gets tickets to a special contest workshop. She decides to enter. There is an example in the material for what the writing challenge should be like. It details the relationship between a trainer and his {{P|Chimchar}}, but Dawn isn't too sure what the article is getting at. She calls Lex and learns about the main idea.

Ash is reading a magazine article at the Pokémon center. [[Nurse Joy]] shows up and asks Ash what he is reading about. Ash explains that it's about a boy (Amir) who wants to become a [[Pokémon Champion|Pokémon League Champion]] so his siblings can look up to him, but he hasn't won a single badge so far. Ash wants to know what happens next, but as he keeps reading, he finds that the next few pages are torn from the magazine. Nurse Joy explains that she has to head back to tend to the Pokémon in her care, and that Pikachu is having a nap, so Ash has some time on his hands. Ash really wants to know what happened to the trainer in the article. He calls Lex up and explains his situation. Lex explains about inferencing.