AG127

From Brags to Riches (Japanese: 開幕！サイユウ大会！！ Opening! Tournament!!) is the 127th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 401st episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 5, 2005, and in the United States on March 11, 2006. 
==Blurb==
The preliminaries are over, and now the Hoenn League Championships begin in earnest! The qualifying round is all double battles, and Ash goes to watch Morrison's match against muscleman Gavin. Morrison's Growlithe and Gligar are up against Marowak and Machamp, and no punches are pulled in this all-out battle! It's not looking good for Morrison until Gligar uses Guillotine to knock Machamp out. But Marowak defeats Growlithe, and Gligar finally wins.
Ash is jogging along after the match, minding his own business, when he falls into another Team Rocket pit trap. But just as they finish their motto, their new boss catches them in the act and shouts at them to get back to work. Team Rocket runs away and Ash wonders what's going on, but not for long—he's up next in the qualifying round!
Ash sends out Torkoal and Corphish. His opponent Dominic sends out Swalot and Tropius, which may grant him an aerial advantage. But Ash's trusty Torkoal gives it all it's got, and takes down Tropius in a double KO. As for Swalot, its resilient body resists Corphish's attacks. Finally Corphish charges in, throws Swalot, and gets up close and personal to deliver a Bubble Beam that knocks its opponent out! Tyson has also won his first match, and now our Trainers move on to round 2!
==Plot==
While and are waiting for the match-ups for the second round of the Ever Grande Conference, Nurse Joy explains the next round of s are Double Battles and that three wins are required to advance. She presents the match-ups to the crowd, and Ash learns that his next battle will take place in Stadium C. However, Morrison is thrilled to see that his match will be held earlier.
The group and watch as Morrison enters Stadium E to face off against Gavin from Ganga Town. He sends out and and Gavin sends out and . Morrison orders Growlithe to use on Marowak, though it responds with a knocking Growlithe to the field. Gligar soars in for a , though Machamp counters with . Growlithe regains strength and uses , but Marowak's blocks it. Gligar is hit by a and then a . Machamp is badly struck by Gligar's and Growlithe takes damage from a attack. Marowak charges through an oncoming Flamethrower and slams a Headbutt on Growlithe. Marowak freezes Growlithe's legs with an and strikes it down with a Bone Club.
Gavin orders , but Gligar counters with Guillotine. A weak Machamp is struck several times by Gligar's Steel Wing, before being defeated by another Guillotine. Gavin soon makes some progress after Marowak slams Growlithe out of the match with a Bone Club, making the battle a one-on-one affair now. Gligar's Guillotine and Marowak's Headbutt attacks collide, sending both hurtling towards the ground. During the fall Marowak aims an Ice Beam and freezes one of Gligar's wings who slams into the ground. After struggling from a Bonemerang, Gligar charges in to take Marowak’s Bone Club attack head-on. Even more surprisingly, Gligar uses to win the match, allowing Morrison to advance to the next round.
As Ash prepares for his upcoming match, he and are caught off guard when they fall into a pitfall trap. As appear to claim their catch, their employer bursts through the wall and sends them running. Ash makes it to his Stadium C battle against Dominick from Inua Town. Ash chooses and while Dominick sends out and . Tropius starts off by flying up in the air and whips a at Ash. Torkoal and Corphish's defense block the oncoming attack. Tropius's tries a , which proves futile against Torkoal's . Swalot attacks Corphish with a as Tropius uses to send Torkoal flying. Torkoal lands a direct hit on Tropius with a Flamethrower, but its opponent dodges the follow up , much to Ash’s frustration. Corphish dodges Swalot's and replies with a , which simply slides off Swalot’s expandable body.
Ash changes up his tactics, Tropius defends against Torkoal's and Corphish's combined attacks. Tropius begins charging up for a attack, so Corphish and Torkoal lashes it with a and Flamethrower respectively. As Tropius finally launches its Solar Beam, Torkoal counters with another Overheat. The two attacks collide, resulting in a large explosion that knocks Tropius and Torkoal both out. Dominic is unfazed and has Swalot's use two attacks to injure Corphish. Corphish is hit by a Body Slam, which it soon escapes with a Crabhammer but gets struck down by a barrage of s. Ash has Corphish rush towards its opponent, using its claw to block the oncoming Shock Wave attack. Corphish eventaully gets close enough and grabs a hold of Swalot by the whiskers before tossing it onto the battlefield. Seeing this as a good attack, Ash has Corphish to aim a Bubble Beam in Swalot's mouth. A minor explosion occurs from the internal pressure and Swalot faints. Ash wins and qualifies to the next round.
Jessie, James, and are tired of working, but their work soon pays off when their employer walks in and praises them for their hard work with food. As the pair stuff their faces, the trio agrees to work the stands tomorrow. Later, Ash and Morrison get into a heated argument over whose match was better. Max interrupts, and using his PokéNav he reveals that also won his battle. Ash and Morrison are equally thrilled by the news and set their sights on winning their next matches.
==Major events==
* Morrison defeats Gavin in a Double Battle, advancing to the next round.
* defeats Dominick in a Double Battle, advancing to the next round.
* also wins his Double Battle, advancing to the next round.
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* Team Rocket's employer
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* 
==Characters==
===Humans===
* 
* 
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* Max
* Jessie
* James
* Nurse Joy
* Morrison
* 
* Gavin
* Dominick
* Team Rocket's employer
* Crowd
===Pokémon===
Pokémon Trainer's Choice: 
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* (Morrison's)
* (Morrison's)
* (Gavin's)
* (Gavin's)
* (Dominick's)
* (Dominick's)
==Trivia==
* Advance Adventure is used as background music.
* The episode's English dub title is a pun of the phrase "".
* This is the last episode where recites their original before switching to the motto.
* Despite having existed in the since Generation I, this is the first time it is used in the .
===Errors===
* In the Japanese version, the announcer says that 's Guillotine (the one that defeated ) was a critical hit, despite the fact that it is impossible for Guillotine (or any one-hit knockout move) to be a critical hit. This is corrected in the English dub.
* When Machamp is hit by Gligar's Guillotine the first time, it is still standing. In the , it wouldn't be able to battle anymore, as Guillotine is a one-hit knockout move. However, it may be because Gligar's pincer is closed when it hits Machamp with the attack.
* When defeats , it disappears when Morrison appears in the split-screen.
* Gligar takes damage from Marowak's and , despite being a type.
* Right before the explosion caused by firing into 's mouth occurs, Swalot's whiskers disappear.
* In the dub, 's English name is kept, even though it had been referred to as Endurecer or some variation of it before in the same series.
===Dub edits===
* The that and are eating by the start of Morrison's match are called cheeseburgers.
* In the original Japanese version, when Gavin and Dominick are introduced, cheerleaders can be heard chanting in the background. Said chanting is removed in the English dub.
* In the English dub, Marowak's Japanese voice is used in place of Gligar's in certain parts of the episode.
* In the original Japanese version, after Corphish's Bubble Beam fails to affect Swalot, decides to have Corphish and gang up on instead. In the English dub, he instead decides to "try a combined attack", meaning that Corphish and Torkoal just attack Tropius on their own accord.
====Pokémon Trainer's Choice====
* Question: Trainers, which of these Pokémon would be considered ?
* Choices: , , 
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose Entei, you were right!
==In other languages==
127
Category:Episodes written by Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hiroaki Shimura
Category:Episodes directed by Shigeru Ōmachi
Category:Episodes animated by Yūsaku Takeda
Category:Pokémon League episodes
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
de:Bereiter als bereit!
es:EP404
fr:AG127
it:RZ127
ja:AG編第127話
zh:宝可梦 超世代 第126集