Dreams by the Yard Full!

**Dreams by the Yard Full!** (夢の跡地！ムンナとムシャーナ！！, *The Dream Ruins! Munna and Musharna!!*?) is the (TBA) episode of the 8th season of *Guardians of Harmony* and the (TBA) episode of the series overall.

## Summary

*With his first Gym Badge at stake, Ash’s battle challenge rages on. So far, our hero has defeated one of the three brothers who lead the Striaton Gym, and lost to another. He now faces the deciding match against Cilan. Early in the match, the Gym Leader’s Pansage proves to be a formidable opponent, and Cilan declares Ash’s battling style a bit bland and predictable. Just then, Ash tells Osher to aim his Water Gun against the Gym wall, a creative strategy that ultimately leads to Ash’s victory, earning him the Trio Badge!*

*Meanwhile, Team Rocket is busy with its next assignment—to extract the mysterious substance known as future energy from the Dreamyard, an abandoned research facility. But one of the research scientists, Fennel, has discovered their plans. She joins the Guardians, as well as her little sister Amantia, Cilan, Musha and Flori-chan, in an attempt to stop Jessie, James, and Meowth. However, it is to no avail, and Team Rocket escapes with the data!*

*On the other hand, due to her recklessness and close-combat tactics, Gina...*

## Plot

After beating Chili, and losing to Cress, it is the decisive match for the Trio Badge at the Striaton Gym for Ash. Pansage gathers light with the sprout on his head before firing a Solar Beam at Osher. Quickly, Osher grabs the scalchop on his belly and holds it out. The strategy works, with the Solar Beam being deflects upwards and through the Gym’s roof. Cilan, his opponent, is full of praise for Osher, but nevertheless Ash is not completely out of the woods - he still has to finish the battle. Pansage follows up with some Bullet Seed attacks, but Osher once again deflects them with ease, his scalchop acting as a shield. Confident, Ash commands Osher to use Razor Shell. Osher readies his scalchop - it glows blue for a while, before Osher jumps up and prepares to strike Pansage. However, the Grass Monkey Pokémon retaliates with Bullet Seed, sending Osher into panic and disarray. As the Sea Otter Pokémon struggles, he loses his grip on the scalchop, which flies to the edge of the field. Osher stands back up, but Pansage keeps him away from retrieving his scalchop.

Cilan then announces a slogan of his: "Time for the battle to be served!", and the cheerleaders go wild with excitement. In his dream-like Pokémon Connoisseur state, he briefly mentions that Ash uses "simple, deducible, and bland" attack patterns and has no compatibility with Osher, unlike the bond shared between him and his Pansage, whose attacks have the "aroma of a freshly mowed lawn". He ends with a simple pose, remarking that Ash made a poor choice of Pokémon with regard to type compatibilities. Ash explains that types do not matter, but again, Cilan believes otherwise, claiming he is becoming desperate, and with his "sour" attitude, he will "just spoil the flavor of Osher's battle". Ash states they will see about that, and immediately, he pulls a stunt: he asks Osher to aim his Water Gun at the wall. His Water Gun ricochets off the wall, between the rocks and towards his scalchop - the scalchop flies into the air, and Osher catches it. With that, he readies another Razor Shell attack, and this time, he manages to hit his target; Pansage is caught by surprise and limps backwards. Cilan tells Pansage to use Bite. At that instant, Ash tells Osher to use Razor Shell, and both Pokémon rush towards each other, ready to attack. Both score a glancing blow on their opponent; they face away from each other and stand there, motionless. Suddenly, Pansage gives way and faints, shocking Cilan and sending a wave of disappointment through the group of cheerleaders.

Osher sits on the ground to rest. Ash is now victorious, having defeated two of the three Striaton Gym Leaders. The Striaton Gym brothers award Ash the Trio Badge. Turning to the other Guardians, Ash tries to show off his Badge, but Iris reprimands his decisions to challenge all three Gym Leaders and for using Pokémon of incompatible types. All of the Guardians get annoyed, and Cheren snarks that he scooped a bigger spoonful of chili (pun intended) than he could eat. Ash then rebukes Iris by trying to challenge her to a Pokémon battle, but she refuses, seemingly embarrassed. Cilan steps in and talks about the two's "bouquet", and Iris subsequently scolds Ash for being a "small child", not knowing what "bouquet" is. Before Cilan can question if the Guardians are traveling together, Gina yells that the way Iris acts is not fit for a proper Guardian, leaving her furious and the others extremely offended.

Meanwhile, the Team Rocket trio have arrived at the desolate Dreamyard. They begin their mission by assembling a machine to collect data to be sent back to their headquarters. As the machine rumbles and kicks into life, the surrounding area glows bright pink; the disturbance caused by the machine forces a dormant Musharna awake, and Musha from elsewhere senses it, causing her eyes to glow and herself to shiver in fear.

Ash and most of his fellow Guardians arrive at the Striaton Pokémon Center. As he hands his Pokémon over the counter, he addresses the Nurse Joy as the one whom he met at Accumula. However, she corrects him, telling him that she is the older sister of the Joy at Accumula, and shows him her family photo: three rows of identical Joys crowded together within the small frame. As Nurse Joy questions if he came from a Gym battle, Cilan affirmatively answers from behind, and requests to talk to Ash.

Seated in a corner of the waiting area, Cilan questions Ash fervently, with regard to their previous battle, before a confused-looking Ash is called on to receive his Pokémon. An Audino appears with Ash's Pokémon, and Ash soon learns from Cilan that Nurse Joy has an Audino helping her within the Pokémon Center. Ash checks his Rotom Phone.

Suddenly, Iris rushes into the Pokémon Center, Axi glowing pink as she carries him to Nurse Joy. She exclaims that the city is emitting pink light, and as Axi was exposed to the light, he too started glowing pink and fell asleep. At that moment, Fennel, together with Musha and a brown-haired girl wearing glasses, runs into the Pokémon Center. As she sees Axi, she quickly asks Musha to wake Axi up, and the Dream Eater Pokémon complies: she starts consuming the pink cloud surrounding Axi. As soon as Musha is done, the floral patterns on her body glow for a while, before she expels a dense cloud that was Axi's dream. Axew finally wakes up, and he watches his own dream, seeing himself running, before evolving into a Fraxure, and then into a Haxorus. Fennel then introduces herself to the ones who never saw her before, and the brown-haired girl with glasses introduces herself as Amantia, Fennel's little sister. Leading the Guardians and Cilan outside, they find the city covered in pink, and Fennel explains that it is actually Dream Mist produced by Munna's evolved form, Musharna. Ash then checks his Rotom Phone for Musharna.

A police car pulls up in front of the group, and Officer Jenny alights from the car, telling Ash to return Thunders into his Poké Ball to avoid contact with the Dream Mist. Ash reveals, to Cilan's surprise, that Thunders does not like to go back into his Poké Ball. Fennel then has an idea: she places Ash's hat over Thunders. She then reassures Cilan that Musha will be all right from the smoke's exposure, and suggests going to the Dreamyard. As the group travels in Officer Jenny's car, they discuss the Dreamyard. Before the explosion had occurred, the Dreamyard was originally a research facility for Pokémon Energy, and it was investigating the possibility of harnessing clean energy through Musharna, which Fennel named Flori-chan. However, such research became popular and many people ambitiously wanted rights to the project. As Flori-chan had to eat dreams in order to develop the energy, it absorbed the negativity of such thoughts and intentions, and thus, facing a great deal of pressure, she was unable to take the stress and caused an explosion. Flori-chan then disappeared, and the research ceased. Fennel explains that she returned to Striaton City when Musha detected Flori-chan's presence. As they drive further down to the outskirts of the city, they soon notice a strong pink light emitting from behind the trees in front of them.

The Team Rocket trio is extremely pleased with the amount of data they are receiving. While they delight in the success of their mission, a police car suddenly draws to a stop behind them, and the group emerges. Immediately, Fennel realizes what is going on: the machine Team Rocket is using is causing residual energy to react strongly. As Officer Jenny questions who the three of them are, the trio breaks into their motto, and reveals their identities. As the Rocket trio announces that they are using the residual energy at the Dreamyard to fuel Team Rocket's ambition of taking over Unova, Fennel initially becomes disappointed at the thought of being involved in such a research project, and then furiously transforms with the other Guardians (and right in front of a shocked Amantia and Cilan). Cilan then reminds her of the reason she came to the Dreamyard-- the connection between Musha and Flori-chan, and Musha agrees. Seemingly in response to their answer, the ground trembles, and lightning bolts rise to the sky to form a pink veil; Flori-chan calls out in response. A gap soon materializes in front of them and Flori-chan appears. Fennel approaches her, but Team Rocket captures her with their machine. Ash takes back his hat, but before he could tell Thunders to attack, Gina steps in and charges at the machine (but not before waving at her friends and saying that she'll take over from here, resulting in her getting hugged by Cheren for a moment, to her surprise). As the Guardian transforms into her Elemaximum form and charges herself with light, blue beams shoot forth from the machine and attempt to stop her from advancing (while she starts bleeding in the original Japanese dub as well), making Kyubey realize that the machine removed the invulnerability of the Guardians. Fennel then uses a Psychic-like sub-attack via her Burst Wand to crumple the machine. Gina then rams it using her axes while shouting "**THIS IS OUR SPIRIT!!!!!**", causing the machine to explode and freeing Flori-chan. Immediately, the pink veil disappears. Jessie calls out her Woobat, using a Gust attack aimed at the ground to make a clean getaway.

In Nuvema, Aurea feels a brief shock and she realizes that something happened with her fellow Burst Guardian, making her teleport to the Dreamyard. Meanwhile, Giovanni announces that the Team Rocket trio has completed their mission: the data gathered from the Dreamyard has been successfully transmitted and sent for analysis. He then tells them to wait for their next mission.

Fennel is now reunited with Flori-chan and embraces her, trying to make up for what Flori-chan has gone through. While she thanks the Guardians, Cilan goes into his Pokémon Connoisseur state and dreamily talks about Fennel and Flori-chan's 'harmony.' As soon as Aurea and Cina arrive, the Guardians detransform and Aurea asks Fennel what happened. Everyone suddenly notices Gina, also detransformed and lying on the ground near where the machine was. Sarah asks if she's okay but realizes Gina isn't moving. Sandra says in tears she was supposed to take her turn in her Gym Battle, and Sarah agrees, saying her friend's name. Once Sayaka attempts (and fails) to heal her, it becomes clear that Gina is dead and she will never answer. The Guardians and Amantia kneel to the ground and wail (with even Jim crying), while Cilan realizes that he never saw someone die like that before as the episode ends.

## Major Events

* Osher is revealed to know Razor Shell.
* Ash defeats Cilan, ending his Striaton Gym challenge with two victories out of three and thus earning him his first Unova League Badge, the Trio Badge.
* The Guardians meet up with Fennel again, while Sarah, Sandra, Gina and Iris meet her for the first time.
* Amantia is introduced.
* Gina recklessly saves a Musharna named Flori-chan, but the Guardian dies in the process.
* Jessie, James, and Meowth successfully complete their mission of obtaining and transmitting data from the Dreamyard.

## Characters

### Guardians of Harmony

* Nanette Daisy
* Marina Daisy
* Julia Dreamwalker
* Jim Porter
* Mikey Evoli
* Glorysia Melody
* Elizabeth Storybook
* Nina Aarden
* Ash Ketchum
* Will Brennan
* Emily
* Melody Harmadale
* Madoka Kamane
* Sayaka Miki
* Mami Tomoe
* Homura Akemi
* Kyoko Sakura
* Nagisa Momoe
* Natasha Flowerton
* Maya Aquaheart
* Hilary Lightfield
* Alison Garfield
* Hilbert Miller
* Hilda Mari
* Bianca Tulip
* Cheren Harkabune
* Iris Scaleheart
* Nate Miller
* Rosa Mari
* Hugh Davis
* Coby Haggard
* Elisa Orchidton
* Amantia Rosetta (debut)
* Madison Dansa
* Sarah Weber
* Sandra West
* Gina Silverstein (dies)
* Neveah Riverton

### Pokémon

* Pikachu (Ash's; Thunders)
* Meowth (Team Rocket)
* Axew (Iris's; Axi)
* Fraxure (Iris's; Axi; dream)
* Haxorus (Iris's; Axi; dream)
* Oshawott (Ash's; Osher) (Sarah's; Sweetshore) (Cheren's; Kazmar)
* Tepig (Nanette's; Gigi) (Ash's; Tep) (Gina's; Rubina) (Hilda's; Charlotte)
* Snivy (Sandra's; Phyllis) (Bianca's; Ivy)
* Pansage (Cilan's)
* Woobat (Jessie's)
* Audino (Nurse Joy's)
* Minccino (Aurea's; Cina)
* Munna (Fennel's; Musha)
* Musharna (Fennel's; Flori-chan)
* Pidove (Trainer's)
* Sandile (Trainer's)
* Patrat (Trainer's)

### Villains

* Jessie
* James

### Secondary Characters

* Nurse Joy
* Officer Jenny
* Giovanni
* Cilan
* Chili
* Cress
* Matori
* Professor Aurea Juniper
* Doctor Fennel Rosetta
* Trainers
* Cheerleaders
* Men (flashback)
* Scientists (flashback)
* Katrina Moonshade (fantasy)

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance of the Unova Officer Jenny design.
* This episode reveals that the Nurse Joys working in the Unova region use Audino as assistants.
* This episode shares some similarities with Clefairy and the Moon Stone. It involves a pink Pokémon that evolves via the Moon Stone costarring with its evolution and a researcher from nearby city studying Pokémon in question.
* Like many episodes of the season, the villainous quartet is absent from this episode.
* Just like in the previous episode, one of the girls in the Striaton Gym is a lookalike of Janet from *All Things Bright and Beautifly!*, and another is a lookalike of Erica from *Mean With Envy* and *Pacifidlog Jam*.
* At the end of the episode, the following characters cry into another's chest:
	+ Cheren cries into Bianca's chest (romantic)
	+ Fennel cries into Aurea's chest (platonic)
	+ Nanette cries into Mikey's chest (romantic) while Jim hugs the couple (platonic)
	+ Sarah cries into Sandra's chest (platonic)
	+ Madoka cries into Sayaka's chest (platonic)
* It is currently unknown what will happen to Rubina now that her Trainer has passed away.
* Nanette nearly breaks the 4th wall, but Marina slaps her before it can happen.
* Like many episodes of the season, the villainous quartet does not appear in this episode. Katrina as her normal self does appear in Nanette's fantasy thought balloon, however, but Marina slaps her before she can say anything.
* Out of everyone, not surprisingly, Madoka and Elizabeth (who are both All-Loving-Heroine Nice Girls) both wail the loudest after realizing Gina is dead.
* There are changes from the canon episode:
	+ Sarah, Sandra and Gina replace Ash, Iris and Cilan while in Officer Jenny's car.
	+ The blue beams from the machine somehow make the Guardians not invulnerable. It is unknown if this is intentional on Team Rocket's part or not or merely a side effect.
	+ Cilan is shocked over Gina's death.
	+ The Guardians (mainly Gina with her axes) use their attacks to destroy the machine, instead of their Pokémon (mainly Ash with Thunders), even though the machine removed their invulnerability and thus it would have been better to use their Pokémon.
	+ Being a support fighter, Julia attempts to hypnotize Team Rocket, though she is forced to dodge the blue beams before she gets a chance to.
	+ When Fennel crumples the machine, as a dual villainous *and* Pokémon example, Meowth switches to the "Please Stand By" screen and says "HOLD THE PHONE! A Unovian Professor who researches Pokémon dreams for a living *doesn't* like our new-and-improved super dream energy machine?! Who's piloting her brain in there?!"

### Dub Edits

* In the English dub, Cilan says Iris and Ash conjured up a bouquet, and Iris explains that it means "aroma". In the original Japanese version, Cilan uses the English word "flavor", and Iris explains the word in Japanese to Ash.
* In the English dub, Team Rocket uses an altered motto. In the original Japanese version, they instead recite their normal motto.
* In the original, Gina begins to bleed when the beams start trying to hit her. In the dub, this is toned down.

### Easter Eggs

* Gina lying on the ground and detransforming after dying resembles Kyoko lying on the ground and detransforming after dying in episode 8 of *Madoka Magica,.*

## Gallery

### Fanart

"I know you can save that Musharna. Please be safe, GinGin.""Spread your wings and fly for me, RenRen. I'm so sorry..."