BW077: A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1

"A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1"
Information
Series	Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Subtitle	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes!
Season	Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies
№	736
Opening(s) and Ending(s)	Japanese Opening Best Wishes! Ending Seven-colored Arch English Opening Rival Destinies
Staff credits	脚本(きゃくほん) (Screenplay) 藤田伸三 (Shinzō Fujita) 絵(え)コンテ (Storyboard) うえだしげる (Shigeru Ueda) 助手(じょしゅ)監督(かんとく) (Assistant director(s)) うえだしげる (Shigeru Ueda) 作画(さくが)監督(かんとく) (Animation director(s)) 志村泉 (Izumi Shimura)
In other countries
Japan	Title ネジ山の激闘！アバゴーラの奇跡！！（前編） Airdate April 19, 2012
Japan	Title ネジ山の激闘！アバゴーラの奇跡！！（前編） Airdate April 19, 2012
Anglosphere	Title A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 Airdate(s) August 18, 2012 Notes ^ a: Signifies that it only applies to the US, UK, CA, AU, NZ and SG
Anglosphere	Title A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 Airdate(s) August 18, 2012 Notes ^ a: Signifies that it only applies to the US, UK, CA, AU, NZ and SG
Details
Main	Ash, Iris, Cilan
Recurring	Jessie, James, Doctor Zager
Minor	Ferris, Sierra, Excavators, Ferris' and Sierra's Childhood friends
Character(s) of the Day	Ferris, Sierra
Pokémon	Ash's Pikachu, Iris' Axew, Team Rocket's Meowth, Ash's Oshawott, Jessie's Woobat, James' Yamask, Tirtouga, Carracosta (Multiple; Flashback), Archen (Multiple; Flashback), Archeops (Multiple; Flashback), Ferris' Drilbur, Gurdurr, Crustle (Multiple)
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Title cards
Japanese
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A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 (Japanese: ネジ山の激闘！アバゴーラの奇跡！！（前編）, Hepburn: The Fierce Fighting at Twist Mountain! Carracosta's Miracle!! (Part One)) is the 27th episode of Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies.

Synopsis

On the way to Icirrus City and Ash’s next Gym battle, our heroes lose their way among the many twisting tunnels of Twist Mountain. They get some help from a Pokémon archeologist named Ferris, who has just discovered a Cover Fossil, a fossil of the ancient Pokémon Tirtouga! He’s trying to tell them about it when his boss, Sierra, points out that they’re in a restricted area and asks them to leave.

Ferris invites the group back to his house, where he tells them an unusual story: when he was a child, he actually met and played with a Tirtouga inside the mountain! He has a theory that time behaves strangely in certain parts of Twist Mountain…

Meanwhile, Team Rocket’s Dr. Zager is directing Jessie, James, and Meowth to steal the Cover Fossil so he can restore it to life! He explains that they need Tirtouga’s energy to travel back in time using the same time warp Ferris had experienced as a boy. Their devious plan is to go back to the past, steal as many ancient Pokémon as possible, and bring them back to the modern world, thus enabling them to take over the Unova region. Our heroes will have none of it, however, and the battling begins.

Team Rocket has built many defenses into their equipment, and our heroes cannot seem to penetrate them. In the commotion, the restored Tirtouga escapes, with Ash and Ferris frantically giving chase. They must try to convince the angry Tirtouga they mean no harm, while the members of Team Rocket are determined to catch it for themselves! Who will prevail?

Episode plot

In a sewer, Dr. Zager informs Team Rocket of Tirtouga and Carracosta, as he needs them to recover it. James remembers a Cover Fossil is needed to revive Tirtouga. Dr. Zager confirms there is one in Twist Mountain, a well-known mine in Unova. Jessie and Meowth see they need to recover the fossil and bring it back. Dr. Zager expects success and logs out. Dr. Zager knows well there is a Time Warp deep below the mountain and if successful, the power of Team Rocket will significantly increase. Team Rocket ascends in their helicopter and fly off. Meanwhile, the heroes are walking through the tunnels of Twist Mountain, but cannot find a way out. Iris shushes them, for she hears some sounds.

In the distance, a man excavates a fossil. His Drilbur cuts the fossil out of the wall and is soon visited by the heroes. Cilan notices the fossil and is pleased as well, for it is a grand discovery. Cilan and the man are certain archaeologists will study the fossil. A woman appears, scolding the man, Ferris, for this is an off-limits area, then studies the heroes. They reply they got lost, so the woman shows them the way out. They come to the main cave, where Ferris shows the workers the fossil. They apologize for doubting him, though Ferris goes to study the fossil. However, they are spied by Team Rocket. At Ferris' house, he cleans the fossil and identifies it to be the Cover Fossil. Cilan is psyched to see such a fossil, knowing it is a link to the history of Pokémon, Tirtouga.

Ferris remembers the time as kids, even if the woman, Sierra, also remembers they were yelled at for playing at forbidden areas. Ferris remembers when they were kids, Ferris, Sierra and two other children entered the mountain to search on their own. Ferris' friends were faster and he got lost in the tunnels. Soon, he found a shining light and pushed the rock, then found himself in a strange land. He witnessed some Archeops flying about. Soon, he encountered some Archen poking a Tirtouga. He tried to chase them away, but instead they attacked him and Tirtouga. However, some Carracosta appeared and soaked Archen away. During the day, Ferris spend time with Tirtouga and befriended it, giving it a pendant as a token of friendship. Sierra called Ferris, so he went away, promising he will be back. Later, Ferris woke up and was found by workers and his friends. He did not have the pendant, knowing that was no dream.

Ash sees this is a proof Tirtouga lived. Iris also believes, but Cilan and Sierra don't, thinking it is not realistic. Still, Ferris has discovered the Cover Fossil, feeling Tirtouga have lived here, since he somehow travelled into the past. He turns the rock and sees an object, becoming shocked, then turns it down. Sierra advises Ferris not to visit the mines, as his presence may confuse people with his stories. Suddenly, a robot arm crashes the window and takes the Fossil. They come out and encounter Team Rocket, who took the Fossil. Team Rocket admits it was due to the amateur scientist, Ferris, the fossil was uncovered and now they stole it.

Team Rocket boards the plane, but before they fly off, Ash, Pikachu and Ferris come on it as well. Cilan, Iris and Sierra follow the helicopter, in which Team Rocket imprison Ferris and Ash. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, though the force field prevents any damage. Dr. Zager appears, seeing "the guests" have been captured. He places the fossil into the pod, intending on reviving Tirtouga. Team Rocket admits the machine is powered by the electric stones from Chargestone Cave and crafted by the machine from the lab in which Dr. Fennel and Prof. Juniper revived Archen. Dr. Zager explains they are intending to open the Time Gate, the place where the past links with the present. Ferris sees that is how he came into the past and met Tirtouga.

They intend to revive Tirtouga to use its life force to sustain the Time Gate, since it is starting to shrink. After they visit the past, they can take every ancient Pokémon, as well as to study each and every move and ability they possess to conquer Unova. Pikachu tries to bypass the barrier, but fails. Dr. Zager powers the restoration Machine, while Ferris promises he will stop them from using Tirtouga for evil. Tirtouga is revived, but it tries to escape. Jessie sends Woobat and James Yamask. However, Tirtouga uses Ancient Power, hitting the machine and causing explosions. After the explosion, Ferris picks up an object left by Tirtouga, who escapes. Ash and Ferris try to calm it down, but instead get attacked.

Tirtouga dives into the river. Ash and Ferris try to reach it, while Dr. Zager orders Team Rocket to catch Tirtouga. Ash sends Oshawott, who uses Aqua Jet to push Tirtouga out. However, Tirtouga is very angry and uses Ancient Power on Ash and Ferris.

Debuts

Character

• Ferris
• Sierra

Pokémon

• Tirtouga
• Carracosta (flashback)

Item

• Cover Fossil

Trivia

• Who's that Pokémon?: Tirtouga (US)
• Alike the first part of the episode "Beg, Burrow and Steal", the heroes met a woman, Elisa, and her old friend, Hal. Like Sierra to Ferris, Elisa didn't believe in Hal's story about finding a location, filled with exotic Pokémon, when he was a child. Hal, the scientist, wanted to prove that.
• Ash meets Dr. Zaeger in person, despite facing him in Battle for the Underground!

Gallery

Dr. Zager detects the Time Gate portal

Ferris uncovered the fossil

Cilan understands the value of the fossil

Team Rocket spies

Sierra does not believe in Ferris' story

Cilan thinks the fossil is still a great find

Ferris at the gate

Ferris tries to chase Archen away

Tirtouga plays with Ferris

The object stuck in the fossil

The fossil is stolen

Team Rocket traps Ash and Ferris

Dr. Zager presents the restoration machine

Tirtouga is being revived

Tirtouga has been revived

Tirtouga frees itself, causing the explosions

Ash and Ferris are targeted for the attack