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The Final Battle V
A New Me

大決戦V

The Final Battle V

Info

Shogakukan full volume	Chapter 332 in Vol. 29
VIZ Media full volume	Adventure 332 in Vol. 29
Series	Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

On the side of the Battle Tower
Goldenrod Radio Tower

The Final Battle V (Japanese: 大決戦V The Final Battle V ), titled The Final Showdown V in the Chuang Yi translation, is the 332nd chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga, and the 30th chapter of the Emerald arc.

It is subtitled A New Me (Japanese: 新しい自分 A New Self) in the VIZ Media translation and A New Self in the Chuang Yi translation.

Plot

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

As Emerald continues to tell his story, Ruby and Sapphire are surprised that Emerald received his Pokédex from Professor Oak long before they did. Emerald corrects them by stating that he didn't actually get it at the time and continues with his story.

Back in the flashback, Hirō and DJ Mary note that Professor Oak's words imply that he already knew about Emerald. Professor Oak reveals that he knows that Emerald is from the Earl's Pokémon Academy. Emerald assumes that Professor Oak wanted to give him the Pokédex anyway and tries to take it from him. Professor Oak takes the Pokédex away, revealing that he didn't mean to give it to him. Professor Oak reveals that he knows all about Emerald after being told by Earl when he was checking up on the Academy. Noting how Emerald is only eight years old, he states that he can't give a Pokédex to someone so young.

However, Professor Oak states that the real reason he can't give a Pokédex is because Emerald lies to him. He asks Hirō to bring the note he had written and notes that Emerald's request to learn more about Pokémon was inconsistent with his usual tendency to avoid them. He tells Emerald that if he can't tell the truth, he wouldn't give him a Pokédex even if he was older. Professor Oak told Emerald to consider what Pokémon are to him and until then, he would register Emerald as a temporary owner of the Pokédex.

Emerald later told the Trick Master about what happened to him and asks for his advice. Although he apologizes for making him come all the way to help him, the Trick Master reveals that he had another reason to come. He pulls out a briefcase, which is revealed to have all of the gadgets that Emerald had designed previously. In addition to the gadgets, Emerald finds the E Shooter, which he had not originally thought up. The Trick Master reveals that he had created it so that Emerald can use his ability to determine where a Pokémon was born to help people.

The Trick Master explains that every creature is sure to have a reaction to something that comes from where they were born. With his Hometown Soil bullets, Emerald can calm down rampaging Pokémon by making them remember where they were born. Emerald begins tearing up at the Trick Master coming up with the invention for his sake, but he points out that he actually based it on a device from another region. The Trick Master helped Emerald to put on his gadgets and build his hairstyle with gel, and in the months that followed Emerald trained rigorously to master usage of his arms, shoes, E Shooter and unique ability, before finally proceeding to receive his Pokédex from Professor Oak.

Unfortunately, Professor Oak revealed that the Pokédex was currently with Professor Birch at the time. Emerald offered to get it himself, only to find the region being flooded by Kyogre. When he found the professor, he found him being washed away by a tidal wave, which meant that Emerald had to wait even longer for his Pokédex. In fact, Emerald had only gotten his Pokédex a short while before he was sent to the Battle Frontier.

Concluding his story, Emerald remains depressed over how Jirachi refused his wish, but Ruby and Sapphire console him, appreciating that he was willing to divulge his life story to them. Just then, the bangles glow and fall off, indicating that Sceptile, Mumu, and Chic have learned the ultimate moves. Suddenly, Gold and Crystal fall onto the roof of the room, having been defeated.

Major events

Emerald continues his story.
Mumu, Chic, and Emerald's Sceptile master the ultimate moves.
Gold and Crystal come back defeated.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see the history page.

	Spoilers end here.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Gold
Crystal
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Professor Oak (flashback)
Professor Birch (flashback)
Hirō (flashback)
DJ Mary (flashback)
Trick Master/Robot King (flashback)

Pokémon

Mantine (Tibo/Mantaro; Gold's)
Xatu (Natee/Xatee; Crystal's)
Swampert (Mumu/Zuzu; Ruby's)
Blaziken (Chic/Toro; Sapphire's)
Sceptile (Emerald's)
Flaaffy (flashback)
Dunsparce (flashback)
Quagsire (flashback)
Larvitar (flashback)
Venonat (flashback)
Tentacool (flashback)
Wooper (flashback)

Trivia

Errors

The map at the beginning of this chapter shows Emerald's location as the Battle Pike instead of the Battle Tower.

In other languages

This article has information requiring translation. If you are able to translate Mandarin Chinese or Korean and would like to help, please add the English translation to the section or sections in Mandarin Chinese or Korean.

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		大決戰V (Taiwan) 大决战V (Mainland China)
French		Un nouveau moi-même
German		Der finale Kampf V
Italian		Scontro finale V
Korean		대결전 V
Brazilian Portuguese		A Grande Batalha Final - Parte 5
Spanish	Latin America	Combate final (5): El nuevo yo
Spanish	Spain	La batalla decisiva V
Vietnamese		Trận đại chiến cuối cùng V - Một "tôi" mới