Pokemon Learning League

Volume of a Sphere
Written By
Timothy Whitfield

(Episode opens with Iris, Axew, May, Bonnie and

Dedenne arriving into the port of Torom Island on a
balmy & mostly sunny afternoon. The Sunlight
glistens in the water, some cumulous clouds move
across the sky and flocks of Altaria, Braviary and
Talonflame fly over the area. May takes notice of
the flocks and speaks to the others.)
May: Would you look at them all?
Bonnie (in amaze): Yeah.
Dedenne (in amaze): Dede.
Bonnie: Where do you think theyre heading to?
Iris: Who knows? They could heading back to the
mainland.
May (wondering): Maybe.
(Now, we see the dock workers roll out the ramps,
set it into place and all the passengers disembark
from it. As they go through the town, we see the
townsfolk getting ready for a special film festival.)
Bonnie: What do you think the guys are up to this
time?
Iris: I dont know. Well just have to see.
(They continue on through the town. Seven and a
half minutes later, they arrive at the headquarters.
Upon entering, they go into a room, where they
see Siara, along with Elesa, doing some work on

the animatronics vocal programming, while also

watching a baseball game going under way
between the Nimbasa Zebstrikas v. the Virbank
Gigaliths.)
Siara: What do you think of making it slightly
higher?
Elesa: Okay, but dont make it too falsetto.
(She writes in the program.)
Iris: Hi, Siara.
(She stops typing and turns around to them.)
Siara: Hey, guys. How are you all doing?
Bonnie: Were doing well,
Siara: Oh, good to hear.
(May turns over to Elesa.)
May: Hi, Im May.
Elesa: Its nice to meet you. Im Elesa.
(They both shake each others hands.)
May: So, what are two working on?
Siara: Its a vocal programming for the animatronic.
Bonnie: Ahh, and hows it going?
Elesa: Its going well, just working on its pitch at
the moment.

Iris: Thats good to know.

Axew: Ax-ew.
Siara: Yeah. Lets hope it comes out well.
Iris: All right, well see you guys later on.
Siara & Elesa: Okay, see you.
(They leave the room and head over to the next
one. Just as Elesa & Siara are about to resume
working, during the game on TV, the Zebstrikas
make a home run during the 5th inning.)
Commentator (on TV): Unbelievable! The
Zebstrikas have pulled off a grand slam here today,
folks!
Both (shouting with excitement): YEEESSS!!!
Elesa (shouting): Go Zebstrikas!!!
(Now, we cut back to the trio going across the hall
into the next room, where they find Diana & Quinn
doing some compositing on their next short.)
Quinn: All right, what do you think of the
characters positions here?
(Diana analyzes it.)
Diana (considering): Hmm. That actually looks
pretty good.
Quinn: Great.

(He adds the shadows and highlights to the

characters in the scene. They turn around and
takes notice to the trio.)
Quinn: Oh, hey guys.
Bonnie: Hey, Quinn. Hows it going?
Quinn: Everythings going very well. How about
you guys?
Bonnie: Were doing great.
Dedenne: Dede.
Quinn: Thats good.
May: You guys working on a new short?
Diana: Indeed we are. Were just working on the
final composite.
Iris: Thats good. Whats this new one about?
Diana: Youll just have to wait & see when its
finished.
Iris: Oh, okay.
Diana: Yep, but we will say that this one will be
pretty crazy.
Bonnie: Sounds great.
Dedenne: Dede.
Quinn: So, well see you guys afterwards, okay?
May, Iris and Bonnie: Okay.

Axew: Axew:
Dedenne: Dede.
(They leave the room & head across the hall to the
next one, where they find Lex painting what
appears to be Castelia City as it looked many
decades ago. He paints in the details of one of the
buildings.)
Lex (to himself): Yeah, thats looks right.
(Now, he paints in a bit of the reflections in the
water.)
Iris: Hey, Lex.
(He stops painting and turns around to them.)
Lex: Hey, girls. How have you been?
May: Were doing very well.
Lex: Thats great.
Bonnie (curiously): What city are you painting?
Lex: Believe it or not, this is what Castelia City
looked like about thirty-two years ago.
Bonnie (comprehending & intrigued): Ahh. Thats
pretty neat.
Lex: Indeed. Im planning on doing a lot more like
this soon.
May: That sounds really interesting.

Lex: Indeed, it is.

Iris: Which city are you going to do after this?
Lex: I was thinking about doing Mistralton City
next.
Iris: Oh, thats good.
Lex: Thanks. Now, if youll excuse me, I need to
get back to work. Ill see you later.
Bonnie: See you, Lex.
Dedenne: Dede.
(He resumes painting as they leave the room.
Now, they go down the hall & come to Adas room,
where they find her working on some blueprints.
She fills in the details for two automatic rain
catchers on the side of the sphere. She notices the
trio and stops writing.)
Ada: Hey, guys. How are you all doing?
Iris: Were doing well, Ada.
Ada: Thats good.
Bonnie: What are those blueprints for?
Ada: Theyre for an emergency water tower for the
town.
(She shows them what shes got down so far.)

May: Thats great. What kind of emergency will it

be used for?
Ada: Well, lets say a nasty drought is going on,
and the nearby river is really low or has completely
dried up. Basically, itll be the backup water supply
for the whole town.
May: I see, but where will the water come from?
Ada: Thats easy: itll collect rain water from the
storms that pass through the area, as well as some
from an underground source.
Iris: Thats pretty good, but wont the water be too
dirty to use?
Ada: No need to worry about that. Itll have a
purification system.
Bonnie: Thats pretty handy.
Ada: Indeed, it will be. (She quickly gets an idea.)
Ah-ha!
(She fills in more detail for the rain catchers, as
well as putting in an opening on the roof.)
May (curiously): So, how do you know exactly how
much itll hold?
Ada: The way to find that is simple: I find the
volume of it.
May (curiously): All right, but how do you do that?

Ada: Well, allow me to show you.

(She pulls out the Pokepilot from her pocket, turns
it on, flips through it and comes to a diagram,
showing how to find the volume of a sphere, as
well as the formula needed for it.)
Ada: To start off, you need to know the formula to
find it, which is this one here.
(The formula is highlighted as she talks about it.)
Bonnie: All right, now what?
Ada: Now, you find the radius, and there are two
ways you can be done. This first one is one you
may already know: divide the diameter by two.
The other is that if you only know the surface area,
you can get the radius by finding the square root of
the surface area and divide it by 4. For an
example, the radius for this sphere is 4in.
(The icons highlight to her words.)
Iris: Okay, whats next?
Ada: Next, you cube the radius, which is just
multiplying itself three times. In the case for this
sphere, itd be 64. After that, you put it in back
into the equation.
May:

Ada: You multiply the cubed radius by 4/3. As you

can tell, this step is pretty straightforward. For this
sphere, it comes out as 85.3in.
Bonnie: All right, anything else?
Ada: Finally, you multiply the equation by pi. Its
important to remember to state the units of
measurements & putting the result in cubic units.
In this case, the volume of this sphere is 267.95 in3.
May: Well, thats a pretty tricky formula.
Ada: Yes, it can be, which is why Im going to show
you something.
Iris: Okay, Ada.
Axew: Axew.
(Pan up to an upper panel, showing three different
sphere-shaped items, and each one has their
radius and diameters written in.)
Ada: Okay, you girls ready to do it?
May: You bet.
Ada: Thats good. Here, this guy has made a
special container for all the berries hell pick in the
garden. What is the volume of it?
May: Hmm. About 5572.453in3.

Ada: Very good, May. Now, this girl is making a

special container for the Pokemon food. What
could the volume of it be?
Iris: 4186.666in3.
Ada: All right, Iris. Lastly, this guy is building a
unique berry blender. What is the volume of it?
Bonnie: 7234.56in3.
Ada: You got it, Bonnie. Great job, guys.
Iris: Thanks, Ada.
Axew: Axew.
Ada: No problem, Iris.
(Ada turns the Pokepilot off, puts it back in her
pocket and starts out the room.)
May: Where are you heading to, Ada?
Ada: Im stepping out to work on some martial arts.
May: Oh, okay. You mind if we come watch you?
Ada: No, not at all.
(They leave the room, head down the hall & go out
to the back. Moments later, they come to a
training area, where Ada steps into it and takes out
one Pokeball. There are some chopping boards in
it.)
Ada: All right, come on out!

(She tosses it up and a Lopunny emerges from it.)

Lopunny: Lopunny!
Ada: Ready to go, Lopunny?
(He nods his head.)
Lopunny: Lo!
(They get into their positions and concentrate their
energy in a meditative state for a few seconds.)
Ada (concentrating): Hmmm.
(Now, they break their meditation and throw some
palm-heel strikes and break through the boards.
Then, they do a roundhouse kick & a front elbow
strike at the air. Ada throws a palm-heel strike at
Lopunny, but he blocks it with a forearm block.)
Ada: Good counter.
Lopunny: Lo-punny.
(He does a roundhouse kick at Ada, but she moves
out of the way and counters with one of her own,
and they cancel each other out. They stop & bow
to each other.)
Iris: Those were some good moves there.
Axew (agreeing): Ax-ew.
Ada: Thank you, Iris.
Bonnie: How long have you been doing it?

Ada: For about two months now.

Bonnie (understanding): Ahh.
Ada: Yep. There are some moves that were still
practicing. (She turns over to Lopunny.) Ready to
work on the Tobi Geri?
Lopunny (confidently): Lopunny.
(They resume their training session.)
May: So, guys, what do you say we do something
while theyre training?
Iris: Okay, May, but lets see if the audience wants
to do it?
Bonnie: All right. (She turns over to the audience.)
You guys up for this? (She casually waits for an
answer from the audience for one second.) Oh,
okay then.
(Dissolve to Adas blueprints for the reservoir.
There are three blanks on the edge, center and
outside of the sphere.)
Iris (V.O.): All right, lets do it. What is the diameter
of the reservoir? (She casually waits for an answer
from the audience for one and a half seconds.) 30
ft. You got it.
May (V.O.): Now, whats the radius of it? (She
casually waits for an answer from the audience for
one and a half seconds.) 15ft. Very good.

Bonnie (V.O.): Lastly, what is the volume? (She

casually waits for an answer from the audience for
one and a half seconds.) 14,130ft3. All right, then.
(Dissolve back to the trio and May casually speaks
to the audience.)
May (casually): That was pretty good, guys.
(Ada & Lopunny come over to them.)
Ada: Hey, would you guys like us to teach you how
to do the moves?
(They think about it for a brief moment and nod
their heads in agreement. Now, a montage goes
on where Ada them how to do the martial arts
moves she was doing before, from showing how
fast they should their move hands & elbows to
perform a strike, to showing how to deflect certain
punches & kicks with the forearm block & when it
should be done, to what positions they need to be
in and how to do the roundhouse kick without
losing their balance. Montage ends at an hour and
a half later, where we see them still practicing the
moves. May does the roundhouse kick and
manages it hit the bullseye, though just barely.)
Iris: That was very good, May.
May: Thanks, Iris.
Ada (complementing): You guys are really starting
to get it.

May, Iris and Bonnie: Thank you.

Ada: No problem. Oh, and remember this: only use
them when you need to, like for self-defense or to
hone in your physical & mental development.
Bonnie: Dont worry, well do that.
Ada (affirmatively): Good.
Diana (calling out, O.S.): Hey, guys! The new
shorts completed! Come and see it!
Ada (calling back): Okay!
(They all turn to the audience.)
All (casually): Thank you, guys.
Dedenne: Dede
Axew: Axew.
(We dissolve to moments later, where theyre back
inside HQ, and theyre watch Quinn & Dianas new
short film. Its about a world where imaginary
Pokemon are real and are given a place to stay
until they get adopted one day.)
Bonnie: Well, that was an interesting episode. Did
you guys enjoy it? (She casually waits for an
answer from the audience for one second.) Oh, all
right. Then, well see you later.
Dedenne: Dede.

(They casually wave goodbye to the viewers and

resume watching the short. We pan up to the
screen and we iris out, ending the episode.)