Danny

Danny is the Navel Island Gym Leader in the Orange Archipelago. He is in his mid-20s and enjoys water sports including sailing and windsurfing. Misty appears to develop a schoolgirl crush on him in the episode Navel Maneuvers.

Danny doesn't simply battle Ash, however; instead, he challenges Ash to work with his Pokémon in order to win the badge. Initially, Danny and Ash have to climb a mountain without the aid of any of their Pokémon. Then Ash and Danny each choose three Pokémon to build a bobsled of sorts, and the final challenge is a bobsled (or toboggan) race down the side of the mountain.