EP108: Difference between revisions

The episode begins as {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Kumquat Island]], a resort island where Ash will also compete in his fourth and final Orange Crew battle. {{an|Misty}} and {{Tracey}} plan to enjoy their time while Ash {{pkmn|battle}}s, they are interrupted by a lady, who mistakes Ash for her son, [[Travis]], who had, like Ash, started a Pokémon journey with a Pikachu.  After clearing the confusion, though, the beach is attacked by a {{TRT}} {{p|Rhydon}} robot, driven by {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} and weaponized by {{TP|James|Weezing}}.  Jessie tells Weezing to use {{m|Hyper Beam}}, but it instead uses {{m|Smog}}.  It becomes clear that James had never gotten around to teaching Hyper Beam to Weezing.  Ash then decides to put a stop to Team Rocket.  In retaliation, Jessie has Arbok use {{m|Poison Sting}} on Ash, which is stopped thanks to the woman, whose {{p|Alakazam}} had used {{m|Reflect}} to block the attack, and then {{m|Psychic}} to seal the mechanical Rhydon's mouth shut while another Smog attack is fired.  This allows Ash to send out {{AP|Charizard}} amidst Team Rocket confusion, who uses {{m|Take Down}} to deal a blow to the robot.  When Arbok accidentally uses {{m|Acid}} to tear a hole in the Rhydon robot, Charizard uses {{m|Flamethrower}} to overload the Rhydon robot's machinery, causing the robot to explode and send Team Rocket flying.

While in the hotel's hot spring, Ash and Tracey discuss strategy.  Ash is committed to have Pikachu battle, but Tracey surmises that Alakazam will battle.  Lacking {{t|Ghost}}-types or {{t|Bug}}-types that could deal an effective blow, Ash ponders who else could stand up to Alakazam's power.  The next day, the battle begins with Luana sending out Alakazam and {{p|Marowak}} against Pikachu and Charizard. However, even before the match begins, Pikachu and Charizard are at each other: an innocuous {{m|stomp}} by Charizard had knocked Pikachu over, and the argument between the two escalated until the two were trading attacks, forcing Ash to break up the fight. Even as the match begins, Charizard's {{m|Flamethrower}} manages to hit Pikachu while Pikachu was rushing towards the opponents. When Charizard tries {{m|Tackle}} on Alakazam, and gets hit with {{m|Psychic}} in result, Ash has Pikachu assist Charizard by using {{m|ThunderShock}}- which promptly hits Charizard.  This gives Marowak and Alakazam an opening to land successive {{m|Bonemerang}} and Psychic attacks on Charizard.

==Major events==

* [[Ash's Charizard]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.

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