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When Ash and Brock enter Cerulean City, they see a big crowd of people surrounding a building. Unbeknownst to them, {{TRT}} had stolen a vacuum machine from the store overnight. Ash and Brock push through to the front, they see [[Officer Jenny]] and she accuses them of being criminals. When they prove their innocence, she lets them go, and ushers the crowd away. After that, they sit on a bench and Ash asks Brock for inside information on the [[Gym Leader]]. Brock tells him that as a Gym Leader, he cannot give out that information. Then Brock decides to check something out that he has been meaning to look at. They split up, and Ash heads to the [[Cerulean Gym]] alone.

When Ash reaches the Gym, he finds three sisters performing a synchronized swimming show for a lively crowd. Ash meets the girls backstage, finds out that they are the Gym Leaders, and challenges them to a battle. The girls, {{ka|Lily}}, {{an|Daisy}}, and {{an|Violet}}, explain that their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are too tired to battle from matches against three Trainers from [[Pallet Town]]. Lily shows Ash the trio's final Pokémon, a {{p|Goldeen}}. Daisy claps her hands and a {{p|Seel}} with the badge in its mouth appears, whereupon she offers Ash the Cascade Badge without a proper match. Misty, who had been spying on the entire scene, intervenes and challenges Ash to a battle. As it turns out, Misty is herself a Cerulean Gym Leader as well, and also the youngest of [[The Sensational Sisters]], but because she is so much younger than her three sisters, they call her a runt.

After Misty argues with her sisters, she challenges Ash to an official Cerulean Gym battle, two Pokémon per side. Ash tries to send out {{AP|Pikachu}}, but Pikachu refuses to go into battle because he considers Misty a friend. Instead, Ash sends out {{AP|Butterfree}} to battle [[Misty's Staryu]]. Ash hits Staryu with a {{m|Tackle}}, and Staryu replies with several {{m|Water Gun}}s. Butterfree's {{m|Stun Spore}} paralyzes Staryu temporarily, though it dives and washes the powder off. Ash tries {{m|Sleep Powder}}, though Staryu dives once again. Staryu performs several Tackles and eventually knocks Butterfree into the pool, causing him to lose the battle. After that, Misty sends out {{TP|Misty|Starmie}} and Ash sends out {{AP|Pidgeotto}}. Pidgeotto uses {{m|Whirlwind}} on Starmie, but it jumps into the water and attacks Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto uses {{m|Gust}}, causing Starmie to hit the wall and its red core to flash, with Misty becoming concerned about Starmie's energy wearing out. However, before the battle can continue, {{TRT}} interrupts and tries to steal all of the {{type|Water}} Pokémon and the water from the Gym using a giant vacuum machine – the one stolen the previous night.

While Team Rocket's vacuum is sucking up the Water Pokémon, Pikachu releases a {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack, which causes Team Rocket to fall into their machine and be blasted off. Ash rushes over to the machine and reverses the vacuum, just as Pikachu is sucked in. After Team Rocket is gone, Daisy gives Ash the {{Badge|Cascade}} in recognition of Pikachu's efforts. Misty tries to argue, but her sisters convince her that if Ash had used Pikachu he would have easily beaten her Water-type Pokémon. Misty agrees with her sisters and claims that when she comes back from her journey with Ash, she will be a great Trainer. Brock then meets Ash outside of the Gym. Ash and Misty continue to argue about who would have won the match, as the trio heads for Vermilion City.