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The next day, Pikachu was captured by {{TRT}}. With Charizard now trusting him after the lengths he had gone to while trying to help him, Ash successfully rescued Pikachu. Tad, seeing what had happened, asked Ash if he was ready for the rematch. Ash accepted, and was able to defeat Poliwrath with Charizard, who knocked Poliwrath off its feet and subsequently used {{m|Seismic Toss}} on it.
The next day, Pikachu was captured by {{TRT}}. With Charizard now trusting him after the lengths he had gone to while trying to help him, Ash successfully rescued Pikachu. Tad, seeing what had happened, asked Ash if he was ready for the rematch. Ash accepted, and was able to defeat Poliwrath with Charizard, who knocked Poliwrath off its feet and subsequently used {{m|Seismic Toss}} on it.


Tad made a cameo appearance in Ash's flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', when he remembered the time he battled Tad with his Charizard.
He made a cameo appearance in a flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]''.


==Pokémon==
==Pokémon==
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|img=Tad Poliwrath.png
|img=Tad Poliwrath.png
|img2=Tad Poliwrath Best Wishes.png
|img2=Tad Poliwrath Best Wishes.png
|cap2=Tad's Poliwrath in the Best Wishes series flashback
|cap2=Tad's Poliwrath in the Black & White series flashback
|epnum=EP105
|epnum=EP105
|epname=Charizard Chills
|epname=Charizard Chills
|vajp=Unsho Ishizuka
|vajp=Unshō Ishizuka
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|desc=As a sign of its strength, {{p|Poliwrath}} proudly wears the golden championship belt that it won in a local competition. Tad sent out Poliwrath against [[Ash's Pikachu]]. Despite having the [[type]] advantage, Pikachu ended up losing, with Poliwrath using Double Team to exhaust Pikachu's electricity before using a combination of Hypnosis and Water Gun. Ash then proceeded to sent out his {{AP|Charizard}}, but Charizard refused to listen to Ash's orders, and kept using {{m|Flamethrower}} against the {{type|Water}} Pokémon. The battle ended when Tad had his Poliwrath {{status|freeze}} Charizard with Ice Beam.
|desc=As a sign of its strength, {{p|Poliwrath}} proudly wears the golden championship belt that it won in a local competition. Tad sent out Poliwrath against [[Ash's Pikachu]]. Despite having the [[type]] advantage, Pikachu ended up losing, with Poliwrath using Double Team to exhaust Pikachu's electricity before using a combination of Hypnosis and Water Gun. Ash then proceeded to sent out his {{AP|Charizard}}, but Charizard [[Obedience|refused to listen]] to Ash's orders, and kept using {{m|Flamethrower}} against the {{type|Water}} Pokémon. The battle ended when Tad had his Poliwrath {{status|freeze}} Charizard with Ice Beam.


The next day, it had a rematch against Ash's now controlled Charizard, who finally knocked Poliwrath out with its {{m|Seismic Toss}}.
The next day, it had a [[rematch]] against Ash's now obedient Charizard, who finally knocked Poliwrath out with his {{m|Seismic Toss}}.


It reappeared in Ash's flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', when he remembered the time when Charizard battled Poliwrath and got frozen, and also when Charizard had the rematch.
It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]''.


Poliwrath's known moves are {{m|Double Team}}, {{m|Hypnosis}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, {{m|Ice Beam}}, {{m|Mega Kick}}, and {{m|Body Slam}}{{tt|*|Unseen; the move was interrupted mid-use}}.}}
Poliwrath's known moves are {{m|Double Team}}, {{m|Hypnosis}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, {{m|Ice Beam}}, {{m|Mega Kick}}, and {{m|Counter}}{{tt|*|Unseen; the move was interrupted mid-use; referred to as Body Slam in the dub}}.}}


Tad also has at least one other Pokémon, as he intended to use a total of two Pokémon against Ash. However, as Poliwrath had defeated both Pikachu and Charizard, this second Pokémon was never seen.
Tad also has at least one other Pokémon, as he intended to use a total of two Pokémon against Ash. However, as Poliwrath had defeated both Pikachu and Charizard, this second Pokémon was never seen.
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|ja=真殿光昭 ''[[Mitsuaki Madono]]''
|ja=真殿光昭 ''[[Mitsuaki Madono]]''
|en=[[Maddie Blaustein|Addie Blaustein]] ([[EP105]])
|en=[[Maddie Blaustein|Addie Blaustein]] ([[EP105]])
|ar=زياد الرفاعي ''Zeyad Errafae'ie''
|it=Luca Bottale
|no=Tommy Karlsen
|no=Tommy Karlsen
|pt_br=Sílvio Giraldi
|pt_br=Sílvio Giraldi
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Tad's English name is a reference to his Pokémon, Poliwrath, who is referred to by the Pokédex as a "''''Tad'''pole Pokémon."
* Tad's English name is a reference to his Pokémon, Poliwrath, who is referred to by the Pokédex as a "''''Tad'''pole Pokémon."
* Tad has a striking resemblance to [[Tracey Sketchit]]. Also, both of their dub names begin with a ''T'' and both wear headbands.
* Tad has a [[Anime character recycling|striking resemblance]] to [[Tracey Sketchit]]. Also, both of their dub names begin with a ''T'' and both wear headbands.
** In a scene of the episode Tad appears in, Tracey's headband is colored green like Tad's, though his is usually pink.
** In a scene of the episode Tad appears in, Tracey's headband is colored green like Tad's, though his is usually pink.
* The belt that Tad's Poliwrath is wearing greatly resembles to the [[P1 Grand Prix]]'s belt that [[Ash's Primeape]] wears at the end of ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''. It is very possible that Tad is born, or lives in the city where the P1 Grand Prix takes place, as he mentions it himself.
* The belt that Tad's Poliwrath is wearing greatly resembles to the [[P1 Grand Prix]]'s belt that [[Ash's Primeape]] wears at the end of ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''. It is very possible that Tad is born, or lives in the city where the P1 Grand Prix takes place, as he mentions it himself.
* Tad mentions that he hopes to compete against Ash in the Orange League, but it was later shown that the Orange League does not involve a [[Pokémon League Conference]]. This may be a dub error.
* Tad mentions that he hopes to compete against Ash in the Orange League, but it was later shown that the Orange League does not involve a [[Pokémon League Conference]]. In the Japanese version, he merely wishes they both work hard in Orange League.


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