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In this episode, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} were on their way to Vermilion City, when they heard about a local Trainer who was undefeated. Ash, eager to challenge this Trainer, went to A.J.'s Gym and saw a sign above it announcing that A.J. had been undefeated through 98 matches. A.J. returned to the Gym after catching some wild Pokémon. Ash challenged him to battle number 99.

As the group was about to leave, they looked inside the Gym, and they saw A.J. using a whip to send his Sandshrew diving into a pool. Ash attacked A.J., thinking that he was abusing his Pokémon. A.J. explained that he was strengthening his Sandshrew's resistance against water. Sandshrew and all of A.J.'s other Pokémon were wearing "strength intensifiers". He also had all of his Pokémon exercise in rigorous routines. Ash complained about A.J. treating his Pokémon too harshly and asked Brock and Misty to back him up. However, Brock instead complimented A.J. on the specialized {{pkmn|food}} he prepares for his Pokémon.

[[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} tried to steal [[Ash's Pikachu]], but ended up accidentally taking Sandshrew instead. Not knowing what had happened, Ash guessed that Sandshrew had run away, and offered A.J.'s other Pokémon spots on his [[party|team]], but they ignored him. Sandshrew escaped from {{TRT}} by using {{m|Dig}}, accidentally bringing Meowth along with him. After A.J.'s Sandshrew came back, he challenged Team Rocket to a battle, and his Sandshrew defeated Team Rocket, winning A.J. the final victory needed to set off and collect Gym Badges.  

|desc={{p|Sandshrew}} first appeared in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]'', during {{Ash}}'s battle with A.J. During the battle, his {{AP|Pidgeotto}} was easily defeated by Sandshrew. Next, Ash called out his {{AP|Butterfree}} and went for a {{m|Stun Spore}}. A.J. whipped Sandshrew and told it to use {{m|Dig}}, allowing it to avoid the Stun Spore. It jumped out and defeated Butterfree. Ash wanted {{AP|Pikachu}} to battle, but it refused, giving A.J. the win.

It was seen training in A.J.'s Gym, wearing what A.J. called a "strength intensifier" and using the pool. It was accidentally captured by {{TRT}}, but it was able to make its way back using Dig. It had a battle against [[James's Koffing]] and [[Jessie's Ekans]]. It was able to dodge Koffing and entangle Ekans, then finished them off by using {{m|Fissure}}.

|desc={{p|Butterfree}} appeared in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]'', where it was first seen carrying A.J.'s bag into the [[Gym]]. It was seen in A.J.'s Gym training with his {{p|Beedrill}}.

|en=[[Maddie Blaustein]]<ref group="note" name="blaustein">Credited as "Adam Blaustein"</ref>

A.J. made a cameo appearance in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]''. He, along with [[Samurai]], {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}, and {{an|Brock}}, was making plans to find the [[Hidden Village]], where powerful wild Pokémon supposedly live. A.J. is particularly interested in high-[[level]]ed Pokémon such as {{p|Charizard}} and {{p|Venusaur}}. He and Samurai were separated from Ash and Brock when {{AP|Pikachu|Pikachu (EToP)}} went missing.

* A.J.'s Sandshrew used Defense Curl, despite the fact that Sandshrew [[Anime move errors|couldn't learn it]] until [[Generation II|the next generation]] in the games.