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==Synopsis==

The scene then cuts to another preliminary battle, but this time, it's Morrison battling. Ash and May both wish him good luck as he and his Beldum face off against a Trainer named {{an|Jump}} and his {{p|Electabuzz}}. To start things off, Morrison orders a {{m|Take Down}} [[Move|attack]], and Beldum immediately fires itself right at the opposing Electric Pokémon. Jump and Electabuzz however do not seem worried, and Jump taunts Morrison and orders Electabuzz to use {{m|Protect}}. Electabuzz does so, shielding itself with its arms. This defensive maneuver pays off, as the force of its attack being blocked sends Beldum flying back and smashing into the battlefield. Morrison tells Beldum to get up, as Ash and {{ashfr}} look on worried. However, Ash is confident that Beldum will pull through. Morrison once again orders a Take Down attack, and once again, Jump simply laughs the attack off and orders for Electabuzz to use Protect again. This has the same result as last time, and Beldum is once again sent flying back.

The scene then cuts to Ash's preliminary battle, against a young, martial arts user called {{ho|Gilbert}} and his {{p|Hitmonlee}}. Tyson, Brock, Max, May and Morrison cheer Ash on from the audience, and the referee starts the battle off. Both Pikachu and Hitmonlee charge towards each other, with Gilbert commanding a {{m|Rolling Kick}}, and Ash ordering {{m|Iron Tail}}. Hitmonlee leaps towards Pikachu and kicks hard with its extendable legs, but Pikachu quickly dodges and quickly unleashes its Iron Tail on Ash's command, sending Hitmonlee crashing down to earth. Tyson remarks on Pikachu's incredible speed. Gilbert tells Hitmonlee to use {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, and Hitmonlee attempts to hit Pikachu while combining its attack with forward flips. Pikachu, however, uses the amazing speed which Tyson just commented on to dodge all three kicks, leading Hitmonlee further and further towards the stadium wall. Seeing its chance, Hitmonlee thrusts forward to attack, but Pikachu dodges once again at the last moment, making Hitmonlee hurt its knee against the hard surface of the stadium wall. Both Pokémon land and face-off, but Hitmonlee starts to feel the pain of its strained leg. As Hitmonlee's legs are its main source of attacking, they are also its weak spot, and so Gilbert senses that he'll have to end the battle fast, even if it means taking a risk. Ash orders Pikachu to attack, and Gilbert tells Hitmonlee to use {{m|Mega Kick}}. The fighting Pokémon responds, and smashes its foot hard into Pikachu, but it feels pain while doing so, which Ash senses. Thinking fast, he orders an Iron Tail just before both Pokémon hit the ground. The impact of the attacks causes a dust cloud to appear, and when it clears, Pikachu has smashed straight into Hitmonlee's head with its Iron Tail, after using the attack to cushion the blow of the vicious kick attack. Hitmonlee falls to the ground, and Pikachu is declared the winner. Ash congratulates his best friend as it jumps into his arms for a celebration hug.

* Morrison's {{p|Beldum}} evolves into {{TP|Morrison|Metang}} and learns {{m|Confusion}}.

* {{an|Jump}}

* {{ho|Gilbert}}

* {{p|Electabuzz}} ({{an|Jump}}'s)

* {{p|Hitmonlee}} ({{ho|Gilbert}}'s)

* The episode's title references the name of the NBC sitcom, ''Saved by the Bell''. [[BW008|A later episode]] references this as well.

* Meowth of Team Rocket is briefly animated in computer-generated 3D imaging when [[Tyson's Meowth]] insults him as "a pathetic embarrassment to Meowths [sic] everywhere."

* In the dub, the briefly seen {{p|Machamp}} and {{p|Grimer}} are mistakenly given {{p|Machoke}}'s and {{p|Muk}}'s voices, respectively.

* In the games, {{p|Meowth}} cannot be affected by {{m|Shadow Ball}} since it is a {{type|Normal}} Pokémon. However, it is seen hit by the attack twice in this episode.

* When {{AP|Pikachu}} is battling {{p|Hitmonlee}}, {{an|Brock}} says, "Maybe {{Ash}} wants to focus on one attack, like [[Morrison]]." But Pikachu had already used two attacks: {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}, of which only Iron Tail was used to physically attack Hitmonlee.

* When Ash asks Brock about Morrison, Brock says that no one with that name had registered for the contest, but this causes confusion between a regular competition and an actual [[Pokémon Contest]].

* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Tentacruel}}, you were right!