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Ash notices Paul training with Chimchar, and is impressed to see that it has learned Flamethrower, although Paul thinks its power and control are both weak. Ash disagrees and offers to help Paul train, but he rudely refuses Ash's offer, leading Dawn to remind Paul what Cynthia said about both Trainers and Pokémon always having to think about each other in a Tag Battle. However, Paul replies with what Cynthia ''actually'' said: "When every life meets another life, something will be born", before walking away. Ash then asks Paul why he entered this tournament, and he replies that it was to meet {{type|Fire}} Pokémon. Brock then explains that Paul wants to use his opponents' Fire attacks to power up Chimchar's own, exactly like he did during his and Ash's [[DP003|very first battle]] when he used {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{t|Electric}} attacks to power up Elekid's own. Ash understands this, but certainly doesn't condone it.

Ash and Paul's is the last battle of the first round. Ash sends out {{AP|Pikachu}} and Paul sends out Chimchar, and the opposition sends out a {{p|Rhydon}} and {{p|Magmar}}. Ash starts things off by having Pikachu launch a {{m|Thunderbolt}} towards Magmar, however the attack is redirected to Rhydon thanks to its {{a|Lightning Rod}} [[Ability]]. Rhydon, who is naturally unharmed, then smites Pikachu with a {{m|Megahorn}}. Magmar then uses {{m|Lava Plume}}, a powerful {{type|Fire}} move that affects all Pokémon in the battle. Rhydon is barely affected since {{type|Rock}}s resist Fire-type moves, but the blaze of fire quickly heads toward Pikachu and Chimchar. Ash tells Pikachu to dodge, but Paul commands Chimchar to jump straight into the fire. The flame on Chimchar's tail then becomes bigger, and it launches a boosted {{m|Flamethrower}} towards Rhydon. However, Rhydon blocks it and counters with {{m|Hammer Arm}}. Rhydon goes in for another hit on Chimchar, but Pikachu comes down from his dodge and sends Rhydon reeling back with a super-effective {{m|Iron Tail}}. This makes Ash and Paul's opponents realize that they shouldn't take Pikachu lightly even without {{t|Electric}} attacks. Magmar then uses {{m|Protect}} while Rhydon goes in for a {{m|Surf}}, which shocks everyone. Paul commands Chimchar to use {{m|Flame Wheel}} and take it head-on, and Ash, knowing how foolish this is since Chimchar is weak to {{t|Water}} attacks, tries to convince Chimchar to stop. However, he suddenly [[DP049|remembers]] how Zoey used {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}}'s Iron Tail to cut through {{TP|Zoey|Shellos}}'s {{m|Water Pulse}} during her [[Double Performance]], and has Pikachu break through the Surf with his own Iron Tail, putting Rhydon in a vulnerable free-fall. He then scores a direct hit with another Iron Tail, and Rhydon crashes into the ground and faints. Now free to use Electric attacks, Pikachu goes straight for Magmar with a {{m|Volt Tackle}}, and Paul has Chimchar use {{m|Dig}}. Magmar deflects Pikachu's Volt Tackle with a {{m|Fire Punch}}, but this position leaves it vulnerable to Chimchar's super-effective Dig, which knocks it out and gives Ash and Paul the win and entry into the next round. However, Dawn and Brock are both aware that they won't get much further than this if they don't start working as a team.