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'''Riddle Me This''' (Japanese: '''もえろ！グレンジム！''' ''Burn! {{tt|Guren|Cinnabar}} Gym!'') is the 58th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 13, 1998 and in the United States on September 18, 1999. | '''Riddle Me This''' (Japanese: '''もえろ！グレンジム！''' ''Burn! {{tt|Guren|Cinnabar}} Gym!'') is the 58th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 13, 1998 and in the United States on September 18, 1999. | ||
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However, before they can settle in, the local receives a phone call, informing him that the Pokémon Lab, home to various {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon, is under attack from a balloon. Figuring that {{TRT}} is involved, Ash and his friends arrive at the scene, and quickly dispatch the balloon with help from {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Pidgeotto}} (via Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} from the back of Pidgeotto). As a reward for helping to save the Pokémon, the local reveals a secret: that Blaine had built a secret Gym, in a place where "firefighters couldn't win". | However, before they can settle in, the local receives a phone call, informing him that the Pokémon Lab, home to various {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon, is under attack from a balloon. Figuring that {{TRT}} is involved, Ash and his friends arrive at the scene, and quickly dispatch the balloon with help from {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Pidgeotto}} (via Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} from the back of Pidgeotto). As a reward for helping to save the Pokémon, the local reveals a secret: that Blaine had built a secret Gym, in a place where "firefighters couldn't win". | ||
Later that night, as Ash and his friends mull over the riddle in the hot springs, {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} wanders off from Misty and jumps on a {{p|Gyarados}} statue, unwittingly activating a secret switch that moved a boulder, exposing a cave and knocking down the hot springs' gender divider. | Later that night, as Ash and his friends mull over the riddle in the hot springs, {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} wanders off from Misty and jumps on a {{p|Gyarados}} statue, unwittingly activating a secret switch that moved a boulder, exposing a cave and knocking down the hot springs' gender divider. After quickly getting their clothes back on, Ash and friends explore the secret cave, and find a metal door that's hot to the touch. Beyond the door, they find a clear battlefield - Blaine's secret Gym, suspended over the Cinnabar Island volcano. The local suddenly appears, revealing himself to be Blaine (as Misty had figured out another riddle, the answer being the wig Blaine used as part of his disguise), and accepts Ash's challenge. | ||
The Gym Battle begins as a three-on-three battle. Confident that the {{type|Fire}} leader will use his Fire Pokémon, Ash decides to lead off with {{AP|Squirtle}}, while Blaine counters with a {{p|Ninetales}}. Despite the type advantage, Squirtle's {{m|Water Gun}} is no match for Ninetales' {{m|Fire Spin}}, and Squirtle is out in one shot. Deciding to fight fire with fire, Ash decides to use {{AP|Charizard}} despite its obedience issues. | The Gym Battle begins as a three-on-three battle. Confident that the {{type|Fire}} leader will use his Fire Pokémon, Ash decides to lead off with {{AP|Squirtle}}, while Blaine counters with a {{p|Ninetales}}. Despite the type advantage, Squirtle's {{m|Water Gun}} is no match for Ninetales' {{m|Fire Spin}}, and Squirtle is out in one shot. Deciding to fight fire with fire, Ash decides to use {{AP|Charizard}} despite its obedience issues. In response, Blaine pulls Ninetales for {{p|Rhydon}}. However, Charizard simply loafs off as Rhydon was about to unleash {{m|Horn Drill}}, unwilling to battle. Quickly down two Pokémon, Ash decides to rely on Pikachu. Pikachu's Thunderbolt does not faze Rhydon at all, but Ash decides to take advantage of using Rhydon's horn as a {{a|Lightningrod}}, and another well-aimed Thunderbolt at the horn knocks it out. However, Blaine isn't fazed, calling out his signature Pokémon, {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}}. Pikachu's electric attacks do not seem to faze him, which, as Brock explains, is due to Magmar using its own body heat as a thermal lance, diffusing the electricity. With Pikachu effectively unable to attack, and Magmar slowly wearing Pikachu out with a series of {{m|Fire Punch}}es, the episode ends on a cliffhanger, as Pikachu finds itself facing down Magmar's {{m|Fire Blast}}, while about to back into the lava. Will Pikachu survive? | ||
==Major events== | ==Major events== | ||
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* [[Blaine]] | * [[Blaine]] | ||
====Pokémon debuts==== | ====Pokémon debuts==== | ||
* {{p|Magmar}} ({{OP|Blaine|Magmar}}) | * {{p|Magmar}} ({{OP|Blaine|Magmar}}) | ||
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[[Category:Episodes directed by Shigeru Ōmachi|058]] | [[Category:Episodes directed by Shigeru Ōmachi|058]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes animated by Yūsaku Takeda|058]] | [[Category:Episodes animated by Yūsaku Takeda|058]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes with | [[Category:Episodes with Gym battles|058]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Ash|058]] | [[Category:Episodes focusing on Ash|058]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Jigglypuff|058]] | [[Category:Episodes focusing on Jigglypuff|058]] | ||