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==Blurb==

<i>Our hero is in the middle of the first match of the championship tournament at the Johto League Silver Conference. His opponent is his long time rival—Gary Oak. Each trainer is down one Pokémon, with five to go. Gary's Blastoise is very strong and knocks out Ash's Heracross. Ash isn't surprised—that Blastoise was the Squirtle that Gary got when he first started out as a trainer! Gary recalls Blastoise and the battle continues. Finally, each trainer is down to their last Pokémon. Gary has saved Blastoise till the end—and Ash calls out Charizard! Blastoise has the advantage because it's a Water Type, but Ash is very clever. He uses Charizard's Flame Thrower attack to scorch the battle field, trapping Blastoise. Blastoise uses Hydro Pump to cool off the field, but it backfires. The field becomes all steamy and no one can see. Charizard finishes off the battle with a Seismic Toss. Ash is thrilled to have finally defeated his rival—but does he have what it takes to continue? His next opponent will be Harrison from Hoenn.</i>

==Plot==

Ash sends out {{AP|Muk}} to battle. Blastoise uses {{m|Skull Bash}}, but Muk isn't fazed by the attack. Muk uses a {{m|Sludge Bomb}}, but Blastoise uses {{m|Rapid Spin}} to deflect the shot. Continuing to spin, it tries to hit Muk, but Muk easily catches and smothers its opponent. Blastoise escapes the pin with a Hydro Pump, and Ash pulls Muk for {{AP|Bayleef}}, hoping that a Grass type will provide a good advantage over Blastoise. Bayleef evades the first Hydro Pump with {{m|Vine Whip}} jump, but her airborne {{m|Razor Leaf}} is deflected by Rapid Spin. Making matters worse, Bayleef's attempt to use {{m|Body Slam}} is met with a {{m|Bite}} attack from Blastoise. She gets tossed by her leaf, and is knocked out.

Since Ash has now lost three Pokémon, the referee calls for a 5-minute intermission. During the break, {{AP|Pikachu}} wants in on the match against Blastoise, and is visibly upset when Ash explains that he can only use his six entrants that were arranged before the match. In the stands, {{Delia}} and {{an|Professor Oak}} reminisce about the match bringing back memories from the boys' childhood growing up together.  

Nidoqueen is sent back out. Ash warns Snorlax to be careful since Nidoqueen also knows Hyper Beam. Using its tail to jump (a tactic copied from Bayleef), Nidoqueen manages to land down on Snorlax and damage it with {{m|Double Kick}}. Nidoqueen then blasts a Hyper Beam, but Snorlax ducks the attack and counters back with an {{m|Ice Punch}}, taking Nidoqueen out of the match. Gary's {{p|Scizor}} is sent out against Snorlax, and after a series of {{m|Quick Attack}}s, Scizor defeats Snorlax with a {{m|Metal Claw}} to the face of a missed Hyper Beam. With Scizor playing a speed game, Brock notes that Ash had put his entries with power battling in mind, and his two remaining Pokémon will have trouble against Scizor. Sending Muk back out, Muk easily absorbs a Quick Attack, allowing to attack with Sludge Bomb which Scizor evades. Scizor uses Metal Claw again, which, though Muk absorbs it, it allows Scizor to lift and throw Muk into the air. One {{m|Swift}} later, and Muk is knocked out.

Later that night, Ash meets Gary privately by the lake. Gary gives Ash his half of the Poké Ball. Reflecting on the battle, Gary isn't ashamed that he had lost the battle - when he admittedly tied in the fishing contest, he had felt like a failure (hence taking it as a "loss"). But Ash won fair and square today. The two shake hands, and Gary promises to cheer for Ash is his next match.

==Major events==

* {{an|Professor Oak}}

* {{Delia}}

* {{jo|Harrison}}

* [[Charles Goodshow]]

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})

* {{p|Politoed}} ({{OP|Misty|Politoed}})

* {{p|Blastoise}} ({{OP|Gary|Blastoise}})

* {{p|Arcanine}} ({{OP|Gary|Arcanine}})

* {{p|Golem}} ({{Gary}}'s)

* {{p|Kecleon}} ({{jo|Harrison}}'s)

==Trivia==

* An instrumental version of ''[[OK!]]'' is used in the background during the final battle, even in the dub.

* This is the only time that the move {{m|Magnitude}} was used in the anime, which is due to {{wp|2004 Chūetsu earthquake|an incident}} with [[AG101 (unaired)|a banned AG episode]] featuring the move {{m|Earthquake}}, which is highly similar to Magnitude.

* When Charizard and Blastoise fight in hand-to-hand combat, Gary says Charizard is too close for Blastoise to aim "with its hydro cannons", referring to the cannons on its back with which it shoots its Hydro Pump attack. Coincidentally, [[Generation III]] would later introduce the attack {{m|Hydro Cannon}}.

===Errors===

* After Gary sends out Nidoqueen, part of Snorlax's blue color goes into is chest area.

* When Nidoqueen uses her tail to jump, her lower jaw is colored with the same blue as her skin. The same coloring error is made just before she launches her {{m|Hyper Beam}}.

* {{an|Professor Oak}} says that {{p|Golem}} is the second heaviest Pokémon, and only Snorlax is heavier. This was true in [[Generation I]]; however, {{p|Steelix}}, introduced in [[Generation II]], is also heavier than Golem.

* During the climactic battle between [[Ash's Charizard]] and [[Gary's Blastoise]], Blastoise's lower jaw is incorrectly colored blue instead of cream.

** This also happens in the intro from the previous episode.

* In the dub the announcer announces Harrison as being from {{jo|Silver Town}}, when he was introduced as being from [[Littleroot Town]] in ''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel]]''.

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|fi={{tt|Taistelua kuumimmillaan|Battling on its hottest}}

|fr_eu={{tt|Le match tant attendu|The long awaited match}}

|it={{tt|Il torneo della vittoria (seconda parte)|The victory tournament (part 2)}}

|pt_br={{tt|Não Dá pra Vencer o Calor!|Can't Beat the Heat!}}

|pt_eu={{tt|Não se Vence o Calor!|Can't Beat the Heat!}}

|sv={{tt|I slagfältets hetta|In the heat of the battlefield}}

|pl={{tt|Nie da się pokonać żaru!|You can't beat the heat!}}

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