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: In this episode Ash and Gary say their final goodbyes before Gary leaves to go do his research. Before they part, Ash decides to give Gary back his half of the Poké Ball. Gary takes the small part of the Poké Ball and says he'll take good care of it. Later, Ash is sitting around thinking about how all of his friends are gone, and decides he wants to be like Gary and get a whole new start by going to Hoenn, basing another important life decision on being like Gary.

: In this episode, Ash is feeling rather down about losing a battle when he receives a postcard from Gary. He imagines himself standing and talking with Gary in response to the letter. After doing so, Ash becomes less bummed about losing the battle and gets a burst of determination, deciding to work hard and try again. Professor Oak also makes a comment about how Gary is a medicine for Ash at times like these.

: In this episode Ash runs into Gary and his Electivire. Gary greets him using that famous pet-name, "Ashy-boy," and Ash asks for a battle. Gary agrees, but says that Electivire is too tired from battling Team Rocket at the moment, and that they can battle later at Professor Oak's lab. They do indeed battle and Gary wins, telling Ash that even though he beat the Battle Frontier, there are many trainers and Pokémon that he doesn't know about in Sinnoh, and that the world is a big place. He then says goodbye, saying he's heading back to Sinnoh. Ash takes Gary's words into consideration and makes the decision to follow Gary to Sinnoh, basing yet another travel decision on Gary's own. Ash leaves for Sinnoh the very next day and meets up with him [[DP045|45 episodes later]]. Many PalletShippers believe that Ash's decision is based on his possible love/interest in Gary.