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Sho first came off as a cocky, arrogant boy; a trait in which is shared by his {{p|Raichu}} and {{p|Pichu}}. His Pichu came across [[Ash's Pikachu]] and called its trainer over. Sho assumed it was a [[Wild Pokémon|wild]] Pikachu and was going to attempt to catch it before {{Ash}} explained it was his. Sho offered to trade his {{p|Mareep}}, {{p|Magneton}}, and {{p|Magnemite}} for Pikachu in order to complete his evolution collection. Of course, Ash refused on all offers. Sho then started to accuse Ash of being a weak {{pkmn|Trainer}} and not being able to handle Pikachu's power.  

From there on, he challenged Ash to a battle with his Raichu. Ash in turn uses Pikachu. Sho's Raichu knows many of the moves that Pikachu knows such as {{m|Iron Tail}} and even {{m|Volt Tackle}}. However, since it's fully evolved, it knows the move {{m|Hyper Beam}}. One of Sho's battle strategies is to have Raichu pin down opponents with its tail and then fire a Hyper Beam at them for a finishing blow at point blank range, proving to be brutal, if not merciless. He enacted this technique on Ash's Pikachu which injured it so much that it needed to be sent to the [[Pokémon Center]] in critical condition.

Later on, Ash challenged him to a rematch and this time, Pikachu went on to defeat Raichu. Sho now knew that he was wrong about Ash and Pikachu's battling abilities and accepted defeat.