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==Blurb==

<i>Dawn is still feeling a little blue after her early exit from the Hearthome Pokémon Contest, so her friends convince her to compete in a tag battle tournament along with Ash and Brock. Our heroes head to the opening ceremonies to learn who their randomly chosen tag partners are. Dawn's new partner is Conway, a calculating Trainer with a Slowking. Brock's lovely partner is Holly, who will compete using her Wingull. And Ash's partner is—Paul? Even Paul's Elekid doesn't get along with Pikachu! Ash and Pauls chances of winning the Soothe Bell prize arent looking too great.

Dawn and Conway are first to battle with their {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and Slowking against a {{p|Koffing}} and {{p|Scyther}}. Scyther starts things off with a {{m|Razor Wind}} and Koffing attacks with a {{m|Sludge Bomb}}. Piplup blocks the Razor Wind with a {{m|Bubble Beam}} and Slowking blocks the Sludge Bomb with a {{m|Safeguard}}. Koffing comes back with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} that Slowking blocks with {{m|Protect}}. Scyther attacks with an {{m|X-Scissor}} but Piplup comes from above with a {{m|Peck}} attack that knocks out Scyther. Koffing uses {{m|Gyro Ball}}, but it is stopped by Slowking's {{m|Psychic}}. Slowking then slams Koffing into the ground knocking it out. The two win with a combination of Conway's defense and Dawn's attack.

Ash and Paul are 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 decides to battle his way and starts things off with 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 smashes Pikachu with a {{m|Megahorn}} attack. Magmar attacks with a {{m|Lava Plume}}, an extremely powerful {{type|Fire}} move that affects everyone on the field. Rhydon is left barely affected thanks to its type-advantage, but the blaze of fire quickly heads toward Pikachu and Chimchar. Ash tells Pikachu to dodge but Paul sends Chimchar straight into the fire. The flame on Chimchar's tail becomes bigger and Chimchar gives a powerful blast of {{m|Flamethrower}}, which has very little effect on Rhydon. Rhydon counters with a direct hit from a {{m|Hammer Arm}}. Pikachu comes down from its dodge with an {{m|Iron Tail}}. Now the two opponents are aware that even without electric attacks, Pikachu shouldn't be taken lightly and have Rhydon strike back with a surprise {{m|Surf}} attack while Magmar uses {{m|Protect}}. Paul decides to take it head on with a {{m|Flame Wheel}}. Ash tries to convince him that Chimchar could really get hurt but he does not care. As Pikachu panics, Ash suddenly 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, which slams into Rhydon. Pikachu then scores a direct-hit with Iron Tail knocking Rhydon out and leaving Magmar alone. Now free to use electric attacks, Pikachu goes straight for Magmar with a {{m|Volt Tackle}} but Magmar deflects it with a {{m|Fire Punch}}. While Pikachu and Magmar are fighting, Chimchar comes from beneath with a {{m|Dig}} that knocks out Magmar. Brock tells Dawn that Ash and Paul can't get much further unless they start working as a team.

* [[James]]

* [[Paul]]

* {{an|Enta}}

* {{OBP|Giant|DP050}}

* The ending was omitted in the original broadcast, with the credits moved to the opening instead.

* Music from ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' and ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and the instrumental version of [[Advance Adventure]] are used as background music.

* The title is a pun of the phrase, "Tag. You're It!".

* {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack, when directed at {{p|Magmar}}, was refracted towards the opponent's {{p|Rhydon}}'s horn, an example of the {{a|Lightning Rod}} Ability. Interestingly, Pikachu previously fought [[Blaine]]'s Rhydon and Magmar, ''aiming'' for Rhydon's horn to hurt it.

==In other languages==

|zh_cmn='''{{tt|全員參加！雙打對戰！！|All Members Participate! Tag Battle!!}}

|cs={{tt|Párový turnaj|Tag Tournament}} {{tt|*|Note: 'Párový turnaj' literately means 'Pairing Tournament', but 'párový zápas' (pairing battle) is Czech dub term for Tag Battle}}