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In the following hour, Ash watches Ritchie's match, and is awed by the amount of skill Ritchie exhibits and the power of his Pokémon. Ritchie wins his first match using only one of his Pokémon; his Pikachu, Chuchino. Ash ponders on the level of competition at the Indigo League and worries that he may not have what it takes. | In the following hour, Ash watches Ritchie's match, and is awed by the amount of skill Ritchie exhibits and the power of his Pokémon. Ritchie wins his first match using only one of his Pokémon; his Pikachu, Chuchino. Ash ponders on the level of competition at the Indigo League and worries that he may not have what it takes. | ||
After the match, Ash stands alone in a forest glade and holding a single | After the match, Ash stands alone in a forest glade and holding a single {{i|Poké Ball}} and perhaps thinking about its contents. Brock and Misty approach and guess that the Pokémon inside the Poké Ball is his secret weapon. Ash admits that it is, and sends out the Pokémon, revealing it to be a powerful {{AP|Charizard}}. Brock and Misty are shocked and amazed, but Ash admits that the Charizard, which was originally a Charmander Ash caught [[EP011|in-between the earlier chapters]], will not obey him. Misty, not surprised, tells Ash that Charizard are very temperamental and difficult to control, and that it requires a high-level Trainer with experience to control one. Ash explains that Charizard will temporarily obey him if he wields a lit "Flame Candle", which bears the same flame that symbolically represents the Indigo League, the flame from a {{p|Moltres}}. Brock remarks that such candles are very expensive, and that Ash's strategy could be very unreliable, and may be toeing the line regarding the use of props in League Tournaments. Brock advises against the use of such ploys and instead suggest Ash use Pokémon he's used too, to win the upcoming matches. | ||
In Ash's second Tournament match, he wins using only his {{AP|Squirtle}}, matching Ritchie's accomplishment of a perfect match. Afterwords, Ritchie rushes up and praises Ash, saying "You da bomb!", to which Ash replies with the same. Brock remarks how Ash and Ritchie only met the day before, and are already good friends, and that it would be good for them to have a match against each other. Misty tells Brock that he's got it backwards, and that it would create tension in Ash and Ritchie's friendship if they had to battle each other. Brock replies that "It's a guy thing", and that male bonding thrives on the spice of conflict. | In Ash's second Tournament match, he wins using only his {{AP|Squirtle}}, matching Ritchie's accomplishment of a perfect match. Afterwords, Ritchie rushes up and praises Ash, saying "You da bomb!", to which Ash replies with the same. Brock remarks how Ash and Ritchie only met the day before, and are already good friends, and that it would be good for them to have a match against each other. Misty tells Brock that he's got it backwards, and that it would create tension in Ash and Ritchie's friendship if they had to battle each other. Brock replies that "It's a guy thing", and that male bonding thrives on the spice of conflict. | ||