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Following the explosion caused by a collision of their respective {{m|Ice Beam}} and {{m|Night Shade}} attacks, both {{AP|Lapras}} and {{p|Gengar}} are revealed to have [[fainting|fainted]]. {{Ash}} and {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} [[recall]] their Pokémon, and with three of Drake's Pokémon defeated, the field changes. The announcer remarks how Ash is the first {{pkmn|Trainer}} to knock out three of Drake's Pokémon in a row. In the stands, {{TRT}} reaffirm their plan to capture [[Drake's Dragonite]] once it's been weakened.

After the field changes into a desert field, Drake calls out his {{p|Venusaur}} and Ash uses {{AP|Tauros}} again. Ash tries to start things off with {{m|Fissure}}, but it doesn't work because the sand on the field absorbs the attack. Drake tells Venusaur to use {{m|Solar Beam}}. Hoping to cause damage before the Solar Beam is charged, Ash tells Tauros to use {{m|Take Down}}, but the sandy field doesn't allow him to gain any traction. In a last-ditch effort, Ash has Tauros send Venusaur flying. Venusaur is sent soaring into the air, but it manages to turn itself in midair and releases its Solar Beam directly on Tauros. Unexpectedly, Tauros isn't defeated and the Solar Beam actually freed him from the sand. Venusaur then launches a barrage of {{m|Vine Whip}}s, a few of which hit Tauros. The Wild Bull Pokémon powers through the onslaught and hits Venusaur with a powerful Take Down attack, defeating it.

Drake recalls Venusaur and sends out an {{p|Electabuzz}}. Ash recalls Tauros and sends out {{AP|Bulbasaur}}. Drake has Electabuzz to use {{m|Thunder Shock}}, but Bulbasaur's [[type]] advantage leaves it unfazed and it counters with a {{m|Razor Leaf}} flurry. Electabuzz is hit by a few of the leaves but then deflects with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Drake has Electabuzz use {{m|Thunder Punch}}, while Ash has Bulbasaur use {{m|Tackle}}. Bulbasaur lands its attack but is soon defeated by Electabuzz's Thunder Punch. Ash promptly sends out {{AP|Charizard}}, who the announcer identifies as the only fully [[Evolution|evolved]] Pokémon in the young Trainer's [[Party|team]]. Electabuzz uses a combination of Thunder Punch and {{m|Thunder}}, but Charizard stops it with {{m|Fire Spin}}. Electabuzz then attempts to use Thunderbolt, but Charizard grabs it and uses {{m|Seismic Toss}}, defeating it. With only one Pokémon left, Drake removes the {{i|Poké Ball}} from his necklace and sends out Dragonite.

Ash is left with Pikachu, who still has damage from his early squabble with Drake's Ditto. Pikachu starts off with {{m|Agility}} but is knocked into the air by Dragonite's tail. Dragonite gets ready to use {{m|Hyper Beam}}, but Pikachu uses his tail as a springboard to dodge the attack. Dragonite is unable to move, exhausted from all of the battles it has had against most of Ash's team, allowing Pikachu to land on Dragonite's head. Dragonite tries to shake him off, but Pikachu holds on to its antennae, and the battles with Ash's other Pokémon have left it quite exhausted. At Ash's command, Pikachu lands a direct hit with Thunder. Dragonite and Pikachu are left exhausted and, after staring each other down, Dragonite falls to the ground, defeated. The [[Pummelo Stadium]] erupts in cheers as the undefeated Drake finally meets his match.