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* This is the first time {{Ash}} uses his {{AP|Squirtle}} in a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}. | * This is the first time {{Ash}} uses his {{AP|Squirtle}} in a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}. | ||
* This is the first time a [[Gym Leader]] has used a Pokémon not of their specialty type in a Gym battle against Ash. In this case, [[Blaine]], a {{type|Fire}} specialist, used a {{p|Rhydon}}, a {{t|Ground}}/{{type|Rock}}. | * This is the first time a [[Gym Leader]] has used a Pokémon not of their specialty type in a Gym battle against Ash. In this case, [[Blaine]], a {{type|Fire}} specialist, used a {{p|Rhydon}}, a {{t|Ground}}/{{type|Rock}}. | ||
** Its pokédex entry, however, alludes to it withstanding magma flows, which would explain Blaine using Rhydon during the match due to the gym being set in a volcano. | ** Its pokédex entry in the games, however, alludes to it withstanding magma flows, which would explain Blaine using Rhydon during the match due to the gym being set in a volcano. | ||
* This is yet another episode where a [[Animals in the Pokémon world|real world animal is seen]]. While Ash and {{ashfr}} are looking for a hotel to stay in, a picture of a tiger can be seen in one of the hotels. In addition, the food in {{Gary}}'s hotel room consists of real world fish. | * This is yet another episode where a [[Animals in the Pokémon world|real world animal is seen]]. While Ash and {{ashfr}} are looking for a hotel to stay in, a picture of a tiger can be seen in one of the hotels. In addition, the food in {{Gary}}'s hotel room consists of real world fish. | ||
** The picture in question may have been based on a similar picture that was found at {{wp|Azuchi Castle}}, featuring a mural of a tiger among grass, making it a [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real-world reference]] as well. | ** The picture in question may have been based on a similar picture that was found at {{wp|Azuchi Castle}}, featuring a mural of a tiger among grass, making it a [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real-world reference]] as well. |
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