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'''Pokémon Double Trouble''' (Japanese: '''タッグバトル！さいごのジム！！''' ''Tag Battle! The Final Gym!!'') is the 108th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 12, 1999 and in the United States on September 9, 2000.  
'''Pokémon Double Trouble''' (Japanese: '''タッグバトル！さいごのジム！！''' ''Tag Battle! The Final Gym!!'') is the 108th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 12, 1999, and in the United States on September 9, 2000.  
 
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
==Synopsis==
The episode begins as {{Ash}} {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Kumquat Island]], a resort island where Ash will also compete in his fourth and final Orange Crew battle.  While {{an|Misty}} and {{Tracey}} plan to enjoy their time while Ash {{pkmn|battle}}s, they are interrupted by a lady, who mistakes Ash for her son, [[Travis]], who had, like Ash, started a Pokémon journey with a Pikachu.  After clearing the confusion, though, the beach is attacked by a {{TRT}} {{p|Rhydon}} robot, driven by {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} and weaponized by {{TP|James|Weezing}}.  Jessie tells Weezing to use {{m|Hyper Beam}}, but it instead uses {{m|Smog}}.  It becomes clear that James had never gotten around to teaching Hyper Beam to Weezing.  Ash then decides to put a stop to Team Rocket.  In retaliation, Jessie has Arbok use {{m|Poison Sting}} on Ash, which is stopped thanks to the woman, whose {{p|Alakazam}} had used {{m|Reflect}} to block the attack, and then {{m|Psychic}} to seal the mechanical Rhydon's mouth shut while another Smog attack is fired.  This allows Ash to send out {{AP|Charizard}} amidst Team Rocket confusion, who uses {{m|Take Down}} to deal a blow to the robot.  When Arbok accidentally uses {{m|Acid}} to tear a hole in the Rhydon robot, Charizard uses {{m|Flamethrower}} to overload the Rhydon robot's machinery, causing the robot to explode and send Team Rocket flying.


In the middle of the ordeal, the woman is revealed to be [[Luana]], the final member of the [[Orange Crew]], and a local hotelier whose hotel includes a workout gym and an indoor Pokémon stadium.  Ash and company are invited to stay in her hotel's most exquisite suite free of charge, and they agree on a "[[Double Battle]]", to be held the next day, for the final Orange League badge - in the match, both leader and challenger will use two {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} simultaneously. However, the match ends when the first Pokémon is unable to battle, wherein the opposing team are declared the winners.
==Blurb==
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/3/episode-3-pokemon-double-trouble/-->
<i>Ash is anxious to square off against the Gym Leader who holds the final badge of the Orange League. But then he learns that this Gym Leader is none other than the kindly townswoman who just helped him rally against a Team Rocket sneak attack.</i>


While in the hotel's hot spring, Ash and Tracey discuss strategy.  Ash is committed to have Pikachu battle, but Tracey surmises that Alakazam will battle.  Lacking {{t|Ghost}}-types or {{t|Bug}}-types that could deal an effective blow, Ash ponders who else could stand up to Alakazam's power.  The next day, the battle begins with Luana sending out Alakazam and {{p|Marowak}} against Pikachu and Charizard. However, even before the match begins, Pikachu and Charizard are at each other: an innocuous {{m|stomp}} by Charizard had knocked Pikachu over, and the argument between the two escalated until the two were trading attacks, forcing Ash to break up the fight. Even as the match begins, Charizard's {{m|Flamethrower}} manages to hit Pikachu while Pikachu was rushing towards the opponents. When Charizard tries {{m|Tackle}} on Alakazam, and gets hit with {{m|Psychic}} in result, Ash has Pikachu assist Charizard by using {{m|ThunderShock}}- which promptly hits Charizard.  This gives Marowak and Alakazam an opening to land successive {{m|Bonemerang}} and Psychic attacks on Charizard.
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Kumquat Island]] for Ash's fourth and final [[Orange League|Orange Crew]] {{pkmn|battle}}. As they are walking on the beach, a woman rushes in and abruptly hugs Ash. She then realizes what is happening and apologizes, saying that she mistook Ash for her son [[Travis]], who had, like Ash, started a [[Pokémon journey]] with a {{p|Pikachu}}. Just then, the beach is attacked by {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|Robo-Rhydon]], driven by {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} and weaponized by {{TP|James|Weezing}}. [[Jessie]] tells Weezing to use {{m|Hyper Beam}}, but it instead uses {{m|Smog}}, to her disappointment. Nevertheless, the attack still causes beach-goers to flee in a panic.


With Charizard on the ropes (about to eat up another Psychic), Ash warns Pikachu, standing still amidst the beating Charizard is taking, that if Charizard is unable to continue, they will lose the match. Pikachu finally ThunderShocks Alakazam, freeing Charizard. In return, Charizard catches Pikachu after Pikachu is hit by a {{m|Body Slam}} from Marowak soon after. With the two now willing to cooperate, Charizard {{m|Fly|takes to the skies}} with Pikachu in tow, allowing Pikachu to land {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Marowak, who had just launched another Bonemerang. The attack does not faze Marowak, but it manages to knock off its concentration. Meanwhile, Charizard continues to fly towards Alakazam, who was preparing a {{m|Hyper Beam}} to land point-blank on Charizard. When Charizard pulls up at the last minute, Alakazam is hit with the wayward Bonemerang attack, sending it and the charged Hyper Beam backwards. The Hyper Beam tears across the battlefield and into Marowak, knocking both of Luana's Pokémon out, and giving Ash the victory.
Ash decides to stop Team Rocket, but Jessie has Arbok use {{m|Poison Sting}} on Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}}. However, the woman has her {{p|Alakazam}} use {{m|Reflect}} to block the attack. She scolds Team Rocket, warning them to never return. Jessie tells the "grandma" to stay out of their way, but {{an|Misty}} retorts by calling Jessie old in return, enraging her and making her order another Smog attack. The woman introduces herself as the final Orange Crew [[Gym Leader]], much to Ash's surprise, and has her Alakazam use its {{m|Psychic}} to seal the mechanical Rhydon's mouth shut, subsequently filling Team Rocket's control cabin with smog. Ash sends out {{AP|Charizard}}, who uses {{m|Take Down}} on the robot. In the confusion, James inadvertently presses one of the buttons, causing Arbok to use {{m|Acid}}, which melts a hole in the Rhydon robot. Charizard responds by firing a {{m|Flamethrower}} on the new weak spot, which overloads the robot's machinery, causing it to explode and send Team Rocket flying.


After Ash receives the {{Badge|Jade Star}} for the victory, Luana tells Ash that he is finally able to compete in the [[Orange League]] against other qualified trainers for the right to challenge the leader of the Orange Crew for the League Championship trophy. Leaving Kumquat Island, Luana tells Ash that if should he encounter Travis, he should deliver some greetings from home for him.
The Gym Leader introduces herself as [[Luana]], a local hotelier whose hotel includes a workout gym and an indoor Pokémon stadium that serves as the [[Kumquat Gym]] battlefield. Ash and his friends are invited to stay in her hotel's most exquisite suite free of charge, and they agree on a [[Double Battle]], to be held the next day, for the final [[Orange League]] [[Badge]]. In the match, both leader and challenger will use two {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} simultaneously, and the match ends when the first Pokémon is [[Fainting|unable to battle]], wherein the opposing team is declared the winner. While in the hotel's hot spring, Ash and {{Tracey}} discuss strategies. Ash is committed to having Pikachu battle, but Tracey surmises that Alakazam will battle. Lacking any {{t|Ghost}} or {{t|Bug}} types that could deal an effective blow, Ash ponders who else could stand up to Alakazam's power.
 
The next day, the battle begins, with Luana sending out Alakazam and {{p|Marowak}} against Pikachu and Charizard. However, before the match begins, Pikachu and Charizard develop a grudge against one another following an innocuous stomp by Charizard that knocks Pikachu over. [[Sheldon]] calls for the match to begin and Pikachu rushes toward his opponents. However, Charizard's Flamethrower manages to hit Pikachu, burning the Mouse Pokémon's tail. Ash commands Charizard to try to use {{m|Tackle}} on Alakazam. However, Alakazam's Psychic attack stops Charizard in midair. As a result, Ash commands Pikachu to use {{m|Thunder Shock}}, but the attack hits Charizard instead. Ash scolds Pikachu, but the small Pokemon shrugs at his concerns.
 
After momentarily watching on as Charizard takes successive {{m|Bonemerang}} and Psychic attacks, Pikachu Thunder Shocks Alakazam, freeing Charizard from its Psychic hold. Luana has Marowak use {{m|Double-Edge}} on Pikachu, but Charizard manages to catch Pikachu with his wing. With the two now willing to cooperate, Charizard flies with Pikachu on his back, allowing Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Marowak, disrupting its concentration despite not actually hurting the {{t|Ground}} type. Meanwhile, Charizard continues to fly towards Alakazam, who prepares to use a {{m|Hyper Beam}} at point-blank range. When Charizard pulls up at the last minute, Alakazam is hit with Marowak's wayward Bonemerang attack, sending it and the charged Hyper Beam backward. Much to Luana's shock, the Hyper Beam hits Marowak. Sheldon checks the two Pokémon and reveals they both have been knocked out, earning Ash the victory.
 
After Ash receives the {{Badge|Jade Star}} for the victory, Luana tells Ash that he is finally able to compete in the Orange League against the [[Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader]] for the [[Winner's Trophy]]. Leaving Kumquat Island, Luana tells Ash that if he encounters Travis, he should deliver him a warm message from home. Ash and his friends sail away on {{AP|Lapras}}'s back, waving to Luana and her hotel staff. Elsewhere, Team Rocket's cries for help remain unanswered and they are forced to wait out at sea on the remains of their Robo-Rhydon.


==Major events==
==Major events==
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
[[File:Ash Jade Star Badge.png|thumb|220px|Ash holding the Jade Star Badge]]
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive on [[Kumquat Island]] and meet [[Luana]], the {{gy|Kumquat}} [[Gym Leader]] and the final member of the [[Orange League|Orange Crew]].
* Ash learns about [[Double Battle]]s and has his first official {{pkmn|battle}} of that kind.
* [[Ash's Charizard]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
* [[Ash's Charizard]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
* Ash earns the {{Badge|Jade Star}} by defeating [[Luana]], the fourth and final badge in the Orange Islands.
* Ash defeats Luana and earns the {{badge|Jade Star}}, his fourth and final [[Orange League]] Badge, allowing him to challenge the [[Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader]].
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon====
====Humans====
* [[Luana]]
 
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP108.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
[[File:Dare da EP108.png|200px|thumb|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Misty}}
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* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Luana]]
* [[Luana]]
* [[Travis]]
* [[Travis]] (flashback)
* [[Sheldon]]
* Beachgoers
* Beachgoers
* Hotel workers
** [[Sheldon]]


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP108.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[File:WTP EP108.png|200px|thumb|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Dodrio}} (''U.S. and international'') {{p|Alakazam}} (''Japan'')
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Dodrio}} (''US and international'') {{p|Alakazam}} (''Japan'')
 
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
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* {{p|Alakazam}} ([[Luana]]'s)
* {{p|Alakazam}} ([[Luana]]'s)
* {{p|Marowak}} ([[Luana]]'s)
* {{p|Marowak}} ([[Luana]]'s)
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Travis]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Wartortle}}
* {{p|Wartortle}}
* {{p|Raichu}}
* {{p|Raichu}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This episode has the first [[Double Battle]] in the [[Pokémon anime]], if the battles with [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are excluded. However, it should be noted that this battle ends when either one of the trainer's Pokémon as opposed to future Double Battles when both Pokémon would need to be knocked out to earn the win.
* This episode features the first [[Double Battle]] in the Pokémon [[canon]], if some of the {{pkmn|battle}}s with [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are excluded from earlier in the {{pkmn|anime}}. However, it should be noted that this battle ends when either one of the {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Pokémon [[Fainting|faints]] as opposed to the Double Battles introduced [[Generation III|later]] in the {{pkmn|games}}, in which both opposing Pokémon would need to be knocked out to earn the win.
*This is the first of two episodes that featured {{Tracey}} without his headband on.
* This is the first of two episodes that featured {{Tracey}} without his headband on.
*Although James revealed that he had intended to teach his {{TP|James|Weezing}} {{m|Hyper Beam}}, he never does get around to actually teaching it.
* This is the first episode to have a [[Battle judge|referee]] in one of {{Ash}}'s [[Gym]] battles. The only previously appearing referees judged {{Gary}}'s [[Viridian Gym]] battle with {{an|Giovanni}} in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', but were absent when Ash challenged the same Gym later in the same episode. Almost every Gym battle has a referee from this point on.
*After [[Luana]] reveals her status as gym leader in the English dub, [[Jessie]] comments "I don't care if you're in the Orange Crew or the Grapefruit League", quite possibly a stealth reference to Major League Baseball's Spring Training league in Florida.
* Although James reveals that he had intended to teach his {{TP|James|Weezing}} {{m|Hyper Beam}}, he never does get around to actually teaching it.
* After [[Luana]] reveals her status as [[Gym Leader]] in the English dub, Jessie comments "I don't care if you're in the Orange Crew or the Grapefruit League", possibly a stealth reference to {{wp|Major League Baseball}}'s Spring Training league in Florida.
* This is the second episode in which Ash is mistaken for a woman's son, the first being ''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]''.


===Errors===
===Errors===
*Before the characters enter the gym, Luana moves her mouth as if speaking but doesn't actually say anything.
[[File:Ash Charizard Take Down.png|thumb|200px|Charizard's soles error]]
**In the same scene, Luana's lipstick is gone.
* Before the characters enter the Gym, Luana moves her mouth as if speaking but doesn't actually say anything.
*During the battle, [[Ash's Charizard]] is affected by {{m|Bonemerang}}, a move that shouldn't hit him because he's part {{t|Flying}}.
* In the training room of the hotel, a {{p|Sandslash}} has the voice of a {{p|Sandshrew}}.
*Ash's Charizard uses {{m|Tackle}}, which he and his pre-evolutions [[Anime move errors|can't learn in the games]].
* When Ash sends out {{AP|Charizard}} to face {{TRT}}, his backpack disappears.
* When Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on Marowak, it shouldn't affect him because he is a ground type.
* When Charizard uses {{m|Take Down}} on the {{p|Rhydon}} robot, the cream-colored spots on his soles disappear.
* When Team Rocket blasts off, {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}, {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}, and {{TP|James|Weezing}} disappear.
* During the battle, Charizard is affected by {{m|Bonemerang}}, a [[move]] that shouldn't affect him because he is part {{t|Flying}} type.
* Charizard uses {{m|Tackle}}, a move which [[Animated series move errors|neither he nor his pre-evolved forms can learn in the games]].
* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} dub, after Weezing uses {{m|Smog}}, Meowth states that James can't learn {{m|Hyper Beam}} by himself.
* Ash thinks about using a {{t|Ghost}} or {{t|Bug}} type to fight {{p|Alakazam}}. However, {{t|Psychic}} types are unaffected by Ghost-type moves in [[Generation I]].
** However, it was intended for Ghost to be super effective against Ghost in Generation I, and it has been so since [[Generation II]] onward.
* In the English dub, Luana says that Ash will get to battle other qualified Trainers at the [[Orange League]] competition. However, as revealed [[EP111|later]], the Orange League does not feature a [[Pokémon League Conference]].


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
[[File:Kumquat Island Jynx Pinsir.png|thumb|Removed scene]]
[[File:Kumquat Island Jynx Pinsir.png|thumb|200px|Deleted scene]]
*A scene where Luana squishes Ash's face in between her breasts, thinking that he is her son, is removed from the dub.
* [[Pikachu's Jukebox]]: [[Together Forever]]
*A scene with a Jynx on a treadmill, a Pinsir attacking a punchbag and a Venusaur lifting dumbbells was removed, possibly because it contained Jynx in its original design.
* Part of the scene where Luana hugs Ash and squishes his face in-between her breasts, thinking that he is her son, is removed from the dub.
*During Ash's gym match, Luana commanded her Marowak to use {{m|Body Slam}} on Pikachu in the English dub. In the original Japanese version, she commanded Marowak to use {{m|Double-Edge}}.
* Jessie's comment regarding Luana's Gym Leader status in the dub was originally her continuing to get agitated at the use of the term "old lady" when Ash uses it to describe Luana.
* {{MTR}}'s comment about {{an|Giovanni|the Boss}} not "coughing up" the money for exhaust fans is dub-only.
* Tracey's comment about Charizard obeying Ash, which comes off as him being surprised of the fact in the dub, is him simply remarking that Ash is getting used to handling Charizard in the original version.
* A scene with a {{p|Jynx}} on a treadmill, a {{p|Pinsir}} attacking a punchbag, and a {{p|Venusaur}} lifting dumbbells is removed, likely because it contains Jynx in its original design.
* During Ash's Gym battle, Luana commands her {{p|Marowak}} to use {{m|Body Slam}} on {{AP|Pikachu}} in the English dub. In the original Japanese version, she commands Marowak to use {{m|Double-Edge}}.
* In the dub, [[Sheldon]] declares both Marowak and Alakazam to be unable to battle. In the original Japanese version, this declaration only includes Marowak.
* In the Japanese version, Luana tells Ash that the battle against the [[Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader]] takes place at [[Pummelo Stadium]] on [[Pummelo Island]] instead of emphasizing the importance of teamwork, leaving it unknown how Ash learns of the location in the dub.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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  EP108  
タッグバトル！さいごのジム！！
Tag Battle! The Final Gym!!
First broadcast
Japan August 12, 1999
United States September 9, 2000
English themes
Opening Pokémon World
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ライバル！
Ending ラプラスにのって
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda
Storyboard 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki
Assistant director 松本正幸 Masayuki Matsumoto
Animation director 山本郷 Gō Yamamoto
Additional credits

Pokémon Double Trouble (Japanese: タッグバトル！さいごのジム！！ Tag Battle! The Final Gym!!) is the 108th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 12, 1999, and in the United States on September 9, 2000.

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Blurb

Ash is anxious to square off against the Gym Leader who holds the final badge of the Orange League. But then he learns that this Gym Leader is none other than the kindly townswoman who just helped him rally against a Team Rocket sneak attack.

Plot

Ash and his friends arrive at Kumquat Island for Ash's fourth and final Orange Crew battle. As they are walking on the beach, a woman rushes in and abruptly hugs Ash. She then realizes what is happening and apologizes, saying that she mistook Ash for her son Travis, who had, like Ash, started a Pokémon journey with a Pikachu. Just then, the beach is attacked by Team Rocket's Robo-Rhydon, driven by Arbok and Lickitung and weaponized by Weezing. Jessie tells Weezing to use Hyper Beam, but it instead uses Smog, to her disappointment. Nevertheless, the attack still causes beach-goers to flee in a panic.

Ash decides to stop Team Rocket, but Jessie has Arbok use Poison Sting on Ash and Pikachu. However, the woman has her Alakazam use Reflect to block the attack. She scolds Team Rocket, warning them to never return. Jessie tells the "grandma" to stay out of their way, but Misty retorts by calling Jessie old in return, enraging her and making her order another Smog attack. The woman introduces herself as the final Orange Crew Gym Leader, much to Ash's surprise, and has her Alakazam use its Psychic to seal the mechanical Rhydon's mouth shut, subsequently filling Team Rocket's control cabin with smog. Ash sends out Charizard, who uses Take Down on the robot. In the confusion, James inadvertently presses one of the buttons, causing Arbok to use Acid, which melts a hole in the Rhydon robot. Charizard responds by firing a Flamethrower on the new weak spot, which overloads the robot's machinery, causing it to explode and send Team Rocket flying.

The Gym Leader introduces herself as Luana, a local hotelier whose hotel includes a workout gym and an indoor Pokémon stadium that serves as the Kumquat Gym battlefield. Ash and his friends are invited to stay in her hotel's most exquisite suite free of charge, and they agree on a Double Battle, to be held the next day, for the final Orange League Badge. In the match, both leader and challenger will use two Pokémon simultaneously, and the match ends when the first Pokémon is unable to battle, wherein the opposing team is declared the winner. While in the hotel's hot spring, Ash and Tracey discuss strategies. Ash is committed to having Pikachu battle, but Tracey surmises that Alakazam will battle. Lacking any Ghost or Bug types that could deal an effective blow, Ash ponders who else could stand up to Alakazam's power.

The next day, the battle begins, with Luana sending out Alakazam and Marowak against Pikachu and Charizard. However, before the match begins, Pikachu and Charizard develop a grudge against one another following an innocuous stomp by Charizard that knocks Pikachu over. Sheldon calls for the match to begin and Pikachu rushes toward his opponents. However, Charizard's Flamethrower manages to hit Pikachu, burning the Mouse Pokémon's tail. Ash commands Charizard to try to use Tackle on Alakazam. However, Alakazam's Psychic attack stops Charizard in midair. As a result, Ash commands Pikachu to use Thunder Shock, but the attack hits Charizard instead. Ash scolds Pikachu, but the small Pokemon shrugs at his concerns.

After momentarily watching on as Charizard takes successive Bonemerang and Psychic attacks, Pikachu Thunder Shocks Alakazam, freeing Charizard from its Psychic hold. Luana has Marowak use Double-Edge on Pikachu, but Charizard manages to catch Pikachu with his wing. With the two now willing to cooperate, Charizard flies with Pikachu on his back, allowing Pikachu to use Thunderbolt on Marowak, disrupting its concentration despite not actually hurting the Ground type. Meanwhile, Charizard continues to fly towards Alakazam, who prepares to use a Hyper Beam at point-blank range. When Charizard pulls up at the last minute, Alakazam is hit with Marowak's wayward Bonemerang attack, sending it and the charged Hyper Beam backward. Much to Luana's shock, the Hyper Beam hits Marowak. Sheldon checks the two Pokémon and reveals they both have been knocked out, earning Ash the victory.

After Ash receives the Jade Star Badge for the victory, Luana tells Ash that he is finally able to compete in the Orange League against the Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader for the Winner's Trophy. Leaving Kumquat Island, Luana tells Ash that if he encounters Travis, he should deliver him a warm message from home. Ash and his friends sail away on Lapras's back, waving to Luana and her hotel staff. Elsewhere, Team Rocket's cries for help remain unanswered and they are forced to wait out at sea on the remains of their Robo-Rhydon.

Major events

Ash holding the Jade Star Badge
For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Dodrio (US and international) Alakazam (Japan)

Trivia

  • This episode features the first Double Battle in the Pokémon canon, if some of the battles with Jessie and James are excluded from earlier in the anime. However, it should be noted that this battle ends when either one of the Trainer's Pokémon faints as opposed to the Double Battles introduced later in the games, in which both opposing Pokémon would need to be knocked out to earn the win.
  • This is the first of two episodes that featured Tracey without his headband on.
  • This is the first episode to have a referee in one of Ash's Gym battles. The only previously appearing referees judged Gary's Viridian Gym battle with Giovanni in The Battle of the Badge, but were absent when Ash challenged the same Gym later in the same episode. Almost every Gym battle has a referee from this point on.
  • Although James reveals that he had intended to teach his Weezing Hyper Beam, he never does get around to actually teaching it.
  • After Luana reveals her status as Gym Leader in the English dub, Jessie comments "I don't care if you're in the Orange Crew or the Grapefruit League", possibly a stealth reference to Major League Baseball's Spring Training league in Florida.
  • This is the second episode in which Ash is mistaken for a woman's son, the first being Hypno's Naptime.

Errors

Charizard's soles error

Dub edits

Deleted scene
  • Pikachu's Jukebox: Together Forever
  • Part of the scene where Luana hugs Ash and squishes his face in-between her breasts, thinking that he is her son, is removed from the dub.
  • Jessie's comment regarding Luana's Gym Leader status in the dub was originally her continuing to get agitated at the use of the term "old lady" when Ash uses it to describe Luana.
  • Meowth's comment about the Boss not "coughing up" the money for exhaust fans is dub-only.
  • Tracey's comment about Charizard obeying Ash, which comes off as him being surprised of the fact in the dub, is him simply remarking that Ash is getting used to handling Charizard in the original version.
  • A scene with a Jynx on a treadmill, a Pinsir attacking a punchbag, and a Venusaur lifting dumbbells is removed, likely because it contains Jynx in its original design.
  • During Ash's Gym battle, Luana commands her Marowak to use Body Slam on Pikachu in the English dub. In the original Japanese version, she commands Marowak to use Double-Edge.
  • In the dub, Sheldon declares both Marowak and Alakazam to be unable to battle. In the original Japanese version, this declaration only includes Marowak.
  • In the Japanese version, Luana tells Ash that the battle against the Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader takes place at Pummelo Stadium on Pummelo Island instead of emphasizing the importance of teamwork, leaving it unknown how Ash learns of the location in the dub.

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