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'''Fighting Flyer with Fire''' (Japanese: '''キキョウジム！おおぞらのたたかい!!''' ''{{tt|Kikyō|Violet}} Gym! Sky Battle!'') is the 131st episode of the {{g|anime}}. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 20, 2000 and in the United States on December 16, 2000, as part of the [[The Johto Journeys|Pokémon: The Johto Journeys]] season.  
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'''Fighting Flyer with Fire''' (Japanese: '''キキョウジム！おおぞらのたたかい！！''' ''{{tt|Kikyō|Violet}} Gym! Sky Battle!!'') is the 131st episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 20, 2000, and in the United States on December 16, 2000.


After the [[Violet City]] [[Gym Leader]] [[Falkner]] foils one of [[Team Rocket]]'s schemes to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{Ash}} decides to {{pkmn|battle}} him for a {{Badge|Zephyr}}.
{{spoilers}}
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== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}}, [[Misty]], and [[Brock]] finally reach the [[Violet City]] Gym, and Ash is anxious to get his first [[Johto]] [[badge]]. But before they are able to go inside, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] appear in disguises. They say they are from the Pokémon Bureau and that they must inspect every Pokémon before anyone can enter the Gym. They take {{AP|Pikachu}} and remark that it's "buggy, bleary eyed, and blubbery". Then they run off with it. Soon afterwards, they're floating away in their balloon while revealing their real identity and holding Pikachu in an electric-proof glass case.


Ash sends out {{AP|Heracross}} to save Pikachu, but {{MTR}} drops a jar of sap to distract Heracross. Then, Ash and friends notice there is someone hand-gliding next to Team Rocket's balloon. Then, the hand-glider  signals for his {{p|Hoothoot}} to take Pikachu. While the hand-glider is trying to land, Jessie calls for {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} to use {{m|Poison Sting}} to poke holes in his sail. Next the hand-glider sends out his {{p|Pidgeot}} to save him from falling. Then he has his Pidgeot poke a hole in their balloon to send them flying away.
==Blurb==
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/3/episode-26-fighting-flyer-with-fire/-->
<i>With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze. But when the Gym Leader's high-level Pokémon turn the tables on the textbook Electric over Flying advantage, Ash will have to use more than raw power to emerge victorious.</i>


After Team Rocket has blasted off, the hand-glider finally lands and gives Pikachu back to Ash. Misty remarks about how fast his Pidgeot is, and Ash is reminded of his own {{AP|Pidgeot}} and that one day he'll see it again. The hand-glider mentions about how much he loves riding on {{t|Flying}} Pokémon and that they are his favorite type. Brock asks why he loves them so much, to which he responds that it's because he's always wanted to fly through the sky since he was a little boy. Then he says he learned how to hand-glide in order to understand his Pokémon better. He also mentions how mad he gets when people always say that Flying Pokémon stand no chance against {{t|Electric}} Pokémon. Misty quickly agrees with him, but instead with the sense of {{t|Water}} Pokémon. Finally, Ash introduces himself, and the hand-glider introduces himself as [[Falkner]] and that he is the gym leader.
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} reach the [[Violet Gym]], with Ash being anxious to get his first [[Johto]] [[Badge]]. However, before they are able to go inside, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] appear, [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguised]] as surveyors from the Pokémon Bureau, and demand that they inspect every {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} before anyone can enter. They take {{AP|Pikachu}} and then escape with him in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]], revealing their true identities. Ash commands Pikachu to use {{m|Thunder Shock}}, but the attack fails because he is in an electric-proof glass case.


Once, they are inside the gym, they go up to the roof where there is a stadium set up for Ash and Falkner to battle. They are told that they can use three Pokémon each. Once the match begins, Falkner starts with Hoothoot, and Ash decides to start with {{AP|Chikorita}}. Falkner scolds Ash for sending out a Pokémon that is weak to Flying Pokémon. Ash defends himself by saying that not everyone should judge by type. Chikorita starts out with a {{m|Vine Whip}}, but Hoothoot dodges it by {{m|Fly}}ing into the sky. Chikorita still tries hitting Hoothoot with a Vine Whip, but Hoothoot still dodges and attacks Chikorita with {{m|Peck}}. Chikorita uses {{m|Razor Leaf}}, but Hoothoot dodges and takes down Chikorita with {{m|Tackle}}.
Ash sends out {{AP|Heracross}} to save Pikachu, but {{MTR}} drops a jar of sap to distract Heracross. Then, Ash and his friends notice someone hang-gliding next to {{TRT}}'s balloon. The hang-glider signals his {{p|Hoothoot}} to take Pikachu; it grabs Pikachu's case with its talons and flies back to its {{pkmn|Trainer}}. With Pikachu in hand, the hang-glider begins his descent, but Jessie has {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} use {{m|Poison Sting}} to poke holes in his sail. The hang-glider leaps and sends out his {{p|Pidgeot}} to save him from falling. The pair makes their way towards Team Rocket, evading another of Arbok's Poison Stings before puncturing the hot-air balloon.


Ash decides to use Pikachu next. Pikachu uses {{m|Agility}} in order to avoid getting tackled. Hoothoot is taken down by a {{m|Thunderbolt}} and finished off by a {{m|Quick Attack}}. Falkner then sends out his {{p|Dodrio}} and mentions that no challenger has ever defeated it. Both Pikachu and Dodrio start off the match by using Agility. Although Pikachu tries using Thunderbolt, Dodrio dodges it by jumping up high. Dodrio then attacks Pikachu with {{m|Fury Attack}} and {{m|Drill Peck}}. While Dodrio is using {{m|Tri Attack}}, Pikachu dodges and takes it down with {{m|Thunder}}. Dodrio is cheered on to get up, but it ultimately faints.
After Team Rocket has blasted off, the hang-glider finally lands and gives Pikachu back to Ash. Ash mentions that the hang-glider's Pidgeot reminded him of the {{AP|Pidgeot}} he used to own and how they [[EP081|once battled]] a {{AP|Fearow}} together in [[Viridian Forest]]. He reminisces the feeling of riding on Pidgeot's back, and the hang-glider sympathizes with him, bringing up his own love of riding on {{t|Flying}} Pokémon and revealing them to be his favorite [[type]]. {{an|Brock}} asks why he loves them so much, and he responds that it was because he has always wanted to fly since he was a little boy. Then, he says he learned how to hang glide in order to understand his Pokémon better. Ash introduces himself and his friends, and the hang-glider introduces himself as [[Falkner]], the [[Violet City]] [[Gym Leader]], surprising the group.
[[File:Falkner Hoothoot Peck.png|thumb|left|220px|Chikorita struggling against Hoothoot]]
Falkner escorts Ash and his friends to the Violet [[Gym]], and after a short elevator ride, they reach the Gym's rooftop battlefield. Ash and Falkner take their positions, and the [[Battle judge|referee]] explains that each Trainer can use three Pokémon. Once the match begins, Falkner starts with Hoothoot, and Ash sends out {{AP|Chikorita}}. Falkner scolds Ash for sending out a Pokémon that is weak to Flying Pokémon, but Ash defends himself by saying that not everyone should judge by type. Chikorita starts out with a {{m|Vine Whip}}, but Hoothoot dodges it by flying into the sky. Chikorita still tries hitting Hoothoot, but Hoothoot attacks Chikorita with {{m|Peck}}. Chikorita uses {{m|Razor Leaf}}, but Hoothoot dodges and knocks Chikorita out with {{m|Tackle}}.


Falkner sends out his last Pokémon, which is Pidgeot. Pikachu is really tired by now, and Ash is told by Misty and Brock to give it a rest. Ash asks Pikachu if it wants to take a break, but Pikachu is willing to fight. Pikachu starts it off with a Thunderbolt, but Pidgeot easily dodges it by flying. Pidgeot then takes down Pikachu with a {{m|Whirlwind}}. Ash then sends out {{AP|Charizard}} to battle. Both Charizard and Pidgeot are told to fly into the air, then Ash tells Charizard to use {{m|Flamethrower}}, but Pidgeot dodges. Charizard consistently uses Flamethrower and Pidgeot uses Agility to get out of the way. Pidgeot then sends out a Whirlwind to hit Charizard with its own Flamethrower, sending it back onto the ground. Pidgeot starts using a {{m|Wing Attack}}, and Ash commands Charizard to fly, but it's wing is hurt. Charizard is hit straight on by Pidgeot's Wing Attack. Charizard is also hit with a Quick Attack, which leaves Ash wondering what he should do. Falkner tells him to forfeit, but Ash refuses to.
Ash decides to use Pikachu next. Pikachu uses {{m|Agility}} in order to avoid getting Tackled. Hoothoot is struck down by Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} and finished off with {{m|Quick Attack}}. Falkner then sends out his {{p|Dodrio}} and mentions that no challenger has ever defeated it. Both Pikachu and Dodrio start off the match by using Agility. Although Pikachu tries using Thunderbolt, Dodrio dodges it by jumping up high. Dodrio then attacks Pikachu with {{m|Fury Attack}} and {{m|Drill Peck}}. While Dodrio is building up its {{m|Tri Attack}}, Pikachu bounces off of Dodrio's middle head and into the air. Dodrio is startled and loses its [[move]], after which Pikachu defeats it with {{m|Thunder}}.


Charizard soon becomes strong enough to fly and dodges a Quick Attack. Pidgeot starts using Agility to appear behind Charizard and attack it with Quick Attack. This happens again, but Charizard doesn't give up. Charizard then flies behind Pidgeot, and before Pidgeot can attack, Charizard surrounds it with {{m|Fire Spin}}. Charizard then finishes off Pidgeot by using {{m|Seismic Toss}}. Although Pidgeot is cheered on to get up, it faints, which means that Ash has won the match against Falkner.
Falkner sends out his last Pokémon, Pidgeot. Despite Pikachu's exhaustion, he is still willing to fight. Pikachu starts the match with Thunderbolt, but Pidgeot easily dodges it by flying. Pidgeot then defeats Pikachu with {{m|Whirlwind}}. Ash then sends {{AP|Charizard}} out. Both Charizard and Pidgeot are told to fly into the air, then Ash tells Charizard to use {{m|Flamethrower}}, but Pidgeot dodges. Charizard consistently uses Flamethrower and Pidgeot uses Agility to get out of the way. Pidgeot then uses Whirlwind to hit Charizard with his own Flamethrower attack, sending him back to the ground. Pidgeot approaches with a {{m|Wing Attack}}, and Ash commands Charizard to fly, but his wing is hurt. Pidgeot lands a direct hit, knocking Charizard to the ground again. Charizard is also hit with a Quick Attack, which leaves Ash wondering what he should do. Falkner tells him to forfeit, but Ash refuses to.


Falkner presents Ash with the {{Badge|Zephyr}}. Falkner has been inspired by Ash to work more and train harder. He also wishes Ash luck in the Johto league. Ash, Misty and Brock wave goodbye as they walk to the next gym in the next city.
Charizard soon becomes strong enough to fly and dodges a Quick Attack. Pidgeot uses its Agility to appear behind Charizard, and it strikes Charizard with a follow-up Quick Attack. This happens again, but Charizard doesn't give up. Charizard then flies behind Pidgeot, and when Pidgeot disappears and then reappears behind Charizard, Charizard turns around and surrounds it with {{m|Fire Spin}}. Charizard then finishes off Pidgeot by using {{m|Seismic Toss}}, giving Ash the win.


The scene cuts off to Team Rocket, who are shown being pecked by a group of {{p|Spearow}} and {{p|Fearow}} in their deflated balloon.
Falkner presents Ash with the {{Badge|Zephyr}} and admits that he has been inspired to work more and train harder. He also wishes Ash luck in the [[Johto League]]. Ash and his friends then bid farewell to Falkner. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trapped inside their deflated balloon while being pecked by an angry horde of {{p|Spearow}} and {{p|Fearow}}.


== Major events ==
==Major events==
*{{Ash}} and [[Falkner]]  have a 3 on 3 battle.
<!-- 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. -->
**Ash uses {{AP|Chikorita}}, {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Charizard}}.
[[File:Ash Zephyr Badge.png|thumb|220px|Ash holding the Zephyr Badge]]
***This is {{AP|Charizard's}} final gym battle for Ash until much later in the Battle Frontier.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the [[Violet Gym]] and meet [[Falkner]], the [[Violet City]] [[Gym Leader]].
**Falkner uses {{p|Hoothoot}}, {{p|Dodrio}} and {{TP|Falkner|Pidgeot}}.
* Ash defeats Falkner in a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} and earns his first [[Johto League]] Badge, the {{Badge|Zephyr}}.
***Falkner's Hoothoot knocks out Ash's Chikorita with Tackle.
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***Ash's Pikachu knocks out Hoothoot with {{m|Agility}} followed by a {{m|Thunderbolt}} then {{m|Quick Attack}}.
 
***Pikachu then knocks out Falkner's Dodrio with {{m|Thunder}}.
===Debuts===
***Falkner's Pidgeot knocks out Pikachu with {{m|Whirlwind}}.  
====Humans====
***Ash's Charizard knocks out Pidgeot with {{m|Fire Spin}} then {{m|Seismic Toss}}.
***Ash defeats Falkner and earns his first [[Johto League]] [[Badge|Gym Badge]], the {{Badge|Zephyr}}.
=== Debuts ===
* [[Falkner]]
* [[Falkner]]


== Characters ==
====Pokémon debuts====
=== Humans ===
 
==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP131.png|200px|thumb|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* {{an|Misty}}
* [[Brock]]
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Falkner]]
* [[Falkner]]
* Falkner's assistants


=== Pokémon ===
===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP131.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Marill}} (''US and international''), {{p|Pidgeot}} (''Japan'')
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Marill}} (''US and international''), {{p|Pidgeot}} (''Japan'')
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
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* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Hoothoot}} ([[Falkner]]'s)  
* {{p|Hoothoot}} ([[Falkner]]'s)  
* {{p|Pidgeot}} ({{OP|Falkner|Pidgeot}})
* {{p|Pidgeot}} ([[Falkner]]'s)
* {{p|Dodrio}} ([[Falkner]]'s)  
* {{p|Dodrio}} ([[Falkner]]'s)  
* {{p|Pidgey}} (flashback)
* {{p|Fearow}} ({{AP|anime|Fearow}}; flashback)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (flashback)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple; flashback)
* {{p|Spearow}}
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (multiple; flashback)
* {{p|Fearow}}
* {{p|Spearow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Fearow}} (multiple)


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
* This episode's dub title is a reference to the popular saying, "fight fire with fire".
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is a reference to the phrase "''fighting fire with fire''".
* [[DP085|An episode]] from the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} has a similar episode title to this one.
** Similar dub titles were also used with [[DP085|two]] [[DP163|episodes]] from the following ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''. Both also feature either a {{t|Fire}} type or a {{t|Flying}} type.
* When {{AP|Pikachu}} tries unsuccessfully to electrocute {{TRT}}, [[Jessie]] says, "Go ahead, shock around the clock if you'd like!" This is a reference to the famous {{wp|rock and roll}} song {{wp|Rock Around the Clock}}.
* [[Falkner]] says almost exactly the same thing about people underestimating Flying types in this episode and when the player character challenges him in the games.
* This episode was partially adapted into the book [[Battle for the Zephyr Badge]].
* This episode ends in almost the same way as ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', with Team Rocket being {{m|Peck|peck}}ed by a group of {{p|Spearow}}. Coincidentally, the events of the episode are brought up, with Ash talking about his Pidgeot.
* {{MTR}} [[breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] when he mentions that Team Rocket's blast-off was a bad ending.
* This marks the only time when a [[Gym Leader]] doesn't use any {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from their game [[Gym]] [[party|team]] in the {{pkmn|animated series}}.
* This episode was [[banned episodes|banned]] in {{pmin|South Korea}}, likely due to Falkner's traditional Japanese-style clothing. This creates a continuity error, as Ash wins the {{badge|Zephyr}} in this episode.


=== Errors ===
===Errors===
* Ash said that his {{AP|Pidgeot}} was protecting a flock of fellow Pidgeot, when it was actually protecting a flock of {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}}.
* During his battle with Team Rocket, Falkner tells {{p|Pidgeot}} to spin and dodge, but it does not spin.
* Ash says that his {{AP|Pidgeot}} was protecting a flock of fellow Pidgeot, when it was actually protecting a flock of {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}}.
* Falkner's {{p|Hoothoot}} is seen with both feet on the ground in its standoff against Pikachu.
* Pidgeot knocks Pikachu out with {{m|Whirlwind}}, despite the fact that Whirlwind is a [[status move]]. This is an example of [[animation physics]].
* In the {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}} dub, Pidgeot is incorrectly referred as Pidgeotto throughout the whole episode.


=== Dub edits ===
===Dub edits===
* [[Pokémon Karaokémon]]: [[Two Perfect Girls]]
* In the English dub, Ash tells {{AP|Charizard}} to use {{m|Fly}}, marking the only time in the animated series when the move has been called out by name. In the original Japanese version, he only told Charizard to take flight, without ordering a move.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
* French: '''{{tt|L'air contre le feu|Air counters fire}}'''
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* Italian: '''{{tt|Un incontro importante|An important match}}'''
|ar={{tt|المعركة الجوية|The aerial battle}}
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Combatiendo al volador con fuego!|Fighting the flying with fire!}}'''
|bg={{tt|Да отвърнеш на атаката с огън|To turn the fire attack}}
* Spanish: '''{{tt|Combatiendo al volador con fuego|Fighting the flying with fire}}'''
|zh_cmn={{tt|桔梗道館，空中大戰|Jiégěng (Violet) Gym, Sky Battle}}
|cs={{tt|Zápas v letu|A match in flight}}
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|nl={{tt|Bevecht een Vlieger met Vuur|Fight a flyer with fire}}
|fi={{tt|Taistelu ilmojen herruudesta!|Battle for the mastership of the skies!}}
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|he=קרב הציפורים{{tt|krav hatsiporim|The bird battle}}
|hi=आग का मुकाबला हवा से {{tt|''Aag ka muqabla Hava se''|The battle of Fire with Air/Wind}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
|hu={{tt|Harc a madár Pokémonokkal|Fighting with bird Pokémon}}
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|pl={{tt|Między ogniem a powietrzem|Between the fire and the air}}
|pt_br={{tt|Ash Ganha a Insígnia Zefir|Ash Gets the Zephyr Badge}}
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Fighting Flyer with Fire
  EP131  
キキョウジム！おおぞらのたたかい！！
Kikyō Gym! Sky Battle!!
First broadcast
Japan January 20, 2000
United States December 16, 2000
English themes
Opening Pokémon Johto
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening OK!
Ending ニャースのパーティ
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
Storyboard 藤本義孝 Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Assistant director 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki
Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura
Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

Fighting Flyer with Fire (Japanese: キキョウジム！おおぞらのたたかい！！ Kikyō Gym! Sky Battle!!) is the 131st episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 20, 2000, and in the United States on December 16, 2000.

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Blurb

With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze. But when the Gym Leader's high-level Pokémon turn the tables on the textbook Electric over Flying advantage, Ash will have to use more than raw power to emerge victorious.

Plot

Ash and his friends reach the Violet Gym, with Ash being anxious to get his first Johto Badge. However, before they are able to go inside, Jessie and James appear, disguised as surveyors from the Pokémon Bureau, and demand that they inspect every Pokémon before anyone can enter. They take Pikachu and then escape with him in their Meowth balloon, revealing their true identities. Ash commands Pikachu to use Thunder Shock, but the attack fails because he is in an electric-proof glass case.

Ash sends out Heracross to save Pikachu, but Meowth drops a jar of sap to distract Heracross. Then, Ash and his friends notice someone hang-gliding next to Team Rocket's balloon. The hang-glider signals his Hoothoot to take Pikachu; it grabs Pikachu's case with its talons and flies back to its Trainer. With Pikachu in hand, the hang-glider begins his descent, but Jessie has Arbok use Poison Sting to poke holes in his sail. The hang-glider leaps and sends out his Pidgeot to save him from falling. The pair makes their way towards Team Rocket, evading another of Arbok's Poison Stings before puncturing the hot-air balloon.

After Team Rocket has blasted off, the hang-glider finally lands and gives Pikachu back to Ash. Ash mentions that the hang-glider's Pidgeot reminded him of the Pidgeot he used to own and how they once battled a Fearow together in Viridian Forest. He reminisces the feeling of riding on Pidgeot's back, and the hang-glider sympathizes with him, bringing up his own love of riding on Flying Pokémon and revealing them to be his favorite type. Brock asks why he loves them so much, and he responds that it was because he has always wanted to fly since he was a little boy. Then, he says he learned how to hang glide in order to understand his Pokémon better. Ash introduces himself and his friends, and the hang-glider introduces himself as Falkner, the Violet City Gym Leader, surprising the group.

Chikorita struggling against Hoothoot

Falkner escorts Ash and his friends to the Violet Gym, and after a short elevator ride, they reach the Gym's rooftop battlefield. Ash and Falkner take their positions, and the referee explains that each Trainer can use three Pokémon. Once the match begins, Falkner starts with Hoothoot, and Ash sends out Chikorita. Falkner scolds Ash for sending out a Pokémon that is weak to Flying Pokémon, but Ash defends himself by saying that not everyone should judge by type. Chikorita starts out with a Vine Whip, but Hoothoot dodges it by flying into the sky. Chikorita still tries hitting Hoothoot, but Hoothoot attacks Chikorita with Peck. Chikorita uses Razor Leaf, but Hoothoot dodges and knocks Chikorita out with Tackle.

Ash decides to use Pikachu next. Pikachu uses Agility in order to avoid getting Tackled. Hoothoot is struck down by Pikachu's Thunderbolt and finished off with Quick Attack. Falkner then sends out his Dodrio and mentions that no challenger has ever defeated it. Both Pikachu and Dodrio start off the match by using Agility. Although Pikachu tries using Thunderbolt, Dodrio dodges it by jumping up high. Dodrio then attacks Pikachu with Fury Attack and Drill Peck. While Dodrio is building up its Tri Attack, Pikachu bounces off of Dodrio's middle head and into the air. Dodrio is startled and loses its move, after which Pikachu defeats it with Thunder.

Falkner sends out his last Pokémon, Pidgeot. Despite Pikachu's exhaustion, he is still willing to fight. Pikachu starts the match with Thunderbolt, but Pidgeot easily dodges it by flying. Pidgeot then defeats Pikachu with Whirlwind. Ash then sends Charizard out. Both Charizard and Pidgeot are told to fly into the air, then Ash tells Charizard to use Flamethrower, but Pidgeot dodges. Charizard consistently uses Flamethrower and Pidgeot uses Agility to get out of the way. Pidgeot then uses Whirlwind to hit Charizard with his own Flamethrower attack, sending him back to the ground. Pidgeot approaches with a Wing Attack, and Ash commands Charizard to fly, but his wing is hurt. Pidgeot lands a direct hit, knocking Charizard to the ground again. Charizard is also hit with a Quick Attack, which leaves Ash wondering what he should do. Falkner tells him to forfeit, but Ash refuses to.

Charizard soon becomes strong enough to fly and dodges a Quick Attack. Pidgeot uses its Agility to appear behind Charizard, and it strikes Charizard with a follow-up Quick Attack. This happens again, but Charizard doesn't give up. Charizard then flies behind Pidgeot, and when Pidgeot disappears and then reappears behind Charizard, Charizard turns around and surrounds it with Fire Spin. Charizard then finishes off Pidgeot by using Seismic Toss, giving Ash the win.

Falkner presents Ash with the Zephyr Badge and admits that he has been inspired to work more and train harder. He also wishes Ash luck in the Johto League. Ash and his friends then bid farewell to Falkner. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trapped inside their deflated balloon while being pecked by an angry horde of Spearow and Fearow.

Major events

Ash holding the Zephyr Badge
For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Marill (US and international), Pidgeot (Japan)

Trivia

Errors

  • During his battle with Team Rocket, Falkner tells Pidgeot to spin and dodge, but it does not spin.
  • Ash says that his Pidgeot was protecting a flock of fellow Pidgeot, when it was actually protecting a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto.
  • Falkner's Hoothoot is seen with both feet on the ground in its standoff against Pikachu.
  • Pidgeot knocks Pikachu out with Whirlwind, despite the fact that Whirlwind is a status move. This is an example of animation physics.
  • In the Finnish dub, Pidgeot is incorrectly referred as Pidgeotto throughout the whole episode.

Dub edits

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  • In the English dub, Ash tells Charizard to use Fly, marking the only time in the animated series when the move has been called out by name. In the original Japanese version, he only told Charizard to take flight, without ordering a move.

In other languages



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Original series
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