


training his Pokémon, yelling angrily and cracking his whip. of cheating and demands a rematch at another location, but A.J. Refusing to believe that anyone's Pokémon could be so strong, Ash accuses A.J. They decide they wanted to steal A.J.'s Sandshrew. While all of this is happening, Team Rocket is spying on the match from a tree nearby. Although Ash wants Pikachu to fight, Pikachu grabs hold of the edge of the playing field and refuses to go, finally shocking Ash. It bursts out of the ground, eliminating Butterfree as well. cracks his whip and Sandshrew digs underground, avoiding it. Returning Pidgeotto to its ball, Ash calls out Butterfree to fight Sandshrew. However, Sandshrew rolls itself into a ball and hurls itself into the air, striking and eliminating Pidgeotto. Brock notes that a Flying Pokémon should have the advantage. He summons Pidgeotto to battle Sandshrew. Misty reminds Ash that Pikachu's electricity is useless against a Ground Pokémon, but Ash rejects her advice. summons his Sandshrew to battle against Ash's Pokémon. insults the Gyms, angering Misty and Brock. Ash smugly tells him that he has ten wins and two Gym Badges, at which point A.J. He says that he plans to start competing for Badges after his 100 th consecutive win. The sign outside A.J.'s Gym indicates that the Gym is unlicensed by the Pokémon League and that he has a record of 98 wins to zero losses. The Trainer points Ash to an unofficial Gym, where a strong Trainer named A.J., who has purportedly never lost a match, trains savage Pokémon. The Trainer admires Ash's two Badges, leading Misty to muse that giving Ash the Badge may have been a mistake. Along the way, Ash has a battle with another Trainer, and Pidgeotto defeats a Rattata, securing his tenth victory. The two argue a bit and when they fall into the pool, AJ's Sandshrew goes missing.Īre AJ's training methods too tough? Will Ash get his rematch? And what happened to AJ's Sandshrew? PlotĪsh and his friends are on their way to Vermilion City. (Flying-type Pokémon are usually strong against Ground-type Pokémon.)Īsh and his friends later see that AJ puts his Pokémon through very tough training-he makes his Sandshrew, normally weak to Water-type attacks, train in a swimming pool! Although Ash doesn't approve of the intensive training session, Brock is impressed. They battle, and Ash is surprised that AJ's Ground-type Sandshrew can easily beat his Flying-type Pokémon. On the way to Vermillion City, Ash meets AJ, a Gym Leader at an unsanctioned Gym who has 98 wins and zero losses. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
