IL014: Electric Shock Showdown

Electric Shock Showdown is the fourteenth episode of the Pokémon anime series, except in the United States, after Battle Aboard the St. Anne was broadcast as the first episode. The episode was first broadcast in Japan on July 1, 1997 and in the United States on September 25, 1998. The episode follows Ash Ketchum, Misty, Brock and Pikachu as they finally reach Vermilion City, where Ash hopes to defeat Lt. Surge and earn a Thunder Badge. However it soon becomes personal for Pikachu when it is mocked by Surge's Raichu.

Debuts
Human Characters Pokemon Characters
 * Lt. Surge
 * Raichu

Major Events

 * Ash wins a Thunder Badge

Trivia

 * This is the first of few episodes where a main characters pokemon battles its evolved form.
 * This is also the first episode where Team Rocket does not try to capture Pikachu.

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Links
Watch this and other episodes: Pokemon Episode 14: Electric Shock Showdown