AG056: Going, Going, Yawn

Synopsis
The episode begins with a recap of what happened last time, but now the time has come. Ash and co. return to the Lavaridge Gym with Ash saying, "That heat badge is gonna be all mine." Brock then asks ash if he has a strategy. May asks how Ash can be so confident. Max then says its because Ash knows all of Flannery's Pokémon are -type. Ash decides to fight with Corphish. The battle is about to begin. when Judge Moore says this battle is between Flannery the new gym leader, and Ash. Flannery complains saying, "Grandpa do you have to say im new?" Mr. Moore tells her that in the arena he wil be refered to as Judge. Judge Moore begins explaining the rules, and Flannery gets exasperated, when he says that only the trainer can switch Pokémon in battle. Ash says it'll be a great battle if Flannery is as good a trainer as she says she is in which Flannery nervously responds "Uhhh, yeah." Ash's friends begin to say that he is confident and that he has wanted this badge for a long time. Ash, thinking to himself, "I didn't know this was Flannery's first gym battle. This should be easy." The battle then begins. Flannery sends out Mag and Ash sends out Corphish.

Team rocket is found spying on the gym battle and they decide to dig a hole to steal Pikachu and Magcargo. Corpfish uses BubbleBeam and Magcargo takes a direct hit. Mag uses Flamethrower and then Corphish uses Harden. Brock tells him that "The Damage Corphis is taking is small, but it adds up." Corpfish uses BubbleBeam and then Mag uses Double Team. Flannery then says, "Getting frustrated Ash? your only hitting the fakes." Ash then makes Corphish hit them all and it hits Mag directly. Flannery gets extremely afraid and panics. Then she has a flashback and rememebrs her grandfather telling her to stay calm. But she was sleeping through his teaching and he gets mad at her yelling "FLANNERY! DID YOU LISTEN TO A WORD I SAID?!" and she replies "Yes, Grandpa!" She then gets calm and to Ash's suprise uses Reflect just before Corphish hits Mag with Vicegrip. Max says that Reflect cut Vicegrips attack in half. Mag uses Sandstorm, blowing corphish away who then uses BubbleBeam. Mag then uses Sandstorm. Ash commands Corpfish to use Crab Hammer, to clear out the sandstorm. Flannery tells Mag to dodge the attack, but it is a direct hit and it makes Magcargo faint.

It then cuts in on Team Rocket who making a couple puns say, "Im diggin' this plan," "Can't pick no holes in it." "Lets bury the hatchet." they then strike a water pipe. and they get blown away like the normally do. Flannery then sends out Meg. Ash Brings out Treecko. Slugma uses Flamethrower and Treecko dodges it, and then uses Quick Attack only to be blocked by Relfect. Ash and Flannery get the same results: a dodge and a reflect in the face. Slugma then uses Smog, then Treecko tries using Bullet Seed, and they all miss. Slugma uses Body Slam crushing Treecko but then Treecko uses Bullet Seed. Slugma then uses Flamethrower and then Treecko gets burned. Ash then returns Treecko to his Poké ball. Ash sends out Corpfish. Slugma uses Smog, but Corphish uses Crab Hammer, and blows away the smog. Slugma uses yawn putting Corphish to sleep right before it tries to use Vice Grip. Flannery then explains it's a little trick she uses on Water Pokémon. Slugma then uses Flamethrower, but Corphish doesn't wake up. Ash then returns him. Pikachu then suggests he fight. and jumps into the battle. Slugma immediatly uses Flamethrower, which Pikachu dodges and then proceeds to use Quick Attack only to get a Reflect in the face, but he breaks it. Slugma then uses Smog and then Pikachu tries to sense where Slugma is. he then uses Iron Tail. and then Slugma dodges and uses Flamethower on Pikachu, hitting him directly. Ash then makes Pikachu use Thunder. and it hits the smog cloud and fries Meg. Meg tries to use yawn but Pikachu uses Quick Attack and then Thunder to finish off Slugma.

Team Rocket lands in a natural hot springs, and Meowth suggests that they give the boss a hot spring. For her final Pokémon Flannery sends out Torkoal The match begins and Ash makes Pikachu use Thunder. Torkaol uses Iron Defense and Pikachu's move is deflected. Torkoal then follows up with Flamethrower, which Pikachu dodges and tries to use Iron Tail but Torkoal uses Iron Defense and Iron Tail is deflected. Torkoal comes out of its shell and uses Sludge Bomb and Pikachu dodges two of the three bombs but gets hit in the face with the third one. Pikachu then uses Thunder, Torkoal uses iron defense, and follows up with Overheat directlly hitting Pikachu and making him faint. Ash then sends out Treecko. Torkoal uses Overheat again making Treecko faint. Going back to Team Rocket, they find out that there are Ursaring, and they get sent off into space again.

Ash then sends out his sleeping Corphish. Torkoal uses Overheat, but it doesn't knock it out, or wake it up. Brock then explains that Overheat gets weaker the more you use it. Torkoal then uses Flamethower, and Corpfish wakes up, and uses Vice Grip. Torkaol uses Iron Defense blocking Vice Grip, then it uses Sludge Bomb. Ash then uses Crab Hammer, but Torkoal uses Iron Defense. Corpfish uses Crab Hammer on the side of Torkaol's shell. making it dizzy and come out of its shell. Corpfish then uses Bubble Beam making Torkoal faint. Judge Morre then declares Ash the winner. Ash then congragulates Corphish. Judge Moore tells Flannery that she she hasn't learned about being calm. Flannery apologizes but then he comforts her by saying it was a battle unlike anything he'd seen and he is proud of her. Ash is then awarded his Heat Badge.

Quotes

 * Mr. Moore: "This Gym Battle between Flannery, our first year Gym Leader and Ash from Pallet Town will now begin."

Flannery: "Grandpa! Do you have to say that I'm new?"

Mr. Moore: "No "Grandpa" stuff out here, Flannery. You'll address me as Judge."

Flannery: "Yeah, alright."

Mr. Moore: "Trainers can use up to three Pokémon, though only the challenger is allowed to make substitutions."

Flannery: "Say what?!"

Mr. Moore: "Do you not know the rules?"

Flannery: "Yeah, of course I do (laughs). Well Ash, It's showtime"

Ash: "Yup, Should be a great battle if you're as good as you say you are."

Flannery: "Uhhhhhh, yeah."