Good afternoon everyone, Zak here.... with a bit of news.
Apparently in the episode "Dewford Gym! Enter Brawly the Surfing Gym Leader!" here's what happened:
Machop VS Taillow...
...Machop wins.
Treecko VS Machop...
...Treecko wins.
Treecko VS Makuhita...
...Makuhita evolves.
Treecko VS Hariyama...
.......Hariyama wins.
*Sigh* apparently Ash doesn't get the badge... and the next four titles say nothing about a rematch with Brawly. However, there IS a SMALL possibility that in one of them, he helps with some event, and gets the badge as a reward.... kinda like Erika. Thats the only theory I could think of... because as far as the titles go now, they're back on the water route.... =/
~Zak