Episode Synopsis: Touka Gym, VS Yarukimono! *Spoilers*

[Zak]

Touka Gym! VS Yarukimono!


Ash and Haruka are now headed to Touka City, where Ash is expecting to have his first Houen Gym match. Haruka then gets tired, and tells Ash to slow down. But Ash is just too eager to get to the Gym, so Haruka sighs as they enter Touka City, and insists that before going to Touka Gym, they take a small rest at the park. Haruka, who seems to be nervous, asks Ash why he’s so eager to go visit Touka Gym… and he tells her he wants to collect 8 badges, and participate in the Houen league, and that manages to impress Haruka and force a smile out of her ^^;. So, Ash then wonders aloud what the Gym leader there is like… and Haruka seems to blush. Ash then gets a suspicion that she know him… hmm, could it possibly be her boyfriend? Her enemy, maybe? Ash tries to ask, but Haruka pretends to not know anything. Ash, who seems to be fed up, says that he just wants to get the Gym battle over with, and then they’ll leave. So, Haruka requests for Ash to let her wait there. He sighs, and heads off.
Ash and Pikachu wish each other luck as the step into Touka Gym. However, the Gym seems to be vacant… he calls out that he’s here for a challenge. After calling a few times, a boy appears, shocked. He says he saw Ash on TV at the Silver Convention! Ash, embarrassed, scratches his head and introduces himself. Then, the boy remembers him as “the guy who lost the Silver Convention twice”… Ash then realizes something’s not right since he only ever competed there once. He repeats his name, and then the boy realizes he was mistaken, and apparently got Satoshi confused with a different trainer, “Satoru”. The boy introduces himself as Masato, and then he notices Ash’s Pikachu, and claims that he recalls seeing him in a photo, hugging his Pikachu! Ash should be proud of his fame, but instead, he grumbles about how he lost to Hazuki’s Bashamo ^^;. However, Masato says that he acknowledges Charizard’s battle, and that he put up a good dramatic battle. Then, he gives Ash a few strategies on how he could have won. Ash then gets embarrassed at the fact that a little boy knows better battle skills than him… so he promises himself he’ll do better next time ^^;. Anyways, after seeing Ash on TV, Masato seems surprised at the fact that he would appear in Touka Gym out of all places, so he asks, and Ash explains he’s entering the Houen league by earning 8 badges, and he wishes to see the Gym leader! Masato then says that he’s the Gym leader. Stunned, Ash challenges him to a battle. They take their places in the field, and Masato says that the rules of Touka Gym are 3 VS 3. Ash can’t battle, because all he has with him is Pikachu! So, he offers a single Pokemon battle… but ends up getting into an argument with Masato. Suddenly, Ash hears Haruka calling him from outside! Ash, wondering what she’s doing there, walks out with Masato, and comes to a shock. Haruka lives here, along with Senri and Mitsuko, her parents, and Masato, who is her brother! Ash introduces himself, and asks if Masato is a good Gym leader. The parents then glare at him, as well as Haruka, and Haruka tells that her father is the real Gym leader! And, Mitsuko is the one that sent Haruka on this journey. Masato then introduces Ash to them, and AGAIN makes the mistake of calling Ash “the guy who lost twice” ^^;. Ash glares and corrects him, and Mitsuko gives Masato a small lecture about pretending to be the Gym leader… Then, Mitsuko asks Haruka what happened with her bike. She manages to nervously tell the story of what happened, and Ash apologizes. Senri gladly forgives him, and says that it was really TR to blame. Then, Senri asks what Pokemon Haruka got from Odamaki, so she immediately opens her Pokeball, revealing Torchic. Masato, disappointed, says that she should have picked Treecko. Torchic hears him and gets angry, Pecking him hard. However, Senri and Mitsuko are very proud of Haruka’s Torchic… but Masato is still upset about the Peck, and now wishes even more that she picked Treecko J.
As they eat lunch, Ash tells about his journey and how he traveled various places, while Masato gets jealous. Then, Haruka brings up that Ash came because he wanted a Gym battle. Senri then asks Ash how many badges he has, and since Ash doesn’t seem to have any, he asks how many Pokemon he has. Ash then says that he has only Pikachu, but then Masato interrupts and claims that can’t be true, since he participated in the silver tournament… but then Ash explains how he sent them all to Pallet Town. Therefore, Senri declines Ash’s challenge, considering they need three Pokemon. Ash gets upset, and explains how he wanted to turn over a new leaf, start his journey over again in Houen… so they come up with a compromise: Since Ash is really eager to battle, theres nothing against the law of battling Gym leaders just for fun, to train… so Mitsuko has the idea to let Ash battle Senri, just to train. Senri accepts, Ash thanks him, and they start to battle!
Ash starts by taking out Pikachu, Senri takes out Yarukimono! Ash checks the Pokedex, and it says that Yarukimono is a very hyper Pokemon, that likes to riot around. Just then, Yarukimono starts running around the Gym, but Senri manages to calm it down. Then, it lets out a very loud cry, which almost knocks Ash back. As Ash is busy thinking of a strategy, Masato (the ref) signals the battle to start! Yarukimono starts by trying to Scratch, as Pikachu easily avoids it. Yarukimono, not willing to give up, keeps trying to Scratch Pikachu, who avoids it until he gets really confused. When he does, Yarukimono finally manages to get Pikachu! Then, Pikachu goes for a Quick Attack, missing Yarukimono…
Meanwhile, as J&J watch the battle through the window, they realize that Yarukimono would be a great Pokemon for the secret organization, and it will also impress the boss… so they plot to cature it together with Pikachu…!
Back on the field, Pikachu goes for a Thunderbolt, missing Yarukimono yet again. Ash is starting to feel overwhelmed from Yarukimono’s speed… Then, they both tackle each other with a Body Slam and a Quick Attack… and Mitsuko then realizes that Ash is a pretty strong trainer (of course, she’s also impressed at her husband’s training). Haruka, however, isn’t so sure about this… but then Masato convinces her by telling her how far he saw Ash get in the Silver Convention. Back on the field, Yarukimono Scratches Pikachu dry once again, then uses a Headbutt, finishing it off!
Haruka and Masato gasp, as Ash quickly grabs Pikachu, making sure its ok… well, at least it’s condition isn’t as bad as it was when he first arrived in Houen. Senri compliments him on his battling, and says that he just needs to get stronger and come back later. Suddenly, a big explosion is heard outside… quickly, they run outside, as J&J emerge from the smoke! Mitsuko asks if these are Haruka’s friends, but she explains that they’re bad people. As usual, they demand they hand over Pikachu and Yarukimono, as they take out Arbok and Weezing. Weezing does a Smokescreen, as Arbok Headbutts Pikachu. Yarukimono then decides to help, but it can’t see anything in the Smokescreen, so Weezing escapes! Then, Masato has an idea, as he suggests Haruka to use her Pokemon. Nervous, she takes out Torchic, and thinks… ^^;. As she thinks, Arbok takes the time to attack Torchic! As Jessie gets ready to take Yarukimono and Pikachu, Ash has Pikachu Thunderbolt them… it hits them, but it also hits Masato by accident. Ash quickly runs to check if he’s ok, which he is… but as he does this, J&J escape in the Smokescreen! Uh-oh… but wait! Pikachu and Yarukimono are safe. They all breathe a sigh of relief… but then, Haruka realizes that her Torchic is gone! As they search around the neighborhood, Ash promises Haruka that from experience, he can assure that she’ll get Torchic back. They follow the direction J&J’s balloon went…
Meanwhile, J&J land in the woods, and start to take Pikachu out of the bag… but wait! To their surprise, Pikachu isn’t in the bag… instead, Torchic is! Although Jessie seems to like Torchic’s charming expression, James doesn’t think it would be good for the secret organization, nor does he think the boss would like it. So, they decide to think of a way to lure Pikachu…
Meanwhile, as Ash and co search the woods, they decide to split up. Senri will go with Mitsuko, and Ash will go with Haruka and Masato. Ash then wishes he had Noctowl with him… Masato takes out a magnifying glass, searching for footprints, but then Haruka reminds him that he wouldn’t find footprints if they flew in a balloon ^^;. Masato then makes a foolish comment, earning him a slight knock on the head from Haruka, making him cry. Ash and Haruka sigh, but then Masato quickly calms down and gets up. Haruka says to hurry before something terrible happens to Torchic… Suddenly, Senri and Mitsuko appear, and give them the news that they found TR’s balloon J! They lead them to the balloon… and find not J&J, but something even worse. Torchic is locked in a small cage! Haruka and Ash quickly run up to the cage… and fall into J&J’s trap hole. So, Ash and Haruka tell Mitsuko and Senri to get the cage from the other side. They do… and fall into ANOTHER hole! J&J then appear, and laugh and say their motto. Ash then wishes he had Bayleef, so he could climb out of the hole. As Ash makes sure Haruka is ok, Arbok suddenly pounces into the hole! As Pikachu and Arbok fight, Ash and Haruka call her parents for help. Senri and Mitsuko easily climb out, and help Ash and co. Senri then takes out Yarukimono, and easily beats J&J by Headbutting Arbok and Scratching Weezing. Quickly, they grab the cage, give it to Haruka, as she opens it and huggles Torchic ^^. Meanwhile, Arbok seems to be coiled tightly around Yarukimono, so Ash has Pikachu Body Slam it. Then, Haruka tries to use Torchic, and tells it to use “Mushroom” attack, but then Masato corrects her, and realizes that she meant “Ember” (I know they sound different in English, but apparently she got “Hinoko” (Ember) mixed up with “Kinoko” (Mushroom). Should be interesting how they dub it). Anyways, Haruka commands again, but by mistake, Torchic attacks Masato, burning him! He quickly blows it out, and gets a bit annoyed. This time, she tells it to use Peck… but AGAIN it attacks Masato! It really seems to have a grudge against him from what he said about Treecko ^^;.
Meanwhile, Ash and Senri are still fighting off TR. Pikachu Headbutts Arbok, Yarkimono Scratches and Tackles them both so they land in the balloon. Finally, Pikachu Thunderbolts them, blasting them off!
Then, Haruka apologizes to Torchic for letting it go through that, and hugs it again. Senri and Mitsuko are glad to see that Haruka and Torchic are becoming friends. Later theat evening, Mitsuko and Masato tell Haruka that she really needs to train better. Then they decide that they’ll count on Ash to help her whenever she needs help, and he agrees ^^. So, Haruka promises that she’ll have faith in Ash, as well as Masato, who is very knowledgeable on Pokemon. Senri wishes her and Ash best of luck in the Houen league, as she gives them each a badge case. Also, he gives them a Pokemon Navigator (also called “Pokenavi”). Masato seems to know how to use it the most, so he’ll be the one to keep an eye on it.
As they set off, Masato checks the Pokenavi, and it shows that the nearest Gym is in Kanazumi City. So, as the parents wish them all best of luck, they set off, and head for Kanazumi City!


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~Zak

[Crystal Mew]

Nice work Zak ^_~

This should be an interesting epi...when her brother joins the group...oh how exciting.. ^^;

Who would have known Hakura's family runs a gym?

[Rei_Zero]

From the looks of it Pikachu really needs to evolve. He may be strong but he doesn't have the energy to beat bigger pokes like Yarukimono.

[Chris 2.1]

Nice epi guide. why didnt ash get sent some Pokes from Prof Oak? i know he wants to start fresh...but c'mon..

[Venasaur89]

That would be my favorite heoun episode yet!!
that was gr8!!! It also clear up some stuff :
1. Ash will come back to touka City gym after winning 4 gyms battles.
2. I think Haruka will battle every gym gym leader as well because her mom gave her a gym badges case, she is starting as a new trainer , and also maybe because Masato will convince her.

Thanx for the epsiode!!

[Istantler]

Maybe I´m crazy or drunk, but anyway, I´m going to ask you all this question:

Could that "Satoru" be Ash´s father? Maybe he´s very similar to his son, and he lost the Johto League once.

I can be wrong, but please, don´t flame me.

[pokemonm]

yay arbok and weezing dint leave

[The_Missing_Link]

Sounds like a good episode but I don't like the fact that Masato is joining them on the journey. Sure, he's probably very knowledgeable but I hope he won't be a pain to deal with

[rebellee1187]

true... this guy COULD be ashes father...
Now im gonna puzzle over this all night...

[RedStarWarrior]

Her brother sounds like a pain....should be a great episode.

[RaichuRocks]

Originally posted by Rei_Zero
From the looks of it Pikachu really needs to evolve. He may be strong but he doesn't have the energy to beat bigger pokes like Yarukimono.

I second that!

A Raichu would fare better

[PikachuRocks]

Originally posted by Rei_Zero
From the looks of it Pikachu really needs to evolve. He may be strong but he doesn't have the energy to beat bigger pokes like Yarukimono.

Oh,right sure that's why he's beaten a Dragonite,ok with a bit of help and most of the pokemon he's beaten are around 4-5x his size.

[Rei_Zero]

Dragonite was first severly weakened be Charizard. They near stale mated. Then Tauros took quite a bit by tossing it. And Squirtle bubbled it. A little help??? Yeah right.

Also, I never said Pikachu was not strong. I stated that he needed to evolve so he could possess more endurance and energy. Pikachu can knock out big, strong, pokemon with one hit from his electric attacks but other pokemon can knock out Pikachu with one hit. An evolved pokemon doesn't often go down with one blow but an unevolved pokemon does.

[Ratiosu]

Sigh..

Once again Team Rocket ruined a great episode

[Kasumi Chan]

Great synop as always Zak!
It was a great episode. And there goes Mew2too's theory about Brock's mom being Misty's and Haruka's mom aswell.

But there's something intriguing me....
Who that Satoru person is?

[pokefreak04]

Great synop as usual Zak! Kinda makes me wonder who Satoru is. Maybe he just got the names mixed up like Haruka did with Torchic's attack <kinoko, hinoko>. I don't really think Masato should go with A&H, he will most likely be a pain to deal with. Trust me, I have two little brothers, both a pain in the you-know-what!