Changes: BW052: Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!

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Synopsis

The time has finally come. Ash vs. Elesa in a Pokémon Gym Battle. Ash tries to think of a strategy and comes up with one. Since Elesa uses Electric-Type Pokémon, and Ground-Type Pokémon beat Electric-Types, Ash has decided to use only his Palpitoad during the battle and leave Pikachu out. Will Ash's strategy work, especially if Elesa's other two Pokémon have no weakness against Ground-types?

Debuts

Pokémon

Tynamo

Items

Bolt Badge

Trivia

This is the fourth time Ash battled an Electric type Gym Leader. The first three being Lt. Surge, Wattson and Volkner.
- This is also the only time Ash battles an Electric Gym Leader without having a rematch.
The battle is a bit of a reverse of what happened in the Gym Battle between Ash and Falkner, with Elesa knocking out two of Ash's Pokémon with just Emolga while Ash knocks out two of Elesa's Pokémon back with Pikachu to win.
Elesa's Emolga's voice sounded much different than Iris'.
This episode marks the first time Ash battled a Zebstrika and an Emolga other than Bianca battling Iris' Emolga in BW028 and Stephan's Zebstrika in BW042.
This is the first time in the anime that a gym leader's most powerful Pokémon got knocked out first before it did any real damage. The most powerful of a gym leaders Pokémon is usually knocked out last after it does collateral damage but this episode was different. This may have been due to type advantage as Palpitoad is a dual water and Ground-type and Ground is super-effective against Electric.
This is the first time Ash switched his team during a Gym Battle.
Thinking it was easy to beat Elesa, Ash only brought in Palpitoad, the only time he brought in one Pokémon to battle three.
Ash should've caught Krokorok in the first place in BW020: Dancing With the Ducklett Trio! before he puts him in the Nimbasa City Gym Battle but when he brings Pikachu back in the battle, he decided to battle with spirit instead of battle plans.
Two of Elesa's Pokemons are out when they hit the wall and make holes in them. The two were Emolga and Tynamo because of Ash's Pikachu.
This is the second time Ash used Palpitoad, Snivy, and Pikachu in a battle since BW041: Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!, BW042: Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!, BW043: The Club Battle Hearts of Fury, Emolga Versus Sawk!, and BW044: The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome! during the tournament battle sponsored by the Pokémon Battle Club in Nimbasa Town.
The reason why the Driftveil Drawbridge is offline for repairs is because of Team Rocket in BW049: Crisis from the Underground Up!
Professor Oak's Live Caster: Zorua
Who's That Pokémon?: Zebstrika (Japan), Tynamo (U.S.)

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-|major = Ash has his Gym Battle with Elesa, Ash earns the Bolt Badge, Ash learns the next Gym is in Driftveil City but has to wait since the bridge is closed.
+|major = Ash wins the Bolt Badge. Ash learns the next Gym is in Driftveil City.  Ash's Palpitoad is revealed to be male.
-|machars = [[Ash]], [[Iris (anime)|Iris]], [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]]
+|machars = [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Iris (anime)|Iris]], [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]]
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 |local = [[Nimbasa City]], [[Nimbasa City Gym]]}}
-==Episode Plot==
+==Synopsis==
-The time has (finally) come. [[Ash]] vs. [[Elesa]] in a Pokémon Gym Battle. Ash tries to think of his strategy and comes up with one. Since Elesa uses {{type|Electric}}-Type Pokémon, and {{type|Ground}}-Type Pokémon beat Electric-Types, Ash has decided to use only his Palpitoad during the battle and leave Pikachu out. Will Ash's strategy work, especially if Elesa's other two Pokémon have no weakness against Ground-types? No, because in the second battle her Emolga uses Attract and finish his Palpitoad of with Aerial Ace. Ash made a bad choice to bring Snivy out because Grass-Types are weak against Flying-Types and Snivy would go down as well. Ash's third Pokemon he's counting on now is Pikachu since his strategy drives him mad too much to think about it. Pikachu manages to defeat Elesa's Emolga but she's going to unleash her third Pokemon as her ultimate weapon. It was Tynamo she's talking about and its speed is incredible too much for Pikachu to take. He survived the attack and Ash had an idea. He's going to tell Pikachu to use tons of Thunderbolts everywhere in the battlefield to create a smoke path to lure Tynamo in. Elesa told her Tynamo to wait but too late for its patience to strike Pikachu. Tynamo's homing in too fast and misses as Pikachu bats its back hard with Iron Tail. Tynamo crashed into the wall and he's out. Ash now not only earns the Bolt Badge but reminded Elesa the bond between trainers and Pokemon. He was about to head for Driftveil City but Elesa warns him that the drawbridge is offline for repairs. So Ash and co. stay in Nimbasa City until the bridge is fixed.
+The time has finally come. [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] vs. [[Elesa]] in a Pokémon Gym Battle. Ash tries to think of a strategy and comes up with one. Since Elesa uses {{type|Electric}}-Type Pokémon, and {{type|Ground}}-Type Pokémon beat Electric-Types, Ash has decided to use only his Palpitoad during the battle and leave Pikachu out. Will Ash's strategy work, especially if Elesa's other two Pokémon have no weakness against Ground-types?
 ==Debuts==
-===Pokémon===
+;Pokémon
-*[[Tynamo]]
+[[Tynamo]]
-===Items===
+;Items
-*[[Badge|Bolt Badge]]
+[[Badge|Bolt Badge]]
 ==Trivia==
 *This is the fourth time Ash battled an [[Elesa|Electric type Gym Leader]]. The first three being [[Lt. Surge]], [[Wattson]] and [[Volkner]].
 **This is also the only time Ash battles an Electric Gym Leader without having a rematch.
-*The battle is a bit of a reverse of what happened in the Gym Battle between Ash and Falkner, with Elesa knocking out two of Ash's Pokémon with just one.
+*The battle is a bit of a reverse of what happened in the Gym Battle between Ash and Falkner, with Elesa knocking out two of Ash's Pokémon with just Emolga while Ash knocks out two of Elesa's Pokémon back with Pikachu to win.
+*[[Elesa's Emolga]]'s voice sounded much different than [[Iris' Emolga|Iris']].
-*Ash's Palpitoad is confirmed to be male in this episode.
+*This episode marks the first time Ash battled a Zebstrika and an Emolga other than Bianca battling [[Iris' Emolga]] in [[BW028]] and [[Stephan's Zebstrika]] in [[BW042]].
 *This is the first time in the anime that a gym leader's most powerful Pokémon got knocked out first before it did any real damage. The most powerful of a gym leaders Pokémon is usually knocked out last after it does collateral damage but this episode was different. This may have been due to type advantage as Palpitoad is a dual water and Ground-type and Ground is super-effective against Electric.
 *This is the first time Ash switched his team during a Gym Battle.
-*Thinking it was easy to beat Elesa, Ash only brought in Palpitoad, the only time he brought in one Pokémon to battle three
+*Thinking it was easy to beat Elesa, Ash only brought in Palpitoad, the only time he brought in one Pokémon to battle three.
+*Ash should've caught Krokorok in the first place in [[BW020: Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]] before he puts him in the Nimbasa City Gym Battle but when he brings Pikachu back in the battle, he decided to battle with spirit instead of battle plans.
-*The reason why the Driftveil Drawbridge is offline for repairs is because of Team Rocket in BW049:Crisis from the Underground Up!
+*Two of Elesa's Pokemons are out when they hit the wall and make holes in them. The two were Emolga and Tynamo because of [[Ash's Pikachu|Ash's Pikachu.]]
+*This is the second time Ash used Palpitoad, Snivy, and Pikachu in a battle since [[BW041: Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]], [[BW042: Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!]], [[BW043: The Club Battle Hearts of Fury, Emolga Versus Sawk!]], and [[BW044: The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]] during the tournament battle sponsored by the Pokémon Battle Club in [[Nimbasa Town]].
+*The reason why the Driftveil Drawbridge is offline for repairs is because of Team Rocket in [[BW049: Crisis from the Underground Up!]]
 *Professor Oak's Live Caster: Zorua
-*Who's That Pokemon?: Tynamo (US)
+*Who's That Pokémon?: Zebstrika (Japan), Tynamo (U.S.)
 {{Pokémon: Best Wishes!}}
 [[Category:Episodes focusing on Ash]]
+[[Category:Episodes focusing on Pikachu]]
 [[Category:Episodes with gym battles]]
 [[Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a badge]]
-[[Category:Episodes focusing on Pikachu]]