← DP107 | Episode | DP109 → Dealing With Defensive Types!  (ミオジム戦！はがねのバトル！！) General Other Information Season: Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles Char. of the Day: Byron Episode №: #574 Main: Ash, Dawn, Brock Aired:  December 25, 2008 Recurring: Jessie, James  May 30, 2009 Opening Theme: Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) Minor: Byron, Roark, Canalave Gym Referee Badge(s): Setting: Canalave City, Canalave City Gym Pokémon: Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket's Meowth, Dawn's Piplup, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Ash's Chimchar, Roark's Onix (flashback), Byron's Bastiodon, Ash's Buizel, Ash's Gliscor, Byron's Bronzor (Debut), Byron's Steelix Pokemon that serve as guards at the Canalave Gym: Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops, Cradily, Armaldo Major event(s) Ash beats Byron and wins the Mine Badge. Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles

Synopsis

The time has come. Ash faces off against Byron in a 3-on-3 gym battle. Hopefully he'll fair better with Byron than he did with his Gym Leader son: Roark back in the Oreburgh City Gym. For now, Ash has a score to settle with a whole team of Steel-type Pokemons including Byron's main pokemon: Bastiodon. Will Ash be able to burn away at Byron's Steel-type defenses, or will Ash get his type strategy rusty during the battle?

Debuts

Items

• Mine Badge

Trivia

• Ash's win against Byron is similar to his win over Jasmine in many ways.
  • Jasmine's badge (Mineral Badge) was the sixth badge Ash obtained in Johto while Byron's badge (Mine Badge) was the sixth badge Ash obtained in Sinnoh.
  • Both Byron and Jasmine were defeated in the 108th episode of their region.
  • Both Gym Leaders specialize in Steel-type Pokemon and also use a Steelix.
  • Byron's Steelix was defeated by Ash's Chimchar (the Sinnoh Fire-type starter) while Jasmine's Steelix was defeated by Ash's Cyndaquil (the Johto Fire-type starter)
• This episode marks Gliscor's first Gym Battle.

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