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{{Episode
 
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|series = Pocket Monsters (1997 series), Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver
|season = Pokémon: Master Quest
 
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|subtitle = Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver Arc
|prev = JE137: Great Bowls of Fire!
 
 
|season = Season 5, Pokémon: Master Quest
|prevnum = JE137
 
 
|prev = GS137: Great Bowls of Fire!
|next = JE139: Why? Wynaut!
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|next = GS139: Why? Wynaut!
|nextnum = JE139
 
|name = Better Eight Than Never
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|en_title = Better Eight Than Never
|jname = フスベジム!さいごのバッジ!!
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|ja_title = フスベジム!さいごのバッジ!!
|image = JE138.png
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|image = GS138.jpg
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|num = 256
|jnum = 254
 
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|ja_opening = Ready Go!
|jair = June 27, 2002
 
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|ja_ending = Pocket-ering Monster-ing
|uair = June 21, 2003
 
|songs = Believe in Me
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|en_opening = Believe in Me
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|animation = たけだゆうさく (Yūsaku Takeda)
|machars = [[Ash]], [[Misty]], [[Brock]]
 
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|director = 大町繁 (Shigeru Ōmachi)
|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]]
 
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|screenplay = 米村正二 (Shōji Yonemura)
|michars = [[Clair]], [[Kaburagi]], [[Liza]]
 
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|storyboard = 藤本義孝 (Yoshitaka Fujimoto)
|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]], [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]], [[Clair's Dragonair]], [[Wynaut (Anime)|Wynaut]], [[Ash's Snorlax]], [[Dragonite]] (Holy Land Guardian;flashback), [[Ash's Charizard]], [[Charla]], [[Sentret]] (flashback), [[Furret]] (flashback), [[Clair's Kingdra]], [[Clair's Gyarados]]
 
 
|ja_air = June 27, 2002
|major = Ash retrieves his [[Ash's Snorlax|Snorlax]]. Ash's Snorlax knows [[Ice Punch]]. Ash wins the Rising Badge.
 
 
|us_air = June 21, 2003
|b1 = zephyrbadge.png
 
 
|machars = [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]
|b2 = hivebadge.png
 
 
|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]]
|b3 = plainbadge.png
 
 
|michars = [[Clair (anime)|Clair]], [[Kaburagi]], [[Liza]]
|b4 = fogbadge.png
 
 
|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Togetic (anime)|Misty's Togepi]], [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]], [[Clair's Dragonair (anime)|Clair's Dragonair]], [[Wynaut (anime)|Wynaut]], [[Ash's Snorlax]], [[Clair's Dragonite|Dragonite]] (Holy Land Guardian; recap), [[Ash's Charizard]], [[Charla]], [[Sentret]] (recap), [[Furret]] (recap), [[Clair's Kingdra (anime)|Clair's Kingdra]], [[Clair's Gyarados]]
|b5 = stormbadge.png
 
 
|major = Ash retrieves his [[Ash's Snorlax|Snorlax]]. Ash's Snorlax knows [[Ice Punch]]. Ash wins the Rising Badge.
|b6 = mineralbadge.png
 
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|badge = zephyrbadge.png, hivebadge.png, plainbadge.png, fogbadge.png, stormbadge.png, mineralbadge.png, glacierbadge.png, risingbadge.png
|b7 = glacierbadge.png
 
 
|guest = Clair
|b8 = risingbadge.png
 
 
|local = Blackthorn City, Blackthorn City Gym
|guest = Clair
 
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|local = Blackthorn City, Blackthorn City Gym}}
 
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{{Nihongo|Better Eight Than Never|フスベジム!さいごのバッジ!!|Blackthorn Gym! The Last Badge!!}} is the 45th episode of [[Pokémon: Master Quest]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
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<section begin="Synopsis"/>''Having finally seen stability restored to the Blackthorn Gym, Ash and Clair face off in a gym battle. Ash opens with a surprise entry, his Snorlax, and defeats Clair's Kingdra to take victory in the first round. Clair quickly comes back, wearing Snorlax down with her Gyarados. Ash sends in Pikachu, hoping its advantage as an Electric Pokémon will be enough to defeat Clair's Water Pokémon. It isn't until he puts Pikachu's speed to use, however, that he emerges victorious. At two to one, Ash is only one win away from earning his final badge, but this last round—against Clair's Dragonair—promises to be the hardest one yet.''<section end="Synopsis"/><ref>{{Cite|url = https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/5/episode-44-better-eight-than-never/|entry = Better Eight Than Never {{!}} Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)|title = The Official Pokémon Website {{!}} Pokemon.com|access-date = {{MDY|1|25|2024}}}}</ref>
The time has come once again for the last time. After calming the Dragonite and restoring peace to the Holy Land, Ash once again battles Clair. And it shows that he has learn a thing or two from the previous battle with her and has some surprises in store for her as well. Aside from Pikachu, Ash brings in Snorlax, which he hasn't used since the [[JE078: Ring Masters|Sumo Match]], and Charizard. Will Ash rise to the occasion and win his eighth badge?
 
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==Episode plot==
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Ash stars his rematch and final battle with Clair, the rules being the same as the previous match. Clair sends out her [[Clair's Kingdra (anime)|Kingdra]], so Ash knew she'd do that and sends his Snorlax, claiming he retrieved it yesterday. Snorlax starts with [[Hyper Beam]], but misses due to Kingdra's [[Agility]]. Kingdra strikes with [[Swift]], but Snorlax is not hurt, so uses [[Body Slam]]. Kingdra repeats Agility and attacks Snorlax, who is not yet hit. Kingdra uses [[Hydro Pump]], which hits Snorlax and uses Hyper Beam on it. [[Liza]] gives [[Charla]] some food to eat, while she goes to watch the Gym battle.
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After the attack, Snorlax appears, as it dived to evade the attack. Snorlax uses Body Slam and hits Kingdra, who slips out, as they are in water. Clair declares when Snorlax comes out of water, Kingdra will use Hydro Pump. Snorlax jumps out and leans, avoiding any damage from Hydro Pump. Kingdra uses Swift, hitting Snorlax in its face. Kingdra uses Hydro Pump, hitting Snorlax. However, Ash sees Kingdra is exhausted, so [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] sees Snorlax's endurance is the key point in this battle, so [[Misty (anime)|Misty]] knows Snorlax will take hits. Kingdra uses Hyper Beam, but Snorlax dives to dodge. With [[Ice Punch]], Snorlax defeats Kingdra.
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Clair calls Kingdra back after being defeated, while Liza arrives to watch the battle. Brock attempts to flirt, but Misty pulls his little ear. [[Team Rocket]] digs a tunnel, for another attempt to get the [[Dragon Fang]]. Meowth sees the map and thinks the Dragon Fang is nearby. However, water begins to flow out, as Team Rocket is washed away, since they were digging under the lake. Clair sends out [[Clair's Gyarados|Gyarados]], so Snorlax starts with Hyper Beam. However, Gyarados' Hydro Pump cancels the attack and hits Snorlax. Snorlax goes to use Hyper Beam, but fails and gets hit by [[Dragon Breath]], which [[paralyze]]s it. With a Hyper Beam, Gyarados defeats Snorlax. Clair praises Gyarados and tells Ash that evens the score.
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Charla smells more food, but a Pokémon takes it, making her confused. Ash calls Pikachu, who goes to battle Gyarados. Pikachu starts with [[Quick Attack]], evading Hyper Beam and attacking Gyarados. Gyarados goes to [[bite]], but misses. Pikachu uses [[Thunderbolt]], which gets negated by Gyarados' Dragon Breath. Gyarados uses Hydro Pump, managing to hit Pikachu. Gyarados then wraps Pikachu, so Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on it. Gyarados continues to use Bite, cornering Pikachu. Gyarados uses Hydro Pump, but in last moment, Pikachu uses Agility, walking on the water and uses Thunderbolt, defeating Gyarados.
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Meanwhile, Team Rocket uses a machine to dig through, while they relax. The machine found something, so Team Rocket goes out and finds Charla. Jessie thinks they should pull out this Charizard's fang, but they all blast off by her [[Flamethrower]], leaving a bag of cookies, which a Pokémon takes. Clair sends her last Pokémon, [[Clair's Dragonair (anime)|Dragonair]]. Pikachu starts with Thunderbolt, but Dragonair dodges. Once it is enough to the ground, Pikachu uses Quick Attack on Dragonair. However, Dragonair dodges and retaliates with Hyper Beam, defeating Pikachu. Ash gives Brock his Pikachu to watch during the match. Ash sends out his last Pokémon, Charizard.
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For the last match, Kaburagi opens the Gym's roof, as it will also take the place among the sky. Charizard uses Flamethrower, but Dragonair dives. Dragonair uses Hyper Beam, but misses. Charizard retaliates with Flamethrower, but Dragonair still dives into the water. Dragonair uses [[Dragon Rage]], affecting Charizard with it. Charizard retaliates with Flamethrower, but Dragonair dives and attacks with Hyper Beam. However, Charizard's [[Fire Spin]] negates the attack. Dragonair dives, so Charizard uses Fire Spin, causing water to disappear. Misty, Brock and Liza see that Dragonair lost place to hide.
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[[File:Dragonair vs. Charizard! - Pokémon- Master Quest - Official Clip|thumb|The last round: Charizard vs. Dragonair!]]
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Charizard uses Flamethrower, which gets negated by [[Safeguard]]. Dragonair slams Charizard with [[Iron Tail]]. Dragonair repeats the same move, but Charizard blocks it. Charizard uses [[Seismic Toss]], but Dragonair stops it with Dragon Rage, causing it to fall down. However, Charizard stands up, so Dragonair uses Hyper Beam. Charizard evades and retaliates with Flamethrower. Dragonair dodges and uses Iron Tail, but Charizard blocks it and uses Seismic Toss. Dragonair uses Dragon Rage, but this time, Charizard uses Fire Spin, hitting Dragonair with it. Charizard tosses Dragonair down.
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After the field clears, Dragonair is defeated. Ash hugs Charizard, while Clair calls Dragonair back. Misty, Brock and Liza congratulate him, while Clair and Kaburagi are impressed, so Ash is given the Rising Badge. Ash is glad, as he has all eight badges. Later, Ash thanks Charizard, who goes with Liza and Charla away. The heroes, Clair and the old man wave goodbye to them.
   
 
==Debuts==
 
==Debuts==
===Items===
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===Move===
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[[Dragon Breath]]
*[[Badges|Rising Badge]]
 
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===Item===
 
[[Rising Badge]]
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*The "Who's that Pokémon?" is [[Muk]].
*This episode is Part 4 of the Blackthorn City Arc.
 
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*This episode's name is a pun on the statement "better late than never".
*Ash hadn't used Charizard in a Gym Battle since [[JE015: Fighting Flyer with Fire|Fighting Flyer with Fire]] when he used it to beat Falkner.
 
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*Ash had to send two of his Pokémon back to Professor Oak's Lab: One to make temporary room for Charizard, and one to Swap for Snorlax. Which Pokémon he sent back was unknown.
 
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===Mistakes===
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*When Liza was giving Charla some food, Charla's eyes were completely black. This happened as well to Ash's Charizard, in many scenes during the battle.
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*Dragonair's horn was missing after it fainted.
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==Gallery==
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{{Gallery Box|
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GS138 1.jpg {{!}} Snorlax goes to attack Kingdra
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GS138 2.jpg {{!}} Liza offers Charla some food
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GS138 3.jpg {{!}} Snorlax defeats Kingdra
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GS138 4.jpg {{!}} Snorlax won the battle
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GS138 5.jpg {{!}} Misty pulls Brock away
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GS138 6.jpg {{!}} Team Rocket gets swept away
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GS138 7.jpg {{!}} Snorlax battles Gyarados
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GS138 8.jpg {{!}} A Pokémon takes away Charla's food
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GS138 9.jpg {{!}} Pikachu uses Quick Attack
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GS138 10.jpg {{!}} Gyarados' Dragon Breath is stopped
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GS138 11.jpg {{!}} Pikachu gets wrapped
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GS138 12.jpg {{!}} Pikachu goes onto Hydro Pump
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GS138 13.jpg {{!}} Pikachu won the battle
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GS138 14.jpg {{!}} Charla is about to blast Team Rocket off
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GS138 15.jpg {{!}} Dragonair is out of water to hide to
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GS138 16.jpg {{!}} Dragonair uses Safeguard
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GS138 17.jpg {{!}} Charizard goes to use Seismic Toss
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GS138 18.jpg {{!}} Charizard defeated Dragonair
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GS138 19.jpg {{!}} Ash won his last badge
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}}
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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{{Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver Arc episodes}}
{{Anime-stub}}
 
 
{{Pokémon: Master Quest episodes}}
{{Incomplete-plot}}
 
 
[[Category:Episodes featuring Gym Battles]]
{{Pokémon: The Original Series}}
 
[[Category:Pokémon: Johto Episodes]]
 
[[Category:Episodes with gym battles]]
 
 
[[Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a badge]]
 
[[Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a badge]]
 
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Ash]]
 
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Ash]]

Latest revision as of 22:59, 18 February 2024

Better Eight Than Never (Japanese: フスベジム!さいごのバッジ!!, HepburnBlackthorn Gym! The Last Badge!!) is the 45th episode of Pokémon: Master Quest.

Synopsis

Having finally seen stability restored to the Blackthorn Gym, Ash and Clair face off in a gym battle. Ash opens with a surprise entry, his Snorlax, and defeats Clair's Kingdra to take victory in the first round. Clair quickly comes back, wearing Snorlax down with her Gyarados. Ash sends in Pikachu, hoping its advantage as an Electric Pokémon will be enough to defeat Clair's Water Pokémon. It isn't until he puts Pikachu's speed to use, however, that he emerges victorious. At two to one, Ash is only one win away from earning his final badge, but this last round—against Clair's Dragonair—promises to be the hardest one yet.[1]

Episode plot

Ash stars his rematch and final battle with Clair, the rules being the same as the previous match. Clair sends out her Kingdra, so Ash knew she'd do that and sends his Snorlax, claiming he retrieved it yesterday. Snorlax starts with Hyper Beam, but misses due to Kingdra's Agility. Kingdra strikes with Swift, but Snorlax is not hurt, so uses Body Slam. Kingdra repeats Agility and attacks Snorlax, who is not yet hit. Kingdra uses Hydro Pump, which hits Snorlax and uses Hyper Beam on it. Liza gives Charla some food to eat, while she goes to watch the Gym battle.

After the attack, Snorlax appears, as it dived to evade the attack. Snorlax uses Body Slam and hits Kingdra, who slips out, as they are in water. Clair declares when Snorlax comes out of water, Kingdra will use Hydro Pump. Snorlax jumps out and leans, avoiding any damage from Hydro Pump. Kingdra uses Swift, hitting Snorlax in its face. Kingdra uses Hydro Pump, hitting Snorlax. However, Ash sees Kingdra is exhausted, so Brock sees Snorlax's endurance is the key point in this battle, so Misty knows Snorlax will take hits. Kingdra uses Hyper Beam, but Snorlax dives to dodge. With Ice Punch, Snorlax defeats Kingdra.

Clair calls Kingdra back after being defeated, while Liza arrives to watch the battle. Brock attempts to flirt, but Misty pulls his little ear. Team Rocket digs a tunnel, for another attempt to get the Dragon Fang. Meowth sees the map and thinks the Dragon Fang is nearby. However, water begins to flow out, as Team Rocket is washed away, since they were digging under the lake. Clair sends out Gyarados, so Snorlax starts with Hyper Beam. However, Gyarados' Hydro Pump cancels the attack and hits Snorlax. Snorlax goes to use Hyper Beam, but fails and gets hit by Dragon Breath, which paralyzes it. With a Hyper Beam, Gyarados defeats Snorlax. Clair praises Gyarados and tells Ash that evens the score.

Charla smells more food, but a Pokémon takes it, making her confused. Ash calls Pikachu, who goes to battle Gyarados. Pikachu starts with Quick Attack, evading Hyper Beam and attacking Gyarados. Gyarados goes to bite, but misses. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, which gets negated by Gyarados' Dragon Breath. Gyarados uses Hydro Pump, managing to hit Pikachu. Gyarados then wraps Pikachu, so Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on it. Gyarados continues to use Bite, cornering Pikachu. Gyarados uses Hydro Pump, but in last moment, Pikachu uses Agility, walking on the water and uses Thunderbolt, defeating Gyarados.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket uses a machine to dig through, while they relax. The machine found something, so Team Rocket goes out and finds Charla. Jessie thinks they should pull out this Charizard's fang, but they all blast off by her Flamethrower, leaving a bag of cookies, which a Pokémon takes. Clair sends her last Pokémon, Dragonair. Pikachu starts with Thunderbolt, but Dragonair dodges. Once it is enough to the ground, Pikachu uses Quick Attack on Dragonair. However, Dragonair dodges and retaliates with Hyper Beam, defeating Pikachu. Ash gives Brock his Pikachu to watch during the match. Ash sends out his last Pokémon, Charizard.

For the last match, Kaburagi opens the Gym's roof, as it will also take the place among the sky. Charizard uses Flamethrower, but Dragonair dives. Dragonair uses Hyper Beam, but misses. Charizard retaliates with Flamethrower, but Dragonair still dives into the water. Dragonair uses Dragon Rage, affecting Charizard with it. Charizard retaliates with Flamethrower, but Dragonair dives and attacks with Hyper Beam. However, Charizard's Fire Spin negates the attack. Dragonair dives, so Charizard uses Fire Spin, causing water to disappear. Misty, Brock and Liza see that Dragonair lost place to hide.

Dragonair_vs._Charizard!_-_Pokémon-_Master_Quest_-_Official_Clip

Dragonair vs. Charizard! - Pokémon- Master Quest - Official Clip

The last round: Charizard vs. Dragonair!

Charizard uses Flamethrower, which gets negated by Safeguard. Dragonair slams Charizard with Iron Tail. Dragonair repeats the same move, but Charizard blocks it. Charizard uses Seismic Toss, but Dragonair stops it with Dragon Rage, causing it to fall down. However, Charizard stands up, so Dragonair uses Hyper Beam. Charizard evades and retaliates with Flamethrower. Dragonair dodges and uses Iron Tail, but Charizard blocks it and uses Seismic Toss. Dragonair uses Dragon Rage, but this time, Charizard uses Fire Spin, hitting Dragonair with it. Charizard tosses Dragonair down.

After the field clears, Dragonair is defeated. Ash hugs Charizard, while Clair calls Dragonair back. Misty, Brock and Liza congratulate him, while Clair and Kaburagi are impressed, so Ash is given the Rising Badge. Ash is glad, as he has all eight badges. Later, Ash thanks Charizard, who goes with Liza and Charla away. The heroes, Clair and the old man wave goodbye to them.

Debuts

Move

Dragon Breath

Item

Rising Badge

Trivia

  • The "Who's that Pokémon?" is Muk.
  • This episode's name is a pun on the statement "better late than never".

Mistakes

  • When Liza was giving Charla some food, Charla's eyes were completely black. This happened as well to Ash's Charizard, in many scenes during the battle.
  • Dragonair's horn was missing after it fainted.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ (n.d.) . "Better Eight Than Never | Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)". From The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024.