← JE137 | Episode | JE139 → Better Eight Than Never  (フスベジム！さいごのバッジ！！) General Other Information Season: Pokémon: Master Quest Char. of the Day: Clair Episode №: #254 Main: Ash, Misty, Brock Aired:  June 27, 2002 Recurring: Jessie, James  June 21, 2003 Opening Theme: Believe in Me Minor: Clair, Kaburagi, Liza Badge(s): Setting: Blackthorn City, Blackthorn City Gym Pokémon: Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket's Meowth, Misty's Togepi, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Clair's Dragonair, Wynaut, Ash's Snorlax, Dragonite (Holy Land Guardian;flashback), Ash's Charizard, Charla, Sentret (flashback), Furret (flashback), Clair's Kingdra, Clair's Gyarados Major event(s) Ash's Snorlax is brought from Professor Oak's Lab to help battle Clair, Ash's Snorlax is revealed to have learned Ice Punch, Ash has another Gym Battle with Clair due to the last one being interupted, Ash defeats Clair and wins the Rising Badge, Ash's Charizard returns to Charicific Valley Pokémon: Master Quest

Synopsis

(Take Two (Clap).) 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 Sumo Match, and Charizard. Will Ash rise to the occasion and win his eighth badge?

Trivia

• This episode is Part 4 of the Blackthorn City Arc.
• Ash hadn't used Charizard in a Gym Battle since Fighting Flyer with Fire when he used it to beat Falkner.
• 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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