

Alder sent out his Buffron to battle Ash's Pikachu but just as the battle started, Alder fell asleep standing up and didn't give any orders to his Buffron. The loss gave Ash Ketchum the overall victory.īattle against Alder's Bouffalant Ash Ketchum challenged Alder to a battle and he accepted though he had been walking all night and was actually quite tired. Ash's Pikachu one hit K.O'd Elesa's Tynamo with a Iron Tail. Ash's Pikachu had a hard time defending against the fast Tackle attack that Elesa's Tynamo kept hitting it with but Ash's Pikachu used its Thunderbolt to create a large dust cloud leaving only a small corridor for Ash's Pikachu to focus on it and so Elesa's Tynamo couldn't maneuver out of the way. It was matched up against Ash's Pikachu who had just defeated her Emonga. Ash's Pikachu made quick work of Elesa's Emolga and knocked it out with one attack, its Iron Tail.Įlesa's Tynamo was the last Pokémon that she used in her gym battle against Ash Ketchum. Gym Battle against Elesa Elesa's Emolga knocked out Ash's Snivy and was then matched up with Ash's Pikachu. Freed from the String Shot, Burgh's Leavanny tried to tie it up again but Ash's Pikachu managed to avoid it with its speed and then knocked Burgh's Leavanny out with a combination of Iron Tail and Electro Ball. Burgh's Leavanny managed to tie up Ash's Pikachu with String Shot but unlike Ash's Swadloon who was able to break free, Ash's Pikachu ended up getting hit with a couple of Leaf Storm attacks and a Hyper Beam before it rolled into another of Burgh's Leavanny's Leaf Storm attacks to break the string off its body so it could attack. Gym Battle against Burgh's Leavanny Ash's Pikachu was then sent out to battle Burgh's Leavanny. It has proven time and time again that it is a powerful and worth opponent to any Pokémon that dares to battle it. On numerous occasions, Pikachu has made it evident that he is happy being a Pikachu and has no desire to evolve into a more powerful Raichu. Day after day, their plan to capture Pikachu has been thwarted mainly due to Pikachu's amazingly powerful Thunderbolt that keeps on blasting them off. Since the day Team Rocket first encountered Pikachu, it has been their sole goal to capture it. The two have since become best friends and Pikachu never leaves Ash Ketchum's side. However, after Ash Ketchum proved his loyalty to Pikachu by protecting him from a flock of Spearow, and thus began to earn Pikachu's trust and respect. He would often laugh at Ash Ketchum's failures and refused to listen to him. At first, Pikachu did not like Ash Ketchum and would refuse to enter his PokéBall. However, Professor Samuel Oak did have one Pokémon left, a wild Pikachu. On the morning that Ash was to start his Pokémon journey, he woke up late and by the time he reached Oak's laboratory, all of the beginner Pokémon were already taken.
