ash and friends arrive in vermilion city at the pokemon center find out the gym leader is very tough as a lot of pokemon are injured. ash battles lt surge with pikachu being no match for surges raichu. nurse joy suggests pikachu evolve to have a chance but it refuses but brock has another idea for a strategy. in the rematch pikachu holds it own and uses speed attacks to confuse and beat raichu giving ash the thunder badge with team rocket even cheering.
next time a titantic type event on the st anne.
Harrison’s world 