LogFAQs > #32769

Ash sends out Pikachu, Agatha sends out Gengar. Pikachu's quick attack doesn't affect Gengar, and man, he deserves to lose for that. Gengar is a tough opponent, and Pikachu almost wins, but Agatha defeats it in the end, and she reveals that she's part of the Elite Four, and she's only filling in until the official gym leader arrives. Uh... what? Aren't the Elite Four virtually undefeatable? Aren't they the strongest trainers in their regions? How could you have one fill in for a gym leader, who is supposed to lose to people?

Well, enough of that. Scott explains the Battle Frontier to Ash: it's made of seven facilities spread throughout Kanto. I love how when he describes what Frontier Brains and Frontier Symbols are, he has to say "sort of like a gym leader/gym badge."

Team Rocket attacks, and people. People. This is why I've given this episode the lowest rating of any episode yet. I'd like us all to take a moment to grieve a good friend. He was amazing, a true hero, and stuck with us through thick and through thin. He was... the original Team Rocket motto.

Sigh... A part of my childhood dies before my eyes, which begin to tear up. They even cut out the best part, "Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!" What... what were they thinking? I'm ready to cry.

After Agatha and Ash defeat them, Scott tells Ash to go to the Battle Frontier and leaves.

Ash arrives at his home in Pallet Town, and meets his mom, Professor Oak, and, surprisingly, Misty, who's replaced her Togepi with an Azurill because she needed a cute thing. Cold, Misty. Very cold. As the episode ends, Max and Professor Birch arrive in his jeep, so I guess he drove from Hoenn to Kanto in one day. That's... incredibly dangerous.

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Started: July 6, 2005