Ep. 132: Ash visits Violet City school and faces a boy obsessed with his Pikachu
Aired on January 13, 2000
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Ash and his companions reach Violet City, where they encounter a local school. Ash is invited to deliver a brief presentation on Pokémon Training to the students. During this visit, a student named Zackie becomes determined to claim Ash's Pikachu as his own. When Pikachu escapes, Zackie pursues the electric-type Pokémon using one of Ash's empty Pokéballs. This sequence highlights the interactions between the traveling trainer and the local youth, focusing on the specific conflict arising from Zackie's desire to possess Pikachu amidst the educational setting of the city.
Episodes
- Ep. 128 · Ash battles wild Chikorita on way to Violet City Gym and rescues it from Team Rocket.
- Ep. 129 · Ash arrests a Quagsire thief during the Cherrygrove City festival
- Ep. 130 · Ash and friends search for scattered Ledyba after a Team Rocket battle in the forest.
- Ep. 131 · Ash and Team Rocket encounter a Blissey at Happy Town Pokémon Center
- Ep. 132 · Ash visits Violet City school and faces a boy obsessed with his Pikachu
- Ep. 133 · Ash faces Falkner's overwhelming force at Violet City Gym
- Ep. 134 · Misty attempts to return a crying Marill to its trainer after Team Rocket's theft fails
- Ep. 135 · Team Rocket's Arbo-tank faces accidental chaos from Togepi and Sentret
- Ep. 136 · Ash Takes Charizard to Charicific Valley for Training