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"The Ninja Poké-Showdown" is the 32nd episode of Pokémon the Series. It first aired in Japan on November 4, 1997 and in the United States on October 20, 1998. In this episode, Ash Ketchum battles Fuchsia City Gym Leader Koga for the Soul Badge.

Plot[]

The group finds a strange-looking ninja-style mansion. They explore it and encounter various traps. Soon, they discover that this is the Fuchsia City Gym and Ash battles Koga, the Gym Leader, for the Soul Badge. When Team Rocket disrupts their battle, Misty discovers how powerful her Psyduck really is.

Home video releases[]

VHS
  • Pokémon: The Great Race
DVD

Trivia[]

  • Who's That Pokémon?: Venonat
  • If one doesn't count Beauty and the Beach due to it being dubbed later, this is Maddie Blaustein's first episode as Meowth.
  • This episode was banned in South Korea, likely because of references to Japanese culture.
  • Parts of this episode were reanimated and used for flashback material for The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!
  • This marks the first episode to have Ash battling a Gym trainer before facing the actual Gym Leader like in the games.
  • Due to Koga later becoming a member of the Elite Four in the games, this is technically the first appearance of an Elite Four member in the anime. His daughter and successor, Janine never appeared in the anime.

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