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"Watt's with Wattson?" is the 40th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 316th episode of Pokémon the Series. It first aired in Japan on August 28, 2003 and in the United States on September 4, 2004. It is the season finale of Pokémon Advanced.

Plot[]

Ash Ketchum's third Gym battle with the electric master Wattson is full of surprises when, after an encounter with a robotic Raikou, Pikachu wins the match alone with super-charged Thunderbolts. However Ash's joy at receiving the badge disappears when Pikachu turns ill, and a depressed Wattson leaves Mauville City convinced he is a weak Gym Leader.

Trivia[]

  • Who's That Pokémon?: Meditite
  • This is the last main series episode that was skipped in the Finnish dub, with all of the future main series episodes airing in Finnish sooner or later after their English dub release (on the condition that they are dubbed in English).
  • This is the final episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire to air in Poland.
  • On Pokémon.com and iTunes, this episode is listed as What's With Wattson?.
  • This is the first time Ash has won a Gym battle without any of his Pokémon being defeated, excluding one-on-one battles.
    • This is also the only Gym battle that Ash has won using only one Pokémon against multiple opponents.

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