In Abra and the Psychic Showdown Pikachu was sent out to battle against Sabrina's Abra. Pikachu then used his tail to slam Raichu and defeat it, earning Ash the Thunder Badge. Raichu then tried to hit Pikachu with aTake Down, but was out-sped by Pikachu's Quick Attack. Raichu tried using Thunderbolt again but due to its previous attack it had run out of electricity. Pikachu however used his tail as an anchor to absorb the shock. Raichu responded with an extremely powerful Thunderbolt attack that Lt. Through Pikachu's use of these moves, Pikachu managed to gain the upper hand and dodge Raichu's attacks. Ash soon found out that since Raichu was evolved so early, it did not learn any of the moves that it could only learn in the Pikachu stage, such as Agility and Quick Attack. As Raichu was about to finish Pikachu off with another Body Slam, Pikachu managed to get up and dodge it. Raichu then hit Pikachu hard with Body Slam. Trying to get close, Pikachu got smacked to the ground by Raichu's tail, followed up by repeating hits from its tail. Surge for a rematch, where Pikachu once again faced Raichu. However, Pikachu refused, wanting to defeat Raichu on his own terms. Later in the episode, Ash offered to let Pikachu evolve into a Raichu with the Thunder Stone that Nurse Joy had given him. Due to all the damage he had taken during the battle Pikachu had to be hospitalized. While trying to attack, Pikachu got overwhelmed by Raichu's Mega Punch and Mega Kick and was finally defeated by a powerful Thunderbolt. Pikachu however was determined to defeat Raichu and kept fighting. Following advice from Brock, Ash tried recalling Pikachu and forfeit. Raichu then used its own Thunder Shock, which was much more powerful than Pikachu's attack, and dealt much damage. Pikachu started off using Thunder Shock which seemed to do nothing to Raichu. Surge laughed at Ash for attempting to defeat his Raichu with its pre-evolved form, angering Ash and Pikachu. Surge's Raichu in Electric Shock Showdown. Pikachu's next major battle was against Lt. Despite Ash forfeiting the match, Brock still gave him the Boulder Badge. As Ash was about let Pikachu finish Onix off, Ash was stopped by Brock's siblings and Ash decided to forfeit again. Pikachu's Thunderbolt managed to turn on the gym's sprinkler system, severely harming Onix. However despite their training, Pikachu was still unable to defeat Onix, who was tightening its grip on Pikachu. Onix was able to Bind Pikachu once again, but this time Pikachu's Electric attacks dealt quite some damage. Ash later challenged Brock to a rematch, where Pikachu managed to defeat Brock's Geodude thanks to his training. Ash and Pikachu later trained with Flint in order to increase the strength of Pikachu's Electric moves. He faced Onix, but his Electric type attacks were ineffective. Pikachu participated in Ash's first Gym battle with Brock in Showdown in Pewter City. At the end of the episode, Pikachu had regained enough of his strength to send Team Rocket blasting off for the very first time. Nurse Joy agreed to heal Pikachu, and thanks to her, Pikachu managed to regain his health. In Pokémon Emergency! Ash managed to get to the Viridian City Pokémon Center just in time with the help of Officer Jenny, who scolded Ash for mistreating Pikachu. Ash then rushed to the next town in order to get Pikachu hospitalized quickly, as he had received multiple life threatening wounds in the fight. Seeing this act of selflessness, Pikachu defended Ash from the Spearow as well and the two of them became inseparable friends, a moment that was capitalized on by catching a glimpse of an unknown Pokémon flying by. However, by the end of the episode, Ash gained Pikachu's trust by protecting him from an attack by a flock of Spearow. He refused to go into his Poké Ball, and when Ash failed to catch a Pidgey, he laughed at him. Seeing Ash's disappointment, Professor Oak gave him Pikachu, who, at first, did not care at all for his new Trainer, constantly zapping him and anyone else nearby. When he arrived at the lab, the three available starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, had already been taken by other Trainers who had arrived on time. In the first episode of the Pokémon anime, Pokémon I Choose You! Ash woke up late the day he was supposed to go to Professor Oak's Laboratory to obtain his first Pokémon.
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