Having retrieved plenty of Revival Herbs, Ash finally gets Clay to accept his gym challenge, which takes place deep underground at the bottom of the mine. Will Ash be able to defeat Clay's Ground-type Pokémon and win his fifth badge?
Tropes
- Berserk Button: Clay does not take kindly to his Palpitoad being so easily defeated by Ash's Snivy after using Attract to subdue it.
- Cringe Comedy: Clay’s Tantrum Throwing is this since the audience is basically watching a grown man throwing temper tantrums.
- Curbstomp Battle: The round of Snivy vs. Palpitoad ends up being one in Ash's favor. One hit from Attract, and Palpitoad is a sitting duck.
- Dishing Out Dirt: Clay uses Ground-type Pokémon.
- Self-Made Man: This is Clay's reason for disapproving of Ash's strategy of using Attract.
- Sore Loser: In the climax of the episode at least. Clay doesn’t take his Palpitoad losing to Ash’s Snivy well and accuses Ash of being unfair. Ash rightly argued that it was a legitimate strategy.
- Tantrum Throwing: Clay throws a tantrum after Ash’s Snivy beats his Palpitoad.
- Took a Level in Badass: Ash's Roggenrola evolves into Boldore and learns both Rock Blast and Rock Smash.
