History Recap / PokemonS2E32EnterTheDragonite

* MutualKill: Or mutual KO, rather. The episode's opening reveals Ash's Lapras and Drake's Gengar knocked each other out in their beam struggle, resulting in a draw.

* CurbStompCushion: While Dragonite defeated Charizard, Squirtle and Tauros, they each managed to land good hits so to weaken it so that Pikachu can have a chance at defeating it at the end.
* DeusExitMachina: Lapras is taken out of the fight before the battle with Dragonite. As the only Mon with a type advantage over Dragonite, it was obviously important for plot purposes to take it out of the picture before Drake's best Pokemon was unleashed, although the lack of water on the second battlefield would have posed a problem for it anyway.

* FoeTossingCharge: Tauros powers his way through Venusaur's attacks, digs into the sand, and hurls it into the air. ''Badass.''

* ScissorsCutsRock: Bulbasaur is knocked out by a Thunder Punch by Electabuzz, an attack it resists as a Grass-type.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Drake has used every other Pokemon in his team by the time Dragonite comes out, while Ash still has four left, so each of Ash's remaining Pokémon leaves it more worn out as they score at least one hit against the dragon. By the time Pikachu steps up, Dragonite is too exhausted to put up its best fight.

* CurbStompBattle: Dragonite mowed down three of Ash's Pokemon. It easily defeated Team Rocket when they tried to come for Pikachu.

* CurbstompBattle:
** Dragonite mowed down three of Ash's Pokemon. It easily defeated Team Rocket when they tried to come for Pikachu.
* DeusExitMachina: Lapras is taken out of the fight before the battle with Dragonite. As the only Mon with a type advantage Dragonite wouldn't have been that close, though the lack of water on the second battlefield would have posed a problem for it anyway.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Drake has used every other Pokemon in his team by the time Dragonite comes out, while Ash still has four left, so each of Ash's remaining Pokémon leaves it more worn out; by the time Pikachu steps up, Dragonite is too exhausted to put up its best fight.

* MythologyGag: Since Ash has yet to win an actual tournament (the Orange League is more RunTheGauntlet) this is where the traditional final sequence of a Pokémon game (namely, the Champion getting into a picture with his team after getting registered in the Hall of Fame) is emulated.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Ash has used every Pokemon in his team by the time Dragonite comes out, so every fight it gets more worn out so by the time Pikachu steps up the tables have turned.

* ShoutOut: The English title is one to ''Film/EnterTheDragon''.

* DeusExitMachina: Lapras is taken out of the fight before the battle with Dragonite. As the only Mon with a type advantage Dragonite wouldn't have been that close.

* {{Badass}}:
** Tauros was able to recover from a Confuse Ray, take on a Solar Beam, defeat a Venasaur, and battle Dragonite before going down.
** Charizard for taking down Electabuzz and for putting a huge dent in Dragonite's energy.
** Dragonite because it's well, ''Dragonite''.
** Pikachu using it's PrehensileTail to dodge a Hyperbeam, and shocking Dragonite into unconsciousness.
** Ash considering this was his first, and so far ''only'' championship win.

!!Tropes Are:

When Ash was last battling Drake, Lapras' Ice Beam and Gengar's Nightshade had collided. When the smoke clears, Lapras and Gengar are both out cold, forcing an intermission. After a new field is created, Ash begins to wipe the floor with Drake's Pokemon. But will he succeed over the Legendary Dragonite?

** Charizard for taking down Electabuzz.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Ash has used every Pokemon in his team by the time Dragonite comes out. So every fight it gets more worn out so by the time Pikachu steps up the tables have turned.

* TheWorfEffect: Bulbasaur is usually one of Ash's more reliable Pokemon. However, despite a type advantage, it ends up losing to Drake's more experienced Electabuzz. It ends up being the only member of Ash's team not to give a knockout blow to one of Drake's party members (though Lapras was only able to take out Gengar in a draw).

* TheWorfEffect: Bulbasaur is usually one of Ash's more reliable Pokemon. However, despite a type advantage, it ends up losing to Drake's Electabuzz. It ends up being the only member of Ash's team not to give a knockout blow to one of Drake's party members (though Lapras was only able to take out Gengar in a draw).

* ShoutOut: The English title is one to ''Film/EnterTheDragon''.

When Ash was last battling Drake, Lapras' Ice Beam and Gengar's Nightshade had collided. When the smoke clears, Lapras and Gengar are both out cold, forcing an intermission. After a new field is created, Ash begins to wipe the floor with Drake's Pokemon. But will he succeed over the Legendary Dragonite.