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(Japanese: ヨスガジム戦！VSメリッサ!! Yosuga Gym Match! VS Melissa!!) is the 102nd episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 568th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 13, 2008.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Synopsis

Ash finally faces Fantina, the Gym Leader of Hearthome City. Ash chooses Buizel to battle against her Gengar, but will he be able to win?

Major events

• Ash has an official Gym battle against Fantina.
  • Ash's Buizel defeats Fantina's Gengar before being recalled by Ash.
  • Ash's Chimchar defeats Fantina's Mismagius before being recalled by Ash.
  • Ash's Pikachu is defeated by Fantina's Drifblim.
  • Ash's Buizel is defeated by Fantina's Drifblim.
  • Ash's Chimchar defeats Fantina's Drifblim and Ash wins the battle.
• Ash earns his fifth gym badge, the Relic Badge.
• Ash and Jun become rivals.
• Jessie wins her second Contest ribbon with her Yanmega.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Fantina
• Jun
• Zoey (flashback)
• Marian
• Contesta
• Sukizo
• Nurse Joy
• Pokémon coordinators
• Audience
• Fantina's assistant

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Glameow (Zoey's) (flashback)
• Gengar (Fantina's)
• Drifblim (Fantina's)
• Mismagius (Fantina's)
• Empoleon (Jun's)
• Steelix (Byron)'s)(flashback)

Trivia

• As of this episode, every member of Ash's Sinnoh team, other than Gliscor has been used in at least two gym battles, and Grotle, Pikachu, and Buizel have been used in three. This also includes Aipom, who is no longer even a member of Ash's team.
• This is the first episode where a Pokémon Contest and a Gym Battle are depicted in the same episode.

Errors

Dub edits

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