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A Goldenrod Opportunity (Japanese: コガネジム！スピード＆パワー!? Kogane Gym! Speed & Power!?) is episode 158 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 3, 2000 and in the United States on August 18, 2001.

Ash arrives in Goldenrod City and meets Whitney. After seeing some of the sights, he battles her in a deceptively easy Gym Battle.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash has a Gym Battle with Whitney
  • Cyndaquil VS Nidorina: Cyndaquil wins
  • Cyndaquil VS Clefairy: Clefairy forfeits
  • Cyndaquil VS Miltank: Miltank wins
  • Totodile VS Miltank: Miltank wins
  • Pikachu VS Miltank: Miltank wins

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Misty
• Jessie
• James
• Whitney
• Referee
• Department Store overseer
• Goldenrod City residents

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Squirtle

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's)
• Clefairy (Whitney's)
• Nidorina (Whitney's)
• Miltank (Whitney's)

Trivia

• This episode represents many aspects of Goldenrod City, including the Gym, Department Store, Underground Path, including a short appearance of the Haircut Brothers found there, and the Magnet Train.
• Splash is represented through the use of Clefairy's Metronome.
• James learns the concept of "free samples".

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Bienvenue à Doublonville
• Portuguese: Uma Oportunidade Dourada
• Español: Una Oportunidad de Oro

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