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Main article: Tyson's Meowth

Meowth is one of Tyson's main Pokémon. It appeared for the first time in Like a Meowth to Flame!, where Tyson used it to save Ash and his friends from a flock of Murkrow. Tyson found Meowth in a weak condition after a battle, and decided to help it.

It was later seen training along with other of Tyson's Pokémon in Choose It or Lose It!.

Metagross finally battled against Ash's Pokémon in At the End of the Fray. Metagross used its Psychic attack to freeze Swellow in place, and when Swellow broke free, its powerful defence caused Swellow's all out attack to do more damage to itself. A Hyper Beam was enough to finish Swellow off. It then went up against Ash's Grovyle. Aiming for the tiny crack in Metagross' armour caused by Swellow, Grovyle launched a barrage of Bullet Seeds, whilst using its speed to dodge even Metagross's Hyper Beam. Grovyle charged in for a Leaf Blade, striking the crack and damaging Metagross, but this attack left it exposed to be flattened by a Meteor Mash. Ash's final Pokémon, Pikachu, was unable to damage Metagross through its powerful armour with Thunderbolt, but managed to dodge the psychic powers of Metagross to use Iron Tail. Then, Pikachu unleashed Thunder on the exposed space, defeating Metagross after a hard battle.

Metagross's known moves are Confusion, Psychic, Hyper Beam, and Meteor Mash.

In Choose It or Lose It!, Sceptile was easily defeating a Rhydon and advancing Tyson into the top eight. It was then seen training for the battle against Ash, before being Tyson's opening Pokémon against Ash's Glalie. Sceptile launched the SolarBeam which had served it so well in the past, which clashed with Glalie's Ice Beam and caused a devastating explosion. In the next episode, it was revealed that the explosion had knocked out both Sceptile and Glalie.

Sceptile's known moves are Detect, Bullet Seed, and SolarBeam.

In the next episode, Donphan battled Ash's Swellow. Not hesitating, Donphan fills the arena with a Sandstorm, forcing Swellow to clear the air. Once it had, Donphan used Rollout to inflict heavy damage on Swellow, propelling itself of a nearby boulder for increased velocity. Donphan kept up a barrage of attacks, inflicting more and more damage on Swellow, but just as it was about to finish it off, Swellow caught Donphan with its feet, keeping it at a distance. It then flew up and slammed Donphan on its back, knocking it out.

Donphan's known moves are Sandstorm and Rollout.

In At the End of the Fray, Shiftry went up against Ash Ketchum's Torkoal. Shiftry showed its speed by evading multiple Flamethrowers, and struck Torkoal with a powerful Shadow Ball. However, Torkoal recovered and launched a continuous Flamethrower, leaping into the air to maintain the flames. Shiftry was unable to dodge this and was knocked out by the super-effective attack.

Shiftry's known moves are Mega Kick and Shadow Ball.

In At the End of the Fray, Hariyama came out as Tyson's third Pokémon. Making good use of its Thick Fat ability, Hariyama used Arm Thrust to push through the flames thrown at it by Ash's Torkoal. Once it reached Torkoal, a single Brick Break was enough to smash Torkoal unconscious. Hariyama then battled Ash's powerful Corphish, throwing its full weight into another Brick Break, only for it to dodge. The two then crashed together with a Crabhammer/Focus Punch clash, but Hariyama won out and the resulting blast knocked Corphish out.

The battlefield changed after Hariyama had reduced Ash's team to three, and Tyson chose Hariyama to resume the battle against Ash's Swellow. Even Swellow's speed was insufficient, as Hariyama was able to catch Swellow's beak between its hands and smash it to the ground with Seismic Toss. However, Swellow's Aerial Ace allowed it to dodge Focus Punch and strike Hariyama on the chest, knocking it out cold.

Hariyama's known moves are Arm Thrust, Brick Break, Focus Punch, and Seismic Toss, and its ability is Thick Fat.