Ash, Brock and others in “Fight for the Light”

I hope she'll be alright.

I wonder who Sparkle is. Hey, maybe it's her cousin. Do you think she's as pretty as Jasmine?

When do you think she'll be ready to battle with you?

Oh! That's right! I gotta find out! [Runs back the other way]

But she's not at the gym anymore, Ash!

[stops] Oh, that's right.

Hey, look over there.

Huh?

Pikachu

Ka?

Hey, Janina!

Huh? [Turns to Ash, Brock and Misty] I shouldn't have played that trick on you, I'm sorry.

Don't worry, it's not that big a deal. But can I ask you what you're doing?

Well, you see, I rubbed water-repellent wax all over my Onix, and now I'm trying to clean it off by scrubbing it with sand.

Water-repellent wax?

So that's why it wasn't affected by Totodile's Water Gun attack.

That's not a very kind way to treat your Onix, you know.

Oh, I know that now. But all I ever wanted was to be an apprentice at Jasmine's gym, and I was just hoping to make her proud of me, that's all. So I decided to do whatever I could to overcome Onix's weakness.

So that was it.

Pikachu

Pika.

And no one ever told me it was against the rules.

Instead of trying to erase a Pokémon's weaknesses, you have to encourage its natural strengths!

But how am I supposed to do that?

If you listen to your Onix with both your heart and your ears, you'll learn everything you need to.

Hey! That's exactly what Jasmine used to tell me to do!

Oh! Do you have any idea where I can find Jasmine right now?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure she's at the Shining Lighthouse down on the wharf.

Thanks! [Runs off]

Wait up, Ash!

[to Onix] So, I guess I'll have to try listening to you a little bit better.

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