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[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where...]] The Gym takes its security a bit ''too'' seriously.
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* CanonForeigner: Aya has no counterpart in the games. The closest ends up being Janine from ''Gold/Silver'', Koga's niece who has no counterpart in the anime.

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* CanonForeigner: Aya has no counterpart in the games. The closest ends up being Janine from ''Gold/Silver'', Koga's niece daughter who has no counterpart in the anime.
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* CanonForeigner: Aya has no counterpart in the games.

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* CanonForeigner: Aya has no counterpart in the games. The closest ends up being Janine from ''Gold/Silver'', Koga's niece who has no counterpart in the anime.
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* TheChewToy: Ash gets it rough in the first half of the episode. He's shocked by Voltorb, slams face first into two glass walls, is left hanging at the edge of a deadly drop, and is pinned to a wall by shuriken while Pikachu, Misty, and Brock make it through completely unscathed.
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* RunningGag: This marks the first time Psyduck comes out of his Poké Ball of his own free will.
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* InvisibleWall: Ash walks straight into two of them.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Just when Psyduck gets on Misty's last nerve, it saves everyone from Team Rocket. Misty changes her mind about it, and declines Koga and Aya's requests to trade for it. Ash hangs a lampshade on Misty's change of heart.
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* AshFace: Brock gets one accidentally from one of Charmander's flamethrower attacks.

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* AshFace: Brock gets one accidentally from one of Charmander's flamethrower attacks.when struck by Charmander’s Flamethrower.
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* KnifeOutline: Ash gets pinned to a wall with Aya's shuriken.

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* KnifeOutline: Ash gets pinned to a wall PinnedToTheWall with Aya's shuriken.
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* AdaptedOut: Koga doesn't use any of the Pokémon he had in the game.
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* NotMeThisTime: When Ash gets shocked while in the mansion, he asks Pikachu why he did that. When Pikachu claims innocence, Ash is confused what zapped him, before Brock points out the Voltorb in a hidden compartment in the floor.
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* HumiliationConga: As so often happens with Misty when Psyduck is involved, at least until it shows off its HiddenDepths. First it pops out of her Pokeball when she summons a different Pokémon; then its first two attacks turn out to be hilariously ineffective; then it gets rejected ''even by Team Rocket''.


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* LargeHam: Jessie and James when performing the Team Rocket motto kabuki style.
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-->'''Brock''': [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction Ouch]].
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* MythologyGag: When trying to find the right moves to use against Team Rocket's Pokémon, the Pokédex suggests Tail Whip. In the game, this move is used to lower an opponent's defense. Here... it just embarrasses poor Psyduck.

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* MythologyGag: When trying to find the right moves to use against Team Rocket's Pokémon, the Pokédex suggests Tail Whip. In the game, this move is used to lower an opponent's defense. Here... it just embarrasses poor Psyduck.



* ShakingTheRump: "Tail whip" is animated to resemble this, complete with Psyduck blushing.

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* ShakingTheRump: "Tail whip" Whip" is animated to resemble this, complete with Psyduck blushing.
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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Koga is depicted as TheStoic and a more reasonable individual than the LargeHam TortureTechnician from the games.
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* GracefulLoser: Unlike his [[SoreLoser daughter]], Koga accepts his defeat with dignity.

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* GracefulLoser: Unlike his [[SoreLoser daughter]], sister]], Koga accepts his defeat with dignity.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Just when Psyduck gets on Misty's last nerve, it saves everyone from Team Rocket. Misty changes her mind about it, and declines Koga and Aya's requests to trade for it. Ash hangs a lampshade on Misty's change of heart.
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* ShakingTheRump: "Tail whip" is animated to resemble this, complete with Psyduck blushing.
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* GracefulLoser: Unlike his [[SoreLoser daughter]], Koga accepts his defeat with dignity.
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* MythologyGag: When trying to find the right moves to use against Team Rocket's Pokémon, the Pokédex suggests Tail Whip. In the game, this move is used to lower an opponent's defense. Here... it just embarrasses poor Psyduck.
--> '''Misty''': How can you call that lame tail wag an attack?!
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* StuffBlowingUp: Voltorb makes its debut.

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* StuffBlowingUp: Voltorb makes its debut.debut.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Psyduck is unusually persistent when Misty tries to summon Starmie/Staryu. The way that it hugs her legs suggests that it just wants to help her, which she had yet to do until this episode.
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* CanonForeigner: Aya has no counterpart in the games.
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* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: The Ninja gym has rooms with slanting walls and floors to confuse invaders.
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* AshFace: Brock gets one accidentally from one of Charmander's flamethrower attacks.

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!!Original Title: Sekichiku Ninja Showdown!

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!!Original !!Japanese Title: Sekichiku ''Sekichiku Ninja Showdown! Showdown!''




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\n!!Tropes:Fuchsia Gym, the authorized gym where Ash seeks his next badge, turns out to be a hidden ninja's lair. After finally discovering and entering the gym, he is held up by a complex system of traps. At last, the gym's eccentric trainer challenges Ash to a match. Just as he defeats the trainer, the official battle with the Master begins. The battle goes out of control as Team Rocket also enters the gym and its vast array of traps. Can Ash actually earn the gym badge?

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* HighlyVisibleNinja: Misty notes that Aya's hot pink outfit is pretty conspicuous.


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* KnifeOutline: Ash gets pinned to a wall with Aya's shuriken.
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* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Team Rocket's kabuki costumes are too heavy to move in.
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!!Original Title: Sekichiku Ninja Showdown!
!!!Original Airdate: November 4th, 1997
!!!US Airdate: October 20th, 1998

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* EyeCatch: This episode, the ''Who's that Pokémon'' is Venonat.

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Psyduck, as its headache, when strong enough, causes it to manifest extraordinary powers for a brief period.
* EnemyMine: Ash and Koga team up against Team Rocket.
* EyeCatch: This episode, the ''Who's that Pokémon'' is Venonat.Venonat.
* StuffBlowingUp: Voltorb makes its debut.
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* EyeCatch: This episode, the ''Who's that Pokémon'' is Venonat.

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