History Recap / PokemonS2E28PokemonDoubleTrouble

* AnAesop: Two people in a team must cooperate to win.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: While Charizard has finally started listening to Ash again, its ability to work alongside Ash's other Pokémon has greatly eroded during its long period of disobedience. Before the gym battle even began, Pikachu and Charizard starting quarreling and attacking each other due to Charizard accidentally knocking Pikachu over by harmlessly stomping the ground. This results in disagreements between them and getting each others' way through the majority of the battle while also taking friendly fire hits. Even after Alakazam traps Charizard with Psychic and Ash orders Pikachu to save him, Pikachu deliberately hits his teammate with a super-effective Thunder Shock and getting reprimanded by his Trainer for missing the point. They only manage to cooperate after Pikachu has a JerkassRealization and frees Charizard from the Psychic, who then returns the favour by catching Pikachu with his wing after Marowak hit him with Body Slam.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: While Charizard has finally started listening to Ash again, its ability to work alongside Ash's other Pokémon has greatly eroded during its long period of disobedience. For most of the gym battle, Charizard and Pikachu keep getting in each others' way, leading to disagreements and getting hit by friendly fire. Before the battle even starts, they quarrel and attack each other because Charizard accidentally made Pikachu fall over when he harmlessly stomped the ground, then Pikachu recklessly charges forward when Charizard uses Flamethrower, thus accidentally setting his tail on fire, and then, after Alakazam traps Charizard with Psychic, Ash orders Pikachu to free him, only for him to hit his teammate with a super-effective Thunder Shock and getting reprimanded by his Trainer for missing the point. They only manage to cooperate after Charizard gets injured from several Bonemerang and Psychic attacks, with Pikachu freeing Charizard from yet another Psychic by hitting Alakazam with Thunder Shock and Charizard returning the favour by catching Pikachu with his wing after Marowak hit him with Body Slam.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While Charizard has finally started listening to Ash again, its ability to work alongside Ash's other Pokémon has greatly eroded during its long period of disobedience. For most of the gym battle, Charizard and Pikachu keep getting in each others' way, leading to disagreements and getting hit by friendly fire. Before the battle even starts, they quarrel and attack each other because Charizard accidentally made Pikachu fall over when he harmlessly stomped the ground, then Pikachu recklessly charges forward when Charizard uses Flamethrower, thus accidentally setting his tail on fire, and then, after Alakazam traps Charizard with Psychic, Ash orders Pikachu to free him, only for him to hit his teammate with a super-effective Thunder Shock and getting reprimanded by his Trainer for missing the point. They only manage to cooperate after Charizard gets injured from several Bonemerang and Psychic attacks, with Pikachu freeing Charizard from yet another Psychic by hitting Alakazam with Thunder Shock and Charizard returning the favour by catching Pikachu with his wing after Marowak hit him with Body Slam.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Inverted when Pikachu and Charizard finally become friends again and work together to win.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Before the double battle begins, Pikachu and Charizard get into a fight and develop a grudge against each other. Why? Because Charizard accidentally made Pikachu fall over when he stomped the ground. Really, Pikachu? You're more mature than this.

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: After Charizard is trapped by Alakazam's Psychic, Ash orders Pikachu to free him with Thunder Shock. Pikachu ends up hitting Charizard instead of Alakazam, not knowing what Ash meant, getting scolded for attacking his own teammate.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While Charizard has finally started listening to Ash again, its ability to work alongside Ash's other Pokémon has greatly eroded during its long period of disobedience. For most of the gym battle, Charizard and Pikachu keep getting in each others' way, leading to disagreements and getting hit by friendly fire. First, they get into a fight because Charizard accidentally made Pikachu fall over when he harmlessly stomped the ground, then Pikachu recklessly charges forward when Charizard uses Flamethrower, thus accidentally setting his tail on fire, and then, after Alakazam traps Charizard with Psychic, Ash orders Pikachu to free him, only for him to hit his teammate with a super-effective Thunder Shock and getting reprimanded by his Trainer for missing the point. They only manage to cooperate after Charizard gets injured from several Bonemerang and Psychic attacks, with Pikachu freeing Charizard from yet another Psychic by hitting Alakazam with Thunder Shock

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While Charizard has finally started listening to Ash again, its ability to work alongside Ash's other Pokémon has greatly eroded during its long period of disobedience. For most of the gym battle, Charizard and Pikachu keep getting in each others' way, leading to disagreements and getting hit by friendly fire.

-->'''Jessie''': I'M NOT OLD!! HOW DARE YOU?!!

* FireForgedFriends: Pikachu and Charizard finally learn to work together.

* NothingPersonal: Despite her fondness for him, Luana doesn't go easy on Ash during their gym battle.

* MistakenIdentity: Luana thinks Ash is her son briefly.

!!Tropes

When a defective Pokéball prevents Ash from recalling his Snorlax, he and his young friends must somehow heft this Pokémon's slumbering mass over a mountain pass to the nearest Pokémon Center.