DP083: A Crasher Course in Power!

is the 31st episode of Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension.
==Synopsis==
It's the day after Pastoria City's Croagunk Festival—and while Team Rocket may have time to enjoy a leisurely marsh mud bath, Ash and his Pokémon must train for their Pastoria Gym battle. Buizel is so focused on victory that it loses its temper at Pikachu, then takes it out on Turtwig when the Grass-type Pokémon tries to play peacemaker. It's not a promising start to the morning but the Pastoria Gym Leader, Crasher Wake, is intrigued by Buizel's spirit; he shows Buizel his own Floatzel, capturing Buizel's interest.
Everyone moves to the Gym, where Crasher Wake welcomes Ash to the water-based battlefield for a three-on-three battle. For their first face-off, Crasher Wake chooses Gyarados and Ash chooses Pikachu. Pikachu's initial Electric attack doesn't faze Gyarados, but a mid-air Volt Tackle puts Gyarados down for the count. Next up is Crasher Wake's Quagsire, so Ash switches in Turtwig. Turtwig darts around the pool to throw off Quagsire, but Quagsire can still track Turtwig's every movement—Ash hastily withdraws Turtwig and sends out Buizel in its place.
Buizel is still annoyed with Pikachu, forcing Ash to call its attention back to the fight. Buizel turns Quagsire's Ice Beam attack into a frozen Aqua Jet combo, knocking out Quagsire, and Buizel's real opponent enters the ring: Floatzel! Floatzel takes everything Buizel can dish out and comes back for more, using its flotation collar to help absorb incoming attacks. Then, confused by its own attack, Buizel is forced to take a break while Pikachu subs in, but Floatzel soon has Pikachu on the ropes. Buizel recovers and takes over the fight, giving Pikachu a high-five, and knocks out Floatzel with an aerial Water Pulse. With that, Ash's team scores a clear victory earning him a brand-new Fen Badge!
==Episode plot==
Team Rocket relaxes in the Marsh. Meowth is angry with Jessie and James, who are just relaxing, so they drag him into the mud. Meanwhile, Buizel trains for the Gym Battle. Ash knows the last time it battled the result was a draw, so it wants now to win for sure. So, they train a while - Pikachu uses Iron Tail to stop Piplup's Whirlpool. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but misses and hits Buizel. This makes Buizel angry and Turtwig knocks it down. Buizel uses Sonic Boom, so Ash stops him, but thinks it was good and advises it to keep it up. Suddenly Wake appears.
Crasher Wake asks Ash if he is ready and he confirms it, though Buizel is still upset. Wake sees Buizel and knows it wants to fight, so he sends Floatzel. Seeing this, Buizel wishes even more to fight, so they go in the Gym. For his first Pokémon, Wake sends Gyarados and Ash his Pikachu. Pikachu starts with Thunderbolt, hitting Gyarados. However, it does not seem it did have any effect at all. Gyarados retaliates with Dragon Rage, but Pikachu stops it with Iron Tail. Pikachu charges with Volt Tackle, defeating Gyarados. Wake sends Quagsire and since Pikachu is at disadvantage, Ash calls him back and sends Turtwig. Turtwig uses Energy Ball, but barely hits Quagsire.
Quagsire dives, so Turtwig hops to confuse it. Quagsire uses Sludge Bomb, stopping Turtwig. Quagsire emerges and freezes Turtwig with Ice Beam. When it uses Sludge Bomb, Ash calls it back. Ash sends Buizel. When it hears Pikachu cheering for it, Buizel begins to argue, but Ash settles the dispute. Buizel uses Sonic Boom, but does not hit Quagsire. Quagsire uses Ice Beam, so Buizel fuses the attack, using Aqua Jet to use Ice Aqua jet and defeats Quagsire. Wake respects Ash's skills, but has one last trial - he sends Floatzel. Buizel starts with Aqua Jet, but Floatzel shrugs it off; it is too defensive. Buizel uses Water Pulse, but Floatzel punches it to negate the attack. Floatzel uses Razor Wind, hitting Buizel hard.
Buizel uses Water Gun, but Floatzel pushes it to the water. While Buizel swims, Floatzel uses Bulk Up to power itself. Floatzel swims as well, colliding Razor Wind with Sonic Boom. Now, Wake and Ash cannot give them orders, as they don't hear them and battle on their own. Buizel uses Aqua Jet and follows with Water Pulse, pushing Floatzel up to the ceiling. Buizel uses Sonic Boom, but Floatzel dodges and uses Ice Fang. Buizel uses Water Pulse, but Floatzel pushes it back, confusing it. Buizel ignores Ash's order to use Aqua Jet and gets hit by Razor Wind. So, Ash sends Pikachu to fight instead. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but Floatzel uses Whirlpool to stop the attack. Parts of electricity are spread out, hitting Buizel and forcing it to have its confusion removed. Pikachu uses Volt Tackle, but Floatzel uses Razor Wind, stopping him. Pikachu stands up, but his back is frozen.
Buizel wants to get to the battle, so Ash changes Pikachu with it. Pikachu and Buizel hi-five, and Buizel uses Water Gun to destroy the ice on Pikachu's back. Buizel uses Aqua Jet, but gets stopped by Ice Fang. Floatzel uses Razor Wind and jumps, but Buizel disappeared - Buizel jumps out of water and surprises Floatzel with Water Pulse, defeating it. After the battle, Buizel forgives Pikachu for the Thunderbolt. Wake is very impressed and gives Ash the Fen Badge. Even at night, Team Rocket is still relaxing in mud, even Meowth who is no longer complaining.
==Debuts==
===Item===
*Fen Badge
===Move===
*Ice Fang
==Trivia==
*Instead of Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture, the end of the episode featured a memorial to Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. This is part of a countdown to Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
*The length of time between Ash's Veilstone and Pastoria Gym challenges is 15 episodes, half that of the 30 episode "drought" between Ash's Eterna and Veilstone Gym challenges. Within the games, this is also the longest distance between two Gyms.
*This is the only time in Sinnoh that Ash has won a Gym Battle without any of his Pokémon being defeated.
*The title is a reference to a "crash course" usually meaning quick learning and may also reference to the fact that Ash fought Crasher Wake "quickly" as in battling once.
*This is the first time Ash calls back his Pokémon and then sends them back into battle two times during a Gym match.
*It is also the first time Ash calls back three Pokémon during a Gym match without any of them having fainted.
*Crasher Wake is one of the few Gym Leaders that uses exact the same Pokémon as in the games and in the same order.
*This is also one of the few episodes where both the Gym Leader and Ash's Pokémon, i.e., Crasher Wake's Gyarados and Floatzel and Ash's Pikachu and Buizel still use their original Japanese voices in the English-language version.
*This is the last episode of the Japanese dub of the Pokémon anime to have the プロダクション text logo during the opening credits and the ending credits due to プロダクション changing its name to ShoPro the next episode.
===Mistakes===
*Floatzel's arms are colored wrong in one scene.
*In the beginning of the episode Piplup says "Pochama" instead of a variation of its English name.
==Gallery==
==References==
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes featuring Gym Battles
Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a badge