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Pokemon Episode 345 - Balance of Power
Advanced Challenge
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| 346 | 343 | "Balance of Power" (Touka Gym! The Fifth Badge!!) "Tōka Jimu Sen! Itsutsu me no Bajji!!" (トウカジム戦！五つ目のバッジ!!) | April 1, 2004 | March 19, 2005 |
| Ash finally gets a rematch with Norman. (Or) Having already won four badges during his adventures in Hoenn, Ash finally starts his long-awaited rematch with Norman, except this time it is an official Gym Battle with a Balance Badge on the line! Ash begins with Pikachu while Norman starts with a fast Slakoth which Pikachu is unable to hit, and after receivng a bit of damage, Ash is forced to change to Torkoal to counter Slakoth’s Blizzard attack. With Norman’s Vigoroth and Slaking still to come, and Max rooting for his father to win, can Ash defeat the toughest Gym Leader he’s faced so far… | ||||
