| EP# | English title Japanese title | Air Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J# | E# | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 542 | 535 | "Pika and Goliath" (Pikachu! Raichu! The Road to Evolution!!) "Pikachū! Raichū! Shinka e no Michi!!" (ピカチュウ！ライチュウ！進化への道!!) | April 3, 2008 | August 30, 2008 | October 28, 2008 |
| Ash and his friends meet Sho, a boy who has a Pichu and a Raichu. He mistakes Ash's Pikachu for a wild Pokémon. Just like at the Vermillion City Gym, Ash and Pikachu have the option again to evolve Pikachu to Raichu, after a loss to a stronger opponent. | |||||
