Episode 8— The Path to the Pokémon League
Aired May 20, 1997 · 23 min
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While traveling to Vermillion City, Ash encounters AJ, a Gym Leader at an unsanctioned Gym with a record of 98 wins and zero losses. They engage in a battle, during which Ash is surprised to find that AJ's Ground-type Sandshrew can easily overcome his Flying-type Pokémon.
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