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After losing to Ash in the Johto League, Gary decides to pursue a career in Pokémon Research, ending his rivalry with Ash. After Ash defeats the Battle Frontier and comes back to Pallet Town, Gary and Ash have a battle between Gary's Electivire and Ash's Pikachu. Electivire easily beats Pikachu, which inspires Ash to travel to Sinnoh.
Ash is a young man who travels with various companions, aiming to fulfill his dream to become a Pokémon Master; his Pokémon lineup constantly changes over the course of the series, with its sole constant member being Pikachu, Ash's first Pokémon.
Pikachu features prominently in the Pokémon anime series and films, which focus on the adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu. [38] Ash's Pikachu is initially disobedient, but after Ash saves it from a flock of Spearow, it warms up to Ash, and the pair become friends. [39]
While Pikachu's injuries are treated in Viridian City's Pokémon Center, Ash is confronted by Misty, a girl whose bike he desperately stole and wrecked in his attempt to escape the Spearow, so she declares that she will not leave Ash's side until she is properly compensated.
However, an Oshawott from Juniper's lab appears and saves Pikachu and Axew. Team Rocket gets away when James throws a smoke pilet. Ash and Iris take their Pokémon to a Pokémon Center, where Iris decides to travel with Ash and Pikachu through Unova, as she knows her way around the region. As the two head off, Oshawott watches from afar.
Ash and his friends receive a request from a young woman named Teresa who wants to borrow Ash's Pikachu. She's in trouble because her Aunt Abigail's Pikachu (nicknamed Sugar), who helped make cakes in her cake store, has suddenly disappeared.
Coincidentally, Cerise wants Ash and Goh to research a Pikachu outbreak. When they arrive, Goh catches a female Pikachu, whose friends are digging Thunder Stones out of the nearby rocks so they can evolve into Raichu. But Team Rocket arrives, and they manage to round up not just the wild Pikachu, but Ash's Pikachu, too.
Pikachu shocks Spearow, and in the process alerts a whole flock. The angered Spearow flock gives chase and attacks Pikachu. Ash quickly grabs Pikachu and dives to a waterfall in order to escape from the flock, and the two are fished out down river by a young girl, who tells Ash to take the injured Pikachu to the Pokémon Center in Viridian City.