English Official Summary

Ash and friends arrive in Lavaridge Town. Ash heads straight for the Gym, where the Gym Leader Flannery is running around on fire. Brock uses Mudkip to douse the flames, and everyone goes inside for the Gym battle. The battlefield is a mess, so they need to clean up first. They find out Flannery just inherited the Gym Leader position from her grandfather, who left town to write Pokémon poetry. None of the kids know that he's actually spying on them because he's worried about Flannery. He comes back in disguise and offers to help Flannery out. Team Rocket also shows up in disguise to help clean the field, but instead they steal Flannery's Torkoal. They try to fly away in their balloon, but are stopped by the grandfather, who teams up with Flannery for a Pokémon battle with Jessie and James. May and Max free Torkoal. During the battle, Flannery's Slugma evolves into Magcargo. Flannery realizes her grandfather is there, and together they defeat Team Rocket. Everyone gets ready for the Gym battle the next day.

French Official Summary

Sacha et ses amis arrivent à Vermilava. Sacha se dirige aussitôt vers l'Arène pour y affronter la Championne Adriane lors d'un combat enflammé.

German Official Summary

Ash und seine Freunde erreichen Bad Lavastadt. Ash geht direkt zur Arena, wo die Arenaleiterin Flavia in Flammen steht.

Italian Official Summary

I nostri eroi giungono a Cuordilava dove Ash si dirige subito verso la Palestra. Qui il Capopalestra Fiammetta corre di qua e di là in fiamme.

Portuguese Official Summary

Ash mal começou uma batalha oficial com um Líder de Ginásio novato, Flannery, e a Equipe Rocket o interrompe, adiando a batalha por um dia a mais.

Finnish Official Summary

Heti, kun Ash on aloittanut virallisen ottelun aloittelevaa salijohtajaa, Flanneryä vastaan, Rakettiryhmä tulee keskeyttämään heidät, jolloin ottelu siirtyy päivällä eteenpäin.

Spanish Latin America Official Summary

Tan pronto Ash inicia una batalla oficial con un Líder de Gimnasio novato, Flannery, el Equipo Rocket interrumpe, posponiendo la batalla un día más.

Spanish Official Summary

Ash y sus amigos llegan a Pueblo Lavacalda. Ash se dirige directamente al gimnasio, donde la Líder de Gimnasio, Candela, debe pasar una prueba de fuego.

English Great Britian Official Summary

Ash and friends arrive in Lavaridge Town. Ash heads straight for the Gym, where the Gym Leader Flannery is running around on fire. Brock uses Mudkip to douse the flames, and everyone goes inside for the Gym battle. The battlefield is a mess, so they need to clean up first. They find out Flannery just inherited the Gym Leader position from her grandfather, who left town to write Pokémon poetry. None of the kids know that he's actually spying on them because he's worried about Flannery. He comes back in disguise and offers to help Flannery out. Team Rocket also shows up in disguise to help clean the field, but instead they steal Flannery's Torkoal. They try to fly away in their balloon, but are stopped by the grandfather, who teams up with Flannery for a Pokémon battle with Jessie and James. May and Max free Torkoal. During the battle, Flannery's Slugma evolves into Magcargo. Flannery realizes her grandfather is there, and together they defeat Team Rocket. Everyone gets ready for the Gym battle the next day.

Russian Official Summary

Эшу уже не привыкать доказывать свою смекалку и отвагу в битвах против опытных гим-лидеров. Каково же было его удивление, когда гим-лидером Лаваридж Тауна оказался ещё менее опытный тренер, чем он сам. Гим-лидер - новичок, и сменил предыдущего лидера, своего дедушку всего пару дней назад . Когда же обеспокоенный дедушка возвращается в гим, юному гим-лидеру грозит полная потеря его доверия. Но именно в этот момент появляется Команда Р, которая устроит нашим героям проверку их навыков в битвах покемонов.

Dutch Official Summary

Ash is nog maar net begonnen aan een officieel gevecht met een beginnende Gym Leader, Flannery, als Team Rocket tussenbeide komt en het gevecht nog een dag uitgesteld wordt.

Norwegian Official Summary

Rett etter Ash har begynt å kjempe mot den ferske gym-lederen Flannery, avbryter Team Rocket. Nå må kampen utsettes en dag.

Swedish Official Summary

Ash har knappt hunnit börja sin strid mot den nykläckta Gym-ledaren Flannery förrän Team Rocket avbryter, och striden blir uppskjuten med en hel dag.

Danish Official Summary

Ikke så snart er Ash gået i gang med at udkæmpe en officiel kamp mod Sallederen Flannery, førend Team Rocket afbryder dem og udsætter kampen i endnu en dag.