Pokémon: Best Wishes (Black & White) · Best Wishes arc

BW005 · Triple Leaders, Team Threats!

サンヨウジム!VSバオップ、ヒヤップ、ヤナップ!!

US air. 2011-03-05 JP air. 2010-10-14 Season. Black & White (S14) Position. Episode 5 of 142 in Black & White

Synopsis

What happens.

Ash and Pikachu have finally arrived in Striaton City. As enthusiastic and ready as he was to battle, he soon realizes that he does not know where the Gym is located. Iris comments on Ash's behavior: typical of a 'small child', and gives a wide grin.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's BW005 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · BW001-BW048

Best Wishes.

Ash arrives in Unova; meets Iris in Cilan's Striaton restaurant; trio formed. Pikachu battles return after Zekrom's lightning depowers him in the premiere.

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Pokémon featured · 10

Who appears.

Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.

More from this arc

Other episodes in Best Wishes.

Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.