Pokémon: The Original Series · Adventures in the Orange Islands arc

EP118 · The Rivalry Revival

Name: The Rivalry Revival
Released: 2000-10-14

ライバルたいけつ! サトシVSシゲル!!

US air. 2000-10-14 JP air. 1999-10-07 Season. Adventures on the Orange Islands (S2) Position. Episode 118 of 276 in Original

Why this episode matters

Signature episode for Tracey Sketchit

Tracey decides to stay with Professor Oak; effectively leaves the main cast.

Synopsis

What happens.

Venturing from New Bark Town, Ash and his friends stumble across a girl and her Chikorita in the midst of training. As a wild Rattata hops out of a bush, Chikorita is sent into battle.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP118 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · EP083-EP118

Adventures in the Orange Islands.

A filler arc inserted while Game Freak finalized Gen II. Brock stays behind with Prof. Ivy; Pokémon Watcher Tracey Sketchit replaces him. Ash collects four unique island gym badges and defeats Champion Drake.

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Pokémon featured · 13

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.

Other episodes in Adventures in the Orange Islands.

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.