Top 5 Gym Battles!

[Elite4James]

This thread is where you can nominate what you think have been the Top Five Gym Battles in Pokemon so far. This is excluding Orange Island Gym Battles (since they were more like events than actual battles) and Battle Frontier Battles (since they're not Gyms).

My picks are as follows and are not in any particular order:

1. Volcano Badge battle vs Blaine
2. Rising Badge battle vs Clair
3. Balance Badge battle vs Norman
4. Feather Badge battle vs Winona
5. Cobble Badge battle vs Maylene

I also thought the Earth Badge battle against Team Rocket was good too and of course there are still five more Gyms Ash has yet to face against Wake, Fantina, Byron, Candice and Volkner.

Post yours! ;D

[dryuu01]

I go with my favorite Pokemon's first official battle, also where he performed his first(and best) Seismic toss. Blaine, of course!

[LuciferIX]

1. Volcano Badge: Blane
2. Cobble Badge: Maylene
3. Feather Badge: Winona
4. Thunder Badge: Lt. Serge
5. Earth Badge: Giovanni (Gary)

I guess these are the top five cause they stuck in my head the most. I can barely remember most of the Johto badges. The Earth Badge is up there just because it was great for two reasons. First we finally got to see Mewtwo in action (outside of the movies) and second it brought Gary down many notches. His face was priceless when he got slaughtered.

[dryuu01]

Sorry, upon looking at the poll I automatically put in only one. So, here's the rest, in order:
2) Juan- come on, who wouldn't love a full 5-on-5 battle?
3) Misty- the only gym battle my all-time favorite flying-type, Pidgeotto, shone.
4) Norman- Grovyle and Torkoal, favorite 3rd gen. Pokemon, take the stage.
5) Clair- Amazingly, at this spot, I am still surprisingly disappointed in this battle, even with Charizard returning.

[JbstormburstADV]

I say even though I haven't seen it, I bet the Maylene battle's gonna ROCK with what everyone's saying.

[Elite4James]

^ Yeah she was a pretty cool character. Soft spoken but skilled. Her Lucario adds to her coolness factor. Lucario and Buizel really have an awesome match, one of the best so far!

Here's only part of the battle Staravia, Chimchar, Machoke and Meditite also took part. But this is the final clash between Lucario versus Buizel.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Ck59OitGQ

I also did a rough translation of what is being said, keep in mind not everything is accurate, but it's roughly what is being said.

Ash: Buizel, Water Gun!
Maylene: Lucario, Aura Sphere!
Dawn: Their power is about even!
Brock: No!
Ash: Buizel!!
Maylene: Use Bone Rush!
Ash: Dodge it!
Dawn: What speed! Buizel won’t give up!
Maylene: Fine then, how about this?!
Ash: Buizel, are you all right?
Ash: Let’s see you try this! Spinning Aqua Jet!
Dawn: That’s my practice combination with Buizel!
Maylene: Contests and Battles aren’t the same! Metal Claw!
Maylene: Lucario, are you all right?
Ash: Continuous Sonic Boom!
Maylene: Use Bone Rush Defense!
Maylene: Aura Sphere!
Ash: Sonic Boom Defense!
Brock: Not good!
Maylene: Force Palm!
Ash: Buizel!
Maylene: Finish it! Lucario, Aura Sphere!
Ash: Stand up Buizel!
Brock: Could this be the end?
Dawn: Buizel! Please stand up!
Ash: That is…
Maylene: That light, it couldn’t be… Water Pulse!
Ash: Buizel…You can use Water Pulse?
Maylene: Then let’s have a showdown! Aura Sphere…Fire!
Ash: Go! Water Pulse!
Dawn: What amazing power!
Brock: Yeah!
Ash: Good job Buizel!
Maylene: Yes, I am so happy! To fight such a strong challenger!
Ash: Spinning Aqua Jet!
Maylene: Force Palm!
Maylene: Are you all right?
Ash: Here it comes, Buizel!
Maylene: Aura Sphere!
Ash: Water Pulse!
Maylene: Lucario!
Ash: Buizel!
Brock: What power!
Maylene: Lucario, you can still move, right?
Ash: Get up Buizel!
Maylene: Here it comes! Metal Claw!
Dawn: Buizel!
Ash: Stand up Buizel! Stand up and fight!
Referee: Buizel is unable to…huh?!
Dawn: That’s right! Stand up Buizel!
Ash: We’re not ready to give up yet!
Maylene: Without a doubt we’ll keep going! However this is it! Bone Rush!
Ash: Snap out of it Buizel!
Brock: This is it.
Dawn: Buizel dodge it! Huh? Rain?
Ash: All right!
Maylene: You won’t get away!
Dawn: Buizel’s speed has increased!
Brock: This is Buizel’s ability, Swift Swim. It can move faster in the rain!
Ash: Good work Buizel!
Maylene: Just as I expected from it’s ability.
Ash: Spinning Aqua Jet!
Maylene: Force Palm!
Ash: Stand up Buizel!
Ash: Buizel!
Brock: Force Palm paralyzed it.
Dawn: Good Luck Good Luck Ash! Fight Fight Buizel!
Ash: We cannot give up! Let’s finish it with this next hit!
Maylene: Let’s go Lucario! We’ll decide it with the next attack!
Ash: Use Water Pulse!
Maylene: Lucario, use a full power Force Palm!
Ash: Buizel! Surround it with Spinning Aqua Jet!
Ash: Buizel!
Maylene: Lucario!
Referee: Both Pokemon are unable to battle! This match is a draw!

Undoubtedly, some parts are not translated accurately, but for the most part it is pretty close.

[LuciferIX]

Ya you got more out of that than I did. Oh well, that just means I have a lot further to go. Sigh Better start up that Rosetta Stone again I guess.

[Vurtax]

Magmar vs. Charizard was one of the best ideas in the anime.

[~Lunar Lucario~]

I agree I love that episode and I love fire types