Pikachu successfully dodges Boober's Fire Blast but is left hanging over the edge and is left injured. Upon realizing that no Gym Badge is worth losing Pikachu and that he would be disqualified if he continues, Satoshi forfeits the match but vows not to leave Guren Island until he has beaten both Katsura and Boober in a rematch and gotten the Crimson Badge. But when the Gym and island come under threat after the Rocket-Dan's interference, Satoshi's Lizardon, Pikachu, Zenigame, Katsura's Boober, Kasumi's Hitodeman, Takeshi's Isitsubute, and Iwark work together and eventually triumph in preventing the volcano from blowing which would destroy the island. As thanks, Katsura agrees to have a rematch with Satoshi. With the battlefield damaged beyond repair, the trainers settle for the top of the volcano. Katsura determines that the match will be one on one where only one Pokémon can be used and puts forward his Boober. Satoshi's Pikachu volunteers itself but in a surprise twist, Satoshi's Lizardon selects itself to battle much to the surprise of Satoshi and the group.
—Michael L Ballard, edited by Tobias Clark