Ep 52. Machoke, Machoke Man

Ash and his friends have arrived at the outskirts of the Cianwood City, where they encounter a man named Brawly, who is training with his Machoke. Brawly is known as the 'Machoke Man', as he is famous for his special training techniques with Machoke. Ash, Misty, and Brock are impressed by his training methods and decide to stay and watch.

Meanwhile, Jessie, James, and Meowth, along with their Pokémon, are also in the area, and they have set their sights on capturing Brawly's Machoke. They come up with a plan to kidnap Machoke, and Meowth disguises himself as a Machoke to trick Brawly.

However, their plan fails when Brawly sees through their disguise and they end up getting into a fight with him. Brawly's Machoke proves to be too powerful for Team Rocket, defeating all of their Pokémon with ease.

Ash and his friends witness the battle and offer to help Brawly find out who is behind the attempted theft of Machoke. They soon discover that it was a local rival gym leader, who had hired Team Rocket to steal Brawly's Machoke so that he could gain an advantage in their gym leader battles.

Ash and Brawly team up and come up with a plan to defeat the rival gym leader in a fair battle. Brawly trains Ash's Pokémon, while Ash battles against the rival gym leader. In the end, Ash's Pokémon win the battle, and Brawly's reputation as the 'Machoke Man' is restored.

The episode ends with Ash and his friends saying goodbye to Brawly and heading towards their next adventure.