PS005

Onix Is On! (Japanese: VS イワーク VS ) is the fifth round of the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Plot
runs to the Pewter Gym's main arena to see a familiar face,. He and his are battling in the ring. After watching the battle, Red registers, and prepares for his first battle against a muscular Trainer and his. Pika stubbornly refuses to battle for Red, as a result, he is forced to send out Poli to battle his opponent. The muscular Trainer predicts an easy win due to Poli's lack of health. However, Red comes up with a strategy to take out his opponent, using one-hit knockouts and complimentary moves. He uses on the Graveler, then follows up with, freezing and shattering the opponent's Pokémon.

Using this strategy, Red battles several more Trainers using only Poli and Saur, and they are soon facing the Gym Leader, Brock. When the last battle begins, Saur and Poli are too exhausted to continue and Pika still refuses to fight. Brock orders his to use  on Pika, who dodges every rock except one, infuriating him and causing him to attack Red. Believing Red's wins have been nothing but dumb luck, Brock angrily orders to use his most powerful move,. The rock snake forms a twister before launching himself towards Pika. Diving, Red rescues him just in time. It leaves Pika with a wonderful feeling of being loved and has flashbacks of when Red asked him to be friends. Suddenly, he launches a huge electric attack at Onix, which destroys him, earning Red a victory. Admiring his new, Red tries to befriend Pika, but just as before, he pulls a dirty trick on him by shocking him.

Major events

 * Blue's Charmander is revealed to have evolved into a.
 * Pika collaborates with.
 * Red and defeat Brock and win the.

Debuts

 * Brock

Humans

 * Brock
 * Pewter Gym Trainer
 * Pewter City citizens
 * Registration lady
 * Referee
 * Registration lady
 * Referee

Pokémon

 * (Poli; 's)
 * (Saur; 's)
 * (Pika; 's)
 * (Brock's)
 * (Pewter Gym Trainer's)
 * (Pewter Gym Trainer's)
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Trivia

 * This round is included in The Best of Pokémon Adventures: Red.

Errors

 * 's attack defeated  despite the fact that Electric-type moves do not work against  Pokémon.

In other languages
Kapitel 5 (Pocket Monsters SPECIAL) PMS005 Chapitre 5 (Pocket Monsters Special) LGA005 ポケットモンスターSPECIAL 第5話 PS005