When Ash finally meets his archenemy, Gary Oak, in the Johto league, he realizes to his horror that Gary is in possession of a full-grown Wartotle, a Blastoise. Can Charizard's fire abilities defeat Blastoise's ultra-powerful streams of pressurized water? This volume compiles three episodes from the fifth season of this action-packed anime series: "The Ties that Bind," "Can't Beat the Heat!" and "Judgment Day!"