Ash and his friends arrive at Pokémon Center where the Monster Ball transfer machine has been causing problems, as the transferred Pokémon never end up at the other side. Ash and his friends decide to accompany Porygon (ポリゴン, Porigon), a computerized Pokémon, used by Professor Akihabara to investigate the problem, only to discover that Team Rocket and another Porygon are to blame. "Riddle Me This" was the sixth episode to be banned in South Korea due to its references to the Japanese culture and the overall tensions between the two countries and due to the depiction of traditional Japanese clothing and architecture. This was the 58th episode of the original Japanese series. After reaching Cinnabar Island (グレン島, Guren Shima), Ash, Brock, and Misty are dismayed to find that the Gym has closed due to crowds of tourists coming to the island and lack of serious trainers. Desperate for his seventh badge, Ash goes around and meets a riddle master who gives him clues about the real Gym's secret location. After finding the Gym in the island's volcano, the riddle master appears and reveals that he is actually Blaine, the Gym Leader Ash has been searching for. Ash begins his battle against Blaine with his first Pokémon, Squirtle who loses to Blaine's Ninetales (キュウコン, Kyūkon) and Charizard simply refusing to battle Blaine's Rhydon. Eventually, Pikachu wins against Rhydon (サイドン, Saidon) but Blaine has a secret weapon up his sleeve in the form of the Fire Pokémon, Magmar (ブーバー, Būbā). With Pikachu's electric attacks rendered useless, Magmar pushes Pikachu closer and closer to the edge of the battlefield. The episode ends in a cliffhanger as it shows Pikachu standing, determined as Magmar's Fire Blast, the most powerful attack that Fire Pokémon have edges ever closer to the Electric Mouse. In the Dare da? (だれだ?, Who is it?) segment, the Japanese audience saw Kas' Pokémon, Electabuzz (エレブー, Erebū). "Holiday Hi-Jynx" was the seventh episode to be banned in South Korea due to the original prediction of the Pokémon Jynx. This was the 65th episode of the original Japanese series. Ash, Misty, Brock, and their Pokémon must return a lost Jynx (ルージュラ Rūjura) to Santa before Christmas, with the help of a Lapras.