The stadium is a colosseum atop a hill overlooking the city. A statue of a Dragonite, the guardian of Pummelo Island, is situated at the top of the stadium. Similar to Pokémon League Conference stadiums, there is a giant screen standing above the battlefield that displays each Trainer's Pokémon. In the battle for the Winner's Trophy, whenever three of either Trainer's Pokémon are unable to battle, the field is changed.
In Hello, Pummelo! and Enter The Dragonite, Ash challenged Drake for a Full Battle on his journey through the Orange Islands. He first fought on a rock and water field and then a sand field. The exhausting battle eventually went to Ash, earning him the coveted Winner's Trophy and entered him and his Pokémon into the Palace of Victory.
Ditto was Drake's first Pokémon used against Ash. With its Transform, it was able to completely mimic Pikachu and match all of his attacks. However, in the end, Pikachu was able to outpace Ditto due to Ditto's physical condition remaining the same despite its transformation. It was defeated after Pikachu managed to stand up and knock Ditto to the ground with his tail after a prolonged race using Agility.
Onix was Ash's second opponent. Squirtle started the battle with a Water Gun, but Onix dodged it using Dig. Ash then decided to send Squirtle into the water only to be stopped a couple of feet shy by Onix emerging from underground which knocked Squirtle into the air before using Bind. Squirtle escaped Bind by using Hydro Pump. After using a Skull Bash on the now weak Onix, Ash's Squirtle won the battle.
Drake's third Pokémon against Ash was Gengar. Ash initially sent out Tauros, but after a failed attempt at Fissure which allowed Gengar to counter with Confuse Ray, Ash then switched for Lapras. Lapras avoided a Hypnosis attack by diving underwater where upon surfacing both Lapras and Gengar launched their respective Ice Beam and Night Shade attacks simultaneously, which resulted in a massive explosion that knocked out both Pokémon.
Venusaur was Drake's fourth Pokémon, which faced off against Ash's Tauros. Tauros's Fissure didn't work due to the sand field's cushioning effect. However, after surviving Venusaur's Solar Beam, Tauros was able to defeat Venusaur with a Take Down attack.
Electabuzz was Drake's fifth Pokémon. Initially defeating Bulbasaur with ease, Charizard was able to withstand a Thunder Punch and a Thunder attack before defeating Electabuzz with Seismic Toss.
Knowing a variety of attacks, Dragonite was Drake's powerhouse and Drake's sixth and final Pokémon to be used in battle. Dragonite was used to battle against four of Ash's Pokémon - defeating his Charizard, Squirtle, Tauros, and even breaking from battle to send Team Rocket blasting off, before finally being defeated by a close-range Thunder from Ash's Pikachu.
After Pikachu had defeated Drake's Ditto, Ash proceeded to defeat four more members of Drake's team, leaving Drake with his strongest Pokémon, Dragonite. The Dragon Pokémon defeated Ash's Squirtle in seconds and then also proceeded to defeat Ash's Charizard, leaving Ash with just Pikachu. Dragonite's overwhelming power was almost too much even for Pikachu, but the Mouse Pokémon managed to avoid certain defeat from its Hyper Beam by using Reflect to protect itself. This allowed Pikachu to jump onto Dragonite and use Thunder inside its mouth, defeating it and earning Ash a spot in the Orange LeagueHall of Fame.
Trivia
In the English dub, Drake once refers to the stadium as the "Pummelo Gym". This name is never used in the original Japanese version.
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