Ash continues his jouney and comes across a Charmander "Pokeball go!" Ash tosses a pokeball at Charmander witch is smacked away. He tries again but Charmander breaks out of the ball. Charmander explains to Clefairy who tells Ash "Oh. I'll let your trainer pick you up"
Ash takes shelter from the rain and comes across Damian. Ash runs up to Damian, super mad "DON'T YOU KNOW! CHARMANDER IS DYING!" Damian smiles "Why do you care? It's not your pokemon." The two decide to have a pokemon battle. Then Joy breaks them up.
Ash runs out to save Charmander then Sparow attack "Clefairy metronome!" It lands on sunny day clearing up the rain clouds. Charmander no longer having to worry about the rain KOs the Sparow with flamethrower. It's tail goes back as the sun revitalizes Charmander's flame.
Ash brings Charmander to see Damian so Charmander can see what Damian is really like. Danian is not happy "If you wanna protect that weakling you can keep Charmander." Charmander decides to stay with Ash given he saved his life and Damian doesn't care about him.