We tie in the first round with my Wartortle and her Sedra. "May I swim for the tiebreaker?" I ask, "Wartortle is my only water type, and I don't think it would be a good idea to surf on his shell." "However you want to do it." She replies with a smile. I start swimming as fast as I can, but the gym leader is always a little farther ahead. As I round the buoy, Wartotle comes out of his poke ball and starts to glow. He evolves into Blastoise and I hop on to the win. As we leave, Ash asks me why I wanted to do a gym challenge. "It's quite simple actually," I start, "There are no contests in the orange islands, and this is the closest they have to a contest."