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Ash beats the mauville city gym in three moves. With his pikachu (which is not very effective )against all his electric Pokemon why?

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The reason for this is that Pikachu had been supercharged with electricity earlier in the episode. Really, this is just anime logic at work.
Source: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/AG040

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It's how good trainers get badges like Paul in Veilstone
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1; Pikachu may have been using Dig or another SE move
2; Pikachu might have been on a level WAY higher than the Gym leaders Pokemon.

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Sorry dude I forgot to mention that pikachu used two thunderbolts and a thunder to take down all three of his Pokemon