What was Ash's easiest Gym battle(s)?

Question

I've never watched the anime in any sort of meaningful depth. It's possible there is no objective answer to this question, so if this is flagged or closed forgive me, and I don't mind. I have little to no background on the topic, but a friend piqued my curiosity. I simply wondered if there was any match, or select few matches across his journey, where there is common or sensibly reasoned consensus that they were the clear-cut easiest Badges he earned.

If there is actually a way to answer, please provide evidence as to how they were. If it's not, I figured it couldn't hurt to ask. Essentially, this is an anime question from a gamer's perspective.

Comments

Wattson was definitely the easiest from what I've seen

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i just started season 3, but from what I watched probably any of the orange island gyms.

Answer 1

While they were accompanied by battles that he (typically) lost, he earned most of his Kanto badges by being given them. I’m not sure if being handed a badge without winning the battle would qualify, but that was fairly common through his Kanto adventure.
EDIT: forgot to show my work earlier, sorry. The only badge he won fair and square (like the rest of us) in Kanto was the Thunder Badge.

https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-ash-kanto-badges-won-by-battle/

Comments

Interesting. I knew Misty's story, but I wasn't aware of the situation regarding the rest. If someone had told me just that one, I wouldn't have said it counted, because it wasn't a real battle, but considering this seemed to recur several times, I'll consider it reasonable. Thank you!