Pokémon Chronicles - Season 1 - Eps 11: The Blue Badge of Courage
Misty has a problem: her Psyduck can't swim. It doesn't even like water! So when Tracey stops by the Cerulean Gym for a visit, the two Trainers give Psyduck some swimming lessons, with absolutely no success. Then Sakura, a familiar face from Ecruteak City, stops by the Gym to challenge her friend Misty and earn the Cascade Badge. That's when Misty gets a big surprise: the Gym ran out of badges, and her sisters forgot to tell her! The Cascade Badges are made by an artisan in Rifure Village, so Misty, Tracey, and Sakura head out to find him. Near the village, they rescue an injured man who turns out to be Kinzo, the very man they need. Even with an injured ankle, Kinzo is a tough old man. He won't just hand over the badges; he wants everyone to work for them. That means waking up at 4 AM to run laps, split wood, and craft their own badges. If they don't do it right, they'll have to wake up the next morning and do it all over again!
About Pokémon Chronicles

Title: Pokémon Chronicles
First Air Date: 1998-12-22
Last Air Date: 2004-09-28
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.948/10 (from 184 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 22
Network: TV Tokyo
Genres: Animation, Kids
Production Companies: OLM, TV Tokyo, Shogakukan Production
Synopsis
Pokémon Chronicles, partly known in Japan as Pocket Monsters Side Stories, is a spin-off series of the Pokémon anime, revolving around characters other than Ash Ketchum.
Cast

Yuji Ueda

Miyako Ito

Mayumi Izuka

Yuko Kobayashi

Tomokazu Seki

Kenji Nojima