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| Season | Pokémon: Master Quest (Season 5) · Ecruteak, the Egg & the Lake of Rage arc (EP226–EP236) |
| Episode | Season 5, episode 19 · English episode 228 · Japanese episode 230 · Bulbapedia code EP228 |
| English title | Extreme Pokémon! |
| Japanese title | ポケモンライドでつっぱしれ!! Pokemon Raido de Tsuppashire!! — “Run Quickly Along the Pokémon Ride!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 13 December 2001 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 4 January 2003 · Kids’ WB |
| Screenplay | Shinzō Fujita |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | Mezase Pokémon Master (Whiteberry version) – Whiteberry · Maemuki Rocket-dan! (Face Forward Team Rocket!) – Team Rocket |
| English opening | Believe in Me – David Rolfe |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Mr. Mime (US) · Bayleef (Japan) |
| Previous episode | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! (EP227) |
| Next episode | An EGG-sighting Adventure! (EP229) |
Plot episodeAsh beats Gary (race)Ash wins an Egg
Extreme Pokémon! is the 19th episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 228th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 230, Bulbapedia code EP228). It first aired in Japan on 13 December 2001 and in the United States on 4 January 2003. It falls within the season’s Ecruteak, the Egg & the Lake of Rage stretch (EP226–EP236).
Synopsis
On their way to Mahogany Town Ash and company make a stop at Exeter where trainers from all over are preparing for the Extreme Pokémon Race. Most have been training for weeks, but the race is only a few days away. One of the contestants is Gary! So naturally, Ash has to enter the race too. Team Rocket is on hand to steal the front runner. So who wins? Gary, Ash, or someone else? For saving the eggs from the daycare center from Team Rocket, Ash is given a special egg to hatch.
Major Events
- Ash beats Gary in Extreme Pokémon Race (first win over Gary)
- Receives Egg
Trivia
- The English title plays on “extreme sports”.
- The screenplay is by Shinzō Fujita.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Johto storyline.
- The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Bayleef in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Mr. Mime in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.
Part of our Pokémon: Master Quest guide. Browse every season of the Pokémon anime.