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| Season | Pokémon: Master Quest (Season 5) · The road to Blackthorn arc (EP239–EP250) |
| Episode | Season 5, episode 31 · English episode 240 · Japanese episode 242 · Bulbapedia code EP240 |
| English title | Some Like It Hot! |
| Japanese title | マグカルゴ! あついこころでゲットだぜ!! Magukarugo! Atsui Kokoro de Getto da ze!! — “Magcargot! Getting the Hot Heart!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 14 March 2002 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 29 March 2003 · Kids’ WB |
| Screenplay | Shōji Yonemura |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | Ready Go! – Naomi Tamura · Pokettāri Monsutāri – Kana |
| English opening | Believe in Me – David Rolfe |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Mantine (US) · Magcargo (Japan) |
| Previous episode | Whichever Way the Wind Blows (EP239) |
| Next episode | Hocus Pokémon (EP241) |
Filler / stand-alone episodeMagcargo debut
Some Like It Hot! is the 31st episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 240th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 242, Bulbapedia code EP240). It first aired in Japan on 14 March 2002 and in the United States on 29 March 2003. It falls within the season’s The road to Blackthorn stretch (EP239–EP250).
Synopsis
On their way to Blackthorn City, Ash and company pass through a valley full of volcanic activity and fire pokémon. They cross paths with Egan, a fire pokémon trainer who becomes a heated rival against Misty. Egan uses the advice Misty gave him to catch a giant magcargo. But Team Rocket appears to steal the pokéball with the magcargo inside. Misty and Egan work together to defeat Team Rocket, and Pikachu sends them on their way. Ash and company, and Egan part ways as friends.
Major Events
- Magcargo debut
Pokémon making their anime debut
Magcargo#0219 · EP240
Trivia
- The screenplay is by Shōji Yonemura.
- This is a stand-alone episode: it can be skipped without losing the thread of the Johto story.
- The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Magcargo in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Mantine in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.
Part of our Pokémon: Master Quest guide. Browse every season of the Pokémon anime.