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| Season | Pokémon: Master Quest (Season 5) · Farewell arc (EP273–EP274) |
| Episode | Season 5, episode 63 · English episode 272 · Japanese episode 275 · Bulbapedia code EP273 |
| English title | Gotta Catch Ya Later! |
| Japanese title | サヨナラ…そして、たびだち! Sayonara… Soshite, Tabidachi! — “Goodbye… And Then, Setting Off!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 7 November 2002 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 18 October 2003 · Kids’ WB |
| Screenplay | Hideki Sonoda |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | Ready Go! – Naomi Tamura · Pokettāri Monsutāri – Kana |
| English opening | Believe in Me – David Rolfe |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Hoppip (US) · Togepi (Japan) |
| Previous episode | Johto Photo Finish (EP272) |
| Next episode | Hoenn Alone! (EP274) |
Plot episodeMisty & Brock leave
Gotta Catch Ya Later! is the 63rd episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 272nd episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 275, Bulbapedia code EP273). It first aired in Japan on 7 November 2002 and in the United States on 18 October 2003. It falls within the season’s Farewell stretch (EP273–EP274).
Although it carries the Master Quest title card and theme, Kids’ WB counted this episode as part of Season 6; VIZ’s DVDs and streaming services include it in Master Quest.
Synopsis
Ash and company have had a lot of fun and adventures together, but sadly it looks like destiny will break them up. Misty gets her bike back, but her sisters are going on a trip around the world and dumping the responsibilities of running the gym on her. Brock receives an email that he has some errands to run for the family. Ash is saddened by the fact that his friends will no longer be traveling with him, but he promises they will see each other again. He finds out that even Gary is leaving off on his own with only the blastoise he started with, and gives him a going away present. No longer rivals, they part as true friends. Ash sees a (the?) ho-oh flying in the direction of Hoenn. So Ash decides to take Harrison’s advice and Gary’s lead, and travel to Hoenn alone with only Pikachu. With new clothes and gear from his mom, and the latest model of Pokédex from Prof Oak, Ash is ready to go.
Major Events
- Misty and Brock leave
- Misty becomes Cerulean Gym Leader
- Ash leaves party at Oak’s
- Ho-Oh
- New outfit/Pokédex
- Dub song “Misty Most of All”
Trivia
- The English title plays on the slogan "Gotta catch ’em all!" and "catch ya later".
- The screenplay is by Hideki Sonoda.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Johto storyline.
- The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Togepi in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Hoppip in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.
Changes in the English Dub
- Onigiri → “sandwiches”/”doughnuts”/”onion” EP251/EP252/EP273
- Delia’s underwear line added (EP273)
- Daisy’s tickets from a beauty contest instead of a supermarket (EP273)
- ‘s blast-off music briefly swapped. EP273’s Japanese flashback (M02 cue, 16 shots focused on Misty as a trainer) was replaced shot-for-shot by a 19-shot Ash/Misty-centred montage with the new vocal “Misty Most of All”. https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/comparisons/03_johto/ep273.html
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