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| Season | Pokémon: Master Quest (Season 5) · Farewell arc (EP273–EP274) |
| Episode | Season 5, episode 64 · English episode 273 · Japanese episode 276 · Bulbapedia code EP274 |
| English title | Hoenn Alone! |
| Japanese title | ピカチュウとのわかれ! Pikachū to no Wakare…! — “Parting with Pikachu…!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 14 November 2002 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 25 October 2003 · Kids’ WB |
| Screenplay | Shinzō Fujita |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | Ready Go! – Naomi Tamura · Pokettāri Monsutāri – Kana |
| English opening | Believe in Me – David Rolfe |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Forretress (US) · Pikachu (Japan) |
| Previous episode | Gotta Catch Ya Later! (EP273) |
Plot episodeSeries finaleWingull, Pelipper & Sharpedo debut
Hoenn Alone! is the 64th episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 273rd episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 276, Bulbapedia code EP274). It first aired in Japan on 14 November 2002 and in the United States on 25 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 Pikachu are on their way to Hoenn. The “New” Team Rocket is still up to their same old plan to steal Pikachu. While the ship has stopped off for repairs, Ash goes off to get Pikachu back. After they make it back to the ship, though, Pikachu becomes ill just as they arrive in Hoenn.
Trivia: In the anime, the ship travels between the Seafoam Islands, Kanto and Little Root Town, Hoenn. The trip seems to take two to three days, depending on when the ship left and what time it was when Ash asked the captain about the arrival time.
Major Events
- Voyage to Hoenn
- Wingull, Pelipper, Sharpedo debuts
- Wailmer main-series debut
- Last original-series episode
- JP “Who’s That Pokémon?” ends
Pokémon making their anime debut
Wingull#0278 · EP274
Pelipper#0279 · EP274
Sharpedo#0319 · EP274
Wailmer#0320 · EP274
Trivia
- The English title plays on the film "Home Alone".
- The screenplay is by Shinzō Fujita.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Johto storyline.
- The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Pikachu in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Forretress in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.
Changes in the English Dub
- ~1 minute trimmed (two boat shots, docking, Haunter pan, recap, 12-s approach to Littleroot, final 4 s) and the post-credits epilogue moved before the credits for Kids’ WB’s format. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_English_language_Master_Quest_home_video_releases_(Region_1)
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