| Pace - The Final Frontier!
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決戦！VSレジアイス！！
Deciding Match! VS Regice!!
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First broadcast
| Japan
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August 31, 2006
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| United States
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February 17, 2007
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
| Animation
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Team Iguchi
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| Screenplay
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米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
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| Storyboard
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入好さとる Satoru Iriyoshi
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| Assistant director
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秦義人 Yoshito Hata
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| Animation director
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船津弘美 Hiromi Funatsu
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| Additional credits
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Pace - The Final Frontier! (Japanese: 決戦！VSレジアイス！！ Deciding Match! VS Regice!!) is the 190th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 464th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 31, 2006 and in the United States on February 17, 2007.
Synopsis
It's the third match Ash has against Pyramid King Brandon. Ash's Charizard lost to Brandon's Dusclops, and now Ash sends out Bulbasaur. Dusclops fires Shadow Punch, and Bulbasaur takes it. Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf hits home, and Dusclops uses Mean Look. Bulbasaur's Vine Whip misses and it takes another Shadow Punch, sending Bulbasaur flying. Bulbasaur uses Leech Seed, which wraps Dusclops and saps energy. Dusclops uses Will-O-Wisp, but Razor Leaf negates it. Ash orders SolarBeam, but Dusclops fires Confuse Ray, affecting Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur's SolarBeam fires towards the roof, sending Team Rocket flying.
Bulbasaur takes another Will-O-Wisp. Bulbasaur tries to use Vine Whip, but it attacks itself. Another Will-O-Wisp sends it flying. Ash grabs his Bulbasaur, and it attacks itself and Ash with Vine Whip. Ash yells, and Bulbasaur snaps out of confusion. Bulbasaur fires another SolarBeam. Dusclops fires Will-O-Wisp, but Bulbasaur dodges and fires SolarBeam, knocking out Dusclops.
Brandon summons Ninjask, and Ash swaps for Squirtle. Ninjask uses Aerial Ace, but Squirtle's Rapid Spin repels the attack. Ninjask uses Sandstorm to send Squirtle flying before using Double Team to surround it. Squirtle fires Water Gun at all of them, revealing Ninjask. Ninjask dodges Water Gun and uses Aerial Ace, hitting. Ninjask fires Sandstorm, but Squirtle's Hydro Pump cancels it. Ninjask uses Sand-Attack to blind Squirtle. Ninjask uses another Aerial Ace, but Squirtle can't see. Ash tells Squirtle to listen for it. Squirtle dodges and uses Hydro Pump, but the attack goes high. Ninjask executes another Aerial Ace, but the Hydro Pump attack comes down and clears Squirtle's eyes, allowing it to counter with Skull Bash, knocking out Ninjask.
Brandon sends out Solrock. Squirtle uses Hydro Pump, but Solrock's Psywave pushes it back. Confusion stops Skull Bash and sends Squirtle back. Solrock fires Shadow Ball but Squirtle uses Hydro Pump against the wall to dodge. Squirtle attempts Rapid Spin, but Solrock dodges. Squirtle crashes into the wall and takes Solrock's SolarBeam, knocking out Squirtle.
Ash sends Bulbasaur back out. Solrock uses Psywave, but Bulbasaur dodges and fires Razor Leaf. Solrock uses Confusion to stop the attack and send it back. Bulbasaur takes the repelled attack. Confusion sends Bulbasaur flying, but it bounces off the wall. Solrock fires Shadow Ball, but Bulbasaur dodges. It fires Leech Seed, hitting Solrock and sapping energy. Solrock fires another Psywave, hitting Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur fires SolarBeam, which Solrock matches with its own. Both attacks cancel each other out, but the force causes a double knockout.
Underneath, Team Rocket digs into the chamber where Regirock and Registeel are kept. They use Lock-On to target Team Rocket, firing dual Hyper Beam attacks that send Team Rocket flying.
Ash sends Pikachu out, and Brandon sends Regice. Pikachu fires Thunderbolt, which Regice endures easily. Regice uses Blizzard, which Pikachu takes. Pikachu attacks with Iron Tail, with Regice countering with Ice Beam. Pikachu dodges, but the attack freezes one half of the field and negates the attack. Pikachu uses Quick Attack, but Regice negates it with another Ice Beam, which freezes the other half of the field. With the field covered in ice, Regice can move quicker, but Pikachu ends up slipping. Regice attempts to use Focus Punch, but Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to paralyze Regice, and then strikes the Iceberg Pokémon with Iron Tail. Regice uses Ice Beam to freeze the stadium more, creating a tomb of ice pillars that trap Pikachu.
With Pikachu immobilized, Regice uses Rest. Pikachu uses Iron Tail to free itself. Pikachu races towards Regice, but it wakes up and fires Ice Beam, this time making a direct hit and freezing Pikachu in an ice pillar. Ash orders Thunderbolt, but Pikachu seems unable to. The referee begins to declare Pikachu unable to battle, but Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to shatter the ice and paralyze Regice again. Regice fires another Focus Punch to send Pikachu bouncing across the ice field. Ash manages to get Pikachu to use two Iron Tails in the row due to the ice. Regice uses Ice Beam to trap Pikachu in another icy tomb before using Rest again. Pikachu frees itself with Iron Tail and starts charging forward with Volt Tackle. Regice wakes up and uses Ice Beam, but Pikachu dodges and hits Regice, knocking it out. Ash wins the match.
Brandon gives Ash the Brave Symbol, completing Ash's Battle Frontier quest. Scott hands Ash a plaque with all seven symbols on it, acknowledging his position in the Hall of Fame. Scott offers Ash a Frontier Brain position, but Ash declines, stating that he wants to travel more. Brandon and the pyramid takes off. Bulbasaur heads back to Professor Oak's Laboratory, Squirtle returns to the Squirtle Squad, and Charizard returns to the Charicific Valley.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
TV episode debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Trivia
- Background music from Jirachi: Wish Maker, the TV cut of Battle Frontier, and background music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew are used as background music.
- The next episode preview is narrated by Ash and May.
- The episode title is a pun on the famous phrase "Space, The Final Frontier" from the Sci-Fi series Star Trek.
- This episode marked the second time one of Ash's Pokémon defeated a legendary Pokémon. The first was in The Symbol Life with Charizard defeating Articuno.
- Ash's Squirtle easily dodged Ninjask's Aerial Ace despite Aerial Ace being unavoidable.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
European French
German
Italian
Korean
Latin America
Spain
