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Playing with Fire!!

EP271   バシャーモふたたび！ハヅキとのたたかい!! Bursyamo Returns! Battle Against Hazuki!

First broadcast Japan October 24, 2002 United States October 4, 2003

English themes Opening Believe in Me Ending

Japanese themes Opening Ready Go! Ending ポケッターリ・モンスターリ

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki Assistant director 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

Playing with Fire!! (Japanese: バシャーモふたたび！ハヅキとのたたかい!! Bursyamo Returns! Battle Against Hazuki!) is episode 271 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 24, 2002 and in the United States on October 4, 2003.

Ash's next battle is against Harrison who not only has power but also a couple of Pokémon that Ash has never battled against before.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash battles against Harrison.
• A heated battle of Charizard and Blaziken is about to begin!

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Gary
• Harrison
• Professor Oak
• Mrs. Ketchum

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Snorlax

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Snorlax (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Politoed (Misty's)
• Blastoise (Gary's)
• Scizor (Gary's)
• Arcanine (Gary's)
• Golem (Gary's)
• Blaziken (Harrison's)
• Kecleon (Harrison's)
• Sneasel (Harrison's)
• Hypno (Harrison's)
• Steelix (Harrison's)
• Houndoom (Harrison's)
• Machoke
• Machamp

Trivia

• This episode can be found on the second GBA video.

Errors

• When Ash called out Totodile it was in a poke ball when it was actually caught in a lure ball.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Un match brûlant

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