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Pokémon: Master Quest is the name of the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, consisting of the remaining episodes of the Original series, except one. The 65-episode season showcases the final adventures of Ash, Misty and Brock, and briefly Ritchie in the Johto region, from the Whirl Islands to Mt. Silver.
It originally aired as part of the 2002-2003 Kids' WB! Saturday morning line-up. The season began with Around the Whirlpool, which originally aired on September 14, 2002, and ended with Hoenn Alone, which originally aired on October 25, 2003. This season skips EP250, which was banned from airing.
Master Quest is the last of the three seasons taking place in the Johto region. It is preceded by Johto League Champions and followed by Pokémon: Advanced, the first season of the dub of the Advanced Generation series which is based on the Generation III games. It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. An invention of the American broadcast industry, a season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. In Japan, no differentiation is made between this and any other seasons in the original series.
See the list of Pokémon: Master Quest episodes for a list of episodes aired this season.
Important events
- Ash and Misty compete in the Whirl Cup.
- Ash and company meet up with Ritchie, and they team up to save a Lugia from Namba, a Team Rocket scientist.
- Jessie, James, and Meowth have a Delibird tail them so it can collect money they owe to the Team Rocket organization.
- Ash and company meets Eusine and later encounters Suicune again.
- Ash obtained a Pokémon Egg which soon hatches to a Phanpy.
- Ash and company meet up with Lance as they uncover Project R, an experiment led by Professor Sebastian, another Team Rocket scientist.
- Ash obtains Larvitar and returns it to its mother at Mount Silver.
- Ash finally earns the eight badges needed to enter the Johto League. Ash competes in the Silver Conference. He defeats Gary in a 6 vs. 6 match, but later loses to Harrison. Ash places best of eight in the tournament.
- Ash, Misty, and Brock part ways on their return to Kanto.
- Ash sees Ho-Oh fly towards Hoenn and decides to head there with just Pikachu.
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve:
Trades
The following Pokémon are traded:
Releases
- James's two Victreebel (they fall in love soon after) (EP261)
Other
The following Pokémon are left at Professor Oak's lab:
- Ash's Bulbasaur (EP225)
- Ash's Phanpy (EP273)
- Ash's Bayleef (EP273)
- Ash's Noctowl (EP273)
- Ash's Totodile (EP273)
- Ash's Cyndaquil (EP273)
Gym Battles
Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:
U.S. DVD Releases
Trivia
- There was a differently-colored version of the logo used on the Toonami Jetstream website. This variation of the logo was used until January 20, 2009. File:Master Quest Jetstream.jpgNotice the coloration
In other languages
- French: Pokémon: La Quête Ultime
- Latin American Spanish: Pokémon: La Búsqueda del Maestro
- Brazilian Portuguese: Pokémon - Master Quest
