EP250

EP250

EP250   こおりのどうくつ！ The Ice Cave!

First broadcast Japan May 30, 2002 United States

English themes Opening Ending

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

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura Assistant director 誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura Animation director 徳田夢之介 Yumenosuke Tokuda No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: こおりのどうくつ！ The Ice Cave!) is episode 250 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 30, 2002 and was never broadcast in the US or anywhere else outside of Japan.

While travelling through the Ice Cave, Brock gets a fever and Team Rocket tamper with the cave's climate control.

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

Synopsis

As they continued their journey, Ash and co Go through the ice cave, a shortcut to Blackthorn city. But when they slip, they fall into a hole. Why is there a hole? Team Rocket Dressed as snowmen. They say their moto very different, here is how it goes: Jesse:To protect all warmth in the world James:To join all harmony in the world Jesse:To pass through the ice of truth James:To find the snowman of love and riches! Jesse:Jesse James:James Jesse:We together blast off at the speed of light James:Surrender now or prepare to fight meowth:Thats right They started putting water in the hole. Ash's pikachu used thunderbolt and Misty's Politoad uses water gun sending team rocket off. When they finaly got out of the hole Brock caught a cold. As they walk along, they find a pokemon center But there are no Chanseys here, but there are Jynxs here. As they check Brock's temperture he gets a fever Because of liking Nurse Joy. Then Nurse Joy tells them that she is the sister of the nurse joy.

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Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Misty
• Nurse Joy
• Team Rocket

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Corsola (Misty's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Jynx (Nurse Joy's)
• Swinub (Nurse Joy's)
• Piloswine (Nurse Joy's)

Trivia

• This episode was skipped due to the presence of Jynx, a Pokémon considered by some to be an offensive racial stereotype.
• The Nurse Joy in this episode is the younger sister of the Nurse Joy in The Joy of Pokémon. While that Nurse Joy prefers the warmer climate of the Orange Islands, this Nurse Joy prefers the colder climate of the Ice Cave.

Dub edits

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