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==Plot==
==Plot==
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} near the {{safari|Kanto}}, they come across a ranch, where they see a herd of {{p|Tauros}}. Wanting to catch one (believing they are in the Safari Zone), Ash tries to have {{AP|Pikachu}} face down the stampede, but Pikachu refuses. When Ash sends out {{AP|Charmander}}, it is immediately pinned by a {{p|Growlithe}}. After a brief trade of {{m|Flamethrower}}s by the two {{t|Fire}} Pokémon, Ash and friends are introduced to [[Lara Laramie]], of the Laramie Ranch, a ranch that preserves and raises {{pkmn2|wild}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. {{an|Brock}} immediately recognizes the name right away, as it is said that Pokémon bred by the Laramie clan are of superior breeding. After Ash realizes that they are not in the Safari Zone, Lara invites them to a local festival, as a Pokémon race will be held the next day. Lara intends to race with her {{p|Ponyta}}, a Pokémon whose mane will burn anyone it does not trust. When Ash tries to touch Ponyta, he gets the burning experience firsthand, and he is forced to have {{AP|Squirtle}} cool off his hand. Lara's main opposition is [[Dario]], a {{p|Dodrio}} Trainer. Lara explains that the winning team of Pokémon and {{pkmn|Trainer}} will be named as an honorary member of the Laramie clan.
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} near the {{safari|Kanto}}, they come across a ranch, where they see a herd of {{p|Tauros}}. Wanting to catch one (believing they are in the Safari Zone), Ash tries to have {{AP|Pikachu}} face down the stampede, but Pikachu refuses because it is massively outnumbered. When Ash sends out {{AP|Charmander}}, it is immediately pinned by a {{p|Growlithe}}. After a brief trade of {{m|Flamethrower}}s by the two {{t|Fire}} Pokémon, Ash and friends are introduced to [[Lara Laramie]], of the Laramie Ranch, a ranch that preserves and raises {{pkmn2|wild}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. {{an|Brock}} immediately recognizes the name, as it is said that Pokémon bred by the Laramie clan are of superior breeding. After Ash realizes that they are not in the Safari Zone, Lara invites them to a local festival, as a Pokémon race will be held the next day. Lara intends to race with her {{p|Ponyta}}, a Pokémon whose mane will burn anyone it does not trust. When Ash tries to touch Ponyta, his hand is burned, and he has {{AP|Squirtle}} put out the flames. Lara's main opposition is [[Dario]], a {{p|Dodrio}} Trainer. Lara explains that the winning team of Pokémon and {{pkmn|Trainer}} will be named as an honorary member of the Laramie clan.


At the festival, while many are cheering Lara on, Dario arrives to tell Lara that her Tauros have suddenly begun attacking each other over a bout of confusion. After they arrive on the scene, Lara tells Growlithe to tame the Tauros, but during all this Ponyta is spooked, causing Lara to be thrown off, injuring her arm. As Ash tries to rein in Ponyta, the audience learns that {{TRT}} is behind spooking the Tauros and incapacitating Lara, at the request of Dario: Dario intends to win the competition by any means necessary, while Team Rocket seeks to make money from the Laramie fortune.
At the festival, while many are cheering Lara on, Dario arrives to tell Lara that her Tauros have suddenly begun attacking each other over a bout of confusion. After they arrive on the scene, Lara tells Growlithe to tame the Tauros, but during all this Ponyta is spooked, causing Lara to be thrown off, injuring her arm. As Ash tries to rein in Ponyta, the audience learns that {{TRT}} is behind spooking the Tauros and incapacitating Lara, at the request of Dario: Dario intends to win the competition by any means necessary, while Team Rocket seeks to make money from the Laramie fortune.
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With her injured arm, Lara would not be able to ride Ponyta, but after seeing Ash try to rein in Ponyta, she tries to convince Ash to take her place. At first, neither Ash nor Ponyta feel right about it (Ponyta showing its reluctance by burning Ash again), but Lara insists that both stand to gain from winning (Ash from his Trainer skills, Ponyta from its upbringing). Ash and Ponyta use the entire night to prepare for the race.
With her injured arm, Lara would not be able to ride Ponyta, but after seeing Ash try to rein in Ponyta, she tries to convince Ash to take her place. At first, neither Ash nor Ponyta feel right about it (Ponyta showing its reluctance by burning Ash again), but Lara insists that both stand to gain from winning (Ash from his Trainer skills, Ponyta from its upbringing). Ash and Ponyta use the entire night to prepare for the race.


At the race, many pairs have entered: along with local farmhands and their Pokémon, Dario and Dodrio, Ash and Ponyta, Brock and {{TP|Brock|Onix}}, Misty and {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}, as well as the all-Pokémon team of Pikachu and Squirtle (representing Ash's entry), all enter the race. When the race starts, Dario and Dodrio quickly take the lead, while Pikachu and Squirtle quickly fall to the back of the pack (as nearly everyone else is larger), though they do eventually catch up to the pack. At the same time, Team Rocket has already begun eliminating the opposition - two well-aimed slingshot shots manage to spook a Tauros, and he runs into a {{p|Nidorina}}, and they take their frustrations out on each other. After a sprint comes a steep uphill portion, where Pikachu is forced to push Squirtle up the hill, putting them far behind once again. Then, the racers come upon a downhill section where another violent accident occurs: an {{p|Electrode}} and its Trainer roll down the hill uncontrollably, and a pitfall trap dug up by Team Rocket manages to take out the {{p|Electrode}} and its Trainer as they were rolling downhill with increasing speed. This gives Dario a significant lead, while Electrode's {{m|Explosion}} attack manages to incapacitate a {{p|Sandslash}}, {{p|Raticate}}, but most importantly Ash and Ponyta. Ash and Ponyta, however, are able to continue, thanks to Pikachu's {{m|ThunderShock}} and the fact that the two Pokémon were still lagging far behind.
At the race, many pairs have entered: along with local farmhands and their Pokémon, Dario and Dodrio, Ash and Ponyta, Brock and {{TP|Brock|Onix}}, Misty and {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}, as well as the all-Pokémon team of Pikachu and Squirtle (representing Ash's entry), all enter the race. When the race starts, Dario and Dodrio quickly take the lead, while Pikachu and Squirtle quickly fall to the back of the pack , though they do eventually catch up. At the same time, Team Rocket has already begun eliminating the opposition - two well-aimed slingshot shots manage to spook a Tauros, and it runs into a {{p|Nidorina}}, and they take their frustrations out on each other. After a sprint comes a steep uphill portion, where Pikachu is forced to push Squirtle up the hill, putting them far behind once again. Then, the racers come upon a downhill section where another violent accident occurs: an {{p|Electrode}} and its Trainer roll down the hill uncontrollably, and a pitfall trap dug up by Team Rocket manages to take out the {{p|Electrode}} and its Trainer as they were rolling downhill with increasing speed. This gives Dario a significant lead, while Electrode's {{m|Explosion}} attack manages to incapacitate a {{p|Sandslash}}, {{p|Raticate}}, but most importantly Ash and Ponyta. Ash and Ponyta, however, are able to continue, thanks to Pikachu's {{m|ThunderShock}} and the fact that the two Pokémon were still lagging far behind.


Farther up ahead is a skipping stone portion, which Dario and Dodrio cross with ease. However, this does not bode well for the two closest chasers: Brock and a farmhand with his {{p|Rhyhorn}} - when Rhyhorn attempts to jump on a stone, it sinks. This forces both out of the race (as Brock, with the largest Pokémon in the race, couldn't cross due to Onix's fear of water). This leaves only four teams still racing: while Ash and Ponyta navigate the stones, Starmie and Squirtle {{m|Surf}} across the water easily. At the next portion, teams must make a stop and allow their Pokémon to eat an entire plate of Pokémon food before sprinting to the finish. Dario and Dodrio are the first to arrive, but Dodrio's three heads bickering at which head would be the first to eat causes the three remaining teams to catch up. Desperate to eliminate the other three teams, Dario is forced to use Team Rocket's assistance once more (from which Ash and Misty learns of Dario working with Team Rocket). Ash tells Pikachu and Squirtle (who had both been scarfing down Pokémon food during Team Rocket's motto) to take care of Team Rocket, but {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}'s {{m|Glare}} freezes the two in place, while Starmie is blinded by {{TP|James|Weezing}}'s {{m|Sludge}}. This allows Dario enough time to take off towards the finish.
Farther up ahead is a stepping-stone portion, which Dario and Dodrio cross with ease. However, this does not bode well for the two closest chasers: Brock and a farmhand with his {{p|Rhyhorn}} - when Rhyhorn attempts to jump on a stone, it sinks. This forces both out of the race (as Brock, with the largest Pokémon in the race, couldn't cross due to Onix's fear of water). This leaves only four teams still racing: while Ash and Ponyta navigate the stones, Starmie and Squirtle {{m|Surf}} across the water easily. At the next portion, teams must make a stop and allow their Pokémon to eat an entire plate of Pokémon food before sprinting to the finish. Dario and Dodrio are the first to arrive, but the other racers catch up due to Dodrio's three heads fighting over who gets to eat first. Desperate to eliminate the other three teams, Dario is forced to use Team Rocket's assistance once more (from which Ash and Misty learn of Dario's alliance with Team Rocket). Ash tells Pikachu and Squirtle (who had both been scarfing down Pokémon food during Team Rocket's motto) to take care of Team Rocket, but {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}'s {{m|Glare}} paralyzes them, while Starmie is blinded by {{TP|James|Weezing}}'s {{m|Sludge}}. This allows Dario enough time to take off towards the finish.


As Misty implores Ash and Ponyta to keep going (leaving Team Rocket to herself and the three Pokémon), Team Rocket causes Ponyta to literally get fired up, shocking Arbok. Weezing tries to attack Ponyta despite James telling it not to use gas, but Ponyta's flames ignite Weezing's sludge, sending Team Rocket flying. Now desperate to make up ground, Ash and Ponyta race towards the finish line. When Ash and Ponyta catch up, Dario then orders one of Dodrio's heads to {{m|Peck}} Ponyta for a cheap shot, slowing down Ponyta. Believing that victory is assured, however, Dario is surprised to find that the simple Peck had allowed Ponyta to [[Evolution|evolve]] into the much-faster {{p|Rapidash}}, and soon Ash and Rapidash manages to overtake Dario and claim the victory in a photo finish. Believing that he had been screwed out of the victory, Dario orders Dodrio to attack Rapidash, but is sent flying thanks to Rapidash.
As Misty implores Ash and Ponyta to keep going (leaving Team Rocket to herself and the three Pokémon), Team Rocket causes Ponyta to literally get fired up, shocking Arbok. Weezing tries to attack Ponyta despite James telling it not to use gas, but Ponyta's flames ignite Weezing's {{m|Smog}}, and it explodes, sending Team Rocket flying. Now desperate to make up ground, Ash and Ponyta race towards the finish line. When Ash and Ponyta catch up, Dario then orders one of Dodrio's heads to {{m|Peck}} Ponyta, slowing it down. Everyone is then startled when Ponyta [[Evolution|evolves]] through sheer will to win into the much-faster {{p|Rapidash}}, and soon Ash and Rapidash manages to overtake Dario and claim the victory in a photo finish. Believing that he had been cheated, Dario orders Dodrio to attack Rapidash, but is sent flying by a kick from its powerful hooves.


As the festivities wrap up, Ash and friends bid farewell to the Laramie Ranch, and continue on their way to the Safari Zone. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is chewed out by Dario on failing to deliver a victory and having been denied the honorary membership in the Laramie clan, and Dario has Dodrio to use Peck on the three of them.
As the festivities wrap up, Ash and friends bid farewell to the Laramie Ranch, and continue on their way to the Safari Zone. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is seen in a nearby forest, tied to a tree by Dario, who blames them for his loss. The episode ends on the trio being pecked repeatedly by Dodrio after Meowth insults it.


==Major events==
==Major events==

Revision as of 23:01, 9 August 2015

EP032 : The Ninja Poké-Showdown
Original series
EP034 : The Kangaskhan Kid
The Flame Pokémon-athon!
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ほのおのポケモンだいレース!
The Great Fire Pokémon Race!
First broadcast
Japan November 11, 1997
United States October 21, 1998
English themes
Opening Pokémon Theme
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening めざせポケモンマスター
Ending ニャースのうた
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Animation director 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa
Additional credits

The Flame Pokémon-athon! (Japanese: ほのおのポケモンだいレース! The Great Fire Pokémon Race!) is the 33rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 11, 1997 and in the United States on October 21, 1998.

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Blurb

Our heroes come to a prairie where the Laramies, a family of Pokémon Ranchers live. They learn from a daughter of the Laramie family that a race is held at the ranch once a year to measure the growth of everyone's Pokémon. Team Rocket, however, attacks her, the race's top contender. Injured, the daughter of the Laramie family decides to give up on the race, but entrusts her hopes of victory to Ash. Who will be the winner in a race between Ash, Brock, Misty, and Team Rocket?

Plot

As Ash and his friends near the Safari Zone, they come across a ranch, where they see a herd of Tauros. Wanting to catch one (believing they are in the Safari Zone), Ash tries to have Pikachu face down the stampede, but Pikachu refuses because it is massively outnumbered. When Ash sends out Charmander, it is immediately pinned by a Growlithe. After a brief trade of Flamethrowers by the two Fire Pokémon, Ash and friends are introduced to Lara Laramie, of the Laramie Ranch, a ranch that preserves and raises wild Pokémon. Brock immediately recognizes the name, as it is said that Pokémon bred by the Laramie clan are of superior breeding. After Ash realizes that they are not in the Safari Zone, Lara invites them to a local festival, as a Pokémon race will be held the next day. Lara intends to race with her Ponyta, a Pokémon whose mane will burn anyone it does not trust. When Ash tries to touch Ponyta, his hand is burned, and he has Squirtle put out the flames. Lara's main opposition is Dario, a Dodrio Trainer. Lara explains that the winning team of Pokémon and Trainer will be named as an honorary member of the Laramie clan.

At the festival, while many are cheering Lara on, Dario arrives to tell Lara that her Tauros have suddenly begun attacking each other over a bout of confusion. After they arrive on the scene, Lara tells Growlithe to tame the Tauros, but during all this Ponyta is spooked, causing Lara to be thrown off, injuring her arm. As Ash tries to rein in Ponyta, the audience learns that Team Rocket is behind spooking the Tauros and incapacitating Lara, at the request of Dario: Dario intends to win the competition by any means necessary, while Team Rocket seeks to make money from the Laramie fortune.

With her injured arm, Lara would not be able to ride Ponyta, but after seeing Ash try to rein in Ponyta, she tries to convince Ash to take her place. At first, neither Ash nor Ponyta feel right about it (Ponyta showing its reluctance by burning Ash again), but Lara insists that both stand to gain from winning (Ash from his Trainer skills, Ponyta from its upbringing). Ash and Ponyta use the entire night to prepare for the race.

At the race, many pairs have entered: along with local farmhands and their Pokémon, Dario and Dodrio, Ash and Ponyta, Brock and Onix, Misty and Starmie, as well as the all-Pokémon team of Pikachu and Squirtle (representing Ash's entry), all enter the race. When the race starts, Dario and Dodrio quickly take the lead, while Pikachu and Squirtle quickly fall to the back of the pack , though they do eventually catch up. At the same time, Team Rocket has already begun eliminating the opposition - two well-aimed slingshot shots manage to spook a Tauros, and it runs into a Nidorina, and they take their frustrations out on each other. After a sprint comes a steep uphill portion, where Pikachu is forced to push Squirtle up the hill, putting them far behind once again. Then, the racers come upon a downhill section where another violent accident occurs: an Electrode and its Trainer roll down the hill uncontrollably, and a pitfall trap dug up by Team Rocket manages to take out the Electrode and its Trainer as they were rolling downhill with increasing speed. This gives Dario a significant lead, while Electrode's Explosion attack manages to incapacitate a Sandslash, Raticate, but most importantly Ash and Ponyta. Ash and Ponyta, however, are able to continue, thanks to Pikachu's ThunderShock and the fact that the two Pokémon were still lagging far behind.

Farther up ahead is a stepping-stone portion, which Dario and Dodrio cross with ease. However, this does not bode well for the two closest chasers: Brock and a farmhand with his Rhyhorn - when Rhyhorn attempts to jump on a stone, it sinks. This forces both out of the race (as Brock, with the largest Pokémon in the race, couldn't cross due to Onix's fear of water). This leaves only four teams still racing: while Ash and Ponyta navigate the stones, Starmie and Squirtle Surf across the water easily. At the next portion, teams must make a stop and allow their Pokémon to eat an entire plate of Pokémon food before sprinting to the finish. Dario and Dodrio are the first to arrive, but the other racers catch up due to Dodrio's three heads fighting over who gets to eat first. Desperate to eliminate the other three teams, Dario is forced to use Team Rocket's assistance once more (from which Ash and Misty learn of Dario's alliance with Team Rocket). Ash tells Pikachu and Squirtle (who had both been scarfing down Pokémon food during Team Rocket's motto) to take care of Team Rocket, but Arbok's Glare paralyzes them, while Starmie is blinded by Weezing's Sludge. This allows Dario enough time to take off towards the finish.

As Misty implores Ash and Ponyta to keep going (leaving Team Rocket to herself and the three Pokémon), Team Rocket causes Ponyta to literally get fired up, shocking Arbok. Weezing tries to attack Ponyta despite James telling it not to use gas, but Ponyta's flames ignite Weezing's Smog, and it explodes, sending Team Rocket flying. Now desperate to make up ground, Ash and Ponyta race towards the finish line. When Ash and Ponyta catch up, Dario then orders one of Dodrio's heads to Peck Ponyta, slowing it down. Everyone is then startled when Ponyta evolves through sheer will to win into the much-faster Rapidash, and soon Ash and Rapidash manages to overtake Dario and claim the victory in a photo finish. Believing that he had been cheated, Dario orders Dodrio to attack Rapidash, but is sent flying by a kick from its powerful hooves.

As the festivities wrap up, Ash and friends bid farewell to the Laramie Ranch, and continue on their way to the Safari Zone. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is seen in a nearby forest, tied to a tree by Dario, who blames them for his loss. The episode ends on the trio being pecked repeatedly by Dodrio after Meowth insults it.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Ponyta

Trivia

Squirtle's missing belly lines
  • Despite Ponyta's height being 3'03" (probably measured like regular horses are, at the shoulder) in the games, the one featured in this episode appears much taller. This was likely done to make it appear large enough to be ridden by a person.
  • The Laramie family's name may be a reference to Fort Laramie. The name is unchanged from the Japanese version of the episode.
  • It is shown that Ponyta can control their flames and will only burn riders they do not trust.
  • The race's rules state that a Pokémon must be used to compete. While not exactly the same, this ruling is similar to the bike race featured in the Pokémon Adventures chapter, Wake Up—You're Snorlax! in which Pokémon can also be used.
  • Although the Pokémon race should have a human rider riding a Pokémon, Pikachu is shown riding Squirtle. This is most likely for humor.
  • This episode is featured on the Volume 2: Fire copy of Pokémon Elements.
  • When Team Rocket talk to Dario, dollar ($), cifrão, and Japanese yen (¥) signs appear behind James instead of the Pokémon Dollar ($) signs used in the localized games.
  • The English name of this episode is similar to the Pokéathlon, a Pokémon competition introduced in HeartGold and SoulSilver. However, the two have different Japanese names and are unrelated.

Errors

The evolution error
  • At the beginning and the end of the episode, the Narrator states that they are in the Safari Zone. However, they are on the Laramie Ranch, part of the Pokémon Reserve. This is probably because the actual Safari Zone episode, The Legend of Dratini, was skipped in the dub.
  • A Trainer is shown in the starting line riding a Nidorino, but after Tauros is hit by Team Rocket with a slingshot, the same Trainer appears riding a Nidorina being hit by the Tauros.
  • After Electrode explodes in the English dub, Squirtle says "Zeni Zeni!" as it runs up to Ash with Pikachu, a line that went mistakenly undubbed. Also, right before Weezing uses its Smog attack on Ponyta, its Japanese voice can be heard.
    • Incidentally, as the dub retains the insert song Pokémon Ondo, Koffing's Japanese voice can also be heard.
  • When Misty tells Ash to continue on with the race, the lines on Squirtle's stomach are missing.
  • As Ponyta begins to evolve, Ash begins glowing as well and isn't visible until the Pokémon finishes evolving into Rapidash.
  • The finish line's banner reads "GOOL", likely a misspelling of "GOAL."
  • After Lara calls Ash a great Pokémon Trainer, he has no shoes while the camera zooms out.
  • As Ash is eating the chocolate fish, the "z's" on his cheek are gone.

Dub edits

  • Dario calls Team Rocket by their names in the English dub while he calls them sensei in the Japanese version.
  • The scene in which Lara breaks her arm is longer in the Japanese version. When she falls off of Ponyta and her arm hits the ground, the impact animation lasts for 1 second, or 30 frames. That impact animation in the English dub lasts for 1/10 of a second, or 3 frames.
    • On a related note, Lara's arm was only said to be hurt in the Japanese version, not necessarily broken.
    • This is actually not a dub edit, but caused by the fact that the version used for the dub came from pre-EP038 source material. However the rest of the episode was from post-EP038 source material.
  • In the Japanese version, Lara never states that she is related to the Laramie family.

In other languages



EP032 : The Ninja Poké-Showdown
Original series
EP034 : The Kangaskhan Kid
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