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Fire and Ice (Japanese: こおりのフィールド！ほのおのたたかい！ Ice Field! Blazing Battle!) is episode 76 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 24, 1998 and in the United States on November 6, 1999.

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

Synopsis

Ash and company search for a Pokémon Center so Ash can heal his Pokémon before the third round. The centers are crowded and lots of Joys and Jennies are everywhere in the streets. Brock's love meter skyrockets at this rate. Team Rocket relishes this opportunity to swipe Ash's Pokémon and they do so by opening a fake Pokémon Center. After Team Rocket reveals their true identities to Ash and company, they are about to escape with Ash's stolen Pokémon, but Brock prevents their escape by calling out his Onix, who bites open a hole in Team Rocket's Balloon. Brock tells Onix to bring Team Rocket's balloon down, so Ash can get his Pokémon back, and then Onix is told to bring the balloon back up. And finally, Brock tells Onix to give Team Rocket a good ol' heave-ho, sending the bad guys blasting off again! After fending off Team Rocket, the group then hears that new Pokémon will be admitted into the Pokémon Center. Ash takes this opportunity to heal his Pokémon.

Ash is now in the middle of the third round match with Pete Pebbleman in the Ice Field. Ash has Kingler battle, while Pete has Cloyster battle. Ash tells Kingler to use Crabhammer, while Pete orders Cloyster to use Withdraw. This doesn't look good for Ash-- since Cloyster used Withdraw, Kingler will get worn out from using Crabhammer, but Misty and Brock encourage Ash to keep going. Kingler keeps hitting Cloyster with its Crabhammer until Cloyster's shell finally cracks. Cloyster is out of the match, now Ash has one more Pokémon to face and he'll be headed to round 4! Pete recalls Cloyster and sends out Arcanine. Kingler is defeated by the Arcanine's Dragon Rage. Ash recalls Kingler and sends Pikachu into the battlefield. Pikachu uses Agility, but Arcanine is trying to stop it with a Fire Blast. The Fire Blast attacks melt the field. Pikachu dives into the water, then uses Thundershock. Pete's Arcanine is defeated and Ash is heading for the fourth round!!!

Major events

• Ash wins his second and third League matches.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joys from many different cities
• Officer Jennys from many different cities
• Pete Pebbleman
• Unnamed Nidorino trainer

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Koffing

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Krabby (Ash's; flashback)
• Kingler (Ash's)
• Onix (Brock's)
• Exeggutor (Mandy's; flashback)
• Seadra (Mandy's; flashback)
• Golbat (Mandy's; flashback)
• Cloyster (Pete Pebbleman's)
• Arcanine (Pete Pebbleman's)
• Nidorino (unnamed trainer's)

Trivia

• Ash's challenger on the Ice Field is left unnamed in both versions.
• Misty mentions Hit Points in this episode, the only time it is referenced in the anime.

Errors

Officer Jenny tells Growlithe to use Flamethrower on Team Rockets Balloon though she called it Arcanine.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Le feu et la glace

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