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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 64 episode season showcases the final adventures of Ash, Misty and Brock, and briefly Ritchie in the Johto region, from the Whirl Islands through 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 proceeded by Pokémon Advanced, the first season of the dub of the Advanced Generation series. It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, only in the dubs, and that Master Quest is considered part of the entirety of the original series.
Important events
- Ash and Misty compete in the Whirl Cup.
- Ash and co meet up with Ritchie, and they team up to save 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 co meet up with Lance as they uncover Project R, an experiment led by Professor Sebastian, another Team Rocket scientist.
- Ash finally earns the eight badges needed to enter the Johto League. Ash competes in the Johto League 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:
Releases
The following Pokémon are released:
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:
In other languages
- French: Pokémon: La Quête Ultime
- Latin American Spanish: Pokémon: La Búsqueda del Maestro
