EP228

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EP228   ポケモンライドでつっぱしれ!! Run Quickly Along the Pokémon Ride!!

First broadcast Japan December 13, 2001 United States January 4, 2003

English themes Opening Believe in Me Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター (Whiteberry) Ending 前向きロケット団！

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard よこた和 Kazu Yokota Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi Animation director 酒井啓史 Keishi Sakai No additional credits are available at this time.

Extreme Pokémon! (Japanese: ポケモンライドでつっぱしれ!! Run Quickly Along the Pokémon Ride!!) is episode 228 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 13, 2001 and in the United States on January 4, 2003.

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

Synopsis

While Ash, Misty and Brock are on their way to Mahogany Town, they meet Gary and his Arcanine and learn of the Extreme Pokémon contest that he is entering the next day - a race in which trainers are pulled on skateboards by one of their Pokémon. At a restaurant in the town of Eggseter, they meet Mr. Shellby, who runs a Pokémon Daycare center with his wife. Ash expresses interest in the Extreme Pokémon race, and Mr. Shellby offers to help him with this.

Ash, Misty and Brock visit Mr. Shellby's Daycare Center and meet his wife and several of the recently-hatched baby Pokémon. Ash borrows the Shellby's skateboard and, while trying it out, is saved from a fall by Gary's Arcanine. Gary discovers that Ash is competing in the Extreme Pokémon competition and they both vow to beat each other.

Ash then chooses his Bayleef for the race, and the two train, while Team Rocket watch and plan to capture the strongest Pokémon in the upcoming race. Mr. Shellby shows Ash a dummy egg, which will be needed for the final leg of the race.

During the race, it is soon Ash and Gary battling for the lead. Team Rocket float overhead and send down a net to capture Gary's Arcanine. The Arcanine is caught and raised up to the balloon. Ash commands his Bayleef to launch him at the balloon, and uses his skateboard to pierce it. Ash lands with the balloon, Team Rocket and Arcanine at Mr. Shellby's house. As Arcanine escapes from Team Rocket, they steal a batch of Pokémon eggs from Mr. Shellby. Jessie sends out her Arbok to defend them as they escape, but Bayleef appears and battles Arbok. Arbok overpowers Bayleef but Gary arrives in time and commands Arcanine to Take Down Arbok. Team Rocket resort to running away, but Ash's Bayleef reclaims the eggs using its vines, and they are sent blasting off again by Arcanine's Flame Wheel.

Ash and Gary are still in the lead, but the rest of the competitors are catching up. They are given their dummy eggs by Mr. Shellby and continue the race. Gary is slightly in the lead, but Ash works out a way to gain the lead, and wins the race in a photo finish. Gary is at first annoyed but takes it in good faith.

Later, Mr. and Mrs. Shellby say goodbye to Ash, Brock and Misty. They give Ash a light blue Pokémon egg as a present, and the trio set off toward Mahogany Town.

Major events

Ash wins the Extreme Pokémon Competition. Ash also receives an egg from Mr. Shellby at the Pokémon Breeding Center.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Gary
• Mr. Shellby

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Mr. Mime

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Arcanine (Gary's)
• Tauros
• Sentret
• Wooper
• Aipom
• Natu
• Teddiursa

Pokémon Entered in the Race

• Beedrill
• Raticate
• Nidoqueen
• Vileplume
• Machamp
• Dodrio
• Exeggutor
• Hitmonchan
• Lickitung
• Rhydon
• Scyther
• Granbull

In other languages

• French: La course de l'extrême

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.