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title_ja_trans=Fire Pokémon Big Race! |
title_ja_trans=The Great Fire Pokémon Race! |
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'''The Flame Pokémon-athon!''' (Japanese: '''ほのおのポケモンだいレース!''' ''Fire Pokémon Big 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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'''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 animated series]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 11, 1997, and in the United States on October 21, 1998.
 
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== Synopsis ==
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} near the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]], 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|Charizard}}, 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}} [[Pokémon]]. {{an|Brock}} immediately recognizes the name right away, as it is said that Pokémon bred by the Laramie clan are of superior breeding.  After realizing 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, as 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.


At the festival, while many are cheering Lara on, Dario arrives to tell Lara that her Tauros have suddenly began 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.
==Blurb==
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/1/episode-32-the-flame-pokemon-athon/-->
<i>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?</i>
 
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Safari Land]], near the {{safari|Kanto}}, where they come across a {{p|Tauros}} ranch. Wanting to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} one, believing they are now in the Safari Zone, Ash tries to have {{AP|Pikachu}} face down the stampede, but Pikachu refuses because he is massively outnumbered. When Ash sends out {{AP|Charmander}}, the {{pkmn|category|Flame Pokémon}} is immediately pinned by a {{p|Growlithe}}. After a brief trade of {{m|Flamethrower}}s by the two {{type|Fire}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, Ash and friends are introduced to [[Lara Laramie]], of the Laramie Big P Ranch, whose ranch preserves and raises [[wild Pokémon]]. {{an|Brock}} immediately recognizes the name, as it is said that Pokémon bred by the Laramie clan are of superior standard. After Ash realizes that they are not in the Safari Zone, Lara invites them to the [[Big P Pokémon Race]] that 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 set ablaze, and he has {{AP|Squirtle}} put out the flames. Lara's main opposition is [[Dario]], a {{p|Dodrio}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}. Lara explains that the winning team of Pokémon and Trainer will be named as an honorary member of the Laramie clan.


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 festival in Laramie Village, 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, it is revealed that {{TRT}} spooked the Tauros and Meowth spooked Ponyta that led to Lara's incapacitated state, 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 race, many pairs have entered: along with local farmhands and their Pokémon, Dario and Dodrio, Ash and Ponyta, Brock and {{TP|Brock|Onix|Steelix}}, 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 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.
Back at the Laramie household, 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, Ponyta is reluctant and burns Ash again, but Lara insists that both stand to gain from winning, with Ash improving his Trainer skills and Ponyta from its upbringing. Ash and Ponyta use the entire night to prepare for the race.


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.
At the race, many pairs have entered the race, among them 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. 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 make two well-aimed slingshots that 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, taking the lead in the process, and a pitfall trap dug up by Team Rocket manages to take it out. This allows Dario to regain the 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|Thunder Shock}} and the fact that the other two Pokémon were still lagging far behind.


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, and when Weezing tries to attack Ponyta, the 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 a Rapidash {{m|Stomp}}.
Farther up ahead is a stepping-stone portion, which Dario and Dodrio cross with ease. However, another two chasers are forced out of the competition, with Brock's Onix being fearful of water and a farmhand with his {{p|Rhyhorn}} attempting to cross a stone that sank. This leaves only four teams still racing. While Ash and Ponyta navigate the stones, Starmie and Squirtle swim 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 whilst Dodrio's three heads fight over who gets to eat first.


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.
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}} {{status|paralysis|paralyzes}} them, while Starmie is blinded by {{TP|James|Weezing}}'s {{m|Sludge}}. This allows Dario enough time to take off towards the finish. Misty decides to handle Team Rocket and implores Ash and Ponyta to keep going. 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 blasting off.


== Major events ==
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. Dario then speeds off, taking the lead, Everyone is then startled when Ponyta [[Evolution|evolves]] through sheer will to win into the much-faster {{p|Rapidash}}. Ash and Rapidash catch up to Dario and by a nostril manage to overtake him to 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. Ash and Lara proudly hold the winner's flag and Rapidash nuzzles Ash.
 
As the festivities wrap up, Ash and his friends bid farewell to the Laramie Ranch, and continue on their way to the Safari Zone. Meanwhile, Dario, who blames Team Rocket for his loss, has tied them to a tree to scold them. His Dodrio delivers its own revenge, pecking the trio mercilessly after Meowth insults it.
 
==Major events==
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
* [[Jessie's Arbok]] is revealed to know {{m|Poison Sting}} and {{m|Glare}}.
* [[Jessie's Arbok]] is revealed to know {{m|Poison Sting}} and {{m|Glare}}.
=== Debuts ===
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==== Pokémon debuts ====
 
* {{p|Ponyta}}
===Debuts===
* {{p|Rapidash}}
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Sandslash}}
* {{p|Sandslash}}
* {{p|Nidorina}}
* {{p|Nidorina}}
* {{p|Nidorino}}
* {{p|Ponyta}}
* {{p|Rapidash}}
* {{p|Electrode}}
* {{p|Electrode}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}}
* {{p|Tauros}}
* {{p|Tauros}}


== Characters ==
==Characters==
=== Humans ===
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP033.png|thumb|200px|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Misty}}
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* [[Lara Laramie]]
* [[Lara Laramie]]
* [[Dario]]
* [[Dario]]
* Announcer
* Race competitors


=== Pokémon ===
===Pokémon===
[[Who’s That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Ponyta}}
[[File:WTP EP033.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Ponyta}}


* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
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* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Growlithe}} ([[Lara Laramie]]'s)
* {{p|Growlithe}} ([[Lara Laramie]]'s)
* {{p|Ponyta}} ([[Lara Laramie]]'s; evolves, debut)
* {{p|Ponyta}} ([[Lara Laramie]]'s; evolves; debut)
* {{p|Rapidash}} ([[Lara Laramie]]'s; newly evolved, debut)
* {{p|Rapidash}} ([[Lara Laramie]]'s; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Dodrio}} ([[Dario]]'s)
* {{p|Dodrio}} ([[Dario]]'s)
 
* {{p|Dodrio}} ({{DL|Lara Laramie|At Laramie Ranch|Laramie Big P Ranch}}; multiple)
Various Pokémon seen at the ranch and in the race:
* {{p|Raticate}} ({{DL|Lara Laramie|At Laramie Ranch|Laramie Big P Ranch}}; multiple)
 
* {{p|Sandslash}} ({{DL|Lara Laramie|At Laramie Ranch|Laramie Big P Ranch}}; multiple; debut)
* {{p|Raticate}}
* {{p|Nidorina}} ({{DL|Lara Laramie|At Laramie Ranch|Laramie Big P Ranch}}; multiple; debut)
* {{p|Sandslash}} (debut)
* {{p|Nidorino}} ({{DL|Lara Laramie|At Laramie Ranch|Laramie Big P Ranch}}; multiple)
* {{p|Nidorina}} (debut)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} ({{DL|Lara Laramie|At Laramie Ranch|Laramie Big P Ranch}}; multiple; debut)
* {{p|Nidorino}} (debut)
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{DL|Lara Laramie|At Laramie Ranch|Laramie Big P Ranch}}; multiple; debut)
* {{p|Electrode}} (debut)
* {{p|Electrode}} (debut)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} (debut)
* {{p|Tauros}} (debut)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is shown that the flames of a Ponyta are directly under the control of the Ponyta: they will burn any riders that Ponyta does not trust.
* Despite {{p|Ponyta}}'s height being {{tt|3'03"|1m}} (probably measured like regular horses are, at the shoulder) in the {{pkmn|games}}, the one featured in this episode [[Size discrepancies in the animated series|appears much taller]]. This was likely done to make it appear large enough to be ridden by a person.
**Although not an ability used by Ponyta in games, this could be seen as the use of something of an early concept to abilities, specifically the ability flame body, as it has been stated in episodes such as Sharpedo Attack!, Pokémon can control when a physical contact ability can affect individuals
* The Laramie family's name may be a reference to {{wp|Fort Laramie National Historic Site|Fort Laramie}}. The name is unchanged from the Japanese version.
*According to a rating system on the [[Pokeani]] website, this episode had the highest rating of any episode in Kanto.
* It is revealed that {{p|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, ''[[PS012|Wake Up--You’re Snorlax!]]'' where Pokémon can also be used.
* [[Pokémon Ondo]] is used as background music during the festival scene, also in the English [[dub]]. As such, this is the only English dub episode where a Japanese song retains its Japanese lyrics.
*The Laramie family's name may be a reference to [[wp:Fort Laramie National Historic Site|Fort Laramie]]. Oddly enough, the name was the same in the original Japanese version of the episode.
* The race's rules state that a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} must be used to compete. While not exactly the same, this ruling is similar to the bike race featured in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] chapter, ''[[PS012|Wake Up—You're Snorlax!]]'', in which Pokémon can also be used.
<!--* With 18.6 million viewers in Japan, this was the most-watched episode of the entire anime. (source?)-->
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 2: Fire'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 2: Fire'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].
* When {{TRT}} talks to [[Dario]], {{wp|dollar}} ($), {{wp|cifrão}}, and {{wp|Japanese yen}} (¥) signs appear behind [[James]] instead of the Pokémon Dollar ({{PDollar}}) signs used in the localized games.
* When {{an|Misty}} says that she and her friends do not have time to deal with Team Rocket, [[Jessie]] briefly becomes enraged with her trying to compare them to {{wp|The Three Stooges}}.
* At the end of the episode, {{MTR}} cries out, "James! Stop this crazy thing!" This is a [[List of references to popular culture in Pokémon|reference]] to the American cartoon ''{{wp|The Jetsons}}'', where {{wp|George Jetson}} screams "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" during the ending credits. This reference is later repeated in ''[[AG073|Grass Hysteria!]]''.


===Errors===
===Errors===
*In the English dub, after {{p|Electrode}} explodes, as {{AP|Squirtle}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} run up to {{Ash}}, Squirtle says "Zeni Zeni!" instead of "Squirtle Squirt!", implying that the line was not dubbed over by mistake. Also, right before it uses its {{m|Haze}} attack towards {{p|Ponyta}}, {{TP|James|Weezing}}'s Japanese voice can be heard.
* The blurb asks who will win the [[Big P Pokémon Race]] between {{Ash}}, Misty, {{an|Brock}}, and Team Rocket. While Team Rocket assisted Dario in trying to help him win the race, they never participated in the race themselves.
**Incidentally, as the dub retains the insert song ''[[Pokémon Ondo]]'', {{p|Koffing}}'s Japanese voice can also be heard.
* At the beginning and the end of the episode, the [[narrator]] states that {{ashfr|the group}} is in the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]. However, they are on the Laramie Ranch, part of the Pokémon Reserve. This is probably because the actual Safari Zone episode, [[EP035]], was skipped in the English dub.
*A Trainer is shown in the starting line riding a {{p|Nidorino}}, but after {{p|Tauros}} is hit by Team Rocket with a slingshot, the same Trainer appears riding a {{p|Nidorina}} being hit by the Tauros.
* As Ash is eating the chocolate fish, the "z's" on his cheeks disappear when he speaks.
*Throughout the episode, Ponyta's behavior and personality switches back and forth between an intelligent Pokémon -- understanding and responding to human speech -- and simply that of a "real-life" horse -- complete with real horse sound effects.
* After [[Lara Laramie|Lara]] calls Ash a great Pokémon Trainer, he has no shoes while the camera zooms out.
* A {{pkmn|Trainer}} is shown in the starting line riding a {{p|Nidorino}}, but after {{p|Tauros}} is hit by Team Rocket with a slingshot, the same Trainer appears riding a {{p|Nidorina}} before being hit by the Tauros.
* When Ponyta stops for Pokémon food, the visor [[Ash's hat]] is briefly colored white instead of red.
* When Misty tells Ash to continue on with the race, the lines on {{AP|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 {{p|Rapidash}}.
* The finish line's banner reads "GOOL", likely a [[List of typos|misspelling]] of "GOAL".
*In the English [[dub]]:
** After {{p|Electrode}} explodes in the English dub, Squirtle says "Zeni Zeni!" as it runs up to Ash with {{AP|Pikachu}}, a line that went mistakenly undubbed.
** When Pikachu shocks Ash, Ash's Japanese voice can be heard.
** Right before {{TP|James|Weezing}} uses its {{m|Smog}} attack on {{p|Ponyta}}, its Japanese voice can be heard.
*** Incidentally, as the dub retains the insert song [[Pokémon Ondo]], {{p|Koffing}} and {{p|Ekans}}'s Japanese voices can also be heard.
 
<gallery>
EP033 Error.png|Squirtle's missing belly lines
EP033 Error 2.png|The evolution error
EP033 error 3.png|The misspelled sign
</gallery>


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
*The scene where Lara Laramie breaks her arm is longer in the Japanese version. When she falls off Ponyta and her arm hits the ground, the impact animation lasts for 1 second (30 frames). That impact animation in the English dub lasts for 1/10 of a second (3 frames). On a related note, Lara's arm was actually only hurt in the Japanese version, not necessarily broken.
* [[Kanto Pokérap]]: Day 3
* 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 the Japanese version, Lara never states that she is related to the Laramie family.
* Dario calls Team Rocket by their names in the English version, while he calls them "sensei" in the Japanese version.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
* Czech: '''{{tt|Ohnivý závod|The fire race}}'''
{{Epilang|color=AFA|bordercolor=FAA
* Dutch: '''{{tt|De mara-ponyta|The mara-ponyta}}'''
|ar={{tt|مباراة البوكيمونات|The Pokémon match}}
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Pokémonien liekkikisat|Pokémon flame contest}}'''
|zh_cmn={{tt|火焰神奇寶貝大賽跑 / 火焰的神奇宝贝大赛跑|Fire Pokémon Marathon}}
* French: '''{{tt|Le Poké-marathon|The Poké-marathon}}'''
|cs={{tt|Ohnivý závod|The fire race}}
* German: '''{{tt|Das Pokémon-Rennen|The Pokémon-race}}'''
|da={{tt|Pokémon Væddeløb I Flamme|Pokémon Race In Flame}}
* Hebrew: '''מרוץ הפוקימונים''' ''{{tt|merotz haPokémonim|The Pokémon race}}''
|nl={{tt|De Vuurpokémon Atleet|The Fire Pokémon Athlete}}
* Italian: '''{{tt|La gara|The race}}'''
|fi={{tt|Pokémonien liekkikisat|The Pokémon flame contest}}
* Mandarin: '''{{tt|火焰神奇寶貝大賽跑 / 火焰的神奇宝贝大赛跑|Fire Pokémon Marathon}}
|fr_ca={{tt|Le Poké-marathon|The Poké-marathon}}
* Portuguese:
|fr_eu={{tt|Le Poké-marathon|The Poké-marathon}}
** Brazilian Portuguese: '''{{tt|A Poké-Corrida|The Poké-Race}}'''
|de={{tt|Das Pokémon-Rennen|The Pokémon-race}}
** European Portuguese: '''{{tt|A Maratona dos Pokémons de Chama|The Marathon of the Flame Pokémons}}'''
|he=מרוץ הפוקימונים {{tt|''Merotz ha'Pokémonim''|The Pokémon(s) race}}
* Russian: '''{{tt|Безумные гонки|Insane race}}'''
|hi=Rapidash ने जीती पोकेमोन रेस {{tt|''Rapidash ne jeeti Pokémon Race!''|Rapidash wins the Pokémon race}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
* Spanish:
|hu={{tt|Pokémon bajnokság|Pokémon Championship}}
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|La llama Pokémon-athon|The Pokémon-athon flame}}'''
|it={{tt|La gara|The race}}{{tt|*|Original 2000 dub}} <br> {{tt|Il Pokémon fiamma|The Flame Pokémon}}{{tt|*|2014 K2 TV dub}}
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La gran carrera!|The big race!}}'''
|ko=최후의 승자는 누구<br/>{{tt|Choehuui seungjaneun nugu|Who is the Eventual Winner?}}<!-- somebody get the better translation for this... -->
* Swedish: '''{{tt|Dagens trubbel|Today's trouble}}'''
|no={{tt|Flamme-Pokémonathonet|The flame Pokémon-athon}}
* Hungarian: '''{{tt|Pokémon bajnokság|Pokémon Championship}}'''
|pl={{tt|Wyścig Pokémon|Pokémon race}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Poké-Corrida|The Poké-Race}}
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EP032 : The Ninja Poké-Showdown
Original series
EP034 : The Kangaskhan Kid
The Flame Pokémon-athon!
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  EP033  
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 animated series. 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

Ash and his friends arrive in Safari Land, near the Safari Zone, where they come across a Tauros ranch. Wanting to catch one, believing they are now in the Safari Zone, Ash tries to have Pikachu face down the stampede, but Pikachu refuses because he is massively outnumbered. When Ash sends out Charmander, the Flame Pokémon is immediately pinned by a Growlithe. After a brief trade of Flamethrowers by the two Fire-type Pokémon, Ash and friends are introduced to Lara Laramie, of the Laramie Big P Ranch, whose ranch preserves and raises wild Pokémon. Brock immediately recognizes the name, as it is said that Pokémon bred by the Laramie clan are of superior standard. After Ash realizes that they are not in the Safari Zone, Lara invites them to the Big P Pokémon Race that 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 set ablaze, 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 in Laramie Village, 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, it is revealed that Team Rocket spooked the Tauros and Meowth spooked Ponyta that led to Lara's incapacitated state, 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.

Back at the Laramie household, 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, Ponyta is reluctant and burns Ash again, but Lara insists that both stand to gain from winning, with Ash improving his Trainer skills and Ponyta from its upbringing. Ash and Ponyta use the entire night to prepare for the race.

At the race, many pairs have entered the race, among them 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. 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 make two well-aimed slingshots that spook a Tauros, and he 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, taking the lead in the process, and a pitfall trap dug up by Team Rocket manages to take it out. This allows Dario to regain the 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 Thunder Shock and the fact that the other two Pokémon were still lagging far behind.

Farther up ahead is a stepping-stone portion, which Dario and Dodrio cross with ease. However, another two chasers are forced out of the competition, with Brock's Onix being fearful of water and a farmhand with his Rhyhorn attempting to cross a stone that sank. This leaves only four teams still racing. While Ash and Ponyta navigate the stones, Starmie and Squirtle swim 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 whilst Dodrio's three heads fight 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. Misty decides to handle Team Rocket and implores Ash and Ponyta to keep going. 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 blasting off.

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. Dario then speeds off, taking the lead, Everyone is then startled when Ponyta evolves through sheer will to win into the much-faster Rapidash. Ash and Rapidash catch up to Dario and by a nostril manage to overtake him to 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. Ash and Lara proudly hold the winner's flag and Rapidash nuzzles Ash.

As the festivities wrap up, Ash and his friends bid farewell to the Laramie Ranch, and continue on their way to the Safari Zone. Meanwhile, Dario, who blames Team Rocket for his loss, has tied them to a tree to scold them. His Dodrio delivers its own revenge, pecking the trio mercilessly after Meowth insults it.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Ponyta

Trivia

  • 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.
  • It is revealed that Ponyta can control their flames and will only burn riders they do not trust.
  • Pokémon Ondo is used as background music during the festival scene, also in the English dub. As such, this is the only English dub episode where a Japanese song retains its Japanese lyrics.
  • 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.
  • This episode is featured on the Volume 2: Fire copy of Pokémon Elements.
  • When Team Rocket talks to Dario, dollar ($), cifrão, and Japanese yen (¥) signs appear behind James instead of the Pokémon Dollar ($) signs used in the localized games.
  • When Misty says that she and her friends do not have time to deal with Team Rocket, Jessie briefly becomes enraged with her trying to compare them to The Three Stooges.
  • At the end of the episode, Meowth cries out, "James! Stop this crazy thing!" This is a reference to the American cartoon The Jetsons, where George Jetson screams "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" during the ending credits. This reference is later repeated in Grass Hysteria!.

Errors

  • The blurb asks who will win the Big P Pokémon Race between Ash, Misty, Brock, and Team Rocket. While Team Rocket assisted Dario in trying to help him win the race, they never participated in the race themselves.
  • At the beginning and the end of the episode, the narrator states that the group is 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, EP035, was skipped in the English dub.
  • As Ash is eating the chocolate fish, the "z's" on his cheeks disappear when he speaks.
  • After Lara calls Ash a great Pokémon Trainer, he has no shoes while the camera zooms out.
  • 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 before being hit by the Tauros.
  • When Ponyta stops for Pokémon food, the visor Ash's hat is briefly colored white instead of red.
  • 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".
  • In the English dub:
    • 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.
    • When Pikachu shocks Ash, Ash's Japanese voice can be heard.
    • Right before Weezing uses its Smog attack on Ponyta, its Japanese voice can be heard.

Dub edits

  • Kanto Pokérap: Day 3
  • 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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