EP033

The Flame Pokémon-athon File:TheFlamePokemonathon.gif.png

EP033   ほのおのポケモンだいレース！ Fire Pokémon Big 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 No additional credits are available at this time.

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

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Lara Laramie
• Dario

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Ponyta

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Charmander (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Starmie (Misty's)
• Onix (Brock's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Growlithe (Lara Laramie's)
• Ponyta (Lara Laramie's; evolves, debut)
• Rapidash (Lara Laramie's; newly evolved, debut)
• Dodrio (Dario's)

Various Pokémon seen at the ranch and in the race:

• Raticate
• Sandslash (debut)
• Nidorina (debut)
• Nidorino
• Electrode (debut)
• Rhyhorn (debut)
• Tauros (debut)

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.
• According to a rating system on the Pokeani website, this episode had the highest rating of any episode in Kanto.

Errors

• In the English dub, after Electrode explodes, as Squirtle and 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 gas attack towards Ponyta, Weezing's Japanese voice can be heard.

In other languages

• French: Le Poké-marathon
• Italian: La gara

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