EP033

The Flame Pokémon-athon

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

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')
• 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)

In other languages

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