EP099

The Mandarin Island Miss Match

EP099   してんのうカンナ！こおりのたたかい!! Kanna of the Shitennō! Ice Battle!!

First broadcast Japan June 3, 1999 United States April 15, 2000

English themes Opening Pokémon World Ending

Japanese themes Opening ライバル！ Ending タイプ・ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 藤本義孝 Yoshitaka Fujimoto Assistant director 藤本義孝 Yoshitaka Fujimoto Animation director 山本郷 Gō Yamamoto No additional credits are available at this time.

The Mandarin Island Miss Match (Japanese: してんのうカンナ！こおりのたたかい!! Kanna of the Shitennō! Ice Battle!!}}) is episode 99 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 3, 1999 and in the United States on April 15, 2000.

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

Synopsis

Ash fresh of many victories is feeling unstoppable on Mandarin Island thats when Prima a famous Pokemon Master meets Ash and all Ash can think about is battling her. He wants to prove he is the best by battling Prima. Thats when another Pokemon Trainer walks by and Ash decides if hes not going to get a battle out of Prima he will just battle this other trainer. After a close battle Ash comes out victorious. Ash's Charizard however doesn't obey him and begins to run amok about the beach. That's when Prima has to step in and calm Charizard down with her Slowbro. Ash begins to nag her again about battling and she tells him to come to her presentation that she is making on the island instead. They go to the presentation and Prima battles many trainers not losing any of the battles. After the presentation Prima invites Ash and co. back to her house for tea. Ash wont stop bothering Prima about battling so finally she gives in and battles him. She wins the battle easily by a wide margin and Team Rocket decide to crash the party. Prima teaches Ash a lesson about caring for his pokemon and sends Team Rocket blasting off. The group then says goodbye to Prima and she tells them of the Pokemon Gym in a nearby town so they decide to go there.

Major events

Ash battles Prima who is part of the Elite Four

Debuts

Prima (Lorelei)

Characters

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Machop

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Slowbro (Lorelei's)
• Dewgong (Lorelei's)
• Cloyster (Lorelei's)
• Jynx (Lorelei's)
• Butterfree (unnamed trainer's; Orange Islands variety)
• Persian (unnamed trainer's)
• Tauros (unnamed trainer's)
• Kadabra (unnamed trainer's)
• Machamp (unnamed trainer's)
• Marowak (unnamed trainer's)

Trivia

Errors

Prima, when using Jynx, ordered for an ice beam but Jynx used an ice punch

Dub edits

• In the dub, Lorelei is incorrectly referred to as Prima.

In other languages

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