AG190

← AG189 : Gathering the Gang of Four!

Advanced Generation series

AG191 : Once More with Reeling! →

Pace - The Final Frontier!

AG190   EP464 決戦！VSレジアイス！！ Deciding Match! VS Regice!!

First broadcast Japan August 31, 2006 United States February 17, 2007

English themes Opening Battle Frontier Ending

Japanese themes Opening スパート！ Ending 私、負けない！ ～ハルカのテーマ～

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 入好さとる Satoru Iriyoshi Assistant director 秦義人 Yoshito Hata Animation director 船津弘美 Hiromi Funatsu Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

Pace - The Final Frontier! (Japanese: 決戦！VSレジアイス！！ Deciding Match! VS Regice!!) is the 190th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 464th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 31, 2006 and in the United States on February 17, 2007.

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

Blurb

With Charizard out of the battle for his rematch against Pyramid King Brandon, Ash calls out Bulbasaur. Dusclops performs Mean Look again, while Bulbasaur wraps the Ghost-type with Leech Seed. The two Pokémon are evenly matched, but Bulbasaur takes a beating from the Fire-type move Will-O-Wisp and is affected by Confuse Ray, which causes it to use Vine Whip on itself. Because Leech Seed is taking energy from Dusclops and giving it to Bulbasaur, the Grass-type manages to stay in the fight, using SolarBeam to knock Dusclops out.

Brandon sends out Ninjask next, while Ash sends out Squirtle. The two move quickly, and are perfectly matched until Ninjask blinds Squirtle with Sand-Attack. Squirtle listens for its opponent, and eventually recovers by clearing out its eyes with Hydro Pump. Squirtle strikes with Skull Bash, knocking out Ninjask. Brandon then calls out Solrock. Squirtle stays in the battle, but eventually Solrock takes it down with SolarBeam, a Grass-type move.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is sneaking into the Battle Pyramid, but they are caught and blasted away by Regirock and Registeel. In battle, Ash sends Bulbasaur back out, who does a good job of dodging. Eventually Solrock and Bulbasaur face off with their SolarBeam attacks, resulting in a double KO. Ash and Brandon send out their final Pokémon, Pikachu and Brandon's new Regice. Regice's attacks quickly ice up the field, making it hard for Pikachu to keep steady. Pikachu still makes an impact with Thunderbolt and Iron Tail, but Regice traps Pikachu and then uses Rest to heal up. Regice hits Pikachu with Ice Beam, freezing it in a block of ice, and the Electric-type is almost defeated, but Pikachu breaks out with Thunderbolt and strikes back with Iron Tail. Regice attempts to trap Pikachu and use Rest again, but Pikachu breaks down and charges with Volt Tackle, knocking out Regice.

Ash is awarded the Brave Symbol, making him a Master of the Battle Frontier and entering him into the Hall of Fame. Scott offers Ash a Frontier Brain position, but he turns it down in favor of more traveling. Squirtle, Charizard, and Bulbasaur all return to their homes.

Plot

The episode begins where the previous one left off, just after the start of Ash's rematch against Pyramid King Brandon. Ash's Charizard has already lost a close battle to Brandon's Dusclops, and now Ash sends out Bulbasaur. Dusclops fires Shadow Punch, and Bulbasaur takes it. Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf hits home, and Dusclops uses Mean Look. Bulbasaur's Vine Whip misses and it takes another Shadow Punch, sending Bulbasaur flying. Bulbasaur uses Leech Seed, which wraps Dusclops and saps energy. Dusclops uses Will-O-Wisp, but Razor Leaf negates it. Ash orders SolarBeam, but Dusclops fires a Confuse Ray, disorienting Bulbasaur and causing SolarBeam to fire towards the roof, catching Team Rocket and sending them blasting off.

Bulbasaur takes another Will-O-Wisp, and tries to use Vine Whip, but the vines are out of its control and begin whipping Bulbasaur itself. Another Will-O-Wisp sends Bulbasaur flying, and Ash catches it. The vines attacks itself and Ash. Ash yells out to Bulbasaur, and Bulbasaur snaps out of its confusion. With Bulbasaur no longer confused, Ash orders Bulbasaur to try SolarBeam again. While Bulbasaur is charging the attack, Dusclops tries to defeat it by firing Will-O-Wisp, but this time Bulbasaur dodges and fires SolarBeam, knocking out Dusclops.

Brandon summons Ninjask, and Ash swaps for Squirtle. Ninjask uses Aerial Ace, but Squirtle's Rapid Spin repels the attack. Ninjask uses Sandstorm to send Squirtle flying before using Double Team to surround it. Squirtle fires Water Gun at all of them, revealing Ninjask. Ninjask dodges Water Gun and strikes with Aerial Ace. Ninjask uses Sandstorm, but Squirtle's Hydro Pump neutralises it. Ninjask then uses Sand-Attack to blind Squirtle. Ninjask uses another Aerial Ace, but Squirtle can't see in order to evade. Ash tells Squirtle to listen for it. Squirtle dodges and uses Hydro Pump, but the attack goes high. Ninjask executes another Aerial Ace, but the Hydro Pump attack comes down and clears Squirtle's eyes, allowing it to counter with Skull Bash and knock out Ninjask.

Brandon sends out Solrock. Squirtle uses Hydro Pump, but Solrock's Psywave pushes it back. Confusion stops Skull Bash and sends Squirtle back. Solrock fires Shadow Ball but Squirtle uses Hydro Pump against the wall to dodge. Squirtle attempts a Rapid Spin, but Solrock dodges. Squirtle crashes into the wall and takes Solrock's SolarBeam, an attack which takes out Squirtle.

Ash sends Bulbasaur back out. Solrock uses Psywave, but Bulbasaur dodges and fires Razor Leaf. Solrock uses Confusion to stop the attack, and sends the leaves back at Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur charges with Vine Whip, but Solrock uses Confusion again to sends Bulbasaur flying, but it bounces off the wall. Solrock fires Shadow Ball, but Bulbasaur dodges. It fires Leech Seed, hitting Solrock and begins sapping away its energy. Solrock fires another Psywave, hitting Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur fires SolarBeam, which Solrock matches with its own. Both attacks collide, and the force causes a double knockout.

Underneath, Team Rocket digs into the chamber where Regirock and Registeel are kept. They use Lock-On to target Team Rocket, before firing dual Hyper Beam attacks that send Team Rocket flying.

Ash sends Pikachu out, and Brandon calls upon Regice. Pikachu fires Thunderbolt, which Regice endures easily. Regice uses Blizzard, which Pikachu takes. Pikachu attacks with Iron Tail, with Regice countering with Ice Beam. Pikachu dodges, but the attack freezes one half of the field and negates the attack. Pikachu uses Quick Attack, but Regice negates it with another Ice Beam, which freezes the other half of the field. With the field covered in ice, Regice can move quicker, but Pikachu ends up slipping. Regice attempts to use Focus Punch, but Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to paralyze Regice, and then strikes the Iceberg Pokémon with Iron Tail. Regice uses Ice Beam to freeze the stadium more, creating a tomb of ice pillars that trap Pikachu.

With Pikachu immobilized, Regice uses Rest. Pikachu uses Iron Tail to free itself. Pikachu races towards Regice, but it wakes up and fires Ice Beam, this time making a direct hit and freezing Pikachu in an ice pillar. Ash orders Thunderbolt, but Pikachu seems unable to. The referee begins to declare Pikachu unable to battle, but Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to shatter the ice and paralyze Regice again. Regice fires another Focus Punch to send Pikachu bouncing across the ice field. Ash manages to get Pikachu to use two Iron Tails in a row due to the ice. Regice uses Ice Beam to trap Pikachu in another icy tomb before using Rest again. Pikachu frees itself with Iron Tail and starts charging forward with Volt Tackle. Regice wakes up and uses Ice Beam to try to freeze it again, but Pikachu dodges and hits Regice before it can launch another attack, knocking it out. Ash wins the match.

Brandon gives Ash the Brave Symbol, completing Ash's Battle Frontier quest. Scott hands Ash a plaque with all seven Symbols on it, acknowledging his position in the Hall of Fame, and offers Ash a Frontier Brain position. Ash declines, stating that he wants to travel more, but Scott tells him that should he change his mind, the offer will always be open to him. Brandon and the pyramid takes off. Bulbasaur heads back to Professor Oak's Laboratory, Squirtle returns to the Squirtle Squad, and Charizard returns to the Charicific Valley.

Major events

Ash holding the Brave Symbol

• Ash continues his rematch against Brandon.
• Ash defeats Brandon, earning the Brave Symbol and entering the Battle Frontier Hall of Fame.
• Scott offers Ash a Frontier Brain position.
• Ash turns down his Frontier Brain candidacy offer.
• Ash's Bulbasaur, Charizard, and Squirtle return to Professor Oak's Laboratory, the Charicific Valley, and the Squirtle Squad, respectively.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Regice (Brandon's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Officer Jenny
• Nurse Joy
• Scott
• Brandon
• Samuel

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Regirock (Brandon's)
• Registeel (Brandon's)
• Dusclops (Brandon's)
• Ninjask (Brandon's)
• Solrock (Brandon's)
• Regice (Brandon's)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Meganium (Vincent's; flashback)
• Arbok (flashback)
• Exeggutor (flashback)
• Zangoose (flashback)
• Seviper (flashback)
• Metagross (flashback)

Trivia

• Background music from Jirachi: Wish Maker, the TV cut of Battle Frontier, and background music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew are used as background music.
• The next episode preview is narrated by Ash and May.
• The dub episode title is a pun on the famous phrase "Space, The Final Frontier" from the Sci-Fi series Star Trek.
• This episode marked the second time one of Ash's Pokémon defeated a Legendary Pokémon. The first was in The Symbol Life with Charizard defeating Articuno.
  • Also, both of the Legendary Pokémon beaten in these two episodes were Ice-type Pokémon that are part of a Legendary trio.
• This is one episode where Team Rocket never recites their motto in any form.
• Jessie's Wobbuffet does not appear in this episode.
• This is the final appearance of Scott.
• This is also the final appearance of Ash's Squirtle excluding flashback in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!.

Errors

• During Ash's flashback with Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur is seen flipping Vincent's Meganium inside a building while Ash is wearing his Advanced Generation series clothes, battling a Zangoose, and battling an Arbok with May and Max in the background. Bulbasaur's only battle against Vincent's Meganium took place outside when Ash was still wearing his original clothes, while the other two battles never took place.
• When Scott and Officer Jenny are driving off at the end, with Charizard flying above them, they appear to have switched positions from the previous scene based on Ash's movements. Ash clearly moves to the left from Scott's car to where Officer Jenny is, but Scott is on the left when they all leave.
• When Solrock used Confusion on Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur was seen using Vine Whip even though Ash had never commanded Bulbasaur to do so.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		決戰！對抗雷吉艾斯！！
Danish		The Final Frontier - kampen går løs!
Dutch		Grenzen Verleggen!
Finnish		Viimeinen ottelu
European French		Dernière ligne droite
German		Alles auf eine Karte!
Hebrew		החזית האחרונה
Italian		Un incontro decisivo
Korean		결전! 레지아이스와의 대결!
Russian		Последний рубеж
Spanish	Latin America	La frontera final
	Spain	El Final del Frente
Swedish		Det avgörande slaget!

← AG189 : Gathering the Gang of Four!

Advanced Generation series

AG191 : Once More with Reeling! →

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