EP271
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Playing with Fire!
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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Playing with Fire! (Japanese: バシャーモふたたび！ハヅキとのたたかい!! Bursyamo Returns! Battle Against Hazuki!) is the 271st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 24, 2002 and in the United States on October 4, 2003.
Synopsis
Ash has chosen Pikachu to battle Harrison's Kecleon. Kecleon uses its Color Change ability to escape detection, while lashing out at Pikachu with its tongue. Pikachu manages to catch Kecleon's tongue and use a Thunderbolt, knocking it out!
Harrison then sends out Sneasel, the same one he captured before the tournament opened. Pikachu uses another ThunderShock, but Sneasel leads with a Metal Claw, knocking out Pikachu.
Ash takes a second to collect Pikachu from the field, then sends out Totodile. Totodile bites down on Sneasel's arm and dances around its Metal Claw, then uses a Water Gun to take Sneasel out of the fight.
Harrison chooses Hypno to fight next. Totodile uses Leer, but Hypno is totally unaffected. Hypno then uses Hypnosis, taking full control of Totodile. Next Hypno uses a Psychic attack to knock Totodile out of the field!
Ash sends out Snorlax... but Snorlax is still asleep! Hypno takes the advantage, and uses Dream Eater on Snorlax. Snorlax then wakes up, angry at having its dreams stolen. Snorlax blasts Hypno with a Hyper Beam, knocking it out.
There's a five minute intermission now that Harrison has lost three of his Pokémon.
As the second half begins, Ash takes out Noctowl and Harrison chooses Steelix. Noctowl hits Steelix with Confusion, but Steelix counters with Sandstorm. Noctowl tries to use Hypnosis, but Steelix uses a combination of Dig and Iron Tail. Noctowl is defeated.
Ash sends Snorlax back out. Steelix is able to trap Snorlax with a Bind attack, but Snorlax is able to launch an Ice Punch and get out of Steelix's grip. Snorlax then launches a Hyper Beam at Steelix and knocks it out.
Harrison's next Pokémon is Houndoom. Snorlax uses Hyper Beam once more, but Houndoom uses Counter to deflect the blast, taking Snorlax out of the fight for good. Brock is amazed that Harrison's Houndoom can use Counter.
Ash's next Pokémon is... Bayleef?! Everyone is shocked that he's using a Template:Type2 to battle a Template:Type2. Houndoom's Flamethrower manages to damage Bayleef before Ash gets the idea to use Vine Whip and prevent Houndoom from using more Fire attacks. Bayleef takes Houndoom down with a Body Slam.
Harrison is down to his last Pokémon - Blaziken. Ash is worried, thinking that Bayleef might not be able to beat a second Template:Type2. Bayleef tries to use Razor Leaf, but Blaziken merely incinerates the leaves. Ash decides to keep a good distance for Blaziken while attacking it and tells Bayleef to use Vine Whip, but Blaziken just grabs the vines and pulls Bayleef at itself. Ash tells Bayleef to use the momentum for another Body Slam, but Blaziken uses a Fire Punch and takes Bayleef out of the match!
Now Ash is also down to his last Pokémon. And he chooses Charizard. The both Pokémon launch their Flamethrowers and the attacks meet in mid-air, resulting a huge ball of fire.
The episode ends as the two Fire Pokémon square off....
Major events
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Ariados (English), Kabigon (Japanese)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Charizard (Ash's)
- Muk (Ash's; recap)
- Snorlax (Ash's)
- Heracross (Ash's; recap)
- Bayleef (Ash's)
- Totodile (Ash's)
- Noctowl (Ash's)
- Psyduck (Misty's; recap)
- Politoed (Misty's)
- Blastoise (Gary's; recap)
- Arcanine (Gary's; recap)
- Scizor (Gary's; recap)
- Golem (Gary's; recap)
- Blaziken (Harrison's)
- Kecleon (Harrison's)
- Sneasel (Harrison's)
- Hypno (Harrison's)
- Steelix (Harrison's)
- Houndoom (Harrison's)
- Machoke
- Machamp
Trivia
- This episode can be found on the second GBA video.
Errors
- When Ash sent out Totodile, he threw a Poké Ball, despite the fact that he captured it with a Lure Ball.
- Harrison's Steelix hits Ash's Noctowl with Dig which shouldn't be possible since Noctowl is a Flying-type and as such should not be affected by a Ground-type move.
- During the introduction the narrator says that Harrison is using Pokemon Ash has never seen before but it shows Kecleon as an example, but Kecleon is one of the few Hoenn Pokemon Ash has seen.
Dub edits
In other languages
- Finnish: Leikkiä tulella
- French: Un match brûlant
- German: Spiel mit dem Feuer
- Hebrew: !משחקים באש mesakhkim be'esh!
- Italian: Il torneo della vittoria (terza parte)
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Brincando com Fogo!
- Spanish:
- Iberian Spanish: Jugando con fuego
- Latin American Spanish: ¡Jugando con fuego!
- Swedish: Eld mot Eld
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