Pokémon Pancake Race
The Pokémon Pancake Race (Japanese: ポケモンパンケーキレース Pokémon Pancake Race) is an animated series-exclusive pancake day competition that is held annually on Melemele Island. It was featured in Racing to a Big Event!. The competition is a relay race that involves Trainers and one of their Pokémon carrying a plate stacked with several Alola pancakes around the border of Melemele Island. The race is hosted by Anna.
Competition
Only real Pokémon can compete in the race. There are three sections to the race. In the first section, Trainers must carry a stack of pancakes towards the first stop on the race. At the first stop, the Trainers give their pancakes to their Pokémon to hold, which are in a wagon, for the Trainers to carry towards the second and final stop. On the next stop, each Pokémon takes the pancakes and races towards the finish line and the first one to cross the line is declared the winner.
Trainers and Pokémon who drop their pancakes are eliminated from the competition. During the race, Pokémon cannot use any moves, being disqualified if they do so. The winner receives an all-you-can-eat supply of Alola pancakes for a full year.
During the competition, Lana, Mallow, and Sophocles were eliminated for dropping the pancakes, while Kiawe did not finish the race due to Turtonator being too heavy for him to carry in the second section. Jessie and James were also disqualified; the former due to Mimikyu using Shadow Ball and the latter for competing with Meowth and Wobbuffet disguised as a Bewear, which was exposed by a real Bewear. Ash tied with Nina, the winner of the previous year's competition, as his Pikachu and her Alolan Raichu reached the finish line at the same time, while Samson Oak was declared the big winner together with his Komala.
Known competitors
| Trainer | Place |
|---|---|
| Samson | Winner |
| Ash | Runner-up (tie) |
| Nina | Runner-up (tie) |
| Kiawe | DNF |
| James | Disqualified |
| Lana | Eliminated |
| Jessie | Disqualified |
| Mallow | Eliminated |
| Sophocles | Eliminated |
Pokémon used in the Pokémon Pancake Race
Ash Ketchum
 Pikachu ♂ |
Lana
 Popplio |
Kiawe
 Turtonator ♂ |
Sophocles
 Togedemaru ♀ |
Mallow
 Bounsweet ♀ |
Samson Oak
 Komala |
Jessie
 Mimikyu |
James
 Meowth* ♂ |
 Wobbuffet* ♂ |
Nina
 Raichu |
Other competitors
 Machop (×2) |
 Pinsir |
 Raticate |
 Poliwhirl |
Munchlax |
 Riolu |
Makuhita |
Elekid |
Herdier |
Spinda |
Growlithe |
Sudowoodo |
Yungoos |
Machoke |
Krokorok |
Espeon |
In other languages
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