Pokémon: A Heated Match

When Ash and friends hear of a virtually undefeatable trainer operating nearby, they seek her out, only to see first Brock's Vulpix and then Ash's Cyndaquil take heavy abuse from her Skarmory-despite its disadvantage against the Fire element.

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Episode Info

Episode number: 3x36
Production Number: 336
Airdate: Saturday May 12th, 2001

Director: (Unknown)
Writer: (Unknown)

Guest Stars

Lisa Ortiz
As Miki

Recurring

Recap

Ash and co. are continuing once again on their journey towards Goldenrod City. They walk out of the Pokémon Center. Immediately a trainer holding a Growlithe runs into Ash. He apologizes and says that his Growlithe is in bad shape. He explains how he battled a trainer and lost. Ash asks where the trainer is located at, and the trainer tells him that the trainer is in the mountains. He warns them to stay away, and then he rushes into the Pokémon Center. Despite the trainer's warning, Ash and co. decide to go into the mountains to find the tough trainer...

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Episode Notes

Ash's Cyndaquil learns to ignite the flame on its back easily.

Who's That Pokémon: Aipom

In other languages
French: Chaud devant
Italian: Sfide e rivincite
Latin American Spanish: ¡Duelos calientes!
Spanish: Combates ardientes

There was a scene cut in this episode. Early in the morning, Ash leaves for the mountains to train with Cyndaquil, and when Misty and Brock find him missing, Misty comments that he must have had serious business if he left without breakfast. The scene was only cut out of that one airing in order to make room for the Pokémon G/S music video. The scene was restored in all other airings.

Skarmory's voice is dubbed in this episode, but in every other appearance after this one (Going for Choke), it keeps its Japanese voice.

Thanks to Ash's training Cyndaquil no longer has the disavantage of Warming up before using Fire attacks