The Ice Cave!

"The Ice Cave!"

Information

Series

Pocket Monsters

Subtitle

Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver Arc

№

252

Opening(s) and Ending(s)

Japanese: Opening; Ready Go!; Ending; Pocket-ering Monster-ing

Staff credits

脚本(きゃくほん) (Screenplay): 大橋志吉 (Yukiyoshi Ōhashi)
絵(え)コンテ (Storyboard): 誌村宏明 (Hiroaki Shimura)
助手(じょしゅ)監督(かんとく) (Assistant director(s)): 誌村宏明 (Hiroaki Shimura)
作画(さくが)監督(かんとく) (Animation director(s)): 徳田夢之介 (Yumenosuke Tokuda)

Details

Main

Ash Ketchum, Brock, Misty

Recurring

Jessie, James, Nurse Joy (Ice Cave Pokémon Center), Nurse Joy (Orange Islands; Photo only)

Minor

Professor Oak

Pokémon

Ash's Pikachu, Misty's Togepi, Team Rocket's Meowth, Nurse Joy's Chansey (photo), Nurse Joy's Jynx, Nurse Joy's Swinub, Nurse Joy's Piloswine, Misty's Politoed, Misty's Corsola, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Ash's Totodile, Ash's Bayleef, Brock's Geodude, Jessie's Arbok, James' Victreebel

Badges or Classes

Major event(s)

Misty's Corsola knows Headbutt.

In other countries

Japan

Anglosphere^[a]

Title: こおりのどうくつ！
Airdate: May 30, 2002

Title: The Ice Cave!
Airdate(s): Unaired
Notes: ^ a: Signifies that it only applies to the US, UK, CA, AU, NZ and SG

The Ice Cave! (Japanese: こおりのどうくつ！) is the 41st episode of Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver Arc.^[1]

Synopsis[]

Ash and friends enter an ice cave as it's a shortcut to Blackthorn City. After a watery run-in with Team Rocket, Brock catches a cold and the gang finds a Pokémon Center in the cave. While a Jynx working there is taking care of Brock, Nurse Joy tells Ash and Misty that the cave is cold because of a big building working there as a refrigerator. Team Rocket finds the building and they cause trouble by reversing the structure, heating the cave and cooling the jungle outside, and make their attempt to steal the Ice-type Pokémon as well.

Episode plot[]

Ash and friends enter an ice cave as it's a shortcut to Blackthorn City. After a watery run-in with Team Rocket, Brock catches a cold and the gang finds a Pokémon Center in the cave. While a Jynx working there is taking care of Brock, Nurse Joy tells Ash and Misty that the cave is cold because of a big building working there as a refrigerator. Team Rocket finds the building and they cause trouble by reversing the structure, heating the cave and cooling the jungle outside. Ash, Misty and Nurse Joy try to stop them, but they fall into a hole. After Team Rocket escapes to catch Ice-type Pokémon, Bayleef gets Ash, Misty and Nurse Joy out of the hole and then uses her vines to restore the pipe to its original place. Team Rocket arrives in front of the Pokémon Center and they manage to capture the ice Pokémon, including Jynx, by using heaters. Despite being in weakened state, Brock tries to stop Team Rocket, but they defeat him. Ash, Misty and Nurse Joy arrive just in time to help. Pikachu rescues the ice Pokémon by destroying the heaters. Jynx and the Piloswine use Blizzard to freeze Wobbuffet, Arbok and Victreebel, and then Pikachu sends Team Rocket blasting off with Thunder. Now that Brock is feeling much better, Ash and friends leave the Ice Cave and arrive near the Blackthorn Lake.

Trivia[]

Pocket Monster TV: Jynx
This episode was banned primarily due to Jynx's appearance resembling offensive caricatures of people of African descent. 4Kids Entertainment most likely skipped over dubbing the episode for this reason.
- Subsequently, it was also skipped outside of Asia due to non-Asian dubs generally being re-dubbed versions of the English dub.
The Nurse Joy from "The Joy of Pokémon" makes a guest appearance in a photo.

Gallery[]

References[]

^ (n.d.) . "The Ice Cave! | Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)". From The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024.

[1] (n.d.) . "The Ice Cave! | Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)". From The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024.

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#001–012	"Don't Touch That 'dile" "The Double Trouble Header" "A Sappy Ending" "Roll On, Pokémon!" "Illusion Confusion" "Flower Power" "Spinarak Attack" "Snubbull Snobbery" "The Little Big Horn" "The Chikorita Rescue" "Once in a Blue Moon" "The Whistle Stop"

#013–024	"Ignorance Is Blissey" "A Bout with Sprout" "Fighting Flyer with Fire" "For Crying Out Loud" "Tanks a Lot!" "Charizard's Burning Ambitions" "Grin to Win!" "Chikorita's Big Upset" "Foul Weather Friends" "The Superhero Secret" "Mild 'n Wooly" "Wired for Battle!"

#025–036	"Good 'Quil Hunting" "A Shadow of a Drought" "Going Apricorn!" "Gettin' the Bugs Out" "A Farfetch'd Tale" "Tricks of the Trade" "The Fire-ing Squad!" "No Big Woop!" "Tunnel Vision" "Hour of the Houndour" "The Totodile Duel" "Hot Matches!"

#037–048	"Love, Totodile Style" "Fowl Play!" "Forest Grumps" "The Psychic Sidekicks!" "The Fortune Hunters" "A Goldenrod Opportunity" "A Dairy Tale Ending" "Air Time!" "The Bug Stops Here" "Type Casting" "Fossil Fools" "Carrying On!"

#049–060	"Hassle in the Castle" "Two Hits and a Miss" "A Hot Water Battle" "Hook, Line, and Stinker" "Beauty and the Breeder" "A Better Pill to Swallow" "Power Play!" "Mountain Time" "Wobbu-Palooza!" "Imitation Confrontation" "The Trouble with Snubbull" "Ariados, Amigos"

#061–072	"Wings 'n' Things" "The Grass Route" "The Apple Corp!" "Houndoom's Special Delivery" "A Ghost of a Chance" "From Ghost to Ghost" "Trouble's Brewing" "All That Glitters!" "The Light Fantastic" "UnBEARable" "Moving Pictures" "Spring Fever"

#073–084	"Freeze Frame" "The Stolen Stones!" "The Dunsparce Deception" "The Wayward Wobbuffet" "Sick Daze" "Ring Masters" "The Poké Spokesman" "Control Freak!" "The Art of Pokémon" "The Heartbreak of Brock" "Current Events" "Turning Over a New Bayleef"

#085–096	"Doin' What Comes Natu-rally" "The Big Balloon Blow-Up" "The Screen Actor's Guilt" "Right On, Rhydon!" "The Kecleon Caper" "The Joy of Water Pokémon" "Got Miltank?" "Fight for the Light!" "Machoke, Machoke Man!" "Around the Whirlpool" "Fly Me to the Moon" "Takin' It on the Chinchou"

#097–108	"A Corsola Caper!" "Mantine Overboard!" "Octillery the Outcast" "Dueling Heroes" "The Perfect Match!" "Plant It Now… Diglett Later" "Hi Ho Silver… Away!" "The Mystery Is History" "A Parent Trapped!" "A Promise Is a Promise" "Throwing in the Noctowl" "Nerves of Steelix!"

#109–120	"Bulbasaur… the Ambassador!" "Espeon, Not Included" "For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!" "Extreme Pokémon!" "An EGG-sighting Adventure!" "Hatching a Plan" "Dues and Don'ts" "Just Waiting on a Friend" "A Tyrogue Full of Trouble" "Xatu the Future" "Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution" "Rage of Innocence"

#121–132	"As Cold as Pryce" "Nice Pryce, Baby!" "Whichever Way the Wind Blows" "Some Like It Hot" "Hocus Pokémon" "As Clear as Crystal" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Enlighten Up!" "Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?" "Wish Upon a Star Shape" "Outrageous Fortunes" "One Trick Phony!"

#133–144	"I Politoed Ya So!" "The Ice Cave!" "Beauty Is Skin Deep" "Fangs for Nothin'" "Great Bowls of Fire!" "Better Eight Than Never" "Why? Wynaut!" "Just Add Water" "Lapras of Luxury" "Hatch Me If You Can" "Entei at Your Own Risk" "A Crowning Achievement"

#145–156	"Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid" "You're a Star, Larvitar!" "Address Unown!" "Mother of All Battles" "Pop Goes the Sneasel" "A Claim to Flame!" "Love, Pokémon Style" "Tie One On!" "The Ties That Bind" "Can't Beat the Heat!" "Playing with Fire!" "Johto Photo Finish"

#157–158	"Gotta Catch Ya Later!" "Hoenn Alone!"

See also	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys Pokémon: Johto League Champions Pokémon: Master Quest (Pocket Monsters Pocket Monsters: Orange Islands Arc)

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Characters · Pokémon · Transcripts

#001–012 (#094–105)	"Around the Whirlpool" "Fly Me to the Moon" "Takin' It on the Chinchou" "A Corsola Caper!" "Mantine Overboard!" "Octillery the Outcast" "Dueling Heroes" "The Perfect Match!" "Plant It Now… Diglett Later" "Hi Ho Silver… Away!" "The Mystery Is History" "A Parent Trapped!"

#013–024 (#106–117)	"A Promise Is a Promise" "Throwing in the Noctowl" "Nerves of Steelix!" "Bulbasaur… the Ambassador!" "Espeon, Not Included" "For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!" "Extreme Pokémon!" "An EGG-sighting Adventure!" "Hatching a Plan" "Dues and Don'ts" "Just Waiting on a Friend" "A Tyrogue Full of Trouble"

#025–036 (#118–129)	"Xatu the Future" "Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution" "Rage of Innocence" "As Cold as Pryce" "Nice Pryce, Baby!" "Whichever Way the Wind Blows" "Some Like It Hot" "Hocus Pokémon" "As Clear as Crystal" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Enlighten Up!" "Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?"

#037–048 (#130–141)	"Wish Upon a Star Shape" "Outrageous Fortunes" "One Trick Phony!" "I Politoed Ya So!" "Beauty Is Skin Deep" "Fangs for Nothin'" "Great Bowls of Fire!" "Better Eight Than Never" "Why? Wynaut!" "Just Add Water" "Lapras of Luxury" "Hatch Me If You Can"

#049–060 (#142–153)	"Entei at Your Own Risk" "A Crowning Achievement" "Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid" "You're a Star, Larvitar!" "Address Unown!" "Mother of All Battles" "Pop Goes the Sneasel" "A Claim to Flame!" "Love, Pokémon Style" "Tie One On!" "The Ties That Bind" "Can't Beat the Heat!"

#061–065 (#154–156)	"Playing with Fire!" "Johto Photo Finish" "Gotta Catch Ya Later!"

See also	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys Pokémon: Johto League Champions Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver Arc

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

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The Ice Cave!

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