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(Japanese: '''こおりのどうくつ！''' ''The Ice Cave!'') is the 250th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 30, 2002, but was not broadcast anywhere else outside of Japan, following [[EP018]], [[EP035]] and [[EP038]]. This episode is the fourth episode of the anime series to be banned, and the only Johto League episode to suffer that fate.

==Synopsis==

The scene cuts to Brock lying in bed in his sickly state, and he gets up out of bed. He notices Team Rocket outside the Pokémon Center, and they have set up a bunch of heaters to weaken the Ice Pokémon there. They scoop up all the {{p|Swinub}} and Piloswine there, and then, Jynx appears. It attempts to stop them, but {{TRT}} points a heater right at it, and Jynx collapses!

Brock, in his weakened state, appears to confront Team Rocket. Brock sends out his {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}, while Jessie sends out her {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}. Geodude uses {{m|Mega Punch}}, but this has no effect on Arbok, and the snake Pokémon retaliates using {{m|Headbutt}}. Geodude is sent flying into Brock, and [[Jessie]] commands {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} to use {{m|Wrap}} on both of them! Arbok wraps them with its tail and slams them into the ground. Brock has been defeated, and Team Rocket proceeds to steal Geodude.

Just then, Ash, Misty and Joy appear. Misty and Joy tend to Brock, while Ash takes care of Team Rocket. He sends out {{AP|Totodile}}, and Jessie once again uses her Arbok, and James sends out {{TP|James|Victreebel}}. Misty joins in too, and she sends out her {{TP|Misty|Corsola}}. She commands it to use {{m|Tackle}}, and James, under attack from Victreebel, is sent flying. Meanwhile {{AP|Totodile}} uses {{m|Bite}} on Arbok. Jessie then sends out {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. Corsola uses {{m|Tackle}} on Wobbuffet, but it uses {{m|Counter}} and sends Corsola flying. Totodile uses {{m|Water Gun}} on Wobbuffet, but it counters this too and Totodile and Corsola are defeated.

Meanwhile, the cold air enters the battleground! Pikachu then uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} on the heaters, and the Ice Pokémon are revitalized! Jynx and Piloswine use {{m|Blizzard}} on Team Rocket. Joy commands Jynx to use {{m|Sweet Kiss}} on Wobbuffet. For their final effort, Joy commands Jynx and all the Piloswine to use Blizzard at full power, instantly freezing Arbok, Victreebel and Wobbuffet. Pikachu then delivers the final blow using {{m|Thunder}}, blasting off Team Rocket.

Later, Nurse Joy thanks Ash and company for helping her to save the Ice Pokémon, and Brock’s fever is now gone. Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu leave Joy and the Ice Cave Pokémon Center.

They have now arrived at the end of the Ice Cave, and they come across {{ci|Blackthorn}} Lake! Brock informs Ash and Misty that Blackthorn City is on the other side of the lake, and our heroes sprint towards Blackthorn City and Ash’s final Johto League Gym Badge.

* [[Nurse Joy]]

* {{p|Chansey}} ([[Unnamed Island (EP092)|Orange Islands]] [[Nurse Joy]]'s; photo)

* {{p|Furret}} (TV debut)

This episode was skipped in the dub because of the prominence of {{p|Jynx}}, whose design at the time was considered by some, most significantly in the {{wp|United States}} to be an offensive racial stereotype. Jynx had appeared in previous episodes and another [[AG013|future episode]] in this design, but 4Kids were able to cut Jynx's appearance, as those deletions did not significantly affect the storyline of those particular episodes. That was not the case with this episode, as Jynx is one of the main characters in this episode, and 4Kids knew it would be impossible to remove Jynx entirely for this episode and still have the story make sense. As a result, 4Kids eventually decided to skip the episode completely. Jynx would not appear again in a dub episode until ''[[AG115|Mean with Envy]]'', where it finally appeared in the redesign it was given due to the complaints leveled against it.

[[Pokémon in Brazil|Brazil]] is the only other country, besides Japan, to have aired the episode.

* The Ice Cave in this episode is not named こおりのぬけみち ''Ice Loophole'', as it is in the games, though its location as the gateway to [[Blackthorn City]] indicates that it is indeed the [[Ice Path]].

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