Pokémon Pancake Race

A poster advertising the Pancake Race

The Pokémon Pancake Race (Japanese: ポケモンパンケーキレース Pokémon Pancake Race) is an anime-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

Meowth and Wobbuffet disguised as a Bewear

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

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

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 寶可夢鬆餅競跑 Pokémon Sōngbǐng Jìngpǎo Danish Pokémon-pandekageløbet Dutch Pokémon Pannenkoek Race Finnish Pokémon-lettukisa French Course Pokémon des Pancakes German Pokémon-Pfannkuchen-Rennen Italian Corsa Pokémon di frittelle Norwegian Pokémon-pannekakeløpet Polish Naleśnikowy Wyścig Pokémonów Brazilian Portuguese Corrida de Panquecas do Pokémon (SM017) Corrida de Panquecas Pokémon (SM013) Swedish Det Stora Pannkaksloppet

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