Japanese Title: Navel Gym! Snowy Mountain Battle!
Original Airdate: April 22nd, 1999
US Airdate: March 11th, 2000
The one where... Ash and his mons bobsled.
A second Orange Islands trainer puts Ash and his Pokémon through a battery of tests. First, Ash must climb a mountain without use of his Pokémon. Once at the summit, he must assemble the proper team of Pokémon to freeze moving water, construct a bobsled, and then win a race on the sled. Do Ash and his Pokémon have enough skills for the challenge of Orange Island training?
Tropes
- Actually, I Am Him: Danny isn't just another trainer; he's the Navel Island gym leader.
- Ash Face: Charizard does this to Ash, as usual. In this case, it actually works to Ash's advantage as the flames also happen to perfectly carve out the sled he needs to win the challenge.
- Catchphrase Interruptus: Team Rocket is again offended by having their slogan interrupted.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Misty falls all over Danny, and Ash gets very jealous, letting his real feelings for Misty shine through.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: When Team Rocket is sent blasting off a second time in the episode, they cry out "We're blasting off again... again!"
- Pre-Explosion Glow: Happens when Danny's Electrode blows up Team Rocket's Meowth balloon.
- Precocious Crush: Misty's crush on Danny can count as this
- Shout-Out: "Is that your final answer?"
