DP168: Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!

is the 11th episode of Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors.
==Synopsis==
Lake Valor is the site of the Grand Festival, and the next stop for Ash and the gang. But on the way, they meet a Pokémon Ranger named Ben, who’s trying his hardest to capture a rare Heatran. The members of Team Rocket want in on the action, too, and vow to catch Heatran for themselves. Shortly after all the commotion, Ben is found. He has crashed into a river, only to be rescued by a Feraligatr.
Ben asks our heroes for help in capturing Heatran. They agree, and they all set off in anxious search of the special Pokémon. But soon after they discover Heatran in a lava-filled cave, the cave begins to crumble, compelling Ben, Ash, and the gang to jump into action! When the Team Rocket baddies realize they are in over their heads, they hightail it out of the cave. After moves from Piplup, Buneary, and Buizel cool down the lava, a final Ice Beam from Feraligatr chills the lava enough for Ben to rescue Heatran and begin transporting it to the National Park.
Thanking our heroes for their assistance, Ben and Heatran board a helicopter for their destination, and once again the journey toward Lake Valor and the Grand Festival continues!
==Episode plot==
The heroes are about to have lunch. Somewhere else, a Pokémon Ranger named Ben sees a Heatran using Eruption. He reports to his superior he will capture it and take it to the National Park and gets the permission. The ground shakes and Heatran goes away, but Ben spots a Pidgeot and captures it, then rides it to get Heatran. Just as he goes to capture it, Ben encounters a machine made by Team Rocket, who also wants to get Heatran. The machine digs out some rocks to get Heatran weakened, but it goes away and Ben and Pidgeot take damage. Fortunately, Ben uses his Capture Styler to summon Feraligatr and rescues him, but they fall in a river.
The gang hears something and soon finds the Ranger on Feraligatr, unconscious. Ben wakes up and immediately introduces himself. He cannot find his Styler, but asks them if they saw a Heatran, who can use Eruption (as normally it cannot). Though they did not find it, Ben gets upset, but soon thinks that he still is a Ranger. He asks for their help and when the heroes agree, he immediately runs somewhere and expects them to follow him. As Team Rocket is depressed by not catching the Heatran, they soon find the Styler the Ranger used. Meowth thinks they could capture Heatran and give it for the boss to use for barbecues, fireplaces or sauna.
The heroes go towards the volcano where Ben first found Heatran. Dawn asks him how come he is so cheerful, with Ben replying that he remembers his family motto: "It is always better to try than cry", which came from his grandpa. Ben explains that he can try and things should go out well. He touches the ground to feel the temperature, as Heatran is attracted to volcano. After some time, they come to a cave and venture inside. Though somewhat disgusted by the Ranger's knowledge, Team Rocket knows if they were to follow them, they could use the Styler the Ranger dropped to capture both Heatran and Pikachu. While everyone feels the ground is warmer, Meowth burns his feet.
At the end of the tunnel, they see a large lava lake and on the top Heatran itself. Heatran uses Flash Fire ability to absorb heat. Ben has not a clue what to do next, as he should have caught it using his Styler. Ash proposes to use a Poké Ball, but Ben replies Heatran must be unharmed. He soon begins to panic, but has his confidence up. Soon, they are stopped by Team Rocket. James arms the Styler Ben dropped, but he is unable to launch the disk to capture Heatran. Ben lets him know that he is the only one who can use the Styler. James goes to throw it to Ben, but Jessie and Meowth remind him the Ranger would capture Heatran, so they use the machine instead.
They launch some nets, but Heatran's Eruption burns them. Heatran begins to lose balance, which could make it fall into lava. Ben decides to get the Styler back and take Heatran before the lava goes up. As he goes to, the ground is too hot, so Brock advises to cool it down. Piplup uses Whirlpool to cool a section down while Ash sends Buizel and Dawn her Buneary. With Water Gun, Ice Beam and Whirlpool, the trio cools down the ground even more. Team Rocket launches another net, but Heatran's Eruption burns the net down. The machine takes a different form and goes after Heatran. Heatran uses Eruption, though the machine defends itself and pushes the rocks towards Heatran, causing a portion of the cave wall to fall down.
Ben manages to get to James and takes his Styler back. However, Team Rocket goes towards him and he almost falls down, but hangs on a cliff. With Pikachu's Thunderbolt, Team Rocket gets electrocuted, so Ben goes up. The remote Meowth was carrying falls in lava; the machine goes out of control. While Heatran uses Eruption and destroys it, the cave wall falls and Heatran goes down with it. Ben summons his Feraligatr using his Styler, using Ice Beam on the lava. The lave tuns to stone and Heatran lands safely. The rocks begin to fall down from the ceiling, so Team Rocket runs away.
The place is dangerous to stay, so Ben captures Heatran and get out before the entire cave gets collapsed. Ben reports to his superior to come get Heatran. The gang is amazed he was able to get Heatran rescued and will remember his motto. Soon, Ben and Heatran are in a helicopter and fly away as Ash, Dawn and Brock wave hands before they depart.
==Debuts==
===Character===
*Ben
===Pokémon===
*Heatran
===Ability===
*Flash Fire
===Move===
*Magma Storm
==Trivia==
*This episode was originally aired intentionally out of order for the Shaymin and Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs promotions during the original Japanese version in the one hour special, which was paired with the next episode, and this is also reflected by the list on the Pokémon.co.jp website, which is based on the original airings rather than the series itself. During the one hour special, it was aired after Keeping in Top Forme!. However, the Japanese language episode list for the Diamond & Pearl series and other sources such as the official Korean website's order as well as the English language season listings for the 13th season of the English adaptation, named Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors confirm that this episode normally comes before Keeping in Top Forme!.
*Similar to the other Pokémon Ranger episodes and a later episode of the XY series, that was meant to promote the idea of movies and movie making and air before the premiere of the 18th movie, this episode was delayed in the English dub to air around the time of the English release of the game it promotes. For this dub season, however, it was placed back into production order for the official dub list, having the production code 1311 instead of 1320, the order in which it would've been if dubbed in the order it aired rather than produced, rather than the order in which it actually aired.
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==References==
ja:DP編第168話
pl:DP169
Category:Episodes featuring Legendary Pokémon