AG190

Pace - The Final Frontier! (Japanese: 決戦！VSレジアイス！！ Deciding Match! VS Regice!!) is the 190th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 464th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 31, 2006 and in the United States on February 17, 2007.
==Blurb==
With Charizard out of the battle for his rematch against Pyramid King Brandon, Ash calls out Bulbasaur. Dusclops performs Mean Look again, while Bulbasaur wraps the Ghost-type with Leech Seed. The two Pokémon are evenly matched, but Bulbasaur takes a beating from the Fire-type move Will-O-Wisp and is affected by Confuse Ray, which causes it to use Vine Whip on itself. Because Leech Seed is taking energy from Dusclops and giving it to Bulbasaur, the Grass-type manages to stay in the fight, using SolarBeam to knock Dusclops out.
Brandon sends out Ninjask next, while Ash sends out Squirtle. The two move quickly, and are perfectly matched until Ninjask blinds Squirtle with Sand-Attack. Squirtle listens for its opponent, and eventually recovers by clearing out its eyes with Hydro Pump. Squirtle strikes with Skull Bash, knocking out Ninjask. Brandon then calls out Solrock. Squirtle stays in the battle, but eventually Solrock takes it down with SolarBeam, a Grass-type move.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket is sneaking into the Battle Pyramid, but they are caught and blasted away by Regirock and Registeel. In battle, Ash sends Bulbasaur back out, who does a good job of dodging. Eventually Solrock and Bulbasaur face off with their SolarBeam attacks, resulting in a double KO. Ash and Brandon send out their final Pokémon, Pikachu and Brandon's new Regice. Regice's attacks quickly ice up the field, making it hard for Pikachu to keep steady. Pikachu still makes an impact with Thunderbolt and Iron Tail, but Regice traps Pikachu and then uses Rest to heal up. Regice hits Pikachu with Ice Beam, freezing it in a block of ice, and the Electric-type is almost defeated, but Pikachu breaks out with Thunderbolt and strikes back with Iron Tail. Regice attempts to trap Pikachu and use Rest again, but Pikachu breaks down and charges with Volt Tackle, knocking out Regice.
Ash is awarded the Brave Symbol, making him a Master of the Battle Frontier and entering him into the Hall of Fame. Scott offers Ash a Frontier Brain position, but he turns it down in favor of more traveling. Squirtle, Charizard, and Bulbasaur all return to their homes.
==Plot==
Just after the start of 's rematch against , the former sends out to take the place of his recently defeated . Dusclops fires a , and Bulbasaur takes it. Bulbasaur's flurry hits home, and Dusclops responds with , preventing Bulbasaur from leaving the battle. Bulbasaur's misses and it takes another Shadow Punch, sending Bulbasaur flying. Bulbasaur fires a , which sprouts vines that wrap around Dusclops and saps its energy. Dusclops uses , but Razor Leaf negates it. Ash calls for a , but Dusclops fires a , Bulbasaur and causing its Solar Beam to fire towards the roof, catching and sending them blasting off.
Bulbasaur takes another Will-O-Wisp, and tries to use Vine Whip, but the vines are out of its control and begin whipping Bulbasaur itself. Another Will-O-Wisp sends Bulbasaur flying, and Ash catches it. The vines attacks itself and Ash. Ash calls out to Bulbasaur, and Bulbasaur snaps out of its confusion. With Bulbasaur no longer confused, Ash orders Bulbasaur to try Solar Beam again. While Bulbasaur is charging the attack, Dusclops tries to defeat it by firing Will-O-Wisp, but this time Bulbasaur dodges and fires the Solar Beam, knocking Dusclops out.
Brandon summons , and Ash swaps for . Ninjask uses , but Squirtle's repels the attack. Brandon has Ninjask use to send Squirtle flying before using to surround it. Squirtle fires at all of them, revealing Ninjask. The dodges Water Gun and strikes with Aerial Ace. Ninjask uses Sandstorm, but Squirtle's neutralizes it. Ninjask uses to blind Squirtle and goes for another Aerial Ace attack, with Squirtle unable to see or evade. Ash tells Squirtle to listen for it and the Tiny Turtle Pokémon dodges and uses Hydro Pump, but the attack goes high. Ninjask executes another Aerial Ace attack, but the water from Squirtle's Hydro Pump attack comes down and clears Squirtle's eyes, allowing it to counter with and knock out Ninjask.
Brandon sends out . Squirtle uses Hydro Pump, but Solrock's pushes it back. stops Skull Bash and sends Squirtle back. Solrock fires but Squirtle uses Hydro Pump against the wall to dodge. Squirtle attempts a Rapid Spin, but Solrock dodges. Squirtle crashes into the wall and takes Solrock's Solar Beam, an attack which takes out Squirtle.
Ash sends Bulbasaur back out. Solrock uses Psywave, but Bulbasaur dodges and fires a Razor Leaf attack. Solrock uses Confusion to stop the attack, and sends the leaves back at Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur charges with Vine Whip, but Solrock uses Confusion again to sends Bulbasaur flying, but it bounces off the wall. Solrock fires Shadow Ball, but Bulbasaur dodges. It fires Leech Seed, hitting Solrock and begins sapping away its energy. Solrock fires another Psywave, hitting Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur fires Solar Beam, which Solrock matches with its own. Both attacks collide, and the force causes a double knockout.
Underneath, Team Rocket digs into the chamber where and are kept. They use to target Team Rocket, before firing dual s that send Team Rocket blasting off again.
Ash and Brandon send out their final Pokémon, with Ash sending out, and Brandon calling upon . Scott realizes that this must be the Pokémon that Brandon had discovered earlier. Pikachu fires off a , which Regice endures easily. Regice uses , which Pikachu takes head-on. Pikachu attacks with , with Regice countering with that Pikachu dodges. However, the attack freezes one half of the field and negates the attack. Pikachu uses , but Regice negates it with another Ice Beam, which freezes the other half of the field. With the entire field covered in ice, Regice can move quicker, but Pikachu ends up slipping. Regice attempts to use , but Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to Regice, and then strikes the Iceberg Pokémon with Iron Tail. Regice uses Ice Beam to freeze the stadium more, creating a tomb of ice pillars that trap Pikachu.
With Pikachu immobilized, Regice uses , fully restoring its stamina and curing it of its paralysis. Pikachu uses Iron Tail to free himself and races towards Regice, but it wakes up and fires Ice Beam, this time making a direct hit and Pikachu in an ice pillar. Ash orders Thunderbolt, but Pikachu seems unable to. The referee begins to declare Pikachu unable to battle, but Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to shatter the ice and paralyze Regice again. Regice fires another Focus Punch to send Pikachu bouncing across the ice field. Ash manages to get Pikachu to hit Regice with Iron Tail twice in a row due to the ice. Regice uses Ice Beam to trap Pikachu in another icy tomb before using Rest again. Pikachu frees himself with Iron Tail and starts charging forward with . Regice wakes up and uses Ice Beam to try to freeze him again, but Pikachu dodges and hits Regice before it can launch another attack, knocking it out and making Ash the winner. Brandon gives Ash the Brave Symbol as his reward, completing Ash's quest.
Later, Scott hands Ash a plaque with all seven Symbols on it, acknowledging his position in the Hall of Fame, and offers Ash a Frontier Brain position. Ash declines, stating that he wants to travel more, but Scott tells him that should he change his mind, the offer will always be open to him. Brandon and the Battle Pyramid take off. Bulbasaur heads back to Professor Oak's Laboratory, Squirtle returns to the Squirtle Squad, and Charizard returns to the Charicific Valley.
==Major events==
* is revealed to own a and a , and to have a , the Pokémon he left search for earlier.
* continues his rematch against Brandon and wins, earning the Brave Symbol and entering the Hall of Fame.
* Scott offers Ash a position as a Frontier Brain, but Ash turns it down, though the offer remains open.
* Ash's Bulbasaur, , and return to Professor Oak's Laboratory, the Charicific Valley, and the Squirtle Squad, respectively.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts =====
* (Brandon's)
==Characters==
===Humans===
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* Max
* Jessie
* James
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* Nurse Joy
* Officer Jenny
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* Scott
* Samuel
===Pokémon===
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* (Brandon's)
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* (Brandon's)
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* (Jackson's; flashback)
* (flashback)
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==Trivia==
* Background music from Jirachi: Wish Maker and Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, as well as the TV cut of , is used here.
* and narrate the preview for the next episode.
* The episode's English dub title is a pun on the famous phrase "Space, the final frontier", which originated from the sci-fi series .
* defeating marks the second time one of Ash's Pokémon defeats a Legendary Pokémon. The first was in The Symbol Life, with defeating .
** Also, both of the Legendary Pokémon beaten in these two episodes were Pokémon that are part of a Legendary trio.
* This is the last episode where a Generation III Pokémon would make its main series debut during the Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire arc of . The remaining four Generation III Pokémon would make their main series debut in later seasons (, , , and ).
* This episode marks the last time to date in which Ash has used or in an onscreen battle.
* doesn't recite their motto in any form in this episode.
* Jessie's Wobbuffet does not appear in this episode.
* This is the final appearance of Scott.
* This would be the final appearance of Ash's Squirtle, excluding a flashback in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, until Alola, Kanto!, 517 episodes later.
===Errors===
* During Ash's flashback with , Bulbasaur is seen flipping Vincent's Meganium inside a building while Ash is wearing his Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire clothes, battling a , and battling an with May and Max in the background. Bulbasaur's only battle against Vincent's Meganium took place outside, when Ash was still wearing his original clothes, while the other two battles never took place.
* When uses on Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur was seen using , even though Ash had never commanded Bulbasaur to do so.
===Dub edits===
* In the English dub, it is said that it is Ash's last chance to win the Battler Frontier. In the original Japanese version, there is no mention of such a thing.
==In other languages==
191
Category:Episodes written by Shōji Yonemura
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Satoru Iriyoshi
Category:Episodes directed by Yoshito Hata
Category:Episodes animated by Hiromi Funatsu
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes with Frontier Brain challenges
Category:Episodes in which Ash receives a Frontier Symbol
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
de:Alles auf eine Karte! (Staffel 9)
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fr:AG190
it:RZ190
ja:AG編第190話
zh:宝可梦 超世代 第189集