Pokémon: The Original Series · Master Quest arc

EP233 · Dues and Don'ts

ロケットだんとデリバード!

US air. 2003-01-25 JP air. 2002-01-10 Season. Master Quest (S5) Position. Episode 233 of 276 in Original

Synopsis

What happens.

The group emerges from a cave within Mt. Mortar and spots a sitting Pokémon wearing a neckerchief. Ash checks his Pokédex, which identifies the mystery Pokémon as a Tyrogue. Brock tries to give him some food, but the Tyrogue refuses the offer.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP233 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · EP213-EP274

Master Quest.

Ash completes Johto, then enters the Silver Conference. Defeats rival Gary Oak before losing to Harrison in the Top 8. The original trio splits at the end. End of an era.

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Pokémon featured · 19

Who appears.

Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.

More from this arc

Other episodes in Master Quest.

Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.