Pokémon: The Original Series · Master Quest arc
EP256 · Better Eight Than Never
フスベジム! さいごのバッジ!!
Synopsis
What happens.
Ash and his friends are on their way back to New Bark Town via a rocky road. The group comes across a tunnel, which Brock suggests that it may lead to the ocean. Misty perks up and promptly runs through, and as predicted the group finds themselves staring at the sea.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP256 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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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.