Pokémon: The Original Series · Master Quest arc

EP267 · Pop Goes the Sneasel

ニューラとせいなるほのお!

US air. 2003-09-16 JP air. 2002-09-12 Season. Master Quest (S5) Position. Episode 266 of 276 in Original

Synopsis

What happens.

The day after the opening ceremonies, at the Athlete's Village Pokémon Center, Ash discovers that he has been grouped into Group H.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP267 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 · 18

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.