Pokémon: The Original Series · Master Quest arc

EP272 · Can't Beat the Heat!

Name: Can't Beat the Heat!
Released: 2003-09-27

ライバルたいけつ! カメックスVSリザードン!!

US air. 2003-09-27 JP air. 2002-10-17 Season. Master Quest (S5) Position. Episode 271 of 276 in Original

Why this episode matters

Key episode in Original

Final episode of the original series. Ash leaves for Hoenn; Misty stays at Cerulean; Brock follows Ash. Show transitions to Advanced Generation.

Signature episode for Misty

Departs from the main cast to run Cerulean.

Synopsis

What happens.

Ash and Harrison are left with only one Pokémon each. Both Charizard and Blaziken start off with powerful Flamethrower attacks, which collide to form a giant cloud of smoke.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP272 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 · 20

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.

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.