← JE133 | Episode | JE135 → The Ice Cave  (ソーナンスとポケモンこうかんかい！！) General Other Information Season: Pokémon: Master Quest Char. of the Day: None Episode №: #250 Main: Ash Ketchum, Brock, Misty Aired:  May 30, 2002 Recurring: Jessie, James, Nurse Joy (Ice Cave Pokemon Center), Nurse Joy (Orange Islands; Photo only)  none Opening Theme: Believe in Me Minor: Professor Oak Badge(s): Setting: Ice Cave Pokémon: Ash's Pikachu, Misty's Togepi, Team Rocket's Meowth, Nurse Joy's Chansey, Nurse Joy's Jynx, Nurse Joy's Swinub, Nurse Joy's Piloswine, Misty's Politoed, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Ash's Totodile, Ash's Bayleef, Brock's Geodude, Jessie's Arbok, James' Victreebel Major event(s) Pokémon: Master Quest

Kōri no dōkutsu! (literally translated as The Ice Cave!) is the 250th episode of Pokémon, and was only released to in Japan. It was given a ban due to the fact that Jynx is shown with its original black skin. Seeing as this Pokémon's original skin tone was considered by some to be racist, the episode was banned.

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• This episode was mainly banned outside of Japan due to Jynx's racial stereotype appearance which appears to offend many people in the United States on whom are African-Americans. Because of this, the episode wasn't aired on 4Kids in Japan.
• The Nurse Joy from OI011: The Joy of Pokémon makes a guest appearacnce in a photo.

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