Japanese Title: Burn, Zenigame Squad! Like a Fire!!
Original Airdate: May 11th, 2000
US Airdate: April 21st, 2001
Team Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix but they turn up all-wet when Ash's Squirtle leads his old gang, The Squirtle Squad into battle against the trio.
Tropes
- Beam-O-War: Team Rocket's mecha fire jets vs. the water Pokémon.
- Call-Back: The firefighting Wartortle from "The Pokémon Water War" return, along with the Squirtle Squad from "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad".
- Firefighting Episode: The second one in the series, featuring a return from characters of the previous Firefighting Episode.
- Foreshadowing: The Squirtle Squad's poor performance, along with Ash's Squirtle still being seen as their leader, is a strong indicator to Ash that the Squad needs him more than he does.
- Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!:
- Pikachu zaps the Squirtle Squad to get them to pay attention and get their act together.
- When the Squad goes up against the Golduck team, Squirtle does this to the rest of his squad by stepping on their tails.
- Good-Times Montage: As Squirtle leaves with the Squad, Ash recalls all the things they went through together.
- I Need to Go Iron My Dog: Nurse Joy excuses herself when Brock hits on her.
- Put on a Bus:
- When Ash sends his Tauros back to Professor Oak, Oak asks if it's okay for Heracross to stay at the lab a little longer.
- Ash's Squirtle rejoins the Squirtle Squad.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: When Squirtle is saying good-bye to the rest of Ash's Pokemon, Bulbasaur seems indifferent, but then he extends his vine to shake Squirtle's hand in good-bye.
