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| Pokemon - The Great Race (Vol. 11) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 20738
Category: Video
Actors: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ootani, Mayumi Iizuka, Yuko Kobayashi, Yuji Ueda
Directors: Kunihiko Yuyama, Masamitsu Hidaka
Publisher: Viz Video
Studio: Viz Video
Brand: RED ORB
Label: Viz Video
Format: Animated, Color, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Platform: Windows
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
ESRB: Everyone
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 75 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
UPC: 013023023833
EAN: 0013023023833
ASIN: B000021Y6O
Release Date: November 23, 1999
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
Ash tries to get the soul badge at Fuchsia Gym, but the gym is a ninja mansion full of treacherous traps! Then, devious racer Dario has rigged the Pokemon race with his sabotage, wounding the front-runner, Lara! Can Ash ride Lara's Ponyta and win the race? A lost boy, Tommy, has been raised by the Kangaskhan to speak Pokemon language! Now Team Rocket is trying to trap the Kangaskhan, and only Ash, Pikachu and their friends can stop them, save the Kangaskhan, and reunite Tommy with his family!
Amazon.com
The kids and their pet monsters have forsaken the city for the countryside in this trio of episodes from the animated TV series. First they stumble into a booby-trapped Ninja mansion in "The Ninja Poke-Showdown." The head Ninja challenges Ash to a "two-on-two" Pokemon battle, which introduces two forms of the insect monster Veronat. For a little dash of culture, evildoers Team Rocket appear in kabuki garb. Then it's on to the Pokemon preserve in "The Flame Pokemon-Athon!" in which cowgirl Lara (complete with Southernish accent) trains her protected Pokemon for the big annual race. Finally, in "The Kangaskhan Kid," Ash, Misty, and Brock help reunite a little Tarzan twin who lives in the wild with a pack of kangaroo-like Pokemon with his father, who accidentally dropped him from an airplane when he was three, and his mother, who, curiously, appears not to resent her husband's carelessness. This 75-minute tape will appeal to Pokemon fans of all ages; however, parents concerned about the fighting may want to wait until their tots are preschool-age to introduce them to the phenom that is Pokemon. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 I agree with the editorial that syas first two are good but last is bad April 4, 2007
The fist two episodes were great. I love the one about the race, when Ash rides Ponyta and it evolves into Rapidash. Lara was a great characetr and the episode itself was funny and exciting. The first episode is great as well; we ffinally learn that Psyduck is not a useless Pokemon. And it's fun as well.
However the last episode . . .
I know it's emotional and supposed to be sad, but I'm sorry, while watching "The Kangaskhan Kid" I was laughing. I mean, the parents are flying over a jungle when the father lets his son "have a closer look". Btw the father, even though he was kind of funny, was quite possibly the worst character in the series. I hated him. He was a complete idiot. If I were the mother I would have divorced him; I mean he DROPPED HIS CHILD INTO A FOREST AND WASN'T EVEN WORRIED! Ugh! I wasn't too crazy about the mom eithe, but her frustration towards the father was completely understandable. This episode was supposed to be sda, but really it's stupid and I HATE THE FATHER!!!!!
However, the first two were really great. Classic episodes.
 3 TV Episodes January 17, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Includes Ninja Poke-Showdown (Ash tries to get soul badge at Fuchsia Gym-a ninja mansion), Flame Pokemon-athon (Dario rigs the Pokemon race, wounding Lara) and Kangaskhan Kid (a lost boy, Tommy, raised by Kangaskhan, is reunited with his family by Ash & Pikachu).
A cute video, but....... December 30, 2002
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is sort of boring, too..........I'll check out some other pokemon videos....
Two outta three ain't bad... October 24, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You know the drill, Pokemon is great, three Pokemon eps on a DVD/VHS, yadda yadda yadda. The first episode is "The Ninja-Poke Showdown", in which Ash sets out to win a Soul Badge from Gym Leader Koga, but he must first naviagate a mansion full of tricks and traps as well as deal with Koga's sister Aya (whom Brock immediately develops a crush for, of course). And naturally, Team Rocket has to butt in, with their most outrageous entrance yet.
Then it's off to the Safari Zone in "The Pokemon Flame-athon". In this five star episode, the gang meets Lara Laramie, who is a member of the Laramie family who breed powerful Pokemon. She has her heart set on winning the annual Pokemon race the next day, with her faithful Ponyta. But disaster falls upon her, thanks to her rival Dario and Team Rocket, and she breaks her arm, unable race. Ash volunteers to help her out, but there's one slight problem... he's never ridden a horse before! Can Ash and Ponyta beat Dario? And what other tricks does Team Rocket have up their sleeve?
Finally, comes one of the worst episodes of Pokemon ever made. "The Kangaskhan Kid" is a huge, unmanageable mess. In the Safari Zone, Ash and company come across a couple searching for their child they lost several years ago, who has lived among the Kangaskhan and become the Kangaskhan Kid. This episode was very, very bad. The dialouge made no sense, and the animation was stiff and mechanical, unlike the smooth animation of the previous two eps. Fortunately, this episode is at the end, so you can just shut off the DVD after "The Pokemon Flame-Athon"
Despite the addition of this horrible episode, the other two are well worth the purchase with terrific animation and well-told stories.
 This stinks October 14, 2001
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is realy the must stupidest Pokemon video! It is realy not worth enything (and specialy not your money!!) Ash and Pikachu used 2 b realy cute together, but now they stink! The only thing I like about Poke'mon is my cool friend...she likes Pokemon but
not this video...
enjoy it!
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