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Pokémon S25E53 — Ride, Lapras, Ride!

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Pokémon•Season 25•Episode 53

Ride, Lapras, Ride!

8.2/10 · 94 votesFeb 24, 202323 min

Ranked #16 of 57 in Season 25•+0.6 vs season avg

A friendly Lapras takes Ash to a remote island, where a fellow Water-type needs the trainer's help. But Ash can't rescue the trapped Pokémon alone.

Directed byTazumi Mukaiyama

Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka

Previous episodeE52 · The Same Moon, Now and Forever!Next episodeE54 · Getting to the Heart of It All!

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Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita

Gou (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Narrator (voice)

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Atsuhiro Tomioka

Atsuhiro Tomioka

Writer

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Tazumi Mukaiyama

Director

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Noriaki Saito

Storyboard Artist

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Akihiko Oka

Animation Director

Rei Yamazaki

Rei Yamazaki

Supervising Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Ride, Lapras, Ride!" is episode 53 of Pokémon season 25. It scored 8.2/10 from 94 votes, ranking #16 of 57 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Tazumi Mukaiyama and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, it aired on February 24, 2023.

Next: E54 · Getting to the Heart of It All!Best of Season 25