JN048

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JN048   EP1133 ほぼほぼピカチュウ危機一髪！ A Close Call with Practically Pikachu!

First broadcast Japan December 4, 2020 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending ふしぎなふしぎな生きもの* ポケモンしりとり（ピカチュウ→ミュウVer.）

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 赤尾でこ Deko Akao Storyboard 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi Assistant director 葛西良信 Yoshinobu Kasai Animation directors さとう沙名栄 Sanae Satō 佐々木彩香 Ayaka Sasaki 斎藤和也 Kazuya Saitō 永田有香 Yuka Nagata rere rere Cerberus Cerberus Suwarin Promjutikanon Suwarin Promjutikanon Chotanan Pipobworachai Chotanan Pipobworachai No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: ほぼほぼピカチュウ危機一髪！ A Close Call with Practically Pikachu!) is the 48th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,133rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 4, 2020.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Ash and Goh visit Unova again as a part of Goh's Pokémon Eating Contest prize.

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Goh
• Jessie
• James
• Trainers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Cinderace

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Cinderace (Goh's)
• Lucario (Ash's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Pelipper (Team Rocket's)
• Sawk (Team Rocket's)
• Throh (Team Rocket's)
• Joltik (Trainer's)
• Amoonguss (Trainer's)
• Herdier (Trainer's)
• Watchog (multiple; fantasy)
• Crustle (multiple; fantasy)
• Lillipup (×3; video)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Sawk
• This marks the first time Wobbuffet has visited Unova, due to his absence from Jessie's party during Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
• An Eevee, Goh, Chloe, Ash, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• When Lucario is leaning against a light post just before it starts pursuing Team Rocket, the black fur around its shoulders is missing.
• When Cinderace and Lucario are spinning in the air by Throh's Circle Throw, the patterns below Cinderace's eyes are missing.

In other languages

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