JN044

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JN044

JN044   EP1129 ソード&シールドⅢ　「ムゲンダイナ」 Sword & Shield III - Mugendina

First broadcast Japan November 6, 2020 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending ポケモンしりとり（ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer.）

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi Assistant director 又野弘道 Hiromichi Matano Animation directors 新城真 Makoto Shinjō 升谷有希 Yuki Masutani No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: ソード&シールドⅢ　「ムゲンダイナ」 Sword & Shield III - Mugendina) is the 44th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,129th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 6, 2020.

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Plot

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

Major events

• Goh's Raboot uses Max Knuckle for the first time.
• Goh, Sonia, and Ash learn the identities of Zacian and Zamazenta.
• Eternatus emerges from the Energy Plant core, starting the Darkest Day.
• Goh encounters Zacian.
• Goh travels to Slumbering Weald to ask Zacian and Zamazenta's help.
• Ash travels to Hammerlocke to confront the Darkest Day.
• Meowth is revealed to be able to Gigantamax and does so for the first time.
• Goh finds the Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield, then he travels to Hammerlocke as well.
• Ash starts his battle against Rose.
• Goh meets Oleana for the first time.
• Goh prepares to battle Oleana.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Gigantamax Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Cufant
• Copperajah

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Jessie
• James
• Leon
• Rose
• Sonia
• Oleana
• Raihan
• Macro Cosmos employees
• Oleana's subordinate
• Reporter
• Helicopter pilot

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket; Gigantamax)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Raboot (Goh's; Dynamax)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Riolu (Ash's)
• Charizard (Leon's)
• Duraludon (Raihan's)
• Cufant (Rose's; flashback; debut)
• Copperajah (Rose's; debut)
• Ferrothorn (Rose's)
• Milotic (Oleana's)
• Garbodor (Oleana's subordinate's; Gigantamax)
• Durant (Oleana's subordinate's)
• Ferroseed (Macro Cosmos employee's)
• Excadrill (Macro Cosmos employee's)
• Steelix (Macro Cosmos employee's)
• Trubbish (Trainer's; flashback)
• Wooloo (Trainer's; flashback)
• Zacian (Hero of Many Battles)
• Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles)
• Eternatus

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Eternatus
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences
  • Durant, who last appeared in Battling the Leaf Thieves!, 398 episodes ago.
  • Ferroseed, who last appeared in Crisis at Ferroseed Research!, 391 episodes ago.
  • Ferrothorn, who last appeared in Cameron's Secret Weapon!, 365 episodes ago.
  • Excadrill, who last appeared in Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit! since Iris', 333 episodes ago.
• Ash, Riolu, Pikachu, Goh, and Sonia narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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