Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times.
Check the Bulbagarden home page for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server.

JN028: Difference between revisions

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Jump to navigationJump to search
(→‎In other languages: Added Czech)
 
(86 intermediate revisions by 37 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{undubbed}}
<!-- fill in the title links with dub titles only -->
{{EpicodePrevNext|
{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=JN027 |
prevcode=JN027 |
<!--prevtitle= |-->
prevtitle=Toughing It Out! |
nextcode=JN029 |
nextcode=JN029 |
<!--nexttitle= |-->
nexttitle=There's a New Kid in Town! |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
colorscheme=Galar}}
colorscheme=Galar}}
Line 12: Line 10:
altepcode=EP1113 |
altepcode=EP1113 |
colorscheme=Galar |
colorscheme=Galar |
title_en= |
title_en=Sobbing Sobble! |
title_ja=めそめそメッソン |
title_ja=めそめそメッソン |
title_ja_trans=Sobbing Messon |
title_ja_trans=Sobbing Messon |
broadcast_jp=July 12, 2020 |
broadcast_jp=July 12, 2020 |
broadcast_us=<!--Do not assume an air date. If you have an air date you should also provide a title and a source.--> |
broadcast_us=December 4, 2020 |
en_op=<!--[[The Journey Starts Today]]--> |
en_op=[[The Journey Starts Today]] |
ja_op=[[One, Two, Three|１・２・３]] |
ja_op=[[One, Two, Three|１・２・３]] |
ja_ed=[[Pokémon Shiritori|ポケモンしりとり（ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer.）]] |
ja_ed=[[Pokémon Shiritori|ポケモンしりとり（ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer.）]] |
Line 27: Line 25:
directorn=1 |
directorn=1 |
director=小柴純弥 |
director=小柴純弥 |
artn=2 |
artn=3 |
art=八田木瀧 |
art=武内啓 |
art2=志村泉 |
art2=志村泉 |
morecredits=no |<!--please don't change to "yes" until the corresponding staff page has been updated-->
art3=柳原好貴 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=JN021-JN030 |
epstaffpage=JN021-JN030 |
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ss|028}}
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ss|028}}
* {{BMGf|280417|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|280417|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|281466|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|281466|Original review thread on BMGf}}
<!--* {{BMGf||Dub review thread on BMGf}}-->
* {{BMGf|283345|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
}}
(Japanese: '''めそめそメッソン''' ''Sobbing {{tt|Messon|Sobble}}'') is the 28th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,113th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 12, 2020<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->. It was initially intended to air in Japan on May 31, 2020, but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
'''Sobbing Sobble!''' (Japanese: '''めそめそメッソン''' ''Sobbing {{tt|Messon|Sobble}}'') is the 28th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,113th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 12, 2020, in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2020, and in the United States on December 4, 2020. It was initially intended to air in Japan on May 31, 2020, but was rescheduled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
<!--
 
==Blurb==
==Blurb==
Official Blurb from Pokémon.com goes here, with source link-->
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/23/episode-28-sobbing-sobble/-->
<!--Please do not alter the blurb to fix any errors, they are meant to be presented as they are on the official site.-->
<!--Please do not alter the blurb to fix any errors, they are meant to be presented as they are on the official site.-->
<i>Continuing their Galar region trip, Ash and Goh are perplexed when their food disappears in front of their eyes! It’s the work of a timid Pokémon named Sobble, who becomes invisible whenever it touches water. And when it cries, everyone cries! Goh catches it, but when he sends it into battle, Sobble becomes overwhelmed and runs away. It gets captured by Team Rocket, who can’t resist crying along with it. Luckily, Goh thinks of a way to block the effects of Sobble’s tears, so he and Ash send Team Rocket blasting off again! Goh apologizes to Sobble, and the little Pokémon is once again overwhelmed—this time with joy!</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{incomplete plot}}
{{Ash}} and [[Goh]] are at the [[Wyndon]] [[Pokémon Center]], enjoying various kinds of local [[curry]] with their Pokémon. As they eat, they are approached by the {{p|Sobble}} from the end of the [[JN027|previous episode]], which turns invisible and starts eating their food. When it finally turns visible again and finds itself surrounded, it starts to cry. To their surprise, Ash, Goh, and their Pokémon also start to cry, despite none of them feeling sad. Sobble uses this distraction to disappear again, although Ash and Goh are determined to follow it.
<!-- Detailed Plot goes here. -->
 
[[Ash]], [[Goh]], [[Pikachu]], [[Raboot]], [[Riolu]], and both of their [[Farfetch’d]] are eating breakfast, preparing for the second day in the [[Galar]] Region. The [[Sobble]] from the previous episode returns, using its invisibility to steal food from the group while they’re distracted. Goh manages to see it, and while staring it down, Sobble becomes visible again before running into a wall, surrounded by the group. Due to all of the people and [[Pokémon]] around it, Sobble begins to cry, which soon causes the whole group to start sobbing, before Sobble becomes invisible again and runs off. Ash and Goh decide to find it again, due to it being a Pokémon they had never seen before. While searching near a fountain, Nurse Joy appears and suggests that Sobble rarely show up in big cities like [[Wyndon]]. However, she suggests to check inside the fountain, due to the fact that Sobble prefers water. Goh introduces himself to Sobble, explaining that he really liked his invisibility, and asked Sobble if he wanted to join him. When Sobble doesn't respond, Goh becomes frustrated as he really wants to catch it, throwing a Poké Ball at the fountain. The Poké Ball hits Sobble without Goh realizing it, since he was worried that he had wasted a Poké Ball. However, Goh and Ash are shocked when Goh’s [[Rotom Phone]] exclaims that Sobble had been captured! Meanwhile, the Team Rocket Trio are lamenting that a previous plot to capture Pikachu failed after being blown away by a strong breeze back in the Kanto Region. Meowth explains that somehow the balloon carried them all the way to Galar. After spotting Ash and Goh, Team Rocket tries to sneak up on them while the two listen to Sobble’s Pokédex entry, before being blown away by another strong gust of wind. Nearby, Riolu is digging in the ground, only to find a large, wild [[Silicobra]] in the ground, which promptly attacks. Goh decides he wants to catch it, and throws a Poké Ball at it, but Silicobra easily deflects it. Deciding that he would have to battle it, Goh decides to send out Sobble to battle, which Ash shows excitement about, wanting to see how Sobble battles. After Silicobra roars at Sobble, it becomes invisible again out of fear. Goh tells Sobble to use [[Water Gun]], which Sobble reluctantly does. Silicobra uses [[Dig]], and Goh makes Sobble use [[Pound]] on it when it pops up. In retaliation, Silicobra sprays sand onto Sobble, making its invisibility useless. Silicobra then tackles Sobble, causing it to be knocked back, before crying, which in turn makes everyone else cry. Sobble begins to run away, and Goh attempts to return it, but it was already too far away. Ash and Goh decide to split up to try and find it. Ash ends up not finding it, while Goh finds it near a river. Goh tries to explain that they weren’t gonna do anything to Sobble, but Sobble ends up crying again and jumps into the river. Goh decides that they’ll have to do something to make themselves immune to Sobble’s tears, before remembering something [[Mr. Mime]] did while chopping onions. Ash soon returns and rejoins Goh to follow the river downstream. Further along the river, Team Rocket is yet again sad over their failure, before a [[Morpeko]] arrives and begins eating their food. Meowth uses their Rotom Phone to analyze it, but the Rotom decides that it doesn’t feel like it. After Morpeko eats all the food, Jessie throws a can at it out of anger, but it misses and hits an invisible Sobble, which quickly becomes visible as Morpeko runs away. After hearing Ash and Goh calling for it, they decide to capture it so they can exchange it for Pikachu. Goh feels guilty that Sobble ran away because he made it battle without considering how it felt. Ash tells Goh that he just has to try harder when they find it, and that Goh only just caught it, so not everything will work out right away. Goh agrees, but before he can go back to searching, Team Rocket shows up, and reveals that they had captured Sobble in a cage. After refusing Team Rocket‘s offer, Team Rocket summons the TR Gacha Machine, which produces an [[Armaldo]] and a [[Magnezone]]. Ash and Goh choose their usual Pokémon: Pikachu, Raboot, and Riolu. However, Ash and Goh are quickly immobilized due to Magnezone’s [[Supersonic]]. [[Jessie]] taunts Ash and Goh, saying that they’re morons for wanting to save a crybaby like Sobble. This causes Goh to become angry, telling Jessie to be quiet, and that while Sobble may be a crybaby, it is anything but weak. Goh then promises Sobble that he’ll save it, before Magnezone’s Supersonic becomes stronger. Seeing Goh struggle to save it, Sobble recalls some of its past of being ignored and scared all the time, before remembering that Goh genuinely liked it for who it was, and was risking his own safety to save it. Sobble, now filled with determination to escape and reach its new trainer, bends the bars of the cheap cage Team Rocket had used to imprison it, becoming invisible due to its sweat. It jumps out and bounces off of Jessie’s head, while Meowth panics after realizing Sobble has disappeared. Goh calls out to Sobble, but Armaldo puts its foot down on it, stopping it in it’s tracks. This causes Sobble to begin crying again. This causes everyone to cry, including Magnezone and Armaldo, to Team Rocket’s dismay. However, Ash, Goh, and their Pokémon are now wearing goggles, revealing that Mr. Mime had taught that trick to them. Now that they are immune to Sobble’s tears, they use a team attack made up of Vacuum Wave, Ember, and Thunderbolt, causing Team Rocket to blast off. Goh approaches Sobble and apologizes for forcing it to battle earlier, and says that Sobble‘s timidness is a gift, because it is always alert and can protect his friends if need be. Goh finishes his apology by saying that because of that, Sobble isn’t weak, but that he’s strong. Sobble begins to cry tears of joy, which Goh begins to panic about since they all took off their goggles. Team Rocket has been defeated again, and are sitting by their balloon when the Morpeko from earlier appears, asking for more food. After they tell it to get lost, it transforms into Hangry Mode, and uses [[Aura Wheel]] on them, causing them to blast off again.
As Ash and Goh try to find Sobble, [[Nurse Joy]] arrives and informs them of the Pokémon's identity upon hearing their descriptions of it. She mentions that Sobble can turn invisible upon coming into contact with water, so it could even be hiding in the fountain behind them. Goh starts talking to the fountain, telling Sobble that he likes its ability and asks if it wants to come with him. Unaware that Sobble really is hiding in the fountain and had overheard him, Goh takes the lack of response as a sign that Sobble isn't there. In a moment of frustration, he throws a {{i|Poké Ball}} at the fountain, and, to his and Ash's big surprise, it actually {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} {{TP|Goh|Sobble}}.
 
Meanwhile, {{TRT}} is floating overhead in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]], which had been blown all the way to the [[Galar]] [[region]] in the middle of an unsuccessful attempt to sneak up to Ash and snatch {{AP|Pikachu}} with a net. To the trio's surprise, they notice Ash and Goh down below, and they try to sneak up on them again as the two are focused on Sobble's [[Pokédex]] entry, but the balloon is once again blown away by a gust of wind.
 
While Ash and Goh discuss about Sobble, [[Ash's Riolu]] accidentally digs up a {{p|Silicobra}}, which gets their attention. Goh attempts to catch it, but as a Poké Ball throw fails, he decides to battle it instead, sending his newly caught Sobble against the {{t|Ground}} type. As Sobble is intimidated by Silicobra, its own sweat turns it invisible, and Goh uses this to his advantage by having Sobble attack Silicobra with {{m|Water Gun}} and {{m|Pound}}. However, Silicobra then spews out some sand, revealing Sobble. When Silicobra attacks Sobble, it starts to cry, causing everyone else nearby to cry too. Goh's [[Rotom Phone]] informs him that Sobble's tears pack the chemical punch of 100 onions. As Sobble cries, Silicobra escapes, and the sand on Sobble is washed off as it runs away, with Goh being unable to [[recall]] it before it disappears completely.
 
Ash and Goh follow Sobble based on the trail of crying people, and split up to cover more ground. Goh eventually finds Sobble at a riverside. He tries to apologize for making it scared, but Sobble just cries some more before diving into the river and escaping again. As Goh tries to think of a way to counter the effect of Sobble's tear, he remembers something regarding [[Mimey|Mr. Mime]] and gets an idea. When Ash shows up, Goh informs him of Sobble being headed downstream, so they start following it there.
 
Further along the riverside, Team Rocket's balloon is revealed to have crashed down near a bridge. They suddenly notice a Pokémon eating their food, and their Rotom Phone informs them that it's called {{an|Morpeko}}. As Morpeko finishes eating their rations, [[Jessie]] tries to throw a tin can at it, but misses and instead hits Sobble, who turns visible again as Morpeko runs away. Upon learning Sobble's name and hearing Ash and Goh calling for it, the trio concocts a scheme to get Pikachu.
 
Goh blames himself for Sobble running away, but Ash reassures him that he can't expect things to always go the right way the first time. Once the two reach the bridge, Team Rocket reveals themselves and shows Sobble in a cage, demanding Pikachu in exchange. Ash and Goh naturally refuse, so, after recovering from a flood of tears caused by Sobble, Team Rocket calls for the [[Rocket Prize Master]], which grants them a {{p|Magnezone}} and an {{p|Armaldo}}. Ash and Goh prepare for battle, but Armaldo disrupts their offensive with {{m|Metal Claw}}, before Magnezone stuns everyone with {{m|Supersonic}}.
 
Team Rocket mocks Ash and Goh for trying to rescue such a weak crybaby, but Goh protests that Sobble is not weak, displaying his determination to rescue it. Seeing this, Sobble remembers what Goh had told it earlier at the fountain, and becomes determined enough to bend the bars of the cage and escape. Jessie and James, upon noticing this, berate each other on buying a cheap cage, and have Armaldo step on Sobble's tail to stop it from getting away. Sobble starts crying as usual, and although Team Rocket initially thinks their Pokémon are unaffected by its tears, it turns out they were merely observing their fake eyes, and they're both crying from their real eyes. Ash, Goh, and their Pokémon, however, are using goggles to protect their eyes from the tears. Goh explains that he got the idea from remembering how Mr. Mime had once used goggles to protect its eyes while cutting an onion. While Team Rocket's Pokémon are immobilized by crying, the duo's Pokémon launch a combination attack that sends Team Rocket blasting off. With the villains dealt with, Goh approaches Sobble and apologizes for sending it out to battle without asking first. He then reveals that Sobble has also taught him something new: being always alert allows one to always protect themselves and their friends if need be, meaning that its timidness is not a weakness, but a strength. Sobble almost starts crying in tears of happiness, and Goh quickly tells it to not do it.
 
Later, while Team Rocket contemplates their lack of success, they're approached by the same Morpeko from before. {{MTR}} translates that it wants more food from them, but as they don't have any and just tell it to scram, it suddenly {{a|Hunger Switch|changes}} into its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Morpeko|Hangry Mode}} and uses {{m|Aura Wheel}} to send them blasting off once more.


==Major events==
==Major events==
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
* [[Goh]] {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a {{p|Sobble}}.
* [[Goh]] {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} the {{TP|Goh|Sobble}} from the end of [[JN027|the previous episode]].
* Goh's Sobble is revealed to know {{m|Water Gun}} and {{m|Pound}}.
* Goh tries and fails to catch a {{p|Silicobra}}.
* Goh tries and fails to catch a {{p|Silicobra}}.
* A {{pkmn2|wild}} {{TP|James|Morpeko}} starts following {{TRT}}.
* {{Ash}} and Goh return to [[Vermilion City]].
* {{Ash}} and Goh return to [[Vermilion City]].
{{animeevents}}
{{animeevents}}
Line 58: Line 74:
===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Morpeko}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Morpeko|Full Belly and Hangry Mode}})
* {{p|Morpeko}} ({{an|Morpeko|anime}}; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Morpeko|Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode}})
* {{p|Silicobra}}
* {{p|Silicobra}}


Line 72: Line 88:


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
<!--[[File:WTP JN028.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]-->
[[File:WTP JN028.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Sobble}}
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Sobble}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
Line 79: Line 95:
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Ash}}'s; [[Mimey]]; flashback)
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Ash}}'s; [[Mimey]]; flashback)
* {{p|Riolu}} ({{OP|Ash|Riolu}})
* {{p|Riolu}} ({{OP|Ash|Riolu}})
* {{p|Farfetch'd}} ({{OP|Ash|Farfetch'd}}; {{rf|Galarian|Form}})
* {{p|Farfetch'd}} ({{OP|Ash|Farfetch'd}}; [[Galarian form|Galarian Form]])
* {{p|Raboot}} ({{OP|Goh|Raboot}})
* {{p|Raboot}} ({{OP|Goh|Raboot}})
* {{p|Farfetch'd}} ([[Goh]]'s)
* {{p|Farfetch'd}} ({{OP|Goh|Farfetch'd}})
* {{p|Sobble}} ([[Goh]]'s; new)
* {{p|Sobble}} ({{OP|Goh|Sobble}}; new)
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Pelipper}} ([[Team Rocket]]'s)
* {{p|Pelipper}} ({{OBP|Pelipper|Team Rocket|Team Rocket}})
* {{p|Armaldo}} ([[Rocket Prize Master|Team Rocket's]])
* {{p|Magnezone}} ({{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Magnezone|Team Rocket's}})
* {{p|Magnezone}} ([[Rocket Prize Master|Team Rocket's]])
* {{p|Armaldo}} ({{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Armaldo|Team Rocket's}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Team Rocket]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Team Rocket]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Indeedee}} ([[Nurse Joy]]'s; male)
* {{p|Indeedee}} ([[Nurse Joy]]'s; male)
* {{p|Indeedee}} ([[Nurse Joy]]'s; female)
* {{p|Indeedee}} ([[Nurse Joy]]'s; female)
* {{p|Psyduck}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Psyduck}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Morpeko}} ({{an|Morpeko|anime}}; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Morpeko|Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode}}; debut)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (×2)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (×2)
* {{p|Rookidee}} (×2)
* {{p|Rookidee}} (×2)
* {{p|Silicobra}} (debut)
* {{p|Silicobra}} (debut)
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Morpeko}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Morpeko|Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode}}; debut)
* {{p|Electrike}} (×2; flashback)
* {{p|Electrike}} (×2; flashback)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Sobble}}
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Sobble}}
* This marks the first time in the {{pkmn|anime}} where a main character other than {{Ash}} has owned more than one [[starter Pokémon]] from the current [[generation]].
* This marks the first time in the {{pkmn|anime}} where a main character other than {{Ash}} has owned more than one [[first partner Pokémon]] from the current [[generation]].
* This episode marks the first time that a:
** Male main character other than Ash has obtained a {{type|Water}} first partner Pokémon since {{an|Brock}} caught his {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} in ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'', 814 episodes earlier.
** Main character's Water-type first partner Pokémon knows {{m|Water Gun}} since [[Ash's Oshawott]] revealed to know the move in ''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]'', 454 episodes earlier.
* This episode marks the first appearance of an {{p|Armaldo}} in the anime since [[Nando]]'s in ''[[DP183|League Unleashed!]]'', 464 episodes earlier.
* This episode marks the first appearance of an {{p|Armaldo}} in the anime since [[Nando]]'s in ''[[DP183|League Unleashed!]]'', 464 episodes earlier.
** This episode also marks the first appearance of an {{p|Electrike}} in the anime since its cameo in ''[[XY062|The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!]]'', 252 episodes earlier.
** This episode also marks the first appearance of an {{p|Electrike}} in the anime since its cameo in ''[[XY062|The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!]]'', 252 episodes earlier.
* The fountain from the [[JN027|previous episode]] designed after the one featured in the [[Pokémon Direct]] that announced [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] appears again. Like the Direct, Sobble is also hiding in it in this episode.
* The fountain from the [[JN027|previous episode]], which was designed after the one featured in the [[Pokémon Direct]] that announced [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], appears again. Like in the Direct, Sobble is hiding in it in this episode.
* [[Chloe]], [[Talia]], [[Goh]], Chloe's {{p|Yamper}}, Ash, [[Professor Cerise]], and {{AP|Pikachu}} narrate the preview for the [[JN029|next episode]].
* This is one of the rare instances of the English dub's episode title being a direct translation of the Japanese title.
* [[Chloe]], [[Talia]], Goh, [[Professor Cerise's Yamper]], Ash, [[Professor Cerise]], and {{AP|Pikachu}} narrate the preview for the [[JN029|next episode]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
* In one shot where {{p|Magnezone}} uses {{m|Supersonic}}, both of its eyes are missing.
* In one shot where {{p|Magnezone}} uses {{m|Supersonic}}, both of its eyes are missing.
* In the scene near the end when Goh tries to stop Sobble from crying, [[Ash's Riolu]]'s aura sensors are miscolored blue instead of black.
* In the scene near the end, when Goh tries to stop Sobble from crying, [[Ash's Riolu]]'s aura sensors are miscolored blue instead of black.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* The Japanese texts depicting Magnezone and Armaldo's {{pkmn|category|categories}} and names are edited out.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
<!--{{Epilang|color=D5598C|bordercolor=00A1E9
{{Epilang|color=D5598C|bordercolor=00A1E9
}}-->
|ar={{tt|!تفجير المشاعر|Bursting emotions!}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|淚眼汪汪淚眼蜥|Teary-eyed Sobble}}
|zh_yue={{tt|淚眼汪汪淚眼蜥|Teary-eyed Sobble}}
|cs={{tt|Uplakaný Sobble!|Weepy Sobble!}}
|da={{tt|Snøftende Sobble!|Sobbing Sobble!}}
|nl={{tt|Snikkende Sobble!|Sobbing Sobble!}}
|fi={{tt|Itkupillin perässä!|Trailing the crybaby!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Les sanglots longs de Larméléon !|The Long Sobs of Sobble!}}
|de={{tt|Nicht weinen, Memmeon!|Don't cry, Sobble!}}
|it={{tt|Sobble strappalacrime!|Tearful Sobble!}}
|pl={{tt|Szlochający Sobble!|The sobbing Sobble!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Sobble chorão!|Crybaby Sobble!}}
|he={{tt|!סובל הבכיין|Crying Sobble!}}
|ru={{tt|Соболезнуем Собблу!|Condolences to Sobble!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡El sollozante Sobble!|The sobbing Sobble!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡Sobble, el llorica!|Sobble, the crybaby!}}
|tr={{tt|Sulu Göz Sobble|Cry-baby Sobble}}
|uk={{tt|Плакса Соббл|Crybaby Sobble}}
|hi={{tt|सुबकता हुआ सॉबल! ''Subakta hua Sobble!''|Sobbing Sobble!}}
|ta={{tt|தேம்பியழும் சாப்ப்ல்!|Sobbing Sobble!}}
|te={{tt|సోబ్బింగ్ సోబ్బ్లే!|Sobbing Sobble!}}
|bn={{tt|সবলের ফোঁপানি!|Sobbing Power!}}
}}
{{-}}
{{-}}
{{stub|Anime|Episode}}
<!-- fill in the title links with dub titles only -->
{{EpicodePrevNext|
{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=JN027 |
prevcode=JN027 |
<!--prevtitle= |-->
prevtitle=Toughing It Out! |
nextcode=JN029 |
nextcode=JN029 |
<!--nexttitle= |-->
nexttitle=There's a New Kid in Town! |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
colorscheme=Galar}}
colorscheme=Galar}}
Line 130: Line 171:
[[Category:Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes|028]]
[[Category:Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes|028]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Michihiro Tsuchiya]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Michihiro Tsuchiya]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Noriaki Saito]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Noriaki Saitō]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Junya Koshiba]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Junya Koshiba]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Taki Yatagi]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Akira Takeuchi]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Yoshitaka Yanagihara]]
[[Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon]]
[[Category:Episodes which aired in the United Kingdom before the United States]]


[[de:Mesomeso Messon]]
[[de:Nicht weinen, Memmeon!]]
[[es:EP1117]]
[[es:EP1117]]
[[fr:EB028]]
[[fr:LV028]]
[[it:PM028]]
[[it:PM028]]
[[ja:新無印編第28話]]
[[ja:新無印編第28話]]
[[zh:宝可梦 旅途 第28集]]
[[zh:宝可梦 旅途 第28集]]

Latest revision as of 10:31, 4 April 2024

← JN027 : Toughing It Out!
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
JN029 : There's a New Kid in Town! →
Sobbing Sobble!
JN028.png
JN028   EP1113
めそめそメッソン
Sobbing Messon
First broadcast
Japan July 12, 2020
United States December 4, 2020
English themes
Opening The Journey Starts Today
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 土屋理敬 Michihiro Tsuchiya
Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō
Assistant director 小柴純弥 Junya Koshiba
Animation directors 武内啓 Akira Takeuchi
志村泉 Izumi Shimura
柳原好貴 Yoshitaka Yanagihara
Additional credits

Sobbing Sobble! (Japanese: めそめそメッソン Sobbing Messon) is the 28th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,113th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 12, 2020, in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2020, and in the United States on December 4, 2020. It was initially intended to air in Japan on May 31, 2020, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

201
Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
201

Blurb

Continuing their Galar region trip, Ash and Goh are perplexed when their food disappears in front of their eyes! It’s the work of a timid Pokémon named Sobble, who becomes invisible whenever it touches water. And when it cries, everyone cries! Goh catches it, but when he sends it into battle, Sobble becomes overwhelmed and runs away. It gets captured by Team Rocket, who can’t resist crying along with it. Luckily, Goh thinks of a way to block the effects of Sobble’s tears, so he and Ash send Team Rocket blasting off again! Goh apologizes to Sobble, and the little Pokémon is once again overwhelmed—this time with joy!

Plot

Ash and Goh are at the Wyndon Pokémon Center, enjoying various kinds of local curry with their Pokémon. As they eat, they are approached by the Sobble from the end of the previous episode, which turns invisible and starts eating their food. When it finally turns visible again and finds itself surrounded, it starts to cry. To their surprise, Ash, Goh, and their Pokémon also start to cry, despite none of them feeling sad. Sobble uses this distraction to disappear again, although Ash and Goh are determined to follow it.

As Ash and Goh try to find Sobble, Nurse Joy arrives and informs them of the Pokémon's identity upon hearing their descriptions of it. She mentions that Sobble can turn invisible upon coming into contact with water, so it could even be hiding in the fountain behind them. Goh starts talking to the fountain, telling Sobble that he likes its ability and asks if it wants to come with him. Unaware that Sobble really is hiding in the fountain and had overheard him, Goh takes the lack of response as a sign that Sobble isn't there. In a moment of frustration, he throws a Poké Ball at the fountain, and, to his and Ash's big surprise, it actually catches Sobble.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is floating overhead in their balloon, which had been blown all the way to the Galar region in the middle of an unsuccessful attempt to sneak up to Ash and snatch Pikachu with a net. To the trio's surprise, they notice Ash and Goh down below, and they try to sneak up on them again as the two are focused on Sobble's Pokédex entry, but the balloon is once again blown away by a gust of wind.

While Ash and Goh discuss about Sobble, Ash's Riolu accidentally digs up a Silicobra, which gets their attention. Goh attempts to catch it, but as a Poké Ball throw fails, he decides to battle it instead, sending his newly caught Sobble against the Ground type. As Sobble is intimidated by Silicobra, its own sweat turns it invisible, and Goh uses this to his advantage by having Sobble attack Silicobra with Water Gun and Pound. However, Silicobra then spews out some sand, revealing Sobble. When Silicobra attacks Sobble, it starts to cry, causing everyone else nearby to cry too. Goh's Rotom Phone informs him that Sobble's tears pack the chemical punch of 100 onions. As Sobble cries, Silicobra escapes, and the sand on Sobble is washed off as it runs away, with Goh being unable to recall it before it disappears completely.

Ash and Goh follow Sobble based on the trail of crying people, and split up to cover more ground. Goh eventually finds Sobble at a riverside. He tries to apologize for making it scared, but Sobble just cries some more before diving into the river and escaping again. As Goh tries to think of a way to counter the effect of Sobble's tear, he remembers something regarding Mr. Mime and gets an idea. When Ash shows up, Goh informs him of Sobble being headed downstream, so they start following it there.

Further along the riverside, Team Rocket's balloon is revealed to have crashed down near a bridge. They suddenly notice a Pokémon eating their food, and their Rotom Phone informs them that it's called Morpeko. As Morpeko finishes eating their rations, Jessie tries to throw a tin can at it, but misses and instead hits Sobble, who turns visible again as Morpeko runs away. Upon learning Sobble's name and hearing Ash and Goh calling for it, the trio concocts a scheme to get Pikachu.

Goh blames himself for Sobble running away, but Ash reassures him that he can't expect things to always go the right way the first time. Once the two reach the bridge, Team Rocket reveals themselves and shows Sobble in a cage, demanding Pikachu in exchange. Ash and Goh naturally refuse, so, after recovering from a flood of tears caused by Sobble, Team Rocket calls for the Rocket Prize Master, which grants them a Magnezone and an Armaldo. Ash and Goh prepare for battle, but Armaldo disrupts their offensive with Metal Claw, before Magnezone stuns everyone with Supersonic.

Team Rocket mocks Ash and Goh for trying to rescue such a weak crybaby, but Goh protests that Sobble is not weak, displaying his determination to rescue it. Seeing this, Sobble remembers what Goh had told it earlier at the fountain, and becomes determined enough to bend the bars of the cage and escape. Jessie and James, upon noticing this, berate each other on buying a cheap cage, and have Armaldo step on Sobble's tail to stop it from getting away. Sobble starts crying as usual, and although Team Rocket initially thinks their Pokémon are unaffected by its tears, it turns out they were merely observing their fake eyes, and they're both crying from their real eyes. Ash, Goh, and their Pokémon, however, are using goggles to protect their eyes from the tears. Goh explains that he got the idea from remembering how Mr. Mime had once used goggles to protect its eyes while cutting an onion. While Team Rocket's Pokémon are immobilized by crying, the duo's Pokémon launch a combination attack that sends Team Rocket blasting off. With the villains dealt with, Goh approaches Sobble and apologizes for sending it out to battle without asking first. He then reveals that Sobble has also taught him something new: being always alert allows one to always protect themselves and their friends if need be, meaning that its timidness is not a weakness, but a strength. Sobble almost starts crying in tears of happiness, and Goh quickly tells it to not do it.

Later, while Team Rocket contemplates their lack of success, they're approached by the same Morpeko from before. Meowth translates that it wants more food from them, but as they don't have any and just tell it to scram, it suddenly changes into its Hangry Mode and uses Aura Wheel to send them blasting off once more.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Sobble

Trivia

Errors

  • In one shot where Magnezone uses Supersonic, both of its eyes are missing.
  • In the scene near the end, when Goh tries to stop Sobble from crying, Ash's Riolu's aura sensors are miscolored blue instead of black.

Dub edits

  • The Japanese texts depicting Magnezone and Armaldo's categories and names are edited out.

In other languages



← JN027 : Toughing It Out!
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
JN029 : There's a New Kid in Town! →
Project Anime logo.png This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.
Retrieved from "https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=JN028&oldid=3982142"