JNS01

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JNS01

JNS01   サトシとゴウ！シンオウフェスにゴー！！ Satoshi and Go! Let's Go to the Sinnoh Fest!

First broadcast Japan January 21, 2022 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ポケットモンスターＢＧＭ Ending ポケットモンスターＢＧＭ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation directors 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: サトシとゴウ！シンオウフェスにゴー！！ Satoshi and Go! Let's Go to the Sinnoh Fest!!) is the first episode of Arceus, the One Called God and the first special episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. It was first released in Japan on January 21, 2022 alongside JNS02 on Amazon Prime Video.

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

Plot

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Major events

• Ash and Goh travel to Sinnoh again and reunite with Dawn and Cynthia.
• Team Galactic returns, planning to bring back Cyrus.
• Saturn catches a Heatran.
• Ash, Dawn, and Goh learn about Sinnoh's past.
• Ash, Dawn, and Goh temporarily catch a Rowlet, an Oshawott, and a Cyndaquil, respectively.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Growlithe (Hisuian) (fantasy)
• Braviary (Hisuian) (fantasy)
• Wyrdeer (fantasy)
• Basculegion (fantasy)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Goh
• Cynthia
• Saturn
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Team Galactic Grunts
• Magikarp salesman
• Trainers

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Rowlet (Ash's; new; released)
• Oshawott (Dawn's; new; released)
• Grookey (Goh's)
• Cyndaquil (Goh's; new; released)
• Toxicroak (Saturn's)
• Heatran (Saturn's; new)
• Magikarp (Magikarp salesman's)
• Golbat (Team Galactic Grunts'; ×3)
• Bronzor (Team Galactic Grunts'; ×3)
• Uxie (anime)
• Mesprit (anime)
• Azelf (anime)
• Arceus
• Bibarel
• Gyarados
• Magikarp
• Buizel
• Octillery
• Mantyke
• Goldeen
• Quagsire
• Tentacruel
• Slowpoke
• Floatzel
• Graveler (multiple)
• Mamoswine (multiple)
• Garchomp (multiple)
• Hippowdon (multiple)
• Steelix (multiple)
• Bastiodon (multiple)
• Torterra (multiple)
• Probopass (multiple)
• Camerupt (multiple)
• Rhyperior (multiple)
• Staravia (multiple)
• Dustox (multiple)
• Starly (multiple)
• Gliscor (multiple)
• Starly (multiple)
• Togekiss (multiple)
• Pelipper (multiple)
• Drifblim (multiple)
• Yanmega (multiple)
• Tropius (multiple)
• Honchkrow (multiple)
• Vespiquen (multiple)
• Masquerain (multiple)
• Staraptor
• Fearow
• Growlithe (Hisuian; fantasy; debut)
• Braviary (Hisuian; fantasy; debut)
• Wyrdeer (fantasy; debut)
• Basculegion (fantasy; debut)

Trivia

• This special aired between JN093 and JN094 in Japan.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the anime after long absences:
  • Bastiodon, who last appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
  • Gliscor, who last appeared in The Dream Continues!
  • Vespiquen, who last appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!
  • Floatzel, who last appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
  • Heatran, who last appeared in Heated Battle.
  • Staraptor, who last appeared in A Relay in the Sky!
  • Honchkrow, who last appeared in Master Class Choices!
  • Uxie, who last appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
  • Staravia, who last appeared in Till We Compete Again!
• This episode marks the first appearance of the Magikarp salesman in the anime since The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!.
• This episode marks the first physical appearance of Team Galactic in the anime since The Battle Finale of Legend!.
  • This also marks the first time a villainous team other than Team Rocket has appeared outside of its debut series.
• Including temporary catches, this is the first time Ash has caught a Pokémon species that he already owns, excluding his 30 Tauros, all in which were caught in a single episode.

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