JN124

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JN124

JN124   EP1209 セミファイナルⅢ　「武勇」 The Semifinals III: "Valor"

First broadcast Japan September 9, 2022 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending バツグンタイプ

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.

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: セミファイナルⅢ　「武勇」 The Semifinals III: "Valor") is the 124th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,209th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 9, 2022.

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 Cynthia continue their Full Battle in the semifinals.
• Cynthia is shown to have obtained a Dynamax Band.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Tracey
• Goh
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Delia
• Cynthia
• Diantha
• Leon
• Dan

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Kingler (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Snorlax (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Quilava (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's; Shiny)
• Donphan (Ash's)
• Swellow (Ash's)
• Sceptile (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Glalie (Ash's)
• Staraptor (Ash's)
• Torterra (Ash's)
• Infernape (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Gliscor (Ash's)
• Gible (Ash's)
• Unfezant (Ash's; female)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Pignite (Ash's)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Scraggy (Ash's)
• Leavanny (Ash's)
• Palpitoad (Ash's)
• Boldore (Ash's)
• Krookodile (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Lucario (Ash's)
• Sirfetch'd (Ash's)
• Dracovish (Ash's)
• Cinderace (Goh's)
• Grookey (Goh's)
• Morpeko (James's; Hangry Mode)
• Rotom (Team Rocket's; Rotom Phone)
• Garchomp (Cynthia's)
• Roserade (Cynthia's)
• Milotic (Cynthia's)
• Togekiss (Cynthia's; Dynamax)
• Aegislash (Dan's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Roserade
• James's Morpeko is seen eating Old Gateaus during the battle, referencing Cynthia's home region of Sinnoh.
• Tauros is the only one of Ash's Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory to not be present in this episode.
• The Dare da? segment is replaced with eyecatches of Ash, Goh, and Pikachu for this episode.
• Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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