JNS01

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

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Pokémon Journeys: The Series

JNS02 →

JNS01

JNS01   ヒカリ・新たなる旅立ち！ '

First broadcast Japan January, 2022 United States

English themes Opening N/A Ending

Japanese themes Opening Ending

Credits Animation Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 大庭秀昭 Hideaki Ōba Assistant director 近橋伸隆 Nobutaka Chikahashi Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: 「ポケットモンスター 神とよばれし アルセウス」 "Pokemon God and Arceus"!) is the first special episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 21, 2022 in a one-hour special with JNS02 in the Amazon Prime.

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 reunite with Dawn and Cynthia.
• Team Galactic returns, planning to bring back Cyrus.
• Saturn catches a Heatran.

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

Characters

Humans

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

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Oshawott (Dawn's; new)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Happiny (Brock's; flashback)
• Grookey (Goh's)
• Cyndaquil (Goh's; new)
• Toxicroak (Saturn's)
• Heatran (Saturn's; new)
• Magikarp (Magikarp salesman's)
• Golbat (Team Galactic Grunts'; multiple)
• 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

Trivia

• This episode is the first part of the four-part episode related to Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
• This episode marks the first physical appearance of Magikarp salesman in the main series since The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!.
• This episode marks the first physical appearance of Team Galactic in the main series since Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!.
  • This marks the first time a villainous team other than Team Rocket has appeared since its origin series.