JN123
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(Japanese: セミファイナルⅡ 「幻惑」 The Semifinals II: "Dazzle") is the 123rd episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,208th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 2, 2022.
Plot
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Major events
- Ash and Cynthia begin their Full Battle in the semifinals.
- Cynthia is revealed to own a Spiritomb and a Togekiss.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Charizard (Ash's)
- Muk (Ash's)
- Snorlax (Ash's)
- Quilava (Ash's)
- Totodile (Ash's)
- Torkoal (Ash's)
- Infernape (Ash's)
- Buizel (Ash's)
- Gliscor (Ash's)
- Oshawott (Ash's)
- Pignite (Ash's)
- Snivy (Ash's)
- Palpitoad (Ash's)
- Krookodile (Ash's)
- Hawlucha (Ash's)
- Noivern (Ash's)
- Dragonite (Ash's)
- Gengar (Ash's)
- Lucario (Ash's)
- Sirfetch'd (Ash's)
- Dracovish (Ash's)
- Grookey (Goh's)
- Roserade (Cynthia's)
- Spiritomb (Cynthia's)
- Togekiss (Cynthia's)
- Rotom (Team Rocket's; Rotom Phone)
- Aegislash (Dan's)
Trivia
- This episode marks the first main series appearance of a Togekiss other than the one that belongs to Dawn.
- This episode also marks the first main series appearance of a Roserade since A Showcase Debut!, 349 episodes earlier.
- Despite Togekiss being classified as a Fairy/Flying-type since Pokémon X and Y, released almost nine years ago, this is the first time that its Fairy-type is explicitly recognized in the anime.
- As of this episode, Lance is the only regional Champion, current or former, whom Ash hasn’t battled.
- This is the first instance of Counter Shield being used since When Regions Collide, 225 episodes ago.
- This marks the first time Ash has used it since Familiarity Breeds Strategy!, 556 episodes ago.
- The Dare da? segment is replaced with eyecatches of Ash, Goh, and Pikachu for this episode.
- James, Meowth, Jessie, Morpeko, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
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Categories:
- Undubbed episodes
- Episode articles with incomplete plot summaries
- Stubs
- Episode stubs
- Anime stubs
- Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes
- Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka
- Episodes storyboarded by Hiromasa Amano
- Episodes by one-time directors
- Episodes animated by Yoshitaka Yanagihara
- Episodes animated by Shōtarō Hamanaka
- Episodes by one-time animation directors
- Episodes by multiple animation directors
- Episodes focusing on Ash
- Episodes in which a Champion appears
- Episodes with World Coronation Series matches