JN024

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JN024

JN024   EP1109 休め！ロケット団！ Take a Break! Rocket-dan!

First broadcast Japan June 14, 2020 United States

English themes Opening 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 面出明美 Akemi Omode 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.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: 休め！ロケット団！ Take a Break! Rocket-dan!) is the 24th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,109th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on June 14, 2020. It was initially intended to air in Japan on May 3, 2020, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 visit Sinnoh again.
• Goh catches a Goldeen and two Magikarp, including a giant one.
• Ash and Goh meet Matori for the first time.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Goh
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Giovanni (fantasy)
• Matori
• Professor Cerise
• Chrysa
• Ren
• Officer Jenny
• Team Rocket Grunts
• Trainers
• Fishers
• Young man

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Meowth

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Riolu (Ash's)
• Raboot (Goh's)
• Kakuna (Goh's)
• Oddish (Goh's)
• Goldeen (Goh's; new)
• Magikarp (Goh's; ×2; one giant; new)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Yamper (Chloe's)
• Rotom (Team Rocket's; Rotom Phone)
• Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
• Skuntank (Team Rocket Grunt's)
• Toxicroak (Team Rocket Grunt's)
• Purugly (Team Rocket Grunt's)
• Rhyperior (Team Rocket Grunt's)
• Bidoof (Trainer's)
• Oddish (Trainer's)
• Natu (Trainer's)
• Budew (Trainers'; ×2)
• Numel (Trainers'; ×2)
• Flaaffy (Trainer's)
• Shroomish (Trainer's)
• Herdier (Trainers'; ×2)
• Bibarel (Trainers'; ×2)
• Hoothoot (Trainer's)
• Patrat (Trainer's)
• Marowak (Trainer's)
• Teddiursa (Trainer's)
• Nuzleaf (Trainers'; ×2)
• Graveler (Trainers'; ×3)
• Mothim (Trainers'; ×2)
• Hoppip (Trainers'; ×2)
• Ariados (Trainers'; ×2)
• Magcargo (Trainers'; ×2)
• Yungoos (Trainer's)
• Drifloon (Trainer's)
• Grimer (Trainer's)
• Eevee (Trainer's)
• Machoke (Trainer's)
• Shuckle (Trainer's)
• Snubbull (Trainers'; ×3)
• Makuhita (Trainers'; ×2)
• Weepinbell (Trainers'; ×3)
• Buneary (Trainers'; ×2)
• Charizard (Trainer's)
• Houndour (Trainer's)
• Goldeen (multiple)
• Magikarp (multiple)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Magikarp
• This episode was originally scheduled to air on May 3, 2020. However, the episode was postponed when the anime suspended production on April 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The giant Magikarp seen in this episode is a reference to Pokémon Platinum, where it is possible to find level 100 Magikarp in the Resort Area via fishing.
• Three of the four Pokémon used by the Team Rocket Grunts in this episode match the signature Pokémon of the three original Team Galactic Commanders.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Mothim, who last appeared in Flint Sparks the Fire!, 478 episodes ago.
  • Skuntank, who last appeared in Last Call — First Round!, 469 episodes ago.
  • A Kantonian Graveler, who last appeared in Bucking the Treasure Trend!, 462 episodes ago.
  • Purugly, who last appeared in An Old Family Blend!, 461 episodes ago.
  • Nuzleaf, who last appeared in Mystery on a Deserted Island!, 317 episodes ago.
• Despite having debuted in Pokémon Emergency! over 1,100 episodes ago, this is the first time Goldeen has received a Pokédex entry in the anime.
• Goh, Ash, Korrina, Pikachu, and Raboot narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• A three-legged Numel is shown fleeing from the Team Rocket Grunts.

Dub edits

In other languages

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