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

(Japanese: ピカチュウ誕生！ Pikachu is Born!) is the first episode of the new series, and the 1,086th episode of the Pokémon anime. It premiered at a special screening on November 15, 2019, two days before it first aired in Japan on November 17, 2019 as a one-hour special.

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

• It is revealed how Pikachu evolved from Pichu four years before the start of Ash's journey.
• A young Go and Koharu encounter a Mew at age 6.

Debuts

• Go
• Koharu

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Go
• Koharu
• Professor Oak (flashback)
• Delia (flashback)
• Professor Sakuragi (fantasy; flashback)
• Girl Trainer (flashback)
• Children (flashback)
• Classmates

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Pichu (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Trainer's; flashback)
• Squirtle (Girl Trainer's; flashback)
• Caterpie (Girl Trainer's; newly caught; flashback)
• Psyduck (Trainer's; flashback)
• Poliwag (Trainer's; flashback)
• Pichu (evolves; flashback)
• Bulbasaur (multiple; flashback)
• Caterpie (flashback)
• Butterfree (multiple; flashback)
• Weedle (flashback)
• Kakuna (×2; flashback)
• Beedrill (multiple; flashback)
• Pidgey (×5; flashback)
• Rattata (flashback)
• Spearow (×6; flashback)
• Ekans (flashback)
• Nidoran♀ (flashback)
• Nidoran♂ (flashback)
• Nidoking (flashback)
• Oddish (multiple; flashback)
• Gloom (×3; flashback)
• Vileplume (×2; flashback)
• Mankey (multiple; flashback)
• Diglett (flashback)
• Dugtrio (flashback)
• Poliwag (multiple; flashback)
• Poliwhirl (×2; flashback)
• Bellsprout (flashback)
• Victreebel (flashback)
• Farfetch'd (×2; flashback)
• Doduo (multiple; flashback)
• Dodrio (multiple; flashback)
• Exeggcute (flashback)
• Cubone (flashback)
• Tauros (×5; flashback)
• Magikarp (×2; flashback)
• Snorlax (flashback)
• Koffing (×3; flashback)
• Chansey (×3; flashback)
• Kangaskhan (multiple; flashback)
• Mew (flashback)
• Charizard (Mew's transformation)
• Magnemite (Mew's transformation)
• Gengar (Mew's transformation)
• Magmar (Mew's transformation)
• Tauros (Mew's transformation)
• Lapras (Mew's transformation)
• Ditto (Mew's transformation)

Trivia

• An illustration of this episode was drawn by Atsuko Nishida.
• This is the first episode to air in Japan after the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• This episode serves as a prequel to the original series.
• This is the first episode of a new series that does not showcase a new Pokémon.
• One, Two, Three replaced Your Adventure as the Japanese opening theme.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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