JNM02

Being Stalked by a Scorbunny—and Challenging a Snorlax in Dynamax Form?!

ヒバニーとの出会い、ダイマックスの姿のカビゴンに挑め！

An Encounter with Hibanny, Challenge the Daimax Kabigon!

Info

Shogakukan volume	Chapter 2 in Vol. 1
VIZ Media volume	Chapter 2 in Vol. 1
Series	Pokémon Journeys: The Series (manga)

Other

Location

Wyndon Wild Area

Being Stalked by a Scorbunny—and Challenging a Snorlax in Dynamax Form?! (Japanese: ヒバニーとの出会い、ダイマックスの姿のカビゴンに挑め！ An Encounter with Hibanny, Challenge the Daimax) is the second chapter of the Pokémon Journeys: The Series manga. It is based on the anime episodes Settling the Scorbunny! and Mind-Boggling Dynamax!.

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Goh catches a Scorbunny, making it his first Pokémon.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Scorbunny (Goh's)
• Nickit
• Wooloo
• Ribombee
• Braviary
• Snorlax (Gigantamax)
• Mew

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Chloe
• Professor Cerise
• Scone man

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Scorbunny (Goh's; new)
• Nickit (×3; debut)
• Wooloo (multiple)
• Ribombee (multiple)
• Braviary (×2)
• Snorlax (Gigantamax)
• Mew (flashback)

Differences between the anime and the manga

• The chapter starts with Ash and Goh already arriving in Galar.
• Ash and Goh stop to rest on a bench instead of eating scones, while the food stolen from them is changed to cupcakes.
• Scorbunny's backstory of covering its fur in mud to fit in with its Nickit friends is removed, nor does it battle with Pikachu.
• The scenes of Ash, Goh, and Scorbunny on the train are removed. Scorbunny trying to meet Goh in the Wild Area is also omitted.
• Goh's goal to catch Mew is revealed here as it wasn't mentioned in the previous chapter.
• Ash and Goh get Gigantamax Snorlax to jump over the train instead of moving off of the tracks.

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