View source for JN132


{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=JN131 |
prevtitle=Paring Pokémon While Parrying! |
nextcode=JN133 |
nexttitle=The Mew from Here! |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
colorscheme=Galar}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=JN132 |
altepcode=EP1217 |
colorscheme=Galar |
title_en=Partners in Time! |
title_ja=ファイナルⅣ　「相棒」 |
title_ja_trans=The Finals IV: "Partner" |
broadcast_jp=November 11, 2022 |
broadcast_us=<!--Do not assume an air date. If you have an air date you should also provide a title and a source.--> |
en_op=[[With You]] |
ja_op=[[One, Two, Three|１・２・３]] |
ja_ed=[[Supereffective Type|バツグンタイプ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenarion=1 |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=冨安大貴 |
directorn=2 |
director=大賀まこと |
director2=森山愛弓 |
artn=1 |
art=安田周平 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=JN131-JN140 |
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ss|132}}
* {{BMGf|294801|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|295095|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|296922|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Partners in Time!''' (Japanese: '''ファイナルⅣ　「相棒」''' ''The Finals IV: "Partner"'') is the 132nd episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,217th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on November 11, 2022, and in Canada on April 8, 2023<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
{{spoilers}}
<!--
==Blurb==
Official Blurb from Pokémon.com goes here, with source link-->
<!--Please do not alter the blurb to fix any errors, they are meant to be presented as they are on the official site.-->

==Plot==
[[File:Leon Gigantamax Cinderace.png|thumb|left|250px|Leon's Gigantamax Cinderace making its entrance]]
{{TP|Leon|Eternatus}} has appeared above [[Wyndon Stadium]] during the [[Masters Eight Tournament]] finals. Reporting the situation to her grandmother, [[Sonia]] informs [[Professor Magnolia]] of the high activity of [[Galar]] particles in the area, which is likely the reason why Eternatus was drawn there. With a roar, the [[Legendary Pokémon]] fires a {{m|Dynamax Cannon}} into the sky, causing the dark clouds above the stadium to part and the Galar particles to stabilize, showing that Eternatus had come here to protect Galar. Following one more roar, Eternatus flies away. {{an|Leon}} thanks Eternatus for protecting them and points out to {{Ash}} that the {{pkmn|category|Gigantic Pokémon}} left them a parting gift in the form of recharged [[Dynamax Band]]s. He [[recall]]s his {{p|Charizard}} and uses his rejuvenated Dynamax Band on {{p|Cinderace}}'s {{i|Poké Ball}}, performing his second [[Gigantamax]] in this [[Full Battle]]. Ash decides to respond in kind, loading {{AP|Pikachu}} with power from his own Dynamax Band and tossing him to the battlefield as the Mouse Pokémon Gigantamaxes as well. Both Pokémon launch their respective [[G-Max Move]]s, {{m|G-Max Fireball}} and {{m|G-Max Volt Crash}}. Both attacks land, despite the attempts at holding them back, creating a pair of giant explosions. When the smoke clears, it turns out the extreme power exerted by the two Pokémon has caused them to revert to normal prematurely. Moments later, Cinderace collapses, ending the Gigantamax showdown in Pikachu's victory and leaving both {{pkmn|Trainer}}s with their last Pokémon.
[[File:Misty Blue Bikini.png|thumb|250px|Misty watching the battle]]
Leon sends Charizard back out, preparing for the final clash between two partner Pokémon. Leon thanks Ash for giving him such an exciting {{pkmn|battle}} and resolves to keep doing his best until the very end. Ash is also fired up, declaring the this battle is a culmination of everything he's experienced since [[EP001|he first met Pikachu]], which is why he fully intends to win. Pikachu begins the confrontation with {{m|Quick Attack}}, avoiding an {{m|Ancient Power}} before landing a hit that he tries to follow up with {{m|Iron Tail}}. Charizard pushes Pikachu back with its own tail and then uses {{m|Air Slash}} to bombard both Pikachu and the battlefield around him. A {{m|Fire Blast}} follows, which Pikachu stops with {{m|Electroweb}}, giving him enough time to get out of the blast radius. Next comes a meeting of Fire Blast and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which pushes both Pokémon back. When Pikachu uses Iron Tail once again, Leon lets Charizard take the hit, leaving Pikachu open for a close-range {{m|Dragon Pulse}} that blows him back, with him only narrowly escaping its full force by blasting it apart with Thunderbolt.
[[File:May Max JN.png|thumb|left|250px|May, Max, and Serena watching the battle]]
Ash and Pikachu are still far from done and express their determination with a grand display of {{t|Electric}} power from Pikachu. Filled with excitement, Leon and Charizard respond in kind with a show of Charizard's {{t|Fire}} power. While Sonia looks down at Leon from the stands and reminisces how much he has grown since she first battled against him as a child, Pikachu strikes Charizard with a blindingly fast Quick Attack. Once more, Charizard uses Ancient Power, which Pikachu evades by jumping from floating rock to another, until he's running upside down along the arc running over the stadium. Charizard pursues Pikachu while using Air Slash, which Pikachu meets with a series of Iron Tails as he drops back down. Dodging Pikachu's last Iron Tail swing, Charizard releases another Fire Blast. Ash calls for a Thunderbolt to stop it, but Pikachu fails to react in time, allowing Charizard's devastating Fire [[move]] to finally make contact. When the smoke clears, it becomes clear that Pikachu has taken heavy [[damage]] from the hit. The entire stadium and all of [[Ash's friends]] watching the battle descend into a deafening silence while Pikachu breathes heavily and struggles to stay conscious. Pikachu's vision grows blurry, and he collapses.
[[File:Ash JN backwards hat.png|thumb|250px|Ash flipping his hat backwards]]
Pikachu recalls Ash's words from the time they first met and how he {{m|Thunder Shock|shocked}} him on sight. He then wakes up in a white void, with {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Squirtle}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, {{AP|Butterfree}}, and {{AP|Pidgeot}} appearing around him. Looking around, Pikachu sees the rest of Ash's [[Kanto]] Pokémon, as well as his Pokémon friends from [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], [[Unova]], [[Kalos]], [[Alola]], and the current [[Party|team]], all cheering for him. Finally, Ash himself also appears, telling Pikachu how all of their companions are at their side. With the support of his friends from past and present alike on his side, Pikachu stands back up and releases a massive eruption of electricity, which also occurs in the real world. Flipping his {{AP|hat}} backwards, Ash declares that the next attack will finish it. Leon grows equally excited and tosses his own hat aside to show he's putting everything into his next blow as well. Filled with passion, Ash and Leon order their respective partners to use Thunderbolt and Fire Blast while diving at each other. The two fired-up Pokémon crash into each other in a literal head-to-head collision, putting everything they have into use in order to overpower the other.
[[File:Ash and Pikachu.png|thumb|left|250px|Ash hugging Pikachu]]
Waking up at a [[Pokémon Center]], Pikachu sees Ash and starts recalling how the battle ended. Following the fierce clash, both Pokémon are pushed back. Charizard lets out a determined roar, but then slowly keels over and falls down. The official judgment is made: Charizard is [[Fainting|unable to battle]], meaning that the winner of the Masters Eight Tournament and the new Monarch is Ash. The stadium explodes with cheers at the birth of a new World Champion and Ash rushes to scoop the thoroughly exhausted Pikachu into his arms for a celebratory hug. Back at the present, Ash congratulates Pikachu for winning the battle as his partner happily jumps into his arms once again. Leon enters the room and thanks Ash for the fun battle before telling him how this match actually reminded him of his first-ever battle against Sonia, which had taught him the excitement of battling and even the frustration of losing. He declares that from now on, he's just another challenger, and both he and Ash promise to battle again someday. They are then joined by {{an|Dawn}} and [[Chloe]], who tell them the awards ceremony is about to begin. 

With the whole {{pkmn|world}} watching, Leon presents Ash with a golden trophy, which is so heavy that he needs the support of his team to lift it. At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], all of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon}} let off a fireworks display of moves as they joyously celebrate their Trainer's victory. In their skybox, {{an|Cynthia}} and [[Diantha]] are feeling so excited by the battle they just witnessed that they decide to also have one right away. In the stands, {{TRT}} is so caught up in their happiness at Ash winning that they completely forget about their plan to steal his Pokémon. The entire stadium cheers for Ash as he raises the trophy up high and the latest [[World Coronation Series]] season comes to a close.

The next morning, Ash is woken up from his sleep at the {{DL|Wyndon|Rose of the Rondelands}} hotel by a [[JN134|phone call]] from [[Goh]]. Figuring it must be about {{p|Mew}}, Ash wakes Pikachu up and happily responds to the call.

==Major events==
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
[[File:Ash Monarch.png|thumb|220px|Ash holding the World Championship Trophy]]
* {{TP|Leon|Eternatus}} restores energy to {{an|Leon}} and {{Ash}}'s [[Dynamax Band]]s and returns to the {{pkmn2|wild}}.
* {{an|Brock}} is revealed to have met [[Alexa]] and reunited with {{an|Cilan}}.
* {{an|May}} is revealed to have returned to [[Hoenn]], and she and [[Max]] are revealed to have met {{an|Serena}} and [[Lisia]].
* The [[Full Battle]] between Ash and Leon ends in Ash's victory, making him the new Monarch.
* {{an|Dawn}} meets Leon for the first time.
* The [[World Coronation Series|Pokémon World Coronation Series]] [[Masters Eight Tournament]] ends.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Gigantamax]] {{p|Cinderace}} 

=====Main series debuts=====
* [[Brock's Blissey]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{Tracey}}
* [[Max]]
* {{an|Cilan}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* {{an|Lana}}
* {{an|Kiawe}}
* {{an|Lillie}}
* {{an|Sophocles}}
* {{an|Mallow}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* {{Delia}}
* {{Gary}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Todd Snap]]
* {{an|Cynthia}}
* {{an|Alexa}}
* [[Diantha]]
* {{an|Professor Kukui}}
* {{an|Gladion}}
* {{an|Professor Burnet}}
* [[Chloe]]
* {{an|Leon}}
* [[Rose]]
* [[Sonia]]
* [[Horace]]
* [[Lei]]
* [[Oleana]]
* [[Professor Magnolia]]
* [[Lisia]]
* [[Hop]]
* [[Gym guide|Dan]]
* [[Announcer]]
* Crowd

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}}; [[Pikachu in a cap|World Cap]]; [[Gigantamax]])
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ({{an|Rotom Pokédex}})
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{OP|Ash|Butterfree}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Pidgeot}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeot}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Kingler}} ({{OP|Ash|Kingler}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Primeape}} ({{OP|Ash|Primeape}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Muk}} ({{OP|Ash|Muk}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{OP|Ash|Tauros}}; ×30)
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Ash}}'s; [[Mimey]]; fantasy)
* {{p|Lapras}} ({{OP|Ash|Lapras}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Snorlax}} ({{OP|Ash|Snorlax}})
* {{p|Heracross}} ({{OP|Ash|Heracross}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Bayleef}} ({{OP|Ash|Bayleef}})
* {{p|Quilava}} ({{OP|Ash|Quilava}})
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Noctowl}} ({{OP|Ash|Noctowl}}; {{Shiny}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Donphan}} ({{OP|Ash|Donphan}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Larvitar}} ({{OP|Ash|Larvitar}}; unofficial; fantasy)
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Sceptile}} ({{OP|Ash|Sceptile}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Glalie}} ({{OP|Ash|Glalie}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Staraptor}} ({{OP|Ash|Staraptor}})
* {{p|Torterra}} ({{OP|Ash|Torterra}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Infernape}} ({{OP|Ash|Infernape}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Gliscor}} ({{OP|Ash|Gliscor}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Gible}} ({{OP|Ash|Gible}})
* {{p|Unfezant}} ({{OP|Ash|Unfezant}}; female; fantasy)
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Pignite}} ({{OP|Ash|Pignite}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Leavanny}} ({{OP|Ash|Leavanny}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Palpitoad}} ({{OP|Ash|Palpitoad}})
* {{p|Boldore}} ({{OP|Ash|Boldore}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Krookodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Krookodile}})
* {{p|Greninja}} ({{OP|Ash|Greninja}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Talonflame}} ({{OP|Ash|Talonflame}})
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ({{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}})
* {{p|Goodra}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Noivern}} ({{OP|Ash|Noivern}})
* {{p|Rowlet}} ({{OP|Ash|Rowlet}})
* {{p|Lycanroc}} ({{OP|Ash|Lycanroc}}; {{form|Lycanroc|Dusk Form}})
* {{p|Incineroar}} ({{OP|Ash|Incineroar}})
* {{p|Solgaleo}} ({{Ash}}'s; {{DL|Light trio (anime)|Solgaleo|Nebby}}; unofficial; fantasy)
* {{p|Naganadel}} ({{OP|Ash|Naganadel}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Melmetal}} ({{OP|Ash|Melmetal}})
* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OP|Ash|Dragonite}})
* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Ash|Gengar}})
* {{p|Lucario}} ({{OP|Ash|Lucario}})
* {{p|Sirfetch'd}} ({{OP|Ash|Sirfetch'd}})
* {{p|Dracovish}} ({{OP|Ash|Dracovish}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Gyarados}} ({{OP|Misty|Gyarados}})
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Blissey}} ({{OP|Brock|Blissey}})
* {{p|Glaceon}} ({{OP|May|Glaceon}})
* {{p|Ambipom}} ({{OP|Dawn|Ambipom}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Sylveon}} ({{OP|Serena|Sylveon}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{an|Lana}}'s; [[Sandy]])
* {{p|Turtonator}} ({{OP|Kiawe|Turtonator}})
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{an|Lillie}}'s; {{rf|Alolan|Form}}; [[Snowy]])
* {{p|Togedemaru}} ({{OP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}})
* {{p|Tsareena}} ({{OP|Mallow|Tsareena}})
* {{p|Morpeko}} ({{OP|James|Morpeko}}; {{form|Morpeko|Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|Chloe|Eevee}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Charmander}} ({{an|Leon}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{an|Leon}}'s)
* {{p|Cinderace}} ({{an|Leon}}'s; [[Gigantamax]])
* {{p|Eternatus}} ({{OP|Leon|Eternatus}}; leaves)
* {{p|Helioptile}} ([[Alexa]]'s)
* {{p|Altaria}} ([[Lisia]]'s; Ali)
* {{p|Rookidee}} ([[Sonia]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Indeedee}} ([[Nurse Joy]]'s; male)
* {{p|Indeedee}} ([[Nurse Joy]]'s; female)
* {{p|Aegislash}} ([[Gym guide|Dan]]'s)
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Team Rocket]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Zigzagoon}} ({{rf|Galarian|Form}}; ×3)
* {{p|Manectric}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Meowstic}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Dottler}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Gossifleur}} (×3)
* {{p|Rotom}} ({{DL|Battle judge|Drone Rotom}}; multiple)

==Trivia==
[[File:JN132 AS.png|thumb|220px|The "After the story" artwork for this episode]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Cinderace}}
* This is the last episode to air in Japan before the release of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Leon}} read out this episode's title card.
* There are no [[eyecatch]]es in this episode.
* Special screenings of Ash's winning ceremony were held in {{wp|Shibuya}}.<ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1591033678721089536</ref>
* This episode's commercial break does not occur at the halfway point, like it usually does, instead taking place during the final clash of the battle.
* This episode concludes the thirteen-part [[World Coronation Series|Pokémon World Coronation Series]] [[Masters Eight Tournament]] arc.
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]]'s music from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', and ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' is reused as background music in this episode.
* [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]'s original 1997 version is used as an insert song in the original version, while [[Pokémon Theme|Pokémon Theme (Gotta Catch 'Em All)]] is used in the English dub.
* This episode marks the first physical appearance of multiple [[human]] characters in the {{pkmn|anime}} after long absences:
** [[Todd Snap]], whose last appearance was in ''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]'', 1,028 episodes earlier.
** {{an|May}} and [[Max]], whose last main series appearance was in ''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'', 670 episodes earlier.
** {{an|Cilan}}, whose last main series appearance was in ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', 419 episodes earlier.
** {{an|Alexa}}, whose last main series appearance was in ''[[XY132|A Towering Takeover!]]'', 286 episodes earlier.
* As of this episode, every [[human]] main character introduced up to this point has physically appeared during ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.
** This episode features twenty human main characters, the highest amount in any episode up to this point.
** As of this episode, {{TP|Misty|Togetic}} is the only main character (human or Pokémon) across the anime who hasn’t appeared during this series.
** This episode marks the first time outside of openings and endings in which every human main character up to this point has physically appeared since ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'', 810 episodes earlier.
* May's physical appearance is updated to match her {{ga|May|game counterpart}}'s design in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} and is shown wearing the [[Contest Costume]] that her counterpart wears, with the costume previously being worn by [[Chloe]] in ''[[JN105|Reuniting for the First Time!]]''.
** Max is also given a minor physical redesign; specifically, his eyes now match more recent [[Ken Sugimori]] character art.
* This marks the first time outside of openings and endings that every one of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon}} up to this point has appeared in the same episode since ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', 1,204 episodes earlier.
** This episode marks the first appearance of several of Ash's Pokémon after long absences:
*** {{AP|Lapras}}, who last appeared in ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]'', 960 episodes earlier.
*** {{AP|Pidgeot}} and {{AP|Primeape}}, who both last appeared in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', 444 episodes earlier.
**** As Ash's Pidgeot was seen as a {{p|Pidgeotto}} in said episode, its last appearance as a {{p|Pidgeot}} was in a flashback in ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]'', 1,086 episodes earlier.
*** {{AP|Goodra}}, who last appeared in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', 278 episodes earlier.
*** {{AP|Butterfree}} and {{AP|Squirtle}}, who both last appeared in ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', 236 episodes earlier.
** This episode also marks the first time {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} is seen since ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'', 627 episodes earlier. She, however, was seen as an {{p|Aipom}} in a flashback in ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]''.
** The only Pokémon Ash has owned which didn't appear in this episode are [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Ash Ketchum|ones he owned for less than an episode]] and {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}} (who was never officially {{pkmn2|caught}}).
* This episode marks the first time that Leon is defeated in an onscreen battle. 
** This episode also marks the first time Leon's {{p|Charizard}} has been knocked out onscreen.
* As of this episode, [[Alder]] is the only [[region]]al {{pkmn|Champion}}, current or former, to have not been defeated in an onscreen battle.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a {{p|Manectric}} and an {{p|Ambipom}} in the anime since ''Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel'', over six years prior.
* This is the first time Pikachu has [[Gigantamax]]ed since his ability to do so was first revealed in ''[[JN013|The Climb to Be the Very Best!]]'', 119 episodes earlier.
* This episode marks the first time a {{pkmn|Trainer}} is seen Gigantamaxing more than one Pokémon in a single battle, as well as the first time a Pokémon is seen using more than a single power-up—in this case, using a [[Z-Move]] and Gigantamaxing—in a single battle.
* Despite being present in all but [[JN127|one episode]] of the arc, this is the first episode in which {{TP|James|Morpeko}} turns into Full Belly Mode during the Masters Eight Tournament. The form change may reflect the conclusion of the tournament.
* Morpeko is seen eating {{p|Darumaka}} box lunches from ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' in this episode.
* Since {{an|Brock}} and Cilan are shown watching Ash's battle together, it's most likely that they have learned they are both mutual friends of his after failing to do so in [[BWS01]].
* {{TP|Leon|Eternatus}}'s role in this episode is similar to that of the {{an|guardian deities}} in ''[[SM144|From Z to Shining Z!]]'', as they both appear during the last battle of a tournament arc to allow one more use of a power-up in that very battle.
* One of the scenes where {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}} and Charizard's {{m|Fire Blast}} collide is remarkably similar to a scene in the third version of [[One, Two, Three]]. 
* Ash flipping his {{AP|hat}} when he and Pikachu are ready to finish off the battle against Leon is very reminiscent to when he did so when he and Pikachu were battling {{si|Tobias}} and his {{p|Latios}} in ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]''.
** Furthermore, the animation of Ash flipping his hat is similar to the ones he flipped his hat in the [[original series]] and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''.
* Pikachu's method of charging in with his final Thunderbolt is very reminiscent of his former use of {{m|Volt Tackle}}. Furthermore, the way his body sparks after finishing the attack is similar to Volt Tackle's [[recoil]] effect.
* The painting on the wall of Ash's hotel room at the end of the episode is similar to "A sailing ship on a high sea by moonlight" by {{wp|Ivan Aivazovsky}}. His greatest work is considered to be a painting called "{{wp|The Ninth Wave}}", making this a potential reference to [[Generation IX]].
* As of this episode, Leon's Charizard has used more [[move]]s than any other individual Pokémon in the anime, with a total of 20, surpassing Ash's Pikachu's record of 19 used moves. It has also used all of them in a single [[series]], unlike Pikachu.
* This episode marks the final appearance of May, Max, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Iris}}, {{an|Serena}}, {{an|Clemont}}, {{an|Bonnie}}, {{an|Lana}}, {{an|Kiawe}}, {{an|Lillie}}, {{an|Sophocles}}, {{an|Mallow}}, Todd Snap, {{an|Cynthia}}, Alexa, [[Diantha]], {{an|Professor Kukui}}, {{an|Gladion}}, {{an|Professor Burnet}}, [[Rose]], [[Sonia]], [[Lei]], [[Oleana]], [[Professor Magnolia]], and [[Gym guide|Dan]].
* This episode marks the final physical appearance of [[Ash's Lycanroc]] and {{AP|Melmetal}}.
* [[Unshō Ishizuka]] was added into the credits for this episode, with archived audio of his voice being used for {{AP|Kingler}}, {{AP|Muk}}, {{AP|Swellow}}, and {{AP|Boldore}}.
* The English [[dub]] title is based on the term "partners in crime."
* [[Danika]], Danika's {{p|Azumarill}}, {{Gary}}, [[Goh]], [[Horace]], [[Quillon]], and {{TP|Goh|Grookey}} narrate the preview for the [[JN133|next episode]].

===Errors===
* The English dub's subtitles have a grammatical error, during the [[Pokémon Theme |Pokémon’s theme]] playing in the background, the subtitles mistakenly say "The power that's inside" twice. The first time, it matches what the song says, and the second instance occurs when the music singer say "Gotta catch 'em all" but the subtitles said “The power that’s inside”. Another notable error is the subtitles saying "present the best Win exciting battling.s".

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
<!--{{Epilang|color=D5598C|bordercolor=00A1E9
}}-->

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{-}}
{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=JN131 |
prevtitle=Paring Pokémon While Parrying! |
nextcode=JN133 |
nexttitle=The Mew from Here! |
series=Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
colorscheme=Galar}}
{{Project Anime notice}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1217}}
[[Category:Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes|132]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Daiki Tomiyasu]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Makoto Ōga]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Ayumi Moriyama]]
[[Category:Episodes by multiple assistant directors]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Shūhei Yasuda]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Ash]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Pikachu]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a main character leaves the group]]
[[Category:Episodes in which an alternately colored Pokémon appears]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a Champion appears]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a Mythical Pokémon appears]]
[[Category:Episodes with World Coronation Series matches]]
[[Category:Milestone episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes which aired in Canada before the United States]]

[[de:Final IV: Aibō]]
[[es:EP1221]]
[[fr:LV132]]
[[it:PM132]]
[[ja:新無印編第132話]]
[[zh:宝可梦 旅途 第128集]]