JN034

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

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{{EpisodeInfobox| epcode=JN034 | altepcode=EP1119 | colorscheme=Galar | title_en= | title_ja=孤高の闘士サイトウ！オトスパスの脅威！！| title_ja_trans=The Solitary Fighter Saitō! The Threatening Otosupus!! | broadcast_jp=August 23, 2020 | broadcast_us= | en_op= | ja_op=１・２・３ | ja_ed=ポケモンしりとり（ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer.） | olmteam=Team Kato | scenarion=1 | scenario=冨岡淳広 | storyboardn=1 | storyboard=浅田裕二 | directorn=1 | director=浅田裕二 | artn=2 | art=岩根雅明 | art2=志村泉 | morecredits=no | epstaffpage=JN031-JN040 | footnotes=* Screenshots on Filb.de

• [[bmgf:281627|Preview thread on BMGf} Closed
• Original review thread on BMGf

]] (Japanese: 孤高の闘士サイトウ！オトスパスの脅威！！ The Solitary Fighter Saitō! The Threatening Otosupus!!) is the 34th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,119th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 23, 2020.

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 meet Bea, a Fighting-type Gym Leader from the Galar region, for the first time.
• Ash battles Bea in a World Coronation Series match and loses, bringing his rank to 930.
• Goh is given a Hitmonchan.

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

Debuts

Humans

• Bea

Pokémon debuts

• Grapploct

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Korrina (flashback)
• Bea
• Karate Master
• Disciples

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Riolu

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Raboot (Goh's)
• Dragonite (Ash's; fantasy)
• Gengar (Ash's; fantasy)
• Riolu (Ash's)
• Farfetch'd (Ash's; Galarian)
• Sobble (Goh's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone; ×2)
• Lucario (Korrina's; Mega Lucario; flashback)
• Grapploct (Bea's; debut)
• Hawlucha (Bea's)
• Pangoro (Bea's; fantasy)
• Throh (Bea's; fantasy)
• Tyrogue (Bea's; fantasy)
• Scraggy (Bea's; fantasy)
• Machop (Bea's; fantasy)
• Machoke (Bea's; fantasy)
• Machamp (Bea's; fantasy)
• Sawk (Bea's; fantasy)
• Hitmontop (Bea's; fantasy)
• Hitmonchan (Karatee Master's)
• Hitmonlee (Karatee Master's; flashback)
• Hitmonchan (Fighting Dojo's; multiple)
• Hitmonlee (Fighting Dojo's; multiple)
• Persian (Trainer's)
• Rotom (Rotom Drone)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Grapploct
• Goh and Ash read out the title card.
• Goh, Ash, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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