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JN130   EP1215 ファイナルⅡ　「翻弄」 The Finals II: "Toy Around"

First broadcast Japan October 28, 2022 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending バツグンタイプ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director ウヱノ史博 Fumihiro Ueno Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara Additional credits

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

(Japanese: ファイナルⅡ　「翻弄」 The Finals II: "Toy Around") is the 130th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,215th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 28, 2022.

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 Leon continue their Full Battle in the finals.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Tracey
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Delia
• Cynthia
• Diantha
• Korrina
• Gurkinn
• Wikstrom
• Chloe
• Leon
• Dan
• Sonia
• Bea
• Hop
• Announcer
• Crowd

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Snorlax (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Quilava (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Donphan (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Infernape (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Gliscor (Ash's)
• Gible (Ash's)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Pignite (Ash's)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Krookodile (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Lucario (Ash's; Mega Lucario)
• Sirfetch'd (Ash's)
• Dracovish (Ash's)
• Morpeko (James's; Hangry Mode)
• Lucario (Korrina's)
• Eevee (Chloe's)
• Grapploct (Bea's)
• Dragapult (Leon's)
• Rillaboom (Leon's)
• Mr. Rime (Leon's)
• Aegislash (Dan's)
• Dreepy (Dragon Darts; ×2)
• Meowstic (Trainer's; male)
• Dottler (Trainer's)
• Pincurchin (Trainer's)
• Spinda (Trainer's)
• Psyduck (Trainer's)
• Xatu (Trainer's)
• Swirlix (Trainer's)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Mr. Rime
• This is the first episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series in which Goh does not make an appearance in any capacity.
• Shinji Miyazaki's music from Pokémon the Series: Black & White and Pokémon the Series: XY is reused as background music in this episode.
• Despite having first appeared in Search for the Clubultimate!, 487 episodes earlier, this is the first time Dragon Tail’s secondary effect of switching out the opposing Pokémon is seen in the anime.
• This is the first time multiple Pokémon are returned to the same Poké Ball: Leon's Dragapult and its two Dreepy.
• Ash's strategy of having Sirfetch'd attack the Psychic Terrain with a flurry of Fury Cutters to make it disappear is similar to the one displayed in Fairy-Type Trickery!, in which his Hawlucha, another Fighting type based on a bird, broke Trick Room, another Psychic-type status move that affects the battlefield, by constantly striking its walls with X-Scissor, another Bug-type move.
  • Also, the scene of Lucario sensing Mr. Rime is similar to the one shown in The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!, in which his Frogadier stood still to hear Gogoat's movements in order to hit it.
• As of this episode Kommo-o is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon up to this point, whom Ash hasn’t battled.
• Dragonite's use of Draco Meteor in this episode is similar to Ash's Charizard's use of Seismic Toss.
• According to a CoroCoro article about Masters Eight Tournament participants, this is the first time Leon has lost more than two Pokémon in a single battle.
• James, Meowth, Jessie, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• After Sirfetch'd undoes the Psychic Terrain, Diantha's voice is heard, but Cynthia is the one seen talking.
• The room that Diantha and Cynthia are in is different than the one from the previous episode, with one of the differences being is the posters having different designs instead of the same design.

References

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