JN131

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JN131   EP1216 ファイナルⅢ　「最強」 The Finals III: "The Strongest"

First broadcast Japan November 4, 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 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation directors 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane 志村泉 Izumi Shimura 中矢利子 Toshiko Nakaya Additional credits

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(Japanese: ファイナルⅢ　「最強」 The Finals III: "The Strongest") is the 131st episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,216th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 4, 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.
• The energy created by the battle causes Eternatus to escape from Hammerlocke and appear over Wyndon Stadium.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Flapple

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Tracey
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Delia
• Cynthia
• Diantha
• Professor Kukui
• Samson Oak
• Gladion
• Professor Burnet
• Chloe
• Leon
• Sonia
• Professor Magnolia
• Lei
• Hop
• Dan
• Announcer (voice only)
• Crowd

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's; World Cap)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• 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)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Incineroar (Ash's)
• Melmetal (Ash's)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Sirfetch'd (Ash's)
• Dracovish (Ash's)
• Eevee (Lana's; Sandy)
• Turtonator (Kiawe's)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alolan; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Tsareena (Mallow's)
• Morpeko (James's; Hangry Mode)
• Eevee (Chloe's)
• Charmander (Leon's; flashback)
• Charizard (Leon's; Gigantamax)
• Rillaboom (Leon's)
• Eternatus (Leon's)
• Cinderace (Leon's)
• Aegislash (Dan's)
• Rotom (Team Rocket's; Rotom Phone)
• Raichu (Alolan)
• Rotom (Team Rocket's; Rotom Phone)
• Wooper (Trainer's)
• Munchlax (Trainer's)
• Meowstic (Trainer's)
• Dottler (Trainer's)
• Flapple (Trainer's)
• Toxel (Trainer's)
• Pincurchin (Trainer's)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Rillaboom
• Ash and Leon read out the title card for this episode.
• The Dare da? segment is replaced with eyecatches of Ash, Goh, and Pikachu for this episode.
• This episode features twelve human main characters, the highest amount in any episode up to this point.
• This is the first Masters Tournament episode to not play background music from Pokémon the Series: XY.
• James, Meowth, Jessie, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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