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title_ja=奇跡の復元、化石のポケモン！ |
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(Japanese: '''化石のポケモン！''' ''The Fossil Pokémon!'') is the 38th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,123st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is scheduled to air in Japan on September 20, 2020<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
'''Restore and Renew!''' (Japanese: '''奇跡の復元、化石のポケモン！''' ''Miracle Restoration, the Fossil Pokémon!'') is the 38th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,123rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on September 20, 2020, in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2021, and in the United States on March 5, 2021.
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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>Ash and Goh have Fossil Pokémon on their mind and Chloe has a science project, so it’s off to the Pewter Museum of Science! There, they meet a man who bears an uncanny resemblance to the excavation leader our heroes met in Unova. But he insists he’s the Museum of Science curator!
Exploring the fossil dig, our heroes find all sorts of ancient artifacts—even a piece of Old Amber!
But Team Rocket is up to its old tricks. When they secretly try to operate a Fossil Pokémon Restorer Machine, it explodes!
Meanwhile, Goh has his eye on a feisty Aerodactyl. After some fierce battling, Goh gently asks if they can become friends. Aerodactyl agrees, and Goh winds up with a brand-new, ancient Pokémon friend!</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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{{Ash}} and [[Goh]] set their sights on visiting the [[Pewter Museum of Science]] after watching a promotional video for a special exhibit of a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Shieldon}}. [[Professor Cerise]] suggests his daughter [[Chloe]] go along to complete a passion project for her school. Before she can say no, Ash and Goh drag her with them. At the Pewter Museum of Science, the boys are thrilled by all of the revived {{cat|Fossil Pokémon}} while Chloe is overwhelmed by the experience. Ash and Goh turn their attentions to the real attraction, the Shieldon exhibition, but are left disappointed by the long queue and when the exhibit suddenly closes for the day. A museum attendant calls out that a fossil excavation is happening, where anyone can get the chance to keep any of their fossilized finds as a souvenir. Goh decides to give it a go, mainly for the chance to get himself a Fossil Pokémon.
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At the dig site, {{TRT}} is trying to locate a Fossil to restore. [[Jessie]] carefully breaks open a boulder in the hopes of finding a Fossil, but is disappointed to see nothing inside. They quickly shift focus when the [[twerp]]s arrive on the scene. The enthusiastic [[curator]], who bears a striking resemblance to the {{OBP|leader|JN014}} from the [[Colossus Ruins]], introduces himself as the President of the Pewter Museum. The curator spies Ash's fossil, and reveals that it's a fossilized [[footprint]]. He then shows them a [[Claw Fossil]] and reveals that such prime examples can be restored using a special machine. Hearing this, Ash and {{ashfr}} decide to search for fossils, while Team Rocket plot to steal any newly restored Fossil Pokémon for themselves. Goh calls out his {{TP|Goh|Golurk}}, {{TP|Goh|Raboot}} and  {{TP|Goh|Sobble}} to help. Chloe soon discovers a fossilized shell, and while not a new discovery, it proves a good research subject for her school assignment. Goh and his team continue searching well into the evening, without yielding any finds. As Chloe and Ash tell Goh that it is time to leave, Goh spots something glistening in the rock wall and recovers it. Taking the find to the curator to assess, Goh learns the he found an incredibly rare [[Old Amber]]; hardened tree resin that often holds ancient DNA material. The curator decides to try restoring the Old Amber overnight, so Ash and his friends decide to spend the night at the local [[Pokémon Center]] while they wait.
 
The curator closes down the Museum for the night, leaving the Old Amber to undergo the restoration process overnight. Team Rocket sneak through the ventilation system to steal the Fossil. Jessie, however, becomes impatient, so [[James]] meddles with the restoration machine to quicken the process. The sudden explosion booms through [[Pewter City]], waking Ash and the others up and alerting them to something having gone amiss at the Museum. There, the curator reveals that the restoration machine has been destroyed and oddly the Old Amber has been restored in record time. The newly revived Pokémon flies overhead and escapes into the distance, with Goh leading the pursuit after it. During the search, {{AP|Pikachu}} soon detects something hiding in some bushes, revealing the thieves, none other than Team Rocket. With a new opportunity to catch Pikachu, Jessie and James summon the [[Rocket Prize Master]], with Jessie and James receiving a {{p|Nidorino}} and a {{p|Graveler}} respectively. Ash decides to handle Team Rocket by himself and orders Chloe to find Goh.
 
The mysterious Pokémon settles on a tree branch, allowing Goh to scan it with his [[Rotom Phone]] to reveal that it is an {{p|Aerodactyl}}. Goh orders Aerodactyl listen to him, but it goes on the attack instead. Raboot tries a {{m|Double Kick}} counter, but it is knocked down by a {{m|Rock Slide}}. Goh calls out his Golurk, leading Aerodactyl to attack the titan with its wings. Golurk retaliates with a {{m|Flash Cannon}}, which Aerodactyl evades. A second Flash Cannon is countered by {{m|Dragon Breath}}, before Aerodactyl lands a direct hit with an {{m|Iron Head}}. Golurk manages to shield itself as Aerodactyl launches another Dragon Breath. Chloe rushes over to Goh, informing him that Ash needs help handling Team Rocket. Goh replies that he is too busy battling with Aerodactyl.
 
Meanwhile, Pikachu flees as Nidorino uses {{m|Poison Sting}} and Graveler rolls into a {{m|Tackle}}. Pikachu launches an {{m|Electroweb}} across two trees, leaping through the gaps. Graveler, meanwhile, ricochets off the Electroweb and bowls into the rest of Team Rocket, sending them blasting off. Elsewhere, Goh and Golurk are still trying to wear Aerodactyl out. It is soon struck down by a {{m|Hammer Arm}} and Flash Cannon, and plummets to the ground. Goh rushes to check on Aerodactyl. He empathizes with Aerodactyl, knowing it must have felt scared awakening in an unfamiliar world before reaching out to pat its snout. Goh suggests that it takes its time adjusting to the new era by joining him, and Aerodactyl quickly calms down. Having earned {{TP|Goh|Aerodactyl}}'s trust, Goh {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} the Fossil Pokémon. He calls out his new partner, who happily flies around him. When Ash and Goh later report the results of their museum trip to Professor Cerise and express how much fun they had, they're surprised to hear Chloe also saying that she had fun.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* [[Goh]] finds an [[Old Amber]], which is revived into an {{p|Aerodactyl}}.
* [[Goh's Golurk]] is revealed to know {{m|Flash Cannon}}.
* Goh {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} the {{TP|Goh|Aerodactyl}}.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Curator]]
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
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* [[Goh's Aerodactyl]]


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
<!--[[File:Dare da JN038.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]-->
[[File:Dare da JN038.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Goh]]
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* [[Jessie]]
<!--* [[Jessie]]-->
* [[James]]
<!--* [[James]]-->
* [[Chloe]]
<!--* [[Nurse Joy]]-->
* [[Professor Cerise]]
<!--* [[Officer Jenny]]-->
* [[Hibana]] (video)
<!--* {{an|Professor Oak}}-->
* {{OBP|Leader|JN014}} (flashback)
<!--* [[Professor Cerise]]-->
* [[Curator]]
* Trainers


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
<!--[[File:WTP JN036.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]-->
[[File:WTP JN038.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
<!--[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Pokémon}}-->
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Kabutops}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
<!--* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})-->
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
<!--* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})-->
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
<!--* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Ash}}'s; [[Mimey]])-->
<!--* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OP|Ash|Dragonite}})-->
<!--* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Ash|Gengar}})-->
<!--* {{p|Riolu}} ({{OP|Ash|Riolu}})-->
<!--* {{p|Farfetch'd}} ({{OP|Ash|Farfetch'd}}; {{rf|Galarian|Form}})-->
* {{p|Raboot}} ({{OP|Goh|Raboot}})
* {{p|Raboot}} ({{OP|Goh|Raboot}})
<!--* {{p|Beedrill}} ({{OP|Goh|Beedrill}})-->
* {{p|Golurk}} ({{OP|Goh|Golurk}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
<!--* {{p|Scyther}} ({{OP|Goh|Scyther}})-->
* {{p|Pidgey}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pidgey|Goh's}})
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* {{p|Phantump}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Phantump|Goh's}})
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* {{p|Fletchling}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Fletchling|Goh's}})
<!--* {{p|Yamper}} ({{OP|Chloe|Yamper}})-->
* {{p|Sobble}} ({{OP|Goh|Sobble}})
<!--* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]]<!--; ×2)-->
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} ({{OP|Goh|Aerodactyl}}; new)
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* {{p|Yamper}} ({{OP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}})
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* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
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* {{p|Litwick}} ({{OBP|Leader|JN014}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Pelipper}} ({{OBP|Pelipper|Team Rocket|Team Rocket}})
* {{p|Nidorino}} ({{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Nidorino|Team Rocket's}})
* {{p|Graveler}} ({{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Graveler|Team Rocket's}})
* {{p|Marshtomp}} (Trainers'; ×2)
* {{p|Gothita}} (Trainers'; ×2)
* {{p|Natu}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Quagsire}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Psyduck}} (Trainers'; ×2)
* {{p|Minccino}} (Trainers'; ×2)
* {{p|Shellder}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Grimer}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Magnemite}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Slakoth}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Xatu}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Omanyte}}
* {{p|Omastar}}
* {{p|Kabuto}}
* {{p|Kabutops}}
* {{p|Geodude}}
* {{p|Shieldon}} ({{pkmn2|giant}}; shadowed)
* {{p|Shieldon}} (silhouette; fantasy)
* {{p|Anorith}} (fantasy)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
<!--* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Pokémon}}-->
[[File:JN038 AS.png|175px|thumb|The "After the story" artwork for this episode]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Aerodactyl}}
* This episode marks the first time a main character obtains a {{cat|Fossil Pokémon}}.
* All of the [[Generation I]] Fossil Pokémon appear in this episode.
* This episode marks the first time since [[JN005|its capture]] that {{TP|Goh|Raboot}} has been seen being [[recall|returned]] to its {{i|Poké Ball}}.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
** {{p|Marshtomp}}, who last appeared in ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', 657 episodes ago.
** {{p|Nidorino}}, who last appeared in ''[[DP072|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2]]'', 585 episodes ago.
** {{p|Shieldon}}, who last appeared in ''[[DP092|A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!]]'', 565 episodes ago.
** {{p|Anorith}}, who last appeared in ''[[DP107|Ancient Family Matters!]]'', 550 episodes ago.
** {{p|Omastar}} and {{p|Kabutops}}, both of whom last appeared in ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]'', 549 episodes ago.
** {{p|Kabuto}}, who last appeared in ''[[XY087|The Tiny Caretaker!]]'', 237 episodes ago.
** Aerodactyl, who last appeared in ''[[XY125| A League of His Own!]]'', 199 episodes ago.
* {{Ash}}, [[Goh]], [[Bea]], and {{AP|Pikachu}} narrate the preview of the [[JN039|next episode]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* The Japanese text depicting [[Pewter Museum of Science]]'s name is edited out.
* The Japanese texts depicting {{p|Nidorino}} and {{p|Graveler}}'s {{pkmn|category|categories}} and names are edited out.
** Despite this edit, a screenshot of Nidorino with the aforementioned Japanese text is available on [[Pokémon.com]]'s [https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/23/episode-38-restore-and-renew page on this episode].


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|奇跡的復原，化石寶可夢！|The Miracle Restoration, the Fossil Pokémon!}}
|zh_yue={{tt|奇跡的復原，化石寶可夢|The Miracle Restoration, the Fossil Pokémon}}
|cs={{tt|Obnovení a oživení!|Restoration and revival!}}
|da={{tt|Nyt liv til gamle fossiler!|New life for old fossils!}}
|nl={{tt|Ontwaken en vernieuwen!|Awaken and Renew!}}
|fi={{tt|Fossiilia elvyttämässä!|Reviving a fossil!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Restaurer et ranimer !|Restore and Revive!}}
|de={{tt|Neu belebt ist halb gewonnen!|Reinvigorated is half the win!}}
|he={{tt|!שחזור מאובנים|Fossils Restoration!}}
|it={{tt|Rigenerare e rinnovare!|Restore and renew!}}
|pl={{tt|Przywrócić do życia!|Restoring to life!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Restaurar e renovar!|Restore and renew!}}
|ru={{tt|Восстановить и обновить!|Restore and update!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Restaurar y renovar!|Restore and renew!}}
|tr={{tt|Restore Et ve Yenile|Restore and Renew}}
|uk={{tt|Оживи й віднови|Renew and restore}}
|hi={{tt|जगाओ नयी उमंग! ''Jagaao Nayi Umang!''|Awaken New Enthusiasm!}}
|ta={{tt|ரிஸ்டோர் மற்றும் புதுப்பி!|Restore and Refresh!}}
|te={{tt|రిస్టోర్ అండ్ రీనివ్|Restore and Renew}}
|bn={{tt|পুনরুদ্ধার করে পুনরুজ্জীবন !|Revive by Restoring!}}
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Restore and Renew!
JN038.png
JN038   EP1123
奇跡の復元、化石のポケモン！
Miracle Restoration, the Fossil Pokémon!
First broadcast
Japan September 20, 2020
United States March 5, 2021
English themes
Opening The Journey Starts Today
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening １・２・３
Ending ポケモンしりとり（ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer.）
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 藤咲淳一 Jun'ichi Fujisaku
Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō
Assistant director 牧野友映 Tomoe Makino
Animation directors 水野隆宏 Takahiro Mizuno
永山恵 Megumi Nagayama
平田雄三 Katsuzo Hirata
Additional credits

Restore and Renew! (Japanese: 奇跡の復元、化石のポケモン！ Miracle Restoration, the Fossil Pokémon!) is the 38th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,123rd episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on September 20, 2020, in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2021, and in the United States on March 5, 2021.

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Blurb

Ash and Goh have Fossil Pokémon on their mind and Chloe has a science project, so it’s off to the Pewter Museum of Science! There, they meet a man who bears an uncanny resemblance to the excavation leader our heroes met in Unova. But he insists he’s the Museum of Science curator!

Exploring the fossil dig, our heroes find all sorts of ancient artifacts—even a piece of Old Amber!

But Team Rocket is up to its old tricks. When they secretly try to operate a Fossil Pokémon Restorer Machine, it explodes!

Meanwhile, Goh has his eye on a feisty Aerodactyl. After some fierce battling, Goh gently asks if they can become friends. Aerodactyl agrees, and Goh winds up with a brand-new, ancient Pokémon friend!

Plot

Ash and Goh set their sights on visiting the Pewter Museum of Science after watching a promotional video for a special exhibit of a giant Shieldon. Professor Cerise suggests his daughter Chloe go along to complete a passion project for her school. Before she can say no, Ash and Goh drag her with them. At the Pewter Museum of Science, the boys are thrilled by all of the revived Fossil Pokémon while Chloe is overwhelmed by the experience. Ash and Goh turn their attentions to the real attraction, the Shieldon exhibition, but are left disappointed by the long queue and when the exhibit suddenly closes for the day. A museum attendant calls out that a fossil excavation is happening, where anyone can get the chance to keep any of their fossilized finds as a souvenir. Goh decides to give it a go, mainly for the chance to get himself a Fossil Pokémon.

At the dig site, Team Rocket is trying to locate a Fossil to restore. Jessie carefully breaks open a boulder in the hopes of finding a Fossil, but is disappointed to see nothing inside. They quickly shift focus when the twerps arrive on the scene. The enthusiastic curator, who bears a striking resemblance to the leader from the Colossus Ruins, introduces himself as the President of the Pewter Museum. The curator spies Ash's fossil, and reveals that it's a fossilized footprint. He then shows them a Claw Fossil and reveals that such prime examples can be restored using a special machine. Hearing this, Ash and his friends decide to search for fossils, while Team Rocket plot to steal any newly restored Fossil Pokémon for themselves. Goh calls out his Golurk, Raboot and Sobble to help. Chloe soon discovers a fossilized shell, and while not a new discovery, it proves a good research subject for her school assignment. Goh and his team continue searching well into the evening, without yielding any finds. As Chloe and Ash tell Goh that it is time to leave, Goh spots something glistening in the rock wall and recovers it. Taking the find to the curator to assess, Goh learns the he found an incredibly rare Old Amber; hardened tree resin that often holds ancient DNA material. The curator decides to try restoring the Old Amber overnight, so Ash and his friends decide to spend the night at the local Pokémon Center while they wait.

The curator closes down the Museum for the night, leaving the Old Amber to undergo the restoration process overnight. Team Rocket sneak through the ventilation system to steal the Fossil. Jessie, however, becomes impatient, so James meddles with the restoration machine to quicken the process. The sudden explosion booms through Pewter City, waking Ash and the others up and alerting them to something having gone amiss at the Museum. There, the curator reveals that the restoration machine has been destroyed and oddly the Old Amber has been restored in record time. The newly revived Pokémon flies overhead and escapes into the distance, with Goh leading the pursuit after it. During the search, Pikachu soon detects something hiding in some bushes, revealing the thieves, none other than Team Rocket. With a new opportunity to catch Pikachu, Jessie and James summon the Rocket Prize Master, with Jessie and James receiving a Nidorino and a Graveler respectively. Ash decides to handle Team Rocket by himself and orders Chloe to find Goh.

The mysterious Pokémon settles on a tree branch, allowing Goh to scan it with his Rotom Phone to reveal that it is an Aerodactyl. Goh orders Aerodactyl listen to him, but it goes on the attack instead. Raboot tries a Double Kick counter, but it is knocked down by a Rock Slide. Goh calls out his Golurk, leading Aerodactyl to attack the titan with its wings. Golurk retaliates with a Flash Cannon, which Aerodactyl evades. A second Flash Cannon is countered by Dragon Breath, before Aerodactyl lands a direct hit with an Iron Head. Golurk manages to shield itself as Aerodactyl launches another Dragon Breath. Chloe rushes over to Goh, informing him that Ash needs help handling Team Rocket. Goh replies that he is too busy battling with Aerodactyl.

Meanwhile, Pikachu flees as Nidorino uses Poison Sting and Graveler rolls into a Tackle. Pikachu launches an Electroweb across two trees, leaping through the gaps. Graveler, meanwhile, ricochets off the Electroweb and bowls into the rest of Team Rocket, sending them blasting off. Elsewhere, Goh and Golurk are still trying to wear Aerodactyl out. It is soon struck down by a Hammer Arm and Flash Cannon, and plummets to the ground. Goh rushes to check on Aerodactyl. He empathizes with Aerodactyl, knowing it must have felt scared awakening in an unfamiliar world before reaching out to pat its snout. Goh suggests that it takes its time adjusting to the new era by joining him, and Aerodactyl quickly calms down. Having earned Aerodactyl's trust, Goh catches the Fossil Pokémon. He calls out his new partner, who happily flies around him. When Ash and Goh later report the results of their museum trip to Professor Cerise and express how much fun they had, they're surprised to hear Chloe also saying that she had fun.

Major events

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Debuts

Humans

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Characters

Humans

Dare da?

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Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Kabutops

Trivia

The "After the story" artwork for this episode

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages



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