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(Japanese: '''そして、おなじ月をみている！''' ''And We're Looking at the Same Moon!'') is the sixth episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]'', the 142nd episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,227th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 17, 2023<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
'''The Same Moon, Now and Forever!''' (Japanese: '''そして、おなじ月をみている！''' ''And We're Looking at the Same Moon!'') is the sixth episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master]]'', the 142nd episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,227th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on February 17, 2023, in Canada on June 17, 2023, in South Africa on June 27, 2023, and in the United States on September 8, 2023.
 
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<i>What starts as a nap for our heroes ends up going horribly wrong when Team Rocket fires a net at Ash and Pikachu! Ash manages to send Team Rocket blasting off, but Pikachu is sent along with them! Pikachu and Meowth then find themselves in a dangerous situation and must team up in the search for their friends. Meanwhile, Ash, Misty, and Brock must deal with a flock of Spearow, a clutch of Venipede, and Ash’s sadness over his missing partner. Jessie and James feel the same way about being apart from Meowth—but luckily Ash is reunited with Pikachu, and Meowth is picked up by the Team Rocket balloon shortly after!</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are relaxing on a field when {{TRT}} suddenly shows up in one of their [[Team Rocket's mechas|giant robots]] and seizes both Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} in a net. Ash calls out {{AP|Snivy}} and has her use {{m|Leaf Storm}}, cutting the net and attacking the robot. Unfortunately, Pikachu is stuck in the net and thus gets caught in the blast radius when the robot explodes, sending him blasting off with Team Rocket. Mid-air, one of the robot's components explodes, separating Pikachu and {{MTR}} from the rest and sending them falling into a river below. After narrowly escaping from a {{p|Gyarados}} and making it to shore, Meowth swears to uphold a truce until they've made their way back to their partners, though he secretly plans to have [[Jessie]] and [[James]] nab Pikachu the instant he reunites with them.
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Ash and Pikachu both start running toward each other, their gut feelings telling them where the other is. Meowth, however, soon grows tired from all the running and plans to eat some [[Oran Berry|Oran Berries]] from a tree, but when he tries to drive away the {{p|Pidgey}} eating the same Berries, the rock he throws instead hits a {{p|Spearow}}. Ticked off by this, Spearow attacks, but Pikachu easily defeats it with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, charring the Oran Berries in the process. Spearow calls others of its kind for help, and Pikachu and Meowth escape the flock into a cave, though in the process, the Spearow blow off the {{AP|hat}} Pikachu was wearing and send it flying through a hole in the back of the cave. While Pikachu insists on following after it and gets help in doing so from a {{p|Caterpie}} that saw it floating away, Ash and his friends find the charred Oran Berries and a Spearow feather, allowing them to deduce what happened. They're forced to run away from the Spearow flock, eventually leaving them alone with just the injured Spearow. After {{an|Brock}} heals its injuries with a [[Potion]], a hungry {{p|Rattata}} tries to steal some cheese from Ash's [[Bag|backpack]]. Ash, the compassionate person he is, voluntarily gives the cheese to Rattata. Rattata catches a scent on Ash, and Brock realizes that it must've smelled Pikachu, given that both Pikachu and Rattata are {{pkmn|category|Mouse Pokémon}}. Ash asks Rattata to help him find Pikachu, which it agrees to do, with Spearow also tagging along. Nearby, Jessie and James are following them, waiting for the moment when they find Pikachu and Meowth to strike.
 
Caterpie eventually leads Pikachu and Meowth to a tree that Ash's hat currently rests on top of, though the tree is also infested by a group of sleeping {{p|Venipede}}. Pikachu successfully retrieves the hat, but Meowth sneezing wakes up the Venipede. The three Pokémon narrowly escape, though not without Meowth being struck by Venipede's {{m|Poison Sting}} in the process. Later, Ash and his friends also find the same tree, and the Venipede attack them as well, but thanks to Rattata, Spearow, and Spearow's flock holding them off, the group is able to get away unscathed. With Pikachu's group, an {{p|Oddish}} helps them in finding a [[Pecha Berry]] to cure Meowth's {{status|poison}}, due to Pikachu remembering Ash [[JN024|doing the same for him earlier]]. Both groups settle down for the night, with Ash and Pikachu looking at the Moon and reminiscing about their many adventures together.
 
In the morning, both groups gather some [[Leppa Berry|Leppa Berries]] to eat for breakfast. Ash and Pikachu split their Berries apart simultaneously, causing them to sense each other. They rush towards each other, soon reuniting in a happy embrace. It takes them a few seconds to realize that their reunion occurred right on top of a ravine that they're now falling into. Fortunately, {{an|Latias}} swoops in just in time to rescue them and bring them back up, though due to her invisibility, Ash has no idea who or what saved them. Jessie and James also show up in their balloon and pick Meowth up, deciding to leave quietly this time and allow Ash and Pikachu to enjoy their reunion in peace.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
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* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Iris}} (flashback)
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|Iris}} (flashback)
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
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===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Caterpie}}
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}}; [[Pikachu in a cap|World Cap]])
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}}; [[Pikachu in a cap|World Cap]])
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* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra|Goomy}}; flashback)
* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra|Goomy}}; flashback)
* {{p|Raichu}} ([[Sho]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Raichu}} ([[Sho]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Spearow}} ({{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Spearow|anime}}; flashback)
* {{p|Spearow}} ({{DL|List of recurring wild Pokémon in the animated series|Spearow|anime}}; flashback)
* {{p|Latias}} ({{OBP|Latias|recurring|anime}})
* {{p|Latias}} ({{an|Latias|anime}})
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Pidgey}} (×2)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (×2)
* {{p|Spearow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Spearow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Zubat}}
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Venipede}} (multiple)
* {{p|Venipede}} (multiple)
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* {{p|Cutiefly}} (multiple; flashback)
* {{p|Cutiefly}} (multiple; flashback)
* {{p|Comfey}} (flashback)
* {{p|Comfey}} (flashback)
* {{p|Golbat}} (background character)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:JN142 AS.png|thumb|175px|The "After the story" artwork for this episode]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!|Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!! - Episode Paldea]]: {{p|Greavard}}
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!|Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!! - Episode Paldea]]: {{p|Greavard}}
* Like the [[JN141|previous episode]], there was no [[Who's That Pokémon?|Dare Da?]] segment in the initial airing of the episode, instead having the [[series]] logo on the screen before and after the commercial break.
* This episode features the reappearance of {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth bubblegum robot]], which first appeared in ''[[EP141|Good 'Quil Hunting]]'', 1,086 episodes earlier.
* This episode features the reappearance of {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth bubblegum robot]], which first appeared in ''[[EP141|Good 'Quil Hunting]]'', 1,086 episodes earlier.
* Like the [[JN141|previous episode]], there was no [[Who's That Pokémon?|Dare Da?]] segment in the initial airing of the episode, instead having the [[series]] logo on the screen before and after the commercial break.
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]]'s music from the [[original series]], ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' are reused as background music in this episode.
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]]'s music from the [[original series]], ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' are reused as background music in this episode.
* [[Goodnight, My Pikachu|Goodnight, My Pikachu -2017 ver.-]] is used as an insert song in this episode.
* [[Goodnight, My Pikachu|Goodnight, My Pikachu -2017 ver.-]] is used as an insert song in the Japanese version of this episode, whereas the English dub uses an instrumental version of the {{so|I Choose You|ending theme}} from ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''.
* This is the only episode during {{an|Brock}}'s return in ''Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master'' where none of his Pokémon appear.
* {{AP|Pikachu}} blasts off together with Team Rocket in this episode.
* When Brock and {{an|Misty}} flinch while they and {{Ash}} are being chased by a flock of {{p|Spearow}}, they briefly do poses similar to the ones their [[Brock|game]] [[Misty|counterparts]] make in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.
* There are a few references to ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' in this episode:
* There are a few references to ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' in this episode:
** The scene where {{MTR}} throws a rock at a {{p|Spearow}} is similar to the scene where {{Ash}} throws a rock at a Spearow in that episode. Meowth and {{AP|Pikachu}} are then chased by a flock of Spearow like Ash and Pikachu in the first episode.  
** The scene where {{MTR}} throws a rock at a Spearow is similar to the scene where Ash throws a rock at a Spearow in that episode. Like Ash and Pikachu were in the first episode, Meowth and Pikachu get chased by a flock of Spearow.
** A {{p|Rattata}} steals food from Ash's backpack, just like a Ratatta did in that episode.
** A {{p|Rattata}} steals food from Ash's backpack, just like a Rattata did in that episode.
** Ash and Pikachu are about to fall in a river before being saved by {{OBP|Latias|recurring}}. In ''Pokémon - I Choose You!'', they fall into a river while being chased by the flock of Spearow.
** Ash and Pikachu are about to fall in a river before being saved by {{an|Latias}}. In ''Pokémon - I Choose You!'', they fall into a river while being chased by the flock of Spearow.
* Pikachu and {{p|Caterpie}} looking at the moon is similar to the scene in ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]''.
* Pikachu and {{p|Caterpie}} looking at the moon is similar to the scene in ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]''.
* The scene where Pikachu hands the fruit over to Meowth is similar to the scenes in ''[[EP104|Bound for Trouble]]'' and ''[[AG089|A Scare to Remember!]]'' where they share an apple.
* The scene where Pikachu hands the fruit over to Meowth is similar to the scenes in ''[[EP104|Bound for Trouble]]'' and ''[[AG089|A Scare to Remember!]]'' where they share an apple.
* This episode features the following flashbacks of Ash and Pikachu:
* This episode features the following flashbacks of Ash and Pikachu:
** Ash receiving Pikachu from {{an|Professor Oak}} and Ash and Pikachu being chased by a flock of Spearow in ''Pokémon - I Choose You!''.
** Ash receiving Pikachu from {{an|Professor Oak}} and Ash and Pikachu later being chased by a flock of Spearow in ''Pokémon - I Choose You!''.
** Pikachu refusing to [[evolution|evolve]] into {{p|Raichu}} in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''.
** Pikachu refusing to [[evolution|evolve]] into {{p|Raichu}} with a [[Thunder Stone]] in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''.
** Pikachu running into Ash's arms after choosing to stay with him in ''[[EP039|Pikachu's Goodbye]]''.
** Pikachu running into Ash's arms after choosing to stay with him in ''[[EP039|Pikachu's Goodbye]]''.
** Ash cradling a sick Pikachu after arriving in [[Hoenn]] in ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
** Ash cradling a sick Pikachu after arriving in [[Hoenn]] in ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]''.
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** Ash and his [[Kalos]] [[party|team]] at the [[Coumarine City]] festival in ''[[XY059|Under the Pledging Tree!]]''.  
** Ash and his [[Kalos]] [[party|team]] at the [[Coumarine City]] festival in ''[[XY059|Under the Pledging Tree!]]''.  
** Ash and Pikachu on [[Treasure Island]] in ''[[SM020|Partner Promises!]]''.
** Ash and Pikachu on [[Treasure Island]] in ''[[SM020|Partner Promises!]]''.
** Ash embracing Pikachu after defeating {{an|Leon}} in [[JN132]].
** Ash embracing Pikachu after defeating {{an|Leon}} in ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]''.
* As of this episode, every previous {{pkmn|anime}} series has been featured in a flashback in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.
* This is the only episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'' in which scenes from series prior to ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' retain their original style in flashbacks rather than being reanimated to match the style introduced in this series.
* {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, Pikachu, Ash, and {{AP|Lapras}} narrate the preview for the [[JN143|next episode]].
** As a result, this episode also marks the only time Ash's original design has appeared since the end of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''.
* As of this episode, every previous [[series]] of the {{pkmn|animated series}} has been featured in a flashback in ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''.
** In addition, as of this episode, all of Ash's [[List of clothing (anime)|outfits]] from previous series have appeared in ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''.
* This is the only main series episode where Pikachu wears Ash's hat and doesn't use {{m|10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt}}.
* {{AP|Noivern}} is the only member of Ash's Kalos team not to appear in his flashback in this episode.
* This episode marks the final appearance of [[Ash's Snivy]].
* Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Ash, and {{AP|Lapras}} narrate the preview for the [[JN143|next episode]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
* When {{p|Spearow}} calls its friends, eight of them shows up to the left and thirteen shows up to the right. However, when they all come together, three extra Spearow are added. Later, when Ash and {{ashfr}} meets the Spearow, only seven of them are shown.
* During the opening of this episode, while showcasing Ash's [[Sinnoh]] team, [[Ash's Gible]] is shown as female instead of male.
* When Pikachu climbs up the tree to retrieve [[Ash's hat]], twelve {{p|Venipede}} can be seen on the tree. However, when Pikachu descends down and Meowth sneezes, only nine Venipede can be seen.
* After Team Rocket retrieves Meowth, the Meowth balloon's burner is missing.
* After {{TRT}} retrieves {{MTR}}, the Meowth balloon's burner is missing.
* Starting from this episode, the English dub's broadcast shows the "[[Who's That Pokémon?]]" segment in its entirety after the commercial break or when it shows the answers before the commercial break, instead of in two parts before and after it.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|ar={{tt|!القمر نفسه، الآن وإلى الأبد|The same Moon, now and forever!}}
|bn={{tt|সেই চেনা চাঁদ, এখন এবং চিরকাল!|The Familiar Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|然後，我們望着同個月亮！|And We're Looking at the Same Moon!}}
|zh_yue={{tt|然後，我們看着同一個月亮|And We're Looking at the Same Moon}}
|cs={{tt|Ten samý Měsíc, teď a napořád!|The same Moon, now and forever!}}
|da={{tt|Den samme måne, nu og for altid!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|fi={{tt|Samaa kuuta katsellen!|Watching the same moon!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|La même Lune, maintenant et à jamais ! |The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|nl={{tt|Dezelfde maan, nu en voor altijd!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|de={{tt|Derselbe Mond, jetzt und für immer!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|he={{tt|אותו ירח, עכשיו ולנצח!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|hi={{tt|वही चाँद, आज और हमेशा! ''Wohi Chaand, Aaj aur Humesha!''|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|id={{tt|Bulan yang Sama, Sekarang dan Selamanya!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|it={{tt|La stessa luna, adesso e per sempre!|The same moon, now and forever!}}
|ko={{tt|그리고, 같은 달을 보고 있다!|And We're Looking at the Same Moon!}}
|no={{tt|Den samme månen, nå og for alltid!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|pl={{tt|Ten sam Księżyc, teraz i na zawsze!|The same Moon, now and forever!}}
|pt_br={{tt|A mesma Lua agora e sempre!|The same Moon now and forever!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|A mesma Lua, agora e sempre!|The same Moon, now and forever!}}
|ro={{tt|Aceeași lună, acum și pentru totdeauna|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|ru={{tt|Под одной луной, сегодня и навсегда!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡La misma luna, hoy y siempre!|The same moon, today and forever!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡La misma luna, ahora y para siempre!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|sv={{tt|Samma måne, nu och för alltid!|The same moon, now and forever!}}
|ta={{tt|என்றென்றும் ஒரே நிலவு!|The Same Moon Forever!}}
|te={{tt|అదే చంద్రుడు, ఇప్పుడు మరి ఎల్లప్పుడూ! |The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|th={{tt|พวกเรา ดูพระจันทร์ดวงเดียวกัน!|And We're Looking at the Same Moon!}}
|tr={{tt|Aynı Ay, Şimdi ve Daima!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
|uk={{tt|Той самий місяць, тепер і назавжди!|The Same Moon, Now and Forever!}}
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 14 December 2024

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The Same Moon, Now and Forever!
JN142   EP1227
そして、おなじ月をみている！
And We're Looking at the Same Moon!
First broadcast
Japan February 17, 2023
United States September 8, 2023
English themes
Opening Gotta Catch Em All
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening めざせポケモンマスター -with my friends-
Ending ひゃくごじゅういち
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
Storyboard 中田誠 Makoto Nakata
Assistant director 小柴純弥 Junya Koshiba
Animation director 安田周平 Shūhei Yasuda
Additional credits

The Same Moon, Now and Forever! (Japanese: そして、おなじ月をみている！ And We're Looking at the Same Moon!) is the sixth episode of Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master, the 142nd episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,227th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on February 17, 2023, in Canada on June 17, 2023, in South Africa on June 27, 2023, and in the United States on September 8, 2023.

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Blurb

What starts as a nap for our heroes ends up going horribly wrong when Team Rocket fires a net at Ash and Pikachu! Ash manages to send Team Rocket blasting off, but Pikachu is sent along with them! Pikachu and Meowth then find themselves in a dangerous situation and must team up in the search for their friends. Meanwhile, Ash, Misty, and Brock must deal with a flock of Spearow, a clutch of Venipede, and Ash’s sadness over his missing partner. Jessie and James feel the same way about being apart from Meowth—but luckily Ash is reunited with Pikachu, and Meowth is picked up by the Team Rocket balloon shortly after!

Plot

Ash and his friends are relaxing on a field when Team Rocket suddenly shows up in one of their giant robots and seizes both Ash and Pikachu in a net. Ash calls out Snivy and has her use Leaf Storm, cutting the net and attacking the robot. Unfortunately, Pikachu is stuck in the net and thus gets caught in the blast radius when the robot explodes, sending him blasting off with Team Rocket. Mid-air, one of the robot's components explodes, separating Pikachu and Meowth from the rest and sending them falling into a river below. After narrowly escaping from a Gyarados and making it to shore, Meowth swears to uphold a truce until they've made their way back to their partners, though he secretly plans to have Jessie and James nab Pikachu the instant he reunites with them.

Ash and Pikachu both start running toward each other, their gut feelings telling them where the other is. Meowth, however, soon grows tired from all the running and plans to eat some Oran Berries from a tree, but when he tries to drive away the Pidgey eating the same Berries, the rock he throws instead hits a Spearow. Ticked off by this, Spearow attacks, but Pikachu easily defeats it with a Thunderbolt, charring the Oran Berries in the process. Spearow calls others of its kind for help, and Pikachu and Meowth escape the flock into a cave, though in the process, the Spearow blow off the hat Pikachu was wearing and send it flying through a hole in the back of the cave. While Pikachu insists on following after it and gets help in doing so from a Caterpie that saw it floating away, Ash and his friends find the charred Oran Berries and a Spearow feather, allowing them to deduce what happened. They're forced to run away from the Spearow flock, eventually leaving them alone with just the injured Spearow. After Brock heals its injuries with a Potion, a hungry Rattata tries to steal some cheese from Ash's backpack. Ash, the compassionate person he is, voluntarily gives the cheese to Rattata. Rattata catches a scent on Ash, and Brock realizes that it must've smelled Pikachu, given that both Pikachu and Rattata are Mouse Pokémon. Ash asks Rattata to help him find Pikachu, which it agrees to do, with Spearow also tagging along. Nearby, Jessie and James are following them, waiting for the moment when they find Pikachu and Meowth to strike.

Caterpie eventually leads Pikachu and Meowth to a tree that Ash's hat currently rests on top of, though the tree is also infested by a group of sleeping Venipede. Pikachu successfully retrieves the hat, but Meowth sneezing wakes up the Venipede. The three Pokémon narrowly escape, though not without Meowth being struck by Venipede's Poison Sting in the process. Later, Ash and his friends also find the same tree, and the Venipede attack them as well, but thanks to Rattata, Spearow, and Spearow's flock holding them off, the group is able to get away unscathed. With Pikachu's group, an Oddish helps them in finding a Pecha Berry to cure Meowth's poison, due to Pikachu remembering Ash doing the same for him earlier. Both groups settle down for the night, with Ash and Pikachu looking at the Moon and reminiscing about their many adventures together.

In the morning, both groups gather some Leppa Berries to eat for breakfast. Ash and Pikachu split their Berries apart simultaneously, causing them to sense each other. They rush towards each other, soon reuniting in a happy embrace. It takes them a few seconds to realize that their reunion occurred right on top of a ravine that they're now falling into. Fortunately, Latias swoops in just in time to rescue them and bring them back up, though due to her invisibility, Ash has no idea who or what saved them. Jessie and James also show up in their balloon and pick Meowth up, deciding to leave quietly this time and allow Ash and Pikachu to enjoy their reunion in peace.

Major events

For a list of all major events in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Caterpie

Trivia

The "After the story" artwork for this episode

Errors

  • During the opening of this episode, while showcasing Ash's Sinnoh team, Ash's Gible is shown as female instead of male.
  • After Team Rocket retrieves Meowth, the Meowth balloon's burner is missing.
  • Starting from this episode, the English dub's broadcast shows the "Who's That Pokémon?" segment in its entirety after the commercial break or when it shows the answers before the commercial break, instead of in two parts before and after it.

Dub edits

In other languages



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