JN098

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JN098   EP1183 ポケモンサーカス！ ブースターとサンダース！！ Pokémon Circus! Booster and Thunders!!

First broadcast Japan February 18, 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 柿原優子 Yūko Kakihara Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō Assistant director 上野史博 Fumihiro Ueno Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: ポケモンサーカス！ ブースターとサンダース！！ Pokémon Circus! Booster and Thunders!!) is the 98th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,183rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 18, 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

• Goh's Grookey is revealed to know Branch Poke.

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

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Goh
• Chloe
• Professor Cerise
• Chrysa
• Ren
• Leader (fantasy)
• Curator (fantasy)
• Honoka
• Billy
• Troupe Leader
• Circus performers
• Audience

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Jolteon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Grookey (Goh's)
• Eevee (Chloe's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Eevee (Honoka's; Karen; evolves)
• Jolteon (Honoka's; Karen; newly evolved)
• Litleo (Honoka's)
• Darumaka (Honoka's)
• Torchic (Honoka's)
• Eevee (Billy's; Lime; evolves)
• Flareon (Billy's; Lime; newly evolved)
• Shinx (Billy's)
• Helioptile (Billy's)
• Elekid (Billy's)
• Ninetales (circus performer's)
• Ursaring (circus performer's)
• Clefairy (Trainer's)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Jolteon
• This episode marks the first appearance of a Helioptile in the anime since The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!, 245 episodes earlier.
• Despite having debuted 39 episodes earlier, this is the first time Goh's Grookey is seen using a move.
• Ash, Pikachu, Piers, Goh, and Marnie narrate the preview of the next episode.

In other languages

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