JN027

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JN027   EP1112 英雄伝説！ダンデ最強バトル！！ Legends of Heroes! Dande's Greatest Battle!!

First broadcast Japan July 5, 2020 United States

English themes Opening 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 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō Assistant director 又野弘道 Hiromichi Matano Animation directors 新城真 Makoto Shinjō 升谷有希 Yuki Masutani No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf

(Japanese: 英雄伝説！ダンデ最強バトル！！ Legends of Heroes! Dande's Greatest Battle!!) is the 27th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,112th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired on July 5, 2020, but was originally scheduled to air in Japan on May 24, 2020. It was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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's Riolu is revealed to known Force Palm, Double Team, and Reversal.
• Ash and Goh travel to Galar again.
• Raihan, a Galar Gym Leader and Leon's rival, is introduced.
• Leon has a World Coronation Series match with Raihan and wins.
• Chairman Rose is introduced.
• Ash and Goh meet Sonia for the first time and learn about the Darkest Day.
• Ash catches a Galarian Farfetch'd

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

Debuts

Humans

• Raihan
• Chairman Rose
• Sonia

Pokémon debuts

• Duraludon (Gigantamax)
• Rookidee
• Farfetch'd (Galarian)
• Sobble

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Nurse Joy
• Professor Cerise
• Leon
• Raihan
• Sonia
• Dan
• Trainers
• Crowd

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Duraludon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Mr. Mime (Ash's; Mimey)
• Riolu (Ash's)
• Farfetch'd (Ash's; Galarian; debut)
• Raboot (Goh's)
• Skwovet (Goh's)
• Farfetch'd (Goh's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Charizard (Leon's; Gigantamax)
• Duraludon (Raihan's; Gigantamax; debut)
• Chewtle (Trainer's)
• Rookidee (Trainer's; debut)
• Poliwag (Trainer's)
• Growlithe (Trainer's)
• Wynaut (Trainer's)
• Sobble (debut)

Trivia

• This marks the first time Ash has caught a regional form Pokémon.
• One of the Apps in Goh´s Rotom Phone looks like the Pokémon Go app.
• Goh, Ash, James, Jessie, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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