JN044

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JN044   EP1129 ソード&シールドⅢ　「ムゲンダイナ」 Sword & Shield III - Mugendina

First broadcast Japan November 6, 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 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi 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: ソード&シールドⅢ　「ムゲンダイナ」 Sword & Shield III - Mugendina) is the 44th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,129th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 6, 2020.

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

• Meowth is revealed to be able to Gigantamax.
• Meowth Gigantamaxes for the first time.
• Ash starts his battle against Rose.
• Raihan prepares to battle Oleana's subordinates.
• Goh prepares to battle Oleana.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Gigantamax Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Copperajah

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Jessie
• James
• Leon
• Rose
• Sonia
• Oleana
• Raihan
• Oleana's subordinates
• Reporter
• Helicopter pilot

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket; Gigantamax)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Raboot (Goh's; Dynamax)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Riolu (Ash's)
• Charizard (Leon's)
• Duraludon (Raihan's)
• Copperajah (Rose's)
• Ferrothorn (Rose's)
• Milotic (Oleana's)
• Garbodor (Oleana's subordinate's; Gigantamax)
• Durant (Oleana's subordinate's)
• Ferroseed (Oleana's subordinate's)
• Excadrill (Oleana's subordinate's)
• Steelix (Oleana's subordinate's)
• Zacian (Hero of Many Battles)
• Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles)
• Eternatus

Trivia

• This episode does not have a Who's that Pokémon segment .
• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Eternatus
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Durant, who last appeared in
  • Excadrill, who last appeared in
  • Ferrothorn, who last appeared in
  • Ferroseed, who last appeared in
• Ash, Riolu, Pikachu, Goh, and Sonia narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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