PE05

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

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The Rival

PE05   ザ・ライバル The Rival

First broadcast Japan December 2, 2021 United States December 2, 2021

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Credits Animation Screenplay Storyboard Assistant director Animation director No additional credits are available at this time.

The Rival (Japanese: ザ・ライバル The Rival) is the fifth episode of Pokémon Evolutions. It was first released on The Pokémon Company's official Japanese YouTube channel on October 21, 2021 and will be released on The Pokémon Company International's official English YouTube channel and Pokémon TV on the same day.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Characters

Humans

• Lucas
• Barry
• Roark
• Cyrus
• Mars
• Jupiter

Pokémon

• Prinplup (Barry's)
• Empoleon
• Purugly (Mars's)
• Skuntank (Jupiter's)
• Rhyperior
• Dialga

In other languages

Language		Title
Dutch		Het rivaal
European French		Le rival
German		Der Rivale
Italian		Il rivale
Brazilian Portuguese		O Rival
Russian		Соперник
Spanish	Latin America	El rival
	Spain	El rival

← PE04 : The Plan

Pokémon Evolutions

PE06 : The Wish →

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.