JN105

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JN105   EP1190 イーブイとニンフィア！出会いと再会！！ Eievui and Nymphia! Encounters and Reunions!!

First broadcast Japan April 8, 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 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura 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: イーブイとニンフィア！出会いと再会！！ Eievui and Nymphia! Encounters and Reunions!!) is the 105th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,190th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 8, 2022.

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

Plot

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Major events

• Ash, Goh, and Chloe visit Hoenn again.
• Chloe receives a Hoenn Contest Pass and a Pokéblock Case from Lisia.
• Serena meets Chloe for the first time.
• Ash meets Wallace again and reunites with Serena, while Goh meets them for the first time.
• Serena's Braixen is revealed to have evolved into Delphox and learned Mystical Fire.
• Serena's Sylveon is revealed to have learned Quick Attack.
• Serena's Pancham is revealed to have learned Ice Punch.
• Ash has a battle with Wallace and wins, receiving his second Rain Badge from him as a reward.
• Chloe enters the Lilycove City Normal Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular.
• Serena and Lisia enter the Lilycove City Master Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular and tie for first place.
• Goh catches an Altaria.

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

Debuts

Humans

• Lisia

Pokémon debuts

• Serena's Delphox

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• May (flashback)
• Dawn (flashback)
• Serena
• Bonnie (flashback)
• Goh
• Chloe
• Steven Stone (fantasy)
• Wallace
• Professor Cerise
• Chrysa
• Ren
• Lisia
• Kiley (flashback)
• Soleil (flashback)
• Coordinators
• Trainers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Sylveon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's; flashback)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Dracovish (Ash's)
• Braixen (Serena's; flashback)
• Delphox (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Eevee (Serena's; flashback)
• Sylveon (Serena's)
• Grookey (Goh's)
• Altaria (Goh's; new)
• Eevee (Chloe's)
• Yamper (Professor Cerise's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone; ×3)
• Leafeon (Erika's; flashback)
• Milotic (Wallace's)
• Swampert (Wallace's)
• Walrein (Wallace's)
• Altaria (Lisia's; Ali; Mega Altaria)
• Vaporeon (Kiley's; flashback)
• Umbreon (Soleil's; flashback)
• Espeon (Soleil's; flashback)
• Glaceon (Regina's; Mirche; flashback)
• Jolteon (Honoka's; Karen; flashback)
• Flareon (Billy's; Lime; flashback)
• Spheal (Coordinator's)
• Breloom (Coordinator's)
• Sableye (Trainer's)
• Makuhita (Trainer's)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Sylveon
• This episode marks the first appearance of several human characters after long absences:
  • Wallace, whose last physical appearance was in Strategy with a Smile!, 645 episodes earlier.
  • May, whose last main series appearance was in The Dream Continues!, 391 episodes earlier.
  • Serena and Steven Stone, whose last main series appearance was in Till We Compete Again!, 251 episodes earlier.
• This episode features the following flashbacks, which have all been reanimated to match the style introduced in Pokémon Journeys: The Series:
  • Serena's Eevee's debut in A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!.
  • Serena's Eevee's Showcase debut in A Dancing Debut!.
  • Serena's Eevee's evolution in Party Dancecapades!.
• As of this episode, Chloe and Eevee have met every Eeveelution since Chloe became a Trainer.
  • The episode's main location, Lilycove City, is the same city where Chloe first encountered an Eeveelution in On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!.
• This marks the first time a Contest has occured in a repeat location in the anime.
• This is the first episode featuring a Pokémon Contest in which Raoul Contesta and Mr. Sukizo don’t appear.
• Chloe's Contest Costume is the same as the one May wears in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Serena also tells Chloe that the costume was previously worn by the Princess of Hoenn, which could be a reference to May, as Dawn called May by this title in Our Cup Runneth Over!.
• As of this episode, Ash has battled and defeated every Hoenn Gym Leader.
• Wallace using a Swampert and a Walrein could be a reference to Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, where he uses them during the Pokémon World Tournament.
• This marks the first time Ash has received a Badge he already owns.
  • This is also the first time he has received an official Gym Badge since A Real Icebreaker!, 269 episodes ago.
• As of this episode, Max is the only main character thus far who has not appeared in any capacity during Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
  • In addition, Alder is the only previously introduced regional Champion not to have appeared in Pokémon Journeys: The Series at this point.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Walrein, who last appeared in A Hurdle for Squirtle, 772 episodes earlier.
  • Delphox, who last appeared in Performing a Pathway to the Future!, 278 episodes earlier.
  • Breloom, who last appeared in Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!, 262 episodes earlier.
• This marks the first time Serena's Pancham is seen using a new move since his debut, 344 episodes earlier.
• Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.
  • Jessie and James appear at the beginning of the preview instead of Ash and Goh, and the preview title card has a Team Rocket theme.

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