JN131

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JN131   EP1216 ファイナルⅢ　「最強」 The Finals III: "The Strongest"

First broadcast Japan November 4, 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 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation directors 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf

(Japanese: ファイナルⅢ　「最強」 The Finals III: "The Strongest") is the 131st episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,216th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 4, 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

• Ash and Leon continue their Full Battle in the finals.
• Eternatus goes rogue in Hammerlocke.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Dawn
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Goh
• Professor Kukui
• Professor Burnet
• Samson Oak
• Gladion
• Lei
• Jessie
• James
• Chloe
• Professor Oak
• Cynthia
• Diantha
• Leon
• Sonia
• Hop
• Dan
• Announcer

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's; World Cap)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Donphan (Ash's)
• Infernape (Ash's)
• Gliscor (Ash's)
• Pignite (Ash's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Incineroar (Ash's)
• Melmetal (Ash's)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Sirfetch'd (Ash's
• Dracovish (Ash's)
• Eevee (Lana's; Sandy)
• Turtonator (Kiawe's)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alolan; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Tsareena (Mallow's)
• Morpeko (James's; Hangry Mode)
• Eevee (Chloe's)
• Charmander (Leon's; flashback)
• Charizard (Leon's; Gigantamax)
• Rillaboom (Leon's)
• Eternatus (Leon's)
• Aegislash (Dan's)
• Rotom (Team Rocket's; Rotom Phone)

Trivia

• Ash and Leon read out the title card for this episode.
• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Rillaboom
• The Dare da? segment is replaced with eyecatches of Ash, Goh, and Pikachu for this episode.
• James, Meowth, Jessie, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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