JN132

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JN132   EP1217 ファイナルⅣ　「相棒」 The Finals IV: "Partner"

First broadcast Japan November 11, 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 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu Assistant directors 大賀まこと Makoto Ōga 森山愛弓 Ayumi Moriyama Animation director 安田周平 Shūhei Yasuda No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf

(Japanese: ファイナルⅣ　「相棒」 The Finals IV: "Partner") is the 132nd episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,217th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 11, 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

• The Full Battle between Ash and Leon ends in Ash's victory, making him the new Monarch.
• Brock is revealed to have met Alexa.
• May and Max are revealed to have met Serena.
• The World Coronation Series Masters Eight Tournament ends.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Cinderace (Gigantamax)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Tracey
• May
• Max
• Dawn
• Iris
• Cilan
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Goh
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Delia
• Gary
• Nurse Joy
• Cynthia
• Diantha
• Professor Kukui
• Gladion
• Professor Burnet
• Chloe
• Leon
• Alexa
• Sonia
• Horace
• Lei
• Lisia
• Hop
• Dan
• Announcer
• Crowd

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's; World Cap; Gigantamax)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Butterfree (Ash's; fantasy)
• Pidgeot (Ash's; fantasy)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's; fantasy)
• Kingler (Ash's; fantasy)
• Primeape (Ash's; fantasy)
• Muk (Ash's; fantasy)
• Tauros (Ash's; ×30)
• Mr. Mime (Ash's; Mimey; fantasy)
• Lapras (Ash's; fantasy)
• Snorlax (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's; fantasy)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Quilava (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's; Shiny; fantasy)
• Donphan (Ash's; fantasy)
• Larvitar (Ash's; fantasy)
• Swellow (Ash's; fantasy)
• Sceptile (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Glalie (Ash's; fantasy)
• Staraptor (Ash's)
• Torterra (Ash's; fantasy)
• Infernape (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Gliscor (Ash's; fantasy)
• Gible (Ash's)
• Unfezant (Ash's; female; fantasy)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Pignite (Ash's)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Scraggy (Ash's; fantasy)
• Leavanny (Ash's; fantasy)
• Palpitoad (Ash's)
• Boldore (Ash's; fantasy)
• Krookodile (Ash's)
• Greninja (Ash's; fantasy)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Goodra (Ash's; fantasy)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Incineroar (Ash's)
• Naganadel (Ash's)
• Melmetal (Ash's)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Gengar (Ash's)
• Lucario (Ash's)
• Sirfetch'd (Ash's
• Dracovish (Ash's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Gyarados (Misty's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Blissey (Brock's)
• Glaceon (May's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's; fantasy)
• Pansage (Cilan's)
• Sylveon (Serena's)
• Eevee (Lana's; Sandy)
• Turtonator (Kiawe's)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alolan; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Tsareena (Mallow's)
• Morpeko (James's; Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode)
• Eevee (Chloe's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Charmander (Leon's; flashback)
• Charizard (Leon's)
• Cinderace (Leon's; Gigantamax)
• Eternatus (Leon's)
• Helioptile (Alexa's)
• Altaria (Lisia's; Ali)
• Aegislash (Dan's)
• Larvitar (anime)
• Solgaleo (Nebby)
• Rotom (Team Rocket's; Rotom Phone)
• Solgaleo (Nebby)

Trivia

• Ash and Leon read out this episode's title card.
• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Cinderace
• This is the last episode to air in Japan before the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
• This episode marks the first physical appearance of May and Max in the main series since The Dream Continues!, 670 episodes earlier.
  • This episode also marks the first physical appearance of Cilan in the main series since Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, 419 episodes earlier.
  • Furthermore, this episode also marks the first physical appearance of Alexa in the main series since A Towering Takeover!, 286 episodes earlier.
• As of this episode, every main character has physically appeared during Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
• This episode features 17 human main characters, the highest amount in any episode up to this point.
• This episode concludes the Masters Eight Tournament arc.
• Discounting the episode James caught Morpeko, this episode marks the first time Morpeko turns into Full Belly Mode since being caught.
• Danika, Danika's Azumarill, Gary, Goh, Horace, Quillon, and Grookey narrate the preview for the next episode.

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