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SS014   EP1099 初イッシュ地方！遺跡でレイドバトル！！ First in the Isshu Region! The Raid Battle at the Ruins!!

First broadcast Japan February 23, 2020 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending ポケモンしりとり（ピカチュウ→ミュウVer.）

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 徐恵眞 Seo Hye-Jin Animation directors 新城真 Makoto Shinjō 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: 初イッシュ地方！遺跡でレイドバトル！！ First in the Isshu Region! The Raid Battle at the Ruins!!) is the 14th episode of the new series, and the 1,099th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 23, 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.

The episode starts with Ash and Go arriving in the Unova region where they intend to go to the ruins in the desert resort. However, upon arriving at the desert they realise that it was way too hot and big for travelling by foot . There they encountered a mysterious girl with her Meditite who suggested them to use their flying Pokemon to do desert surfing and cross the desert . Ash takes out his Dragonite who hugs her in affection while go took out his Beedrill . The girl took out her Braviary to whom she handed a rope and holds it while standing on a surf board as they went away. Ash and go does the same and in turn do a small race . However, Dragonite due to his high speed took off to the air with Ash and Pikachu who were visibly exhausted after the flight.

Major events

• Ash and Go visit Unova, with Go visiting the region for the first time.
• Go catches a Darmanitan, a Sandile, and a giant Golurk.
• Ash and Go participate in a Raid Battle for the first time.
• Ash's Dragonite is revealed to have learned Dragon Claw and Hurricane.

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

Characters

Humans

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• Ash
• Go
• Keira
• Karabari
• Group leader
• Announcer
• Residents
• Excavators
• Trainers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Golurk (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Scorbunny (Go's)
• Caterpie (Go's)
• Metapod (Go's)
• Venomoth (Go's)
• Paras (Go's)
• Parasect (Go's)
• Butterfree (Go's)
• Pinsir (Go's)
• Weedle (Go's)
• Kakuna (Go's)
• Beedrill (Go's)
• Venonat (Go's)
• Scyther (Go's)
• Taillow (Go's)
• Tentacool (Go's)
• Mantyke (Go's)
• Sentret (Go's)
• Dewgong (Go's)
• Darmanitan (Go's; Standard and Zen Mode; new)
• Sandile (Go's; new)
• Golurk (Go's; giant; new)
• Rotom (Professor Sakuragi's; Rotom Phone)
• Meditite (Keira's)
• Braviary (Keira's)
• Psyduck (Karabari's; Shiny)
• Rotom (Karabari's; Rotom Phone)
• Onix (Karabari's; Shiny; image)
• Swinub (Karabari's; Shiny; image)
• Slakoth (Karabari's; Shiny; image)
• Bagon (Karabari's; Shiny; image)
• Litwick (group leader's)
• Lampent (group leader's)
• Stufful (Trainer's)
• Herdier (Trainer's)
• Psyduck (Trainer's)
• Woobat (Trainer's)
• Eevee (Trainer's)
• Sentret (Trainer's)
• Munchlax (Trainer's)
• Growlithe (Trainer's)
• Gengar (anime)
• Cofagrigus (×2)
• Darmanitan (Zen Mode; ×5)
• Woobat
• Yamask
• Lillipup (×3; video)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Golurk
• Ash and Go being chased by a boulder is a reference to the first Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark. This also marks the fourth time this has been parodied during the anime.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Meditite, who last appeared in A Triple Fighting Chance!, 565 episodes ago.
  • Cofagrigus, who last appeared in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!, 378 episodes ago.
  • Yamask, who last appeared in The Dream Continues!, 300 episodes ago.
  • Slakoth, who last appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!, 298 episodes ago.
  • Woobat, who last appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, 208 episodes ago.
• This episode features the most Shiny Pokémon in the anime, with a total of five, though only four of them solely appeared as images.
• The scene where Karabari's Psyduck hugs Ash's Pikachu is a reference to a similar scene from Detective Pikachu.
• The shot of Go's Golurk at the Sakuragi Institute is a reference to a scene involving the rusted robot in Castle in the Sky.
• Ash, Go, Kurune, Ikuo, a Cubone, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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