JN046

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JN046   EP1131 バトル＆ゲット！ミュウツーの復活 Battle and Catch! The Revival of Mewtwo

First broadcast Japan November 20, 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 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu 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.

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

(Japanese: バトル＆ゲット！ミュウツーの復活 Battle and Catch! The Revival of Mewtwo) is the 46th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,131st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 20, 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.

Major events

• Goh catches a Mankey and a Krabby.
• Goh also tries to catch a Gyarados, but fails.
• Ash meets Mewtwo again, while Goh meets it for the first time.
• Ash and Goh battle Mewtwo and lose.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Grookey
• Orbeetle
• Weezing (Galarian)

TV episode debuts

• Hoopa

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Goh
• Chloe
• Professor Cerise
• Chrysa
• Ren

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Gyarados

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Raboot (Goh's; flashback)
• Cinderace (Goh's)
• Dragonite (Ash's; flashback)
• Riolu (Ash's; flashback)
• Lucario (Ash's)
• Caterpie (Goh's)
• Venomoth (Goh's; flashback)
• Butterfree (Goh's; flashback)
• Pinsir (Goh's; flashback)
• Weedle (Goh's; flashback)
• Beedrill (Goh's; flashback)
• Cascoon (Goh's; ×3; flashback)
• Venonat (Goh's; flashback)
• Sentret (Goh's; flashback)
• Misdreavus (Goh's; flashback)
• Dewgong (Goh's)
• Skwovet (Goh's; flashback)
• Darmanitan (Goh's; Standard and Zen Mode; flashback)
• Golurk (Goh's; giant; flashback)
• Pidgey (Goh's; flashback)
• Grimer (Goh's; flashback)
• Ekans (Goh's; flashback)
• Farfetch'd (Goh's; flashback)
• Sobble (Goh's)
• Heracross (Goh's)
• Mankey (Goh's; new)
• Krabby (Goh's; new)
• Yamper (Chloe's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Growlithe (Trainer's)
• Poliwag (Trainer's)
• Magnemite (Trainer's)
• Mewtwo (M01)
• Mew (anime)
• Zacian (anime)
• Zamazenta (anime)
• Pidgeotto
• Pidgeot
• Charizard
• Butterfree (multiple)
• Lugia
• Rookidee (×2)
• Weezing (Galarian; debut)
• Skwovet (×2)
• Orbeetle (debut)
• Flabébé (Orange Flower)
• Fletchinder
• Talonflame
• Spritzee (×3)
• Swanna (×2)
• Sigilyph
• Hoopa (Confined)
• Reshiram
• Zekrom
• Lumineon
• Finneon (×3)
• Buizel (×2)
• Mantyke (×2)
• Milotic
• Manaphy
• Tentacool
• Minior (Meteor Form; ×3)
• Rayquaza
• Pidgey
• Spearow
• Mankey (multiple)
• Poliwag
• Kingler
• Gyarados
• Mareep (×2)
• Mudbray
• Patrat
• Buneary
• Skiddo
• Skitty
• Ivysaur (multiple; flashback)
• Bulbasaur (multiple; flashback)
• Beautifly (multiple; flashback)
• Bulbasaur (fantasy)
• Charmander (fantasy)
• Squirtle (fantasy)
• Chikorita (fantasy)
• Cyndaquil (fantasy)
• Totodile (fantasy)
• Treecko (fantasy)
• Torchic (fantasy)
• Mudkip (fantasy)
• Turtwig (fantasy)
• Chimchar (fantasy)
• Piplup (fantasy)
• Snivy (fantasy)
• Tepig (fantasy)
• Oshawott (fantasy)
• Chespin (fantasy)
• Fennekin (fantasy)
• Froakie (fantasy)
• Rowlet (fantasy)
• Litten (fantasy)
• Popplio (fantasy)
• Grookey (fantasy; debut)
• Scorbunny (fantasy)
• Sobble (fantasy)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Mewtwo
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Mewtwo in the main series since Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, 1,066 episodes earlier, and is also the first time it has appeared in the main series with its face unhidden.
  • Zekrom since Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!, 351 episodes ago.
  • Reshiram since Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!, 351 episodes ago.
  • Skiddo since A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways, 269 episodes ago.
  • Spritzee since A Fashionable Battle!, 259 episodes ago.
  • Sigilyph since [[XY092|Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!], 240 episodes ago.
• Mewtwo's Pokémon group in this episode, Mareep, Skitty, Buneary, Patrat, Skiddo, and Mudbray, is a reference to the animals used in cloning research in the real world.
• This episode marks the first appearance of an Autumn Form Deerling in the anime, although merely as one of Mew's transformations.
• The introduction to the Pokémon world at the beginning of the episode is a reference of the intro used in the Pokémon movies.
• Mewtwo descending down to meet Ash and Goh is a reference to how it descended down to face the Trainers gathered on New Island in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
• Goh, Ash, Chrysa, Meowth, Jessie, James, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

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