BW111

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BW111   EP768 新ジムリーダー・チェレン！ The New Gym Leader - Cheren!

First broadcast Japan January 31, 2013 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening やじるしになって！2013 Ending サクラ・ゴーラウンド

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 牧野吉高 Yoshitaka Makino 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: 新ジムリーダー・チェレン！ The New Gym Leader - Cheren!) is the 111th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 768th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on January 31, 2013.

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

Major events

• Ash and his friends arrive at Aspertia City and meet Cheren, the Aspertia Gym Leader.
• Ash has an unofficial battle with Cheren, but loses.

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

Debuts

• Cheren

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Cheren
• Youngster (flashback)
• Children

Pokémon

Dare da?

Who's That Pokémon?: Shinx (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Pansage (Cilan's)
• Herdier (Cheren's)
• Pawniard (Youngster's; flashback)
• Shinx (two)
• Minccino (multiple)
• Sunflora (multiple)
• Ducklett (multiple)
• Stunfisk (monitor)
• Conkeldurr (monitor)
• Audino (monitor)
• Watchog (monitor)
• Tepig (book)
• Vanillite (book)
• Snivy (book)
• Pansage (book)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Volcarona
• As of this episode, all the official Generation V Gym Leaders have appeared in the anime.
• This is the first time Ash has battled a region's Gym Leader after participating the region's Pokémon League, excluding Misty, Brock, and Giovanni*.
  • This also marks the second time Ash loses an unofficial Gym Battle against the first Gym encountered on a new area, the first time was in Hoenn against Norman.
    • Both Leaders specialize on Normal-Type.

In other languages

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