SM131

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SM131   EP1070 ムサシVSコジロウ！愛と真実のバトルフィールド！！ Musashi VS Kojirō! Battlefield of Truth and Love!!

First broadcast Japan July 21, 2019 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening キミの冒険 Ending タイプ：ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui 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.

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

(Japanese: ムサシVSコジロウ！愛と真実のバトルフィールド！！ Musashi VS Kojirō! Battlefield of Truth and Love!!) is the 131st episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,070th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 21, 2019.

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

• Sophocles defeats Mina, advancing to the second round.
• James defeats Jessie, advancing to the second round.
• Acerola is revealed to have caught Rapooh.
• Kiawe defeats Acerola, advancing to the second round.
• Snowy is revealed to have Snow Cloak as its Ability.
• Gladion defeats Lillie, advancing to the second round.
• The match-ups of the second round are revealed to be:
  • Gladion versus James
  • Ash versus Hau
  • Kiawe versus Sophocles
  • Guzma versus Lana
• Rowlet asks a Wingull to bring its foster family to Manalo Stadium.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Professor Kukui
• Professor Burnet
• Gladion
• Hala
• Olivia
• Nanu
• Hapu
• Lusamine
• Wicke
• Faba
• Acerola
• Mina
• Hau
• Guzma (TV screen)
• Crowd

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Ribombee (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Torracat (Ash's)
• Meltan (Ash's)
• Primarina (Lana's)
• Eevee (Lana's; Sandy)
• Turtonator (Kiawe's)
• Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Vikavolt (Sophocles's)
• Tsareena (Mallow's)
• Mimikyu (Jessie's)
• Mareanie (James's)
• Blissey (Nurse Joy's)
• Umbreon (Gladion's)
• Mimikyu (Acerola's; Shiny; Mimikins)
• Gengar (Acerola's; Rapooh)
• Ribombee (Mina's)
• Decidueye (Hau's)
• Trapinch (Trainer's)
• Sandile (Trainer's)
• Bewear (anime)
• Stufful (anime)
• Shaymin (anime)
• Metapod
• Parasect
• Spinarak
• Misdreavus
• Fletchling
• Golbat
• Paras
• Caterpie
• Wingull

Trivia

• Poké Problem: The Pokémon that Gladion sends out in today's episode is...?
  • Host: Mallow
  • Choices: Umbreon, Lycanroc, Silvally, Crobat
  • Answer: Umbreon
• The last part of the Japanese title is a reference to Team Rocket's motto.
• Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March is used during the ending of Jessie and James's battle.
• This is the first time Jessie and James have faced each other in an official battle.
• Lillie, Sophocles, Rowlet, Ash, Mallow, Kiawe, Lana, and Rotom narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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