JN013

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SS013   EP1098 サトシ対ダンデ！最強への道！！ Satoshi VS Dande! The Road to the Strongest!!

First broadcast Japan February 16, 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 毛利和昭 Kazuaki Mōri Assistant director 毛利和昭 Kazuaki Mōri Animation director 山崎玲愛 Rei Yamazaki No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: サトシ対ダンデ！最強への道！！ Satoshi VS Dande! The Road to the Strongest!!) is the 13th episode of the new series, and the 1,098th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 16, 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

• Ash's Pikachu is revealed to be able to Gigantamax.
• Ash's Pikachu Gigantamaxes and uses Max Steelspike, G-Max Volt Crash, and Max Strike for the first time.
• Ash and Go properly meet Leon for the first time.
• Go catches a Skwovet.
• Ash receives a Dynamax Band from Leon.
• Ash battles Leon and loses.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Gigantamax Pikachu (Ash's)
• Chewtle
• Skwovet

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Go
• Jessie
• James
• Lance (flashback)
• Leon
• Dan

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Drednaw (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's; Gigantamax)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Scorbunny (Go's)
• Skwovet (Go's; new; debut)
• Rotom (Professor Sakuragi's; Rotom Phone)
• Charizard (Leon's; Gigantamax)
• Aegislash (Dan's)
• Drednaw (Gigantamax)
• Growlithe (Trainer's; fantasy)
• Chewtle (debut)

Trivia

• The Gym battle theme from Pokémon Sword and Shield is played when Ash's Pikachu Gigantamaxes and during Ash and Leon's battle.
• Ash, a man, Pikachu, Scorbunny, Go, and Keira narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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