JN030

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

← JN029

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

JN031 →

JN030

JN030   EP1115 いやいやピカチュウ、やれやれバリヤード The Reluctant Pikachu and the Exasperated Barrierd

First broadcast Japan July 26, 2020 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending ポケモンしりとり（ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer.）

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 吉田玲子 Reiko Yoshida Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 高木啓明 Hiroaki Takagi Animation directors 山崎玲愛 Rei Yamazaki 武内啓 Akira Takeuchi No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: いやいやピカチュウ、やれやれバリヤード The Reluctant Pikachu and the Exasperated Barrierd) is the 30th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,115th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 26, 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 battles Tony in a World Coronation Series match and wins, bringing his rank to 901.
• Goh's Farfetch'd is revealed to know Double Team.
• Goh's Beedrill is revealed to know Aerial Ace.

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

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Goh
• Chloe
• Delia
• Professor Oak (flashback)
• Professor Cerise
• Chrysa
• Ren
• Tony
• Trainers
• Drivers
• Hitchhiker

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Mr. Mime

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Raboot (Goh's)
• Mr. Mime (Ash's; Mimey)
• Riolu (Ash's)
• Farfetch'd (Ash's; Galarian)
• Beedrill (Goh's)
• Farfetch'd (Goh's)
• Sobble (Goh's)
• Yamper (Chloe's)
• Electabuzz (Tony's)
• Arbok (Trainer's)
• Doduo (Trainer's)
• Sentret (Trainer's)
• Oshawott (Trainer's)
• Vulpix (Trainer's)
• Gothita (Trainer's)
• Smoochum (Trainer's)
• Sudowoodo (Trainer's)
• Rotom (Drone Rotom)
• Pidgey
• Spearow (multiple)
• Spearow (multiple; flashback)
• Mime Jr. (fantasy; ×2)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Spearow
• One of the trucks seen in this episode has the image of a Machoke on it. This could potentially be a reference to the Machoke movers featured in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire.
• The scene of Pikachu using Thunderbolt on the Spearow flock is a reference to the first episode of the Pokémon anime.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Smoochum, who last appeared in Performing a Pathway to the Future!, 203 episodes ago.
  • Mime Jr., who last appeared in Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!, 187 episodes ago.
  • Gothita, who last appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!, 178 episodes ago.
• Goh, Ash, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• During the flashback to the first episode, Ash's outfit is miscolored, with his inner T-shirt being white and the collar being blue.

In other languages

This anime-related article is a stub. You can help Bulbapedia by expanding it.

← JN029

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

JN031 →

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.