JN040

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JN040   EP1125 VSサンダー！伝説レイドバトル！！ VS Thunder! A Legendary Raid Battle!!

First broadcast Japan October 9, 2020 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending ポケモンしりとり

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay Storyboard Assistant director Animation director No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: VSサンダー！伝説レイドバトル！！ VS Thunder! A Legendary Raid Battle!!) is the 40th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,125th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 9, 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, Goh, Jessie, and James participate in a Legendary Raid Battle for the first time.
• Goh's Flygon is revealed to have learned Dragon Claw and Dragon Breath.
• Goh's Raboot learns Blaze Kick.
• Goh tries and fails to catch a Zapdos.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Chloe
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Professor Cerise
• Trainers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Zapdos

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Raboot (Goh's)
• Sobble (Goh's)
• Flygon (Goh's)
• Yamper (Chloe's)
• Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Pelipper (Team Rocket's)
• Rhydon (Team Rocket's)
• Stunfisk (Team Rocket's)
• Whismur (Trainer's)
• Bellossom (Trainer's)
• Natu (Trainer's)
• Xatu (Trainer's)
• Koffing (Trainer's)
• Bellsprout (Trainer's)
• Jigglypuff (Trainer's)
• Zapdos
• Voltorb (×4)
• Electabuzz (×2)
• Magneton (×2)
• Magnemite (×4)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Zapdos
• From this episode onward, the anime moves from its Sunday 6:00 PM timeslot to a Friday 6:55 PM slot.
• １・２・３ is used as an insert song near the end of Goh's battle against Zapdos.
• Ash, Goh, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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