JN053

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JN053   EP1138 伝説ゲット！？水の守護神スイクンを探せ！！ Catch the Legend!? Find the Guardian of Water - Suicune!!

First broadcast Japan January 29, 2021 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending ふしぎなふしぎな生きもの* ポケモンしりとり（ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer.）

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō Assistant director 田辺慎吾 Shingo Tanabe Animation directors 新城真 Makoto Shinjō 升谷有希 Yuki Masutani No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: 伝説ゲット！？水の守護神スイクンを探せ！！ Catch the Legend!? Find the Guardian of Water - Suicune!!) is the 53rd episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,138th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 29, 2021.

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 and Goh visit Johto again.
• Goh catches a Suicune and a Drowzee.
• Goh attempts to release his Suicune, but it chooses to remain as his Pokémon while roaming the world.

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

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Goh
• Officer Jenny
• Professor Cerise
• Chrysa
• Ren
• Pokémon hunters
  • Boss

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Suicune

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Cinderace (Goh's)
• Lucario (Ash's)
• Caterpie (Goh's)
• Paras (Goh's)
• Parasect (Goh's)
• Pinsir (Goh's)
• Weedle (Goh's)
• Scyther (Goh's)
• Tentacool (Goh's)
• Misdreavus (Goh's)
• Dewgong (Goh's)
• Cubone (Goh's)
• Poliwag (Goh's)
• Flabébé (Goh's; all forms)
• Scatterbug (Goh's)
• Fletchling (Goh's)
• Sobble (Goh's)
• Raichu (Goh's)
• Vibrava (Goh's)
• Exeggutor (Goh's; Alolan)
• Suicune (Goh's; new)
• Drowzee (Goh's; new)
• Magnemite (Ren's; Francois; image on screen)
• Garbodor (Pokémon hunters')
• Muk (Pokémon hunters')
• Trubbish (Pokémon hunters')
• Weezing (Pokémon hunters')
• Houndoom (Boss's)
• Rattata (×2; one in a flashback)
• Nidoran♀
• Goldeen
• Pidgey
• Nidoran♂
• Zapdos (fantasy; silhouette)
• Moltres (fantasy; silhouette)
• Articuno (fantasy; silhouette)
• Entei (fantasy; silhouette)
• Raikou (fantasy; silhouette)
• Kyogre (fantasy; silhouette)
• Groudon (fantasy; silhouette)
• Latios (fantasy; silhouette)
• Rayquaza (fantasy; silhouette)
• Azelf (fantasy; silhouette)
• Mesprit (fantasy; silhouette)
• Dialga (fantasy; silhouette)
• Palkia (fantasy; silhouette)
• Cobalion (fantasy; silhouette)
• Virizion (fantasy; silhouette)
• Thundurus (Therian Forme; fantasy; silhouette)
• Xerneas (fantasy; silhouette)
• Lunala (fantasy; silhouette)
• Lugia (fantasy; silhouette)
• Mew (fantasy; silhouette)

Trivia

• A spy, Goh, Sobble, Ash, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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