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JN116   EP1201 チャンピオンの誇り！ワタルVSカルネ！！ Champions' Pride! Wataru VS Carne!!

First broadcast Japan July 8, 2022 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending バツグンタイプ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 碇由衣 Yui Ikari Animation directors 清水和也 Kazuya Shimizu Yu Tianxiang Yu Tianxiang GU YINQIU Gu Yinqiu HANG XINHUA Hang Xinhua 柳原好貴 Yoshitaka Yanagihara 濱中章太郎 Shōtarō Hamanaka 伊藤京子 Kyōko Itō 山崎玲愛 Rei Yamazaki Additional credits

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(Japanese: チャンピオンの誇り！ワタルVSカルネ！！ Champions' Pride! Wataru VS Carne!!) is the 116th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,201st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 8, 2022.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

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Major events

• Diantha is revealed to own an Aurorus and a Gourgeist.
• Lance is revealed to own a Hydreigon.
• Diantha defeats Lance, advancing to the semifinals.
• Iris and Cynthia begin their battle.

Debuts

Humans

Main series debuts

• Jimmy
• Marina (in person)

Pokémon debuts

Main series debuts

• Jimmy's Typhlosion
• Little Miss

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Goh
• Jessie
• James
• Lance
• Steven Stone
• Cynthia
• Diantha
• Leon
• Alain
• Ritchie
• Jimmy
• Marina
• Jackson
• Sawyer
• Tierno
• Trevor
• Shauna
• Hop

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Excadrill (Iris's)
• Morpeko (James's; Hangry Mode)
• Pikachu (Ritchie's; Sparky)
• Dragonite (Lance's; Dynamax)
• Gyarados (Lance's; Red Gyarados)
• Hydreigon (Lance's)
• Typhlosion (Jimmy's)
• Misdreavus (Marina's; Little Miss)
• Meganium (Vincent's)
• Gastrodon (Cynthia's)
• Gardevoir (Diantha's; Mega Gardevoir)
• Aurorus (Diantha's)
• Gourgeist (Diantha's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Wooloo (Hop's)
• Rotom (Team Rocket's; Rotom Phone)
• Growlithe (Trainer's)
• Shuckle (Trainer's)
• Psyduck (Trainer's)
• Slowpoke (Trainer's)
• Trubbish (Trainer's)
• Darumaka (Trainer's; Galarian)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Hydreigon
• Lance using a Hydreigon could be a reference to Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, in which he uses one during the Pokémon World Tournament.
• This episode marks the first physical appearance of an Aurorus in the anime since the species's debut in Coming Back into the Cold!, 379 episodes earlier.
• This episode marks the first physical appearance of Ritchie and Sparky in the main series since A Promise is a Promise, 979 episodes earlier.
  • This episode also marks the first appearance of Jackson in the anime since Johto Photo Finish, 929 episodes earlier.
  • Furthermore, this episode also marks the first appearance of Tierno, Shauna, Trevor, and Sawyer in the anime since Till We Compete Again!, 262 episodes earlier.
• Despite debuting over twenty years ago, this episode marks Jimmy's first appearance in a main series episode.
  • This episode also marks Marina's first physical appearance in a main series episode.
• This episode marks the first appearance of Lance's Dragonite in the anime since The Scuffle of Legends, 829 episodes earlier.
  • This episode also marks the first appearance of Cynthia's Gastrodon in the anime since Aiding the Enemy!, 635 episodes earlier.
  • Furthermore, this episode also marks the first physical appearance of Iris's Excadrill in the anime since Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!, 405 episodes earlier.
• Jessie references her Gourgeist at various points throughout the episode.
• The Dare da? segment is replaced with eyecatches of Ash, Goh, and Pikachu for this episode.
• James, Meowth, Jessie, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• When Lance's Gyarados faints, it has no eyes.

In other languages

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