JN134

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JN134   EP1219 つかみとる未来！ Seize the Future!

First broadcast Japan December 2, 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 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 太田彬彦 Akihiko Ōta Animation directors 大西雅也 Masaya Ōnishi 大山愛子 Aiko Ōyama 中村季実代 Kimiyo Nakamura 小川智樹 Tomoki Ogawa 中矢利子 Toshiko Nakaya 濱中章太郎 Shōtarō Hamanaka 酒井裕未 Hiromi Sakai 伊藤京子 Kyōko Itō Additional credits

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(Japanese: つかみとる未来！ Seize the Future!) is the 134th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,219th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 2, 2022.

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

Major events

• Goh's Grookey learns Wood Hammer.
• Quillon is revealed to own a Honchkrow.
• Danika is revealed to own a Jellicent.
• Project Mew's search for Mew on Faraway Island concludes with Goh managing to befriend it.
• Project Mew is disbanded, although Professor Amaranth offers Goh, Gary, and Horace the chance to return as Chasers during his next expedition.
• Goh, Gary, and Horace go their separate ways.
• Goh heads back to Vermilion City.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash (voice/flashback)
• Goh
• Gary
• Chloe (flashback)
• Horace
• Danika
• Quillon
• Professor Amaranth

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's; flashback)
• Cinderace (Goh's)
• Grookey (Goh's)
• Blastoise (Gary's)
• Electivire (Gary's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Weavile (Quillon's)
• Urshifu (Quillon's; Single Strike Style)
• Honchkrow (Quillon's)
• Azumarill (Danika's)
• Urshifu (Danika's; Rapid Strike Style)
• Jellicent (Danika's; male)
• Gardevoir (Horace's)
• Virizion (Horace's)
• Mime Jr. (Professor Amaranth's)
• Mew (anime)
• Tyrunt
• Anorith
• Rampardos
• Zubat
• Rattata
• Roggenrola
• Armaldo
• Tyrantrum
• Bastiodon
• Carbink
• Cradily
• Lileep
• Shieldon
• Rayquaza (vision)
• Omastar (vision)
• Omanyte (×5; vision)
• Relicanth (vision)
• Lileep (×2; vision)
• Cradily (vision)
• Tirtouga (vision)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Mew
  • The riddle and the answer were only posted on the official anipoke_PR Twitter account.
• This episode, along with the previous episode, takes place during the same time as the events of JN129 to JN132.
• This episode marks the first appearance of several Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Rampardos, who last appeared in Ancient Family Matters!, 646 episodes earlier.
  • Bastiodon, who last appeared in Dealing With Defensive Types!, 645 episodes earlier.
  • Jellicent, who last appeared in Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, 456 episodes earlier.
  • Honchkrow, who last appeared in Master Class Is in Session!, 308 episodes earlier.
• The Dare da? segment is replaced with eyecatches of Ash, Goh, and Pikachu for this episode.
• Goh, Chloe, Ash, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• During the scene where Professor Amaranth bids farewell to Goh, Gary, and Horace, his fingertips are colored black.

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