JNM05

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The Climb to Be the Very Best!

サトシ対ダンデ！最強への道！！

Satoshi VS Dande! The Road to the Strongest!!

Info

Shogakukan volume	Chapter 5 in Vol. 1
VIZ Media volume	Chapter 5 in Vol. 1
Series	Pokémon Journeys: The Series (manga)

Other

Location

Wyndon Wyndon Stadium

The Climb to Be the Very Best! (Japanese: サトシ対ダンデ！最強への道！！ Satoshi VS Dande! The Road to the Strongest!!) is the fifth chapter of the Pokémon Journeys: The Series manga. It is based on the anime episode by the same name.

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Ash's Pikachu is revealed to be able to Gigantamax.
• Ash and Goh properly meet Leon for the first time.
• The Gigantamax Drednaw is defeated and returned to normal.
• Ash learns about the World Coronation Series ranking system.
• Ash receives a Dynamax Band from Leon.
• Ash has an unofficial battle with Leon and loses.
• Ash decides to challenge the World Coronation Series to one day have an official battle with Leon.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Leon
• Dan

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's; Gigantamax)
• Scorbunny (Goh's)
• Charizard (Leon's; Gigantamax)
• Drednaw (anime; Gigantamax)

Differences between the anime and the manga

• Team Rocket's involvement with Drednaw and the wild Chewtle are removed.
• Dan debuts here, as his appearance in Flash of the Titans! was omitted in Flash of the Titans!.
• Goh catching his Skwovet is omitted.

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Pokémon Journeys: The Series

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