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 is scheduled to air in Japan on October 9, 2020.

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

Major events

• Ash, Goh, Jessie, and James participate in a Legendary Raid Battle for the first time.
• Goh tried to catches a Zapdos, but failed

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Chloe
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Cerise

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Raboot (Goh's)
• Sobble (Goh's)
• Flygon (Goh's)
• Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
• Zapdos
• Rhydon
• Stunfisk

Trivia

• From this episode onward, the anime moves from its Sunday 6:00 PM timeslot to a Friday 6:55 PM slot.

In other languages

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