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This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

(Japanese: 初イッシュ地方！遺跡でレイドバトル！！ First in the Isshu Region! The Raid Battle at the Ruins!!) is the 14th episode of the new series, and the 1,099th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 23, 2020.

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 Go visit Unova, with Go visiting the region for the first time.
• Go catches a Darmanitan, a Sandile, and a giant Golurk.
• Ash and Go participate in a Raid Battle for the first time.
• Ash's Dragonite is revealed to have learned Dragon Claw and Hurricane.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Go
• Keira
• Karabari
• Group leader
• Newscaster
• Residents
• Research group members

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Golurk (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Scorbunny (Go's)
• Caterpie (Go's)
• Metapod (Go's)
• Venomoth (Go's)
• Paras (Go's)
• Parasect (Go's)
• Butterfree (Go's)
• Pinsir (Go's)
• Weedle (Go's)
• Kakuna (Go's)
• Beedrill (Go's)
• Venonat (Go's)
• Scyther (Go's)
• Taillow (Go's)
• Tentacool (Go's)
• Mantyke (Go's)
• Sentret (Go's)
• Dewgong (Go's)
• Darmanitan (Go's; Standard and Zen Mode; new)
• Sandile (Go's; new)
• Golurk (Go's; giant; new)
• Rotom (Professor Sakuragi's; Rotom Phone)
• Meditite (Keira's)
• Braviary (Keira's)
• Psyduck (Karabari's; Shiny)
• Rotom (Karabari's; Rotom Phone)
• Onix (Karabari's; Shiny; image)
• Swinub (Karabari's; Shiny; image)
• Slakoth (Karabari's; Shiny; image)
• Bagon (Karabari's; Shiny; image)
• Litwick (group leader's)
• Lampent (group leader's)
• Stufful (Trainer's)
• Herdier (Trainer's)
• Psyduck (Trainer's)
• Woobat (Trainer's)
• Eevee (Trainer's)
• Sentret (Trainer's)
• Munchlax (Trainer's)
• Growlithe (Trainer's)
• Gengar (anime)
• Cofagrigus (×2)
• Darmanitan (Zen Mode; ×5)
• Woobat
• Yamask
• Lillipup (×3; video)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Golurk
• Ash and Go being chased by a boulder is a reference to the first Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark. This also marks the fourth time this has been parodied during the anime.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Meditite, who last appeared in A Triple Fighting Chance!, 565 episodes ago.
  • Cofagrigus, who last appeared in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!, 378 episodes ago.
  • Yamask, who last appeared in The Dream Continues!, 300 episodes ago.
  • Slakoth, who last appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!, 298 episodes ago.
  • Woobat, who last appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, 208 episodes ago.
• The scene where Karabari's Psyduck hugs Ash's Pikachu is a small reference to a scene from Detective Pikachu.
• The shot of Go's Golurk at the Sakuragi Institute is a reference to a scene involving the rusted robot in Castle in the Sky.
• Ash, Go, Go's parents, a Cubone, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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