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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: とどけ波導！サトシと不思議なタマゴ！！ Convey the Wave Guidance! Satoshi and the Mysterious Egg!!) is the 21st episode of the new series, and the 1,106th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 12, 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

• Go catches an Exeggcute.
• Ash battles Hashiba in a Pokémon World Championship match and wins.
• Ash receives a Pokémon Egg from Nurse Joy.
• Ash's Egg hatches into a Riolu.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Ash's Riolu

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Go
• Koharu
• Nurse Joy
• Professor Elm (picture)
• Professor Sakuragi
• Kikuna
• Renji
• Hashiba
• Trainers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Chansey (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Riolu (Ash's; hatched)
• Raboot (Go's)
• Metapod (Go's)
• Taillow (Go's)
• Sentret (Go's)
• Skwovet (Go's)
• Spearow (Go's)
• Exeggcute (Go's; new)
• Yamper (Koharu's)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Rotom (Professor Sakuragi's; Rotom Phone; ×2)
• Tauros (Hashiba's)
• Weedle (Trainer's)
• Caterpie (Trainer's)
• Oddish (Trainer's)
• Shellder (Trainer's)
• Horsea (Trainer's)
• Vulpix (Trainer's)
• Magnemite (Trainer's)
• Weedle (Trainer's; picture)
• Squirtle (Trainer's; picture)
• Growlithe (Trainer's; fantasy)
• Rotom (Rotom Drone)
• Poliwrath
• Poliwhirl (×4)
• Poliwag (×5)
• Butterfree
• Rattata (multiple)
• Diglett (×2)
• Onix
• Jigglypuff (fantasy)
• Azurill (fantasy)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Riolu
• This episode marks the first reference to Ash's Aura affinity since Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2).
  • This episode also marks the first mention of Professor Elm since The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, almost fourteen years earlier.
• The Articuno in the print design of Go's shirt he wears as pajamas looks similar to the Team Mystic emblem from Pokémon GO.
• Ash, Go, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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