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==Blurb==

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<i>Ash has heard from Iris in Unova! She is now Unova League Champion and wanted to battle Ash on her way through the Pokémon World Coronation Series.

At [[Cerise Laboratory|Cerise Park]], [[Goh]] brings {{Ash}} a letter for him from [[Unova]]. Ash reads it and finds out that it's from {{an|Iris}}, a {{ashfr|friend of his}} from [[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|the time when he was traveling around Unova]] and an aspiring [[Type expert|Dragon Master]]. It turns out she's recently entered the [[World Coronation Series]] and is challenging Ash to a Great Class battle. Happily accepting the invitation, Ash and Goh immediately board a plane to Unova and travel to [[Opelucid City]].

[[File:Iris Champion.png|thumb|left|220px|Iris in her Champion dress]]

Ash's [[Rotom Phone]] alerts him that Iris is ready for their battle, and he rushes into the Gym, followed by Goh and Drayden. At first, the battlefield is dark and empty, but a familiar {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} soon appears to turn on the lights, revealing Iris on top of a statue, from which she welcomes Ash in her new dress. Drayden reveals that Iris is the reigning {{pkmn|Champion}} of Unova, shocking both Ash and Goh. As Iris jumps down to the battlefield, Goh recognizes her from earlier and apologizes for what he did, but she just shrugs it off. Drayden tells Ash and Goh that after Iris's {{pkmn|journey}} with Ash, she continued her travels to meet and battle {{type|Dragon}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}s and Pokémon, resulting in her eventually becoming Champion. However, Iris doesn't consider her Champion status a sign of having become a Dragon Master, so she entered the World Coronation Series to grow even stronger. They agree to make their match a battle between Dragon types, and Ash calls out his {{AP|Dragonite}}, who immediately gives Iris one of its trademark hugs. Iris eagerly hugs Dragonite back, but suddenly stops and looks at Dragonite eye to eye. Goh is confused, until Drayden explains that Iris is capable of sensing Dragon Pokémon's feelings. Iris proves this by correctly sensing that Ash's Dragonite is both kind and strong. Meanwhile, Goh has spotted a {{DL|Battle judge|Drone Rotom}} hovering above them and points it out to Ash.

[[File:JN065 Ash VS Iris.png|thumb|220px|Ash facing Iris]]

* {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] visit [[Unova]] again.

* Ash reunites with {{an|Iris}} and meets [[Drayden]] again, with Goh meeting them for the first time.

* Iris is revealed to have succeeded [[Alder]] as the [[Unova League]] {{pkmn|Champion}} and entered the [[World Coronation Series]].

===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====

* [[Iris's Haxorus]]

* {{p|Grookey}} ({{OP|Goh|Grookey}})

* {{p|Pansear}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pansear|Goh's}}; new)

* {{p|Luxray}} ([[Volkner]]'s; fantasy; silhouette)

* {{p|Haxorus}} ([[Drayden]]'s; flashback)

==Trivia==

* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Haxorus}}

* This marks the first time:

* This episode marks the first physical appearance of {{an|Iris}} in the main series since ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', 352 episodes earlier.

* This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:

** {{p|Axew}}, who last appeared in a fantasy in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'',  351 episodes ago.

** {{p|Fraxure}}, who last appeared in ''[[XY005|A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!]]'', 346 episodes ago.

** {{p|Panpour}}, who last appeared in ''[[XY138|The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!]]'', 213 episodes ago.

** {{p|Goodra}}, who last appeared in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', 211 episodes ago.

* Music from ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' is used in this episode.

* [[Goh]]'s first encounter with Iris is similar to Ash's first encounter with her in ''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]'', where he mistakes her as a Pokémon and throws a Poké Ball at her.

* The way [[Ash's Dragonite]] learns {{m|Draco Meteor}} is a possible [[List of cross-canon references|reference]] to {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black}}, where [[Iris]] can teach this same move to a {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon with a high level of [[friendship]].

* Haxorus's method of snapping out of {{status|confusion}} is similar to the method used by [[Gladion's Lycanroc]] in ''[[SM139|Enter the Champion!]]''.

* As of this episode, Goh has caught at least one {{type|Water}} Pokémon in every [[region]].

* The episode's English [[dub]] title is similar to that of a [[JN012|previous episode]].

==In other languages==

{{Epilang|color=D5598C|bordercolor=00A1E9

|nl={{tt|Een heftige titanenstrijd!|A Fierce Titanomachy!}}

|fr_eu={{tt|Le choc des titans!|The Clash of the Titans!}}

|it={{tt|Scontro tra draghi!|Clash between dragons!}}

|de={{tt|Kampf der Drachen-Pokémon!|Battle of the Dragon Pokémon!}}

}}

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[[Category:Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes|065]]

[[Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka]]

[[Category:Episodes directed by Hiroaki Takagi]]

[[Category:Episodes animated by Maiko Katsuki]]

[[Category:Episodes animated by Chiaki Kurakazu]]

[[Category:Episodes with World Coronation Series matches]]

[[Category:Episodes focusing on Iris]]

[[Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon]]

[[Category:Episodes in which a Champion appears]]

[[Category:Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon learns a new move]]

[[Category:Episodes which aired in Canada before the United States]]

[[Category:Episodes which aired in South Africa before the United States]]