JN045
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(Japanese: ソード&シールドⅣ 「最強の剣と盾」 Sword & Shield IV - The Ultimate Sword and Shield) is the 45th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,130th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 13, 2020.
Plot
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Major events
- Meowth uses G-Max Gold Rush for the first time.
- Ash's Riolu evolves into Lucario and learns Aura Sphere.
- Goh's Raboot evolves into Cinderace and learns Pyro Ball.
- Ash and Goh defeat Rose and Oleana, respectively.
- Ash and Goh reunite.
- Eternatus turns into its Eternamax form.
- Ash encounters Zamazenta for the first time.
- Ash and Goh defeat Eternatus with Zacian and Zamazenta's help.
- Goh catches Eternatus, ending the Darkest Day.
- Rose and Oleana go into hiding.
- Eternatus's Poké Ball is sealed away.
- Sonia becomes a Pokémon Professor.
- Ash and Goh return the Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield to Slumbering Weald.
- Ash and Goh return to Vermilion City.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket; Gigantamax)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Raboot (Goh's; evolves)
- Cinderace (Goh's; newly evolved; debut)
- Riolu (Ash's; evolves)
- Lucario (Ash's; newly evolved)
- Flygon (Goh's; flashback)
- Eternatus (Goh's; Eternamax; new; sealed away)
- Rotom (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone; ×2)
- Charizard (Leon's)
- Duraludon (Raihan's)
- Rotom (Professor Magnolia's; Rotom Phone)
- Copperajah (Rose's)
- Ferrothorn (Rose's)
- Milotic (Oleana's)
- Durant (Oleana's subordinate's)
- Ferroseed (Macro Cosmos employee's)
- Excadrill (Macro Cosmos employee's)
- Steelix (Macro Cosmos employee's)
- Zacian (anime; Hero of Many Battles and Crowned Sword)
- Zamazenta (anime; Hero of Many Battles and Crowned Shield)
- Pangoro (Dynamax)
- Yamask (Galarian; Dynamax; debut)
- Wooloo (multiple; Dynamax)
- Kommo-o (Dynamax)
Trivia
- Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Lucario
- This episode concludes the four-episode Sword and Shield arc.
- In the original trailer for the Sword and Shield arc, Gigantamax Meowth is alone when he climbs to the top of the Tower Summit. In the broadcast version of the episode, Eternatus can be seen in the frame with him.
- This episode marks the first time in the anime where:
- One of Ash's Pokémon has evolved outside of the region it was obtained in since An Old Family Blend!, 482 episodes ago.
- A main character's starter Pokémon from the current generation fully evolves before all of the starters are introduced.
- A main character has caught a Legendary Pokémon, although they ultimately don't keep it.
- Meowth has used a new move since The Path to the Pokémon League, 1,122 episodes ago.
- In the original airing, the Dare da? segment is not shown.
- Professor Cerise, Goh, Ash, Mewtwo, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
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