JN009

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.

← SS008

New series

SS010 →

SS009 File:SS009.png

SS009   EP1094 あの日の誓い！ジョウト地方のホウオウ伝説！！ The Promise We Made that Day! The Houou Legend of the Johto Region!!

First broadcast Japan January 19, 2020 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening １・２・３ Ending ポケモンしりとり（ピカチュウ→ミュウVer.）

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 待田堂子 Tōko Machida Storyboard 傳沙織 Saori Den Assistant director 傳沙織 Saori Den Animation directors 酒井裕未 Hiromi Sakai 柳原好貴 Yoshitaka Yanagihara No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: あの日の誓い！ジョウト地方のホウオウ伝説！！ The Promise We Made that Day! The Houou Legend of the Johto Region!!) is the ninth episode of the new series, and the 1,094th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 19, 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 Johto, with Go visiting the region for the first time.
• Go catches a Sentret, a Misdreavus, and a Stantler.

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

Characters

Humans

File:Dare da SS009.png

Dare da?

• Ash
• Go
• Professor Sakuragi
• Kikuna
• Renji
• Kurio
• Jiei
• Trainers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Fearow (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Scorbunny (Go's)
• Caterpie (Go's)
• Venomoth (Go's)
• Parasect (Go's)
• Butterfree (Go's)
• Pinsir (Go's)
• Weedle (Go's)
• Kakuna (Go's)
• Venonat (Go's)
• Scyther (Go's)
• Taillow (Go's)
• Wurmple (Go's)
• Tentacool (Go's)
• Mantyke (Go's)
• Sentret (Go's; new)
• Misdreavus (Go's; new)
• Stantler (Go's; new)
• Rotom (Professor Sakuragi's; Rotom Phone)
• Yamper (Koharu's)
• Cyndaquil (Kurio's)
• Fearow (Kurio's)
• Hoothoot (Jiei's)
• Hoppip (Trainers'; ×2)
• Wooper (Trainer's)
• Murkrow (Trainer's)
• Phanpy (Trainers'; ×2)
• Marill (Trainer's)
• Ho-Oh (anime)
• Furret (×2)
• Snubbull

Trivia

File:SS009 illustration.png

An illustration of Ash and Go at Bell Tower by Naoki Saito

• An illustration of this episode was drawn by Naoki Saito.
• This marks the first time when Ho-Oh makes a present day appearance but Ash doesn't see it.
• In the anime, Ho-Oh's last appearance was in Dawn Of A New Era! in a flashback.
• Go, Ash, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.
• This marks the fifth episode in a row in which a main character catches a Pokémon, making this the longest streak of consecutive episodes in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon in the anime to date.

In other languages

This anime-related article is a stub. You can help Bulbapedia by expanding it.

← SS008

New series

SS010 →

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.