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This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names. |
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(Japanese: ヤミカラスと真夜中のぼうけん Yamikarasu and the Midnight Adventure) is the ninth episode of the second season of POKÉTOON, and seventeenth overall. It was first released in Japan on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel on Feburary 14, 2025.
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Blurb
Plot
In the Johto region, a young boy named Hiro is excitedly seeing Pokémon in the wild. His parents call out for him as they are heading home, and Hiro runs up to them, although a little confused about the directions. Upon seeing some Skarmory flying by, some memories flash in his mind, but he can't seem to figure what they are about.
At home, Hiro is reunited with the family's Cyndaquil and Aipom, but they are left saddened seeing how he doesn't remember their old habits. He heads to his room, where multiple pictures of his childhood alongside the two small Pokémon are tacked on the wall, and opens his window, but quickly closes it in a hurry upon seeing a Murkrow wearing a necklace flying towards him. The Pokémon keeps hitting the window, much to Hiro's confusion, but dejectedly flies away. Hearing the commotion, Cyndaquil and Aipom arrive at his room, and Hiro explains to them that he forgot a lot of things during his time at the hospital. They share some time together, and Hiro remembers how to pet Cyndaquil without its back lighting up and the greeting he used to do with Aipom.
During lunch, an announcement pops up on the television about a soon-to-happen battle of a challenger that has collected the eight Johto Gym Badges against the regional Champion, making Hiro remember that his dream used to be the same. Night falls, and Hiro is gazing out the window when the Murkrow from before flies by, this time towards the forest. Piecing his recollected memories together, he runs after the Darkness Pokémon, gathering all of his resolve as he ventures into the forest at night; he, however, is not alone, as Cyndaquil and Aipom had seen him walk out of the house and followed him. With the fire on Cyndaquil's back lighting the way up, Hiro enters a small cave, which he identifies as the location featured in his recent flashes of memory. There, he finds a picture of himself when younger alongside Murkrow, both with matching necklaces.
Upon hearing a commotion, they all head outside, only to find a horde of Meowth piled on top of Murkrow. They are trying to steal Murkrow's necklace, but the Darkness Pokémon manages to keep the item within its grasp in spite of the massive numerical disadvantage. At this moment, Hiro finally remembers everything: he first met Murkrow at that very forest as they fought over a fragment of Skarmory's feather, only to be attacked by Skarmory itself and be forced to hide in a nearby cave, where they set up a Secret Base, made the matching necklaces, and discussed their dream of traveling all over Johto in order to get Gym Badges; one day, however, Hiro was rushed to the hospital, and Murkrow could only watch as the ambulance took his friend. In the present, Cyndaquil and Aipom clear the Meowth away from Murkrow with an Ember and Swift, respectively, and Hiro runs up to reunite with his friend. The Meowth return, but Murkrow manages to drag them away with a powerful Gust that drains its energy, making it fall on Hiro's arms. He ties the necklace on its neck again, and they promise to go on a journey together.
Major events
Characters
Humans
- Hiro
- Hiro's parents
Pokémon
- Murkrow
- Slowbro (Hiro's family's)
- Cyndaquil (Hiro's family's)
- Azumarill (Hiro's family's)
- Aipom (Hiro's family's)
- Zubat (multiple)
- Meowth (multiple)
- Sentret
- Furret
- Spinarak
- Marill (multiple; in a photograph)
- Azumarill (in a photograph)
- Hoppip (×9; five in a photograph)
- Wooper (×4; one in a photograph)
- Skarmory (×4; one in a flashback)
Cast
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| Hiro | Hiro | Sonoka Tanaka | ヒロ | 田中 苑希 | |
| Murkrow | Yamikarasu | Shin Matsushige | ヤミカラス | 松重 慎 | |
| Mother | Haha | Kaori Shimizu | 母 | 清水 香里 | |
| Father | Chichi | Jun Fukuyama | 父 | 福山 潤 | |
| Cyndaquil | Hinoarashi | Risae Matsuda | ヒノアラシ | 松田 利冴 | |
| Aipom | Eipam | Erina Goto | エイパム | 後藤 恵里菜 | |
| Slowbro | Yadoran | Reigo Yamaguchi | ヤドラン | 山口 令悟 | |
| Azumarill | Marilli | Reo Osanai | マリルリ | 小山内 怜央 | |
| Meowth | Nyarth | Yuto Sugiyama | インタビュアー | 杉山 優斗 | |
| Announcer | Anaunsā | Volcano Ōta | アナウンサー | ボルケーノ太田 | |
Staff
| Director 監督・演出 |
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| Chief Director/Storyboard 総監督・絵コンテ |
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| Story Draft ストーリー原案 |
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| Screenplay 脚本 |
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| Character Design キャラクターデザイン |
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| Pokémon Animation Design ポケモンアニメーションデザイン |
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| Art Director 美術監督 |
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| Color Staging 色彩設定 |
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| Composite Director 撮影監督 |
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| Sound Director 音響監督 |
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| Music 音楽 |
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| Animation Directors 作画監督 |
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| Assistant Animation Director 作画監督補佐 |
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| Pokémon Animation Director ポケモン作画監督 |
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| Key Animation 原画 |
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| 2nd Key Animation 第二原画 |
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| In-Between Animation Check 動画検査 |
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| In-Between Animation 動画 |
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| Colorist Inspection 色指定検査 |
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| Touchup Animationn 仕上げ |
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| Background Artists 背景 |
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| Background 3D Model 背景3Dモデル |
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| 3DLO 3DLO |
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| Special Effects 特殊効果 |
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| Assistant Art Director 美術補佐 |
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| Art Production Assistant 美術制作進行 |
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| Art Setting 美術設定 |
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| Art Management Production (Colorido Art Department) 美術管理制作(コロリド美術部) |
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| Assistant Photography Director 撮影監督補佐 |
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| Photography 撮影 |
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| Editing Studio 編集スタジオ |
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| Editor 編集 |
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| Online Editing Studio オンライン編集スタジオ |
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| Online Editor オンライン編集 |
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| Studio Coordinator スタジオコーディネート |
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| Ending Theme エンディング楽曲 |
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| Lyrics/Composition 作詞・作曲 |
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| Music Director 音楽演出 |
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| Sound Effects 音響効果 |
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| Foley Artist フォーリーアーティスト |
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| Recording 録音 |
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| Recording Assistant 録音助手 |
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| Sound Production Manager 音響制作担当 |
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| Sound Production 音響制作 |
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| Concept Coordination 設定協力 |
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| Created by 原案 |
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| Supervisor スーパーバイザー |
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| Project POKÉTOON プロジェクトPOKÉTOON |
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| Planning/Producing 企画・プロデュース |
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| Project Cooperation 企画協力 |
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| Music Coordination 音楽協力 |
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| Production Assistant 制作進行 |
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| Production Assistant Aide 制作進行補佐 |
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| Animation Producer アニメーションプロデューサー |
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| Animation Production アニメーション制作 |
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Video
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Trivia
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Title card for the episode
In other languages
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| Mandarin Chinese | 黑暗鸦与深夜的冒险 | |
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This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation. |