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.
(Japanese: 最高潮始動！サトシのマスターズトーナメント！！The Climax Begins! Satoshi's Masters Tournament Experience!!) is the 121st episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,206th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on August 12, 2022.
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The narrator, hosting a radio show, reads listener mail. The first letter is from Allister, which leads to a recap of how Ash first befriended his Gengar. The second letter comes from Wikstrom, leading to a recap of how Ash's Farfetch'devolved into Sirfetch'd during his battle with Rinto and his Gallade. The clip show ends with a storybook tale told by Dracovish, telling how it woke up in a strange world after sleeping for a long time, but came to like the friends it made and things it could bite on in this new world.
Like the last clip show episode, no main character is physically present.
At three episodes, this episode marks the longest period Ash and Pikachu do not physically appear in the animated series during their time as protagonists.
This makes it the third numbered episode in a row to not feature any main characters in person.
