PJ040

VSサンダー！伝説(でんせつ)レイドバトル！！VS Zapdos! Legendary Raid Battle!!
Episode information
Season:	Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Number:	#1137
Songs:	Opening theme (JA) One, Two, Three Ending theme (JA) Pokémon Shiritori Opening theme (SK) FLY HIGH Ending theme (SK) Memorizing Pokémon Names
Staff credits:	演出(えんしゅつ) (Episode director) 野田泰宏 (Yasuhiro Noda) 作画(さくが)監督(かんとく) (Animation director) 柳原好貴 (Koki Yanagihara) 武内啓 (Akira Takeuchi) 脚本(きゃくほん) (Screenplay) 赤尾でこ (Deko Akao) 絵(え)コンテ (Storyboard) 尼野浩正 (Hiromasa Amano)
Episode in other countries
Japan	Name VSサンダー！伝説(でんせつ)レイドバトル！！ (VS Zapdos! Legendary Raid Battle!!) Airdate Oct-9-2020
Japan	Name VSサンダー！伝説(でんせつ)レイドバトル！！ (VS Zapdos! Legendary Raid Battle!!) Airdate Oct-9-2020
South Korea	Name VS 썬더! 전설의 레이드 배틀!!() Airdate Dec-16-2020
South Korea	Name VS 썬더! 전설의 레이드 배틀!!() Airdate Dec-16-2020
USA	Name N/A
USA	Name N/A
Episode details
Main:	Ash, Goh
Recurring:	Jessie, James, Professor Cerise, Chloe, Officer Jenny
Minor:	Trainers
Pokémon:	Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket's Meowth, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Goh's Rotom Phone, Goh's Raboot, Goh's Sobble, Goh's Flygon, Chloe's Yamper, Officer Jenny's Growlithe, Team Rocket's Pelipper, Team Rocket's Rhydon, Team Rocket's Stunfisk, Zapdos, Voltorb (4x), Electabuzz (2x), Magneton (2x), Magnemite (4x) Pokémon belonging to Trainers Whismur, Bellossom, Natu, Xatu, Koffing, Bellsprout, Jigglypuff
Badges:
Major events:	Ash, Goh, Jessie and James have a Raid Battle against Zapdos. Raboot learns Blaze Kick. Goh attempts to catch Zapdos, but fails.

- (VSサンダー！伝説(でんせつ)レイドバトル！！ VS Zapdos! Legendary Raid Battle!!) is the 40th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Synopsis

Ash and the others are enjoying snowcones in the Cerise Laboratory when a huge thunderstorm draws close. When they sense the presence of biological energy, they deduce that the legendary Pokémon Zapdos might be nearby. When the heroes find Zapdos, they have a Raid Battle against it, with some unexpected helpers.

Episode plot

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Trivia

• Who's That Pokémon?: Zapdos
• This is the first episode to air on a Friday timeslot.
• Similar to Ash in "All Fired Up!", Goh expresses a desire to catch a member of the Legendary Birds.
• This is one of the rare occasions Jessie and James don't recite their motto.
  • Speaking of which, this episode and the aforementioned one from the original series are the only episodes which a character other than them wants to catch a legendary.
• When Goh battled Zapdos, the opening theme is used as an insert song near the end.
  • For some reason, its production team was only revealed after its premiere in Japan.