Pokémon Journeys: The Series · Pokémon Journeys arc
JN030 · Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!
いやいやピカチュウ、やれやれバリヤード
Synopsis
What happens.
Ash takes on Tony in his latest World Coronation Series match. Tony's Electabuzz uses Thunder Wave to stun Ash's Riolu before scoring a direct hit with Electro Ball. Ash cheers Riolu on, which encourages it to stand back up to its feet.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's JN030 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · JN001-JN048
Pokémon Journeys.
Ash and Goh meet in Vermilion; both become Research Fellows under Cerise. Format establishes: any region, any episode. Goh catches Mew (sort of).
Read the full Journeys guidePokémon featured · 20
Who appears.
Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.
More from this arc
Other episodes in Pokémon Journeys.
Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.