Pokémon Journeys: The Series · Pokémon Journeys arc
JN034 · Solitary and Menacing!
孤高の闘士サイトウ！オトスパスの脅威！！
Synopsis
What happens.
Ash, eager to extend his World Coronation Series winning streak, has traveled to the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City to challenge the Karate Master.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's JN034 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).
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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.