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JN048 · A Close Call... Practically!

Name: A Close Call... Practically!
Released: 2021-03-05

ほぼほぼピカチュウ危機一髪！

US air. 2021-03-05 JP air. 2020-12-04 Season. Journeys (S23) Position. Episode 48 of 147 in Journeys

Why this episode matters

Key episode in Journeys

World Coronation Series formally introduced. Ash signs up; the structural spine of the next 100 episodes locks in.

Synopsis

What happens.

Ash and Goh have come to Castelia City to indulge in an all-you-can-eat tour as a part of Goh's prize for winning the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest. Lying in wait, a disguised TRT has set up a fake Casteliacone van in a bid to steal Pikachu.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's JN048 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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Pokémon featured · 15

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.

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.