Pokemon Journeys Introduces Surprising Twist to Ash vs. Leon Battle

Pokemon Journeys has officially kicked off the final Masters Tournament match as Ash Ketchum goes toe to toe with the undefeated Galar champion Leon, and the newest episode has introduced a surprise twist to their highly anticipated battle! The series has seen Ash rise through the World Coronation Series rankings with the hope that he would get to have a proper battle against Leon one day, and after taking down some of his strongest opponents in the anime’s franchise to date, Ash is now one step closer to becoming a World Champion for the first real time in the anime’s history.

With the newest episode of Pokemon Journeys kicking off their battle in full after weeks of teasing the two of their six Pokemon teams going into a full battle, Leon himself was so excited at the prospect of taking on Ash’s tricks that he wanted to face the contender at full strength. Confident in his ability and his desire to eventually defeat Ash at his best, he revealed that Ash should use every single big power up in his arsenal for their grand finals battle instead of just being limited to one. 

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Episode 129 of Pokemon Journeys sees Ash and Leon face off against one another, and previous matches in the Masters Tournament allowed the competitors to either use Mega Evolution, Dynamax, or Z-Move power ups. But it was only limited to one power up alone for the battles thus far, but Leon is so adamant that he will be able to defeat Ash that he wants to take on and overcome each and every one of Ash’s regional power ups. 

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Naturally, Ash accepts the deal and thus their battle allows the both of them to use all three of these power ups for their respective teams. Ash does this with aplomb as his first use of Gigantamax with Gengar is able to win him the first major victory of the battle. But as the episode continues, it becomes clear to Ash that just because he has these power ups he can use, doesn’t mean it’s going to be an easy key to victory. 

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