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Pokémon S22E52 — From Z to Shining Z!

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Pokémon•Season 22•Episode 52

From Z to Shining Z!

9.1/10 · 460 votesOct 20, 201923 min

Ranked #2 of 54 in Season 22•+1.4 vs season avg

Ash's win at the Alola Pokémon League was astounding-but the resulting exhibition match has some colossal surprises in store, too!

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Cast13

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Mayumi Izuka

Kasumi (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojirou (voice)

Inuko Inuyama

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Narrator (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Yuji Ueda

Takeshi (voice)

Fumiko Takekuma

Fumiko Takekuma

Maamame (voice)

Kei Shindo

Kei Shindo

Lillie (voice)

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

Mao (voice)

Hitomi Kikuchi

Hitomi Kikuchi

Suiren (voice)

Crew8

H

Hiroyuki Horiuchi

Key Animation

O

Osamu Murata

Key Animation

M

Maki Kawake

Key Animation

C

Chikashi Kubota

Key Animation

S

Shuhei Yasuda

Key Animation

T

Toshiyuki Sato

Key Animation

Daiki Harashina

Daiki Harashina

Key Animation

Y

Yoshimichi Kameda

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"From Z to Shining Z!" is episode 52 of Pokémon season 22. It scored 9.1/10 from 460 votes, ranking #2 of 54 episodes this season (season average 7.7). It aired on October 20, 2019.

Next: E53 · Dreaming of the Sun and Moon!Best of Season 22