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Pokémon S25E48 — A Fated Face-Off!

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Pokémon•Season 25•Episode 48

A Fated Face-Off!

7.9/10 · 109 votesJan 20, 202323 min

Ranked #25 of 57 in Season 25•+0.3 vs season avg

Misty believes she's connected to a wild Clauncher by fate. Ash thinks his Corphish called dibs on it first. The only solution? A fishing battle!

Directed byMakoto Nakata

Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka

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Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita

Gou (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Narrator (voice)

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Atsuhiro Tomioka

Atsuhiro Tomioka

Writer

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Makoto Nakata

Storyboard Artist

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Masaya Onishi

Animation Director

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Makoto Nakata

Director

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Ayako Oki

Key Animation

Rei Yamazaki

Rei Yamazaki

Supervising Animation Director

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Sayuri Ichiishi

Key Animation

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Natsumi Hattori

Key Animation

K

Kyoko Ito

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"A Fated Face-Off!" is episode 48 of Pokémon season 25. It scored 7.9/10 from 109 votes, ranking #25 of 57 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Makoto Nakata and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, it aired on January 20, 2023.

Next: E49 · Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch!Best of Season 25