JN085

Battle Three With Bea! (Japanese: ライバル対決！サトシVSサイトウ！！ Rival Showdown! VS !!) is the 85th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,170th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on October 29, 2021, in Canada on February 19, 2022, in South Africa on April 12, 2022, in Australia on May 11, 2022, and in the United States on May 26, 2022.
==Blurb==
Ash’s next Pokémon World Coronation Series battle is a rematch against Bea, the Stow-on–Side Gym Leader! But first, Korrina brings delicious treats that everyone enjoys. When the battle begins, Bea’s Grapploct gives Pikachu a challenge, so Ash sends out Lucario instead. The two Pokémon trade blows before Bea switches out Grapploct for Hawlucha, then Hawlucha for Machamp. Machamp’s strength is formidable. With Cross Chop and a flurry of Bullet Punches, it seems to overwhelm Lucario. Ash wants to use Mega Evolution, but Lucario refuses, choosing to battle in its current form for the time being. With Leon watching, the battle continues—what will happen?
==Plot==
 and Goh have traveled to Stow-on-Side in preparation for Ash's third World Coronation Series against Bea the following day. They enter the Stow-on-Side Stadium, where they find Bea with her Pokémon. Upon noticing Ash and Goh, Bea stops the training and welcomes them, addressing Ash as "'s ". Ash corrects her and sends out to show her that Riolu has evolved. However, all this does is make her refer to him as "Lucario's Trainer" now. She invites Ash and Goh to train with her, but they politely decline, saying that they're supposed to meet here. Seconds later, Korrina indeed appears behind them, looking stern. Goh remembers how, during their first encounter, Bea had said that Korrina had been "too overconfident". However, to Ash and Goh's utter surprise, when Korrina approaches Bea, she suddenly hugs her and starts frantically apologizing for not having been able to buy her the Lumiose Galettes that she loves, offering her a bag of other sweets instead and only noticing Ash and Goh's presence when Bea points them out to her.
While Ash, Goh, Korrina, Bea, and their Pokémon settle down to eat the sweets, which include Poké Puffs and chocolates, Ash and Goh express their surprise at Korrina and Bea being friends, mentioning what the latter had said about the former. Korrina clarifies that while Bea doesn't share her philosophy of battling for fun, she doesn't hate her for that, and admires how kind she is towards Pokémon and how she's a skilled martial artist. Bea, meanwhile, admits that she appreciates Korrina for all the sweets she brings for her. Following the sweets, Ash and Bea shake hands and promise to have a good battle the next day. Korrina is excited and promises to cheer for both of them, much to Goh's exasperation. That night at the Pokémon Center, Goh wonders what Pokémon Bea will use, but Ash is sure he'll win regardless.
The next day, the Stow-on-Side Stadium is packed to the brim with people excited to witness the World Coronation Series Ultra Class battle. As Bea and Ash enter the battlefield, the announcer points out Bea's Dynamax Band and Ash's Key Stone, noting that in this tournament, each contestant is allowed to only use one of either Dynamax, Mega Evolution, or Z-Moves per battle. At the Drone Rotom's signal, the battle begins, with Ash choosing to lead with , while Bea sends out . Pikachu makes the first move with . While Grapploct avoids the move with , it still allows Pikachu to get close enough to land an and trap Grapploct. However, when Pikachu tries to follow up with , Grapploct surprises Ash by extending its tentacles through the net and using , interrupting Pikachu's move before tearing its way out of the net.
Choosing to change up his strategy, Ash withdraws Pikachu and sends out Lucario. In the stands, Goh tells Korrina how Riolu managed to tie with Grapploct in their previous battle. Ash swears to defeat Grapploct this time around, and Lucario shares his sentiment. Grapploct attacks with , and even though Lucario tries to use to hide itself, Bea has Grapploct spin around to launch water bullets and dispel all the copies. The real Lucario attacks with , but Bea has Grapploct avoid it with Detect, before recalling the and sending out in its place. Hawlucha starts off with a , which scores a direct hit, before following up with a series of s, which Lucario does its best to counter. Bea continues her relentless assault with , which scores yet another devastating hit. Goh notices that Hawlucha is faster than the last time he saw it battle. Korrina tells him that Bea keeps on improving every day, but Goh assures that the same applies for Ash as well.
Despite all the hits it has taken, Lucario is still able to stand back up. Bea performs yet another switch, substituting Hawlucha for . In the stands, Korrina tells Goh that Machamp is Bea's true ace, which Goh quickly deduces to mean that it can Gigantamax. Machamp's quickly overwhelms Lucario's , and Lucario's second attempt at using the same move doesn't yield any better results, leaving it trapped in Machamp's grasp as the Superpower Pokémon continues to pummel the Aura Pokémon with Bullet Punches and a . Desperate to escape the threatening situation, Ash taps his Key Stone and tries to Mega Evolve Lucario. Lucario, however, rejects the light of the Key Stone and instead frees itself by headbutting Machamp.
Ash apologizes to Lucario, admitting that he lost his temper while panicking and wasn't thinking clearly. The announcer questions if Ash and Lucario's bond isn't strong enough. Suddenly, appears next to him, apologizing for being late and surprising the whole Stadium. He explains that rather than Ash and Lucario's bond not being strong enough, it is, in fact, too strong. Lucario knew that Mega Evolution will occur when it's necessary, but sensed that the time wasn't right yet, so it stopped its Trainer. Now motivated even more than before by Leon's presence, Ash and Bea both swear that they're going to win and resume the battle, with Machamp's and Lucario's preparing to clash.
==Major events==
* and Goh travel to Galar and meet Bea and again.
* Bea is revealed to own a , and her is revealed to be able to Gigantamax.
* Ash begins his second World Coronation Series rematch against Bea.
* Ash starts to Mega Evolve his , but it refuses to do so for the time being.
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* Announcer
====Pokémon debuts====
==Characters==
===Humans===
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* Goh
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* Bea
* Announcer
* Crowd
===Pokémon===
* ()
* ()
* ()
* (; flashback)
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
* (; ; Mega Lucario in a flashback)
* (Bea's)
* (Bea's)
* (Bea's)
* (Bea's)
* (Bea's; Gigantamax; Gigantamax in a fantasy)
* (Bea's)
* (Drone Rotom)
==Trivia==
* Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: 
* The Dare da? segment is replaced with eyecatches of , Goh, and for this episode.
* Despite debuting in The Punchy Pokémon, 1,141 episodes earlier, and having made numerous appearances since then, this is the first time has received a Pokédex entry in the .
* The Laverre Chocolat (Japanese: クノエショコラ Chocolat) delivers to Ash, Goh, and Bea are based on , except for the one in the middle, which resembles Kalos's .
* Goh, Ash, Pikachu, and Bea narrate the preview for the next episode.
===Errors===
* is standing between Bea and when Grapploct dodges Lucario's with , but when Bea recalls Grapploct immediately after, Lucario is no longer in-between them.
* In the dub, the announcer says Ash is from the Kalos region instead of Kanto.
===Dub edits===
* The Japanese text depicting the Stow-on-Side Stadium's name is edited out.
==In other languages==
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Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hiromasa Amano
Category:Episodes directed by Junya Koshiba
Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura
Category:Episodes animated by Hiromi Niioka
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes with World Coronation Series matches
Category:Episodes in which a Champion appears
Category:Episodes in which an alternately colored Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes which aired in Canada before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in South Africa before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in Australia before the United States
de:Der dritte Kampf gegen Saida!
es:EP1174
fr:LV085
it:EP085
ja:新無印編第85話
zh:宝可梦 旅途 第85集