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**Enter Gloria! The Discovery of Dynamax!!** is the third episode of *Pocket Monsters: Sword and Shield*, and the ???th episode of the Pocket Monsters series. It first aired in Japan and the United States on November 17th.

## Plot

Before reaching the lab, Hop asks Leon to let him partake in the gym challenge. Leon's conflicted as he doesn't think Hop is ready and says they'll talk more.

Later, the three of them arrived at Professor Magnolia's lab where Hop and Leon are greeted by a Yamper and its trainer Sonia. Leon introduces her to Ash and explains how Sonia works as her grandmother's assistant along with Hop's friend Gloria. They're studying Dynamax Pokémon in the battlefield outback.

Just then, everything begins to shake. It's Gloria who just Dynamics a Sqwovet for Professor Magnolia to monitor. They wrap up their research for the day and introduce themselves to Ash. Leon returns Grookey and Sobble to Magnolia. However, Sobble immediately runs towards Gloria. it's still shaken up from its encounter with Team Rocket. Professor Magnolia reveals that Gloria watches over the starter Pokémon for her, which is why Sobble is so comfortable around her. She then offers the boys to stay at her lab for the night.

After dinner, Ash and Gloria see Hop outside, looking bummed out. Ash explains how Leon wasn't sure about giving him an endorsement. Gloria can relate to him as she hopes to go on a journey someday as well to catch some rare Gigantimax Pokémon. However, she's worried the Professor won't approve of her leaving so she hasn't asked. Ash decides to support Hop and Gloria. He gives them a pep talk that motivates them to go for their dreams.

Just then, something crashes down in front of them. It's two wishing Stars. Gloria explains how they're used to make Dynamax bands. So Hop takes that as a sign that he's meant to travel just like Ash. He gives him to Professor Magnolia who promises to turn them into Dynamax bands for them. Hop and Gloria then use this opportunity to ask for approval of their Journeys. Magnolia proves but Leon is still hesitant. He says that he'll give up an endorsement only if he can defeat Ash in a battle. If Hop truly wants to take on the gym challenge, then he has to be ready to face opponents just like him. This worries hop a bit but he's still willing to try.

The next day, Ash and Hop begin their battle. Hop leads with Scorbunny. It's fast enough to land the double kick on Pikachu. But it's taken out right after. He then sends out Wooloo. They put up a decent fight but it's still not enough and Wooloo gets defeated by Pikachu.

Hop is sad. But much to his surprise, Leon gives him the endorsement. He says that the moment he accepted the battle, he had proven to Leon how serious he was. Professor Magnolia then gives both Ash and Hop a Dynamax band and Rotom Phone Pokédex. And with that Ash, Hop, and Gloria can all set out on a Pokémon Journey

## Major events

* Ash meets Sonia, Magnolia, and Gloria for the first time.
* Professor Magnolia reveals that the Starter Pokémon were watched over by Gloria.
* Ash and Hop have a Pokémon Battle but Ash wins.
* Ash and Hop receives Dynamax Bands and a Rotom Phone Pokédex from Magnolia.
* Ash, Hop, and Gloria begin their journey in Galar.

### Debuts

#### Humans

* Sonia
* Professor Magnolia

#### Pokémon debuts

* Yamper
* Sqwovet
* Rotom (Rotom Phone)

## Characters

### Humans

* Ash Ketchum
* Hop
* Gloria
* Sonia
* Professor Magnolia
* Leon

### Pokémon

* Ash's Pikachu
* Wooloo (Hop's)
* Scorbunny (Hop's)
* Grookey
* Sobble (Gloria's; new)
* Yamper (Sonia's; debut)
* Rotom
* Sqwovet

## Trivia

* Professor Oak's Pokémon Giant Informer: Yamper
* "Who's That Pokémon?:" Scorbunny
* This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
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* Ash, Gloria, & Hop narrate the preview for the next episode.