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Pokémon (1997 – 2023)

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Episode 34 — An Epic Defense Force!

Season 15 • Pokémon

Released: 2012-06-07 • Animation/Action & Adventure/Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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After Ash and the gang arrive in Virbank City and Cilan gives them a rundown of the area’s history, they run into their filmmaking friend Luke and his Zorua! Thanks to winning a film festival with the movie our heroes helped him make (The Legend of the Pokémon Knight), Luke is there to attend a preview event for Pokéstar Studios, a theme park opening soon within the film studio lots.

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Season 15 · Episode 34 · Streaming in USA

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Episodes

Episode 1
Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
2011-09-22

Episode 2
Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!
2011-09-29

Episode 3
Lost at the Stamp Rally!
2011-10-06

Episode 4
Ash Versus the Champion!
2011-10-13

Episode 5
A Maractus Musical!
2011-10-27

Episode 6
The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!
2011-11-03

Episode 7
Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!
2011-11-10

Episode 8
The Lonely Deino!
2011-11-24

Episode 9
The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!
2011-12-01

Episode 10
A Call for Brotherly Love!
2011-12-08

Episode 11
Stopping the Rage of Legends! (1)
2011-12-15

Episode 12
Stopping the Rage of Legends! (2)
2011-12-22

Episode 13
Battling the King of the Mines!
2012-01-05

Episode 14
Crisis at Chargestone Cave!
2012-01-12

Episode 15
Evolution Exchange Excitement!
2012-01-19

Episode 16
Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!
2012-01-26

Episode 17
Battling the Bully!
2012-02-02

Episode 18
Baffling the Bouffalant!
2012-02-16

Episode 19
Cilan Takes Flight!
2012-02-23

Episode 20
An Amazing Aerial Battle!
2012-03-01

Episode 21
Climbing the Tower of Success!
2012-03-08

Episode 22
The Clubsplosion Begins!
2012-03-15

Episode 23
Search for the Clubultimate!
2012-03-22

Episode 24
A Clubsplosion of Excitement!
2012-03-29

Episode 25
Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!
2012-04-05

Episode 26
Battling the Leaf Thieves!
2012-04-12

Episode 27
A Restoration Confrontation! (1)
2012-04-19

Episode 28
A Restoration Confrontation! (2)
2012-04-26

Episode 29
Evolution by Fire!
2012-05-03

Episode 30
Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!
2012-05-10

Episode 31
Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!
2012-05-17

Episode 32
Clash of the Connoisseurs!
2012-05-24

Episode 33
Crisis at Ferroseed Research!
2012-05-31

Episode 34
An Epic Defense Force!
2012-06-07

Episode 35
Rocking the Virbank Gym! (1)
2012-06-14

Episode 36
Rocking the Virbank Gym! (2)
2012-06-14

Episode 37
All for the Love of Meloetta!
2012-06-21

Episode 38
Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!
2012-06-28

Episode 39
Expedition to Onix Island!
2012-07-05

Episode 40
The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!
2012-07-19

Episode 41
Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!
2012-07-26

Episode 42
Jostling for the Junior Cup!
2012-08-02

Episode 43
Battling Authority, Once Again!!
2012-08-23

Episode 44
Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!!
2012-08-30

Episode 45
Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!
2012-09-06

Episode 46
The Road to Humilau
2012-09-13

Episode 47
Unrest at the Nursery
2012-09-20

Episode 48
Meloetta and the Undersea Temple
2012-09-27

Episode 49
Unova's Survival Crisis
2012-10-04

Information

Episode air date	07.06.2012
Episode runtime	23 min
Episode rating	4.30
Genres	Animation / Action & Adventure / Sci-Fi & Fantasy
TMDB series rating	8.0
IMDb series rating	7.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	7+
Country	JP

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Additional videos

Alola (Season 22)

Alola (Season 22)

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Alola (Seasons 20-21)

Alola (Seasons 20-21)

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Kalos (Seasons 17-19)

Kalos (Seasons 17-19)

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Unova (Seasons 14-16)

Unova (Seasons 14-16)

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Sinnoh (Seasons 10-13)

Sinnoh (Seasons 10-13)

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Hoenn (Seasons 6-9)

Hoenn (Seasons 6-9)

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Johto (Seasons 3-5)

Johto (Seasons 3-5)

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Kanto (Seasons 1-2)

Kanto (Seasons 1-2)

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Viz/Pioneer DVD & VHS Commercial

Viz/Pioneer DVD & VHS Commercial

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Opening 1 - "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master" - Rica Matsumoto [Pre-Porygon | Remastered w/ Subs]

Opening 1 - "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master" - Rica Matsumoto [Pre-Porygon | Remastered w/ Subs]

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Catch 'Em All on VHS Advert (VHS Capture)

Catch 'Em All on VHS Advert (VHS Capture)

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita
Gou (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi
Narrator (voice)

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