PPA09

The Rival Awaits

PPA09   ライバルの存在 A Rival's Existence

First broadcast Japan December 15, 2023 United States

English themes Opening None Ending マシロ

Japanese themes Opening None Ending マシロ

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The Rival Awaits (Japanese: ライバルの存在 A Rival's Existence) is the eighth episode of A Pocketful of Adventures. It first aired in Japan on December 15, 2023, and in the Middle East and North Africa on May 18, 2024.

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Plot

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Major events

• Madoka Akagi settles her differences with Midori Kudo.
• Madoka completes the Pokémon Red campaign.

Characters

Humans

• Madoka Akagi
• Madoka's mother
• Koichi Yadoya
• Madoka's father
• Madoka's brother
• Masako
• Sora Karasawa
• Midori Kudo
• Takeshi Iwakura

Game characters

Pokémon

Trivia

• As part of the conclusion of the Pokémon Red storyline within the program, the credit sequence changed to Madoka putting away her Game Boy inside her belt bag.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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