TV anime "Pokémon" and Galal superstar Dande finally appears on Anipoke for the first time! Comments from Daisuke Ono, who plays Dande, have arrived!

From the TV animation "Pokémon" airing every Sunday at 6:00 p.m. on TV Tokyo, "Dymax Battle! The Strongest Champion Dande! Dande, a man who continues to improve his undefeated record in the Garal region, the setting of the game "Pokémon Sword Shield," will make his first appearance in the "Daimax Battle!

The TV anime "Pokémon," which airs every Sunday at 6:00 pm on TV Tokyo, takes place in every region that has ever appeared on TV. Of course, the various Pokémon that inhabit each region also appear.
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Episode 12 "Dymax Battle! Dande, the Strongest Champion! will be broadcast from February 9 (Sun.), and it was announced that Dande, the man who continues to improve his undefeated record in the Garal region where the game "Pokémon Sword Shield" is set, will finally appear in Anipoke for the first time.

The stage for this broadcast is the final of the "Pokemon World Championships," a tournament to determine the "world's strongest" Pokemon trainer. The battle between the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kantou region, Wataru, and the Superstar of the Galal region, Dande, will be played out.

Wataru is admired by many Dragon-type players as the "strongest Dragon-type player. He is a skilled Pokémon trainer who has won numerous leagues and tournaments and reigns as the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the Kantou region. The role of Wataru continues to be played by Shinji Chiba, who has played the role since the TV animation "Pokémon" aired in 1997.

Dande, a Pokémon trainer born and raised in Galal, is a skilled Pokémon trainer who won the battle tournament to determine the strongest in the Galal region "undefeated" and became the champion. His behavior attracts the people of Garal, and his popularity and ability are both top class. Daisuke Ono will play the role of Dande in his first appearance in Anipoke.

Like the battle tournaments that Satoshi has participated in, there are various leagues and tournaments in each region, and each has its own champion.
The battle between Wataru, the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kantou region, and Dande, the champion of the Garal region, will finally begin on the stage of the finals.

What will happen in the battle of the strongest vs. the strongest?　The powerful battle between Wataru's partner Pokémon, Red Gyarados, and Dande's partner Pokémon, Lizardon, is also worth watching.

The following is a comment from Daisuke Ono, who plays the role of Dande.

Daisuke Ono's comment

I knew that "Pokémon" was a great and wonderful work, but participating in the production made me realize how much passion and love was put into it by the creators.
Please pay attention to the activities of Dande, the strongest Pokémon trainer, and look forward to his appearance in the future.

Dande (CV: Daisuke Ono)

Synopsis.
Episode 12 "Dymax Battle! Dande, the Strongest Champion!"
Satoshi and Gou receive tickets from Dr. Sakuragi for the finals of the "Pokémon World Championships," a tournament to decide the world's strongest Pokémon trainers. They headed for the Garal region, where the stadium is located, to witness the match! The card for the final match will be Wataru, the winner of the Four Heavenly Kings Cup in the Kantou Region, and Dande, a superstar who continues to extend his undefeated record in the Galal Region. What is the undefeated man Dande's strength?

<Staff> Screenplay: Shoji Yonemura / Screenplay: Shoji Yonemura
Screenplay : Shoji Yonemura / Storyboard : Yuji Asada / Director : Yuji Asada / Animation Director : Masaaki Iwane / Art Director : Masatoshi Muto

Broadcasts every Sunday at 6:00 p.m. on TV Tokyo!
*Date and time of broadcast may differ in some areas.
*The program content is subject to change.

Production Information
TV animation "Pokemon

＜Staff
Original Story : Satoshi Tajiri / Junichi Masuda / Ken Sugimori
General Director : Daiki Tomiyasu
Director：Maki Kodaira
Creative Supervisor : Kunihiko Yuyama
Series Construction : Shoji Yonemura
Character Design: Shuhei Yasuda
Screenplay: Reiko Yoshida / Shoji Yonemura / Deko Akao / Junichi Fujisaki / Rikei Tsuchiya / Doji Waita / Yuka Miyata / Aya Matsui / Atsuhiro Tomioka / Akemi Mende and others (in order of writing)
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Music: Yuki Hayashi
Animation Production: OLM
Production: TV Tokyo / MEDIANET / ShoPro

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