Home / Episode Guide / 誕生!アローラの覇者!!He's Born! The Alolan League Winner!!
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Very infrequently does an episode gather the volume of social media attention, let alone attention in traditional multinational news outlets, but this episode gained worldwide attention when it aired in Japan. We cataloged many of the articles and responses.
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Junichi Masuda congratulated Satoshi on his victory at 10:25 PM JST on September 15th, 2019 on his Twitter account.

おめでとう!
Congratulations!
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Veronica Taylor (voice of Ash during the TPCi dub of Season 1-8 by 4Kids) also gave congratulations to Ash and Rica Matsumoto.

Congratulations to Ash Ketchum on winning the Pokémon League from Ash’s ‘younger’ self, circa 1998...yup, hard work, determination, good friends, and a bit of luck pay off!

https://twitter.com/TheVeronicaT/status/1173282243042611200

Congratulations to Pokémon League Champion Ash Ketchum!! It’s been a long journey to this day! And congratulations to @rica_matsumoto3! Your voice has inspired every Ash/Satoshi around the world.

https://twitter.com/TheVeronicaT/status/1173260101857071104
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Sarah Natochenny who is the current voice of Ash tweeted about the episode and result of the battle. This tweet was then deleted.

Quite the spoiler about Ash Ketchum today, huh? OR IS IT?

4:08PM - 15 Sept 19
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Sarah Natochenny after deleting her first tweet, put out new tweets. She hashtags '#NDA' to indicate she likely is not allowed to speak about unaired episodes in the North American region.
Her second tweet is a Retweet of the TPCi main Twitter account (@Pokemon).

I, the current #voiceofash, can neither confirm nor deny that the latest news coming out about Ash Ketchum is true. You'll have to watch the English version of #pokemontheseries to find out!

https://twitter.com/sarahnatochenny/status/1173330709563551746

Anything is possible! #voiceofash

https://twitter.com/sarahnatochenny/status/1173332037786320901

The fact that Ash Ketchum is the #1 trending item right now is the most amazing thing that's happened in my 13 years playing him on the show. We've grown so much together (grown, not aged ;), and I can't wait to see where #pokemontheseries takes us next!! #voiceofash #NDA

https://twitter.com/sarahnatochenny/status/1173337395502170113
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@Pokemon Twitter account also alluded to the victory with a tweet, with a wink and trophy emoji.

Anything’s possible when you believe in yourself, Trainers.

https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1173266510674112512

Viz Media also reacted to the news and replied to this tweet.

All the friends Ash made along the way made this possible!

https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1173276168021143553

Disney XD also retweeted @Pokemon's tweet.
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The official AniPoke Twitter Account also Tweeted on September 15th, 2019:

The winner of the Alola Pokémon League after a fierce battle with Gladio is Satoshi!
This is actually the first time he's won the Pokémon League, so congratulations, Satoshi!
Congratulations on your victory in the Anipoke!

グラジオとの激闘を制し
アローラポケモンリーグの
頂点に輝いたのは サトシ
実はポケモンリーグで優勝したのは
今回が初めてなんです
サトシ、本当に本当におめでとう
アニポケサトシ優勝おめでとう

@poke_times also Tweeted on September 15th, 2019:

Congratulations to Satoshi!
He won a fierce battle against Gladio and became the first champion of the Alola Pokémon League!
It was a dramatic victory that was made possible by his strong bond with his fellow Pokémon!
Anipoke airs on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.!

サトシ優勝おめでとう
グラジオ との激闘を制し、念願のアローラポケモンリーグ 初代チャンピオンに
仲間のポケモン たちとの強い絆が生んだ、劇的な勝利でした
日曜18時はアニポケ !
https://tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_sunmoon/
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Various people who work, or have worked to some degree with the Pokémon franchise also tweeted in celebration.

Shoko Nakagawa
Congrats on your win Satoshi!!!
サトシ優勝おめでとう!!!

https://twitter.com/shoko55mmts/status/1173177579630514177

Congratulations, Satoshi! Type Wild! That's a lot of effort for 22 years!
サトシ優勝おめでとう!タイプワイルド !!22年ぶんの努力が重なっての優勝すごすぎる
Kasumi Voice Actor Mayumi Iizuka retweeted a @poke_times post. Junichi Masuda retweeted Mayumi Iizuka's tweet.

You did it, Satoshi!
Congratulations!
There are more Pokémon to meet.
Let's get them! サトシやったね!
おめでとう!!
まだまだ出逢えるポケモン
ゲットだよ!!

https://twitter.com/MayuTama0103/status/1173220328073359365
Mamane Voice Actor Fumiko Takekuma
Really
Truly!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
ほんとに
ほんとうに!!!!
おめでとう…!!!!!!!!!!!
https://twitter.com/Takeko0223/status/1173262573455605761
Imakuni
Congratulations, Satoshi!
サトシさん、おめでとうございます!!
https://twitter.com/imakuni/status/1173483988708540417
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Note

The English Dub title: Enter the Champion! is a reference to the Bruce Lee movie Enter the Dragon from 1973.
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Paint Edit

The Z-Move Japanese text for Never-Ending Nightmare (むげんあんやへのいざない) was removed in the dub.
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Note

The Z-Move Japanese text for Breakneck Blitz (ウルトラダッシュアタック) was removed in the dub.
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The Friday, September 13th, 2019 episode of Oha Suta showed the scene near the end of this episode with Satoshi holding the Alola League trophy just as Akuziking appears. This spoiled the reveal of Satoshi winning the Alola League two days prior to the episode airing in Japan.