Postponed episode to air in June

Basslao to debut in delayed BW026

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One of three delayed episodes in the Best Wishes! series will finally be played almost three months after it was originally scheduled. It will air on June 23, but was intended to air on April 7.

The announcement was made in Terebikun magazine.

The announcement was made in Japanese magazine Terebikun.

BW026, "Fishing Conference in Hiun City! Fishing Sommelier - Dent Appears!!", was delayed due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami shortly before the episode was supposed to debut. BW023 and BW024 were also postponed. It remains unknown when, or if, they will air.

A clip from the episode

BW026 will feature both forms of Basslao (Basculin), the Hostile Pokémon, in a fishing contest in which Pokémon Sommelier Dent (Cilan) competes. The episode is set in Hiun City (Castelia City) some time after Satoshi's (Ash's) third Gym Battle.

Some clips from this episode have already been played; a few scenes were featured in Dr. Ōkido's Live Caster after BW036.