Pokémon S21E16 — Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!

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Pokémon•Season 21•Episode 16

Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!

7.0/10 · 111 votesJan 25, 201823 min

Ranked #41 of 49 in Season 21•−0.4 vs season avg

A distant memory shared by Mallow and Lana is rekindled in a bittersweet way!

Written byYuka Miyata

Previous episodeE15 · Fighting Back the Tears!Next episodeE17 · Getting a Jump on the Competition!

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Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojirou (voice)

Inuko Inuyama

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Narrator (voice)

Fumiko Takekuma

Fumiko Takekuma

Maamame (voice)

Kei Shindo

Kei Shindo

Lillie (voice)

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

Mao (voice)

Hitomi Kikuchi

Hitomi Kikuchi

Suiren (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaki (voice)

Keiichi Nakagawa

Keiichi Nakagawa

Narrator (voice)

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Y

Yuka Miyata

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!" is episode 16 of Pokémon season 21. It scored 7.0/10 from 111 votes, ranking #41 of 49 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Written by Yuka Miyata, it aired on January 25, 2018.

Next: E17 · Getting a Jump on the Competition!Best of Season 21