On October 14th, 2022, the official Japanese Twitter account reminded people that this episode was available to watch on the official Japanese YouTube channel. The video was region locked to Japan only. It was available from October 14th, 2022 to October 21st, 2022. This episode was specifically labeled as a missed-program stream (見逃し配信).

Pocket Monsters Anime Episode 128 'Climax! The Night Before the Decisive Match: Satoshi VS Dande!! '
What did you think!?
Pokémon competing in the Dande VS Satoshi finals have been unveiled!
Please check out the highlights!
Anipoke Episode 128 will be available for one week from today!!
Be sure to watch it!

アニポケ 第128話「最高潮(クライマックス)！決戦前夜サトシVSダンデ！！」
いかがでしたか⁉
ダンデVSサトシのファイナルに出場するポケモンが解禁
注目ポイントをぜひチェックしてください
アニポケ 第128話の公開期間は本日より1週間!!
ぜひご覧ください

The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted an After Story comic on October 7th, 2022 by #もじゃクッキー @mojacookie.

Autumn is in full swing
Autumn is the season of eating, reading, sports, etc...
What kind of things are you doing to enjoy autumn?
Koharu seems to be enjoying drawing pictures with Eievui as the model.
She's quite good at it, isn't she?
And Eievui's pose is very well done!

季節は秋真っ盛り
食欲の秋、読書の秋、スポーツの秋…
みなさんはどんな秋を楽しんでいますか?
コハルは、芸術の秋ということで…
イーブイ をモデルに絵を描いて楽しんでいるみたい
なかなか上手ですね
イーブイのポーズも決まってる!

CoroCoro Comic's Official website posted an article about this episode just before the original airing on October 14th, 2022. They also tweeted about the page on the official CoroCoro Comic Twitter account to promote it.

Anipoke is just around the corner! Just Before the Masters Tournament Finals! An In-depth analysis!


The anime "Pocket Monsters" will start airing soon! It airs every Friday at 6:55 p.m. and it is very popular! In this article, we'll introduce you to the Pokémon and characters that will appear in today's episode, as well as comments from the voice actors and director, and other Anipoke information you won't find anywhere else!


The Masters Tournament is to decide the world's strongest Pokémon Trainers and only the finals are left! So today's broadcast is a "Special just before the finals!" So, it will feature the final match between Dande and Satoshi, which the whole world has been waiting for!!


▲ PWCS News has exclusively released the secret information that they have gathered from many sources at the fastest pace in the world!!

To best enjoy the Masters Tournament Finals, we will first take another look back at all the competitors in the tournament! Then, we will analyze Satoshi and Dande's tactics and strategies from their semifinal battles!!


▲ Satoshi and Dande have fought many fierce battles up to this point. The two will finally clash!!


▲ Satoshi has shown unexpected tactics that have surprised even Dande so far. What will he show it in the finals!?

Part 2 of the highlights of today's broadcast!
The two have actually had an unofficial battle once in the past. The program will look into the encounter between the two through the past footage obtained by the show!!


▲ The battle ended in a victory for Dande, but he promised to fight again in an official battle.

▲ The Daimax Band that Satoshi still wears in his wrist was given to him by Dande at that time!

No way, a surprise! Part 3 of the highlights of today's broadcast!
All the Pokémon that the two will use in the finals will be revealed! Dande's three remaining Pokémon that have yet to be shown in battle will be revealed!


▲ Let's see which Pokémon will use their trump cards in the final such as Daimax and Mega Evolution!!

Today's broadcast is definitely not to be missed! At last, the pinnacle for more than 10,000 trainers will be decided!

アニポケまであとちょっと！】マスターズトーナメント ファイナル直前！ 徹底解析!!
マスターズトーナメントファイナル直前！徹底解析!!
毎週金曜よる6時55分から大好評放送中！アニメ「ポケットモンスター」まもなく放送スタート！
この記事はアニメ放送直前に、今日の放送回に登場するポケモンやキャラクターの紹介、声優さんや監督からのコメントなどなど、ほかでは聞けないアニポケ情報をお届けするコーナー!!
ポケモンバトル世界最強を決める「マスターズトーナメント」も残すはファイナルのみ!!　そこで今日の放送は「ファイナル直前スペシャル！」ということで、世界中が待ち望むダンデvsサトシの決勝戦を大特集だ!!
▲PWCSニュースが総力取材したマル秘情報を、世界最速で独占公開!!
今日の放送の目玉その1!!
マスターズトーナメント・ファイナルを最高に楽しむために、まずは大会出場全選手を改めて振り返る！　そしてセミファイナルのバトルから、サトシとダンデの戦術や作戦を分析!!
▲ここまで数々の激戦を繰り広げてきたサトシとダンデ。その2人がついに激突!!
▲これまでにダンデをも驚かせるまさかの戦術を見せてきたサトシ。決勝でも出るか!?
そして今日の放送の目玉その2!!
実は過去に、非公式で1度だけバトルしたことがある2人。そこで番組が独自に入手した過去の映像から2人の出会いに迫る!!
▲このバトルはダンデの勝利に終わったが、改めて公式戦で戦う事を約束した。
▲今もサトシが手にするダイマックスバンドは、このときダンデからもらったもの!!
まさかのサプライズ！　今日の放送の目玉その3!!
なんと2人がファイナルで使用するポケモンが全て判明!!　まだバトルで見せていない、ダンデの残り3体のポケモンが明らかになるぞ!!
▲ファイナルでどのポケモンがダイマックスやメガシンカなどの切り札を使うのかにも注目しよう!!
これまでマスターズトーナメントを見守ってきたキミも、ファイナルだけは見なきゃ！というキミも！　今日の放送は絶対に見逃せない!!　ついに1万人以上のトレーナーの頂点が決まる!!