Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (series)

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (ポケットモンスター　サンムーン Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon), commonly referred to as the Sun & Moon series is the sixth anime series. It was revealed by the television network TV Tokyo on September 12, 2016, which released information from this series as the logo and the new look of the main protagonist Ash Ketchum.

In this new series, Ash arrives in the new region Alola with his Pikachu to continue his quest to become a Pokémon Master. However, rather than traveling, Ash enrolls himself in the Pokémon School on Melemele Island and stays with new teacher Professor Kukui. Along with new classmates Sophocles, Mallow, Lana, Kiawe, and Lillie, the series focuses on Ash's experiences with his new friends at the school, as well as his progress in the island challenge to qualify as a Z-Move user. The Japanese starting date was on November 17, 2016, while the English starting date was on March 17th, 2017. It was however previewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2016 and in the United States on December 5, 2016 as a sneak preview.

Seasons

 * Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (Season 20)
 * Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Adventures (Season 21)

Japan
In the original Japanese version, the anime is split into arcs rather than the seasons of the English dub mentioned above. It is currently unconfirmed whether this series will last one arc or be split into more than one.
 * Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon (SM001-present)

Major

 * Ash
 * Lillie
 * Kiawe
 * Mallow
 * Lana
 * Sophocles

Rivals

 * Gladion

Antagonists

 * Team Rocket
 * Jessie
 * James
 * Giovanni
 * Team Skull
 * Tupp
 * Rapp


 * Faba

Recurring

 * Professor Kukui
 * Professor Burnet
 * Samson Oak
 * Lusamine
 * Kahunas
 * Misty
 * Brock
 * Delia Ketchum
 * Professor Oak

Key Pokémon

 * Ash's Pikachu
 * Ash's Rowlet
 * Ash's Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
 * Ash's Torracat
 * Ash's Poipole (released)
 * Rotom Pokédex
 * Lana's Popplio
 * Sophocles' Togedemaru
 * Sophocles' Charjabug
 * Kiawe's Charizard
 * Kiawe's Turtonator
 * Kiawe's Marowak (Alolan)
 * Mallow's Tsareena
 * Lillie's Vulpix (Alolan)
 * Team Rocket's Meowth
 * Jessie's Wobbuffet
 * Jessie's Mimikyu
 * James' Mareanie
 * Gladion's Umbreon
 * Gladion's Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
 * Gladion's Silvally

Returning Gags
James gets hurt by an affectionate Pokémon that he owns, this time being the case with Mareanie.

New gags

 * Instead of blasting off, Team Rocket nearly always gets carried away by Bewear.
 * The exaggerated expressions (especially the frightened, angry, enthusiastic, or sad faces) of the characters are strong references to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
 * Every time Jessie is going to eat her malasada, it gets stolen by another Pokémon instead.

Official site

 * Official Japanese site (Sun & Moon)