Template:Seasonbox Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon is the twentieth season of the Pokémon anime and the first season of the Sun & Moon series. It features Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu, and their new friends Lillie, Mallow, Lana, Sophocles, and Kiawe as they attend a school in the Alola region, discover new Alolan Pokémon, and learn about the region's secrets and mysteries. It premiered on November 17, 2016 in Japan, and on May 12, 2017 in the United States, with the first two episodes receiving an English dubbed preview on December 5, 2016 (and at similar times in certain other countries around the world).
Characters
Human
Pokémon
Ash's
- Pikachu
- Bulbasaur
- Squirtle
- Muk
- Tauros
- Totodile
- Corphish
- Rowlet
- Rockruff → Lycanroc
- Litten
- Rotom Pokédex
Misty's
Brock's
Mallow's
Lana's
Sophocles'
Kiawe's
Lillie's
Team Rocket's
Episodes
Ep № | Ep Code | Title | Debut | Image |
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951 | SM001 | Alola to New Adventure! アローラ!はじめての島、はじめてのポケモンたち!! Alola! The Starting Island, the Starter Pokémon!! |
: November 17, 2016 : December 5, 2016 (sneak peek) : February 11, 2017 (Watch Disney XD) : March 17, 2017 (original order) : May 12, 2017 (sequence) |
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952 | SM002 | The Guardian's Challenge! 守り神カプ・コケコ登場!挑戦、オレたちのZワザ!! Guardian Deity Tapu Koko Appears! A Challenge, With Our Z-Move!! |
: November 17, 2016 : December 5, 2016 (sneak peek) : February 11, 2017 (Watch Disney XD) : March 17, 2017 (original order) : May 12, 2017 (sequence) |
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953 | SM003 | Loading the Dex! よロトしく、ボク、ロトム図鑑ロト! Nice to Roto-meet You, I am the Rotomdex, Roto! |
: November 24, 2016 : May 13, 2017 |
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954 | SM004 | First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style! モクロー登場!アローラでポケモンゲットだぜ!! Enter Rowlet! I Caught a Pokémon in Alola!! |
: November 24, 2016 : May 14, 2017 |
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955 | SM005 | Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio! アシマリ、がんバルーン! Popplio, Do Your Balloonest! |
: December 1, 2016 : May 15, 2017 |
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956 | SM006 | A Shocking Grocery Run! びりびりちくちくトゲデマル! The Zing Zap Togedemaru! |
: December 8, 2016 : May 16, 2017 |
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957 | SM007 | That's Why the Litten is a Scamp! 市場の風来坊ニャビー! The Marketplace Wanderer, Litten! |
: December 15, 2016 : May 17, 2017 |
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958 | SM008 | Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge! タマゴ係はだ~れだ? Who's in Charge of the Egg? |
: December 22, 2016 : May 18, 2017 |
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959 | SM009 | To Top a Totem! ぬしポケモンはデカグース! The Totem Pokémon is Gumshoos! |
: January 5, 2017 : May 19, 2017 |
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960 | SM010 | Trial and Tribulation! 出るかZワザ! 大試練への挑戦!! Will the Z-Move Work?! Challenging the Grand Trial!! |
: January 12, 2017 : May 20, 2017 |
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961 | SM011 | Young Kiawe Had a Farm! サトシ、カキんちに行く! Ash Visits Kiawe! |
: January 19, 2017 : May 27, 2017 |
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962 | SM012 | The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair! 課外授業はヒドイデ!? The Extracurricular Lesson is on Mareanie!? |
: January 26, 2017 : June 3, 2017 |
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963 | SM013 | Racing to a Big Event! アローラパンケーキ大レース! The Great Alola Pancake Race! |
: February 2, 2017 : June 10, 2017 |
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964 | SM014 | Getting to Know You! 勇気の結晶、リーリエとロコン! The Fruit of Courage: Lillie and Vulpix! |
: February 9, 2017 : June 17, 2017 |
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965 | SM015 | Rocking Clawmark Hill! 爪あとの丘、イワンコとルガルガン!! Clawmark Hill, Rockruff and Lycanroc!! |
: February 23, 2017 : June 24, 2017 |
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966 | SM016 | They Might Not Be Giants! 小さな三匹、大きな冒険!! A Tiny Trio on a Big Adventure!! |
: March 2, 2017 : July 1, 2017 |
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967 | SM017 | Crystal-Clear Sleuthing! アローラ探偵ロトム!消えたクリスタルの謎!! Alola Detective Rotom! The Mystery of the Lost Crystal!! |
: March 9, 2017 : July 1, 2017 |
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968 | SM018 | A Seasoned Search! マジィ!?マオのお料理大作戦!! For Real?! Mallow's Cooking Operation! |
: March 16, 2017 : July 1, 2017 |
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969 | SM019 | A Guardian Rematch! 電撃猛特訓!カプ・コケコとの再戦!! Intense Electric Shock Training! A Rematch with Tapu Koko!! |
: March 23, 2017 : July 1, 2017 |
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970 | SM020 | Partner Promises! サトシとピカチュウ、二人の約束 Ash and Pikachu, the Promise of the Two |
: April 6, 2017 : July 1, 2017 |
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971 | SM021 | One Journey Ends, Another Begins... ニャビー、旅立ちの時! Litten, Journey Departure Time! |
: April 6, 2017 : July 1, 2017 |
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972 | SM022 | A Shivering Shovel Search! スコップに要注意!!! Beware of Shovels!!! |
: April 13, 2017 : July 8, 2017 |
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973 | SM023 | Getting the Band Back Together! 衝撃!ダグトリオ解散? ! Here's a Real Shocker! A Dugtrio Split-Up?! |
: April 20, 2017 : July 15, 2017 |
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974 | SM024 | Alolan Open House! アローラ!はじめての授業参観!! Alola! The First Open House!! |
: April 27, 2017 : July 22, 2017 |
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975 | SM025 | A Team-on-Team Tussle! クリスタル争奪戦!ロケット団対スカル団!! The Fight Over the Crystal! Team Rocket VS Team Skull!! |
: May 4, 2017 : July 29, 2017 |
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976 | SM026 | So Long, Sophocles! さよならマーマネ! Farewell, Sophocles! |
: May 11, 2017 : August 5, 2017 |
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977 | SM027 | A Glaring Rivalry! 出でよ!紅き眼差しルガルガン!! Come Forth! Lycanroc with the Crimson Look!! |
: May 18, 2017 : August 19, 2017 |
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978 | SM028 | Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper! 熱闘ポケベース!ねらえ逆転ホームラン!! Fierce Pokébase Match! Aiming for a Home Run to Turn the Tide!! |
: May 25, 2017 : August 26, 2017 |
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979 | SM029 | Lulled to La-La Land! ネマシュの森であなたも寝ましゅ? So You're Sleeping in the Morelull Forest As Well-lull? |
: June 8, 2017 : September 2, 2017 |
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980 | SM030 | The Ol' Raise and Switch! リーリエ、ピカチュウをかわいがってあげてね Lillie, Take Good Care of Pikachu |
: June 15, 2017 : September 9, 2017 |
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981 | SM031 | The Island Whisperer! ライチ登場!泣いて笑って、島クイーン!! Olivia Appears! Crying, Laughing, the Island Kahuna!! |
: June 22, 2017 : September 16, 2017 |
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982 | SM032 | Treasure Hunt, Akala Style! お宝発見!ムーランドサーチ!! Treasure Discovery! Search of Stoutland!! |
: June 29, 2017 : September 23, 2017 |
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983 | SM033 | Big Sky, Small Fry! ヨワシ強し、池のぬし! The Mighty Wishiwashi, Totem of the Lake-y! |
: July 6, 2017 : September 30, 2017 |
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984 | SM034 | A Crowning Moment of Truth! 炎のバトル!ガラガラあらわる!! A Fiery Battle! Marowak Appears!! |
: July 20, 2017 : October 7, 2017 |
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985 | SM035 | Currying Favor and Flavor! カレーなバトル!ラランテスの舞!! A Curry-ficent Battle! The Lurantis Dance!! |
: July 27, 2017 : October 14, 2017 |
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986 | SM036 | Trials and Determinations! ライチの大試練!一番ハードなポケモン勝負!! Olivia's Grand Trial! The Hardest Pokémon Match!! |
: August 3, 2017 : October 21, 2017 |
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987 | SM037 | Rising from the Ruins! イワンコといのちの遺跡の守り神! Rockruff and the Ruins of Life Guardian Deity! |
: August 10, 2017 : October 28, 2017 |
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988 | SM038 | Mimikyu Unmasked! ミミッキュのばけのかわ! Mimikyu's Disguise! |
: August 17, 2017 : November 4, 2017 |
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989 | SM039 | Mallow and the Forest Teacher! 家出のマオとヤレユータン! Mallow's Runaway from Home and Oranguru! |
: August 24, 2017 : November 11, 2017 |
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990 | SM040 | Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence! アシマリ、オシャマリ、いかりのダダリン! Popplio, Brionne, the Anch-gry Dhelmise! |
: August 31, 2017 : November 18, 2017 |
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991 | SM041 | Mounting an Electrifying Charge! ダッシュ!デンヂムシ Dash! Charjabug |
: September 7, 2017 : November 25, 2017 |
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992 | SM042 | Alola, Kanto! カントーでアローラ!タケシとカスミ!! In Kanto, Alola! Brock and Misty!! |
: September 14, 2017 : November 25, 2017 |
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993 | SM043 | When Regions Collide! ジムバトル!Zワザ対メガシンカ!! Gym Battle! Z-Move VS Mega Evolution!! |
: September 21, 2017 : December 9, 2017 |
Trivia
- This is the first dub season to be run on Disney XD in the United States.
- With the exception of the special 145th episode of Best Wishes, "Alola, Kanto!", an episode of this season marks the first appearance of both Brock and Misty in the main anime series since "The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!", Brock's first full appearance in the main series since "Memories are Made of Bliss", and Misty's first full appearance since "The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon".