- (Japanese: 誕生！アローラの覇者！！, Hepburn: Birth! The Alola Champion!!) is the 47th episode of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Legends.
Synopsis
The finals ended up being a fight between Ash and Gladion. Ash's Melmetal got beaten by Silvally, but then Pikachu was sent out and defeated Silvally, and a battle between Pikachu and Zoroark began. Who will attain the glory of being the first-ever champion of the Alola Pokémon League; Ash or Gladion?
Episode Plot
As Zoroark comes charging towards Pikachu, Gladion has it use Night Daze while Ash has Pikachu counter with Thunderbolt. Gladion then tells Zoroark to use Shadow Claw, which Ash then tells Pikachu to use Iron Tail, and both moves collide. Zoroark then keeps repeating to use Shadow Claw on Pikachu, but Pikachu dodges, however it manages to land a blow on Pikachu. Gladion then tells it to use Night Daze, which Ash orders Pikachu to dodge, but then Zoroark comes in close range and hits Pikachu high in the air with Shadow Claw.
At that moment, Gladion and Zoroark use the Ghost-type Z-Move: Never-Ending Nightmare which causes the whole arena to change. As the Z-Move has started, Ash tells Pikachu to dodge, which he does. However, he makes a slight contact with it that causes some damage. As the attack continues, Ash tells Pikachu to run and orders him to use Quick Attack to shake it off, however, the Z-Move blocks their escape route. Gladion declares that no one can escape the Ghost-type Z-Move, but Ash doesn't care about that. Ash then tells Pikachu to stop where he is, and decides to counter with their Normal-type Z-Move Breakneck Blitz. As Pikachu charges, he manages to break through most of the attack and is able to hit Zoroark. However, he gets hit with the rest of Ghost-type Z-Move as well, which causes an explosion.
After the battle, Pikachu and Zoroark have both been defeated. Kukui then declares that both of them are unable to battle. Ash and Gladion both run to their Pokémon, Ash picks up Pikachu and thanks him for his hard work, while Galdion returns Zoroark to it Poké Ball and thanks it for its hard work as well. As they return to their places, Ash compliments Gladion for how both he and Zoroark were in sync, while Gladion states how Ash and Pikachu were able to break through Never-Ending Nightmare with a Z-Move like that. All of of a sudden, both Ash and Gladion start laughing, which has everyone amazed that they're enjoying their battle. As they finish, Ash tells Gladion that this was their best battle yet, with Gladion agreeing on that. Ash then tells Gladion that they should keep going, with Gladion happily agreeing as they ready themselves to send their last Pokémon to battle.
Ash and Gladion both send out their Lycanroc as their final Pokémon. Ash and Gladion then think about how they had their rivalry with each other along with their Lycanroc, like when Ash's Lycanroc first battled Gladion's Midnight Lycanroc when it was a Rockruff, Ash's Rockruff evolved into a Dusk Form Lycanroc and was with Gladion's Lycanroc, along Olivia's Midday Lycanroc, and both Lycanroc had their second battle on Poni Island. As Ash and Galdion finish their thoughts, they both tell their Lycanroc that they're going to settle this now, as both Lycanroc are ready to battle.
As both sides remain silent for a moment, they both order their Lycanroc to use Stone Edge, which both sides collide with each other and cancel out. Then, Ash orders his Lycanroc to use Accelerock which Gladion's Lycanroc intercepts with Counter. Gladion then goes for another Stone Edge, which Ash tells his Lycanroc to dodge, then tells it to use Bite. However, Gladion's Lycanroc is preparing to use Counter, so Ash tells his Lycanroc to stop its attack. Gladion then takes that advantage and orders his Lycanroc to use Stone Edge. However, Ash's Lycanroc manages to dodge it, which Gladion is surprised about, thinking that its reaction speed had gotten better in its battle.
Ash then tells his Lycanroc to keep on attacking. Gladion then tells his Lycanroc to use Stone Edge, which Ash's Lycanroc dodges and then uses Accelerock. Gladion then tells his Lycanroc to use another Stone Edge. However Ash's Lycanroc jumps on top of the attack and manages to hit Gladion's Lycanroc. After realizing that Ash and his Lycanroc are better than he thought, Gladion orders his Lycanroc use Stone Edge as a footing. Gladion states it won't happen like that again. Gladion then orders his Lycanroc to use another Stone Edge, which Ash's Lycanroc dodges and uses Accelerock again. Gladion then tells his Lycanroc to use Stone Edge once more, which Ash's Lycanroc dodges that one as well. However, they lure Ash's Lycanroc in and Gladion's Lycanroc attacks it with Counter, which causes damage to Ash's Lycanroc.
As Ash's Lycanroc falls to the ground, Ash tells his Lycanroc to hang in there, and Lycanroc manages to get up. Gladion is surprised to see that Ash's Lycanroc was able to withstand his Lycanroc's Counter, and he happily states that their battle is so much fun, as he and his Lycanroc are enjoying it as well as Ash and his Lycanroc are. As both Lycanroc continue to battle, they go head to head with each other with their own attacks, Accelerock, Stone Edge, and Bite.
Gladion then orders his Lycanroc to boost up its power with Swords Dance and then use Outrage, which lands a hit on Ash's Lycanroc. Ash then tells his Lycanroc to use Stone Edge, but Gladion's Lycanroc manages to smash right through them. As Gladion's Lycanroc reaches Ash's Lycanroc, Gladion's Lycanroc is then confused due to Outrage. All of a sudden, Gladion's Lycanroc then bites itself, which has everyone shocked by this. Ash then takes this advantage and orders his Lycanroc to use Bite, however Gladion's Lycanroc snaps out of its confusion and hits Ash's Lycanroc with Counter. Ash is surprised to learn that Gladion's Lycanroc bit itself to snap out of its confusion, with Gladion stating that both he and his Lycanroc came up with that strategy to attain victory. Ash's friends are amazed by Gladion's strategy, thinking that they must have done a lot training to pull it off.
Ash then tells his Lycanroc to get up, which it barely manages to do so. Gladion then goes for Stone Edge, while Ash tells his Lycanroc to smash it with Bite. Gladion uses the same attack and this time Ash's Lycanroc uses a fully powered Accelerock to break through it and charges at Gladion's Lycanroc. As Ash's Lycanroc charges in, Gladion orders his Lycanroc to hit it with Counter, which lands a direct hit. However, at that moment, Ash tells his Lycanroc to use its own Counter, which Gladion is surprised by. Ash's Lycanroc then back-flips and hits Gladion's Lycanroc with its Counter, which knocks Gladion's Lycanroc into the wall and defeats it. Kukui then declares Gladion's Lycanroc unable to battle and announces that the winner is Ash.
Everyone then cheers for Ash's victory and Ash is declared as the first Champion of Alola. As Ash is silent for a bit, Gladion asks him why he is spacing out. Ash then asks Gladion if he won, and Gladion is a bit amused by the way Ash responded and congratulates him on becoming Champion and Ash thanks him for that. The audience claps to both sides, as Gladion then tells Ash they should battle again sometime, which Ash happily agrees with. Meanwhile underground, Team Rocket is surprised to see that Ash has won the League. Jessie then asks James if their mech is finished, and James happily tells her so as they prepare their plan to steal every single Pokémon at the Pokémon League. Later that night, elsewhere, the Oranguru robot is then seen completely destroyed and shut down.
At the Pokémon League, the Awards ceremony takes place, with Professor Burnet disappointed that Kukui isn't here to see this. The Masked Royal then gives Ash his trophy and congratulates him on becoming Champion, which Ash thanks the Masked Royal for. Ash tells Pikachu to check the trophy, and he smells it instead, with Ash stating that Pikachu probably wouldn't get it. Ash then tells the Masked Royal that he is excited to battle him tomorrow in the exhibition match, which the Masked Royal will look forward to as well. As Ash is being praised, Wicke then detects a Ultra Wormhole, Lusamine asks Wicke for the coordinates, as Wicke scans, she is shocked to see that it's right above them. Soon, the Ultra Wormhole appears and an Ultra Beast falls out. Ash is shocked as it is revealed to be Guzzlord, whom he dealt with before.
Bewear and Stufful are then seen running across on the water as they see the Ultra Wormhole appear and quickly head straight to the Manalo Stadium.
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Trivia
- "Who's that Pokémon?": Lycanroc (Dusk Form; JP)
- The host of this episode was Professor Burnet and the question was "Which Pokémon will be the winner in today's episode?" The answer is Ash's Lycanroc (green), the other choices that were given in that episode were Gladion's Lycanroc (blue), Zoroark (red), and Ash's Pikachu (yellow).
- Type: Wild is used as an insert song when Ash and Gladion reminisce about the history of the rivalry between their respective Lycanroc.
- This episode marks the second instance where a disaster occurs during a League Awards ceremony. The first was in "Down to the Fiery Finish!" where the vines attacked the Lumiose League stadium.
- This is the first time Ash beats Gladion in a battle, as previously, Ash has either lost against Gladion or the battle has been interrupted.
- This is the first time Ash has won an actual Pokémon League since the Orange League.
- This episode first aired just under a week shy of the twentieth anniversary of Ash's first Pokémon League victory.
- Coincidentally, both episodes are the only ones to involve Ash winning a League.
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