SM066

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

← SM065

Sun & Moon series

SM067 →

SM066

SM066   EP1005 スケッチでスマッシュ！激闘ポケピンポン！ Smash with Sketch! The Fierce Fighting Poké-Ping Pong!

First broadcast Japan March 15, 2018 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening 未来コネクション Ending ジャリボーイ・ジャリガール

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 小平麻紀 Maki Kodaira Assistant director 小平麻紀 Maki Kodaira Animation director 大西雅也 Masaya Ōnishi No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: スケッチでスマッシュ！激闘ポケピンポン！ Smash with Sketch! The Fierce Fighting Poké-Ping Pong!) is the 66th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,005th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 15, 2018.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Ilima heads back to Kalos.

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Kukui
• Ilima
• Ikari
• Referee
• Ilima Girls
• Trainers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Smeargle (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Steenee (Mallow's)
• Komala (Samson Oak's)
• Eevee (Ilima's)
• Smeargle (Ilima's)
• Mienshao (Ikari's)
• Psyduck (Trainer's)
• Sableye (Trainer's)
• Mankey (Trainer's)
• Machamp (Trainer's)
• Sudowoodo (Trainer's)
• Poliwhirl (Trainer's)
• Machop (Trainer's)
• Bewear (anime)
• Wingull (multiple)

Trivia

• Poké Problem: What tournament does Ilima compete in today's episode?
  • Host: Kiawe
  • Choices: Poké-Soccer, Poké-Rugby, Pokémon Base, Poké-Ping Pong
  • Answer: Poké-Ping Pong
• Despite Smeargle having made numerous anime appearances ever since the original series, this episode marks the first time in the anime when a Smeargle is seen using a move.
  • As such, this episode also marks the anime debut of Smeargle's signature move, Sketch, which has existed in the games since Generation II.
• Ash and his classmates wear their Poké-Ping Pong outfits throughout the episode.
• Ikari acts as a homage to Ryūichi Kazama of the manga Ping Pong.
• Team Rocket's disguises in this episode are a reference to the characters of the tennis manga Aim for the Ace!
• Kiawe's pose when mentioning Ikari's nickname "Ikari the Dragon" is the same pose of Gendo Ikari from the series Neon Genesis Evangelion.
• Laki, Rotom, and Ash narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Music from Pokémon X and Y trainer battle and Champion battle music from Pokémon Sun and Moon are heard in this episode.

In other languages

This anime-related article is a stub. You can help Bulbapedia by expanding it.

← SM065

Sun & Moon series

SM067 →

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.