SM020

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SM020

SM020   EP959 サトシとピカチュウ、二人の約束 Satoshi and Pikachu, the Promise between Them

First broadcast Japan April 6, 2017 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening アローラ!! Ending ポーズ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 仲野良 Ryō Nakano Animation directors 安田周平 Shūhei Yasuda 村田理 Osamu Murata No additional credits are available at this time.

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

Partner Promises! (Japanese: サトシとピカチュウ、二人の約束 Satoshi and Pikachu, the Promise between Them) is the 20th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 959th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 6, 2017, as a one-hour special alongside SM021.

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

• Ash encounters the guardian deity of Akala Island, Tapu Lele, for the first time.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Tapu Lele
• Cutiefly
• Ribombee
• Wimpod

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Professor Kukui
• Raki (television)
• Sales assistant

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Exeggutor (Alola Form) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Rockruff (Ash's)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Charizard (Kiawe's; Ride Pokémon)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Shiron)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Steenee (Mallow's)
• Smeargle (Raki's; television)
• Bonsly (Trainer's)
• Lapras (Ride Pokémon)
• Litten (anime; fantasy)
• Wingull (×6)
• Corsola (×6)
• Crabrawler (multiple)
• Cutiefly (multiple; debut)
• Butterfree
• Ribombee (multiple; debut)
• Grubbin
• Comfey (multiple)
• Exeggutor (Alola Form; multiple)
• Wimpod (multiple; debut)
• Tapu Lele (debut)
• Dragonite (image)
• Porygon (image)
• Snorlax (image)
• Ditto (image)
• Lapras (image)
• Electabuzz (image)
• Magmar (image)
• Scyther (image)
• Clefairy (image)
• Oddish (image)
• Magikarp (image)

Trivia

• Poké Problem: Which Pokémon attempts to steal Ash's backpack in today's episode?
  • Host: Ash
  • Choices: Wimpod, Crabrawler, Alolan Exeggutor, Cutiefly
  • Answer: Wimpod
• Nurse Joy and Ash narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Alola!! is used as an insert song in this episode.

In other languages

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