SM046

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SM046   EP985 変身メタモン、探すんだモン！ The Shapeshifting Metamon, Find that 'mon!

First broadcast Japan October 19, 2017 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening アローラ!! Ending ポーズ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 関根アユミ Ayumi Sekine Storyboard 飯島正勝 Masakatsu Iijima Assistant director 毛利和昭 Kazuaki Mōri Animation directors 藤田正幸 Masayuki Fujita 浜田勝 Masaru Hamada No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: 変身メタモン、探すんだモン！ The Shapeshifting Metamon, Find that 'mon!) is the 46th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 985th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 19, 2017.

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 and his classmates visit the Aether Paradise, with Ash, Kiawe, Sophocles, Mallow, and Lana visiting it for the first time.
• Kiawe, Sophocles, Mallow, and Lana meet Lusamine, Faba, Wicke, and Professor Burnet for the first time.
• Team Rocket learns about Type: Null and the Ultra Beasts.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Lusamine
• Faba
• Professor Burnet
• Wicke
• Aether Foundation Employees

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Ditto (first appears as a Pikachu) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Steenee (Mallow's)
• Herdier (Lusamine's)
• Munchlax (Professor Burnet's)
• Cosmog (Nebby)
• Pikipek (multiple; one in a fantasy)
• Rufflet (×2)
• Ledyba (×2)
• Vibrava (×5)
• Sandile (multiple)
• Boldore (×4)
• Whimsicott (×3)
• Bonsly (×2)
• Petilil (×2)
• Shellos (West and East Sea Form; ×3, two West Sea and one East Sea)
• Qwilfish
• Goldeen (×2; silhouette)
• Braviary
• Spearow (multiple)
• Bounsweet (×5)
• Comfey (×3; two in a fantasy)
• Ribombee
• Cutiefly (×3)
• Ivysaur
• Exeggutor
• Snorlax
• Sandygast (×3)
• Palossand
• Stufful
• Wishiwashi (Solo Form)
• Fletchling (multiple)
• Swanna (×2)
• Ditto (×5)
• Exeggcute (×4)
• Jigglypuff (×5)
• Quagsire (×5)
• Type: Null (pictures)
• Wingull (flashback)
• Sudowoodo (fantasy)

Trivia

• Poké Problem "Which Pokémon causes trouble in today's episode?"
  • Host: Kiawe
  • Choices: Corsola, Ditto, Pikipek, Comfey
  • Answer: Ditto
• Rotom and Ash narrate the preview for the next episode.
• The Ditto in the Who's That Pokémon? segment first appears as a Pikachu, before Transforming back to a Ditto.

In other languages

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