SM118

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SM118

SM118   EP1057 最上階を目指せ！爆音のドラゴンジム！！ Aim for the Top Floor! The Explosive Dragon Gym!!

First broadcast Japan April 21, 2019 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening キミの冒険 Ending 心のノート

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi Assistant director 牧野吉高 Yoshitaka Makino Animation director 山崎玲愛 Rei Yamazaki No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: 最上階を目指せ！爆音のドラゴンジム！！ Aim for the Top Floor! The Explosive Dragon Gym!!) is the 118th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,057th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 21, 2019.

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Plot

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Major events

• Ash and his classmates visit the Kantonian Gym and meet Ryuki for the first time.
• Kiawe battles Ryuki and loses.
• Ash's Meltan is revealed to know Harden.
• Ash's Rowlet learns Brave Bird.
• Ash battles Ryuki and wins.
• Ash and his classmates return to Melemele Island.

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

Debuts

Humans

• Ryuki

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Nurse Joy
• Ryuki
• Chikuwa Anaaki
• Hanpen
• Ganmo
• Shirataki
• Citizens

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Goldeen (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Meltan (Ash's)
• Eevee (Lana's; Sandy)
• Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Zweilous (Ryuki's)
• Druddigon (Ryuki's)
• Shaymin (anime)
• Froslass

Trivia

• Before Ryuki battles Kiawe, Togedemaru appears to have face paint similar to Paul Stanley, vocalist and lead guitarist for the band Kiss.
• Ash-Greninja Appears! is used as an insert song as Ryuki battles Kiawe.
• James, Meowth, and Jessie narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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