SM074

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SM074   EP1013 ちょーワルおやじはしまキング！？ The War-etched Old Man is an Island King!?

First broadcast Japan May 10, 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 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui Storyboard 小平麻紀 Maki Kodaira Assistant director 小柴純弥 Junya Koshiba Animation directors 伊藤典子 Noriko Itō 八田木瀧 Taki Yatagi No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: ちょーワルおやじはしまキング！？ The War-etched Old Man is an Island King!?) is the 74th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,013th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 10, 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

• Professor Kukui is revealed to have told Ash and his classmates about the Pokémon League he's establishing to Alola.
• Ash arrives at Ula'ula Island and meets Island Kahuna Nanu and Acerola for the first time.
• Ash's Lycanroc goes berserk again.
• Ash battles Nanu and loses.
• Acerola agrees to help Ash train for a rematch with Nanu.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Necrozma (Ultra Necrozma)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Lana (flashback)
• Kiawe (flashback)
• Lillie (flashback)
• Sophocles (flashback)
• Mallow (flashback)
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni
• Matori
• Officer Jenny
• Professor Kukui (flashback)
• Acerola
• Nanu
• Pico
• Nene
• Trainers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Oricorio (Baile Style) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Torracat (Ash's)
• Poipole (Ash's)
• Popplio (Lana's; flashback)
• Turtonator (Kiawe's; flashback)
• Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form; flashback)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy; flashback)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's; flashback)
• Steenee (Mallow's; flashback)
• Mimikyu (Jessie's)
• Mareanie (James's)
• Mimikyu (Acerola's; Shiny; Mimi-tan)
• Krookodile (Nanu's)
• Meowth (Nanu's; Alola Form; multiple)
• Oricorio (Officer Jenny's; Baile Style)
• Poliwag (Trainer's)
• Cottonee (Trainer's)
• Psyduck (Trainer's)
• Bewear (anime)
• Tapu Bulu (anime; flashback; photo)
• Cutiefly
• Solgaleo (fantasy)
• Lunala (fantasy)
• Necrozma (Ultra Necrozma; fantasy; debut)

Trivia

• Poké Problem: What Pokémon does the Island Kahuna send out in today's episode?
  • Host: Ash
  • Choices: Sableye, Absol, Honchkrow, Krookodile
  • Answer: Krookodile
• Acerola and Rotom narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• When Lycanroc uses Rock Throw, the fur on its right cheek is white instead of orange.

In other languages

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