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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.
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光と闇のプリズム、その名はネクロズマ！！
The Prism of Light and Darkness - Its Name is Necrozma!!
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First broadcast
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September 6, 2018
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(Japanese: 光と闇のプリズム、その名はネクロズマ！！ The Prism of Light and Darkness - Its Name is Necrozma!!) is the 89th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,028th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 6, 2018.
Plot
Continuing where the previous episode left off, Lunala recovers thanks to the light of Ash, Lana, Kiawe, and Gladion's Z-Rings and thrashes around, wanting to go help Nebby. The Ultra Guardians are determined to go with Lunala. Lusamine believes it to be too dangerous for them, but she eventually relents and the Ultra Guardians go to prepare for their new mission.
Later, at sunrise, Team Rocket wanders into the Pokémon School, determined to capture Lunala and hand it over to Giovanni before Matori does, when the river opens up, and Lunala flies out, followed by the Ultra Guardians on their Ride Pokémon. Seeing this, Team Rocket decides to chase after them. Down in the Ultra Guardians' base; Lusamine, Professor Burnet, and Wicke decide to follow the Ultra Guardians, but Professor Kukui volunteers to go, stating that Matori Matrix might appear again. Faba agrees with Kukui and asks Lusamine to remain at the base to gather information and give orders, while he volunteers to go with Kukui. Faba quickly declares himself the team leader and the duo depart.
Back with Lunala, it opens up an Ultra Wormhole and goes through it, followed by the Ultra Guardians. Lusamine asks them to return safely as they enter the Ultra Wormhole. At the base, Wicke reports that communications with the Ultra Guardians has been cut off. Meanwhile, the Matori Matrix spot the Ultra Wormhole and prepare to enter, but their helicopter is attacked by Kukui's Braviary. The helicopter sustains damage, but Matori decides to keep going. However, Gozu stops her, stating that it will be too dangerous to enter the Ultra Wormhole with the current damage, and orders the pilots to fall back momentarily, when one of them spots Kukui, Faba, and their Pokémon on Ten Carat Hill. Kukui declares that he won't let Matori Matrix interfere with the Ultra Guardians. As the helicopter descends, Kukui and Faba have Braviary, Alakazam, and Hypno use Rock Slide, Shadow Ball, and Psychic respectively on the helicopter, damaging it even further. Matori tells Gozu to defeat the enemies and the latter orders a counterattack.
On the other side of the Ultra Wormhole, Lunala and the Ultra Guardians arrive in a dark world. Poipole gets happy, which Ash takes notice. Gladion notifies Ash that Lunala is getting further away, but then, the Ultra Guardians are attacked by a stream of purple liquid. Kiawe has Charizard attack with Flamethrower and when the smoke clears, the attackers are revealed to be multiple Poipole, who resume their attack. Ash tries to tell the Poipole that he and the Ultra Guardians are not the enemies and just want to save Nebby, but they don't listen. Ash's Poipole goes to explain to its kin, and they stop their attacks. Then, Naganadel comes out of the hive and cries out. Ash's Poipole is happy to see Naganadel as Lana notes its resemblance to Poipole. Rotom notes how it has no data on Naganadel. Then, Naganadel collapses, worrying Ash's Poipole. Ash attempts to go help Naganadel, but Gladion warns that they could lose track of Lunala, however, Ash is determined to help Naganadel and goes to its side, followed by Lana, Kiawe, Lillie, Sophocles, and Mallow, forcing Gladion to go with them.
Meanwhile, in Alola, Burnet tries to decipher the mural to find the connection between the Blinding One and UB: BLACK. Back with the Ultra Guardians, they check on Naganadel's condition and conclude that it's tired. Mallow offers some Sitrus Berries, but Naganadel refuses them until Ash's Poipole convinces it otherwise. Naganadel eats the Berries, and a voice thanks them. As the Ultra Guardians wonder where the voice came from, Naganadel reveals itself to have been the one who said it, and Gladion recognizes it as telepathy. Naganadel asks them if they want to save Solgaleo and Ash confirms it. Kiawe states that UB: BLACK possessed Nebby and fled to this world, to which Naganadel asks if "UB: BLACK" is Necrozma. As Ash repeats the name, Naganadel requests for Necrozma to be left alone, stating that they need Necrozma's power. Gladion and Lillie asks for an explanation, and it uses telepathy to show the Ultra Guardians a vision of the past, back when the world was shining with light, with flowers everywhere. Naganadel explain that the world was once filled with light rained down by Necrozma. Ash sees Ultra Necrozma and realizes it's the Blinding One. Then, the vision switches to a meteor falling to the ground, which Mallow and Lana note that if it was to hit, then it would cause a huge explosion. Necrozma collides with the meteor and destroys it, causing a bright flash of light, and when the light clears, Necrozma is revealed to have changed form and turned black; Gladion makes the connection between the Blinding One and UB: BLACK.
Naganadel explains that Necrozma protected the world, but at the cost of its light, causing it to enter a deep slumber. Without Necrozma's light, the plants withered and the lands became desolated. The Poipole and Naganadel were forced to live huddled together to make use of the little light that was left. Naganadel tried to find a new place for it and its kin to live in, but was unable to do so as it was too old. Then, it shows a lone Poipole flying into the distance as Rotom recognizes it as Ash's. Naganadel reveals that Ash's Poipole set off on its own as the vision ends. Nagandel continues, stating that they had given up hope on their world, when Nebby and Lunala wandered into their world, causing Necrozma to awaken from its slumber to absorb their light to heal itself. Lillie notes that the vision is similar to the legend of the Blinding One and tells it again at Mallow's request. Mallow asks Naganadel if it wishes for Necrozma to restore the world, and Naganadel confirms it. However, Gladion notes that they will lose Nebby, and Sophocles asks what will happen to it. Ash answers that Nebby will likely stay possessed. Kiawe and Lana note that if they free Nebby, then this world will remain in its current state.
Then, a loud noise is heard as Ash and Gladion runs outside to see Lunala battling Dusk Mane Necrozma. Gladion gets on Silvally and rides it toward Dusk Mane Necrozma and Lunala, before having Silvally fire Air Slash, making Dusk Mane Necrozma back off of Lunala. Dusk Mane Necrozma attacks Silvally and Lunala, but they both dodge. Gladion tries to have Silvally use another Air Slash, but Ash stops him. Gladion states that they cannot leave Dusk Mane Necrozma to its own devices at the risk of losing both Nebby and Lunala, but Ash replies that they cannot drive Necrozma away and leave this world in its current state either, so he decides to save all of them, and Ash's friends all agree with his decision. Ash figures that Necrozma craves Ultra Aura, almost like it was starving; and he has a flashback to when he, Lana, Kiawe, Lillie, and Mallow shared some of their lunch with Sophocles. Ash makes the same Pokémon puns he made back then to explain what they should do, to Gladion's confusion. Lana and Mallow explain the meaning of Ash's words, and Sophocles figures that they can give Necrozma their Z-Power to make it release Solgaleo; Gladion agrees to go with Ash's idea.
Back on Ten Carat Hill, four Grunts and Gozu descend to confront Kukui and Faba. One Grunt attempts to fight Kukui and Faba, but Gozu stops him and decides to fight himself, sending out a Aggron. Then, Gozu reveals a necklace underneath his uniform that contains a Key Stone, using it to Mega Evolve Aggron into Mega Aggron. Mega Aggron uses Heavy Slam on Kukui and Faba's Pokémon, defeating them all in one hit. Meanwhile, Jessie, James, and Meowth watch the events unfold from their balloon. James and Meowth note how Necrozma possessed Nebby and fled through an Ultra Wormhole, and Lunala and the Ultra Guardians went after them. Jessie declares that they should capture them. James asks Jessie if she plans on going through the Ultra Wormhole, to which the latter replies that instead, they're going to wait for the Ultra Guardians to return to capture Solgaleo and Lunala.
Back down in the Ultra Guardians base, Burnet manages to decipher the text and reveals that UB: BLACK is the Blinding One who lost its light. Furthermore, she also uncovers more details about the legend: it wasn't just Solgaleo and Lunala that shared their light with Necrozma, the people and Pokémon of Alola also shared their light with it.
Back in Poipole's world, Lunala and Dusk Mane Necrozma resume their battle as the Ultra Guardians prepare to give the latter their Z-Power. Ash notices that Gladion isn't using Lycanroc, to which Gladion replies that he won't always be the same as he once was. Then, Kiawe, Lana, Ash, and Gladion all charge up their Pokemon's Z-Moves and unleash the Z-Power. The four Z-Power blasts combine into a single beam of energy that hits Dusk Mane Necrozma.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Main series debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Poipole (Japan)
Trivia
- Poké Problem: A friend of Poipole appears in today's episode. Which one is it?
- Jessie, Meowth, James, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.
- James's pose, his hair, and the aura surrounding him when the Team Rocket trio is in the Meowth Balloon is a reference to the Super Saiyans from the Dragon Ball series, while Jessie's facial expression might be a reference to Yami Marik from the Yu-Gi-Oh! series.
- While observing the Ultra Wormhole, the Team Rocket trio recites lines from their original motto.
Dragon Ball and Yu-Gi-Oh! references
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
