SM109

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SM109

SM109   EP1048 しまクイーン誕生！サトシの大試練！！ The Birth of an Island Queen! Satoshi's Grand Trial!!

First broadcast Japan February 17, 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 藤咲淳一 Jun'ichi Fujisaku Storyboard 毛利和昭 Kazuaki Mōri Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation director 直井由紀 Yuki Naoi No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: しまクイーン誕生！サトシの大試練！！ The Birth of an Island Queen! Satoshi's Grand Trial!!) is the 109th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,048th episode of the Pokémon anime. It is scheduled to air in Japan on February 17, 2019.

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Plot

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Major events

File:Steelium Z anime.png

Ash holding the Steelium Z

• Hapu officially becomes the new Island Kahuna of Poni Island.
• Ash battles Hapu in the Poni Island grand trial and wins, clearing his final grand trial in Alola.
• Hapu offers Ash a type-specific Z-Crystal of his choice as his prize. Pikachu picks Steelium Z.
• Ash and his classmates reunite with Professor Kukui and head back towards Melemele Island.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Nurse Joy
• Professor Kukui
• Hapu

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Torracat (Ash's)
• Brionne (Lana's)
• Eevee (Lana's; Nagisa)
• Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Vikavolt (Sophocles's)
• Tsareena (Mallow's)
• Golurk (Hapu's)
• Mudsdale (Hapu's)
• Tapu Fini (anime)
• Oricorio (Sensu Style; ×3)
• Shaymin
• Meltan (multiple)

Trivia

• The opening animation is updated to include Shaymin.

Errors

• Pikachu is able to defeat Mudsdale with Gigavolt Havoc, even though Ground-type Pokémon are supposed to be immune to Electric-type attacks.

In other languages

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