S22

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends Season 22
Logo for the season
Opening	The Challenge of Life
Episodes	54
Region	Alola
Series	Sun & Moon
Preceded by	Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures
Followed by	Unannounced

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends is the twenty-second season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It is the third and final season of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. The season follows Ash and his classmates as he continues his journey, attending the Pokémon School in the Alola region.

In the United States, it premiered on Disney XD on March 23, 2019 with the dub premiere of Lillier and the Staff!. In Canada, it debuted on March 2, 2019 on Teletoon.

It is preceded by Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures.

Blurb

Ash has completed three of his four grand trials in the Alola region, and more adventures await as he and his classmates acquire new Z-Crystals, make new Pokémon friends, and learn how to Mantine Surf! In their role as Ultra Guardians, the Pokémon School students take on an important mission to protect Wela Volcano. Ash meets a new rival, Hau, whose Dartrix offers Rowlet quite a challenge. Even Rotom Dex gets an adventure of its own when our heroes visit the set of its favorite TV show! And Professor Kukui's dream of starting a Pokémon League in Alola just might be getting closer to reality...

Important events

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• Ash and his classmates go on their sixth Ultra Guardians mission. (SM095)
• Jessie tries and fails to catch a Stufful that starts to follow her around. Bewear is revealed to be Stufful's mother. (SM096)
• Ash meets Hau for the first time. (SM097)
• Ash and Pikachu are transported to the Ultra Ruin, where they help Dia stop the Guzzlord by sending it through an Ultra Wormhole before returning to Alola. (SM100 - SM101)
• Misty and Brock travel to Alola to visit Ash and his classmates, as a surprise organized by Lana. (SM102 - SM103)
• Ash and his classmates travel to Poni Island. (SM104 - SM109)
  • Sophocles reveals that he is planning to evolve his Charjabug and learns that he can do so in Vast Poni Canyon. (SM104)
  • Ash learns that Poni Island doesn't currently have an Island Kahuna, as the previous one retired due to ill health, so he decides to find and battle Tapu Fini for his grand trial instead. (SM104)
  • Ash and his classmates meet Hapu for the first time, learning that Hapu is the granddaughter of the Island's second-most recent Kahuna, Sofu. (SM104)
  • Ash meets Plumeria, the Admin of Team Skull, for the first time. (SM104)
  • Gladion reveals that his father disappeared through an Ultra Wormhole. (SM105)
  • Lana receives a Primarium Z from Ida. (SM106)
  • Tapu Fini accepts Hapu as the new Kahuna of Poni Island. (SM108)
  • Mallow befriends a wild Shaymin, who agrees to stay with her until it has to fly away. (SM108)
  • Lillie and Gladion learn that their father is still alive somewhere, and Gladion leaves to inform Lusamine. (SM108)
  • Hapu officially becomes the new Island Kahuna of Poni Island. (SM109)
• Hapu offers Ash a type-specific Z-Crystal of his choice as his prize. Pikachu picks the Steelium Z. (SM109)
• Ash and his classmates reunite with Professor Kukui and return to Melemele Island. (SM109)
• Ash and his classmates meet Kahili for the first time. (SM110)
• Ash, his classmates, and Team Rocket encounter a group of wild Meltan. (SM111)
• Ash and his classmates go on their seventh Ultra Guardians mission, catching a Pheromosa and releasing it back into Ultra Space. (SM114)
• Professor Kukui officially announces the first-ever Alola League, whose winner will become Alola's first-ever Champion. The League Conference is revealed to be held at a yet-to-be-completed stadium near Aether Paradise. (SM115)
• Ash, his classmates, and Team Rocket meet the Team Skull Boss Guzma and Plumeria for the first time. (SM115)
• The Aether Foundation begins to search for Mohn. (SM116)
• Sophocles participates in a Vikavolt race and wins, earning a Buginium Z as a reward. He also receives a Z-Ring from Hapu. (SM119)
• Mallow receives an old Z-Ring from Oranguru, which Olivia cleans up and repairs before giving it back to her. (SM121)
• The wild Meltan are revealed to be multiplying. (SM124)
• Ash and his classmates go on their eighth Ultra Guardians mission, and attempt to catch a Kartana, but fail as it slices the Beast Ball to pieces. Kartana opens itself its own Ultra Wormhole, allowing it to return home. (SM124)
• Ash receives a Firium Z from a Totem Trevenant. (SM125)

Poster for the season

Party changes

Additions

• Lana's Eevee (SM099)
• Brock's Comfey (SM102)
• Ash's Meltan (SM112)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Sophocles's Charjabug → Vikavolt (SM106)
• Lana's Popplio → Brionne (SM106)
• Lana's Brionne → Primarina (SM120)

Trials

Ash clears the following trials:

• Poni grand trial (SM109)

Kiawe clears the following trials:

• Poni trial (SM107)

Mallow clears the following trials:

• Forest Pokémon Café trial (SM121)

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title	#
SM093	Lillier and the Staff!	1
SM094	A Haunted House for Everyone!	2
SM095	Sparking Confusion!	3
SM096	Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!	4
SM097	No Stone Unturned!	5
SM098	Bright Lights, Big Changes!	6
SM099	We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!	7
SM100	Battling the Beast Within!	8
SM101	Parallel Friendships!	9
SM102	Alola, Alola!	10
SM103	Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!	11
SM104	That's Some Spicy Island Research!	12
SM105	Showdown on Poni Island!	13
SM106	Evolving Research!	14
SM107	Run, Heroes, Run!	15
SM108	Memories in the Mist!	16
SM109	A Grand Debut!	17
SM110	Keeping Your Eyes on the Ball!	18
SM111	Show Me the Metal!	19
SM112	Got Meltan?	20
SM113	This Magik Moment!	21
SM114	Beauty is Only Crystal Deep!	22
SM115	The Dealer of Destruction!	23
SM116	The Secret Princess!	24
SM117	Drawn with the Wind!	25
SM118	Aiming for the Top Floor!	26
SM119	A High-Speed Awakening!	27
SM120	The One That Didn't Get Away!	28
SM121	A Recipe for Success!	29
SM122	Spying for the Big Guy!	30
SM123	A Fiery Training Camp Trick!	31
SM124	Living on the Cutting Edge!	32
SM125	A Timeless Encounter!	33
SM126	Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!	34
SM127	Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams!	35
SM128	League Offenders and Defenders!	36
SM129	Battle Royal 151!	37
SM130	Battling Besties!	38
SM131	The Battlefield of Truth and Love!	39
SM132	Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!	40
SM133	Battling on the Wing!	41
SM134	The Road to The Semifinals!	42
SM135	The Final Four!	43
SM136	Getting Down to The Ire!	44
SM137	The Wisdom Not To Run!	45
SM138	Final Rivals!	46
SM139	Enter the Champion!	47
SM140	Z-Move Showdown!	48
SM141	Exhibition Unmasked!	49
SM142	A Full Battle Bounty!	50
SM143	Fiery Surprises!	51
SM144	From Z to Shining Z!	52
SM145	Dreaming of the Sun and Moon!	53

Home video releases

Australian DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends home video releases (Region 4)

In other languages

Language		Title
Danish		Pokémon-serien: Sol og Måne – Ultralegender
Dutch		Pokémon de serie: Zon & Maan—Ultra Legendes
Finnish		Pokémon-sarja: Sun & Moon – Ultralegendoja
European French		Pokémon, la série : Soleil et Lune – Ultra-Légendes
German		Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: Sonne & Mond – Ultra-Legenden
Hebrew		פוקימון - הסדרה: שמש וירח – אגדות אולטרה
Italian		La serie Pokémon Sole e Luna - Ultraleggende
Korean		포켓몬스터 썬&문 – 울트라 레전드
Norwegian		Pokémon-serien: Sol og måne – Ultralegender
Brazilian Portuguese		Pokémon, a série: Sol e Lua – Ultralendas
Spanish	Latin America	La serie Pokémon Sol y Luna - Ultraleyendas
	Spain	La serie Pokémon Sol y Luna - Ultraleyendas
Swedish		Pokémon Serien: Sol & Måne - Ultralegenderna

External links

• Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends page at Pokémon.com

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