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Major events

Poipole waving goodbye

• The Ultra Guardians' attempt to make Necrozma separate from Nebby by using their Z-Moves fails, as it instead absorbs the Z-Power to power itself up.
• Professor Kukui defeats Gozu, but at the cost of revealing to Faba that he is the Masked Royal.
  • Professor Kukui asks Faba to keep his identity a secret from his students.
• The Matori Matrix attempts to travel to Ultra Space through an Ultra Wormhole, but are stopped by Tapu Koko, forcing them to retreat.
• Necrozma reverts back to its normal form, thus separating from Nebby, after it gathers the light sent to it by the Ultra Guardians, their Pokémon, and all of the people and Pokémon of Alola.
• Gladion receives a Lunalium Z from Lunala.
• Ash and Gladion perform Nebby and Lunala's Z-Moves, respectively, to give Necrozma enough Ultra Aura and revert it back to its original Ultra form.
• Necrozma brings the light back to Poipole's home world, restoring it to its former state.
• Poipole chooses to stay in its home world, so Ash leaves it behind.
• The Ultra Guardians, Nebby, and Lunala return to Alola.

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

Debuts

Humans

Main series debuts

• Mother and daughter

Pokémon debuts

• Necrozma (Ultra Necrozma)

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Matori
• Gozu
• Gladion
• Professor Kukui
• Hala
• Olivia
• Acerola
• Nanu
• Lusamine
• Wicke
• Faba
• Professor Burnet
• Anela
• Anna
• Mother and daughter
• Team Rocket Grunts
• Trainers
• Cameraman

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Necrozma

Pikachu
(Ash's)

Meowth
(Team Rocket)

Wobbuffet
(Jessie's)

Rotom
(Rotom Pokédex)

Rowlet
(Ash's)

Lycanroc
(Ash's;
Dusk Form)

Torracat
(Ash's)

Solgaleo
(formerly Ash's;
Nebby;
unofficial)

Poipole
(Ash's;
released)

Popplio
(Lana's)

Charizard
(Kiawe's;
Ride Pokémon)

Turtonator
(Kiawe's)

Marowak
(Kiawe's;
Alolan)

Vulpix
(Lillie's;
Alolan;
Snowy)

Togedemaru
(Sophocles's)

Charjabug
(Sophocles's)

Steenee
(Mallow's;
flashback)

Tsareena
(Mallow's)

Mimikyu
(Jessie's)

Mareanie
(James's)

Braviary
(Professor Kukui's)

Incineroar
(Professor Kukui's)

Umbreon
(Gladion's)

Lycanroc
(Gladion's;
Midnight Form)

Silvally
(Gladion's)

Hariyama
(Hala's)

Lycanroc
(Olivia's;
Midday Form)

Meowth
(Nanu's;
Alolan;
multiple)

Persian
(Nanu's;
Alolan)

Mimikyu
(Acerola's;
Shiny;
Mimikins)

Clefable
(Lusamine's;
flashback)

Alakazam
(Faba's;
flashback)

Hypno
(Faba's;
flashback)

Aggron
(Gozu's;
Mega Aggron)

Oricorio
(Anela's;
Dori-chan;
Pa'u Style)

Blacephalon
(Ultra Guardians';
flashback)

Xurkitree
(Ultra Guardians';
flashback)

Caterpie
(Trainers';
×3)

Spinarak
(Trainers';
×3)

Metapod
(Trainers';
×2)

Krokorok
(Trainers';
×5)

Bonsly
(Trainers';
×3)

Parasect
(Trainers';
×2)

Psyduck
(Trainers';
multiple)

Trapinch
(Trainers';
×5)

Cottonee
(Trainers';
×5)

Magnemite
(Trainers';
multiple)

Petilil
(Trainers';
×4)

Ledyba
(Trainers';
×2)

Emolga
(Trainers';
×6)

Whimsicott
(Trainers';
×5)

Fletchling
(Trainers';
×2)

Roggenrola
(Trainers';
×3)

Sudowoodo
(Trainers';
multiple)

Misdreavus
(Trainers';
×2)

Pichu
(Trainers';
multiple)

Primeape
(Trainers';
×6)

Garbodor
(Trainer's)

Murkrow
(Trainers';
×3)

Pelipper
(Trainer's)

Happiny
(Trainers';
×2)

Exeggcute
(Trainers';
×2)

Tauros
(Trainer's)

Makuhita
(Trainers';
×4)

Braviary
(Trainer's)

Smeargle
(Trainer's)

Grubbin
(Trainer's)

Elekid
(Trainer's)

Machoke
(Trainer's)

Drifloon
(Trainer's)

Sableye
(Trainers';
×3)

Riolu
(Trainers';
×2)

Paras
(Trainers';
×2)

Haunter
(Trainer's)

Lillipup
(Trainers';
×3)

Sandile
(Trainer's)

Boldore
(Trainer's)

Electabuzz
(Trainer's)

Abra
(Trainer's)

Magneton
(Trainers';
×3)

Trubbish
(Trainers';
multiple)

Cubone
(Trainers';
×4)

Rufflet
(Trainers';
×6)

Mankey
(Trainer's)

Spearow
(Trainers';
×2)

Vulpix
(Trainer's)

Clefable
(Trainer's)

Jigglypuff
(Trainers';
×2)

Growlithe
(Trainer's)

Gulpin
(Trainer's)

Oddish
(Trainer's)

Bulbasaur
(Trainer's)

Chansey
(Trainer's)

Gastly
(Trainer's)

Zubat
(Trainer's)

Wingull
(Trainer's)

Pikachu
(Trainer's)

Eevee
(Trainer's)

Slowpoke
(Trainers';
×2)

Garchomp
(Ride Pokémon)

Metang
(Ride Pokémon)

Flygon
(Ride Pokémon)

Dragonair
(Ride Pokémon)

Altaria
(Ride Pokémon)

Noivern
(Ride Pokémon)

Bewear
(anime)

Tapu Koko
(anime)

Trumbeak
(anime)

Toucannon
(anime)

Tapu Lele
(anime)

Oranguru
(anime)

Tapu Bulu
(anime)

Tapu Fini
(anime)

Lunala
(anime)

Necrozma
(anime;
Dusk Mane Necrozma and Ultra Necrozma)

Naganadel
(anime)

Poipole
(anime;
multiple)

Gengar
(Greedy Rapooh)

Mankey

Pichu

Parasect

Paras

Spinarak

Vibrava

Caterpie

Pelipper
(×3)

Psyduck

Whimsicott
(×3)

Poliwag
(×2)

Ledyba

Poliwhirl

Exeggcute
(×3)

Sharpedo
(×2)

Chinchou
(×4)

Whiscash

Staryu
(×2)

Slowpoke
(×2)

Seaking

Tentacruel

Wailmer

Lanturn

Minior
(multiple;
all forms;
flashback)

Trivia

• Poké Problem: The Pokémon that we call the "Blinding One" is...?
  • Host: Professor Burnet
  • Choices: Lunala, Bewear, Necrozma, Solgaleo
  • Answer: Necrozma
• This was the last episode to air on a Thursday at 6:55 PM in Japan; starting with the following episode, new episodes aired on Sundays at 6:00 PM on TV Tokyo.
• The Japanese title for this episode is a reference to the opening Future Connection.
• The three female Trainers with a Sableye, Pikachu, and Eevee, respectively, are based on the singers in the band that performs the opening Future Connection, ЯeaL.
  • The Pikachu wears one of the hairstyles that were later introduced in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
• This is the first main series episode where the mother and daughter have appeared.
  • However, they made a cameo appearance during the Mega Evolution Pokédex Short in XY050.
• The Pokémon Sun and Moon Champion and Elite Four themes are used as insert songs.
• When Team Rocket decides to share their light with Necrozma, James recites a line from their original motto.
• The Who's That Pokémon? solution segment uses an alternate music in this episode.
• Unlike most episodes, the opening credits were not shown until when Future Connection was played during the flashbacks of Ash's time with Poipole near the end of the episode.
  • In addition, there was no title card for this episode. Instead, the episode title was displayed on top of a scene of the episode itself.
• Ash and his classmates reference the lyrics of Alola!! at the end of the episode.
• Ash's Pikachu, Ash, and Kiawe narrate the preview of the next episode.
• This episode marks the first time that a character refers to Matori by name in the English dub.
• The English dub of the episode was released on Amazon Video on January 30, 2019 and on the iTunes Store on February 3, 2019, ten and six days before it aired in the United States, respectively.