S22

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

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!, and concluded on March 7, 2020 with Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2019-2020 Disney XD Saturday morning lineup. In Canada, it debuted on March 2, 2019 on Teletoon.

It is preceded by Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures and succeeded by Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the first season of the dub of the eponymous series, which is based on the Generation VIII games.

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

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Poster for the season

• 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)
  • 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)
• Professor Kukui reveals that the winner of the Alola League will face the Masked Royal in an exhibition battle. (SM127)
• Ash, his classmates, Jessie, James, Samson Oak, Gladion, Ilima, Guzma, Plumeria, and Hau all enter the Manalo Conference. (SM128)
• The Manalo Conference takes place, beginning with 151 competitors. (SM129 - SM144)
  • Ash, his classmates, Jessie, James, Gladion, Hau, Faba, Ilima, Acerola, Mina, Guzma, and Samson Oak make it through the Battle Royal preliminary round. (SM129)
  • Ash, Guzma, Hau, Lana, Sophocles, James, Kiawe, and Gladion defeat Faba, Ilima, Samson Oak, Mallow, Mina, Jessie, Acerola, and Lillie, respectively, and advance to the second round. (SM130 - SM131)
  • Gladion, Ash, Kiawe, and Guzma defeat James, Hau, Sophocles, and Lana, respectively, and advance to the semifinals. (SM132 - SM134)
  • Ash's Meltan starts calling for its fellow Meltan to meet up with it. (SM133)
  • Gladion and Ash defeat Kiawe and Guzma, respectively, and advance to the finals. (SM135 - SM137)
  • Professor Oak, Delia, Mimey, and the wild Meltan arrive at Manalo Stadium. (SM138)
  • Ash defeats Gladion, winning the Manalo Conference and becoming the first Champion of Alola. (SM139)
  • A Guzzlord and two Shiny Guzzlord appears from three Ultra Wormholes, interrupting the awards ceremony. They are defeated and sent back to Ultra Space. (SM139 - SM140)
  • Professor Kukui's identity as the Masked Royal becomes public knowledge. (SM140)
  • Ash defeats Professor Kukui and Tapu Koko in the exhibition match. (SM141 - SM144)
• The group parts ways, with Ash returning to Pallet Town to begin traveling around the world, Rotom staying to work at Aether Paradise, Lillie, Gladion, and Lusamine leaving Alola to search for Mohn, Sophocles and Molayne heading to Mossdeep City to visit the Mossdeep Space Center, Lana and her father leaving for the ocean survey to find Manaphy, and Mallow and Kiawe remaining in the Alola region. (SM146)
• Shaymin turns into its Sky Forme by touching Gracidea flowers brought by Ulu, and leaves Mallow. (SM146)
• Professor Burnet is revealed to be pregnant. (SM146)

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)
• Ash's Meltan → Melmetal (SM138)
• Ash's Poipole → Naganadel (prior to SM140)
• Ash's Torracat → Incineroar (SM143)

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

• Ash's Naganadel (SM145)
• Jessie's Mimikyu (SM146)
• James's Mareanie (SM146)

Other

• Ash's Rowlet (left at Kukui's house; SM146)
• Ash's Lycanroc (left at Kukui's house; SM146)
• Ash's Incineroar (left at Kukui's house; SM146)
• Ash's Melmetal (left at Kukui's house; SM146)

Returns

The following Pokémon return to their Trainer:

• Ash's Naganadel (SM141)

Trials

The following trials take place:

Trial	Participant	Epicode	Reward
Poni trial	Kiawe	SM107	Flyinium Z
Poni grand trial	Ash	SM109	Steelium Z
Forest Pokémon Café trial	Mallow	SM121	Grassium Z

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	Dreams of the Sun and Moon!	53
SM146	Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!	54

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends home video releases (Region 1)

Australian DVD releases

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

Trivia

• With 54 episodes, this is the longest dub season under the television definition or the third longest under the digital release and home video definitions.
• This is the last season to air on Disney XD in the United States, as well as the last to air on traditional television.
  • This is also the last season to be dubbed by DuArt Media Services.
• This is the only season that Ash uses a Mythical Pokémon or an Ultra Beast in a Pokémon League.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		بوكيمون: الشمس والقمر - أساطير ألترا
Mandarin Chinese		寶可夢 太陽與月亮之究極傳說 * 宝可梦：太阳 & 月亮 – 究级传奇篇 *
Czech		Pokémon série: Slunce a Měsíc – Ultra legendy
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
Greek		Pokémon η Σειρά: Ήλιος και Σελήνη - Υπερθρύλοι
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
Polish		Pokemon Seria: Słońce i Księżyc - Ultra Legendy
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon, a série: Sol e Lua – Ultralendas
	Portugal	Pokémon, A Série: Sol e Lua – Ultralendas
Romanian		Pokémon Serialul: Soarele și Luna - Ultralegende
Russian		Покемон: Солнце и Луна - Ультралегенды Покемон сериал Солнце и Луна: Ультралегенды*
Spanish	Latin America	La serie Pokémon Sol y Luna - Ultraleyendas
	Spain	La serie Pokémon Sol y Luna - Ultraleyendas
Swedish		Pokémon Serien: Sol & Måne - Ultralegenderna
Thai		โปเกมอน ซันแอนด์มูน - อัลตร้าเลเจนด์
Turkish		Pokémon Serisi: Güneş ve Ay - Ultra Efsaneler
Vietnamese		Pokémon: Mặt Trời & Mặt Trăng – Huyền thoại siêu cấp

External links

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

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