S20

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon Season 20
Logo for the season
Opening	Under The Alolan Sun
Episodes	43
Region	Alola & Kanto (SM042 - SM043)
Series	Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Preceded by	Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Followed by	Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon is the twentieth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It follows the conclusion of the third and final dubbed season of Pokémon the Series: XY, and as such is the first dubbed season of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. The season follows Ash as he continues his journey, attending the Pokémon School in the Alola region.

In the United States, it debuted with a special showing of its first two episodes on December 5, 2016 on Disney XD alongside Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. It began on May 12, 2017 with the dub premiere of Alola to New Adventure!, and concluded on December 9, 2017 with When Regions Collide!. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2017 Disney XD Saturday morning lineup. In the United Kingdom, it debuted on November 20, 2016 on CITV.

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

Blurb

What starts as a summer vacation in the tropical Alola region turns into the next exciting chapter in Ash Ketchum’s quest to become a Pokémon Master! There’s plenty for Ash and Pikachu to explore in this sunny new region, with exciting new Pokémon to discover and interesting people to learn from along the way—including the cool Professor Kukui and the fun-loving Samson Oak. More new faces will help guide Ash’s Alolan adventure, in the form of a group of skilled Trainers—Kiawe, Lana, Mallow, and Sophocles—and a mysterious research assistant called Lillie. Frequent foes Team Rocket have also made the trip to Alola, looking to swipe some high-powered new Pokémon. But they have some heavy competition on the villainy front: the ruffians of Team Skull, who delight in causing chaos and may have more sinister intentions…

Important events

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

Poster for the season

• Ash arrives in the Alola region and enrolls in the Pokémon School. (SM001)
• Ash meets Lillie, Mallow, Lana, Kiawe, Sophocles, Samson Oak, and Professor Kukui. (SM001)
• Ash receives a Z-Ring equipped with an Electrium Z from Tapu Koko. (SM001)
• Ash decides to take on the island challenge in order to get new Z-Crystals and qualify as a Z-Move user. (SM002)
• Ash receives a Pokédex from Professor Kukui, which becomes inhabited by a Rotom, turning it into a Rotom Pokédex. (SM002, SM003)
• Team Rocket arrives in the Alola region, having been assigned by Giovanni to capture the region's unique Pokémon. (SM003)
• Ash meets Lana's sisters, Harper and Sarah, for the first time. (SM005)
• Samson Oak gives Ash and his classmates an Egg, which Lillie agrees to take care of. (SM008)
• Lillie's phobia of Pokémon is slightly explained as she gained the trauma from an experience with her mom that she doesn't remember. (SM008)
• Ash meets the kahuna of Melemele Island, Hala, for the first time. (SM009)
• Ash visits Akala Island for the first time, and meets Kiawe's family. (SM011)
• Team Rocket decides to make Bewear's den their base of operations in Alola. (SM012)
• The Egg Lillie received, which she has nicknamed Snowy, hatches into an Alolan Vulpix. (SM013)
• Team Rocket completes the construction of their base in Bewear's den. (SM018)
• Ash meets Sophocles's family for the first time. (SM019)
• Team Rocket encounters Team Skull for the first time, and fight for a Darkinium Z, which Team Rocket take for themselves. (SM025)
• Ash meets Gladion for the first time. (SM027)
• Lillie is reunited with Gladion. (SM027)
• Lillie becomes able to touch Pikachu. (SM030)
• Ash, Lana, Lillie, Mallow, and Sophocles meet Olivia, the Akala Island kahuna, for the first time. (SM031)
• Ash and his classmates travel to Akala Island along with Olivia and Professor Kukui. (SM031 - SM037)
  • Olivia converts Lana's Sparkling Stone into a Z-Ring and gives it back to her. (SM033)
  • Olivia informs Ash that his Rockruff will evolve soon. (SM036)
  • Ash, his classmates, and Professor Kukui leave Akala Island and return to Melemele Island. (SM037)
• Ash and his classmates travel to Kanto for an extracurricular activity and arrive in Pallet Town. (SM042 - SM043)
  • Ash reunites with Misty and Brock, while Lana, Kiawe, Lillie, Mallow, and Sophocles meet Misty, Brock, Professor Oak, and Jigglypuff for the first time. (SM042)
  • Brock and Misty are revealed to have obtained a Key Stone each, while Brock is revealed to have obtained a Steelixite and Misty is revealed to have obtained a Gyaradosite. (SM043)
  • Professor Kukui reveals that he intends to establish a Pokémon League in Alola. (SM043)
  • Ash, his classmates, Professor Kukui, Samson Oak, and Team Rocket return to Alola, followed by a Jigglypuff. (SM043)

Party changes

Additions

• Jessie's Mimikyu (SM004)
• Ash's Rowlet (SM004)
• James's Mareanie (SM012)
• Lillie's Vulpix (SM014)
• Ash's Rockruff (SM015)
• Ash's Litten (SM021)
• Sophocles's Charjabug (SM026)
• Kiawe's Marowak (SM034)

Other

• Kiawe's Charizard (obtained prior to SM001)
• Lana's Popplio (obtained prior to SM001)
• Kiawe's Turtonator (obtained prior to SM001)
• Sophocles's Togedemaru (obtained prior to SM001)
• Mallow's Bounsweet (obtained prior to SM001)

Evolutions

• Mallow's Bounsweet → Steenee (SM018)
• Ash's Rockruff → Lycanroc (SM037)

Other

The following Pokémon are left at Oak's Laboratory:

• Ash's Talonflame (prior to SM001)
• Ash's Hawlucha (prior to SM001)
• Ash's Noivern (prior to SM001)

The following Pokémon are left at Team Rocket HQ:

• Jessie's Gourgeist (prior to SM003)
• James's Inkay (prior to SM003)

Trials

The following trials take place:

Trial	Participant	Epicode	Reward
Akala grand trial	Kiawe	Prior to SM001	Firium Z
Verdant Cavern trial	Ash	SM009	Normalium Z
Melemele grand trial	Ash	SM010	Electrium Z From Tapu Koko
Brooklet Hill trial	Lana	SM033	Waterium Z
Lush Jungle trial	Ash	SM035	Grassium Z
Akala grand trial	Ash	SM036	Rockium Z

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title	#
SM001	Alola to New Adventure!	1
SM002	The Guardian's Challenge!	2
SM003	Loading the Dex!	3
SM004	First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!	4
SM005	Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!	5
SM006	A Shocking Grocery Run!	6
SM007	That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!	7
SM008	Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!	8
SM009	To Top a Totem!	9
SM010	Trial and Tribulation!	10
SM011	Young Kiawe Had a Farm!	11
SM012	The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!	12
SM013	Racing to a Big Event!	13
SM014	Getting to Know You!	14
SM015	Rocking Clawmark Hill!	15
SM016	They Might Not Be Giants!	16
SM017	Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!	17
SM018	A Seasoned Search!	18
SM019	A Guardian Rematch!	19
SM020	Partner Promises!	20
SM021	One Journey Ends, Another Begins...	21
SM022	A Shivering Shovel Search!	22
SM023	Getting the Band Back Together!	23
SM024	Alolan Open House!	24
SM025	A Team-on-Team Tussle!	25
SM026	So Long, Sophocles!	26
SM027	A Glaring Rivalry!	27
SM028	Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!	28
SM029	Lulled to La-La Land!	29
SM030	The Ol' Raise and Switch!	30
SM031	The Island Whisperer!	31
SM032	Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!	32
SM033	Big Sky, Small Fry!	33
SM034	A Crowning Moment of Truth!	34
SM035	Currying Favor and Flavor!	35
SM036	Trials and Determinations!	36
SM037	Rising from the Ruins!	37
SM038	Mimikyu Unmasked!	38
SM039	Mallow and the Forest Teacher!	39
SM040	Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!	40
SM041	Mounting an Electrifying Charge!	41
SM042	Alola, Kanto!	42
SM043	When Regions Collide!	43

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

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

Australian DVD releases

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

Trivia

• This is the first season to air on Disney XD in the United States.
• This is the final season that Kayzie Rogers lends her voice to; she voiced Mimey in the first episode before retiring.
• This season marks the return of the dub in Romania, breaking its eight-year hiatus after the airing of DP157.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		بوكيمون: الشمس والقمر
Chinese	Cantonese	寶可夢 太陽與月亮
	Mandarin	寶可夢 太陽與月亮 宝可梦：太阳 & 月亮
Czech		Pokémon Série: Slunce a Měsíc
Danish		Pokémon Serien: Sol og Måne
Dutch		Pokémon de serie: Zon & Maan
Finnish		Pokémon-sarja: Sun & Moon
European French		Pokémon, la série : Soleil et Lune
German		Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: Sonne & Mond
Greek		Pokémon η Σειρά: Ήλιος και Σελήνη
Hebrew		פוקימון - הסדרה: שמש וירח פוקימון: שמש וירח*
Hindi		पोकेमॉन: सन एंड मून
Italian		La serie Pokémon Sole e Luna Pokémon la serie: Sole e Luna*
Korean		포켓몬스터 썬&문
Norwegian		Pokémon-serien: Sol og Måne
Polish		Pokémon Seria: Słońce i Księżyc
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon, a série: Sol e Lua
	Portugal	Pokémon, A Série: Sol e Lua
Romanian		Pokémon: Serialul – Soarele și Luna
Russian		Покемон: Солнце и Луна Покемон сериал Солнце и Луна*
Spanish	Latin America	La serie Pokémon: Sol y Luna
	Spain	Pokémon: Serie Sol y Luna
Swedish		Pokémon Serien: Sol & Måne
Tamil		பொகெமொன்: சன் அண்ட் மூன்
Telugu		పోకీమాన్: సన్ అండ్ మూన్
Thai		โปเกมอน ซัน แอนด์ มูน
Turkish		Pokémon Serisi: Güneş ve Ay
Vietnamese		Pokémon: Mặt Trời & Mặt Trăng

External links

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

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