Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | November 17, 2016 – September 21, 2017 |
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon is the twentieth season of the Pokémon animated series and the first and titular season of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon (ポケットモンスター サン&ムーン Poketto Monsutā: San & Mūn?). This season follows the continuing adventures of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu as they travel to the Alola region, go to Pokémon school with classmates (Lillie, Lana, Mallow, Kiawe, Sophocles), participate in the island trials, and learn how to use the power of Z-moves. The season originally aired in Japan from November 17, 2016, to September 21, 2017, on TV Tokyo,[1] and in the United States from May 12, 2017, to December 9, 2017, on Disney XD, making it the first Pokémon series to premiere on that channel. Prior to this, a preview of the first two episodes aired on the network on December 5, 2016.
The Japanese opening songs are "Alola!!" (アローラ!! Arōra!!?) by Rika Matsumoto with Ikue Otani for 29 episodes, and "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (20th Anniversary)" (めざせポケモンマスター (20th Anniversary) Mezase Pokémon Masutā (20th Anniversary)?) by Rika Matsumoto for 14 episodes. The ending song is "Pose" (ポーズ, Pōzu) by Taiiku Okazaki, and the English opening song is "Under the Alolan Sun" by Jannel Candrice and The Sad Truth, featuring composer Ed Goldfarb. Its instrumental version serves as the ending theme.
Episodes
| J#[lower-alpha 1] | E#[lower-alpha 1] | English title Japanese title |
Original air date[2] | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 942 | 936 | "Alola to New Adventure!" (Alola! New Islands, New Pokémon!!) | November 17, 2016 | May 12, 2017[lower-alpha 2] |
| 943 | 937 | "The Guardian's Challenge!" (Enter the Guardian Deity Kapu-Kokeko! Let Us Attempt to Master Our Z-Move!!) | November 17, 2016 | May 12, 2017[lower-alpha 2] |
| 944 | 938 | "Loading the Dex!" (Good Rotomorning, I Am the Rotom Zukan Roto!) | November 24, 2016 | May 13, 2017 |
| 945 | 939 | "First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-style!" (Enter Mokuroh! I Got a Pokémon in Alola!!) | November 24, 2016 | May 14, 2017 |
| 946 | 940 | "Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!" (Ashimari, Do Your Balloonest!) | December 1, 2016 | May 15, 2017 |
| 947 | 941 | "A Shocking Grocery Run!" (Zing Zap Togedemaru!) | December 8, 2016 | May 16, 2017 |
| 948 | 942 | "That's Why the Litten Is a Scamp!" (Nyabby, The Marketplace Wanderer!) | December 15, 2016 | May 17, 2017 |
| 949 | 943 | "Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!" (Who's in Charge of the Egg?) | December 22, 2016 | May 18, 2017 |
| 950 | 944 | "To Top a Totem" (The Leader Pokémon Is Dekagoos!) | January 5, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| 951 | 945 | "Trial and Tribulation!" (Will the Z-Move Work?! Challenging the Grand Trial!!) | January 12, 2017 | May 20, 2017 |
| 952 | 946 | "Young Kiawe Had a Farm!" (Satoshi Visits Kaki!) | January 19, 2017 | May 27, 2017 |
| 953 | 947 | "The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!" (The Extracurricular Lesson is on Hidoide?!) | January 26, 2017 | June 3, 2017 |
| 954 | 948 | "Racing to a Big Event!" (The Great Alola Pancake Race!) | February 2, 2017 | June 10, 2017 |
| 955 | 949 | "Getting to Know You!" (The Fruit of Courage: Lilie and Rokon!) | February 9, 2017 | June 17, 2017 |
| 956 | 950 | "Rocking Clawmark Hill!" (Scratchmark Hill, Iwanko and Lugarugan!!) | February 23, 2017 | June 24, 2017 |
| 957 | 951 | "They Might Not Be Giants!" (Three Little Pokémon, One Big Adventure!!) | March 2, 2017 | July 1, 2017 |
| 958 | 952 | "Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!" (Alola Detective Rotom! The Mystery of the Lost Crystal!!) | March 9, 2017 | July 1, 2017 |
| 959 | 953 | "A Seasoned Search!" (Really? Mao's Great Culinary Plan!) | March 16, 2017 | July 1, 2017 |
| 960 | 954 | "A Guardian Rematch!" (Intense Electric Shock Training! A Rematch with Kapu-Kokeko!!) | March 23, 2017 | July 1, 2017 |
| 961 | 955 | "Partner Promises!" (The Promise Between Satoshi and Pikachu) | April 6, 2017 | July 1, 2017 |
| 962 | 956 | "One Journey Ends, Another Begins..." (It's Time for Nyabby to Move On) | April 6, 2017 | July 1, 2017 |
| 963 | 957 | "A Shivering Shovel Search!" (Beware of Shovels!!!) | April 13, 2017 | July 8, 2017 |
| 964 | 958 | "Getting the Band Back Together!" (Shocking! A Dugtrio Split-Up?!) | April 20, 2017 | July 15, 2017 |
| 965 | 959 | "Alolan Open House!" (Alola! The First Visitors Day!!) | April 27, 2017 | July 22, 2017 |
| 966 | 960 | "A Team-on-Team Tussle!" (The Battle for the Crystal! Rocket Gang VS Skull Gang!!) | May 4, 2017 | July 29, 2017 |
| 967 | 961 | "So Long, Sophocles!" (Goodbye, Māmane!) | May 11, 2017 | August 5, 2017 |
| 968 | 962 | "A Glaring Rivalry!" (Come Forth! The Crimson Glare of Lugarugan!!) | May 18, 2017 | August 19, 2017 |
| 969 | 963 | "Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!" (The Fierce Pokébase Match! Go for a Tide-Turning Home Run!!) | May 25, 2017 | August 26, 2017 |
| 970 | 964 | "Lulled to La-La Land!" (Are You Going to Sleep in the Nemashu Forest Too?) | June 8, 2017 | September 2, 2017 |
| 971 | 965 | "The Ol' Raise and Switch!" (Lilie, Take Good Care of Pikachu) | June 15, 2017 | September 9, 2017 |
| 972 | 966 | "The Island Whisperer!" (Lychee Appears! Laugh and Cry, Island Queen!!) | June 22, 2017 | September 16, 2017 |
| 973 | 967 | "Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!" (Finding the Treasure! Mooland Searching!!) | June 29, 2017 | September 23, 2017 |
| 974 | 968 | "Big Sky, Small Fry!" (The Mighty Yowashi, Totem of the Lake!) | July 6, 2017 | September 30, 2017 |
| 975 | 969 | "A Crowning Moment of Truth!" (A Fiery Battle! Garagara Appears!!) | July 20, 2017 | October 7, 2017 |
| 976 | 970 | "Currying Favor and Flavor!" (Curry-ficent Battle! The Lalantes Dance!!) | July 27, 2017 | October 14, 2017 |
| 977 | 971 | "Trials and Determinations!" (Lychee's Grand Trial! The Hardest Pokémon Match!!) | August 3, 2017 | October 21, 2017 |
| 978 | 972 | "Rising from the Ruins!" (Iwanko and the Guardian Deity of the Ruins of Life!) | August 10, 2017 | October 28, 2017 |
| 979 | 973 | "Mimikyu Unmasked!" (Mimikkyu's Disguise!) | August 17, 2017 | November 4, 2017 |
| 980 | 974 | "Mallow and the Forest Teacher!" (Mao's Runaway from Home and Yareyuutan!) | August 24, 2017 | November 11, 2017 |
| 981 | 975 | "Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!" (Ashimari, Osyamari, and the Anch-gry Dadarin!) | August 31, 2017 | November 18, 2017 |
| 982 | 976 | "Mounting an Electrifying Charge!" (Dash! Dendimushi) | September 7, 2017 | November 25, 2017 |
| 983 | 977 | "Alola, Kanto!" (Kanto, Alola! Takeshi and Kasumi!!) | September 14, 2017 | November 25, 2017 |
| 984 | 978 | "When Regions Collide!" (Gym Battle! Z-Move VS Mega Evolution!!) | September 21, 2017 | December 9, 2017 |
Home media releases
Viz Media and Warner Home Video released the entire series on a single 6-disc boxset on DVD in the United States on May 21, 2019.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The English episode numbers are based on their first airing in the United States on Disney XD. Other English-speaking nations largely follow either this order or the Japanese order.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 These episodes were broadcast in the United States on December 5, 2016, as a sneak peek at the upcoming season, which had recently begun being broadcast in Japan. Previous sequences were broadcast on March 17, 2017.
References
| Pocket Monsters Series | Pokémon Season | No. of Episodes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Int'l | |||
| Pocket Monsters | Kanto Chapter | Indigo League | 276 | 80 |
| Orange Islands Chapter | Adventures on the Orange Islands | 36 | ||
| Johto Chapter | The Johto Journeys | 41 | ||
| Johto League Champions | 52 | |||
| Master Quest | 64 | |||
| Advanced Generation | Hoenn Chapter | Advanced | 192 | 40 |
| Advanced Challenge | 52 | |||
| Advanced Battle | 52 | |||
| Battle Frontier Chapter | Battle Frontier | 47 | ||
| Diamond & Pearl | Diamond and Pearl | 193 | 51 | |
| DP: Battle Dimension | 52 | |||
| DP: Galactic Battles | 52 | |||
| DP: Sinnoh League Victors | 34 | |||
| Best Wishes! | Best Wishes! | Black & White' | 84 | 48 |
| BW: Rival Destinies | 49 | |||
| Best Wishes! Season 2 | 24 | |||
| BW: Adventures in Unova | 25 | |||
| BW!S2: Episode N | 14 | |||
| BW!S2: Decolora Adventure | BW: Adventures in Unova and Beyond | 22 | 20 | |
| XY | XY | XY | 92 | 48 |
| XY: Kalos Quest | 45 | |||
| XY & Z | XYZ | On air | On air | |
