Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

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Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 43
Release
Original network TV Tokyo
Original release November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17) – September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21)
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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 (2016-11-17) 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 (2016-11-17) May 12, 2017[lower-alpha 2]
944 938 "Loading the Dex!" (Good Rotomorning, I Am the Rotom Zukan Roto!) November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24) May 13, 2017
945 939 "First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-style!" (Enter Mokuroh! I Got a Pokémon in Alola!!) November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24) May 14, 2017
946 940 "Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!" (Ashimari, Do Your Balloonest!) December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01) May 15, 2017
947 941 "A Shocking Grocery Run!" (Zing Zap Togedemaru!) December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08) May 16, 2017
948 942 "That's Why the Litten Is a Scamp!" (Nyabby, The Marketplace Wanderer!) December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15) May 17, 2017
949 943 "Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!"  (Who's in Charge of the Egg?) December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22) May 18, 2017
950 944 "To Top a Totem" (The Leader Pokémon Is Dekagoos!) January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) May 19, 2017
951 945 "Trial and Tribulation!" (Will the Z-Move Work?! Challenging the Grand Trial!!) January 12, 2017 (2017-01-12) May 20, 2017
952 946 "Young Kiawe Had a Farm!" (Satoshi Visits Kaki!) January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19) May 27, 2017
953 947 "The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!" (The Extracurricular Lesson is on Hidoide?!) January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26) June 3, 2017
954 948 "Racing to a Big Event!" (The Great Alola Pancake Race!) February 2, 2017 (2017-02-02) June 10, 2017
955 949 "Getting to Know You!" (The Fruit of Courage: Lilie and Rokon!) February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09) June 17, 2017
956 950 "Rocking Clawmark Hill!" (Scratchmark Hill, Iwanko and Lugarugan!!) February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23) June 24, 2017
957 951 "They Might Not Be Giants!" (Three Little Pokémon, One Big Adventure!!) March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02) July 1, 2017
958 952 "Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!" (Alola Detective Rotom! The Mystery of the Lost Crystal!!) March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09) July 1, 2017
959 953 "A Seasoned Search!" (Really? Mao's Great Culinary Plan!) March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16) July 1, 2017
960 954 "A Guardian Rematch!" (Intense Electric Shock Training! A Rematch with Kapu-Kokeko!!) March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23) July 1, 2017
961 955 "Partner Promises!" (The Promise Between Satoshi and Pikachu) April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06) July 1, 2017
962 956 "One Journey Ends, Another Begins..." (It's Time for Nyabby to Move On) April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06) July 1, 2017
963 957 "A Shivering Shovel Search!" (Beware of Shovels!!!) April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13) July 8, 2017
964 958 "Getting the Band Back Together!" (Shocking! A Dugtrio Split-Up?!) April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20) July 15, 2017
965 959 "Alolan Open House!" (Alola! The First Visitors Day!!) April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27) July 22, 2017
966 960 "A Team-on-Team Tussle!" (The Battle for the Crystal! Rocket Gang VS Skull Gang!!) May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04) July 29, 2017
967 961 "So Long, Sophocles!" (Goodbye, Māmane!) May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11) August 5, 2017
968 962 "A Glaring Rivalry!" (Come Forth! The Crimson Glare of Lugarugan!!) May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18) 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 (2017-05-25) August 26, 2017
970 964 "Lulled to La-La Land!" (Are You Going to Sleep in the Nemashu Forest Too?) June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08) September 2, 2017
971 965 "The Ol' Raise and Switch!" (Lilie, Take Good Care of Pikachu) June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) September 9, 2017
972 966 "The Island Whisperer!" (Lychee Appears! Laugh and Cry, Island Queen!!) June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) September 16, 2017
973 967 "Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!" (Finding the Treasure! Mooland Searching!!) June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29) September 23, 2017
974 968 "Big Sky, Small Fry!" (The Mighty Yowashi, Totem of the Lake!) July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) September 30, 2017
975 969 "A Crowning Moment of Truth!" (A Fiery Battle! Garagara Appears!!) July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20) October 7, 2017
976 970 "Currying Favor and Flavor!" (Curry-ficent Battle! The Lalantes Dance!!) July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27) October 14, 2017
977 971 "Trials and Determinations!" (Lychee's Grand Trial! The Hardest Pokémon Match!!) August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03) October 21, 2017
978 972 "Rising from the Ruins!" (Iwanko and the Guardian Deity of the Ruins of Life!) August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10) October 28, 2017
979 973 "Mimikyu Unmasked!" (Mimikkyu's Disguise!) August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17) November 4, 2017
980 974 "Mallow and the Forest Teacher!" (Mao's Runaway from Home and Yareyuutan!) August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24) November 11, 2017
981 975 "Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!" (Ashimari, Osyamari, and the Anch-gry Dadarin!) August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31) November 18, 2017
982 976 "Mounting an Electrifying Charge!" (Dash! Dendimushi) September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) November 25, 2017
983 977 "Alola, Kanto!" (Kanto, Alola! Takeshi and Kasumi!!) September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14) November 25, 2017
984 978 "When Regions Collide!" (Gym Battle! Z-Move VS Mega Evolution!!) September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21) 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. 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. 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.

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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