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List of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon episodes facts for kids
| List of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon episodes | |
|---|---|
 
Japanese logo (top)
International logo (bottom) |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | November 17, 2016 – September 21, 2017 |
The twentieth season of the Pokémon animated series is known as Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon (ポケットモンスター サン&ムーン, Poketto Monsutā: San & Mūn) in Japan, and internationally as Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon). This season follows the continuing adventures of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu as they travel to the Alola region, go to Pokémon school, 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, 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. The English opening song is "Under the Alolan Sun" by Jannel Candrice and The Sad Truth, featuring composer Ed Goldfarb. The instrumental version of the English opening song did serve as the end credit song.
Episodes
| J# | E# | English title Japanese title |
Original air date | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 942 | 936 | "Alola to New Adventure!" (Alola! New Islands, New Pokémon!!) | November 17, 2016 | May 12, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 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 6-disc boxset in the United States in 2018.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Episodios de Pokémon (vigésima temporada) para niños