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← SM008 : Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!
Sun & Moon series
SM010 : Trial and Tribulation! →
To Top a Totem!
SM009.png
SM009   EP948
ぬしポケモンはデカグース！
The Leader Pokémon is Dekagūsu!
First broadcast
Japan January 5, 2017
United States May 19, 2017
English themes
Opening Under The Alolan Sun
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening アローラ!!
Ending ポーズ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui
Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura
No additional credits are available at this time.

To Top a Totem! (Japanese: ぬしポケモンはデカグース！ The Leader Pokémon is Dekagūsu!) is the ninth episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 948th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 5, 2017, in Canada on May 13, 2017, and is scheduled to air in the United States on May 19, 2017.

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Plot

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Ash and Pikachu are sleeping in Professor Kukui's house when Ash wakes up and has a look at his Z-Ring and remembers his battle with Tapu Koko where his Electrium Z shattered. Rotom Pokédex goes to wake them up before noticing that Ash is already awake. Ash is hoping to be able to use Z-Moves again and decides he has to get more crystals as Pikachu continues to sleep. During breakfast, Ash explains to Professor Kukui that he wants to get a lot stronger and then have a rematch with Tapu Koko and try the Z-Moves again. Professor Kukui sees that he is really fired up as Ash remembers he can get Z-Crystals by going through the island challenge which Professor Kukui confirms is one way but the most certain way and needs to pass the grand trial of each of the Island Kahuna's. Ash asks how they do it but Rotom Pokédex stops Professor Kukui from answering and explains that a grand trial is a battle with between the challenger and the island Kahuna and if the trainer wins, the Kahuna acknowledges the trainer's worthiness which excites Ash but Professor Kukui says he shouldn't be too over confident as Rotom Pokédex explains that the grand trials come after smaller trials. Seeing Ash's determination to take part, Professor Kukui suggests they first pay Hala a visit as he is the Kahuna of Melemele Island. They leave with Professor Kukui telling Rockruff to guard the house whilst they are gone.

In a field, a large group of Alolan Rattata and Alolan Raticate and eating the fruit when they are confronted by the owner and leave but end up startling three Tauros who are pulling a cart of timber which are sent flying. Along the road, Professor Kukui, Ash and Rotom Pokédex are walking when they spot several villagers cross their path in a hurry and spot the accident that occurred with the Tauros as Officer Jenny informs the villagers that the road has been closed until the timber can be removed as the driver checks on his Tauros who are uninjured. Professor Kukui speaks to Officer Jenny who explains what happened. Ash is surprised as Officer Jenny asks if he is a student at the Pokémon School, which Ash confirms and introduces himself. Officer Jenny tells Ash that she graduated from the school but is distracted when a man and his Hariyama start picking up the timber. Ash notes that the man is strong as Professor Kukui introduces Ash to Hala. Ash goes to help pick up a timber but isn't able to lift it as Hala notices his Z-Ring before lifting the timber that Pikachu was trying to lift as Officer Jenny thanks him for his help. Four Machamp arrive on scene as part of the clean up crew and working together quickly clear the timber as Officer Jenny thanks everyone for their co-operation as Ash tells Hala that he is here for the Island Challenge which Hala already knew as he has been waiting and invites them to his house some time.

The next day, Professor Kukui, Ash and Rotom Pokédex are at Hala's house as Rotom Pokédex takes pictures of Hariyama to update its data, Ash notices a room full of Z-Rings as Hala explains that his Z-Ring is one that he made which surprises Ash as he got it from Tapu Koko. Hala thought this was the case and explains that one day he noticed a Z-Ring was missing and realized it was the work of Tapu Koko and says that this was the first time it had ever happened and tells Ash that Tapu Koko appears to have a strange interest in him. Ash tells Hala that he is keen to get a Z-Crystal as soon as he can for when he plans to battle Tapu Koko again. Hala decides to set Ash a question and tells Ash about the group of wild Rattata and Raticate causing trouble on the island and asks if he was the person tasked with solving the problem, what would he do. Ash responds saying he would use Pikachu and Rowlet and battle them but Hala interrupts him asking if he is curious to know why the island challenge started and explains it wasn't to make trainers stronger but to raise them in a way to protect and love the islands of Alola as well as the people and Pokémon who inhabit them and tasks Ash with looking for answers that won't just lead him to battle as Professor Kukui tells Ash that during his trial, he spent a lot of time thinking about the question as Hala gives Ash plenty of time to think of an answer.

The next day at school, Lillie puts her Pokémon egg on a cushion on a chair as Mallow notes she is now handling the egg with confidence but Lillie says she is always afraid she might drop the egg but Mallow points out she used to be afraid to even tough the egg as Ash struggles to find an answer to Hala's test. Mallow, Lillie and Lana ask Ash what is wrong as Rotom Pokédex calucates he has said hmmn 786 times, much to Lillie's surprise as Kiawe joins them and asks what Hala said offering to help him out. Ash thanks them and mentions the group of Rattata and Raticate and Sophocles is aware of the trouble due to a neigbour and as Ash says Hala asked Ash what he would do with them without using his Pokémon. Lillie suggests if they learn more about Rattata and Raticate, they could come up with an answer as Rotom Pokédex brings up an image of Rattata and Raticate. Ash is surprised that they are different from normal Rattata and Raticate and learns these are their Alola forms as Rotom Pokédex provides Ash with their history, mentioning that groups of Gumshoos and Yungoos were brought in to keep the Raticate and Rattata under control.

Major events

Ash holding the Normalium Z
For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Rattata (Alola Form) (US and international), Yungoos (Japan)

Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages



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