SM009

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SM009

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

English themes Opening 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.

Preview thread on BMGf

(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 is scheduled to air in Japan on January 5, 2017.

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

Plot

Major events

Debuts

Humans

• Hala

Pokémon debuts

• Gumshoos
• Rattata (Alola Form)
• Raticate (Alola Form)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Professor Kukui
• Hala

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Bounsweet (Mallow's)
• Tapu Koko (anime)
• Gumshoos (×2; one Totem; debut)
• Yungoos
• Rattata (Alola Form; multiple)
• Raticate (Alola Form; multiple)
• Tauros (multiple)

Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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