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Rising from the Ruins!
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Rising from the Ruins! (Japanese: イワンコといのちの遺跡の守り神！ Iwanko and the Guardian Deity of the Ruins of Life!) is the 37th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 976th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 10, 2017 and in the United States on October 28. 2017.
Blurb
After attacking Rowlet during Ash’s grand trial, Rockruff is too upset to sleep. It sneaks out of the house and encounters Tapu Lele, who wants to battle! The Island Guardian thinks they’re just having fun, but Rockruff is badly hurt.
Olivia’s Midday Form Lycanroc and Gladion’s Midnight Form Lycanroc discover the injured Rockruff and take it to Tapu Lele for healing. After Ash comes looking for his friend, Tapu Lele uses Draining Kiss to take energy from both Lycanroc and give it to Rockruff. Rockruff is feeling better—and then it evolves into a Lycanroc no one has ever seen before, a Dusk Form Lycanroc with bright green eyes!
Plot
The beginning of the episode shows a short replay of Ash's battle with Olivia. It shows Olivia and Ash each using a Z-Move and Rockruff beating Lycanroc with Rock Throw. Olivia also tells Ash that Rockruff will evolve soon.
It is nighttime on Akala Island and Ash and friends are sleeping in the Pokémon Center and are due to go back to Melemele Island the next morning. However, Rockruff cannot go to sleep and is deep in thought. Rockruff plays back the moment where it used Bite on Rowlet in its head over and over again. Evidently, Rockruff is still sad from the event. Rockruff jumps off the couch, heads for the door and leaves the Pokémon Center, waking Pikachu in the process. Pikachu gets up and wakes Ash up. Pikachu tells Ash that Rockruff is missing.
Tapu Lele is seen to be gliding and singing through the sky on a full moon night. It sees Rockruff training. Rockruff is training by using Rock Throw against the cliff face and dodges the falling rocks. Tapu Lele finds this amusing and goes to join Rockruff. Tapu Lele destroys the whole cliff face with one move and comes face to face with Rockruff. Tapu Lele uses Psychic Terrain and Rockruff barks at Tapu Lele, obviously wanting to fight. Rockruff jumps up at Tapu Lele but Tapu Lele dodges the attack and uses a move in retaliation. Rockruff gets back up and attacks Tapu Lele but it dodges again. Rockruff then uses Rock Throw but Tapu Lele counters with Giga Impact and then makes direct contact several times. Rockruff is badly injured and unable to get up. Tapu Lele has been smiling and laughing the whole time obviously oblivious to Rockruff's wounds. Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu search for Rockruff and when Tapu Lele hears Ash it goes away. Ash finds Rockruff moments later but Rockruff is still very hostile. Rockruff is very restless and is howling. Pikachu notices Tapu Lele's sparkle again. Rockruff tries to wander off but Ash stops Rockruff and Rockruff bites Ash again. However, when Rockruff does so, it remembers what it did to Rowlet and looking very upset, it runs away. Ash and Pikachu follow suit.
The sun rises on Akala Island and the gang, Kukui and Olivia are out searching for Ash, Pikachu, and Rockruff. Just after, Olivia spots Ash. Ash and Pikachu look very tired and Kukui tells Ash off for running away and not telling anyone. Ash tells the gang that Rockruff disappeared. Olivia tells everyone that her Lycanroc disappeared before it evolved and is probably a normal thing for Rockruff to do also. Ash tells the gang that Rockruff was severely hurt. Lillie tells the gang to search over a wider area. Sophocles runs a simulation to find out where Rockruff is likely to go. Lycanroc can be seen sneakily going into the forest to find Rockruff by itself.
Rockruff is seen on a high cliff struggling to walk and howls into the sky. A Midnight Lycanroc, owned by Gladion, looks like it heard Rockruff's voice and walks off. Gladion lets Lycanroc leave and goes inside a cave with his Umbreon. He reveals that he owns a Type:Null. Gladion is trying to calm down Type:Null because of the mask covering Type:Null's face.
Rockruff is still struggling to walk on the cliff and gets scared by a Fearow and falls off the cliff into the river. The gang are seen to be searching for Rockruff and cannot find it. Rockruff is exhausted and weak as it just managed to get onto the riverbank. Olivia's and Gladion's Lycanroc find Rockruff here. They look to be rivals or enemies from the way they interact. Midnight Lycanroc picks up Rockruff and takes Rockruff to Tapu Lele. A Yungoos goes to Tapu Lele before Lycanroc reach there and its sparkle heals Yungoos' wounds. The Lycanroc reach Tapu Lele and ask it to heal Rockruff. Tapu Lele refuses and attacks Midnight Lycanroc. Olivia's Lycanroc tries to ask Tapu Lele again. Tapu Lele replays the battle it had with Rockruff in its head and glides close to Rockruff and heals its wounds as it realises its mistake. Tapu Lele tries to attack Rockruff but Olivia's Lycanroc protects Rockruff and takes the damage for Rockruff.
Ash and friends are still looking for Rockruff. A Yungoos jumps hurriedly out of a bush next to Olivia, Kukui, and Ash. It has Tapu Lele's sparkle around it and Ash remembers that Tapu Lele must be around here and says that Rockruff must have gone to see Tapu Lele. Olivia says that Tapu Lele can be very unpleasant but it doesn't mean as it is trying to be playful. Olivia says that Tapu Lele is so strong it can leave Pokémon badly injured. Ash heads to the Ruins of Life. Tapu Lele is seen to be attacking Lycanroc and Rockruff but Ash tells Tapu Lele to stop. Tapu Lele uses Draining Kiss on both Lycanroc and Ash and uses that energy to heal Rockruff. Rockruff wakes up after being healed and wakes up Ash in the process. Both Lycanroc wake up too and Tapu Lele leaves.
Rockruff looks at the sunset intently and the sunset turns into what Kukui calls the 'Green Flash'. The sun's glow turns luminous green and Rockruff evolves into Dusk Lycanroc. Rockruff and the Lycanroc all howl at the phenomenon. Rotom Dex said that it has no data on this new Lycanroc. Kukui says that the Green Flash is very rare and can only be seen when the sun rises or sets. Olivia starts crying as the Green Flash is rare and comments that anyone who sees it gets a bit of good luck. It is noted by Ash that Lycanroc's eyes are the same colour as the Green Flash.
The next morning, Ash and friends head back to Melemele Island and the gang talk about Dusk Lycanroc and how Rotom Dex updates itself if there is any new data. Ash says they should come back soon because it is where Rockruff evolved and holds a special meaning. Rockruff barks in agreement.
Major events
- Gladion is revealed to own a Type: Null nicknamed "Silvally".
- Ash's Rockruff evolves into a Dusk Form Lycanroc.
- Ash, his classmates, and Professor Kukui leave Akala Island and return to Melemele Island.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Tapu Lele
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
- Rowlet (Ash's)
- Rockruff (Ash's; evolves)
- Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form; newly evolved; debut)
- Litten (Ash's)
- Popplio (Lana's)
- Charizard (Kiawe's; Ride Pokémon)
- Turtonator (Kiawe's)
- Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
- Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
- Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
- Charjabug (Sophocles's)
- Steenee (Mallow's)
- Lycanroc (Olivia's; Midday Form)
- Umbreon (Gladion's)
- Lycanroc (Gladion's; Midnight Form)
- Type: Null (Gladion's; Silvally; debut)
- Tapu Lele (anime)
- Fearow
- Yungoos
Trivia
- Poké Problem: Which Pokémon evolves in today's episode?
- Host: Professor Kukui
- Choices: Popplio, Litten, Rockruff, Rowlet
- Answer: Rockruff
- The English dub was released on the iTunes Store on October 22, 2017, six days before the episode aired in the United States.
- Meowth, James, Jessie, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.
- The ending animation is updated to include Ash's Lycanroc (Dusk Form), instead of Rockruff.
- This is the first time in the anime a Pokémon is seen being kept in an Premier Ball.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Mandarin Chinese | 岩狗狗與生命遺跡的守護神！ | |
 Danish
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Frem fra ruinerne! | |
 Dutch
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Oprijzen uit de ruïnes! | |
 Finnish
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Raunioista ylös! | |
 European French
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Debout parmi les ruines ! | |
 German
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Der grüne Blitz schlägt ein!* Aus den Ruinen erhoben! | |
 Italian
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Rinascere a nuova vita! | |
 Norwegian
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Frem fra ruinene! | |
 Brazilian Portuguese
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Evolução nas ruínas! | |
 Latin American Spanish
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¡Saliendo de las Ruinas de la Vida! | |
 Swedish
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Skymning Över Livets Ruiner | |
 Thai
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อิวังโค กับ เทพผู้พิทักษ์โบราณสถานแห่งชีวิต! | |
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This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime. |
- Sun & Moon series episodes
- Episodes written by Aya Matsui
- Episodes directed by Masahiko Watanabe
- Episodes animated by Yuki Naoi
- Episodes animated by Kunihiko Natsume
- Episodes by multiple animation directors
- Episodes focusing on Ash
- Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon evolves
- Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
