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Mallow and the Forest Teacher!

SM039   EP978 家出のマオとヤレユータン！ Mao Runs Away from Home and Yareyuutan!

First broadcast Japan August 24, 2017 United States November 11, 2017

English themes Opening Under The Alolan Sun Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター -20th Anniversary- Ending ポーズ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤咲淳一 Jun'ichi Fujisaku Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation directors 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

Mallow and the Forest Teacher! (Japanese: 家出のマオとヤレユータン！ Mao Runs Away from Home and Yareyuutan!) is the 39th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 978th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 24, 2017 and is scheduled to air in the United States on November 11, 2017.

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

Blurb

There’s chaos in the kitchen when Mallow’s family restaurant is featured on TV, and Mallow gets frustrated when her hard work is taken for granted. She storms off into the woods, where she meets a friendly Oranguru who’s willing to listen to her woes. Unfortunately, Team Rocket has followed Mallow, determined to steal her Steenee…

Plot

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Feeling unappreciated at her family restaurant, Mallow runs away. While her friends and Team Rocket search for her, she meets an Oranguru.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Oranguru

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Professor Kukui
• Abe
• Announcer
• Anchors
• Cameramen

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Oranguru (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Steenee (Mallow's)
• Mareanie (James's)
• Gumshoos (Officer Jenny's)
• Komala (Samson Oak's)
• Bewear (anime)
• Oranguru (anime; debut)
• Psyduck
• Slowpoke
• Pikipek (×3)
• Morelull (×2)
• Shiinotic

Trivia

• Poké Problem: Which Pokémon does Mallow find in the forest?
  • Host: Nurse Joy
  • Choices: Lurantis, Oranguru, Toucannon, Tapu Koko
  • Answer: Oranguru
• Lana and Mallow narrate the preview for the next episode.
• The Pokémon Center music from the games is used as an insert song near the start of the episode.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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