SM042

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SM042

SM042   EP981 カントーでアローラ！タケシとカスミ！！ Alola at Kantō! Takeshi and Kasumi!!

First broadcast Japan September 14, 2017 United States

English themes Opening 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 Storyboard Assistant director Animation director No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf

(Japanese: カントーでアローラ！タケシとカスミ！！ Alola at Kantō! Takeshi and Kasumi!!) is the 42nd episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 981st episode of the Pokémon anime. It is scheduled to air in Japan on September 14, 2017.

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

Plot

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Kukui
• Samson Oak
• Matori (fantasy)
• Hiroki

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Togepi (Misty's; flashback)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Butterfree (Ash's; flashback)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's; flashback)
• Larvitar (Ash's; flashback)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Geodude (Brock's)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Charizard (Kiawe's; Ride Pokémon)
• Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Steenee (Mallow's)
• Jigglypuff (anime)
• Venusaur (flashback)
• Charizard (fantasy)
• Caterpie
• Ninetales (fantasy)
• Oddish (two)
• Dugtrio (two; one Alola Form)
• Geodude (Alola Form)
• Bellsprout
• Rapidash
• Exeggcute
• Exeggutor (two; one Alola Form)
• Marowak
• Tangela
• Horsea (fantasy)
• Seadra (fantasy)
• Magmar (fantasy)

Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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