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 Closed Original review 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 first aired 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)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's; flashback)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Butterfree (Ash's; flashback)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's; flashback)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Tauros (Ash's; x30)
• 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
• Raichu
• Ninetales
• Oddish (two)
• Gloom (two)
• Vileplume
• Dugtrio (two; one Alola Form)
• Geodude (Alola Form)
• Bellsprout
• Growlithe
• Rapidash
• Exeggcute
• Exeggutor (two; one Alola Form)
• Marowak
• Tangela
• Horsea (fantasy)
• Seadra (fantasy)
• Magmar (fantasy)
• Grubbin

Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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