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SM093   EP1032 勇者リリエルとアローラの杖！ The Hero Liliel and the Alola Staff!

First broadcast Japan October 21, 2018 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening キミの冒険 Ending ジャリボーイ・ジャリガール

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤咲淳一 Jun'ichi Fujisaku Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation director 直井由紀 Yuki Naoi No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 勇者リリエルとアローラの杖！ The Hero Liliel and the Alola Staff!) is the 93rd episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,032nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 21, 2018.

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

Plot

Team Rocket are busy selling their honey-glazed Malasadas outside the Pokémon School when a play script flies into Jessie's face. She begins to read the script and reflects on her actress ambitions, while James, Meowth and Wobbuffet look on in concern.

Inside the Pokémon School, Professor Kukui announces to his class that they will be putting on a play. Everyone begins to practice their lines in costume, but they soon become nervous after Rotom informs them that their families are waiting in the crowd. Ash and Mallow take a sneak look just as Ash's mother and Mimey arrive. Principal Oak and his wacky Pokémon impersonations take center stage as he welcomes the student's families and close friends to the school. The curtains open and the spotlight shifts as the play begins.

Mallow narrates the scenes as Lillie is disguised as the play's protagonist and hero. Sophocles and Tsareena star as the play's King and Queen respectively. The King grants the hero the Cane of Alola to gather the power of Legendary Pokémon. Next Ash, Mallow and Lana star as Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini respectively. The trio of Guardian deities are soon joined by Sophocles as Tapu Bulu, and the hero asks for the quartet to bestow power on her. Delia calls out to her son, causing Ash to become nervous and temporarily forget his lines. The play continues as several of the student's Pokémon make their way onto the stage to perform a group dance. The hero travels far and wide, and eventually confronts the Legendary Solgaleo, played by Kiawe, atop a mountain.

With James, Meowth and Wobbuffet holding the supporting rope, Jessie makes a grand entrance and flies onto the stage disguised as Lunala. The crowd are in awe, but Rotom pulls the stage curtains closed as the students are left shocked by the unexpected appearance. Kiawe demand answers, to which Jessie refers to herself as a great actress and insists the play continues with her re-written lines. Rotom decides to come up with a new script and begins scanning its database for ideas. The students soon spot the rest of Team Rocket creeping behind stage and rope them into joining the school's play. Act Two opens with a Baseball scene. Soon enough the play descends into a mismatch of themes and multiple acts starring Ultra Beasts, Police Officers, shadows and Alolan Detective Laki, not that the crowd seemed to mind.

Eventually the play reaches its final scene where the hero seeks the power of the moon from Lunala. Jessie spins around while rose petals are blown around her to create a mystical and enchanting performance. Meowth suddenly loses grip of the rope holding Jessie, but thankfully Bewear appears and stops her from falling. Just as Jessie is about to bestow the moon's power onto the hero, Bewear tugs on the rope and sends her flying out of the school's concert hall. Bewear then scoops up James, Meowth and Wobbuffet in its arms before jumping out of the building. It soon reaches Jessie mid-air before leaping into the distance. The play concludes itself despite Jessie's sudden exit, the hero declares that Alola has been saved and the peace has been restored. As the applause and cheers grow louder, the students and their Pokémon assemble onstage and thank the crowd.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Kukui
• Delia
• Samson Oak
• Lusamine
• Sima
• Rango
• Mimo
• Abe
• Hobbes
• Anela
• Nina
• Lana's mother
• Harper and Sarah
• Sophocles's parents
• Nina's fiancé

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Tsareena (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Torracat (Ash's)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Turtonator (Kiawe's)
• Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Charjabug (Sophocles's)
• Tsareena (Mallow's)
• Mr. Mime (Delia's; Mimey)
• Komala (Samson Oak's)
• Bewear (anime)

Trivia

• Poké Problem: Who wrote the play's script in today's episode?
  • Host: Sophocles
  • Choices: Samson Oak, Rotom Pokédex, Lillie, Hobbes
  • Answer: Rotom Pokédex
• This episode ended with the first segment from Eevee, Where Are You Going?, marking the debut of a recurring Eevee.
• Jessie recites the motto alone in this episode.
• Ash, Acerola, Kiawe, Sophocles, Mallow, Lillie, and Lana narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Kenyu Horiuchi takes over the role of Samson Oak from the late Unshō Ishizuka as of this episode.
• Ash and his classmates do not wear their default outfits for the majority of this episode.
• This is the final episode to credit Unshō Ishizuka in a role, this role being Sophocles's Charjabug.

References

• Near the beginning of the episode, Jessie is seen dressed as as Chigusa Tsukikage from Glass Mask.
• Jessie's fake persona (Japanese ムサバーバラ Musabarbara) is a reference to her seiyū, Megumi Hayashibara. It may also be a reference to Hayashibara's role as the Batgirl (whose real name is Barbara Gordon) in the Japanese dub of Batman: The Animated Series.
• Jessie's outfit choices when she introduces her fake persona are references to some of her seiyū's roles throughout her career.
  • Himiko Shinobibe from Mashin Hero Wataru.
  • The female version of Ranma Saotome from Ranma ½.
  • Atsuko "Nuku Nuku" Natsume from All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku.
  • Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
  • Hello Kitty from Hello Kitty and Friends.
  • Lime from Saber Marionette J.
  • Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop.
  • Ai Haibara from Detective Conan.
  • Minky Momo from Magical Princess Minky Momo.
  • Dr. Atsuko "Paprika" Chiba from Paprika.
  • Lina Inverse from Slayers.
• Lillie and Mallow's embrace during the play is a reference to the series Revolutionary Girl Utena.
• The clash between Team Rocket's mecha and Sophocles's Charjabug in a mechanized suit is a reference to Tetsujin 28-go.
• During the Poké Problem extra scene, Rotom shows a picture that is a reference to a poster for the first Star Wars film.

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  The Revolutionary Girl Utena reference

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  The Tetsujin 28-go reference

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  The Star Wars poster reference

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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