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(Japanese: '''しまクイーン誕生！サトシの大試練！！''' ''The Birth of an {{tt|Island Queen|Island Kahuna}}! {{tt|Satoshi|Ash}}'s Grand Trial!!'') is the 109th episode of the {{series|Sun & Moon}}, and the 1,048th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 17, 2019<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
'''A Grand Debut!''' (Japanese: '''しまクイーン誕生！サトシの大試練！！''' ''The Birth of an {{tt|Island Queen|Island Kahuna}}! {{tt|Satoshi|Ash}}'s Grand Trial!!'') is the 109th episode of the {{series|Sun & Moon}}, and the 1,048th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 17, 2019 and in the United States on June 22, 2019.
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<i>Hapu is the new kahuna of Poni Island! After her confirmation ceremony, she agrees to battle Ash in a grand trial. It’s a one-on-one match between Mudsdale and Pikachu, with Kiawe as referee!
 
As a Ground-type Pokémon, Mudsdale is immune to Pikachu’s Electric-type attacks. On top of that, its Ability raises its defense every time it gets hit! Things are looking dire for our hero when Pikachu maneuvers Mudsdale to the edge of the battlefield—where it gets completely soaked by a wave. And since water conducts electricity, Ash and Pikachu win their fourth grand trial with a devastating Z-Move, and Ash gets a new Z-Crystal: Steelium Z!</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashcl}} have assembled at the [[Ruins of Hope]] to witness [[Hapu]]'s [[Island Kahuna]] inauguration ceremony. {{an|Kiawe}} warns everyone to be quiet, and everyone nods in response. He soon becomes infuriated at {{Rotom}} for taking [[Photography|snapshots]] of the ceremony, only to be shushed himself by the girls for shouting. Hapu, wearing a blue dress, kneels at the ruin's altar and begins to dance for {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Fini}}. As Hapu twirls around, Tapu Fini emerges from the nearby water to witness her performance. Hapu soon removes her [[Z-Ring]] from her wrist and pledges her desire to look over [[Poni Island]] and its surrounds. Tapu Fini sprinkles the Z-Ring with some mystical water and causes several water spouts to rise from the ruin's canals to officiate Hapu as the Poni Island Kahuna. Tapu Fini soon leaves the area, and Hapu's attention quickly turns to her [[Island challenge|grand trial]] against Ash.
{{Ash}} and {{ashcl}} have gathered at the [[Ruins of Hope]] to witness [[Hapu]]'s [[Island Kahuna]] inauguration ceremony. As {{an|Kiawe}} warns everyone else to be quiet, he yells at {{Rotom}} for taking [[Photography|snapshots]] of the ceremony, only to be shushed himself by the girls for shouting. Hapu, wearing a blue dress, kneels at the ruin's altar and begins to dance for {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Fini}}. As Hapu twirls around, Tapu Fini emerges from the nearby water to witness her performance. Hapu soon removes her [[Z-Ring]] from her wrist and pledges her desire to look over [[Poni Island]] and its surrounds. Tapu Fini sprinkles the Z-Ring with some mystical water and causes several water spouts to rise from the ruin's canals to officiate Hapu as the Poni Island Kahuna. Tapu Fini soon leaves the area, and Hapu's attention quickly turns to her [[Island challenge|grand trial]] against Ash.
 
Hapu walks everyone over to the [[Poni Breaker Coast]] and points out an ancient battlefield that has begun to emerge from the low tide. Hapu announces that the battlefield will be the site of Ash's grand trial against her and {{p|Mudsdale}}. Ash agrees to the one-on-one conditions before Hapu flies off on her {{p|Golurk}}. While they wait for the tide to recede, Ash and his classmates spend their time at the beach. {{an|Lillie}} and {{an|Mallow}} watch [[Snowy]] and {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Shaymin}} play in the waves. Ash's attention turns to {{AP|Lycanroc}} as it eagerly digs in the sand to reveal something buried, and to Ash's surprise it is his {{AP|Rowlet}}. Suddenly, {{TP|Lana|Brionne}} splashes Ash in the face, and this quickly escalates into a water fight. As Ash steps backwards he accidentally tramples {{AP|Pikachu}}, causing himself, {{an|Lana}} and her Pokémon to receive a powerful electric shock. Meanwhile, Kiawe and {{an|Sophocles}} lay in the shade at they discuss which Pokémon Ash will choose for his grand trial against Hapu.


Hapu walks everyone over to the [[Poni Breaker Coast]] and points out an ancient battlefield that has begun to emerge from the low tide. Hapu announces that the battlefield will be the site of Ash's grand trial against her and {{p|Mudsdale}}. Ash agrees to the one-on-one conditions before Hapu flies off on her {{p|Golurk}}. While they wait for the tide to recede, Ash and his classmates spend their time at the beach. {{an|Lillie}} and {{an|Mallow}} watch [[Snowy]] and {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Shaymin}} play in the waves. Ash's attention turns to {{AP|Lycanroc}} as it eagerly digs in the sand to reveal something buried, and to Ash's surprise it is his {{AP|Rowlet}}. Suddenly, {{TP|Lana|Brionne}} splashes Ash in the face, and this quickly escalates into a water fight. As Ash steps backwards he accidentally tramples {{AP|Pikachu}}, causing himself, {{an|Lana}} and her Pokémon to receive a powerful electric shock. Meanwhile, Kiawe and {{an|Sophocles}} lay in the shade at they discuss which Pokémon Ash will choose for his grand trial battle against Hapu.
[[File:SM109 Ash VS Hapu.png|thumb|left|250px|Ash facing Hapu]]
By nightfall, the ocean is at low tide and the battlefield is now fully exposed. Ash's classmates watch from the grandstand and are surprised by Ash's choice of Pikachu because of the [[type]] disadvantage. Before the grand trial begins, Hapu recites a prayer to Tapu Fini and on her request, Kiawe assumes the role of [[Battle judge|referee]] and calls for the challenge to start. Hapu orders the first move, {{m|High Horsepower}}. Pikachu lands the first strike with a {{m|Quick Attack}}. While Mudsdale is stopped in its tracks, its {{a|Stamina}} [[Ability]] is also triggered, leading to an increase in its {{stat|Defense}}. Pikachu lands another two Quick Attacks, and Mudsdale's defenses continue to rise. Musdale approaches with another High Horsepower, and Pikachu rushes in with Quick Attack. Ash has Pikachu swap to an {{m|Iron Tail}}, but he is sent flying from Mudsdale's {{m|Double Kick}}. Hapu asks Ash about his next move, and Ash replies that he always fights with full power. Ash's determination leads Hapu to step up the grand trial's stakes, ordering Mudsdale to use {{m|Bulldoze}}. Pikachu is knocked back by the seismic wave, which also causes a pillar to fall into the ocean and subsequently splash Ash's friends. Pikachu manages to dodge the follow-up Bulldoze attacks, but the sheer power causes some of the battlefield's surrounding pillars to collapse.
By nightfall, the ocean is at low tide and the battlefield is now fully exposed. Ash's classmates watch from the grandstand and are surprised by Ash's choice of Pikachu because of the [[type]] disadvantage. Before the grand trial begins, Hapu recites a prayer to Tapu Fini and on her request, Kiawe assumes the role of [[Battle judge|referee]] and calls for the challenge to start. Hapu orders the first move, {{m|High Horsepower}}. Pikachu lands the first strike with a {{m|Quick Attack}}. While Mudsdale is stopped in its tracks, its {{a|Stamina}} [[Ability]] is also triggered, leading to an increase in its {{stat|Defense}}. Pikachu lands another two Quick Attacks, and Mudsdale's defenses continue to rise. Musdale approaches with another High Horsepower, and Pikachu rushes in with Quick Attack. Ash has Pikachu swap to an {{m|Iron Tail}}, but he is sent flying from Mudsdale's {{m|Double Kick}}. Hapu asks Ash about his next move, and Ash replies that he always fights with full power. Ash's determination leads Hapu to step up the grand trial's stakes, ordering Mudsdale to use {{m|Bulldoze}}. Pikachu is knocked back by the seismic wave, which also causes a pillar to fall into the ocean and subsequently splash Ash's friends. Pikachu manages to dodge the follow-up Bulldoze attacks, but the sheer power causes some of the battlefield's surrounding pillars to collapse.


Hapu has quickly honed into Ash's evasion technique and begins to perform {{m|Tectonic Rage}}. The powerful [[Z-Move]] causes a giant fissure to split the ground and Pikachu falls as well. Pikachu manages to gain some footing on the debris, but Mudsdale, who is surrounded in an orange light, is on Pikachu's trail. Mudsdale soon catches up to Pikachu and sends him twirling into the air. Hapu's Pokémon emerges from the fissure before it seals shut. Meanwhile, as Pikachu begins his descent to the battlefield, Ash calls for an {{m|Electroweb}} to soften the landing. The electric webbing stretches over the tops of the battlefield's pillars, but the heightened tension of the threads causes Pikachu to bounce off the Electroweb and into the water. Pikachu soon swims back to the trial site unfazed. Ash considers a counterattack strategy as he thinks back to the afternoon, in which Pikachu earlier struck everyone with an electric attack. Ash orders Pikachu to bounce off the pillars with Quick Attack, and he evades Mudsdale's {{m|Stomp}}ing in the process. Ash then calls for Pikachu to stop. Hapu then sees that Pikachu is cornered and orders Mudsdale to use Bulldoze. Pikachu quickly bounds off a nearby pillar, and Mudsdale's attack causes the pillar to collapse. The resulting wake drenches Mudsdale in seawater.
Hapu has quickly honed into Ash's evasion technique and begins to perform {{m|Tectonic Rage}}. The powerful [[Z-Move]] causes a giant fissure to split the ground and Pikachu falls as well. Pikachu manages to gain some footing on the debris, but Mudsdale, who is surrounded in an orange light, is on Pikachu's trail. Mudsdale soon catches up to Pikachu and sends him twirling into the air. Hapu's Pokémon emerges from the fissure before it seals shut. Meanwhile, as Pikachu begins his descent to the battlefield, Ash calls for an {{m|Electroweb}} to soften the landing. The electric webbing stretches over the tops of the battlefield's pillars, but the heightened tension of the threads causes Pikachu to bounce off the Electroweb and into the water. Pikachu soon swims back to the trial site unfazed. Ash considers a counterattack strategy as he thinks back to the afternoon, in which Pikachu earlier struck everyone with an electric attack. Ash orders Pikachu to bounce off the pillars with Quick Attack, and he evades Mudsdale's {{m|Stomp}}ing in the process. Ash then calls for Pikachu to stop. Hapu then sees that Pikachu is cornered and orders Mudsdale to use Bulldoze. Pikachu quickly bounds off a nearby pillar, and Mudsdale's attack causes the pillar to collapse. The resulting wake drenches Mudsdale in seawater.


Pikachu follows up with an Electroweb which ensnares and appears to be causing Mudsdale some pain. Rotom performs some analysis and reports that the seawater on Mudsdale has induced the effects of the move {{m|Soak}}, effectively changing Mudsdale's to a pure {{type|Water}} Pokémon. With Mudsdale now susceptible to electric attacks, Ash has Pikachu perform {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}. The blinding Z-Move leaves Mudsdale unable to {{pkmn|battle}}, and Kiawe declares Ash the winner of the grand trial. Hapu quickly recalls Mudsdale to its [[Poké Ball]] before she commends Ash on his unconventional strategy. She then carries over a chest filled with a complete set of elemental [[Z-Crystal]]s and asks Ash to select only one. Ash asks for Pikachu's opinion, and he goes on to pick the [[Steelium Z]]. Everyone hears singing and soon notice that Tapu Fini is flying overhead. As Ash attempts to thank the island deity he trips over and falls into the ocean. Ash soon emerges from the water with his Steelium Z still in hand.
Pikachu follows up with an Electroweb which ensnares and appears to be causing Mudsdale some pain. Rotom performs some analysis and reports that the seawater on Mudsdale has induced the effects of the move {{m|Soak}}, effectively changing Mudsdale's to a pure {{type|Water}} Pokémon. With Mudsdale now susceptible to electric attacks, Ash has Pikachu perform {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}. The blinding Z-Move leaves Mudsdale unable to {{pkmn|battle}}, and Kiawe declares Ash the winner of the grand trial. Hapu quickly recalls Mudsdale to its {{i|Poké Ball}} before she commends Ash on his unconventional strategy. She then carries over a chest filled with a complete set of elemental [[Z-Crystal]]s and asks Ash to select only one. Ash asks for Pikachu's opinion, and he goes on to pick the [[Steelium Z]]. Everyone hears singing and soon notice that Tapu Fini is flying overhead. As Ash attempts to thank the island deity he trips over and falls into the ocean. Ash soon emerges from the water with his Steelium Z still in hand.


The following morning, {{an|Professor Kukui}} has arrived to pick up his students. The class thanks [[Nurse Joy]] for caring for them, and she reports to Kukui that everyone completed their assignments. As Kukui goes to asks about their topics, each student quickly informs him of their latest ventures while on Poni Island. Kukui is rather impressed by his students' progress. Suddenly, Hapu and her Golurk land in time to see Ash and his classmates leave. She presents them with several Poni {{wp|daikon}} and agrees to battle Ash the next time he visits the island. Hapu and Nurse Joy wave goodbye to the class as they cruise back to [[Melemele Island]]. Inside the ship's cargo hold, several {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Meltan}} have also hopped aboard, unbeknownst to anyone.
The following morning, {{an|Professor Kukui}} has arrived to pick up his students. The class thanks [[Nurse Joy]] for caring for them, and she reports to Kukui that everyone completed their assignments. As Kukui goes to asks about their topics, each student quickly informs him of their latest ventures while on Poni Island. Kukui is rather impressed by his students' progress. Suddenly, Hapu and her Golurk land in time to see Ash and his classmates leave. She presents them with several Poni radishes and agrees to battle Ash the next time he visits the island. Hapu and Nurse Joy wave goodbye to the class as they cruise back to [[Melemele Island]]. Inside the ship's cargo hold, several {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Meltan}} have also hopped aboard, unbeknownst to anyone.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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[[Who's That Pokémon?]]:<!--{{p|Pokémon}} ''(US and international)'',--> {{p|Brionne}} ''(Japan)''
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Shaymin}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Brionne}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ({{an|Rotom Pokédex}})
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** Choices: {{AP|Lycanroc}}, {{AP|Torracat}}, {{AP|Rowlet}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}
** Choices: {{AP|Lycanroc}}, {{AP|Torracat}}, {{AP|Rowlet}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}
** Answer: Pikachu
** Answer: Pikachu
* The English dub was released on [[Google Play]] on June 1, 2019, on the [[iTunes Store]] on June 2, 2019, and on [[Amazon Video]] on June 3, 2019, 21, 20, and 19 days before the episode aired in {{pmin|the United States}}, respectively.
* The [[Your Adventure|opening animation]] is updated to include {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Shaymin}}.
* The [[Your Adventure|opening animation]] is updated to include {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Shaymin}}.
* {{an|Professor Kukui}}, the [[Caddie Expert]], {{AP|Pikachu}}, and Ash narrate the preview for the [[SM110|next episode]].
* {{an|Professor Kukui}}, the [[Caddie Expert]], {{AP|Pikachu}}, and Ash all narrate the preview for the [[SM110|next episode]].
* The original preview for this episode included {{Rotom}} next to {{an|Kiawe}} during the shot where Kiawe tells Ash to do his best, but in the episode proper, Rotom is not seen in said shot.
* The original preview for this episode included {{Rotom}} next to {{an|Kiawe}} during the shot where Kiawe tells Ash to do his best, but in the episode proper, Rotom is not seen in said shot.
* This episode's English dub title is similar to ''[[XY060|A Showcase Debut!]]'' and ''[[XY101|A Dancing Debut!]]''.
* The method Ash uses to defeat {{p|Mudsdale}} (covering it in water, making it susceptible to Pikachu's {{type|Electric}} attacks) is similar to the method he used to defeat {{an|Brock}} in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''. However, in that episode, it happened by accident, whereas Ash does it on purpose on this occasion.
* The method Ash uses to defeat {{p|Mudsdale}} (covering it in water, making it susceptible to Pikachu's {{type|Electric}} attacks) is similar to the method he used to defeat {{an|Brock}} in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''. However, in that episode, it happened by accident, whereas Ash does it on purpose on this occasion.
** It is also similar to the method Ash used to damage [[Pryce's Piloswine]] with Electric-type [[move]]s in ''[[EP238|Nice Pryce, Baby!]]''.
** It is also similar to the method Ash used to damage [[Pryce's Piloswine]] with Electric-type [[move]]s in ''[[EP238|Nice Pryce, Baby!]]''.
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===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* The kanji for "grand trial" used in the Japanese VS screen was changed to "VS".


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|ko={{tt|섬의 여왕 탄생! 지우의 큰 시련!!|The Birth of an Island Kahuna! Ash's Grand Trial!!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Uma grande estreia!|A grand debut!}}
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A Grand Debut!
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SM109   EP1048
しまクイーン誕生！サトシの大試練！！
The Birth of an Island Queen! Satoshi's Grand Trial!!
First broadcast
Japan February 17, 2019
United States June 1, 2019*
June 2, 2019*
June 3, 2019*
June 22, 2019*
English themes
Opening The Challenge of Life
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening キミの冒険
Ending 心のノート
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 藤咲淳一 Jun'ichi Fujisaku
Storyboard 毛利和昭 Kazuaki Mōri
Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe
Animation director 直井由紀 Yuki Naoi
No additional credits are available at this time.

A Grand Debut! (Japanese: しまクイーン誕生！サトシの大試練！！ The Birth of an Island Queen! Satoshi's Grand Trial!!) is the 109th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,048th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 17, 2019 and in the United States on June 22, 2019.

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Blurb

Hapu is the new kahuna of Poni Island! After her confirmation ceremony, she agrees to battle Ash in a grand trial. It’s a one-on-one match between Mudsdale and Pikachu, with Kiawe as referee!

As a Ground-type Pokémon, Mudsdale is immune to Pikachu’s Electric-type attacks. On top of that, its Ability raises its defense every time it gets hit! Things are looking dire for our hero when Pikachu maneuvers Mudsdale to the edge of the battlefield—where it gets completely soaked by a wave. And since water conducts electricity, Ash and Pikachu win their fourth grand trial with a devastating Z-Move, and Ash gets a new Z-Crystal: Steelium Z!

Plot

Ash and his classmates have gathered at the Ruins of Hope to witness Hapu's Island Kahuna inauguration ceremony. As Kiawe warns everyone else to be quiet, he yells at Rotom for taking snapshots of the ceremony, only to be shushed himself by the girls for shouting. Hapu, wearing a blue dress, kneels at the ruin's altar and begins to dance for Tapu Fini. As Hapu twirls around, Tapu Fini emerges from the nearby water to witness her performance. Hapu soon removes her Z-Ring from her wrist and pledges her desire to look over Poni Island and its surrounds. Tapu Fini sprinkles the Z-Ring with some mystical water and causes several water spouts to rise from the ruin's canals to officiate Hapu as the Poni Island Kahuna. Tapu Fini soon leaves the area, and Hapu's attention quickly turns to her grand trial against Ash.

Hapu walks everyone over to the Poni Breaker Coast and points out an ancient battlefield that has begun to emerge from the low tide. Hapu announces that the battlefield will be the site of Ash's grand trial against her and Mudsdale. Ash agrees to the one-on-one conditions before Hapu flies off on her Golurk. While they wait for the tide to recede, Ash and his classmates spend their time at the beach. Lillie and Mallow watch Snowy and Shaymin play in the waves. Ash's attention turns to Lycanroc as it eagerly digs in the sand to reveal something buried, and to Ash's surprise it is his Rowlet. Suddenly, Brionne splashes Ash in the face, and this quickly escalates into a water fight. As Ash steps backwards he accidentally tramples Pikachu, causing himself, Lana and her Pokémon to receive a powerful electric shock. Meanwhile, Kiawe and Sophocles lay in the shade at they discuss which Pokémon Ash will choose for his grand trial battle against Hapu.

Ash facing Hapu

By nightfall, the ocean is at low tide and the battlefield is now fully exposed. Ash's classmates watch from the grandstand and are surprised by Ash's choice of Pikachu because of the type disadvantage. Before the grand trial begins, Hapu recites a prayer to Tapu Fini and on her request, Kiawe assumes the role of referee and calls for the challenge to start. Hapu orders the first move, High Horsepower. Pikachu lands the first strike with a Quick Attack. While Mudsdale is stopped in its tracks, its Stamina Ability is also triggered, leading to an increase in its Defense. Pikachu lands another two Quick Attacks, and Mudsdale's defenses continue to rise. Musdale approaches with another High Horsepower, and Pikachu rushes in with Quick Attack. Ash has Pikachu swap to an Iron Tail, but he is sent flying from Mudsdale's Double Kick. Hapu asks Ash about his next move, and Ash replies that he always fights with full power. Ash's determination leads Hapu to step up the grand trial's stakes, ordering Mudsdale to use Bulldoze. Pikachu is knocked back by the seismic wave, which also causes a pillar to fall into the ocean and subsequently splash Ash's friends. Pikachu manages to dodge the follow-up Bulldoze attacks, but the sheer power causes some of the battlefield's surrounding pillars to collapse.

Hapu has quickly honed into Ash's evasion technique and begins to perform Tectonic Rage. The powerful Z-Move causes a giant fissure to split the ground and Pikachu falls as well. Pikachu manages to gain some footing on the debris, but Mudsdale, who is surrounded in an orange light, is on Pikachu's trail. Mudsdale soon catches up to Pikachu and sends him twirling into the air. Hapu's Pokémon emerges from the fissure before it seals shut. Meanwhile, as Pikachu begins his descent to the battlefield, Ash calls for an Electroweb to soften the landing. The electric webbing stretches over the tops of the battlefield's pillars, but the heightened tension of the threads causes Pikachu to bounce off the Electroweb and into the water. Pikachu soon swims back to the trial site unfazed. Ash considers a counterattack strategy as he thinks back to the afternoon, in which Pikachu earlier struck everyone with an electric attack. Ash orders Pikachu to bounce off the pillars with Quick Attack, and he evades Mudsdale's Stomping in the process. Ash then calls for Pikachu to stop. Hapu then sees that Pikachu is cornered and orders Mudsdale to use Bulldoze. Pikachu quickly bounds off a nearby pillar, and Mudsdale's attack causes the pillar to collapse. The resulting wake drenches Mudsdale in seawater.

Pikachu follows up with an Electroweb which ensnares and appears to be causing Mudsdale some pain. Rotom performs some analysis and reports that the seawater on Mudsdale has induced the effects of the move Soak, effectively changing Mudsdale's to a pure Water-type Pokémon. With Mudsdale now susceptible to electric attacks, Ash has Pikachu perform Gigavolt Havoc. The blinding Z-Move leaves Mudsdale unable to battle, and Kiawe declares Ash the winner of the grand trial. Hapu quickly recalls Mudsdale to its Poké Ball before she commends Ash on his unconventional strategy. She then carries over a chest filled with a complete set of elemental Z-Crystals and asks Ash to select only one. Ash asks for Pikachu's opinion, and he goes on to pick the Steelium Z. Everyone hears singing and soon notice that Tapu Fini is flying overhead. As Ash attempts to thank the island deity he trips over and falls into the ocean. Ash soon emerges from the water with his Steelium Z still in hand.

The following morning, Professor Kukui has arrived to pick up his students. The class thanks Nurse Joy for caring for them, and she reports to Kukui that everyone completed their assignments. As Kukui goes to asks about their topics, each student quickly informs him of their latest ventures while on Poni Island. Kukui is rather impressed by his students' progress. Suddenly, Hapu and her Golurk land in time to see Ash and his classmates leave. She presents them with several Poni radishes and agrees to battle Ash the next time he visits the island. Hapu and Nurse Joy wave goodbye to the class as they cruise back to Melemele Island. Inside the ship's cargo hold, several Meltan have also hopped aboard, unbeknownst to anyone.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Shaymin (US and international), Brionne (Japan)

Trivia

Errors

  • After Kiawe is initially shown in his usual swim shorts, his shorts change color to look like the usual shorts that he wears.

Dub edits

  • The kanji for "grand trial" used in the Japanese VS screen was changed to "VS".

In other languages



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