S22

Ash has completed three of his four grand trials in the Alola region, and more adventures await as he and his classmates acquire new Z-Crystals, make new Pokémon friends, and learn how to Mantine Surf! In their role as Ultra Guardians, the Pokémon School students take on an important mission to protect Wela Volcano. Ash meets a new rival, Hau, whose Dartrix offers Rowlet quite a challenge. Even Rotom Dex gets an adventure of its own when our heroes visit the set of its favorite TV show! And Professor Kukui's dream of starting a Pokémon League in Alola just might be getting closer to reality...

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

Poster for the season

• Ash and his classmates go on their sixth Ultra Guardians mission. (SM095)
• Jessie tries and fails to catch a Stufful that starts to follow her around. Bewear is revealed to be Stufful's mother. (SM096)
• Ash meets Hau for the first time. (SM097)
• Ash and Pikachu are transported to the Ultra Ruin, where they help Dia stop the Guzzlord by sending it through an Ultra Wormhole before returning to Alola. (SM100 - SM101)
• Misty and Brock travel to Alola to visit Ash and his classmates, as a surprise organized by Lana. (SM102 - SM103)
• Ash and his classmates travel to Poni Island. (SM104 - SM109)
  • Ash learns that Poni Island doesn't currently have an Island Kahuna, as the previous one retired due to ill health, so he decides to find and battle Tapu Fini for his grand trial instead. (SM104)
  • Ash and his classmates meet Hapu for the first time, learning that Hapu is the granddaughter of the Island's second-most recent Kahuna, Sofu. (SM104)
  • Ash meets Plumeria, the Admin of Team Skull, for the first time. (SM104)
  • Gladion reveals that his father disappeared through an Ultra Wormhole. (SM105)
  • Lana receives a Primarium Z from Ida. (SM106)
  • Tapu Fini accepts Hapu as the new Kahuna of Poni Island. (SM108)
  • Mallow befriends a wild Shaymin, who agrees to stay with her until it has to fly away. (SM108)
  • Lillie and Gladion learn that their father is still alive somewhere, and Gladion leaves to inform Lusamine. (SM108)
  • Hapu officially becomes the new Island Kahuna of Poni Island. (SM109)
• Hapu offers Ash a type-specific Z-Crystal of his choice as his prize. Pikachu picks the Steelium Z. (SM109)
• Ash and his classmates reunite with Professor Kukui and return to Melemele Island. (SM109)
• Ash and his classmates meet Kahili for the first time. (SM110)
• Ash, his classmates, and Team Rocket encounter a group of wild Meltan. (SM111)
• Ash and his classmates go on their seventh Ultra Guardians mission, catching a Pheromosa and releasing it back into Ultra Space. (SM114)
• Professor Kukui officially announces the first-ever Alola League, whose winner will become Alola's first-ever Champion. The League Conference is revealed to be held at a yet-to-be-completed stadium near Aether Paradise. (SM115)
• Ash, his classmates, and Team Rocket meet the Team Skull Boss Guzma and Plumeria for the first time. (SM115)
• The Aether Foundation begins to search for Mohn. (SM116)
• Sophocles participates in a Vikavolt race and wins, earning a Buginium Z as a reward. He also receives a Z-Ring from Hapu. (SM119)
• Mallow receives an old Z-Ring from Oranguru, which Olivia cleans up and repairs before giving it back to her. (SM121)
• The wild Meltan are revealed to be multiplying. (SM124)
• Ash and his classmates go on their eighth Ultra Guardians mission, and attempt to catch a Kartana, but fail as it slices the Beast Ball to pieces. Kartana opens itself its own Ultra Wormhole, allowing it to return home. (SM124)
• Ash receives a Firium Z from a Totem Trevenant. (SM125)
• Professor Kukui reveals that the winner of the Alola League will face the Masked Royal in an exhibition battle. (SM127)
• Ash, his classmates, Jessie, James, Samson Oak, Gladion, Ilima, Guzma, Plumeria, and Hau all enter the Manalo Conference. (SM128)
• The Manalo Conference takes place, beginning with 151 competitors. (SM129 - SM144)
  • Ash, his classmates, Jessie, James, Gladion, Hau, Faba, Ilima, Acerola, Mina, Guzma, and Samson Oak make it through the Battle Royal preliminary round. (SM129)
  • Ash, Guzma, Hau, Lana, Sophocles, James, Kiawe, and Gladion defeat Faba, Ilima, Samson Oak, Mallow, Mina, Jessie, Acerola, and Lillie, respectively, and advance to the second round. (SM130 - SM131)
  • Gladion, Ash, Kiawe, and Guzma defeat James, Hau, Sophocles, and Lana, respectively, and advance to the semifinals. (SM132 - SM134)
  • Ash's Meltan starts calling for its fellow Meltan to meet up with it. (SM133)
  • Gladion and Ash defeat Kiawe and Guzma, respectively, and advance to the finals. (SM135 - SM137)
  • Professor Oak, Delia, Mimey, and the wild Meltan arrive at Manalo Stadium. (SM138)
  • Ash defeats Gladion, winning the Manalo Conference and becoming the first Champion of Alola. (SM139)
  • A Guzzlord and two Shiny Guzzlord appears from three Ultra Wormholes, interrupting the awards ceremony. They are defeated and sent back to Ultra Space. (SM139 - SM140)
  • Professor Kukui's identity as the Masked Royal becomes public knowledge. (SM140)
  • Ash defeats Professor Kukui and Tapu Koko in the exhibition match. (SM141 - SM144)
• The group parts ways, with Ash returning to Pallet Town to begin traveling around the world, Rotom staying to work at Aether Paradise, Lillie, Gladion, and Lusamine leaving Alola to search for Mohn, Sophocles and Molayne heading to Mossdeep City to visit the Mossdeep Space Center, Lana and her father leaving for the ocean survey to find Manaphy, and Mallow and Kiawe remaining in the Alola region. (SM146)
• Shaymin turns into its Sky Forme by touching Gracidea flowers brought by Ulu, and leaves Mallow. (SM146)
• Professor Burnet is revealed to be pregnant. (SM146)

• With 54 episodes, this is the longest dub season under the television definition or the third longest under the digital release and home video definitions.
• This is the last season to air on Disney XD in the United States, as well as the last to air on traditional television.
  • This is also the last season to be dubbed by DuArt Media Services.
• This is the only season that Ash uses a Mythical Pokémon or an Ultra Beast in a Pokémon League.

• Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends page at Pokémon.com

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