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Official Description

What starts as a summer vacation in the tropical Alola region turns into the next exciting chapter in Ash Ketchum’s quest to become a Pokémon Master! There’s plenty for Ash and Pikachu to explore in this sunny new region, with exciting new Pokémon to discover and interesting people to learn from along the way—including the cool Professor Kukui and the fun-loving Samson Oak. More new faces will help guide Ash’s Alolan adventure, in the form of a group of skilled Trainers—Kiawe, Lana, Mallow, and Sophocles—and a mysterious research assistant called Lillie. Frequent foes Team Rocket have also made the trip to Alola, looking to swipe some high-powered new Pokémon. But they have some heavy competition on the villainy front: the ruffians of Team Skull, who delight in causing chaos and may have more sinister intentions…

Episode List

Picture	Episode # (Season)	Episode # (Overall)	Episode name (Intl / Japan)	Air dates (Intl / Japan)	Synopsis
	1	E# 936 J# 942	"Alola to New Adventure!" "Arōra! Hajimete no shima, hajimete no Pokemon-tachi!!" (アローラ! はじめての島、はじめてのポケモンたち!!) (Alola! New Islands, New Pokémon!!)	May 12, 2017 November 17, 2016
	2	E# 937 J# 943	"The Guardian's Challenge!" "Mamorigami Kapu Kokeko tōjō! Chōsen, ore-tachi no Z-waza!!" (守り神カプ・コケコ登場! 挑戦、オレたちのZワザ!!) (Enter the Guardian Deity Kapu-Kokeko! Let Us Attempt to Master Our Z-Move!!)	May 12, 2017 November 17, 2016
	3	E# 938 J# 944	"Loading the Dex!" "Yorotoshiku, boku, Rotomu Zukan roto" (よロトしく、ボク、ロトム図鑑ロト!) (Good Rotomorning, I Am the Rotom Zukan Roto!)	May 13, 2017 November 24, 2016
	4	E# 939 J# 945	"First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-style!" "Mokurō tōjō! Arōra de Pokemon getto da ze" (モクロー登場! アローラでポケモンゲットだぜ!!) (Enter Mokuroh! I Got a Pokémon in Alola!!)	May 14, 2017 November 24, 2016
	5	E# 940 J# 946	"Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!" "Ashimari, ganbarūn!" (シマリ、がんバルーン!) (Ashimari, Do Your Balloonest!)	May 15, 2017 December 1, 2016
	6	E# 941 J# 947	"A Shocking Grocery Run!" "Biribiri chikuchiku Togedemaru!" (びりびりちくちくトゲデマル!) (Zing Zap Togedemaru!)	May 16, 2017 December 8, 2016
	7	E# 942 J# 948	"That's Why the Litten Is a Scamp!" "Ichiba no fūraibō Nyabī!" (市場の風来坊ニャビー!) (Nyabby, The Marketplace Wanderer!)	May 17, 2017 December 15, 2016
	8	E# 943 J# 949	"Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!"  "Tamago-gakari wa dāre da?" (タマゴ係はだ～れだ?) (Who's in Charge of the Egg?)	May 18, 2017 December 22, 2016
	9	E# 944 J# 950	"To Top a Totem" "Nushi Pokemon wa Dekagūsu!" (ぬしポケモンはデカグース!) (The Leader Pokémon Is Dekagoos!)	May 19, 2017 January 5, 2017
	10	E# 945 J# 951	"Trial and Tribulation!" "Deru ka Z-waza! Daishiren e no chōsen!!" (出るかZワザ! 大試練への挑戦!!) (Will the Z-Move Work?! Challenging the Grand Trial!!)	May 20, 2017 January 12, 2017
	11	E# 946 J# 952	"Young Kiawe Had a Farm!" "Satoshi, kaki n chi ni iku!" (サトシ、カキんちに行く!) (Satoshi Visits Kaki!)	May 27, 2017 January 19, 2017
	12	E# 947 J# 953	"The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!" "Kagai jugyō wa Hidoide!?" (課外授業はヒドイデ!?) (The Extracurricular Lesson is on Hidoide?!)	June 3, 2017 January 26, 2017
	13	E# 948 J# 954	"Racing to a Big Event!" "Arōra Pankēki dai rēsu!" (アローラパンケーキ大レース!) (The Great Alola Pancake Race!)	June 10, 2017 February 2, 2017
	14	E# 949 J# 955	"Getting to Know You!" "Yūki no kesshō, Rīrie to Rokon!" (勇気の結晶、リーリエとロコン!) (The Fruit of Courage: Lilie and Rokon!)	June 17, 2017 February 9, 2017
	15	E# 950 J# 956	"Rocking Clawmark Hill!" "Tsumeato no oka, Iwanko to Rugarugan!!" (爪あとの丘、イワンコとルガルガン!!) (Scratchmark Hill, Iwanko and Lugarugan!!)	June 24, 2017 February 23, 2017
	16	E# 951 J# 957	"They Might Not Be Giants!" "Chīsana san-biki, ōkina bōken!!" (小さな三匹、大きな冒険!!) (Three Little Pokémon, One Big Adventure!!)	July 1, 2017 March 2, 2017
	17	E# 952 J# 958	"Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!" "Arōra tantei rotomu! Kieta kurisutaru no nazo!!" (アローラ探偵ロトム! 消えたクリスタルの謎!!) (Alola Detective Rotom! The Mystery of the Lost Crystal!!)	July 1, 2017 March 9, 2017
	18	E# 953 J# 959	"A Seasoned Search!" "Maji~i!? Mao no o ryōri dai sakusen!!" (マジィ!?マオのお料理大作戦!!) (Really? Mao's Great Culinary Plan!)	July 1, 2017 March 16, 2017 July 1,
	19	E# 954 J# 960	"A Guardian Rematch!" "Dengeki mō tokkun! Kapu Kokeko to no saisen!!" (電撃猛特訓!カプ・コケコとの再戦!!) (Intense Electric Shock Training! A Rematch with Kapu-Kokeko!!)	July 1, 2017 March 23, 2017
	20	E# 955 J# 961	"Partner Promises!" "Satoshi to Pikachū, futari no yakusoku" (サトシとピカチュウ、二人の約束) (The Promise Between Satoshi and Pikachu)	July 1, 2017 April 6, 2017
	21	E# 956 J# 962	"One Journey Ends, Another Begins..." "Nyabī, tabidachi no toki!" (ニャビー、旅立ちの時!) (It's Time for Nyabby to Move On)	July 1, 2017 April 6, 2017
	22	E# 957 J# 963	"A Shivering Shovel Search!" "Sukoppu ni yōchūi!!!" (スコップに要注意!!!)  (Beware of Shovels!!!)	July 8, 2017 April 13, 2017
	23	E# 958 J# 964	"Getting the Band Back Together!" "Shōgeki! Dagutorio kaisan?!" (衝撃! ダグトリオ解散!?) (Shocking! A Dugtrio Split-Up?!)	July 15, 2017 April 20, 2017
	24	E# 959 J# 965	"Alolan Open House!" "Arōra! Hajimete no jugyō sankan!!" (アローラ! はじめての授業参観!!) (Alola! The First Visitors Day!!)	July 22, 2017 April 27, 2017
	25	E# 960 J# 966	"A Team-on-Team Tussle!" "Kurisutaru sōdatsu-sen! Roketto-dan tai Sukaru-dan!!" (クリスタル争奪戦! ロケット団対スカル団!!) (The Battle for the Crystal! Rocket-Dan VS Skull-Dan!!)	July 29, 2017 May 4, 2017
	26	E# 961 J# 967	"So Long, Sophocles!" "Sayonara Māmane!" (さよならマーマネ!) (Goodbye, Māmane!)	August 5, 2017 May 11, 2017
	27	E# 962 J# 968	"A Glaring Rivalry!" "Ide yo! Akaki manazashi Rugarugan!!" (出でよ! 紅き眼差しルガルガン!!) (Come Forth! The Crimson Glare of Lugarugan!!)	August 19, 2017 May 18, 2017
	28	E# 963 J# 969	"Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!" "Nettō Pokebēsu! Nerae gyakuten hōmuran!!" (熱闘ポケベース! ねらえ逆転ホームラン!!) (The Fierce Pokébase Match! Go for a Tide-Turning Home Run!!)	August 26, 2017 May 25, 2017
	29	E# 964 J# 970	"Lulled to La-La Land!" "Nemashu no mori de anata mo nemashu?" (ネマシュの森であな たも寝ましゅ?) (Are You Going to Sleep in the Nemashu Forest Too?)	September 2, 2017 June 8, 2017
	30	E# 965 J# 971	"The Ol' Raise and Switch!" "Rīrie, Pikachū o kawaigatte agete ne" (リーリエ、ピカチュウをかわいがってあげてね) (Lilie, Take Good Care of Pikachu)	September 9, 2017 June 15, 2017
	31	E# 966 J# 972	"The Island Whisperer!" "Raichi tōjō! Naitewaratte, shima kuīn!!" (ライチ登場! 泣いて笑って、島クイーン!!) (Lychee Appears! Laugh and Cry, Island Queen!!)	September 16, 2017 June 22, 2017
	32	E# 967 J# 973	"Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!" "Otakara hakken! Mūrando sāchi!!" (お宝発見! ムーランドサーチ!!) (Finding the Treasure! Mooland Searching!!)	September 23, 2017 June 29, 2017
	33	E# 968 J# 974	"Big Sky, Small Fry!" "Yowashi tsuyoshi, ike no nushi!" (ヨワシ強し、池のぬし!) (The Mighty Yowashi, Totem of the Lake!)	September 30, 2017 July 6, 2017
	34	E# 969 J# 975	"A Crowning Moment of Truth!" "Honō no batoru! Garagara arawaru!!" (炎のバトル! ガラガラあらわる!!) (A Fiery Battle! Garagara Appears!!)	October 7, 2017 July 20, 2017
	35	E# 970 J# 976	"Currying Favor and Flavor!" "Karē-na batoru! Rarantesu no mai!!" (カレーなバトル! ラランテスの舞!!) (Curry-ficent Battle! The Lalantes Dance!!)	October 14, 2017 July 27, 2017
	36	E# 971 J# 977	"Trials and Determinations!" "Raichi no dai shiren! Ichiban hādona Pokemon shōbu!!" (ライチの大試練! 一番ハードなポケモン勝負!!) (Lychee's Grand Trial! The Hardest Pokémon Match!!)	October 21, 2017 August 3, 2017
	37	E# 972 J# 978	"Rising from the Ruins!" "Iwanko to inochi no iseki no mamorigami!" (イワンコといのちの遺跡の守り神!) (Iwanko and the Guardian Deity of the Ruins of Life!)	October 28, 2017 August 10, 2017
	38	E# 973 J# 979	"Mimikyu Unmasked!" "Mimikkyu no bake no kawa" (ミミッキュのばけのかわ!) (Mimikkyu's Disguise!)	November 4, 2017 August 17, 2017
	39	E# 974 J# 980	"Mallow and the Forest Teacher!" "Iede no Mao to Yareyūtan" (家出のマオとヤレユータン!) (Mao's Runaway from Home and Yareyuutan!)	November 11, 2017 August 24, 2017
	40	E# 975 J# 981	"Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!" "Ashimari, Oshamari, ikari no Dadarin!" (アシマリ、オシャマリ、いかりのダダリン!) (Ashimari, Osyamari, and the Anch-gry Dadarin!)	November 18, 2017 August 31, 2017
	41	E# 976 J# 982	"Mounting an Electrifying Charge!" "Dasshu! Dendimushi" (ダッシュ! デンヂムシ) (Dash! Dendimushi)	November 25, 2017 September 7, 2017
	42	E# 977 J# 983	"Alola, Kanto!" "Kantō de Arōra! Takeshi to Kasumi!!" (カントーでアローラ! タケシとカスミ!!) (Kanto, Alola! Takeshi and Kasumi!!)	November 25, 2017 September 14, 2017
	43	E# 978 J# 984	_ "Jimu batoru! Z-Waza tai Mega Shinka!!" (ジムバトル! Zワザ対メガシンカ!!) (Gym Battle! Z-Move VS Mega Evolution!!)	_ September 21, 2017
	44	E# 979 J# 985	_ "Satoshi to Hoshigumo! Fushigina deai!!" (サトシとほしぐも! 不思議な出会い!!) (Satoshi and Hoshigumo! Strange Meetings! !)	_ October 5, 2017
	45	E# 980 J# 986	_ "Hoshigumo panikku! Terepōto wa totsuzen ni!!" (ほしぐもパニック! テレポートは突然に!!) (Hoshigumo Panic! A Sudden Teleport!!)	_ October 12, 2017
	46	E# 981 J# 987	_ "Henshin Metamon, sagasundamon!" (変身メタモン、探すんだモン!) (The Shapeshifting Metamon, Find that 'Mon!)	_ October 19, 2017
	47	E# 982 J# 988	_ "Gurajio to Shiruvadi! imashime no kamen!!" (グラジオとシルヴァディ! 戒めの仮面!!) (Glazio and Silvady! The Mask of Punishment!!)	_ October 26, 2017
	48	E# 983 J# 989	_ "Zenryoku Pozu deo tomarikai!" (ゼンリョクポーズでお泊まり会！) (Full-Force Pose Sleepover!)	_ November 2, 2017
	49	E# 984 J# 990	_ "Rīrie to Shiruvadi yomi ga eru kioku!" (ゼンリョクポーズでお泊まり会！) (Lilie and Silvady, the Resurrected Memory!)	_ November 9, 2017

Ash's Travelling Companions

Key Events & Gym Battles

Events of note



Gym battles

Pokemon: Captures, Changes, Encounters & Evolutions

New Pokemon captured by Ash & Other Characters


Pokemon released back into the wild
There were a number of occasions where either Ash or another character released a captured Pokémon back into the wild for one reason or another


Evolution
We see the following Pokémon evolutions take place during this season

TV Broadcasts & Original Airing Dates

Trivia & Facts

DVD & Blu-Ray / Streaming