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Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures
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Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures international logo.
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 49 (Japan)
48 (U.S.A.)
Release
Original network TV Tokyo
Original release October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) – October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)

The twenty-first season of the Pokémon animated series is known as Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon (ポケットモンスター サン&ムーン, Poketto Monsutā: San & Mūn) in Japan and internationally as Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures. This season follows the continuing adventures of Ash and his classmates at the Pokémon school in the Alola region.

The season originally aired in Japan from October 5, 2017 to October 14, 2018 on TV Tokyo and in the United States from March 24, 2018 to February 23, 2019 on Disney XD. The series is also available to stream on Netflix.

The Japanese opening songs are  "Alola!!" (アローラ!!, Arōra!!) by Rika Matsumoto with Ikue Otani, "Future Connection" (未来コネクション, Mirai Konekushon) by ЯeaL and "Your Adventure" (キミの冒険, Kimi no Bōken) by Taiiku Okazaki. The ending songs are "Pose" (ポ-ズ, Pōzu), "Twerp, Twerpette" (ジャリボーイ・ジャリガール, Jari-bōi, Jari-gāru) by Taiiku Okazaki and "Breath" (ブレス, Buresu). The English opening song is “Under the Alolan Moon” by composer Ed Goldfarb, featuring Haven Paschall and Ben Dixon. Its instrumental version did serve as the end credit song.

Episodes

J# E# English title
Japanese title
Original air date English air date
985 979 "A Dream Encounter!" (Satoshi and Hoshigumo! Strange Meetings!!) October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) March 24, 2018
986 980 "Now You See Them, Now You Don't!" (Hoshigumo Panic! A Sudden Teleport!!) October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12) March 25, 2018
987 981 "Deceiving Appearances!" (The Shapeshifting Metamon, Find that 'Mon!) October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19) March 26, 2018
988 982 "A Masked Warning!" (Glazio and Silvady! The Mask of Punishment!!) October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26) March 27, 2018
989 983 "Night of a Thousand Poses!" (Full-Force Pose Sleepover!) November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02) March 28, 2018
990 984 "Mission: Total Recall!" (Lilie and Silvady, the Resurrected Memory!) November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09) March 29, 2018
991 985 "Faba's Revenge!" (Sauboh's Counterattack! The Kidnapped Hoshigumo!!) November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16) March 30, 2018
992 986 "Family Determination!" (Effortful Lilie! A Determined Runaway Act!) November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23) March 31, 2018
993 987 "Revealing the Stuff of Legend!" (The Altar of the Sun! Solgaleo Descends!!) November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) April 7, 2018
994 988 "Rescuing the Unwilling!" (Hurry Up! Operation: Rescue Lusamine!!) December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07) April 14, 2018
995 989 "10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!" (Shine, Z-Power Ring! Super Full-Force 10,000,000 Volts!!) December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14) April 21, 2018
996 990 "The Professors' New Adventure!" (Thank You, Solgaleo! You are Our Hoshigumo!!) December 21, 2017 (2017-12-21) April 28, 2018
997 991 "Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!" (The Strong Sleeper, Nekkoala's Secret!) December 28, 2017 (2017-12-28) May 5, 2018
998 992 "The Dex Can't Help It!" (Rotom, Can't Stop the Form Change!) January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11) May 12, 2018
999 993 "Fighting Back The Tears!" (Don't Cry, Hidoide!) January 18, 2018 (2018-01-18) May 19, 2018
1000 994 "Tasting the Bitter With The Sweet!" (Mao and Suiren: Bittersweet Memories!) January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) July 2, 2018
1001 995 "Getting A Jump On The Competition!" (Lilie is Soaring Through The Air! The PokéSled Jump Tournament!) February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01) July 9, 2018
1002 996 "A Mission of Ultra Urgency!" (Set Off! You Are Our Ultra Guardians!) February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08) July 16, 2018
1003 997 "Acting True to Form!" (The Evil Nyarth is an Alolan Nyarth!?) February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15) July 23, 2018
1004 998 "Pushing the Fiery Envelope!" (Blaze, Nyabby! Overthrow Gaogaen!!) February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22) July 30, 2018
1005 TBA "Satoshi and Nagetukesaru! A Touchdown of Friendship!!" March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01) Unaired
1006 999 "Turning Heads and Training Hard!" (Ilima and Eievui Make Their Entrance!!) March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08) August 6, 2018
1007 1000 "Smashing with Sketch!" (Smash with Sketch! The Fierce Poké-Ping Pong!!) March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15) August 13, 2018
1008 1001 "Love at First Twirl!" (The Lover of Light! Bevenom Spins Round and Round!!) March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22) August 25, 2018
1009 1002 "Real Life... Inquire Within!" (Work Experience! 24-Hour Pokémon Center!!) April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05) September 1, 2018
1010 1003 "Rise and Shine, Starship!" (The Shining Starship Tekkaguya!) April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12) September 8, 2018
1011 1004 "The Young Flame Strikes Back!" (Protect the Ranch! The Blue Flame's Counterattack!!) April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19) September 15, 2018
1012 1005 "Dewpider Ascending!" (Shizukumo, Get Suiren!) April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) September 22, 2018
1013 1006 "Sours for the Sweet!" (Ta-ta-ta-dah! Fire it Up, Mao's Family!!) April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) September 29, 2018
1014 1007 "Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?" (Rocket-dan's Island-Visiting!? Get the Z-Ring!!) May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) October 6, 2018
1015 1008 "Tough Guy Trials!!!" (The Super Mean Old Man is an Island King!?) May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10) October 13, 2018
1016 1009 "Some Kind of Laziness!!" (Kapu-Bulul! Intense Lazy Training!!) May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17) October 20, 2018
1017 1010 "A Battle Hand-Off!" (Super Decisive Battle! Pikachu VS Mimikkyu!!) May 24, 2018 (2018-05-24) October 27, 2018
1018 1011 "Guiding an Awakening!" (Kuchinashi's Grand Trial! Lugarugan Awakens!!) May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31) November 3, 2018
1019 1012 "Twirling with a Bang!" (Ultra Beast Clash! The Great Rumble Crash Operation!!) June 7, 2018 (2018-06-07) November 10, 2018
1020 1013 "Showering the World with Love!" (Minior and Poipole, the Promise that Disappeared into the Starry Sky!) June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) November 17, 2018
1021 1014 "Not Caving Under Pressure!" (Sandshrew's Storm! Ice Cave Double Battle!!) June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28) November 24, 2018
1022 1015 "A Young Royal Flame Ignites!" (Alola's Young Fire! The Birth of Royal Satoshi!!) July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) December 1, 2018
1023 1016 "All They Want To Do Is Dance Dance!" (Dance Dance in Evolution?) July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19) December 8, 2018
1024 1017 "Dummy, You Shrunk The Kids!" (Satoshi, Becomes Small) July 26, 2018 (2018-07-26) December 15, 2018
1025 1018 "The Shape Of Love To Come!" (The Shape of Family, Bevenom's Feelings!) August 2, 2018 (2018-08-02) December 22, 2018
1026 1019 "The Long Vault Home!" (Leap and Climb, Tundetunde!) August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09) December 29, 2018
1027 1020 "I Choose Paradise!" (I Choose Here! Pokémon Hot Spring Paradise!!) August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16) January 12, 2019
1028 1021 "Filling the Light with Darkness!" (Alola's Crisis! The Darkness that Eats Radiance!! August 23, 2018 (2018-08-23) January 19, 2019
1029 1022 "Full Moon and Many Arms!" (Lunala VS UB:BLACK! A Full Moon Battle!!) August 30, 2018 (2018-08-30) January 26, 2019
1030 1023 "The Prism Between Light and Darkness!" (Prism of Light and Darkness, Its Name is Necrozma!!) September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06) February 2, 2019
1031 1024 "Securing the Future!" (Connect to the Future! The Legend of the Radiant One!) September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13) February 9, 2019
1032 1025 "A Plethora of Pikachu!" (It's a Pikachu Outbreak! The Pikachu Valley!!) October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) February 16, 2019
1033 1026 "Turning the Other Mask!" (Kukui's Desperate Situation! Another Royal Mask!!) October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14) February 23, 2019


Home Media releases

Viz Media and Warner Home Video released the entire series on a single 6-disc boxset on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States in 2019. This is the first and so far, only Pokemon series to be released on the Blu-ray format in the United States.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Episodios de Pokémon (vigesimoprimera temporada) para niños