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Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends
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Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends international logo.
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 54
Release
Original network TV Tokyo
Original release October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21) – November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)

The twenty-second season of the Pokémon animated series, and the concluding season of Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon (ポケットモンスター サン&ムーン, Poketto Monsutā: San & Mūn) in Japan is titled Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends internationally, and it originally aired in Japan from October 21, 2018 to November 3, 2019 on TV Tokyo. This season follows the final adventures of Ash Ketchum and his classmates at the Pokémon school in the Alola region. The season premiered in the United States from March 23, 2019 to March 7, 2020 on Disney XD, as it was the last season to air on television in the country. Starting with season 23 (Journeys), the English dub moved to online streaming releases via Netflix in the United States.

The Japanese opening song is "Your Adventure" (キミの冒険, Kimi no Bōken) by Taiiku Okazaki. The ending songs are "Notebook of the Heart" (心のノート, Kokoro no Nōto) by the Hino City Nanaomidori Elementary School Choir and "Type: Wild" (タイプ:ワイルド, Taipu: Wairudo) by Shoko Nakagawa. The English opening song is "The Challenge of Life" performed by Dani Marcus and the Sad Truth. Its instrumental version serves as the ending theme.

Episodes

J# E# English title
Japanese title
Original air date English air date
1034 1027 "Lillier and the Staff!"  (The Hero Lilliel and the Alolan Cane!)
Transliteration: "Yūsha ririeru to arōra no tsue!" (Japanese: 勇者リリエルとアローラの杖!)
October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21) March 23, 2019
1035 1028 "A Haunted House for Everyone!"  (Ghost Pokémon Everywhere! Everyone's Haunted House!!)
Transliteration: "Gōsutopokemon dai shūgō! Min'na no obakeyashi!" (Japanese: ゴーストポケモン大集合!みんなのお化け屋敷!)
October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28) March 24, 2019
1036 1029 "Sparking Confusion!"  (Wela Volcano: Golone, Golonya and the Hikers!)
Transliteration: "Vu~era kazan, gorōngorōnya ya ma o toko!" (Japanese: ヴェラ火山、ゴローンゴローニャやまおとこ!)
November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04) March 25, 2019
1037 1030 "Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!"  (Rocket-Dan and Nuikoguma!)
Transliteration: "Roketto-dan to nuikoguma!" (Japanese: ロケット団とヌイコグマ!)
November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) March 26, 2019
1038 1031 "No Stone Unturned!"  (Fukuthrow the Master!!! Mokuroh the Sleeperzzz)
Transliteration: "Takumi no fukusurō! ! ! Nemuri no mokurō zzz" (Japanese: 匠のフクスロー!!眠りのモクローzzz)
November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18) March 27, 2019
1039 1032 "Bright Lights, Big Changes!"  (The Duo Splits Up!? Satoshi and Rotom)
Transliteration: "Konbi kaisan! ? Satoshi to rotomu" (Japanese: コンビ解散!?サトシとロトム)
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) March 28, 2019
1040 1033 "We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!"  (Where is Eievui Going? To the End of the World for the Sake of a Meeting!)
Transliteration: "Ībui doko iku no? Ano ko ni ai ni doko made mo!" (Japanese: イーブイどこいくの?あのコに会いにどこまでも)
December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02) March 29, 2019
1041 1034 "Battling the Beast Within!"  (The Lightning that Blocks Wind! Its name is Zeraora)
Transliteration: "Kaze o tatsu inazuma! Sononaha zeraora! !" (Japanese: 風を断つ稲妻!その名はゼラオラ!!)
December 9, 2018 (2018-12-09) March 30, 2019
1042 1035 "Parallel Friendships!"  (Fire it Off! The Twin Gigavolt Havoc of Friendship!!)
Transliteration: "Hanate! Yūjō no tsuinsupākingugigaboruto! !" (Japanese: 放て!友情のツインスパーキングギガボルト!!)
December 16, 2018 (2018-12-16) April 6, 2019
1043 1036 "Alola, Alola!"  (An Alola in Alola! Takeshi and Kasumi!)
Transliteration: "Arōra de arōra! Takeshi to Kasumi!" (Japanese: アローラでアローラ! タケシとカスミ!)
December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23) April 20, 2019
1044 1037 "Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!"  (A Passionate Heart That Smashes Even Rocks! Lychee and Takeshi!!)
Transliteration: "Iwa o mo kudaku atsuki hāto! Raichi to Takeshi! !" (Japanese: 岩をも砕く熱きハート!ライチとタケシ!!)
January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06) April 27, 2019
1045 1038 "That's Some Spicy Island Research!"  (Poni Island Research Project! Search for the Island King!!)
Transliteration: "Poni shima no jiyukenkyū! Shima kingu o sagase! !" (Japanese: ポニ島の自由研究!しまキングをさがせ!!)
January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13) May 4, 2019
1046 1039 "Showdown on Poni Island!"  (Decisive Lugarugan Battle! Satoshi VS Glazio!!)
Transliteration: "Rugarugan kessen! Satoshi VS Gurajio! !" (Japanese: ルガルガン決戦!サトシVSグラジオ!!)
January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20) May 11, 2019
1047 1040 "Evolving Research!"  (We Have a Sea and We Have a Valley! Great Intensive Pokémon Evolution Training!!)
Transliteration: "Umi ari tani ari! Pokemon shinka dai tokkun! !" (Japanese: 海あり谷あり!ポケモン進化大特訓!!)
January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) June 1, 2019
1048 1041 "Run, Heroes, Run!"  (Run Kaki! Surpass Yourself!!)
Transliteration: "Hashire kaki! Onore o koete! !" (Japanese: 走れカキ!己を超えて!!)
February 3, 2019 (2019-02-03) June 8, 2019
1049 1042 "Memories in the Mist!"  (Inside Kapu-Rehire's Mist)
Transliteration: "Kapu-Rehire no kirinonakade" (Japanese: カプ・レヒレの霧の中で)
February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10) June 15, 2019
1050 1043 "A Grand Debut!"  (The Birth of an Island Queen! Satoshi's Grand Trial!!)
Transliteration: "Shima kuīn tanjō! Satoshi no dai shiren! !" (Japanese: しまクイーン誕生!サトシの大試練!!)
February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17) June 22, 2019
1051 1044 "Keeping Your Eyes on the Ball!"  (Hole in One at PokéGolf!)
Transliteration: "Pokegorufu de ōruinwan" (Japanese: ポケゴルフでホールインワン!)
February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) June 29, 2019
1052 1045 "Show Me the Metal!"  (Arrival in Alola! Dripping Metal Panic!!)
Transliteration: "Arōra jōriku! Tarutarumetarupanikku! !" (Japanese: アローラ上陸!タルタルメタルパニック!!)
March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03) July 6, 2019
1053 1046 "Got Meltan?"  (Discovering a New Species! Get, Meltan!)
Transliteration: "Shinshu hakken! Merutan, Gettoda ze! !" (Japanese: 新種発見!メルタン、ゲットだぜ!!)
March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10) July 13, 2019
1054 1047 "This Magik Moment!"  (A New Program!? Melody of the Small Koiking)
Transliteration: "Shin Bangumi! ? Chīsana Koikingu no Merodi" (Japanese: 新番組!?小さなコイキングのメロディ)
March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17) July 20, 2019
1055 1048 "Beauty is Only Crystal Deep!"  (Beauty and Nyarth!)
Transliteration: "Byūtī ando Nyarth!" (Japanese: ビューティー・アンド・ニャース!)
March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24) July 27, 2019
1056 1049 "The Dealer of Destruction!"  (Emperor of Destruction Guzma!)
Transliteration: "Hakai no Teiō Guzuma!" (Japanese: 破壊の帝王グズマ!)
March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) August 3, 2019
1057 1050 "The Secret Princess!"  (Lilie and the Secret Mechanical Princess!)
Transliteration: "Rīrie to Himitsu no Kikō Hime!" (Japanese: リーリエと秘密の機巧姫!)
April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07) August 10, 2019
1058 1051 "Drawn with the Wind!"  (Shaymin, Meltan, Nagisa! The Lost Explorers!!)
Transliteration: "Sheimi, Merutan, Nagisa! Maigo no Tanken-tai! !" (Japanese: シェイミ、メルタン、ナギサ!迷子の探検隊!!)
April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14) August 17, 2019
1059 1052 "Aiming for the Top Floor!"  (Aim for the Top Floor! The Explosive Dragon Gym!!)
Transliteration: "Saijōkai o Mezase! Bakuon no Doragonjimu! !" (Japanese: 最上階を目指せ!爆音のドラゴンジム!!)
April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) August 24, 2019
1060 1053 "A High-Speed Awakening!"  (Superspeed Kuwagannon! The Awakening of Māmane!!)
Transliteration: "Chōsoku no Kuwagannon! Māmane Kakusei! !" (Japanese: 超速のクワガノン!マーマネ覚醒!!)
April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28) August 31, 2019
1061 1054 "The One That Didn't Get Away!"  (Suiren Fishes a Kyogre!?)
Transliteration: "Suiren Kaiōga wo Tsuru!?" (Japanese: スイレン、カイオーガを釣る!?)
May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05) September 7, 2019
1062 1055 "A Recipe For Success!"  (Mao's Valiant Effort! The Forest Pokémon Café!!)
Transliteration: "Mao funtō! Mori no pokemon kafe! !" (Japanese: マオ奮闘!森のポケモンカフェ!!)
May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) September 14, 2019
1063 1056 "Spying For The Big Guy!"  (You're Being Watched! Rocket-Dan's Alola Forms!!)
Transliteration: "Kanshi shimasu! Roketto-dan arōra no su gata! !" (Japanese: 監視します!ロケット団アローラのすがた!!)
May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19) September 21, 2019
1064 1057 "A Fiery Training Camp Trick!"  (Master the Z-Move! Kaki's Fierce Boot Camp!!)
Transliteration: "Z Waza o kiwamero! Shakunetsu no kaki gasshuku! !" (Japanese: Zワザを極めろ!灼熱のカキ合宿!!)
May 26, 2019 (2019-05-26) September 28, 2019
1065 1058 "Living on the Cutting Edge!"  (Perfect Sharpness! Kamiturugi has Arrived!!)
Transliteration: "Kireaji batsugun! Kamiturugi kenzan! !" (Japanese: 切れ味バツグン!カミツルギ見参!!)
June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02) October 5, 2019
1066 1059 "A Timeless Encounter!"  (Satoshi, Encounter Beyond Time!)
Transliteration: "Satoshi, Toki wo koeta deai!" (Japanese: サトシ、時を超えた出会い!)
June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09) October 12, 2019
1067 1060 "Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!"  (Pikachu's Exciting Expedition!)
Transliteration: "Pikachū no dokidoki tanken-tai!" (Japanese: ピカチュウのドキドキ探検隊!)
June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16) October 19, 2019
1068 1061 "Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams!"  (Gladio & Lillie! Chasing A Father's Phantom!!)
Transliteration: "Gurajio to Rīrie! Chichi no gen'ei o otte!!" (Japanese: グラジオとリーリエ!父の幻影を追って!!)
June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23) October 26, 2019
1069 1062 "League Offenders and Defenders!"  (The Curtain Rides! Alola Pokémon League!!)
Transliteration: "Kaimaku! Arōra Pokemon Rīgu!!" (Japanese: 開幕!アローラポケモンリーグ!!)
June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30) November 2, 2019
1070 1063 "Battle Royal 151!"  (Brawl! Battle Royale 151!!)
Transliteration: "Dai rantō! Batoru roiyaru 151!!" (Japanese: 大乱闘!バトルロイヤル151!!)
July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07) November 9, 2019
1071 1064 "Battling Besties!"  (Mao and Suiren! Super Full-Force Friendship Battle!!)
Transliteration: "Mao to Suiren! Yūjō no zenryoku batoru!" (Japanese: マオとスイレン!友情のゼンリョクバトル!)
July 14, 2019 (2019-07-14) November 16, 2019
1072 1065 "The Battlefield of Truth and Love!"  (Musashi VS Kojirō! Battlefield of Truth and Love!!)
Transliteration: "Musashi VS Kojirō! Ai to shinjitsu no batoru fīrudo!!" (Japanese: ムサシVSコジロウ!愛と真実のバトルフィールド!!)
July 21, 2019 (2019-07-21) November 23, 2019
1073 1066 "Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!"  (Overcome Junaiper!)
Transliteration: "Junaipā o kōryaku seyo!" (Japanese: ジュナイパーを攻略せよ!)
July 28, 2019 (2019-07-28) November 30, 2019
1074 1067 "Battling on the Wing!"  (A Soaring Showdown! Brave Bird vs. Sky Attack!!)
Transliteration: "Tori-jō kessen! Bureibubādo VS goddobādo!!" (Japanese: 鳥上決戦!ブレイブバードVSゴッドバード!!)
August 4, 2019 (2019-08-04) December 7, 2019
1075 1068 "The Road to the Semi-Finals!"  (Everybody's Fully Powered! The Road to the Semi-Finals!!)
Transliteration: "Min'na zenryoku! Junkesshō e no michi!!" (Japanese: みんなゼンリョク!準決勝への道!!)
August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11) December 14, 2019
1076 1069 "The Final Four!"  (The Semi-Finals! Kaki vs. Gladio!!)
Transliteration: "Junkesshō! Kaki VS Gurajio!!" (Japanese: 準決勝!カキVSグラジオ!!)
August 18, 2019 (2019-08-18) December 21, 2019
1077 1070 "Getting Down to the Ire!"  (Rising Fire! There's More Than One Rival!!)
Transliteration: "Moeagaru honō! Raibaru wa hitori janai!!" (Japanese: 燃え上がる炎!ライバルはひとりじゃない!!)
August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25) December 28, 2019
1078 1071 "The Wisdom Not To Run!"  (Undefeated Emperor Guzma!!)
Transliteration: "Muhai no teiō Guzuma!" (Japanese: 無敗の帝王グズマ!)
September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01) January 4, 2020
1079 1072 "Final Rivals!"  (The Finals! Ultimate Rival Showdown!!)
Transliteration: "Kesshōsen! Saikyō raibaru taiketsu!!" (Japanese: 決勝戦!最強ライバル対決!!)
September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08) January 11, 2020
1080 1073 "Enter the Champion!!"  (The Rise of Alola's Champion!!)
Transliteration: "Tanjō! Arōra no hasha! !" (Japanese: 誕生!アローラの覇者!!)
September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15) January 18, 2020
1081 1074 "Z-Move Showdown!"  (Akuziking Invasion! The Great Z-Move Battle!!)
Transliteration: "Akujikingu shūrai! Z-Waza daisakusen! !" (Japanese: アクジキング襲来!Zワザ大決戦!!)
September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22) January 25, 2020
1082 1075 "Exhibition Unmasked!"  (Final Battle! Satoshi vs. Kukui!!)
Transliteration: "Fainaru batoru! Satoshi tai Kukui! !" (Japanese: ファイナルバトル!サトシ対ククイ!!)
September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) February 1, 2020
1083 1076 "A Full Battle Bounty!"  (Burn! Swell Up! Full Battle!!!)
Transliteration: "Moeru! Minagiru! ! Furubatoru! ! !" (Japanese: 燃える!みなぎる!!フルバトル!!!)
October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) February 8, 2020
1084 1077 "Fiery Surprises!"  (Conclusion! Gaogaen vs. Nyaheat!!)
Transliteration: "Ketchaku! Gaogaen VS Nyahīto! !" (Japanese: 決着!ガオガエンVSニャヒート!!)
October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) February 15, 2020
1085 1078 "From Z to Shining Z!"  (Alola's Strongest Z! Kapu-Kokeku VS Pikachu!!)
Transliteration: "Arōra saikyō no Z! Kapu-kokeko VS Pikachū! !" (Japanese: アローラ最強のZ!カプ・コケコVSピカチュウ!!)
October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) February 22, 2020
1086 1079 "Dreaming of the Sun and Moon!"  (The Sun, the Moon, and Everyone's Dreams!)
Transliteration: "Taiyō to tsuki to, min'na no yume!" (Japanese: 太陽と月と、みんなの夢)
October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) February 29, 2020
1087 1080 "Thank you Alola! The Journey Continues!"  (Thank You, Alola! The Start of New Journeys!!)
Transliteration: "Arigatou Arora! Sorezore no tabidachi!!" (Japanese: ありがとうアローラ!それぞれの旅立ち!!)
November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) March 7, 2020

Home Media releases

Viz Media and Warner Home Video released a 2-disc volume containing the first 18 episodes of the series in the United States on September 8, 2020.