Currying Favor and Flavor! (Japanese: カレーなバトル!ラランテスの舞!!A Beautiful Curry Battle! The Dance of Lalantes!!) is the 35th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 974th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 27, 2017 and in the United States on October 14, 2017.
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Before Ash can battle Kahuna Olivia at the grand trial, she has another important task for him and his classmates: gathering ingredients to make Akala Curry. On their search, Ash and Mallow encounter the Totem Pokémon Lurantis! Will they make it back in time for dinner…and does Olivia have an ulterior motive for this culinary quest?
Plot
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Making traditional Akala curry requires special ingredients. To get everything on their list, Ash and Mallow face wild Pokémon and more.
When Ash performs his Z-Move pose, he isn't shown wearing his backpack like in the previous shot. This is likely because the animation was taken from previous episodes where Ash does this pose.
Additionally, Ash's Z-Ring is shown equipped with the Electrium Z throughout the battle, but it changes into the Normalium Z when Litten uses Breakneck Blitz.