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SM140

SM140   EP1079 アクジキング襲来！Zワザ大決戦！！ Akuziking Invasion! The Great Z-Move Battle!!

First broadcast Japan September 22, 2019 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening キミの冒険 Ending タイプ：ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi Assistant director 向山鶴美 Tazumi Mukaiyama Animation directors 岡昭彦 Akihiko Oka 大野勉 Tsutomu Ōno 森悦史 Etsuhito Mori No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: アクジキング襲来！Zワザ大決戦！！ Akuziking Invasion! The Great Z-Move Battle!!) is the 140th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,079th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 22, 2019.

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

Plot

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Major events

• Two Shiny Guzzlord appear from two other Ultra Wormholes.
• Professor Kukui is revealed to own a Lucario and an Electrium Z.
• Ash's Poipole returns, having evolved into a Naganadel and learned Thunderbolt.
• Using Kukui's Electrium Z, Naganadel performs Gigavolt Havoc for the first time.
• The three Guzzlord are defeated and sent back to Ultra Space.
• Ash discovers that the Masked Royal is Professor Kukui.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Ash's Naganadel

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Delia
• Professor Oak
• Professor Kukui/Masked Royal
• Professor Burnet
• Lusamine
• Gladion
• Faba
• Wicke
• Hala
• Olivia
• Nanu
• Hapu
• Hau
• Dia (flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Poipole (Ash's; flashback)
• Naganadel (Ash's; returns)
• Primarina (Lana's)
• Eevee (Lana's; Sandy)
• Charizard (Kiawe's; flashback)
• Turtonator (Kiawe's)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Vikavolt (Sophocles's)
• Tsareena (Mallow's)
• Mr. Mime (Delia's; Mimey)
• Lucario (Professor Kukui's)
• Lycanroc (Gladion's; Midnight Form)
• Hariyama (Hala's)
• Lycanroc (Olivia's; Midday Form)
• Persian (Nanu's; Alola Form)
• Mudsdale (Hapu's)
• Decidueye (Hau's)
• Zeraora (Dia's; flashback)
• Psyduck (Trainers'; ×2)
• Primeape (Trainer's)
• Pichu (Trainer's)
• Drifloon (Trainer's)
• Ledyba (Trainer's)
• Sableye (Trainer's)
• Jigglypuff (Trainer's)
• Eevee (Trainer's)
• Butterfree (Trainer's)
• Machop (Trainer's)
• Poliwag (Trainer's)
• Clefairy (Trainer's)
• Garchomp (Ride Pokémon; flashback)
• Metang (Ride Pokémon; flashback)
• Flygon (Ride Pokémon; flashback)
• Dragonair (Ride Pokémon; flashback)
• Altaria (Ride Pokémon; flashback)
• Noivern (Ride Pokémon; flashback)
• Bewear (anime)
• Tapu Koko (anime)
• Tapu Lele (anime)
• Tapu Bulu (anime)
• Tapu Fini (anime)
• Solgaleo (Nebby; flashback)
• Lunala (anime; flashback)
• Naganadel (anime; flashback)
• Poipole (anime; multiple; flashback)
• Stufful (anime)
• Shaymin (anime)
• Guzzlord (anime)
• Guzzlord (Shiny; anime; ×2; one giant)

Trivia

• Poké Problem: How many times are Z-Moves used in this episode?
  • Host: Samson Oak
  • Choices: 2, 5, 8, 13
  • Answer: 13
• This marks the first time in the anime that
  • two Shiny Pokémon of the same species appear in one episode.
  • a giant Shiny Pokémon appeared.
  • one of Ash's Pokémon has evolved off-screen after being caught.
• Type: Wild is used as an insert song when Gladion, Hau, and his classmates each use a Z-Move on one of the Shiny Guzzlord.
• Professor Kukui narrates the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• One of Lucario's paws is colored blue instead of black.

Dub edits

In other languages

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