SM042
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(Japanese: カントーでアローラ!タケシとカスミ!! Alola at Kantō! Takeshi and Kasumi!!) is the 42nd episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 981st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 14, 2017.
Plot
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Major events
- Ash and his classmates travel to Kanto for an extracurricular activity and arrive in Pallet Town, with Team Rocket traveling there as well.
- Ash reunites with Misty and Brock.
- Lana, Kiawe, Lillie, Mallow, and Sophocles meet Misty, Brock, Professor Oak, and Jigglypuff for the first time.
- Ash's Lycanroc is revealed to have learned Accelerock.
- Ash and his classmates travel to Cerulean City to visit the Cerulean Gym.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
- Ash
- Misty
- Brock
- Lana
- Kiawe
- Lillie
- Sophocles
- Mallow
- Jessie
- James
- Professor Kukui
- Samson Oak
- Matori (fantasy)
- Hiroki
- Trainers
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Marowak (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's; flashback)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
- Butterfree (Ash's; flashback)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Charizard (Ash's; flashback)
- Squirtle (Ash's)
- Muk (Ash's)
- Tauros (Ash's; ×30)
- Totodile (Ash's)
- Corphish (Ash's)
- Rowlet (Ash's)
- Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
- Litten (Ash's)
- Staryu (Misty's)
- Geodude (Brock's)
- Crobat (Brock's)
- Popplio (Lana's)
- Charizard (Kiawe's; Ride Pokémon)
- Turtonator (Kiawe's)
- Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
- Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
- Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
- Charjabug (Sophocles's)
- Steenee (Mallow's)
- Mimikyu (Jessie's)
- Squirtle (Squirtle Squad)
- Butterfree (Pink Butterfree; flashback)
- Jigglypuff (anime)
- Larvitar (anime; flashback)
- Bewear (anime)
- Grubbin (Trainer's)
- Growlithe (Trainer's; ×2)
- Marowak (Trainer's; ×2)
- Poliwag (Trainer's)
- Pidgey (Trainer's)
- Poliwhirl (Trainer's)
- Exeggutor (Trainer's; ×2; one Alola Form)
- Muk (Trainer's; Alola Form)
- Dugtrio (Trainer's; ×2; one Alola Form)
- Geodude (Trainer's; Alola Form)
- Caterpie
- Raichu
- Ninetales
- Oddish (×2)
- Gloom (×2)
- Vileplume
- Charmander
- Bellsprout
- Bellossom (×3)
- Growlithe
- Rapidash
- Exeggcute
- Marowak
- Tangela
- Charmander
- Weepinbell
- Victreebel
- Gyarados
- Starmie
- Goldeen (multiple)
- Poliwag
- Poliwhirl
- Magikarp (multiple)
- Psyduck
- Seel
- Dewgong
- Krabby
- Staryu
- Corsola
- Slowpoke
- Tentacool
- Tentacruel
- Seaking
- Horsea (×2)
- Seadra
- Onix
- Lickitung (photo)
- Magneton (photo)
- Electabuzz (photo)
- Pidgey (photo)
- Pidgeot (photo)
- Pidgeotto (photo)
- Magikarp (photo)
- Poliwag (photo)
- Poliwhirl (photo)
- Goldeen (photo)
- Gastly (photo)
- Haunter (photo)
- Gengar (photo)
- Spearow (multiple)
- Horsea (fantasy)
- Seadra (fantasy)
- Magmar (fantasy)
- Venusaur (flashback)
- Charizard (fantasy)
- Mew
Trivia
- Poké Problem: Where do we travel to in today's episode?
- This is the first time Ash has returned to Kanto while in the middle of a regional journey.
- Despite Rapidash having made appearances in the anime ever since the first season, this is the first time a Pokédex entry for it is shown.
- This episodes features flashbacks to Bye Bye Butterfree, Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden, Charizard's Burning Ambitions, and Gotta Catch Ya Later!.
- When Misty dives with Lana, she is seen wearing a swimsuit similar to the one her game counterpart is seen wearing in the Generation I games.
- This episode marks the recurring Jigglypuff's first appearance since A Poké-BLOCK Party!, 668 episodes earlier.
- This episode marks the first appearance of Brock outside of specials and flashbacks since Memories are Made of Bliss!, 324 episodes earlier, and the first such appearance of Misty since A Real Cleffa-Hanger, 573 episodes earlier.
- Professor Oak and Samson Oak narrate the preview for the next episode.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
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