SM003
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SM003
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First broadcast
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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(Japanese: よロトしく、ボク、ロトム図鑑ロト! Hello, Roto, I'm the Rotom Pokédex, Roto!) is the third episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 942nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 24, 2016 as a one-hour special alongside SM004.
Plot
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Major events
- Team Rocket arrives in the Alola region, having been assigned by Giovanni to capture the region's unique Pokémon.
- A Rotom inhabits Ash's new Pokédex, turning it into a Rotom Pokédex.
- Jessie and James are revealed to have deposited Gourgeist and Inkay at Team Rocket HQ.
- Ash tries to catch a Mimikyu, but it decides to side with Team Rocket instead.
- Ash's classmates encounter Team Rocket for the first time.
- For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
- Ash
- Lana
- Kiawe
- Lillie
- Sophocles
- Mallow
- Jessie
- James
- Giovanni (flashback)
- Professor Kukui
- Samson Oak
- Matori (flashback)
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Rockruff (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Rotom (Rotom Pokédex; debut)
- Popplio (Lana's)
- Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
- Bounsweet (Mallow's)
- Persian (Giovanni's; flashback)
- Rockruff (Professor Kukui's)
- Mimikyu (later Jessie's; debut)
- Litten (anime)
- Bewear (anime)
- Komala (anime)
- Exeggutor (Alola Form; flashback; image)
- Grubbin (flashback; image)
- Salandit (flashback; image)
- Yungoos (flashback; image)
- Bulbasaur (silhouette)
- Ivysaur (silhouette)
- Venusaur (silhouette)
- Charmander (silhouette)
- Charmeleon (silhouette)
- Charizard (silhouette)
- Squirtle (silhouette)
- Caterpie (silhouette)
- Metapod (silhouette)
- Butterfree (silhouette)
- Weedle (silhouette)
- Kakuna (silhouette)
- Beedrill (silhouette)
- Pidgey (silhouette)
- Pidgeotto (silhouette)
- Pidgeot (silhouette)
- Rattata (silhouette)
- Raticate (silhouette)
- Spearow (silhouette)
- Fearow (silhouette)
- Ekans (silhouette)
- Arbok (silhouette)
- Raichu (silhouette)
- Sandshrew (silhouette)
- Sandslash (silhouette)
- Nidoran♀ (silhouette)
- Nidorina (silhouette)
- Nidoqueen (silhouette)
- Nidoran♂ (silhouette)
- Nidorino (silhouette)
- Nidoking (silhouette)
- Wooper (icon)
- Glaceon (fantasy)
- Gardevoir (fantasy)
- Lopunny (fantasy)
- Gastly (fantasy)
- Haunter (fantasy)
- Gengar (fantasy)
Trivia
- Team Rocket's new motto, which makes its debut in this episode, uses a remixed instrumental of Team Rocket's Team Song as its background music.
- Sophocles, Ash, Ash's Pikachu, Mallow, Lillie, Lana, and Kiawe narrate the preview for the next episode.
- As of this episode, Jessie's Wobbuffet now remains outside of his Poké Ball permanently (essentially making him the fourth member of the main Team Rocket group).
- A segment called Poké Problem replaces Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster in this episode.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
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This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation. |