SM008

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SM008   EP947 タマゴ係はだ〜れだ？ Who'll Be in Charge of the Egg?

First broadcast Japan December 22, 2016 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening アローラ!! Ending ポーズ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 関野昌弘 Masahiro Sekino Assistant director 関野昌弘 Masahiro Sekino Animation directors 香月麻衣子 Maiko Katsuki 村田理 Osamu Murata No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: タマゴ係はだ〜れだ？ Who'll Be in Charge of the Egg?) is the eighth episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 947th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 22, 2016.

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Plot

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Major events

• Ash meets Lillie's butler, James, for the first time.
• Samson Oak gives an Egg for Ash and Lillie to hatch.
• Ash's Rowlet is revealed to know Tackle and Peck.

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

Debuts

Humans

• Lusamine (picture)
• Gladion (picture)

Pokémon debuts

• Oricorio (Pom-Pom Style)

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Professor Kukui
• Samson Oak
• Lusamine (picture)
• Gladion (picture)
• James

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Salandit (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Charizard (Kiawe's)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Bounsweet (Mallow's)
• Oricorio (James's; Pom-Pom Style; debut)
• Komala (anime)
• Salandit
• Boldore
• Cubone
• Ledyba
• Whimsicott
• Caterpie (×2)
• Trapinch
• Petilil
• Misdreavus
• Cottonee
• Parasect
• Paras
• Butterfree
• Sudowoodo
• Roggenrola
• Bonsly
• Psyduck
• Emolga
• Rufflet
• Metapod
• Fletchling
• Zubat
• Lilligant (picture)
• Lillipup (picture)
• Cleffa (picture)

Trivia

• Rotom Pokédex, Ash, and a Gumshoos narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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