SM037

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SM037

SM037   EP976 イワンコといのちの遺跡の守り神！ Iwanko and the Guardian Deity of the Ruins of Life!

First broadcast Japan August 10, 2017 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター -20th Anniversary- Ending ポーズ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui Storyboard 神谷純 Jun Kamiya Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation directors 直井由紀 Yuki Naoi 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: イワンコといのちの遺跡の守り神！ Iwanko and the Guardian Deity of the Ruins of Life!) is the 37th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 976th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 10, 2017.

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

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Gladion is revealed to own a Type: Null.
• Ash's Rockruff evolves into a Dusk Form Lycanroc.
• Ash, his classmates, and Professor Kukui leave Akala Island and return to Melemele Island.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Type: Null
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Professor Kukui
• Olivia
• Gladion

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Tapu Lele (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Rockruff (Ash's; evolves)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form; newly evolved; debut)
• Litten (Ash'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)
• Lycanroc (Olivia's; Midday Form)
• Umbreon (Gladion's)
• Lycanroc (Gladion's; Midnight Form)
• Type: Null (Gladion's; debut)
• Tapu Lele (anime)
• Fearow
• Yungoos

Trivia

• Poké Problem: Which Pokémon evolves in today's episode?
  • Host: Professor Kukui
  • Choices: Popplio, Litten, Rockruff, Rowlet
  • Answer: Rockruff
• Meowth, James, Jessie, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.
• The ending animation is updated to include Ash's Lycanroc (Dusk Form), instead of Rockruff.
• This is the first time in the anime a Pokémon is seen being kept in an Premier Ball.

In other languages

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