SM063

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SM063   EP1002 燃え上がれニャビー！打倒ガオガエン！！ Blaze, Nyabby! Overthrow Gaogaen!!

First broadcast Japan February 22, 2018 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening 未来コネクション Ending ジャリボーイ・ジャリガール

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 関野昌弘 Masahiro Sekino Assistant director 関野昌弘 Masahiro Sekino Animation directors 田島瑞穂 Mizuho Tajima 安田周平 Shūhei Yasuda No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: 燃え上がれニャビー！打倒ガオガエン！！ Blaze, Nyabby! Overthrow Gaogaen!!) is the 63rd episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,002nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 22, 2018.

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

• Ash learns about Battle Royals and the Masked Royal.
• Professor Kukui is revealed to own an Incineroar, a Z-Ring, and an Incinium Z.
• Ash, the Masked Royal, Sophocles, and Kiawe participate in a Battle Royal and the Masked Royal wins.
• Ash's Litten learns Flame Charge and evolves into Torracat.
• Ash has a Single Battle with the Masked Royal and loses.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Torracat (Ash's)
• Primarina
• Decidueye

TV episode debuts

• Incineroar

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Kukui/Masked Royal
• Professor Burnet
• Staff Member
• Trainers
• Audience

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Incineroar (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Rockruff (Ash's; flashback)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Litten (Ash's; evolves)
• Torracat (Ash's; newly evolved; debut)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Charjabug (Sophocles's)
• Steenee (Mallow's)
• Incineroar (Masked Royal's)
• Machamp (Trainer's)
• Primarina (Trainer's; debut)
• Decidueye (Trainer's; debut)

Trivia

• Poké Problem: "Which is the Masked Royal's partner Pokémon in today's episode?"
  • Host: Ash
  • Choices: Primarina, Incineroar, Decidueye, Machamp
  • Answer: Incineroar
• Alola!! is used as an insert song during Litten's training montage.
• Similar to Evolution by Fire! and Battling With Elegance With a Big Smile The Main Fire-type Starter Pokemon evolves to their middle stage by battling their final form. Unlike those episodes where evolved Fire Starter wins Torracat loses.
• The Champion battle music from Pokémon Sun and Moon is heard during Ash and the Masked Royal's battle.
• The ending animation is updated to include Ash's Torracat.
• Professor Kukui, Mallow, a Passimian, Lana, Kiawe, Lillie, and Sophocles narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Unlike every other evolution sequence, Litten doesn't glow whilst evolving, instead it is covered a red flame, with some parts of its body glowing in a purple aura before they've finished transforming.

Errors

• During the training montage, when Litten coughed up a flame after attempting to use Flame Charge, it hit Ash on his rear despite him facing towards Litten.

In other languages

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