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Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends is the twenty-second season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon animated series. It is the third and final season of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. The season follows and as he continues his , attending the Pokémon School in the Alola region.
In , it premiered on Disney XD on March 23, 2019 with the dub premiere of Lillier and the Staff!, and concluded on March 7, 2020 with Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2019-2020 Disney XD Saturday morning lineup. In , it debuted on March 2, 2019 on Teletoon.
It is preceded by Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures and succeeded by Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the first season of the dub of the eponymous series, which is based on the Generation VIII .
==Blurb==
Ash has completed three of his four grand trials in the Alola region, and more adventures await as he and his classmates acquire new Z-Crystals, make new Pokémon friends, and learn how to Mantine Surf! In their role as Ultra Guardians, the Pokémon School students take on an important mission to protect Wela Volcano. Ash meets a new rival, Hau, whose Dartrix offers Rowlet quite a challenge. Even Rotom Dex gets an adventure of its own when our heroes visit the set of its favorite TV show! And Professor Kukui's dream of starting a Pokémon League in Alola just might be getting closer to reality...
==Important events==
* and go on their sixth Ultra Guardians mission. (SM095)
* Jessie tries and fails to a that starts to follow her around. is revealed to be Stufful's mother. (SM096)
* Ash meets Hau for the first time. (SM097)
* Ash and are transported to the Ultra Ruin, where they help stop the Guzzlord by sending it through an Ultra Wormhole before returning to Alola. (SM100 - SM101)
* and travel to Alola to visit Ash and his classmates, as a surprise organized by . (SM102 - SM103)
* Ash and his classmates travel to Poni Island. (SM104 - SM109)
** Ash learns that Poni Island doesn't currently have an island kahuna, as the previous one retired due to ill health, so he decides to find and battle for his grand trial instead. (SM104)
** Ash and his classmates meet Hapu for the first time, learning that Hapu is the granddaughter of the Island's second-most recent kahuna, Sofu. (SM104)
** Ash meets Plumeria, the Admin of Team Skull, for the first time. (SM104)
** reveals that his father disappeared through an Ultra Wormhole. (SM105)
** Lana receives a Primarium Z from Ida. (SM106)
** accepts Hapu as the new kahuna of Poni Island. (SM108)
** Mallow befriends a , who agrees to stay with her until it has to fly away. (SM108)
** and Gladion learn that their father is still alive somewhere, and Gladion leaves to inform . (SM108)
** Hapu officially becomes the new island kahuna of Poni Island. (SM109)
* Hapu offers Ash a type-specific Z-Crystal of his choice as his prize. picks the Steelium Z. (SM109)
* Ash and reunite with and return to Melemele Island. (SM109)
* and meet Kahili for the first time. (SM110)
* , , and encounter a . (SM111)
* and go on their seventh Ultra Guardians mission, a and it back into Ultra Space. (SM114)
* officially announces the first-ever Alola League, whose winner will become Alola's first-ever . The is revealed to be held at a yet-to-be-completed stadium near Aether Paradise. (SM115)
* Ash, , and Team Rocket meet the Team Skull Boss Guzma and Plumeria for the first time. (SM115)
* The Aether Foundation begins to search for Mohn. (SM116)
* participates in a Vikavolt race and wins, earning a Buginium Z as a reward. He also receives a Z-Ring from Hapu. (SM119)
* Mallow receives an old Z-Ring from Oranguru, which Olivia cleans up and repairs before giving it back to her. (SM121)
* The are revealed to be multiplying. (SM124)
* and go on their eighth Ultra Guardians mission, and attempt to a , but fail as it slices the Beast Ball to pieces. Kartana opens itself its own Ultra Wormhole, allowing it to return home. (SM124)
* Ash receives a Firium Z from a . (SM125)
* reveals that the winner of the Alola League will face the Masked Royal in an . (SM127)
* Ash, his classmates, Jessie, James, Samson Oak, Gladion, Ilima, Guzma, Plumeria, and Hau all enter the Manalo Conference. (SM128)
* The Manalo Conference takes place, beginning with 151 competitors. (SM129 - SM144)
** , , Jessie, James, , Hau, , Ilima, Acerola, Mina, Guzma, and Samson Oak make it through the Battle Royal preliminary round. (SM129)
** Ash, Guzma, Hau, Lana, Sophocles, James, Kiawe, and Gladion defeat Faba, Ilima, Samson Oak, Mallow, Mina, Jessie, Acerola, and Lillie, respectively, and advance to the second round. (SM130 - SM131)
** Gladion, Ash, Kiawe, and Guzma defeat James, Hau, Sophocles, and Lana, respectively, and advance to the semifinals. (SM132 - SM134)
** Ash's Meltan starts calling for to meet up with it. (SM133)
** Gladion and Ash defeat Kiawe and Guzma, respectively, and advance to the finals. (SM135 - SM137)
** , , Mimey, and the arrive at Manalo Stadium. (SM138)
** defeats Gladion, winning the Manalo Conference and becoming the first of Alola. (SM139)
** A and two appears from three Ultra Wormholes, interrupting the awards ceremony. They are defeated and sent back to Ultra Space. (SM139 - SM140)
** 's identity as the Masked Royal becomes public knowledge. (SM140)
** defeats and in the . (SM141 - SM144)
* The group parts ways, with Ash returning to Pallet Town to begin traveling around the , staying to work at Aether Paradise, , , and leaving Alola to search for Mohn, and Molayne heading to Mossdeep City to visit the Mossdeep Space Center, and her father leaving for the ocean survey to find , and and remaining in the Alola region. (SM146)
* turns into its by touching Gracidea flowers brought by Ulu, and leaves . (SM146)
* is revealed to be pregnant. (SM146)
===Party changes===
====Additions====
* Lana's Eevee (SM099)
* Brock's Comfey (SM102)
* Ash's Meltan (SM112)
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Sophocles's → (SM106)
* Lana's → (SM106)
* Lana's → (SM120)
* Ash's → (SM138)
* Ash's → (prior to SM140)
* Ash's → (SM143)
====Releases====
The following Pokémon are released:
* Ash's Naganadel (SM145)
* Jessie's Mimikyu (SM146)
* James's Mareanie (SM146)
====Other====
* Ash's Rowlet (left at Kukui's house; SM146)
* Ash's Lycanroc (left at Kukui's house; SM146)
* Ash's Incineroar (left at Kukui's house; SM146)
* Ash's Melmetal (left at Kukui's house; SM146)
=====Returns=====
The following Pokémon return to their Trainer:
* Ash's Naganadel (SM141)
===Trials===
The following take place:
 		 	
trial 		SM107	Flyinium Z
grand trial 		SM109	Steelium Z
Forest Pokémon Café trial		SM121	Grassium Z
==Episodes==
Epicode	Episode Title 	#
SM093 	Lillier and the Staff! 	1
SM094 	A Haunted House for Everyone! 	2
SM095 	Sparking Confusion! 	3
SM096 	Don't Ignore the Small Stufful! 	4
SM097 	No Stone Unturned! 	5
SM098 	Bright Lights, Big Changes! 	6
SM099 	We Know Where You're Going, Eevee! 	7
SM100 	Battling the Beast Within! 	8
SM101 	Parallel Friendships! 	9
SM102 	Alola, Alola! 	10
SM103 	Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone! 	11
SM104 	That's Some Spicy Island Research! 	12
SM105 	Showdown on Poni Island! 	13
SM106 	Evolving Research! 	14
SM107 	Run, Heroes, Run! 	15
SM108 	Memories in the Mist! 	16
SM109 	A Grand Debut! 	17
SM110 	Keeping Your Eyes on the Ball! 	18
SM111 	Show Me the Metal! 	19
SM112 	Got Meltan? 	20
SM113 	This Magik Moment! 	21
SM114 	Beauty is Only Crystal Deep! 	22
SM115 	The Dealer of Destruction! 	23
SM116 	The Secret Princess! 	24
SM117 	Drawn with the Wind! 	25
SM118 	Aiming for the Top Floor! 	26
SM119 	A High-Speed Awakening! 	27
SM120 	The One That Didn't Get Away! 	28
SM121 	A Recipe for Success! 	29
SM122 	Spying for the Big Guy! 	30
SM123 	A Fiery Training Camp Trick! 	31
SM124 	Living on the Cutting Edge! 	32
SM125 	A Timeless Encounter! 	33
SM126 	Pikachu's Exciting Adventure! 	34
SM127 	Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams! 	35
SM128 	League Offenders and Defenders! 	36
SM129 	Battle Royal 151! 	37
SM130 	Battling Besties! 	38
SM131 	The Battlefield of Truth and Love! 	39
SM132 	Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!	40
SM133 	Battling on the Wing! 	41
SM134 	The Road to The Semifinals! 	42
SM135 	The Final Four! 	43
SM136 	Getting Down to The Ire! 	44
SM137 	The Wisdom Not To Run! 	45
SM138 	Final Rivals! 	46
SM139 	Enter the Champion! 	47
SM140 	Z-Move Showdown! 	48
SM141 	Exhibition Unmasked! 	49
SM142 	A Full Battle Bounty! 	50
SM143 	Fiery Surprises! 	51
SM144 	From Z to Shining Z! 	52
SM145 	Dreams of the Sun and Moon! 	53
SM146 	Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues! 	54
 	 	
==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
===Australian DVD releases===
==Trivia==
* With 54 episodes, this is the longest dub season under the television definition or the third longest under the digital release and home video definitions.
* This is the last season to air on Disney XD in the United States, as well as the last to air on traditional television.
** This is also the last season to be dubbed by DuArt Media Services.
* This is the only season that Ash uses a Mythical Pokémon or an Ultra Beast in a Pokémon League.
==In other languages==
==External links==
* Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends page at Pokemon.com
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