SM117

Drawn with the Wind! (Japanese: シェイミ、メルタン、ナギサ！迷子の探検隊！！ Shaymin, Meltan, ! The Lost Explorers!!) is the 117th episode of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, and the 1,056th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on April 14, 2019, in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2019, and in the United States on August 17, 2019.
==Blurb==
Our heroes are having a great time sightseeing in Malie City, but after a sudden gust of wind, Shaymin, Meltan, and Sandy are nowhere to be found! Ash and friends are determined to find them, but there are others who have their eyes on stealing these unique Pokémon—Team Rocket, of course! The thieves capture the Pokémon in a supposedly impenetrable trap, but they’re dismayed when Meltan effortlessly eats right through it! Soon enough, Team Rocket is sent off with a new blast, and our heroes are reunited with their Pokémon friends!
==Plot==
 and arrive at Malie City for their two-day exploration. Ash remarks that the city doesn't look very Alolan, and explains that Malie City was actually modeled on the Johto region. When it becomes windy, Sandy leaps out of 's arms and begins circling frantically. It wanders onto the busy road, but saves Sandy from an oncoming vehicle. is pleased by Shaymin's quick thinking and credits the influence of , who is busy working with her father at the restaurant. The group arrives at their meeting spot and waits for their guide to arrive. As they do, they encounter a boy clad in ninja garb, posing for several photos for 's travel album. He introduces himself as their tour guide, Charlie Charma, who explains that ninja attire is a Malie City tradition.
Charlie escorts the group to the local Pokémon Center to get changed into more suitable outfits for their day at Malie Garden. At Malie Garden, the students observe the Malie City life from atop the observatory tower. Sandy notices a procession of pass by, and ends up disturbing it in its eagerness to join in. Charlie announces that he will be leaving for now, and after dropping a smoke bomb, he vanishes into thin air. Everyone then decides to explore on their own. Meanwhile, is trying to sell their new three-in-one doughnuts, but business is rather slow. Jessie looks out of their serving windows and spots the class taking a snack break. She also notices Shaymin, and the sight of the Mythical Pokémon surprises Team Rocket. A sudden gust blows through, taking Mallow's hair ornament, and Shaymin pursues it, followed by Sandy and . When everyone else notices this, Ash calls out to locate the missing trio. As the classmates begin their search, Team Rocket decides to grab the three missing Pokémon for themselves.
Later, Shaymin spots Mallow's hair ornament on the ground, but the wind picks it up again. The headband then gets stuck on a wooden post, which is too high for Shaymin to reach or climb onto. Lillie and Lana alert Nurse Joy about the missing trio, and she makes an announcement throughout the city. Meanwhile, Meltan and Sandy are also looking for Shaymin and approach the Malie Garden Pokémon for leads, but they haven't seen it. Sandy then picks up a scent and follows it to Shaymin, who had recovered Mallow's hair ornament.
Suddenly, Team Rocket captures the trio in a giant spherical cage and performs their . James then explains that the cage is made of a steel alloy that Meltan cannot eat through, but Meltan latches onto one of the bars and dissolves it. The three Pokémon try to flee, but , , and corner them. Shaymin is initially scared, but notices that Meltan and Sandy are keen to fight their way out. Mareanie s Sandy with a attack, while Meltan fires two s that are dodged. Shaymin calls out in desperation, which alerts Mallow to its location, and she finds them surrounded by Team Rocket. Jessie explains that they are simply trying to steal some Pokémon, before being suddenly knocked to the ground by Lycanroc.
Ash and Lana arrive, and Ash orders Meltan to use on Mareanie. She uses Sludge Bomb, but the poison doesn't affect Meltan because of its type, much to the dismay of the Brutal Star Pokémon. Meltan lands a direct hit on Mareanie. Meanwhile, Shaymin uses to heal Sandy of its poisoning. Lana has Sandy knock Mareanie out with a . Still confident over the chances of victory, Jessie orders Mimikyu to battle, but only after informing it that Pikachu is present. Its clashes with Pikachu's , so Ash decides to concentrate on the rest of Team Rocket. Suddenly, walks over to Team Rocket with a Bewear-shaped kite in its paw. As expected, appears; she straps Team Rocket and their Pokémon to the kite, and also interrupts Mimikyu's match with Pikachu before running off with them. Malie City's extremely strong winds suddenly sweep Bewear off her feet, and send her and Team Rocket flying off into the distance.
Mallow, Ash, and Lana reunite with their respective Pokémon. Shaymin returns the hair ornament, leading Mallow to realize that Shaymin ran off to recover it for her. The rest of the group arrives on the scene, and later, the group returns to the Pokémon Center, where they are greeted by Nurse Joy and Charlie. Charlie announces to the group that he has made plans to visit the Kantonian Gym for tomorrow, and reveals that he is one of the there. Ash is immediately excited by the prospect, and he and his classmates unanimously approve the idea. Elsewhere, Team Rocket's kite is revealed to have gotten stuck in a tall tree, with Bewear having already run a great distance before noticing that she is only pulling along a string.
==Major events==
* and travel to Malie City.
* is revealed to have left with her father for the duration of the Malie City trip.
* Ash's Meltan is revealed to know .
* is revealed to know .
* Ash and his classmates learn about the Kantonian Gym and decide to visit it.
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* Charlie Charma
====Pokémon debuts====
==Characters==
===Humans===
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* Jessie
* James
* Nurse Joy
* Abe
* Charlie Charma
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* Tourists
* Citizens
===Pokémon===
Who's That Pokémon?: (US and international), () (Japan)
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* ('s; Sandy)
* ('s; Alolan form; Snowy)
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* (anime)
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==Trivia==
* Poké Problem: The place we go in today's episode is...?
** Host: 
** Choices: Hokulani Observatory, Malie City, Ten Carat Hill, Altar of the Sunne
** Answer: Malie City
* Future Connection is used as an insert song during the montage scene of and exploring Malie Garden.
* Ash, , , Mallow, , and narrate the preview for the next episode.
* The opening animation is updated to include Lillie's Z-Ring.
* The English dub title is a reference to the 1939 historical romance film . This was also the basis of a previous episode's title.
===Errors===
* When Ash is searching for , his cape briefly takes on sleeves.
===Dub edits===
* The Octillery sells are referred to as "special breakfast balls" in the dub.
==In other languages==
117
Category:Episodes written by Jun'ichi Fujisaku
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hiromasa Amano
Category:Episodes directed by Masahiko Watanabe
Category:Episodes animated by Makoto Shinjō
Category:Episodes in which a Mythical Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes in which an alternately colored Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes which aired in the United Kingdom before the United States
de:Vom Winde bewegt!
es:EP1060
fr:SL117
it:SL117
ja:SM編第117話
zh:宝可梦 太阳＆月亮 第117集