SM113

This Magik Moment! (Japanese: 新番組！？小さなコイキングのメロディ A New Program!? Melody of the Small ) is the 113th episode of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, and the 1,052nd episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on March 17, 2019 and in the United States on July 20, 2019.
==Blurb==
Our heroes visit the Alola TV studios to cheer on Sophocles, who’s competing in a quiz show! Afterward, Rotom bumps into George, the producer of Alolan Detective Laki, who takes them on a tour. Kiawe is beyond excited to see the adorable Magikarp named Karpy live on set—until it evolves into a fearsome Gyarados!
On top of that, the three stars of George’s superhero show get stuck on location and can’t make their shooting schedule. Thinking quickly, he recruits Lillie, Mallow, and Lana to become The Refreshing Trio: Alola Idols! The girls are a big hit, Gyarados gets recast as an intimidating villain, and all’s well that ends well!
==Plot==
The television host announces the beginning of the Alola Pokémon Quiz, with the first to buzz in having the chance to answer the question. and watch from the audience as competes in the show. Noah is also competing and quickly answers the first question correctly, being awarded with a of flowers. Sophocles and Noah prove to be an even match, both answering nine questions correctly. The host gives the final question for the preliminary round, and Sophocles eventually loses to Noah.
Backstage, the group comforts Sophocles and after their loss. then notices George Charino, the producer who works on the television series Alolan Detective Laki. Charino invites the group to see the filming of an upcoming drama, and they all agree. They walk outside and notice a gathering crowd up ahead. Sophocles and his friends make their way to the front of the crowd and are left speechless when they see Karpy. When Ash is confused, his classmates explain that Karpy is a child actor prodigy famous for the hit TV show "Little Magikarp's Melody". Rotom takes some photos before Karpy's orders him off the set. The TV crew begins shooting a scene of Karpy's friend leaving, but Karpy's voice suddenly becomes too hoarse, and its body eventually starts glowing, prompting Karpy's manager to take it off the set for a rest.
When George is about to leave for a shoot, Rinka and Kenichi run up and inform him that the lead actors from "Fresh-Tree" cannot show up to set because of a whipped up by a and , which is preventing the actors' plane from leaving the Sinnoh region. George then spots , , and ; and decides that they will star in the show alongside their Pokémon. They all agree, though Lillie is worried about her limited acting experience. George takes the three girls over to the studio for their rehearsals. Meanwhile, the manager returns Karpy to the set and filming resumes. The scene initially goes well, but Karpy suddenly begins glowing again and then evolves into a . The manager approaches Karpy and tries to calm it, but it panics upon seeing its new body and flees with the manager, Ash, and his remaining friends in pursuit.
Elsewhere, and James prepares Jessie, as her alter ego Jessa-Bergère, for an upcoming audition of a drama commemorating the 55th anniversary of Alola TV. In a rehearsal studio nearby, George tells the girls about their starring roles in Thirst-Three, short for The Refreshing Trio: Alola Idols, in which three girls protect the peace of Alola and use their favorite drinks to transform into their superhero selves. He then hands each of them a script, but the trio bungles the superheroes' main catchphrase. George assures them that they did well, and with a little more practice, they will perform better.
As Karpy continues to panic, Ash confronts the manager with some questions, and she admits that she did notice that Karpy's whiskers appeared to be longer recently, but didn't realize that it is part of its evolution process. Karpy charges through 's latest shoot, leaving her in a cloud of dust, before entering the Alola TV studio building. Karpy crashes through the filming of an Alola Pokémon Quiz final round episode and interrupts the girls' Thirst-Three rehearsals. Karpy spots George and instantly begins flailing around, and George then realizes that the Gyarados is actually Karpy. George calmly pats Karpy on its head, and reassures it that everything should be fine. He announces that there is still some time for filming and asks for everyone's assistance. George's ingenuity is later showcased in the latest episode of The Refreshing Trio: Alola Idols.
Later, Ash and his classmates gather at 's home to watch Lillie, Lana, and Mallow's acting debuts in The Refreshing Trio: Alola Idols. The episode begins with Mallow rushing to her two friends, played by Lillie and Lana, where the trio is going to be late for class. The three girls notice holes in the main pathway when suddenly, an angry Gyarados, played by Karpy, crashes down in front of them. Gyarados roars at the trio, so the girls decide to take action. Mallow calls over their companions, and Sandy, , and Snowy appear carrying drinks for the trio. The girls promptly take a sip and transform into their Alola Refreshing Trio alter-egos in a dazzling display of lights and sparkles, with Mallow wearing pink, Lillie blue, and Lana yellow. The three heroes go on to defeat Gyarados with a powerful rainbow-beamed "Alola Thank You: Sundae Sunrise" attack. The episode ends with the superheroes posing while the narrator asks if they will be able to make it to class on time.
Ash and the other boys are impressed by their friends' performances and congratulate the girls on their great acting. Meanwhile, George announces that Karpy will still have a future in TV as a villain. He and the manager watch as Team Rocket film a scene in which they are fleeing from a rampaging three-headed Gyarados monster. Jessie is annoyed that her Alola debut is so demanding, but Meowth reminds her that she said she was prepared to do anything during her audition. James then questions why he and the others are in the film in the first place.
==Major events==
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
==Characters==
===Humans===
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* Jessie
* James
* Laki (flashback; picture)
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* George Charino
* Noah
* Rinka and Kenichi
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* Director
* Film crew
* Alola TV security guard
* Quiz master
* s
* Crowd
===Pokémon===
Who's That Pokémon?: (US and international), (Karpy) (Japan)
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* ('s; Sandy)
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* (; Alolan form; flashback)
* ('s; Alolan form; Snowy)
* ()
* (; flashback)
* (Laki's; flashback; pictures)
* (Noah's)
* (Trainer's; Alolan form)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's; )
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (anime)
* (Karpy; evolves)
* (Karpy; newly evolved)
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* (flashback)
* (on television; flashback)
* (flashback)
* (flashback)
==Trivia==
* Poké Problem: Where do we go in today's episode?
** Host: 
** Choices: , Kiawe's family ranch, TV station, Poipole's world
** Answer: TV station
* The English dub was released on the iTunes Store on June 30, 2019, on Prime Video on July 1, 2019, on Google Play on July 9, 2019, 20, 19, and 11 days before the episode aired in , respectively.
* The Japanese title of the episode is a reference to the Japanese title of the 1971 British film , which was a huge hit in Japan.
* The episode number on the clapperboard seen during the filming of Little Magikarp's Melody is "#113", referencing this episode's number.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
** , who last appeared in Glory Blaze!, 535 episodes earlier.
** , who last appeared in Casting a Paul on Barry!, 402 episodes earlier.
** , who last appeared in A Real Rival Rouser!, 399 episodes earlier.
* Refreshing Trio: Alola Idols, the show , Lana, and appear in, takes cues from anime and manga, such as the , , and franchises, the latter of which was animated by OLM.
** The motifs of the Thirst-Three girls in their transformed personas appear to be based on Roserade Tea, Soda Pop, and Pinap Juice.
** The sequence of Mallow, Lana, and Lillie drinking their beverages is a direct reference to a scene of the heroines from Wedding Peach drinking from wine glasses together when they say their "group motto".
* The show that Team Rocket appears in at the end of the episode is patterned after -focused films and shows:
** plays the role of a -style three-headed dragon rampaging through a city.
** Jessie, James, and are dressed in the style of the various defense teams found throughout the franchise, while dresses as the friendly monster Pigmon, complete with the balloon it carried in the character's debut episode.
* In the scene when Karpy botches the scene with his voice change, two members of the movie crew showcase their shock by performing the "Fusion Dance" pose from .
* The opening animation is updated to include Ash's Meltan.
* The man surrounded by Pokémon and wearing a yellow jumpsuit is a reference to actor and the jumpsuit he wore in the incomplete martial arts film .
* When being proposed a role in a TV show, Lillie references her role in the school play from Lillier and the Staff!. Jessie also uses her alias "Jessa-Bergère" (Japanese: ムサバーバラ Musabarbara) from the same episode.
* When Jessie is summoned for her auditions, she is referred to as "number 634". Using a type of Japanese wordplay called , these numbers can be read as "mu-sa-shi", spelling out Jessie's Japanese name. A similar wordplay was used in The Ultimate Test, 996 episodes earlier.
* Alola TV celebrating its 55th anniversary is a reference to TV Tokyo's own 55th anniversary.
* Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.
* The English dub title is a reference to the song .
* , , and read the Who's That Pokémon? segment in the English dub.
===Errors===
* The English dub's closed captions mistakenly refer to 's as "Flame Thrower".
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
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Category:Episodes by one-time writers
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes animated by Masaaki Iwane
Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes in which a Mythical Pokémon appears
de:Karpi kommt groß raus!
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fr:SL113
it:SL113
ja:SM編第113話
zh:宝可梦 太阳＆月亮 第113集