PE02

The Eclipse (Japanese: ジ・エクリプス The Eclipse) is the second episode of Pokémon Evolutions. It was first released on the official English Pokémon YouTube channel, Pokémon TV, and the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel on September 23, 2021.
==Blurb==
With a dash of determination and courage, Lillie vows to rescue her mother and bring back her friend Nebby! But be strong, Lillie—there seems to be a sinister presence on the horizon…
==Plot==
As and Lillie approach the Altar of the Moone, Lillie is plagued by self-doubt, recalling Lusamine and her dismissive question of how she plans to save Nebby. Lillie remembers moments of her journey in Alola, like the time her fear held her back from saving Nebby from a flock at Mahalo Trail, her confrontation with her mother in Aether Paradise, and witnessing Lusamine using up Nebby's power to force open an Ultra Wormhole to locate and defeat . With Selene's guidance, Lillie reaches the top of the altar, and together with Selene, plays the Sun and Moon Flutes to activate the altar. A bright pulse of light erupts from the altar's central platform, prompting Nebby to fly into the light, evolving into as the light fades.
Lillie shares a tender moment with Lunala, pleading with Nebby to take her to where Lusamine is, declaring that she doesn't have to take on Necrozma all by herself. Before Lunala can respond, an Ultra Wormhole opens up above the altar, dropping Lusamine and Guzma to the ground, severely beaten and injured. Lillie runs over to her mother, and a clearly shaken Lusamine begs for the children to run away, describing Necrozma as a monster that attacked as soon as it was approached. Necrozma tears its way out of the wormhole, and after exchanging a look with Lillie, Nebby soars forth to do battle, exchanging series of devastating attacks with the .
Ultimately, after Nebby gets pinned by Necrozma, the latter absorbs Nebby into its body, changing into its form and opening multiple Ultra Wormholes with a single, fierce roar. With all hope lost, Lillie appears about to collapse from fear, before noticing Selene brandishing a , ready to battle the new threat. The sight is enough to reaffirm Lillie's convictions as she stands up again, looking at Necrozma with a determined expression.
==Major events==
* , Lillie, and Nebby arrive at the Altar of the Moone.
* Nebby evolves into .
* Nebby battles , but ends up being absorbed by it.
* Selene prepares to battle .
==Characters==
===Humans===
* 
* Hau (flashback)
* Lillie
* Gladion (flashback)
* Lusamine
* Guzma
===Pokémon===
* (Nebby; flashback)
* (Nebby; evolves)
* (Nebby; newly evolved; fused with Necrozma)
* ()
* 
* (×3; flashback)
* (flashback)
* (flashback)
* 
* 
* 
* (×2)
==Gallery==
File:Pokemon Evolutions E02 poster.png|Poster artwork
File:PE02 concept art.png|Episode fanart by conceptual artist otumami
==Trivia==
* Nebby's moveset in this episode is identical to the one of from the .
* The two in this episode wear the hats of and .
===Errors===
* When both Nebby and 's attacks collide at each other, a transparency layer is present in the background for a frame.
* After Lusamine disappears into the Ultra Wormhole, Gladion's piercings are missing.
* In the subtitles, Lusamine is referred to by her English name.
** In the subtitles on Pokémon TV, Nebby is also referred to by its English name when it's being attacked on the bridge. This is fixed on YouTube.
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
02
Category:Episodes written by Benjamin Townsend
Category:Episodes by one-time storyboarders
Category:Episodes by one-time directors
Category:Episodes animated by Kazumi Satō
de:Pokémon: Entwicklungen Folge 2: Die Mondfinsternis
es:EVO02
fr:PE02
it:EV02
ja:PE第2話
zh:Pokémon Evolutions 第2集