A Dream Encounter!

### Written by

Sonic876, Punkasaurus0530, Frogadier55, NegimaLover, TMNTHedgehog5, and DragonSpore18

### Directed by

Sonic876 and NegimaLover

***A Dream Encounter!*** is the 1st episode of *Josh's Adventures of Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon - Ultra Adventures*.

## Plot

Ash and Pikachu find themselves amongst mountains surrounded by fog. They watch as two lights appear in the sky, and Solgaleo and Lunala emerge from them. The two Pokémon look down at Ash, who understands and makes a promise. They disappear before emitting a beam of light where Nebby is formed. The guardian deities and Gladion's Silvally sense Nebby's arrival. At Professor Kukui's house, Rotom is trying to wake Ash and Pikachu up, but they're still sleeping. With help from Litten, Ash and Pikachu eventually get up, and Ash realizes his encounter with, and promise to Solgaleo and Lunala was all just a dream.
During breakfast, they watch as the "Alola Woman of the Year" award is given to Professor Burnet. Professor Kukui explains that her research is best known on Ultra Wormholes. At the Altar of the Sunne, Professor Burnet, Lusamine, Wicke, and Faba are examining the ruins where Professor Burnet had discovered a spike in energy readings from an Ultra Beast. Faba suspects this might have been an equipment malfunction which is put down to jealousy. They head off to do more research. Ash, Pikachu, and Rotom are on their way to the Pokémon School when they come across Tapu Koko who leads them to Nebby, sleeping in the forest. Ash recognizes Nebby from his dream and remembers his promise. Rotom has no data on Nebby.

At school, Professor Kukui greets the class and notices that Ash has yet to arrive. Ash arrives at that moment and shows Professor Kukui and his classmates Nebby. They watch Nebby and agree to do what they can to research it as Lillie gives it the nickname Nebby. Nebby starts crying leading everyone to attempt to calm it down and Mallow soon calms it down. They try and find out what Nebby likes to eat and discover that Nebby likes star candy. At Aether Paradise, Lusamine is alerted to a detection of an Ultra Beast's aura and they head to Melemele Island. Ash and Lillie arrive back at Professor Kukui's house and learn they have guests who want to see them and Nebby.

Inside, Lusamine greets Lillie and embarrasses her by treating her like a baby. Lillie isn't pleased to see her and is annoyed at her evolving Clefairy into Clefable. Professor Kukui introduces Ash to Professor Burnet, Faba and then Lusamine asks to be introduced to Nebby. Professor Burnet brings up images of the Guardian deities and Ultra Beasts and explains the legend surrounding them. They believe Nebby to be an Ultra Beast. They detected a spike in the aura's power and brings up an image of the Altar of the Sunne which Ash recognizes from his dream and explains what happened. Faba doesn't believe this as Lusamine asks Ash to let them look after Nebby, but remembering his promise, Ash wants to look after Nebby himself. Faba tries to prevent Ash from looking after Nebby but Lillie and Professor Kukui explain Ash's past with Tapu Koko and Lusamine agrees to let him look after Nebby.

## Major events

* Ash finds and befriends a Cosmog, which Lillie nicknames Nebby.
* Lillie reunites with her mother Lusamine.
* Ash meets Lusamine, Professor Burnet, Faba, and Wicke for the first time.
* Ash learns about the Aether Foundation and Ultra Beasts.

## Characters

### Humans

* Ash
* Lana
* Kiawe
* Lillie
* Sophocles
* Mallow
* Professor Kukui
* Samson Oak
* Lusamine
* Gladion
* Professor Burnet
* Wicke
* Faba
* Anna
* Aether Foundation Employee

### Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Nebby (Cosmog)

* Pikachu (Ash's)
* Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
* Rowlet (Ash's)
* Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
* Litten (Ash's)
* Cosmog (Ash's; Nebby; unofficial; debut)
* Popplio (Lana's)
* Marowak (Kiawe's; Alolan Form)
* Vulpix (Lillie's; Alolan Form; Snowy)
* Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
* Steenee (Mallow's)
* Komala (Samson Oak's)
* Umbreon (Gladion's)
* Lycanroc (Gladion's; Midnight Form)
* Type: Null (Gladion's; Silvally)
* Clefairy (Lusamine's; evolves; fantasy)
* Clefable (Lusamine's; newly evolved; fantasy)
* Munchlax (Professor Burnet's; video)
* Tapu Koko (×2; anime; one as a painting)
* Tapu Lele (×2; anime; one as a painting)
* Tapu Bulu (×2; anime; debut; one as a painting)
* Tapu Fini (×2; anime; debut; one as a painting)
* Stufful (anime; video; debut)
* Luvdisc (×2)
* Ivysaur (video)
* Cutiefly (×2; video)
* Ribombee (video)
* Braviary (video)
* Pikipek (video)
* Exeggcute (video)
* Psyduck (video)
* Solgaleo (dream; debut)
* Lunala (dream; debut)
* Celesteela (painting)
* Kartana (painting)
* Xurkitree (painting)
* Pheromosa (painting)
* Buzzwole (painting)
* Guzzlord (painting)
* Nihilego (painting)

## Transcript

*Main article: A Dream Encounter!/Transcript*
## Trivia

* Poké Problem: *What is the name of my mother who will appear in today's episode?*
	+ Host: Lillie
	+ Choices: Lusamine, Wicke, Professor Burnet, Olivia
	+ Answer: Lusamine
* This is the season premiere of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures.
* Alola!! returns as the opening theme, replacing the 20th anniversary edition of Aim to Be a Pokémon Master.
* The shot of Ash running up the hill on his way to the Pokémon School is similar to the first shot of Alola!!.
* This is the first episode where a main character obtains a Legendary Pokémon.
* The title card is modified to display the Z-Power Ring from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
* This is the first episode in which the "To Be Continued" screen is not extended in the dub since *Pasta La Vista!*, 564 episodes earlier.
* When trying to feed Nebby some Moomoo Milk, Kiawe makes a face resembling that of the art style of Nobuyuki Fukumoto.
* Meowth, Jessie, and James narrate the preview for the next episode.
* The Who's That Pokémon? segment in the dub refers to the Pokémon by its nickname, for only the second time in the anime after *From A to Z!*.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a Clefairy in the anime since its cameo in *Beating the Bustle and Hustle!*, 382 episodes earlier.
* This episode features the most Legendary Pokemon in any episode in the anime, with a total of eight.