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Alola! The Starting Island, the Starter Pokémon!!

  • Episode aired Mar 17, 2017
  • TV-Y7
  • 22m
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While on vacation in the Alola region, Ash and Pikachu discover and enroll in the island Pokémon school.While on vacation in the Alola region, Ash and Pikachu discover and enroll in the island Pokémon school.While on vacation in the Alola region, Ash and Pikachu discover and enroll in the island Pokémon school.

  • Writers
    • Aya Matsui
    • Satoshi Tajiri
    • Jun'ichi Masuda
  • Stars
    • Rica Matsumoto
    • Ikue Ôtani
    • Kei Shindo
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    • Writers
      • Aya Matsui
      • Satoshi Tajiri
      • Jun'ichi Masuda
    • Stars
      • Rica Matsumoto
      • Ikue Ôtani
      • Kei Shindo
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    Rica Matsumoto
    Rica Matsumoto
    • Satoshi
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    Ikue Ôtani
    Ikue Ôtani
    • Pikachu
    • (voice)
    Kei Shindo
    • Lillie
    • (voice)
    Kaito Ishikawa
    • Kaki
    • (voice)
    Reina Ueda
    Reina Ueda
    • Mao
    • (voice)
    Hitomi Kikuchi
    • Suiren
    • (voice)
    Fumiko Takekuma
    • Mamane
    • (voice)
    Keiichi Nakagawa
    • Professor Kukui
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    Unshô Ishizuka
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    Megumi Hayashibara
    • Iwanko
    • (voice)
    Kenta Miyake
    Kenta Miyake
    • Bakugames
    • (voice)
    Rikako Aikawa
    • Ashimari
    • (voice)
    Yûji Ueda
    Yûji Ueda
    • Barrierd
    • (voice)
    Mika Kanai
    • Togedemaru
    • (voice)
    Chika Fujimura
    • Amakaji
    • (voice)
    Chinami Nishimura
    • Nyabby
    • (voice)
    Masami Toyoshima
    • Hanako
    • (voice)
    Kazuya Saji
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      • Satoshi Tajiri
      • Jun'ichi Masuda
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    • Trivia
      Not only is this the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon, but this is also the first episode to air on Disney XD.
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      Referenced in Outside Xtra: 7 Creepiest Pokemon Backstories That Will Fuel Your Nightmares Forever, Sorry (2017)
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      Under The Alolan Sun
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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Also known as
      • Alola to New Adventure!
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