Pokémon Sun & Moon (ポケットモンスター サン&ムーン Poketto Monsutā: San & Mūn) is an anime series produced by OLM Incorporated, and follows the events of Pokémon XY. In Japan it premiered on November 17, 2016, and premiered in the United States on May 12, 2017 on Disney XD.
This season follows the continuing adventures of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu as they travel to the Alola region, go to Pokémon school, participate in the island trials, and learn how to use the power of Z-moves.
Dubbing History[]
The English dub was produced by The Pokémon Company International, and aired on Disney XD in the United States from May 12, 2017 to March 7, 2020. A preview of the first two episodes previously aired on December 5, 2016 on Disney XD. It is the last Pokémon series to be dubbed by DuArt Film & Video, and the last to air on television in America. Voice director Lisa Ortiz moved to Los Angeles near the end of the series, and production on the next series was partially moved there to accommodate her.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | |||||
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Ash Ketchum | Satoshi | Rika Matsumoto | Sarah Natochenny | 1 - 146 |
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Pikachu | Ikue Ōtani | 1 - 146 | ||
| Kenyū Horiuchi (voiceover) |
Rodger Parsons | 126 | |||
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Mallow | Mao | Reina Ueda | Rebecca Soler | 1 - 146 |
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Lillie | Lilie | Kei Shindō | Laurie Hymes | 1 - 146 |
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Lana | Suiren | Hitomi Kikuchi | Rohana Kenin | 1 - 146 |
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Kiawe | Kaki | Kaito Ishikawa | Marc Swint | 1 - 146 |
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Sophocles | Māmane | Fumiko Takekuma | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld | 1 - 146 |
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Jessie | Musashi | Megumi Hayashibara | Michele Knotz | 3 - 146 |
|
Lisa Ortiz (Lina Inverse reference) |
93 | |||
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James | Kojiro | Shinichirō Miki | James Carter Cathcart | 3 - 146 |
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Meowth | Nyarth | Inuko Inuyama | 3 - 146 | |
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Wobbuffet | Sonans | Yūji Ueda | Erica Schroeder | 3 - 146 |
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RotomDex | Rotom Zukan | Daisuke Namikawa | Rob Morrison | 3 - 146 |
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Narrator | Unshō Ishizuka | Rodger Parsons | 1 - 43, 57 - 84, 87 - 91 | |
| Kei Shindō | 44 - 47, 49 - 56 | ||||
| Keiichi Nakagawa | 85 - 86, 93 - 94 | ||||
| Kenyū Horiuchi | 95 - 146 | ||||
| Secondary Characters | |||||
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Delia Ketchum | Hanako | Masami Toyoshima | Sarah Natochenny | 1 - 144 |
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Professor Samuel Oak | Dr. Yukinari Okido | Unshō Ishizuka | James Carter Cathcart | 1 - 42 |
| Kenyū Horiuchi | 93 - 146 | ||||
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Profesor Kukui | Dr. Kukui | Keiichi Nakagawa | Abe Goldfarb | 1 - 146 |
|
Chika Fujimura (young) |
Rachel Slotky | 125 | ||
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Samson Oak | Nariya Ōkido | Unshō Ishizuka | Marc Thompson | 1 - 88 |
| Kenyū Horiuchi | 93 - 146 | ||||
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Professor Burnet | Sachi Kokuryu | Melissa Schoenberg | 44 - 146 | |
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Gladion | Glazio | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Eddy Lee | 27 - 146 |
| Kei Shindō (young) |
Lori Gardner | 47 - 145 | |||
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Giovanni | Sakaki | Kenta Miyake | Ted Lewis | 3 - 146 |
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Nurse Joy | Joy | Risa Shimizu | Suzy Myers | 4 - 137 |
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Officer Jenny | Junsar | Asami Seto | Samia Mounts | 9 - 10, 39 |
| Martha Harms | 70, 74, 128 | ||||
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Anela | Moani | Rikako Aikawa | Rohana Kenin | 4 - 124 |
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Hau | Jun Fukuyama | Neo Cihi | 97 - 144 | |
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Anna | Ana | Shiori Sakurai | Emily Bauer | 13 - 119 |
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Abe | Kenta Miyake | Sean Kenin | 18 - 146 | |
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Hobbes | James | Shinya Fukumatsu | Aaron Phillips | 8 - 127 |
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Harper | Hō | ¿? | Eileen Stevens | 5 - 59 |
| Haven Paschall | 82 - 146 | ||||
| Sarah | Sui | ¿? | Kate Bristol | 5 - 59 | |
| Emily Cramer | 82 - 146 | ||||
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Mimo | Hoshi | Ayano Shibuya | Simona Berman | 11 - 136 |
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Sophocles' Father | Māmane's Father | Yūji Ueda | Ryan William Downey | 19 - 134 |
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Sophocles' Mother | Māmane's Mother | ¿? | Carrie Savage | 19 - 134 |
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Ilima | Yudai Chiba | Michael Liscio Jr. | 65 - 131 | |
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Acerola | Sumire Morohoshi | Lauren Kammerling | 73 - 131 | |
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Viren | Bourgain | Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi | Tyler Bunch | 70 - 129 |
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Laki | Alola Detective Lucky | Keiichi Nakagawa | Ryan Nicolls | 17 - 124 |
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Caster | Jeekyo | Yūji Ueda | Ben Burgess | 129 - 144 |
| Team Skull | |||||
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Guzma | Yasuyuki Kase | Evan Maltby | 115 - 137 | |
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Tupp | Tupper | Takaaki Uchino | Billy Bob Thompson | 1, 11 |
| Tōru Sakurai | 24 - 137 | ||||
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Zipp | Zip | Sōshirō Hori | Jake Paque | 1 - 137 |
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Rapp | Wrap | Madoka Asahina | Lori Gardner | 1 - 137 |
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Plumeria | Purumeri | Saki Endō | Jo Armeniox | 104 - 137 |
| Aether Foundation | |||||
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Lusamine | Sayaka Kinoshita | Bobbi Hartley | 44 - 146 | |
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Wicke | Bikke | Chika Fujimura | Carly Robins | 44 - 139 |
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Faba | Sauboh | Mitsuaki Madono | Daniel J. Edwards | 42 - 132 |
| Ryan Nicolls | 137 - 146 | ||||
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Mohn | Jirō Saitō | Jeremy Levy | 116, 127, 145 | |
| Kahuna Island | |||||
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Hala | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Ryan Andes | 9 - 144 | |
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Olivia | Lychee | Miyuki Sawashiro | Marisa Kennedy | 31 - 145 |
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Nanu | Kuchinashi | Masaki Aizawa | Michael McMillan | 73 - 140 |
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Hapu | Junko Takeuchi | Brittney Lee Hamilton | 104 - 140 | |
| Guardian Deities | |||||
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Tapu Koko | Kapu-Kokeko | Rikako Aikawa | Erica Schroeder | 1 - 144 |
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Tapu Lele | Kapu-Tetefu | Risa Shimizu | Suzy Myers | 20 - 144 |
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Tapu Bulu | Kapu-Bulul | Unshō Ishizuka | Sam Haft | 44 - 90, 144 |
| Risa Shimizu | 140 | ||||
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Tapu Fini | Kapu-Rehire | ¿? | Lisa Ortiz | 44 - 144 |
| Matori Matrix | |||||
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Matori | Kiyomi Asai | Emily Bauer | 12 - 146 | |
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Gozu | Keikō Sakai | Oliver Wyman | 87 - 90 | |
| Special Participation | |||||
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Misty | Kasumi | Mayumi Iizuka | Michele Knotz | 42 - 43, 102 - 103 |
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Brock | Takeshi | Yūji Ueda | Bill Rogers | 42 - 43, 102 - 103 |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Eps. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 20: Sun & Moon | ||||
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Driver | Kazuya Saji | Michael Liscio Jr. | 1 |
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Woman | Hitomi Kikuchi | Erica Schroeder | 6 |
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Security Guard | Kaito Ishikawa | Michael Liscio Jr. | |
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Pershie's Trainer | Chinami Nishimura | Sarah Natochenny | 7 |
| Emily Cramer | 83 | |||
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Farm Owner | Unshō Ishizuka | Michael Liscio Jr. | 9 |
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Harry | Chika Fujimura | Emily Bauer | 11 |
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Harry's Mother | ¿? | ||
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Harry's Father | Kenta Miyake | Michael Liscio Jr. | |
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Rango | Yūji Ueda | Tamir Cousins | 11, 70, 93 |
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Sima | Ayumi Kida | Lipica Shah | 11, 70, 123 |
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Kiawe's Grandfather | Unshō Ishizuka | Scott Williams | 11 |
| ¿? | 107 | |||
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Nina | Ami Koshimizu | Jessie Gill | 13, 72, 102 |
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Mrs. Makani | Chika Fujimura | Kate Bristol | 17 |
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Hiroki | Hiroki Kobari | Ryan Nicolls | 19, 129 |
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Saleswoman | Risa Shimizu | Lisa Ortiz | 20 |
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DJ Leo | Kenta Kamakari | Tyler Bunch | 23 |
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Lana's Mother | ¿? | Melissa Schoenberg | 24, 59, 93, 99 |
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Sailor | ¿? | Rob Morrison | 27 |
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Oluolu | Tōru Furuya | Mike McFarland | 28 |
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Master Fisherman | Michio Hazama | Scottie Ray | 33 |
| Trainer (Green Tank) | ¿? | Justin Anselmi | 34 | |
| Trainer (Generic Male) | ¿? | |||
| Trainer (Generic Female) | ¿? | Kate Bristol | ||
| Trainer (Purple Male) | ¿? | James Carter Cathcart | ||
| Trainer (Blue Male) | ¿? | Scottie Ray | ||
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Hiker Trio | Kenta Miyake Yūji Ueda Tōru Sakurai |
Michael Liscio Jr. | 34, 95, 103 |
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Ida | Rie Kugimiya | Caroline Spinola | 40, 106 |
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Kanoa | Yūji Ueda | Graham Halstead | |
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Electric Princess | Wakana Minami Sayaka Kitahara |
Melissa Schoenberg Meredith Zeitlin |
41 |
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Horacio | Nozomu Sasaki | Sam Haft | 41, 106, 119 |
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Yansu | Chinami Nishimura | Sara Ornelas | |
|
Dana | ¿? | Brian Kim | |
| Season 21: Ultra Adventures | ||||
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Cerah | Lynn | Jo Armeniox | 60 |
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Pokémon Sled Jump Master | Michio Hazama | Scottie Ray | |
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Sportscaster | Yūji Ueda | Jake Paque | |
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Director | ¿? | Ted Lewis | 61, 98 |
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Assistant Director | Tōru Sakurai | Sam Haft | |
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Primarina Trainer | Chinami Nishimura | Kate Bristol | 63 |
| Emily Cramer | 81 | |||
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Machamp Trainer | Kenta Miyake | Sean Kenin | 63 |
| Jake Paque | 81 | |||
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Decidueye Trainer | Tōru Sakurai | Ryan Nicolls | 63, 81 |
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Kagetora | Tsuguo Mogami | Sam Haft | 65 |
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Ikari | Kōji Okino | Wayne Grayson | 66 |
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Referee | Kenta Miyake | Marc Swint | |
| Customer (Ball Cap) | ¿? | Justin Anselmi | 72 | |
| Customer (Spiky Hair) | ¿? | Abe Goldfarb | ||
| Customer (PokeBall Shirt) | ¿? | Michael Liscio Jr. | ||
| Customer (Yellow Shirt) | ¿? | Erica Schroeder | ||
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Nina's Husband | Tōru Sakurai | Justin Anselmi | 72, 102 |
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Ulu | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Nicholas Corda | 72, 128, 130, 146 |
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Piko | Wakana Minami | Kate Bristol | 73 - 74 |
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Nene | Miyuki Kobori | Emily Bauer | |
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Molayne | Kōsuke Kuwano | Barrett Leddy | 79, 92 |
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Mr. Electric | Ryōta Iwasaki | Aaron Phillips | 81 |
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Mad Magmar | Masami Iwasaki | James Weaver Clark | 81, 92, 129 |
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Mina | Haruka Tomatsu | Samara Naeymi | 84 |
|
|
Team Rocket Grunt with Green Hair | Chinami Nishimura | Carly Robins | 87 - 90 |
| Naganadel | Yoshino Ōtori | Lisa Ortiz | 89 - 90 | |
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Pikala | Saki Fujita | Emily Cramer | 91, 129 |
| Season 22: Ultra Legends | ||||
| Miner | Kiyotaka Furushima | Aaron Phillips | 95 | |
| Miner with Dreadlocks | Yūji Ueda | Marcus Guerrier | ||
| Miner | Keiichi Nagakawa | Ryan William Downey | ||
| Miner | Ryōta Iwasaki | Ted Lewis | ||
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George Charino | Jun Miyamoto | Bill Timoney | 98, 113 |
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Lana's Father | Yasuhiro Mamiya | Billy Bob Thompson | 99, 145 |
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Dia | Kōichi Yamadera | Aaron Phillips | 100 - 101, 140 |
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Sofu | Ken Uo | Mike Pollock | 107 - 108 |
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Mallow's Mother | Chiwa Saitō | Sara Ornelas | 108 |
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Kahili | Chisa Yūki | Khristine Hvam | 110 |
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Master Caddy | Michio Hazama | Scottie Ray | |
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Kenichi | Kenichi Maeyamada | Allen Winter | 113 |
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Rinka | Rinka Ōtani | Emily Cramer | |
|
Noah | ¿? | Caroline Spinola | |
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Karpy's Manager | Uko Tachibana | Samara Naeymi | |
|
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Director | Ryōta Iwasaki | Gary Mack | |
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Okazaki | Taiiku Okazaki | Mark Schaffer | 115 |
| Customer #A | ¿? | Adam Ezegelian | 117 | |
| Customer #B | ¿? | Billy Bob Thompson | 117 | |
|
Charlie Charma | Junko Minagawa | Jeremy Levy | 117 - 118 |
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Ryuki | Kiyotaka Furushima | Adam Ezegelian | 118 |
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Farley | Ryōta Iwasaki | Kelvin Moon Loh | |
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Shirataki | Rie Murakawa | Diana Huey | |
| Darley | ¿? | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld | ||
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Hunter D | Kōsuke Takaguchi | David Wills | 120 |
|
Hunter D's Underlings | Ryōta Iwasaki Yūki Sanpei |
Jason Griffith Brian Kim | |
|
Yoko | Kenta Miyake | Billy Bob Thompson | 124 |
| Kartana | ¿? | ¿? | ||
| Ash's Rowlet | Megumi Hayashibara | Rob Morrison | 126 | |
| Kenyū Horiuchi (voiceover) |
Rodger Parsons | |||
| Ash's Meltan | Kenta Miyake | Samantha Cooper | ||
| Kenyū Horiuchi (voiceover) |
Rodger Parsons | |||
| Ash's Lycanroc | Keiichi Nakagawa | Michael Liscio Jr. | ||
| Kenyū Horiuchi (voiceover) |
Brett Weaver | |||
| Lusamine's Clefairy | Megumi Hayashibara | Sarah Natochenny | ||
| Kenyū Horiuchi (voiceover) |
Rodger Parsons | |||
| Garchomp | Shinichirō Miki | |||
| Kenyū Horiuchi (voiceover) |
Rodger Parsons | |||
Additional Voices[]
Music[]
- Opening/Closing 1: "Under the Alolan Sun"
- Produced by: Ed Goldfarb
- Written by: Ed Goldfarb
- Vocals by: Jannel Candrice, The Sad Truth, Ben Dixon, The Vestigial Horns
- Opening/Closing 2: "Under the Alolan Moon"
- Produced by: Ed Goldfarb
- Written by: Ed Goldfarb
- Vocals by: Haven Paschall, Ben Dixon, Charity Goodin, James Mosely
- Opening/Closing 3: "The Challenge of Life"
- Produced by: Ed Goldfarb
- Written by: Ed Goldfarb
- Vocals by: Dani Marcus, The Sad Truth, James Mosely, Charity Goodin
Notes[]
- Episode 64 is removed from the English dub due to Ash's use of black paint (to disguise himself as a Passimian) resembling blackface.
- Martha Harms replaces Samia Mounts as Officer Jenny due to Mounts moving to Los Angeles.
- Haven Paschall replaces Eileen Stevens as Harper due to Eileen retiring from dubbing as well as becoming a union-only actress in 2019.
- Emily Cramer replaces Kate Bristol as Sarah and Togedemaru due to Bristol moving back to Texas in 2018.
- Ryan Nicolls replaces Daniel J. Edwards as Faba.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2020 | CITV | United Kingdom | 
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| 2017-2020 | Teletoon | Canada | 
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| 2017-2020 | Disney XD | United States | 
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| 2017-2020 | 9Go! | Australia | 
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External Links[]
- Pokémon at the Internet Movie Database.
- Pokémon Sun & Moon (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Pokémon Sun & Moon on Behind The Voice Actors.
