Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon is the twentieth season of the Pokémon animated series and the first and titular season of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon (ポケットモンスター サン&ムーン, Poketto Monsutā: San & Mūn). This season follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu as they travel to the Alola region, go to Pokémon school with classmates Lillie, Lana, Mallow, Kiawe, Sophocles, participate in the island trials, and learn how to use the power of Z-moves. The season originally aired in Japan from November 17, 2016, to September 21, 2017, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from May 12, 2017, to December 9, 2017, on Disney XD, making it the first Pokémon series to premiere on that channel. Prior to this, a preview of the first two episodes aired on the network on December 5, 2016.