Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon · Sun & Moon arc
SM005 · Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!
シマリ、がんバルーン!
Synopsis
What happens.
Ash heads out for school early as Pikachu and Rockruff play. On their way to school, Ash spots Lana and Popplio testing their balloon skills. They continue as Ash goes on ahead to school.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's SM005 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · SM001-SM043
Sun & Moon.
Ash transfers to Pokémon School. Picks Litten; befriends Rockruff. Island Challenge concept introduced as a Pokédex-equivalent quest.
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Who appears.
Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.
More from this arc
Other episodes in Sun & Moon.
Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.