Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon · Sun & Moon arc
SM028 · Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!
熱闘ポケベース! ねらえ逆転ホームラン!!
Synopsis
What happens.
At Professor Kukui's house, Ash, Rotom, Rockruff and Professor Kukui are watching Pokémon Base. They watch as the pitcher throws a ball at Gyarados who hits the ball into the wall.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's SM028 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.