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SM053 · Rescuing the Unwilling!

Name: Rescuing the Unwilling!
Released: 2018-04-14

急げ! ルザミーネ救出大作戦!!

US air. 2018-04-14 JP air. 2017-12-07 Season. Sun & Moon: Ultra Adventures (S21) Position. Episode 53 of 146 in Sun & Moon

Why this episode matters

Key episode in Sun & Moon

Stoutland Land. Quiet emotional episode about loss; one of the era's prestige episodes.

Signature episode for Lillie

Lillie holds a Pokémon for the first time; emotional turning point.

Synopsis

What happens.

As Lillie narrates the events of the previous episode, the group exits the Ultra Wormhole and enters Ultra Deep Sea, a dark dimension filled with floating islands of jagged rocks.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's SM053 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · SM044-SM092

Sun & Moon Ultra Adventures.

Ultra Beasts arc. The Aether Foundation's plot deepens; Lusamine's Nihilego possession arc lands. Ash captures Lycanroc and Naganadel.

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Pokémon featured · 20

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.

Other episodes in Sun & Moon Ultra Adventures.

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.