Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon · Sun & Moon Ultra Adventures arc

SM067 · Love at First Twirl!

Name: Love at First Twirl!
Released: 2018-08-25

ピカピカだいすき！くるくるベベノム!!

US air. 2018-08-25 JP air. 2018-03-22 Season. Sun & Moon: Ultra Adventures (S21) Position. Episode 67 of 146 in Sun & Moon

Why this episode matters

Signature episode for Sophocles

Sophocles family move; emotional episode.

Synopsis

What happens.

A Poipole flying low over the ocean spots a Chinchou and hits the unsuspecting Pokémon with a poison attack to get its attention. Chinchou responds with Thunder Wave, only energizing Poipole and scaring the wild Chinchou away.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's SM067 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.