Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon · Sun & Moon Ultra Legends arc
SM130 · Battling Besties!
マオとスイレン！友情のゼンリョクバトル！
Synopsis
What happens.
As the first round of the Manalo Conference is about to begin, Ash and Faba are the first pair of Trainers to face each other. Caster mentions how Ash has cleared all four grand trials, while Faba is one of Aether Paradise's elite and a Psychic user.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's SM130 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · SM093-SM146
Sun & Moon Ultra Legends.
Manalo Conference (Alola League) tournament arc. Pokémon Battle Royals introduced. The Necrozma / Light Trio plot wraps. Climax: SM139, Ash wins the Alola League.
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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 Ultra Legends.
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.