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

SM139 · Enter the Champion!

Name: Enter the Champion!
Released: 2020-01-18

誕生！アローラの覇者！！

US air. 2020-01-18 JP air. 2019-09-15 Season. Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends (S22) Position. Episode 139 of 146 in Sun & Moon

Why this episode matters

Key episode in Sun & Moon

Ash defeats Gladion's Lycanroc; wins the Manalo Conference. His FIRST regional Pokémon League championship after 22 in-universe years.

Signature episode for Ash Ketchum

Alola League WIN. First regional championship.

Synopsis

What happens.

Ash and Gladion continue their Manalo Conference finals battle. Zoroark uses Night Daze, but Pikachu counters with Thunderbolt. Gladion follows up with Shadow Claw, and Pikachu uses Iron Tail to block it.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's SM139 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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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 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.