Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon · Sun & Moon Ultra Legends arc
SM143 · Fiery Surprises!
決着！ガオガエンVSニャヒート！！
Synopsis
What happens.
The Full Battle between Ash and Professor Kukui continues as Lucario foils Naganadel's X-Scissor with Close Combat. Naganadel retaliates with Sludge Bomb, but this fails to affect Lucario due to its immunity to Poison attacks.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's SM143 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.