SM139

(Japanese: 誕生！アローラの覇者！！ Birth! The Alola Champion!!) is the 139th episode of the, and the 1,078th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2019.

Major events

 * is revealed to have obtained a Ghostium Z.
 * defeats Gladion, winning the Manalo Conference and becoming the first of Alola.
 * A appears from an Ultra Wormhole, interrupting the awards ceremony.

Humans

 * Jessie
 * James
 * Delia Ketchum
 * Professor Burnet
 * Wicke
 * Jīkyō
 * Ilima
 * Acerola
 * Hau
 * Mina
 * Professor Burnet
 * Wicke
 * Jīkyō
 * Ilima
 * Acerola
 * Hau
 * Mina
 * Ilima
 * Acerola
 * Hau
 * Mina

Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?:   (Japan)
 * (flashback)
 * ('s; Sandy)
 * (Ride Pokémon)
 * (Alola Form)
 * ('s; Alola Form; Snowy)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * ('s)
 * (Olivia's; ; flashback)
 * ('s; Sandy)
 * (Ride Pokémon)
 * (Alola Form)
 * ('s; Alola Form; Snowy)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * ('s)
 * (Olivia's; ; flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * ('s)
 * (Olivia's; ; flashback)
 * (Olivia's; ; flashback)

Trivia

 * Poké Problem: The last standing in today's battle is...?
 * Host Professor Burnet
 * Choices: Gladion's Lycanroc,, Ash's Lycanroc,
 * Answer: Ash's Lycanroc
 * The opening animation is updated to include Ash's Melmetal.
 * Type: Wild is used as an insert song when and  reminisce about the history of the rivalry between their respective.
 * This is the first time Ash beats Gladion in a, as previously, either Ash has lost against Gladion or their battle was interrupted.
 * This marks the first time that Ash has won a Pokémon League Conference, as well as the first time he has won a game-original League.
 * This episode features the following flashbacks of Ash's Lycanroc and Gladion's Lycanroc:
 * Ash's battling Gladion's Lycanroc in A Glaring Rivalry!.
 * Ash's Rockruff evolving into Dusk Form Lycanroc in Rising From The Ruins!.
 * Ash's Lycanroc battling Gladion's Lycanroc in Showdown on Poni Island!.
 * This episode first aired just under a week shy of the twentieth anniversary of Ash's first Pokémon League victory.
 * Also, Ash's League victories both take place in a setting that consists of a tropical archipelago featuring regional variants of Pokémon and is overseen by a team of four primary Trainers that must be battled in the lead-up to the main competition. However, unlike the Orange Crew, the Island Kahunas are not necessarily required to be battled in order to qualify for entry.
 * During the Japanese Who's That Pokémon? segment, a more serious theme, based on There's Trouble!, is used instead of the normal title card jingle.
 * , Jessie, James, and all narrate the preview for the next episode.