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1	->"''My young Ash, are you interested in learning why the Island Challenge was started so many years ago? You see, it wasn't simply to make trainers stronger in battle. It was to raise young people in such a way that they will love and protect the islands of Alola, as well as the many people and Pokémon who inhabit them.''"
2	-->--Kahuna '''Hala'''
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4	!!Japanese Title: ''The Leader Pokémon is Dekagoos!''
5	!!!Original Airdate: January 5, 2017
6	!!!Canada Airdate: May 13, 2017
7	!!!US Airdate: May 19, 2017
8	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pokemon_sun_and_moon_episode_9.png]]
9	[[caption-width-right:350:Ash has to face up to a challenge the likes of which he's never seen before.]]
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11	When a herd of Alolan Rattata and Raticate run wild beyond their normal hours, Ash meets Hala, the Kahuna of Melemele Island. Determined to help, Ash is directed to Verdant Cavern to seek the Totem Pokémon, officially undergoing his first trial.
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13	!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
14	* AdaptedOut: Ilima, the Trial Captain that oversees Verdant Cavern; Ash undergoes the Trial supervised by Hala instead.
15	* BalloonBelly: Pikachu and Rockruff chow down while Ash and Professor Kukui discuss getting a new Z Crystal. At one point, when Ash speaks to Pikachu, he's gone beyond just a balloon belly and actually looks ''obese''.
16	* DefeatMeansFriendship: After Ash beats the Totem Gumshoos, he's able to convince it and its ally Yungoos and Gumshoos to drive off the herd of Rattata and Raticate.
17	* DishingOutDirt: The Yungoos and Gumshoos use Sand Attack to block Pikachu's electric attacks.
18	* EndOfEpisodeSilliness: In the Japanese episode, after the [=PokéProblem=]'s answer, it shows Officer Jenny grabbing the ally Gumshoos from Ash's trial at Verdant Cavern and asking it to be her partner. It looks kinda confused by the offer.
19	* FaceOfAThug: Gumshoos ''is'' intimidating (especially the Totem), but, once defeated, it and its kin are pretty affable, even willing to help deal with Akala's rodent problem when merely asked.
20	* GottaCatchThemAll: By beating Totem Gumshoos, Ash wins the Normalium Z crystal.
21	* MyBelovedSmother: A flashback shows Bewear stuffing a honey and fruit mixture into Team Rocket's mouths.
22	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Team Rocket have had enough of the Bewear's insistent hospitality, and are trying to make a run for it when the stampeding Rattata and Raticate nearly blast them off.
23	* ATwinkleInTheSky: Subverted again. The stampeding Rattata and Raticate knock Team Rocket away, but Bewear comes in and grabs them before they can blast off.

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