Japanese Title: Kukui's Desperate Situation! Another Royal Mask!!
Original Airdate: October 14, 2018
US Airdate: February 23, 2019
Professor Kukui has a close run-in with a rival that threatens to reveal his identity as the Masked Royal. Who can he count on to preserve his cover?
This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
- Lower-Deck Episode: Ash and the other students barely appear in this episode, instead focusing on a mixup between Kukui, Faba and James.
- "Not So Different" Remark: Faba and James relate through their fanboy disposition around the Masked Royal.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: Faba counts as this, being Kukui's stand-in for his rematch with Mad Magma. Incineroar at least suspects something is off.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: After getting beaten down and humiliated in his attempt to "protect" the Masked Royal, Faba discovers he got his fan shirt signed by the Masked Royal himself. The Japanese stinger reveals James got likewise.
- Villain Team-Up: Faba and James, though not deliberately for once.
- Windmill Crusader: Faba and James for once play more well-intentioned antagonists, complicating Kukui's switch-up plot when they think Molayne is trying to steal his identity.
