SM052

(Japanese: 日輪の祭壇！ソルガレオ降臨！！ The Altar of the ! Solgaleo Descends!!) is the 52nd episode of the, and the 991st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 30, 2017.

Major events

 * Nebby evolves into.
 * obtains a Solganium Z.
 * The guardian deities of Alola upgrade Ash's Z-Ring to a Z-Power Ring.
 * Ash,, and Gladion enter a wormhole with Solgaleo in search of Lusamine.

Humans

 * Jessie
 * James
 * Professor Kukui
 * Gladion
 * Professor Burnet
 * Jessie
 * James
 * Professor Kukui
 * Gladion
 * Professor Burnet
 * Professor Burnet

Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: (Japan)
 * ('s; Alola Form; Snowy)
 * (Professor Kukui's)
 * (Professor Burnet's)
 * (Nebby; flashback)
 * (Nebby; evolves)
 * (Nebby; newly evolved)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * (Professor Kukui's)
 * (Professor Burnet's)
 * (Nebby; flashback)
 * (Nebby; evolves)
 * (Nebby; newly evolved)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * (Nebby; evolves)
 * (Nebby; newly evolved)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)

Trivia

 * The scene where pets the newly evolved Nebby resembles a picture shown during the credits of Pokémon Sun.