Mission: Total Recall! (Japanese:リーリエとシルヴァディ、よみがえる記憶Lilie andSilvady, the Resurrected Memory) is the 49th episode ofPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, and the 988th episode of thePokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on November 9, 2017, in New Zealand on March 1, 2018, and in the United States on March 29, 2018.
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After accidentally seeing Gladion and coming face-to-face with Silvally, Lillie is once again unable to touch Pokémon—but she’s determined to change that! With Nebby’s help, she embarks on a journey to recall the memories behind her fear. But Faba wants none of it, having been responsible for Silvally’s creation in the first place. Vowing to make sure Lillie never remembers her past, Faba captures her, and she’s again filled with fear. But Silvally rescues Lillie, and when she remembers that it was the one who saved her in the past, her fear of touching Pokémon finally vanishes!
Plot
Lillie writes in her diary about the events of theprevious episode and how she is now afraid to touchSnowy again. During nightfall,Gladion confrontsAsh on the beach, upset over what happened with Lillie andType: Null. Ash tries to apologize for Nebby's actions but Gladion won't listen. Returning to his motel room, Gladion is met byFaba who has heard what happened to Lillie. He has come to retrieveType: Null, claiming that these areLusamine's wishes. Gladion refuses, leading to a battle between their Pokémon but Gladion is soon defeated.Hypno prevents Gladion from sending Type: Null out by usingHypnosis on Gladion. With Gladion immobilized, Faba takes Type: Null'sPremier Ball from him.
Ash andhis classmates are supportive towards Lillie over what happened whenProfessor Kukui andProfessor Burnet join them. Another attempt at making contact with Snowy causes Lillie to freeze. When school ends, Ash joins Lillie and Snowy as they walk home. As they walk, Lillie guesses that Ash has met with Gladion which shocks Ash but subsequently confirms. Lillie reveals what happened when she encountered Gladion and Type: Null. Ash tries to cheer Lillie up which helps and Lillie decides to remember everything that happened. As a result of that,Nebby startsteleporting them to various locations from Lillie's past, which brings back memories of her and her family. Soon, Nebby teleports them to the research area underneathAether Paradise. In his lab, Faba places the Premier Ball containing Type: Null in a drawer and is alerted to the presence of Ash and Lillie from the security system.
Walking around, Lillie recalls that she has been here before and are spotted byTeam Rocket. At Lusamine's house, Gladion confronts Lusamine over what Faba said to him but she tells Gladion that she didn't tell Faba to retrieve Type: Null. She remembers that Faba reported Type: Null to be a failure and asks Gladion to tell her what he knows. Faba is instructing Team Rocket to bring Lillie to him so he can make her forget the memories she's remembered but Team Rocket refuse and walk off. Ash and Lillie soon find themselves confronted by Hypno andAlakazam who send Ash flying as Faba grabs Lillie and takes her away. Gladion and Lusamine search for Type: Null's Poké Ball in Faba's lab and as soon as they find it, an alarm sounds. Faba has Hypno start to erase Lillie's memories only to be stopped byPikachu.
Nebby protects them from Hypno's Hypnosis as the battle continues. Alakazam takes Lillie into the air as Gladion and Lusamine arrive. Gladion sends out Type: Null who breaks free of its mask, turning intoSilvally. Silvally frees Lillie from Alakazam, which causes Lillie to recall more memories. She remembers that Silvally had previously saved her fromNihilego and that Faba was there when it happened. With help from theDark Memory, Silvally is able to defeat Faba withMulti-Attack as Lusamine apologizes to Lillie as Faba recalls both of his Pokémon into their Poké Balls and sneaks away. Lillie thanks Silvally and finds herself now able to touch Pokémon again.
The English dub title could be a reference to the action film seriesMission: Impossible and/or the 1990 sci-fi action filmTotal Recall.
Errors
Hypno's foot error
During Lillie's flashbacks of her withLusamine andGladion at the beach, Lusamine's swimsuit is a two-piece, but during the first scene of themriding aLapras, her swimsuit is a one-piece.
When Faba's Hypno falls back after being hit bySilvally'sMulti-Attack, Hypno has an extra toe on its foot.
