[Gladion is angrily confronting Ash on the beach]
GGladion
WHAT HAPPENED?! WHY DID YOU BRING LILLIE TO SEE ME?! THE REASON SHE'S UNABLE TO TOUCH POKÉMON IS BECAUSE OF SOMETHING SHE REMEMBERED AFTER SHE SAW SILVALLY, ASH!! IT WAS SO MUCH BETTER OFF FORGOTTEN, YOU UNDERSTAND?!
[Dejected] Sorry, Gladion. See, Nebby...
GGladion
DON'T BLAME IT ON NEBBY!!!
[At the Altar of the Sunne, the four island guardians are hovering above their respective pillars and singing in harmony. Then, the four rectangles surrounding each pillar start glowing]
AHAsh & his Classmates
Huh? [They turn to the Altar of the Sunne]
[Two traces of light on either side make their way upwards to the top of the monument, opening the Altar of the Sunne. Then, the portal beams a light directly onto Nebby]
Huh? Oh, right! The Altar of the Sunne.
GGladion
Does that mean it's Solgaleo? [The beam goes up into the sky, making everyone cover their eyes due to the brightness, except Gladion] It must be.
What's happening to Nebby?
[Everyone watches as Nebby evolves into Solgaleo and roars]
Nebby turned into Solgaleo?
[Steenee, Popplio, Togedemaru and Snowy scream and run away Solgaleo stomps on the ground and roars. Then, Rotom Dex starts taking pictures excitedly]
RDRotom Dex
This is a massive discovery! I can't believe it! Nebby evolved two times, and now it's none other than the legendary Alolan Pokémon Solgaleo! Information updated, information updated!
[Meanwhile, Team Rocket and Bewear have seen the action from some distance]
Now that's some fancy schmancy evolution.
[Bewear nods]
Wait, I've seen that. [Looks inside his book] That Pokémon is a legend in the Alola region. It's Solgaleo.
Yeah? Where's all that talk of it being an Alolan Koffing?
Right. Koffing this and Koffing that.
[The camera cuts to a close-up of Jessie and Meowth's faces]
We just had to catch Proto-Koffing in order to save a face.
You blew it! Proto-Koffing and Nano-Koffing are phoney baloney Koffing.
[Wobbuffet appears on the left side of the screen]
[Wobbuffet then appears on the right side of the screen]
Say, this weather today...
I found myself on the mercy of the court.
[Jessie and Meowth are shocked by this, so is Wobbuffet]
[At the docks, near a cruise ship, the Pokémon are saying their goodbyes to Lillie and her family's Pokémon. Meanwhile, Professor Burnet is hugging Lusamine who is dressed in blue]
Take care, Lusamine. [She and Lusamine step back and reveal Gladion and Lillie who are also wearing smart clothes to wear on their journey of searching for their father, Mohn]
[The camera cuts to Ash and his friends who have come with them to the docks]
I'll have a souvenir from Mossdeep City waiting for you when you get back, Lillie!
That's something to look forward to.
I hope you find your father really soon!
If you guys need anything from us, please let us know.
See you later. Take care.
GGladion
[approaches Ash] The world seems big, but it's not. So when we meet again...
What else? We'll have a battle! [Shakes hands with Gladion]
[Then, the ship's horn blares]
RDRotom Dex
This calls for a photo, so gather round, everyone! [Everyone stands or sits in front of the cruise ship that Lillie and her mother and brother will be boarding] Now everybody say, "Silvally!" [Takes the photograph]
[Soon, the cruise ship leaves the dock, and Lillie, Gladion and their mother Lusamine are among the passengers. They see everyone on the dock waving goodbye, including Ash, Lana, Sophocles, Professor Kukui, Professor Burnet, Faba and Hobbes. Then, after several flashbacks, Lillie runs to the stern of the ship to give Ash a proper farewell]
Ash, can you hear me?! You know what? I'm really happy I got to meet you! You helped me out so much! After meeting you, I was finally able to become friends with Pokémon!
THANK YOU! [both Snowy and Megearna also bid farewell to Ash]
Lillie... I'm glad I got to meet you, and thank you, too!
[As promised by the writers, the Mohn story that was first established in the Sun and Moon series gets to finally be resolved]
Are you alright, Lillie? [Pikachu is attacking the Shiny Nihilego]
GGladion
[rushes into the scene after hearing the commotion] What's wrong?! You're here?!
GGladion
What's going on?
I was just following Pikachu, when I saw Nihilego about to attack Lillie.