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A new news article has been posted!
The official website for the Sun & Moon anime has updated in preparation for the new direction the series will take starting October 5th:

Story

Satoshi and Pikachu's new adventure begins!

The place that acts as the setting of their new adventure is the Alola Region, which is bustling with nature.
What lies in wait for Satoshi and Pikachu in the Alola Region,
where you are surrounded by the blue sky and the blue sea wherever you go...?

New Pokémon, new friends, and new adventures...
This adventure filled with all kinds of new things finally begins!

Let's go! Let's give it our all! It's an adventure!!

Characters

Characters
Image Satoshi & Pikachu
Satoshi: A 10 year old young boy that aims to become a Pokémon Master.
He's experiencing school life for the first time in the Alola Region!

Pikachu: Satoshi's first partner Pokémon and his greatest companion.
Image The Rotom Zukan
Leave everything Pokémon knowledge-related to it.
This is a groundbreaking Pokémon Zukan which finishing touch was having a Rotom enter it.
It speaks human language and assists Satoshi on his adventure.

Starcloud
A mysterious Pokémon Satoshi picked up.
Not even the Rotom Zukan has any data on it.
It loves konpeito.

Image Lilie
A girl that loves Pokémon, but is unable to touch them for some reason.
Her knowledge of Pokémon is top notch.

Image Kaki
He likes Fire type Pokémon.
His family runs a farm, so he helps out there while also attending school.

Image Mao
She likes Grass type Pokémon.
She's an active girl who's also a bit of a scatterbrain.
She helps out at the Aina Cafeteria her family runs by attracting customers to come in and eat.

Image Suiren
She likes Water type Pokémon.
While she's usually quiet, she's actually a girl of action.
She's the oldest of the three daughters of a fisherman.

Image Māmane
He likes Electric type Pokémon.
A science nerd with a vast knowledge of technology.
When he gets into something, he analyzes the subject very thoroughly.

Image Professor Kukui
A professor that studies Pokémon battling and moves. He is also the class' homeroom teacher.
Satoshi lives at his house during his stay.

Image Principal Okido
The school's principal. The cousin of Professor Okido from the earlier series.
He researches Pokémon that evolve in unique ways in Alola.

Image The Rocket Gang
Musashi, Kojiro, Nyarth and Sonansu
An evil organization which goal is to get rare Pokémon, strong Pokémon, as well as Satoshi's Pikachu.

Gladio
Lilie's older brother.
He left his house and is currently training to become stronger as a Trainer.

Lusamine
She represents the Aether Foundation, and is also an excellent scientist.
Lilie and Gladio's mother. She lives in Aether Paradise, the Aether Foundation's headquarters.

Wicke
An Aether Foundation admin.
In charge of the Pokémon protection program.

Sauboh
An Aether Foundation admin.
Chief of the research department.

Professor Burnet
A professor researching the Ultra Holes.
She's a close friend of Lusamine, and as such works with the Aether Foundation. She's also an acquaintance of Professor Kukui.



The New Pokémon

New Pokémon
Image Ashimari
Sea Lion Pokémon
Water type

Image Mokuroh
Grass Quill Pokémon
Grass/Flying type

Image Nyabby
Fire Cat Pokémon
Fire type

Lugarugan (Dusk Form)
Wolf Pokémon
Rock type

Image Togedemaru
Roly-Poly Pokémon
Electric/Steel type

Image Mimikkyu
Disguise Pokémon
Ghost/Fairy type

Image Kiteruguma
Strong Arm Pokémon
Normal/Fighting type

Image Nassy (Alola Form)
Coconut Pokémon
Grass/Dragon type

Image Kapu-Kokeko
Land Spirit Pokémon
Electric/Fairy type



Staff:

Executive director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Director: Daiki Tomiyasu
Series Construction: Aya Matsui
Character Design: Satoshi Nakano and Shuhei Yasuda
Art Director: Masatoshi Muto
Color Keys: Noriyuki Yoshino
Director of Photography: Yuko Orikasa
Editor: Jin Nogawa
Music: Shinji Miyazaki
Sound Recording Director: Masafumi Mima

Cast:

Satoshi: Rica Matsumoto
Pikachu: Ikue Ohtani
Rotom Zukan: Daisuke Namikawa
Lilie: Kei Shindo
Kaki: Kaito Ishikawa
Mao: Reina Ueda
Suiren: Hitomi Kikuchi
Māmane: Fumiko Takekuma
Professor Kukui: Keiichi Nakagawa
Principal Okido: Unsho Ishizuka

Musashi: Megumi Hayashibara
Kojiro: Shinichiro Miki
Nyarth: Inuko Inuyama
Sonansu: Yuji Ueda

Gladio: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Lusamine: Sayaka Kinoshita
Wicke: Chika Fujimura
Sauboh: Mitsuaki Madono
Burnet: Sachi Kokuryu

Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_sunmoon/