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==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and his friends arrive in Lumiose City, as {{an|Serena}} becomes excited about exploring, praising the fashion and Prism Tower. Ash explains that the [[Lumiose Gym]] is in the tower. Serena assumes Ash had already challenged the gym, but Ash explains that since he didn't have four gym badges, he was kicked out of the gym. {{an|Clemont}} suggests that they get out of Lumiose City immediately, much to Serena's dismay. Clemont and {{an|Bonnie}} push Ash and Serena into moving out, but before they can do so, a voice calls out Clemont and Bonnie, surprising both.
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Lumiose City]] on their way to [[Cyllage City]], and {{an|Serena}} in particular is excited to be there because she left in such a hurry [[XY003|the last time she visited.]] Ash tells her about [[XY001|his previous experience]] at the [[Lumiose Gym]], and Serena expresses her confusion at the four-[[Badge]] minimum requirement. At this, {{an|Clemont}} suggests quickly that they leave Lumiose City and continue on, and he and {{an|Bonnie}} try to push Ash and Serena along. Before they can do so, however, a man named [[Meyer]] - Clemont and Bonnie's father - calls out to them, surprising the group.


The voice is revealed to be Clemont and Bonnie's father, who identifies himself as [[Meyer]], who is with his {{p|Ampharos}}. Bonnie introduces Ash and Serena as their new friends, and Meyer is overcome with joy. As the two introduce themselves to Meyer, he takes a liking to Pikachu's electric cheeks. He also teases Clemont for finding "a beautiful girlfriend", to which Clemont explains that it isn't like that. Meyer soon tells Clemont to come home more often, but Clemont becomes reluctant to explain why he can't. Bonnie moves Clemont away, but Meyer soon tells him that being tough alone will not help challengers become better trainers, and that he should be a Gym Leader that the Lumiose Gym can be proud of. This surprises Ash and Serena, as Meyer drives away with Ampharos, telling the two to take care of his children and to stop by at his shop.
Clemont and Bonnie introduce Meyer and his {{p|Ampharos}} to Ash and Serena. When Bonnie tells Meyer about her new friends, her father is overcome with joy for his children. As Ash and Serena introduce themselves, he takes a liking to {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}. Once the introductions have finished, Meyer begins to scold Clemont for not visiting home more often, but Clemont nervously tries to avoid giving a reason why. Bonnie and Clemont try to leave, but Meyer goes on to tell Clemont that being tough alone won't make challengers better Trainers, and that he needs to be a [[Gym Leader]] to be proud of. At this, he drives away. Ash and Serena, confused by Meyer's words and Clemont's nervousness, immediately demand the truth from him and Bonnie, who concede and finally explains the whole story.


As Clemont and Bonnie frightfully turn around, Ash and Serena angrily glare at Clemont, the former demanding an explanation. Clemont tries to hide his secret, but Bonnie says that they might as well tell the truth.
In one of Lumiose City's plazas, Clemont reveals that he is, in fact, the Lumiose City Gym Leader. He explains how his Gym Leader duties kept him so busy that he had no time to follow his passion of inventing new things, so he decided to build a robot that could stand in for him as Gym Leader sometimes. He programmed the robot with his ideals - Clemont wanted challengers to have already won around four Badges, and wanted his robot, [[Clembot]], to be kind but tough at the same time. However, due to faulty programming, Clembot saw Clemont as a challenger and asked him to leave when it found out that Clemont had no Gym Badges. Clemont had implemented a "Master Recognition Battle Mode" for such an event, but he had accidentally registered the wrong voice code and so Clembot expelled him and Bonnie from the Gym. Although Clemont tried to reenter the Gym several times, he was unsuccessful in all of his attempts and is now out of ideas. After hearing his story, Ash and Serena both suggest that they visit the Lumiose Gym and see if they can do anything to help.


At a fountain, Clemont reveals that he really is the Lumiose Gym Leader, and says that it's a long story. He tells them that his Gym Leader duties kept him so busy that he had no time to invent things like he wanted to, so he decided to build a robot that could fulfill his duties when needed. In a flashback, Clemont is implementing his ideals into the robot; he wanted challengers to have around four gym badges, and to be kind to challengers but also be tough when necessary. He also implements a voice code, of which he decides to use "sandwich" as the code. Clemont soon tests his robot, of which is named [[Clembot]], but it rejects him since he has no gym badges. He tries to use the voice code to activate "Master Recognition Battle Mode", but the robot did not register the desired voice code, as it expected "You will begin today", and proceeds to electrocute Clemont and Bonnie. The two narrowly escape, but the entrance door shuts on them.
At the Lumiose Gym, they encounter a group of Trainers talking about the Lumiose Gym very angrily, furious at Clembot's ruthless behavior and promising in no uncertain terms that they will never return to the Gym. At this, Clemont loses his confidence in his ability to retake the Gym from Clembot with just his inexperienced {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}} when Clembot has all of his other Pokémon, but Ash tells him that he can at least give it his best shot. When Serena asks why Clemont became a Gym Leader in the first place, Bonnie tells her how Clemont is well-known for being a genius when it comes to {{type|Electric}} Pokémon. Clemont adds that he believed becoming an Electric-type Gym Leader would attract stiff competition from challengers and ultimately make him even stronger.


Clemont reveals that he has tried to reenter the gym several times, but to no avail. Ash and Serena suggest that they visit the gym to see how it's doing. At the gym, there is a group of people angered by the Clembot's violent ejection policy. One of them reveals that he challenged the gym, and fell for the robot's ejection policy after he lost. The group of challengers leave the area in anger. The group ponders on what to do, while Ash suggests that they stop the Clembot. Clemont expresses doubt that his lone {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}} can beat his own Pokemon in the gym, but Ash exclaims that he won't know unless he tries. Serena asks why he became a Gym Leader, and Bonnie reveals that Clemont is described as a genius when it comes to Electric-types. Clemont reveals that he wanted to become an Electric-type expert, which is why he became Gym Leader. Serena and Ash stand by his side and they all decide to go and stop the Clembot. Bonnie whispers that it's great that Ash and Serena are there for them.
The group enter into Prism Tower through a hole caused by [[Professor Sycamore#Garchomp|Garchomp]]'s [[XY002|rampage]], and then proceed to the Gym via the ventilation system. However, Clemont's {{p|Magnemite}} and {{TP|Clemont|Magneton}} are patrolling the halls and, although they are initially happy to see him, they have been ordered by Clembot to eliminate intruders, so [[Ash's Froakie]] uses its frubbles to temporarily incapacitate them while the group continues on to the battlefield. Once they reach the field, they are recognized as challengers by Clembot. Clemont once again activates its Master Recognition Battle Mode, and, after concentrating on the day Clembot was first activated, finally remembers the correct voice code and is permitted to battle against his creation. As Clemont sends out his Bunnelby, Clembot chooses {{TP|Clemont|Heliolisk}} as its Pokémon. Although Heliolisk is happy to see Clemont, the latter tells Heliolisk to give it everything it has in this battle, to which Heliolisk agrees.


The group enter into Prism Tower through the hole caused by {{p|Garchomp}}'s [[XY002|rampage from some time ago]], and then get into the gym via the ventilation system. However, a {{p|Magnemite}} and a {{p|Magneton}}, both belonging to Clemont, come in and attack the group. Ash stops the two Pokemon with Froakie's Frubbles, and the group reaches the battlefield. Clemont activates the Clembot's "Master Recognition Mode" after realizing what the voice code was. Clemont battles with Bunnelby, while the Clembot sends out {{p|Heliolisk}}, which Ash scans with his Pokedex. Knowing his reputation as a gym leader is on the line, Clemont tells Heliolisk to give it its all.
Just as Clemont programmed it to do, Clembot tells Heliolisk to begin with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Bunnelby defends with its ears by using them to throw dust into the air, just as in Bunnelby's very first battle against Pikachu. Bunnelby then uses {{m|Double Slap}} while Heliolisk counters with {{m|Dragon Tail}}. After Bunnelby lands a hit on Heliolisk, it {{m|Dig|digs}} into the ground, but is unearthed when Heliolisk unexpectedly uses {{m|Bulldoze}} - a move that Clemont had never taught it. Knocking Bunnelby into the air with its attack, Heliolisk attacks with another Dragon Tail. Bunnelby tries {{m|Double Team}}, but is countered easily by a {{m|Parabolic Charge}} attack from Heliolisk. Realizing that he has to think outside the box in order to win, Clemont has Bunnelby use Dig again and then Double Team while still underground. When Heliolisk uses Bulldoze, all of the copies leap out of the ground and are hit with Parabolic Charge, but the real Bunnelby continues burrowing and lands a super-effective hit on its opponent, finishing Heliolisk off with a {{m|Mud Shot}} attack.


The Clembot tells Heliolisk to start out with [[Thunderbolt]]. Knowing he had programmed it to do that, Clemont tells Bunnelby to defend with its ears by using them to kick up dust. Ash recognizes this tactic from when he had battled Clemont before. Bunnelby then uses [[Double Slap]], while Heliolisk counters with [[Dragon Tail]]. They appear to be evenly matched, but Bunnelby spins and hits Heliolisk with its other ear. Bunnelby then uses [[Dig]], but is unearthed when Heliolisk uses [[Bulldoze]]. This catches Clemont off-guard, as he never recalled teaching it to Heliolisk. Heliolisk then uses Dragon Tail to knock Bunnelby back down to the ground. Bunnelby quickly recovers, and uses [[Double Team]] to surround Heliolisk with clones of itself. Clemont then orders a [[Mud Shot]], but before Bunnelby can launch it, Heliolisk uses [[Parabolic Charge]] to eliminate the fakes and damage the real Bunnelby, while simultaneously restoring its own health. Heliolisk then uses Thunderbolt, and Bunnelby uses Dig to escape. The Clembot then orders Bulldoze, worrying Bonnie and Serena as they think it'll have the same result as before. Ash, however, downplays this concern by warning him to not give up till its over (repeating the exact phrase he had told Serena back in their childhood). Clemont acknowledges this, and knowing that Ash had taught him to think outside the box, tells Bunnelby to use Double Team underground. Heliolisk then uses Bulldoze, this time unearthing numerous clones of Bunnelby. Clemont then orders Dig, and Heliolisk uses Parabolic Charge to eliminate all visible clones of Bunnelby until none are left. However, the real Bunnelby is still underground, and it comes up underneath Heliolisk and hits it, subsequently causing the Clembot to crash. Bunnelby then uses Mud Shot, knocking out Heliolisk and giving Clemont the win.
After ascertaining that his Heliolisk is all right, Clemont reprograms Clembot to remove the Badge restriction and violence towards challengers. Clembot then becomes much more amiable and Clemont is satisfied with Clembot's programming. Back at Meyer's electronics shop, Clemont explains everything to his father, who was up until this point unaware that his son had been ousted from his Gym in the first place. After this, Clemont finally manages to summon the courage to tell Meyer about his journey, elaborating on all of the amazing things he has experienced in such a short time. Meyer is overcome with happiness again and embraces his children, telling them how good friends are the most important thing in the world and that they may continue traveling with Ash and Serena.


The Clembot finally recognizes Clemont, accepting him as its master and allows itself to be reprogrammed. Clemont reprograms the robot and removes its violent ejection policy and the badge restriction. The Clembot becomes friendly towards the group, and Clemont's Pokemon are also happy.
That night, Serena joins Bonnie in her room and the two girls go to sleep quickly. In Clemont's room, Ash tells Clemont that even though he was disappointed not to challenge the Lumiose Gym, since Clemont wanted challengers to have four Gym Badges, then he would honor that wish and come back to Lumiose City once he had obtained four of them. However, Ash requests that the battle will be against Clemont instead of Clembot, and Clemont agrees, promising to give Ash a battle he will never forget. As the episode ends, [[Blaziken Mask]] and his {{p|Blaziken}} leap off of the roof and into the night.
 
Back at Meyer's shop, he is dismayed that a robot had taken over Clemont's gym. Clemont explains that everything is alright now. Meyer assumes that he would come home more often from now on, but then Clemont reluctantly explains that he is on a journey with his friends, and that they have had great experiences together. Meyer has a moment of speechlessness, and he becomes extremely happy, saying that friends are the most important thing in the world. Everyone is pleased, and Meyer soon declares that his children are on a journey.
 
At night, everyone goes to bed. Ash tells Clemont that after he wins four gym badges, he will challenge the Lumiose Gym, and that his opponent will be him, and not the Clembot. Clemont agrees to the challenge, and tells him he will give Ash a gym battle he will never forget. As the episode ends, the Blaziken Mask and his Blaziken fly off into the night.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} return to [[Lumiose City]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} return to [[Lumiose City]].
* Ash and {{an|Serena}} meet [[Meyer]], {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}}'s father.
* Ash and {{an|Serena}} meet [[Meyer]], {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}}'s father.
* Ash and Serena learn that Clemont is the ejected [[Gym Leader]] of [[Lumiose Gym]], having been forced to abandon it with Bonnie when [[Clembot]], one of his inventions, ran amok and took over.
* Ash and Serena learn that Clemont is the ejected [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Lumiose Gym]], having been forced to abandon it with Bonnie when [[Clembot]], one of his [[List of Clemont's inventions|inventions]], ran amok and took over.
* Clemont is revealed to own a {{p|Magnemite}}, a {{p|Magneton}}, and a {{p|Heliolisk}}, which he keeps at the Gym.
* Clemont is revealed to own a {{p|Magnemite}}, a {{TP|Clemont|Magneton}}, and a {{TP|Clemont|Heliolisk}}, which he keeps at the Gym.
* [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] is revealed to know {{m|Double Team}}.
* [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] is revealed to know {{m|Double Team}}.
* Clemont challenges Clembot to a battle and wins, reclaiming the Gym.
* Clemont challenges Clembot to a battle and wins, reclaiming the Gym.
* Clemont modifies Clembot's programming and leaves it in charge of the Gym, and he and Bonnie continue traveling with Ash and Serena.
* Clemont modifies Clembot's programming and leaves it in charge of the Gym, and he and Bonnie continue traveling with Ash and Serena.
* Despite the [[Badge]] restriction no longer being an issue, Ash decides to wait until he's acquired three more Gym badges before challenging the Lumiose Gym, and Clemont agrees to meet the challenge himself when the time comes.
* Despite the [[Badge]] restriction no longer being an issue, Ash decides to wait until he's acquired three more Gym badges before challenging the Lumiose Gym, and Clemont agrees to meet the challenge himself when the [[XY067|time comes]].
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{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Meyer]]
* [[Meyer]]
* [[Clembot]] (in person)


====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Heliolisk}}
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* [[Clemont's Magneton]]
* {{p|Heliolisk}} ({{OP|Clemont|Heliolisk}})
 
====Other====
* [[Clembot]] (in person)


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* {{an|Bonnie}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Meyer]]
* [[Meyer]]
* [[Blaziken Mask]]


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}}; flashback)
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}}; flashback)
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Froakie}} ({{OP|Ash|Froakie}})
* {{p|Froakie}} ({{OP|Ash|Froakie}})
* {{p|Fletchling}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchling}}; flashback)
* {{p|Fletchling}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchling}}; flashback)
* {{p|Fennekin}} ({{OP|Serena|Fennekin}}; cameo)
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Magnemite}} ({{an|Clemont}}'s)
* {{p|Magnemite}} ({{an|Clemont}}'s)
* {{p|Magneton}} ({{an|Clemont}}'s)
* {{p|Magneton}} ({{OP|Clemont|Magneton}})
* {{p|Heliolisk}} ({{an|Clemont}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Heliolisk}} ({{OP|Clemont|Heliolisk}}; debut)
* {{p|Fennekin}} ({{OP|Serena|Fennekin}})
* {{p|Ampharos}} ([[Meyer]]'s)
* {{p|Ampharos}} ([[Meyer]]'s)
* {{p|Blaziken}} ([[Blaziken Mask]]'s, [[Mega Evolution|Mega Blaziken]])
* {{p|Blaziken}} ([[Meyer|Blaziken Mask]]'s, [[Mega Evolution|Mega Blaziken]])
* {{p|Elekid}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Elekid}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Galvantula}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Galvantula}} (fantasy)
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* [[Clembot]]
* [[Clembot]]


==Trivia==  
==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Clemont.png|thumb|200px|The title card segment focuses on Clemont for this episode]]
[[File:Title Card XY Clemont.png|thumb|200px|The title card segment focuses on Clemont for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Surskit}}
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Surskit}}
* The [[XY010|next episode]] preview is narrated by {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and {{p|Chespin}}.
* The [[XY010|next episode]] preview is narrated by {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and {{p|Chespin}}.
* The title card for this episode focuses on Clemont.
* The title card for this episode focuses on Clemont.
* Although it has often been seen doing so in the spin-off games, this episode marks the first time in the anime that {{p|Magneton}} is seen splitting into three separate {{p|Magnemite}} units.
* Although it has often been seen doing so in the spin-off games, this episode marks the first time in the anime that {{p|Magneton}} is seen splitting into three separate {{p|Magnemite}} units.
* Due to {{MTR}}'s brief appearance in a flashback, this episode marks the first time that one member of the [[Team Rocket trio]] appears without the others in the main anime.  
* Due to {{MTR}}'s brief appearance in a flashback, this episode marks the first time that one member of the [[Team Rocket trio]] appears without the others in the main anime. Meowth has previously appeared without Jessie and James in the [[Pikachu short]]s.
* Music from ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' and  ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]'' is used in this episode.
* Music from ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' and  ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]'' is used in this episode.
* This episode features the following flashbacks of Clemont and Bonnie's adventures:
* This episode features the following flashbacks of Clemont and Bonnie's adventures:
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* While Ash's Pokédex is describing Heliolisk, the black tip of Clemont's Heliolisk's tail is colored yellow instead.
* While Ash's Pokédex is describing Heliolisk, the black tip of Clemont's Heliolisk's tail is colored yellow instead.
* When {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}} blocked Heliolisk's attack, the black and orange colors of Clemont's Heliolisk's tail are swapped for a few frames.
* When {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}} blocked Heliolisk's attack, the black and orange colors of Clemont's Heliolisk's tail are swapped for a few frames.
* When {{an|Clemont}} goes to {{p|Heliolisk}} before he asked it if it's okay, the lower jaw of the Generator Pokémon is incorrectly colored with the same brown as its neck for a few frames.
* When {{an|Clemont}} goes to {{TP|Clemont|Heliolisk}} before he asked it if it's okay, the lower jaw of the Generator Pokémon is incorrectly colored with the same brown as its neck for a few frames.
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:XY009 error 2.png|Heliolisk's tail error
File:XY009 error 2.png|Heliolisk's tail error
File:XY009_error_3.png|The black and orange colors of Heliolisk's tail are swapped
File:XY009 error 3.png|The black and orange colors of Heliolisk's tail are swapped
File:XY009 error 1.png|Heliolisk's lower jaw error
File:XY009 error 1.png|Heliolisk's lower jaw error
</gallery>
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===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card segment only in Poland]]
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card segment only in Poland and Russia]]
* The dub's title card segment focuses on Ash instead of Clemont only in Poland.
* The dub's title card segment focuses on Ash instead of Clemont in the Polish and Russian dubs.
** Also, the title card lacks the characters' shadows in the Polish dub.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|th={{tt|บุกยึดเมียร์เร่ยิม! ความลับของซิตรอน!|Subdue Miare Gym! Citron's Secret!!}}
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Revision as of 11:40, 20 May 2016

XY008 : Grooming Furfrou!
XY series
XY010 : Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!
Clemont's Got a Secret!
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XY009   EP808
ミアレジム攻略!シトロンの秘密!!
Subdue Miare Gym! Citron's Secret!!
First broadcast
Japan December 5, 2013
United States March 15, 2014
English themes
Opening Pokémon Theme (Version XY)
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening V(ボルト)
Ending X海峡Y景色
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Animation director 広岡トシヒト Toshihito Hirooka
Additional credits

Clemont's Got a Secret! (Japanese: ミアレジム攻略!シトロンの秘密!! Subdue Miare Gym! Citron's Secret!!) is the ninth episode of the XY series, and the 808th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 5, 2013 and in the United States on March 15, 2014.

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Blurb

When our heroes arrive in Lumiose City, Ash and Serena look around in awe, while Clemont and Bonnie seem a little nervous. The impressive Prism Tower catches Serena’s eye, and Ash tells her about his attempt to challenge the Lumiose Gym inside it—an attempt that was quickly shut down by a robot who threw him out upon learning he didn’t have four Kalos Gym badges yet. Clemont waves this off and Bonnie tries to get them moving when someone pulls up beside them—it’s Meyer, Clemont and Bonnie’s father!

Meyer soon reveals that Clemont himself is the Lumiose City Gym Leader, much to Ash’s and Serena’s surprise! Clemont explains that the Gym was taking up too much of his time (time he’d rather spend working on his inventions), so he built a robot named Clembot to take over some of his duties. But a glitch in the programming left Clembot with a stubborn personality that sticks to the “rules” no matter what—and since Clemont doesn’t have four Gym badges either, Clembot won’t even let him inside his own Gym!

After a pep talk from Ash, Clemont is willing to try sneaking into the Gym so he can repair the malfunctioning robot. Inside, they find Clembot on the battlefield, where it finally accepts Clemont’s override code—and his battle challenge! Clemont sends out Bunnelby against his own Heliolisk, one of the Pokémon he left at the Gym to fight at Clembot’s side. The battle seems very one-sided at first, but Bunnelby proves it has a tough streak, and with some unexpected strategy, Clemont manages to defeat his own creation!

The robot finally recognizes its inventor, and Clemont starts a full reprogramming. This time, he remembers to install a few important qualities he left out in the original programming: compassion, kindness, and flexibility. Then, along with Ash and Serena, Clemont and Bonnie visit their dad to explain the whole situation at the Gym—and to tell him they want to leave the new and improved Clembot in charge so they can keep traveling with their new friends! Meyer happily declares his support for their journey, but makes Ash and Serena promise to keep his kids out of trouble.

That night, Clemont asks Ash if he’s sorry he couldn’t have a Lumiose Gym battle. Ash says he plans to honor the original four-badge requirement and return when he’s a bit further along in his Kalos journey...on one condition. When he does come back to challenge the Lumiose Gym, he wants to battle Clemont, not Clembot!

Plot

Ash and his friends arrive in Lumiose City on their way to Cyllage City, and Serena in particular is excited to be there because she left in such a hurry the last time she visited. Ash tells her about his previous experience at the Lumiose Gym, and Serena expresses her confusion at the four-Badge minimum requirement. At this, Clemont suggests quickly that they leave Lumiose City and continue on, and he and Bonnie try to push Ash and Serena along. Before they can do so, however, a man named Meyer - Clemont and Bonnie's father - calls out to them, surprising the group.

Clemont and Bonnie introduce Meyer and his Ampharos to Ash and Serena. When Bonnie tells Meyer about her new friends, her father is overcome with joy for his children. As Ash and Serena introduce themselves, he takes a liking to Pikachu and Dedenne. Once the introductions have finished, Meyer begins to scold Clemont for not visiting home more often, but Clemont nervously tries to avoid giving a reason why. Bonnie and Clemont try to leave, but Meyer goes on to tell Clemont that being tough alone won't make challengers better Trainers, and that he needs to be a Gym Leader to be proud of. At this, he drives away. Ash and Serena, confused by Meyer's words and Clemont's nervousness, immediately demand the truth from him and Bonnie, who concede and finally explains the whole story.

In one of Lumiose City's plazas, Clemont reveals that he is, in fact, the Lumiose City Gym Leader. He explains how his Gym Leader duties kept him so busy that he had no time to follow his passion of inventing new things, so he decided to build a robot that could stand in for him as Gym Leader sometimes. He programmed the robot with his ideals - Clemont wanted challengers to have already won around four Badges, and wanted his robot, Clembot, to be kind but tough at the same time. However, due to faulty programming, Clembot saw Clemont as a challenger and asked him to leave when it found out that Clemont had no Gym Badges. Clemont had implemented a "Master Recognition Battle Mode" for such an event, but he had accidentally registered the wrong voice code and so Clembot expelled him and Bonnie from the Gym. Although Clemont tried to reenter the Gym several times, he was unsuccessful in all of his attempts and is now out of ideas. After hearing his story, Ash and Serena both suggest that they visit the Lumiose Gym and see if they can do anything to help.

At the Lumiose Gym, they encounter a group of Trainers talking about the Lumiose Gym very angrily, furious at Clembot's ruthless behavior and promising in no uncertain terms that they will never return to the Gym. At this, Clemont loses his confidence in his ability to retake the Gym from Clembot with just his inexperienced Bunnelby when Clembot has all of his other Pokémon, but Ash tells him that he can at least give it his best shot. When Serena asks why Clemont became a Gym Leader in the first place, Bonnie tells her how Clemont is well-known for being a genius when it comes to Electric-type Pokémon. Clemont adds that he believed becoming an Electric-type Gym Leader would attract stiff competition from challengers and ultimately make him even stronger.

The group enter into Prism Tower through a hole caused by Garchomp's rampage, and then proceed to the Gym via the ventilation system. However, Clemont's Magnemite and Magneton are patrolling the halls and, although they are initially happy to see him, they have been ordered by Clembot to eliminate intruders, so Ash's Froakie uses its frubbles to temporarily incapacitate them while the group continues on to the battlefield. Once they reach the field, they are recognized as challengers by Clembot. Clemont once again activates its Master Recognition Battle Mode, and, after concentrating on the day Clembot was first activated, finally remembers the correct voice code and is permitted to battle against his creation. As Clemont sends out his Bunnelby, Clembot chooses Heliolisk as its Pokémon. Although Heliolisk is happy to see Clemont, the latter tells Heliolisk to give it everything it has in this battle, to which Heliolisk agrees.

Just as Clemont programmed it to do, Clembot tells Heliolisk to begin with Thunderbolt. Bunnelby defends with its ears by using them to throw dust into the air, just as in Bunnelby's very first battle against Pikachu. Bunnelby then uses Double Slap while Heliolisk counters with Dragon Tail. After Bunnelby lands a hit on Heliolisk, it digs into the ground, but is unearthed when Heliolisk unexpectedly uses Bulldoze - a move that Clemont had never taught it. Knocking Bunnelby into the air with its attack, Heliolisk attacks with another Dragon Tail. Bunnelby tries Double Team, but is countered easily by a Parabolic Charge attack from Heliolisk. Realizing that he has to think outside the box in order to win, Clemont has Bunnelby use Dig again and then Double Team while still underground. When Heliolisk uses Bulldoze, all of the copies leap out of the ground and are hit with Parabolic Charge, but the real Bunnelby continues burrowing and lands a super-effective hit on its opponent, finishing Heliolisk off with a Mud Shot attack.

After ascertaining that his Heliolisk is all right, Clemont reprograms Clembot to remove the Badge restriction and violence towards challengers. Clembot then becomes much more amiable and Clemont is satisfied with Clembot's programming. Back at Meyer's electronics shop, Clemont explains everything to his father, who was up until this point unaware that his son had been ousted from his Gym in the first place. After this, Clemont finally manages to summon the courage to tell Meyer about his journey, elaborating on all of the amazing things he has experienced in such a short time. Meyer is overcome with happiness again and embraces his children, telling them how good friends are the most important thing in the world and that they may continue traveling with Ash and Serena.

That night, Serena joins Bonnie in her room and the two girls go to sleep quickly. In Clemont's room, Ash tells Clemont that even though he was disappointed not to challenge the Lumiose Gym, since Clemont wanted challengers to have four Gym Badges, then he would honor that wish and come back to Lumiose City once he had obtained four of them. However, Ash requests that the battle will be against Clemont instead of Clembot, and Clemont agrees, promising to give Ash a battle he will never forget. As the episode ends, Blaziken Mask and his Blaziken leap off of the roof and into the night.

Major events

  • Ash and his friends return to Lumiose City.
  • Ash and Serena meet Meyer, Clemont and Bonnie's father.
  • Ash and Serena learn that Clemont is the ejected Gym Leader of the Lumiose Gym, having been forced to abandon it with Bonnie when Clembot, one of his inventions, ran amok and took over.
  • Clemont is revealed to own a Magnemite, a Magneton, and a Heliolisk, which he keeps at the Gym.
  • Clemont's Bunnelby is revealed to know Double Team.
  • Clemont challenges Clembot to a battle and wins, reclaiming the Gym.
  • Clemont modifies Clembot's programming and leaves it in charge of the Gym, and he and Bonnie continue traveling with Ash and Serena.
  • Despite the Badge restriction no longer being an issue, Ash decides to wait until he's acquired three more Gym badges before challenging the Lumiose Gym, and Clemont agrees to meet the challenge himself when the time comes.
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Debuts

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Pokémon debuts

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Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Heliolisk (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Bunnelby (Japan)

Other

Trivia

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The title card segment focuses on Clemont for this episode

Errors

  • While Ash's Pokédex is describing Heliolisk, the black tip of Clemont's Heliolisk's tail is colored yellow instead.
  • When Bunnelby blocked Heliolisk's attack, the black and orange colors of Clemont's Heliolisk's tail are swapped for a few frames.
  • When Clemont goes to Heliolisk before he asked it if it's okay, the lower jaw of the Generator Pokémon is incorrectly colored with the same brown as its neck for a few frames.

Dub edits

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The dub's title card segment only in Poland and Russia
  • The dub's title card segment focuses on Ash instead of Clemont in the Polish and Russian dubs.

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