XY036

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XY036

XY036   EP835 スカイバトル！？ルチャブル対ファイアロー！！ A Sky Battle!? Luchabull VS Fiarrow!!

First broadcast Japan July 24, 2014 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening メガＶ（メガボルト） Ending ピースマイル！

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: スカイバトル！？ルチャブル対ファイアロー！！ A Sky Battle!? Luchabull VS Fiarrow!!) is the 36th episode of the XY series, and the 835th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 2014.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

Major events

• Ash's Fletchling evolves into Fletchinder and learns Flame Charge.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Talonflame
• Ash's Fletchinder

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Nami
• Attendant
• Sky Trainers

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Talonflame (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Froakie (Ash's)
• Fletchling (Ash's; evolves)
• Fletchinder (Ash's; newly evolved)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Fennekin (Serena's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Talonflame (Nami's)
• Skarmory (Sky Trainer's)
• Staravia (Sky Trainer's)
• Zubat (Sky Trainer's)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Gardevoir
  • For the TV Tokyo airing, instead of the Pokémon Holo Caster segment, a quiz of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction was shown with the exclusive 3DS viewers can win.
• This episode marks the first time a Sky Battle is featured in the anime.
  • Ash uses his Fletchling and Hawlucha in a Sky Battle. However, Fletchling and Hawlucha are ineligible to compete in Sky Battles in the games.
• V (Volt) is used as an insert song when Ash's Fletchling evolves.
• Serena being able to glide properly may be a reference to Y, her Pokémon Adventures counterpart who is a Sky Trainer.

Errors

• When Ash calls out all three of his Pokémon, the sound effect for Hawlucha's Poké Ball is heard twice.

Dub edits

In other languages

Language		Title
Thai		สกายแบทเทิล!? รุชาเบิ้ล ปะทะ ไฟร์แอโรว์!!

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