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Showdown at the Shalour Gym!

XY044   EP843 シャラジム戦！ピカチュウVSメガルカリオ！！ Shara Gym Match! Pikachu VS Mega Lucario!!

First broadcast Japan September 25, 2014 United States November 15, 2014

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme (Version XY) Ending

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

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay Storyboard Assistant director Animation director No additional credits are available at this time.

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

Showdown at the Shalour Gym! (Japanese: シャラジム戦！ピカチュウVSメガルカリオ！！ Shara Gym Match! Pikachu VS Mega Lucario!!) is the 44th episode of the XY series, and the 843rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 25, 2014 and in the United States on November 15, 2014.

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

Blurb

Ash's Shalour City Gym battle against Korrina is under way! The battle begins as Ash's Hawlucha faces off against Korrina's Mienfoo. He tries to use the rhythmic battle style he learned from Tierno, but it's not going so well. Finally, he remembers Serena's observation that he has his own unique style, and decides to battle like himself instead!

With this change of tactics, Hawlucha wins. Ash then sends in Fletchinder, who quickly takes down Korrina's Machoke. The Gym Leader has just one Pokémon left, and of course it's her partner Lucario, who Mega Evolves and knocks out Fletchinder and then Hawlucha in short order. But our hero's unique battling style shines, and in the final matchup, Pikachu defeats Mega Lucario!

Ash wins the Rumble Badge, and the gang is off to Coumarine City for his next Gym battle!

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Ash has a Gym battle against Korrina and wins, earning the Rumble Badge.
• Ash learns that the next Gym is located in Coumarine City.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Korrina
• Gurkinn
• Tierno (flashback)
• Summer Camp Trainers (flashback)

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Mienfoo (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Machoke (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Froakie (Ash's)
• Fletchinder (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Fennekin (Serena's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Lucario (Korrina's; Mega Lucario)
• Mienfoo (Korrina's)
• Machoke (Korrina's)
• Squirtle (Tierno's; flashback)
• Conkeldurr (flashback)

Trivia

• Mairin's Mega Evolution Journal: Mega Metagross
• The next episode preview is narrated by Clemont, Bonnie, and Ash.
• This is the first episode to show Korrina's Lucario in its Poké Ball.
• This is the first time where Focus Blast was not portrayed as a light blue ball of energy. Korrina's Machoke's Focus Blast was instead portrayed as a glowing bright yellow ball of energy, making it identical to how it is portrayed in the games.
• Right before Korrina Mega Evolves her Lucario, she poses and says, "命 爆発 Life Explosion", spelling the kanji on-screen as well. This is a line taken directly from the games, which she says before the player battles her at the Tower of Mastery. This scene also marks one of the very rare instances, and the first time in the XY series, that Japanese text can be seen.

Errors

• Ash's Hawlucha took damage from Mega Lucario's Bone Rush despite being immune to Ground moves.
• When Pikachu discharges electricity after Ash asks him if he can get up, Gurkinn isn't present when the camera moves behind Korrina to show the entire field.

Dub edits

• The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Korrina.

In other languages

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