XY044

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XY044

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

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 Storyboard Assistant director Animation director No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(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.

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

Plot

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

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.

Errors

• Ash's Hawlucha took damage from Mega Lucario's Bone Rush despite being immune to Ground moves.

Dub edits

In other languages

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