XY053

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XY053

XY053   EP852 セレナの本気！激走メェークルレース！！ Serena's Earnest! The Wild Meecle Race!!

First broadcast Japan December 18, 2014 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening メガＶ（メガボルト） Ending ドリドリ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay Storyboard Assistant director Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: セレナの本気！激走メェークルレース！！ Serena's Earnest! The Wild Meecle Race!!) is the 53rd episode of the XY series, and the 852nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It is scheduled to air in Japan on December 18, 2014.

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

Plot

Major events

• Ash, Clemont and Bonnie meet Serena's mother, Grace, for the first time in person.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Skiddo

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Grace
• Jessie
• James
• Aria (flashback)

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Skiddo (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Frogadier (Ash's)
• Fletchinder (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Luxio (Clemont's)
• Fennekin (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Rhyhorn (Grace's)
• Braixen (Aria's; flashback)
• Rhyhorn (x2)
• Skiddo (multiple)
• Gogoat (multiple)
• Mareep (multiple)
• Doduo (x2)
• Dodrio

Trivia

• Serena reads the title card.
• Mairin's Mega Evolution Journal: Mega Audino
• Team Rocket narrates the preview for the next episode.

Errors

• When Bonnie gets mad at Clemont, the sclera on her eye is missing.

• 

  Bonnie's missing sclera

Dub edits

In other languages

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