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A Slippery Encounter!

XY055   EP854 最弱のドラゴン！？ヌメラ登場！！ The Weakest Dragon!? Numera Appears!!

First broadcast Japan January 8, 2015 United States March 21, 2015

English themes Opening Be a Hero Ending

Japanese themes Opening ゲッタバンバン Ending ドリドリ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi Assistant director うえだしげる Shigeru Ueda Animation directors 志村泉 Izumi Shimura 松原徳弘 Norihiro Matsubara 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

A Slippery Encounter! (Japanese: 最弱のドラゴン！？ヌメラ登場！！ The Weakest Dragon!? Numera Appears!!) is the 55th episode of the XY series, and the 854th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 8, 2015 and in the United States on March 21, 2015.

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

Blurb

As our heroes make their way up a rocky hill, an unconscious Goomy falls out of the sky, right onto Ash's head! Clemont figures out that Goomy isn't feeling well because it's dehydrated, so Ash braves a steep climb to get it to the nearby river. But as soon as it's restored to health, Team Rocket swoops in to grab Pikachu, and Goomy ends up in their cage as well!

While Jessie, James, and Meowth are celebrating their latest catch, the two Pokémon are working together, combining Pikachu's strength and Goomy's slime to escape the cage and flee. When they reunite with Ash and the others, Team Rocket is close behind!

The villains seem to have the upper hand until Goomy steps in front of its new friends and uses Bide, absorbing Team Rocket's attacks and then blasting them off with their own power. Ash admires Goomy's unexpected strength, and the little Dragon-type Pokémon happily joins him for the journey to Coumarine City!

Plot

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As the episode begins, Ash and his friends are traveling up a mountain, and Serena shows great excitement about going to the Coumarine City Pokémon Showcase, running up the slope with joy. However, she quickly grows tired and claims she is ready to fall asleep any day, to which Clemont agrees. However, Bonnie tells them that the slope will soon end, much to their pleasure. While the group is going up the mountain, the group notices a group of Swanna. However, as one flies above Ash, it drops something on top of his head.

Ash pulls the object off his head, claiming how slimy the thing is. It is revealed to be a Goomy, which is considered to be the weakest Dragon-type Pokémon. Ash remarks on how it doesn't look like a Dragon-type at all. However, the Goomy appears to be extremely weak and flattened. After Clemont reveals that Goomy is mostly made up of water, Serena takes out a bottle from her bag and pours the water onto it. Goomy then awakens weakly and sees Ash and crew. They then ponder on how to help the Goomy, and Ash notices a river downhill. He decides to take the Goomy down there. He then walks down the slope, but it is so rough that Ash runs down quickly and uncontrollably. Though he is able to dodge most obstacles, he then trips over a rock and Goomy is thrown into the air. However, he grabs it in time, only to crash into the river. Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie then join him.

Goomy is bathing in the river and regaining its energy. Ash, Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena all pour some water onto it, and Goomy is restored to full health and is happy with Ash. Bonnie is happy that Goomy is feeling much better, and soon Dedenne pops out of the bag. However, Goomy becomes scared of Dedenne, and it runs to Ash for cover. Clemont theorizes that because Dragon is weak against the Fairy-type, Goomy is scared of Dedenne. Bonnie then calls Goomy weird for being scared of a cute Dedenne. Goomy, offended by her remark, then comes over and hits her legs with its horns, but this only tickles Bonnie. Goomy soon falters to the repeated hitting, however. Serena then suggests that the remark must have insulted Goomy, and Goomy happily approaches Serena's ear and chews it, which suggests that she must have been right. However, Serena remarks on how Goomy feels somewhat gross and slimy, causing Goomy to fall back into the river. It then uses Rain Dance on Serena in its displeasure, but it's raining only on Serena. She quickly apologizes for offending it, and Goomy stops the rain. However, it soon quickly becomes displeased once more. Ash then asks what's wrong, and Bonnie remarks on how it looks just like Ash when he's hungry. Ash then asks Goomy if it wants something to eat, and it approves, then leaving to find some food.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is spying on Ash and his friends. When they ponder on whether they should catch Goomy, they decide a weak Pokémon would be completely worthless, and they should stick to capturing Pikachu.

Back to Ash and his friends, they then see Goomy eating leaves from a bush, which it seems to enjoy. However, Chespin then appears and uses Pin Missile to drop down some apples from the tree, much to Goomy's pleasure as well. However, an angry Ariados appears and attacks Chespin, much to Goomy's fear, who hides behind Pikachu. Pikachu fights the Ariados off, and Clemont and Chespin apologize, telling Ariados they meant no harm. Ariados then leaves, while Goomy is visibly scared. Ash then tells Goomy it's all over, but it is extremely fearful, with a large amount of water leaking from its body while it is shivering with fear. Ash asks it what is wrong, and Goomy tells it something. Clemont then devises a large device that can scan images in a Pokémon's brain and visualize them, calling it the "Pokémon Translator V2".

As he scans Goomy, the screen reveals a land filled with Gulpin and Wooper. It then shifts over to a red screen where swarms of Yanmega, Ariados, and Pinsir are attacking Goomy's homeland, then over to a flock of Swanna flying. The machine then however ceases to work. Clemont hits it three times, but the machine self-destructs, to which Bonnie remarks she is not surprised.

Clemont theorizes from the video that Goomy was caught in a large Pokémon skirmish and fled. Goomy chews Clemont's ear in approval, and soon enough Serena's when she states that it must be the reason for Goomy's fear of Ariados. It then speaks to Pikachu, but is incomprehensible to Ash and his friends.

Major events

• Ash catches a Goomy.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Goomy (Ash's)

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

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

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Frogadier (Ash's)
• Fletchinder (Ash's)
• Goomy (Ash's; new; debut)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Swanna
• Ariados
• Gulpin (multiple; flashback)
• Wooper (flashback)
• Lotad (flashback)
• Pinsir (flashback)
• Swanna (multiple; flashback)
• Yanmega (multiple; flashback)
• Ariados (multiple; flashback)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Aurorus
• Bonnie, Clemont's Dedenne and Meowth narrate the preview for the next episode.
  • Just like in Kindergarten Chaos!, at the end of the preview, Bonnie says "Everyone, keep Pokémon!" instead of Ash saying his "Everyone, get Pokémon!" phrase.
• Mega V is replaced by Mad-Paced Getter as the Japanese opening.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a Yanmega in the main series anime other than the one that belongs to Jessie.
• Meowth mentions writers in this episode, thus breaking the fourth wall.
• Music from Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade is used in this episode.

Errors

• In one scene, the colors of Pinsir's mouth are inverted (ie. white innards with black teeth).
• When Pikachu tried breaking out of the cage he and Goomy were in, he got covered in bruises. When Goomy made him all slippery so he could squeeze out of the opening he made, the bruises disappeared.
  • Even though it may have been hinted that Goomy's slippery substance could also have healing powers, rather than just being used to oil Pikachu.
• When Ash protected Pikachu and Goomy from Pumpkaboo's Shadow Ball, James's Inkay was seen, even though he didn't send it out.
• Goomy's Bide damaged Pumpkaboo despite Ghost-type Pokémon being immune to Normal-type moves.

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  Pinsir's mouth error

Dub edits

• In the dub, when Pikachu, along with Fletchinder got hit by Inkay's Psybeam, his mouth opens, but no sound comes out.

In other languages

Language		Title
Dutch		Een glibberige ontmoeting!
European French		Une rencontre un peu gluante !
German		Eine glitschige Begegnung!
Italian		Un incontro scivoloso!
Russian		Липкое знакомство!
Latin American Spanish		¡Un encuentro muy baboso!
Thai		มังกรผู้อ่อนแอที่สุด! นูเมล่าปรากฏตัว!!

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