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This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.
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決着！ヌメルゴン虹の彼方へ！！
Conclusion! Numelgon, Somewhere Over the Rainbow!!
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First broadcast
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April 30, 2015
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| United States
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July 4, 2015
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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Team Kato
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| Screenplay
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藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita
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| Storyboard
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南川達馬 Tatsuma Minamikawa
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| Assistant director
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樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi
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| Animation director
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片山みゆき Miyuki Katayama
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Beyond the Rainbow! (Japanese: 決着！ヌメルゴン虹の彼方へ！！ Conclusion! Numelgon, Somewhere Over the Rainbow!!) is the 70th episode of the XY series, and the 869th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 30, 2015 and in the United States on July 4, 2015.
Plot
Continuing the story begun in the previous episode, Ash chases after several Bug-type Pokémon as they kidnap Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper. Despite Frogadier and Fletchinder's best efforts, the opposing Pokémon continue to escape. As Goodra tries to stop them, however, it receives another bout of attacks from its enemies and Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper are taken away. After this, Clemont tells the group that he has discovered Team Rocket's involvement in the goings-on in the wetlands. Following Goodra's lead, Ash and his friends leave to find their missing friends.
Meanwhile, at the spring taken over by Florges and her Bug-type army, Team Rocket has put Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper into special cages to prevent their escape. Florges worries over her sick Floette, but Floette is not healing because the water is running low and its special healing properties are insufficient to save Floette. Back at Keanan's cabin, Keanan comes to the same conclusion and immediately heads out to discover the cause of the problem. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends arrive at the outer area of the spring, but several Bug-type Pokémon are keeping watch and refuse to believe Bonnie's claims about Team Rocket's treachery. Left with no choice but to battle, Clemont and Serena keep the Pokémon occupied while Ash and Bonnie go with Goodra to find Florges. The three of them enter the spring, but it appears at first glance to be deserted. Suddenly, Florges appears behind them, flanked by two Seviper. Like the other Pokémon, Florges believes Team Rocket's story and refuses to accept Ash and Bonnie's claims to the contrary. Ash and Bonnie then notice the decline in the water level, and as they begin to piece together the story when they realize that Floette is Florges's child, the water begins to drain away completely. At that moment, Jessie, James, and Meowth reveal themselves and their captive Pokémon. They boast about their plan to take away all of the water in the wetlands, and Florges finally realizes that she had been tricked all along. Before she can retaliate, however, Team Rocket escapes.
Outside the spring cave, Clemont, Serena, and Keanan watch as Team Rocket's previously hidden airship takes to the skies and prepares to leave, and they meet with Ash and Bonnie again. Goodra uses its tail to fling Ash onto Team Rocket's ship, and Florges follows on a Yanmega. Using Dragon Pulse as a propellant, Goodra gives itself enough thrust to board the airship as well. Although Team Rocket tries to shake them off, Goodra blasts a hole in the side of the ship and the three of them enter. They quickly spot Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper, and rush to save them, but are confronted by Team Rocket. The conflict quickly escalates into a Double Battle, with Inkay and Pumpkaboo fighting Florges and Goodra. When Inkay and Pumpkaboo target Florges, Goodra steps in and defends her, and when both Pokémon switch their focus to Goodra, Florges stops the attacks and sends Pumpkaboo flying into the control panel for the cages holding Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper. Once Pikachu and the others escape their cages, Jessie and James attempt to have Inkay and Pumpkaboo attack again, but they are easily overpowered and sent blasing off by Goodra and Florges.
With the water draining out of the ship, a Yanmega arrives to take Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper back down to the surface. Florges loses her balance and falls off of the airship, only to be saved by Goodra. However, an untimely explosion sends both Pokémon plummeting for the surface, and Ash dives after them. Despite the efforts of three Beedrill to save the group, they continue falling until all of the Water-type Pokémon on the ground use Water Gun to save them. With the danger passed, the group turns to other problems - namely, the completely dried-out wetlands. To remedy this, Goodra uses Rain Dance to restore the water, and Florges uses her Grassy Terrain to revitalize the area. At last, Florges is able to revive her Floette, much to everyone's relief.
As the sun comes up the next morning, the Pokémon have all made up with each other and are now one large community. As Ash, his friends, Keanan, and Goodra stand on a hill overlooking the wetlands, Ash tells Goodra to stay behind. Now that Goodra has achieved its goal of becoming strong, it can serve as a protector and friend to the Pokémon living in the area. As Goodra and Ash share a tearful goodbye hug, everyone recalls all of the good times they had with Goodra, ever since they day it fell onto Ash's head as a Goomy and how Ash helped it to grow and evolve until it was powerful enough to defeat Clemont's Luxray and win him his fifth badge. Ash controls his tears, promising Goodra that no matter what happens or how far apart they are, they'll always be friends just as Dedenne, still crying, jumps up for a hug.
Soon Ash and his friends begin on their way to Laverre City, Ash bidding Goodra goodbye one last time as the group leaves the wetlands.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Pokémon Quiz: Goodra (Japan)
Trivia
Errors
- In one scene, Ash's mouth is missing. This error repeats in next 6 frames.
- In one scene, one of Florges's green lashes is colored the same way as her head.
- Like in the previous episode, Gulpin used Water Gun, a move it cannot learn.
Florges's green lash error
Dub edits
In other languages
