XY075

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XY075

XY075   EP874 ライバルバトル３本勝負！ 明日に向かって！！ Three-Match Rival Battle! Towards the Future!!

First broadcast Japan June 4, 2015 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ゲッタバンバン Ending ガオガオ・オールスター

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 木村哲 Tetsu Kimura Assistant director 関野昌弘 Masahiro Sekino Animation directors 西谷泰史 Yasushi Nishiya 黒石崇裕 Takahiro Kuroishi 堤舞 Mai Tsutsumi 新村杏子 Kyōko Niimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: ライバルバトル３本勝負！ 明日に向かって！！ Three-Match Rival Battle! Towards the Future!!) is the 75th episode of the XY series, and the 874th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on June 4, 2015.

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

Plot

Major events

• Scottie is revealed to have obtained a Slurpuff.
• Scottie encounters Team Rocket for the first time.
• Serena learns that a Pokémon Showcase will be held in Dendemille Town.
• Ash learns that the next Gym is located in Anistar City.
• Scottie's Treecko evolves into Grovyle.
• Ash has a battle with Scottie and wins.
• Scottie heads to 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
• Professor Birch (flashback)
• Steven Stone (fantasy/flashback)
• Monsieur Pierre (video)
• Scottie
• Valerie (flashback)
• Kirika (flashback)
• Karen (flashback)
• Shione (flashback)
• Asami (flashback)

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Treecko (Japan)

• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Frogadier (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Metagross (Steven's; Shiny; fantasy/flashback)
• Spritzee (Valerie's; flashback)
• Klefki (Monsieur Pierre's; video)
• Treecko (Scottie's; evolves)
• Grovyle (Scottie's; newly evolved)
• Bagon (Scottie's)
• Slurpuff (Scottie's)
• Torchic (flashback)
• Mudkip (flashback)
• Taillow (flashback)
• Panpour (video)
• Marill (plush toy)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Smoochum
  • Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, Hoopa pops out to announce the viewers to get the Legendary Pokémon giveaways and the tickets for the movie.
• Ash, Bonnie, and Clemont narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Team Rocket doesn't recite their motto in this episode.
• Professor Birch's brief appearance in this episode shows him in his Generation VI redesign, as opposed to his original design from Generation III.

Errors

• Scottie's Slurpuff used Electro Ball, a move that it cannot legally learn.
• For a brief second after Scottie's Treecko comes out of its Poké Ball, it's right arm is coloured the same as its tail.

Dub edits

In other languages

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