XY078
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Lights! Camera! Pika!
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Lights! Camera! Pika! / How to Make a Pikachu Movie: Ready...Action! / Lightning Fast! Brave and Strong! Super-Pikachu! / The Very Best of Super-Pikachu's Back-Slapping Bloopers! (Japanese: ピカチュウはスター!? 映画デビュー!!・How to ピカチュウ・ザ・ムービー!よーい!アクション!!・迅雷のヒーロー!スーパーピカチュウ!!・ピカチュウのドキドキNG大賞 Pikachu Becomes a Star!? Its Movie Debut!! / How to Pikachu The Movie! OK! Action!! / The Lightning-fast Hero! Super Pikachu!! / Pikachu's Shocking Bloopers) is the fourth special episode of the XY series. It first aired in Japan on June 18, 2015 as a one-hour special alongside XY077, in Canada on November 14, 2015 alongside Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon and Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, and in the United States on November 21, 2015.
Blurb
During their journey across the Kalos region, our heroes are surprised to come across the largest group of Pikachu they’ve ever seen! It turns out that these Pikachu live on the sprawling estate of Frank, a film director who adores Pikachu.
Frank has long dreamed of making a blockbuster movie about a group of Pikachu living in Pikachuland, who must defend their town against the evil Pikachu Libre! Super Pikachu will save the day, and Frank wants Ash’s Pikachu to play the part of the beloved superhero.
Our heroes want to take part in the production, too, so they participate in every aspect of making the film: script writing, voice acting, even costumes and makeup. When everything is finished, it’s clear that the action-packed movie—complete with a blooper reel and a behind-the-scenes documentary filmed by Serena—is a resounding success!
Plot
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Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
- Cosplay Pikachu (all costumes)
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Dedenne (Clemont's)
- Hawlucha (Ash's)
- Braixen (Serena's)
- Pikachu (Frank's; Pikachu Rock Star)
- Pikachu (Frank's; Pikachu Belle)
- Pikachu (Frank's; Pikachu Pop Star)
- Pikachu (Frank's; Pikachu, Ph. D)
- Pikachu (Frank's; Pikachu Libre)
- Pikachu (Frank's; multiple)
- Gurdurr (Frank's)
- Magnemite (Frank's)
- Heliolisk (Frank's)
- Swirlix (Frank's)
- Weezing (Frank's)
- Torkoal (Frank's)
- Jigglypuff (picture; flashback)
Cast
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Ash | Sarah Natochenny | Satoshi | Rica Matsumoto | サトシ | 松本梨香 |
Pikachu | Ikue Ohtani | Pikachu | Ikue Ohtani | ピカチュウ | 大谷育江 |
Serena | Haven Paschall | Serena | Mayuki Makiguchi | セレナ | 牧口真幸 |
Clemont | Michael Liscio Jr. | Citron | Yūki Kaji | シトロン | 梶裕貴 |
Bonnie | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld | Eureka | Mariya Ise | ユリーカ | 伊瀬茉莉也 |
Dedenne | Megumi Satō | Dedenne | Megumi Satō | シトロンのデデンネ | 佐藤恵 |
Braixen | Eileen Stevens | Tairenar | Megumi Hayashibara | テールナー | 林原めぐみ |
Hawlucha | H.D. Quinn | Luchabull | Shin'ichirō Miki | ルチャブル | 三木眞一郎 |
Narration | Rodger Parsons | Narration | Unshō Ishizuka | ナレーション | 石塚運昇 |
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Pikachu Pop Star | Mika Kanai | Idol Pikachu | Mika Kanai | アイドル・ピカチュウ | かないみか |
Pikachu Belle | Miyako Itō | Madame Pikachu | Miyako Itō | マダム・ピカチュウ | 伊東みやこ |
Gurdurr | Bill Rogers | Dotekkotsu | Kensuke Satō | ドテッコツ | 佐藤健輔 |
Heliolisk | Ryan William Downey | Elezard | Kiyotaka Furushima | エレザード | 古島清孝 |
Frank | Abe Goldfarb | Frank | Wataru Takagi | フランク | 高木渉 |
Jean | Samara Naeymi | Jean | Noriko Shitaya | ジーン | 下屋則子 |
Trivia
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Pikachu
- The English title of this episode is derived from the saying Lights, Camera, Action!
- The woman who appears in the sound booth bears a striking resemblance to Ikue Ohtani, the voice actress for Ash's Pikachu.
- This episode contains a parody of the MGM logo, with Pikachu in place of Leo the Lion and a Poké Ball underneath it.
- A similar parody previously occurred with Zorua and Meowth in An Epic Defense Force! and A PokéVision of Things to Come!, respectively.
- The outfits worn by Pikachu Libre's minions in the movie resembled the outfits of the Shocker Combatmen from Kamen Rider.
- This episode marks the first appearance of a Weezing in the anime since James released his.
- At the end of the dubbed version of the episode, Ash and his friends say, "That's all, folks!" This is a reference to the text present at the end of the Looney Tunes cartoons.
- Out of the titles of the four parts of this episode, only the first is read by Ash, while the other three are read by Frank.
- Mad-Paced Getter is used as an insert song in this episode.
Errors
Dub edits
- Mad-Paced Getter is replaced by instrumental music in the dub.
In other languages
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Mandarin Chinese | 皮卡丘是巨星出道演電影!! 如何拍皮卡丘電影!預備!開始!! 雷霆英雄!超強皮卡丘!! 皮卡丘的心動NG大獎 | |
Dutch | Licht! Camera! Pika! Hoe je een Pikachu film maakt: Klaar... Actie!*/Zo maak je een Pikachu film: Klaar... Actie!* Bliksemsnel! Moedig en sterk! Super Pikachu! En hier zijn de beste en grappigste bloopers uit Super Pikachu!*/De allerbeste, hilarische bloopers van Super Pikachu!* | |
Finnish | Valot! Kamera! Pika! | |
German | Licht! Kamera! Pika! | |
Italian | Luci! Motore! Pika! | |
Korean | 피카츄는 스타!? 영화 데뷔! | |
Polish | Światła! Kamera! Pika!*/Światła! Kamera! Pikachu!* Jak nakręcić film o Pikachu: Gotowi... Akcja! Szybki jak błyskawica! Dzielny i silny! Super-Pikachu! Najlepsze scenki i śmieszne wpadki z filmu Super-Pikachu! | |
European Portuguese | Luzes! Câmara! Pika! Como Fazer um Filme à Pikachu: Preparar... Ação! Muito Rápido! Corajoso e Forte! Super-Pikachu! As Melhores Gafes do Super-Pikachu no Grande Ecrã! | |
Russian | Свет! Камера! Пика! | |
Spanish | Latin America | ¡Luces! ¡Cámara! Pika! |
Spain | ¡Luces, cámara y Pika-acción! | |
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