XY082

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XY081

XY081   EP880 パンプジンフェスティバル！さよならバケッチャ！? The Pumpjin Festival! Farewell, Bakeccha!?

First broadcast Japan July 23, 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 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi Assistant director 前園文夫 Fumio Maezono Animation director 松田芳明 Yoshiaki Matsuda No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: パンプジンフェスティバル！さよならバケッチャ！? The Pumpjin Festival! Farewell, Bakeccha!?) is the 81st episode of the XY series, and the 880th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 23, 2015.

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

Plot

Major events

• Jessie trades her Pumpkaboo with Count's Mawile, then later trades back.
• After Jessie and Count trade their Pokémon, Pumpkaboo evolves into Gourgeist and learns Bullet Seed.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Gourgeist (Jessie's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Count

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Gourgeist (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Fletchinder (Ash's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's; evolves, traded to Count, then traded back)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's; newly evolved)
• Mawile (Jessie's; Mega Mawile; fantasy)
• Inkay (James's)
• Wigglytuff (Nurse Joy's)
• Pumpkaboo (Count's; Small Size; Prince)
• Mawile (Count's; traded to Jessie, then traded back)
• Gourgeist (Man's; multiple)

Trivia

• This marks the first time one of Team Rocket's Pokémon has evolved since The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!, 333 episodes ago.
  • This also marks the first time one of Team Rocket's Pokémon has been traded since Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, 539 episodes ago.
• The regular opening sequence is replaced with clips from Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.
• There are many different Cosplay's in this episode and they include:
  • Ash: Snorlax
  • Ash's Pikachu: Psyduck
  • Serena: Florges (Red Flower)
  • Clemont: Watchog
  • Bonnie: Ludicolo
  • Clemont's Dedenne: Corphish
  • Clemont's Chespin: Pikachu
  • Jessie: Mismagius
  • James: Gourgeist
  • Meowth (Team Rocket): Banette
  • Jessie's Wobbuffet: Sawk
  • James's Inkay: Pikachu
• Ash and Serena narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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