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A Legendary Photo Op!

XY085   EP884 シャッターチャンスはファイヤー ！伝説を撮れ！！ Photo Op on Fire! Snap the Legend!!

First broadcast Japan August 27, 2015 United States October 24, 2015

English themes Opening Be a Hero 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 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 村野佑太 Yūta Murano Assistant director いわもとやすお Yasuo Iwamoto Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara 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 Legendary Photo Op! (Japanese: シャッターチャンスはファイヤー ！伝説を撮れ！！ Photo Op on Fire! Snap the Legend!!) is the 85th episode of the XY series, and the 884th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 27, 2015, in Canada on October 17, 2015, and in the United States on October 24, 2015.

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

Blurb

When our heroes arrive at the foot of Mt. Molteau, the sudden appearance of a fiery Charmeleon lets them know that Trevor, their friend from Pokémon summer camp, is nearby! His goal is to take a photograph of the Legendary Pokémon Moltres, who is reputed to live on Mt. Molteau.

The Team Rocket villains are close behind, hoping to catch Moltres for the Boss. But first they grab Pikachu and a battle ensues near the volcano’s crater. The Legendary Pokémon awakens during the fray and sends Team Rocket blasting off with a powerful Flamethrower!

Unfortunately, Moltres thinks our heroes are also enemies and turns its attack on them! While trying to protect Ash and his friends, Fletchinder evolves into a magnificent Talonflame. When Talonflame finds itself in trouble, Ash jumps to the rescue, saving his beloved Pokémon and proving to Moltres that he means it no harm.

Trevor has gotten his photograph, our heroes have met Moltres, and Ash and Talonflame vow to work hard together. And now the journey to Anistar City continues!

Plot

Major events

• Ash and his friends meet up with Trevor again.
• Trevor's Charmander is revealed to have evolved into Charmeleon.
• Ash has a battle against Trevor and wins.
• Trevor is revealed to have earned the Bug Badge from Viola.
• Ash's Fletchinder evolves into Talonflame and learns Brave Bird.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Ash's Talonflame

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Trevor
• Shauna (flashback)

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

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

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Froakie (Ash's; flashback)
• Frogadier (Ash's)
• Fletchinder (Ash's; evolves)
• Talonflame (Ash's; newly evolved)
• Chespin (Clemont's; flashback)
• Fennekin (Serena's; flashback)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Bulbasaur (Shauna's; flashback)
• Squirtle (Tierno's; flashback)
• Charmander (Trevor's; flashback)
• Charmeleon (Trevor's)
• Moltres
• Crustle
• Butterfree
• Zapdos (photo)
• Articuno (photo)
• Scatterbug (photo; ×2)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Gogoat
• Bonnie narrates the preview and says "Everyone, keep Pokémon!" phrase for the next episode alone, while Ash reads the title card.
  • Just like in Kindergarten Chaos!, A Slippery Encounter!, and Beyond the Rainbow!, at the end of the preview, Bonnie says "Everyone, keep Pokémon!" instead of Ash saying his "Everyone, get Pokémon!" phrase.
• This was Mariya Ise's final episode as Bonnie before starting maternity leave from the show.
• This episode is similar to Freeze Frame, which aired 695 episodes ago, where a friend of the group whose hobby is to take photographs of Pokémon, attempts to take a picture of one of the Legendary birds.
• Brilliantly is used as an insert song when Ash's Fletchinder evolves into a Talonflame.
• A reference to the games is made because Ash chose a Froakie as his starter and encountered a Moltres, which is a refrence to the fact that the player has to choose Froakie at the start of their adventure in order to find Moltres.

Errors

• In the dub, when Pikachu and Dedenne are excited after seeing Charmeleon, Dedenne's mouth moves but no sound comes out.
• When Ash grabs his Talonflame while falling down into a volcano together, the yellow mark on Talonflame's right eye is missing.

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  Talonflame without the yellow mark on its right eye

Dub edits

• The title card segment in the dub features Serena's old design.
• Brilliantly is replaced by Be a Hero during Fletchinder's evolution.

In other languages

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