XY109

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Master Class Choices!

XY109   EP908 マスタークラスへの試練！どうするセレナ！？ The Master Class Trial! What Will You Do, Serena!?

First broadcast Japan February 25, 2016 United States June 4, 2016

English themes Opening Stand Tall Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending プニちゃんのうた

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 高橋知也 Tomoya Takahashi Assistant director 高橋知也 Tomoya Takahashi Animation directors 松田真路 Shinji Matsuda 小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama 松永香苗 Kanae Matsunaga No additional credits are available at this time.

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

Master Class Choices! (Japanese: マスタークラスへの試練！どうするセレナ！？ The Master Class Trial! What Will You Do, Serena!?) is the 109th episode of the XY series, and the 908th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 25, 2016 and is scheduled to air in the United States on June 4, 2016.

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

Plot

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Major events

• Ash and his friends arrive in Fleur City.
• Serena enters the Fleur Showcase and wins, earning her third Princess Key and qualifying for the Master Class.
• Serena meets Palermo for the first time.
• Serena learns of the Master Class Showcase that will take place in Glorio 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
• Shauna (video call)
• Monsieur Pierre
• Palermo
• Alouette
• Clarissa
• Cal
• Cyn Lee
• Amelia
• Kazari
• Shurin
• Performers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Espeon (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Dragonair (Shiny) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Ash's)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Noibat (Ash's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Eevee (Serena's; flashback)
• Sylveon (Serena's)
• Klefki (Monsieur Pierre's)
• Furfrou (Alouette's)
• Fletchling (Clarissa's)
• Glaceon (Cyn Lee's)
• Scraggy (Cal's)
• Dragonair (Amelia's, Shiny)
• Espeon (Amelia's)
• Lilligant (Kazari's)
• Escavalier (Shurin's)
• Accelgor (Shurin's)
• Pansage (Performer's)
• Pansear (Performer's)
• Panpour (Performer's)
• Smeargle (Performer's)
• Litleo (Performer's)
• Honchkrow (Performer's)
• Ducklett (Performer's)
• Teddiursa (Performer's)
• Swirlix (Performer's)
• Scizor (Performer's)
• Watchog (Trainer's)
• Azumarill (Trainer's)
• Emolga (Trainer's)
• Skitty (Trainer's)
• Bellsprout (Trainer's)
• Kirlia (Trainer's)
• Politoed (Trainer's)
• Wigglytuff (Trainer's)
• Whismur (Trainer's)
• Makuhita (Trainer's)
• Throh (Trainer's)
• Lickitung (Trainer's)
• Jumpluff (Trainer's)
• Skiploom (Trainer's)
• Grumpig (Trainer's)
• Electrike (Trainer's)
• Victreebel (Trainer's)
• Aipom (Trainer's)
• Gothitelle (Trainer's)
• Swellow (Trainer's)
• Poliwrath (Trainer's)
• Espeon (Trainer's)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Squishy)
• Rhyhorn (multiple)

Trivia

• In the Japanese version, the title card segment focuses on Serena.
• Poké TV: "Performer News" focusing on Performers and their Pokémon and ending with a performance by Pikachu Libre.
• This is the first episode since the beginning of the XY&Z arc in which Team Rocket does not appear.
  • This is also the first Showcase where Jessie doesn't compete when Serena does.
• Clemont, Ash, Bonnie, Jessie, James, and Meowth narrate the preview for the next episode.
• DreamDream is used as an insert song during Serena's Freestyle Performance.
• This episode aired in France on May 11, 2016, 24 days before the United States airdate.
• This episode's dub marks the last directed by Theresa Buchheister.

Errors

• During Serena's Theme Performance, Cal can be seen backstage watching Serena on the screen, even though she was performing in the same round herself at the time.
• When Serena's Braixen takes a Poké Puff, there is a green Poké Puff shown in Serena's case despite one of that color not being present before.

Dub edits

In other languages

Language		Title
European French		En route pour l'épreuve des élues !

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