XY117

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XY117

XY117   EP916 森の呪いと白いボクレー！ The Forest's Curse and the White Bokurei!

First broadcast Japan April 28, 2016 United States

English themes Opening Ending

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

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 阿部雅司 Masashi Abe Animation directors 服部益実 Masumi Hattori 平良哲朗 Tetsurō Taira 金考恩 Kim Go-Eun Additional credits

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

(Japanese: 森の呪いと白いボクレー！ The Forest's Curse and the White Bokurei!) is the 117th episode of the XY series, and the 916th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 28, 2016.

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

Plot

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The episode starts with Team Rocket gobbling down a bunch of fruits stacked in a treehollow, without caring much for their owners. Suddenly they hear spine-chilling and ominous laughter that drives them crazy. The culprits are a group of Phantump, one of them Shiny, who are apparently infuriated because the fruits were intended to be offerings to them. Team Rocket pays no heed, and soon goes blasting off, with the Shiny Phantump tagging along.

This renegade Phantump is later discovered by Ash and his friends, and it quickly warms up to them after initially being sullen and rebuffing them. It is revealed that, because it only knew its own gang, Phantump has become cynical towards the rest of the world. After meeting a few amiable wild Pokémon and spending time with Ash and his friends, it begins to reconsider its world view.

Team Rocket seizes an opportunity and, in the guises of Kirlia, Gardevoir, and Gallade, kidnap the Shiny Phantump. In attempting to rescue Phantump, Pikachu gets trapped, but with a joint effort from Ash and his friends and the Phantump gang, both the Shiny Phantump and Pikachu are rescued. Having boosted Phantump's confidence, Ash and the gang continue their journey towards Snowbelle City, leaving their new friend with a new, brighter outlook on the world.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Phantump

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Campers

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Phantump (Shiny) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Squishy)
• Phantump (multiple, one Shiny)
• Pikachu (multiple, one Shiny)
• Helioptile
• Bidoof
• Diglett (×3)
• Dugtrio (×2)

Trivia

• Poké TV: "Pokemon Unbelievable" focusing on Shiny Pokémon.
• In the Japanese version, the title card segment focuses on Team Rocket.
• Ash and Diantha narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Meowth wears the same Kirlia disguise that he wore in Do I Hear a Ralts?.

Errors

• After Ash scans the Shiny Phantump with his Pokédex, the macaron it was eating got larger as if it hadn't eaten much of it though while the Pokedex entry was being read, it ate most of the macaron.
• When Team Rocket disguises themselves as Phantump and take the Shiny Phantump away, when Clemont, Bonnie and Dedenne come around the corner, Dedenne is heard but his mouth doesn't move.
• Before being blasted off, the group of Phantump trap Team Rocket in Forest's Curse. However, this should not have affected Gourgeist because she is part Grass-type.

Dub edits

In other languages

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