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(Japanese: '''サトシ対チャンピオン・カルネ!VSメガサーナイト!!''' ''{{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} VS Champion {{tt|Carnet|Diantha}}! VS Mega {{tt|Sirnight|Gardevoir}}!!'') is the 117th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 916th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 5, 2016<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
 
'''Championing a Research Battle!''' (Japanese: '''サトシ対チャンピオン・カルネ!VSメガサーナイト!!''' ''{{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} VS Champion {{tt|Carne|Diantha}}! VS Mega {{tt|Sirnight|Gardevoir}}!!'') is the 118th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', and the 917th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 5, 2016 and in the United States on August 6, 2016.
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Official Blurb from Pokémon.com goes here, with source link
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<i>After hearing Gym Leader Olympia’s ominous prediction, Champion Diantha visits our heroes just as Ash and Greninja are doing some special training. To find out more about the bond they share in battle, Diantha challenges them, and Ash jumps at the chance!
 
Diantha’s Gardevoir easily evades every hit…until Ash and Greninja begin to merge. Gardevoir has to Mega Evolve to keep up, and the bond between Ash and Greninja intensifies like never before—until they both pass out!
 
Diantha promises to learn more about this bond and how it might relate to Olympia’s prediction. After his battle with the Champion, Ash is even more fired up for the Kalos League!</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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[[Olympia]] speaks with [[Diantha]] at the [[Anistar Gym]] about her vision of the future crisis of Kalos. When Diantha asks about "Those deep green eyes", Olympia shows her an image of {{p|Zygarde}}, which Diantha recognizes. Elsewhere, {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Greninja}} are stretching and racing each other, with Ash believing he could master the Ash-Greninja form if he "becomes" Greninja. They stay at the same speed until Greninja starts jumping from branch to branch, with Ash mimicking Greninja, but he falls from a branch and Greninja helps him stand up. {{an|Serena}}, {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}} are waiting for Ash and Greninja on a glade, with Bonnie worried about Greninja's and Ash's delay, with Clemont finding the idea to "become a Pokémon" absurd, and Serena wanting Ash to not overdo with that idea. Greninja reaches the group first and Ash, very tired, arrives last.
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Then, Diantha arrives in a helicopter and jumps from it. Diantha greets Ash and his friends and admits that she is there to find them after she listened to Olympia's prophecy. {{TRT}} is nearby, observing them. Diantha speaks about the Kalos Crisis and she shows an image of an island attacked by [[Team Flare]]'s weapon. She mentions that there are other places in Kalos that have been disturbed as well, fearing this is the beginning of the Kalos crisis, which leads them to believe Zygarde will play a key role. She shows an image of Zygarde to the group and starts to explain its role. Team Rocket recognizes Zygarde as the Pokémon that Team Flare kidnapped.
 
Clemont remembers the prophecy and how Olympia says that they are involved somehow in the crisis. Diantha asks if something changed around them, and Bonnie comments about Ash's Greninja being amazing, and they explain the [[Bond Phenomenon|phenomenon]] to Diantha. Clemont remembered what Olympia said about them when Greninja was a {{p|Frogadier}}. Diantha asks Ash to show Greninja to her in a battle against her {{TP|Diantha|Gardevoir}}. Team Rocket start planning to steal Diantha's {{p|Gardevoir}} when it [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]]s. Diantha's notes the [[Clemontic Gear|Battle Pulse Meter]] and asks about it, so Clemont explains how it works.
 
The battle starts, with Greninja trying to hit a few hits, with Gardevoir quickly dodging them. Diantha comments that Ash's Greninja is well trained, but she sees nothing remarkable about it. She decides to go on the attack with a {{m|Shadow Ball}} and Ash tells Greninja to use {{m|Double Team}} to dodge the attack. Diantha responds by having Gardevoir use another Shadow Ball sequence to destroy the clones. Ash says to Greninja to use a {{m|Water Shuriken}} sequence in return, but this is dodged by Gardevoir. Gardevoir uses {{m|Moonblast}}, which is dodged by Greninja who still suffers a hit from the shock wave.
 
As Greninja recovers, Ash thinks of an idea on how to get close to Gardevoir. He tells Greninja to use Water Shuriken, which is dodged and creates a vapor cloud. This distracts Gardevoir and obscures its vision, allowing Greninja to finally land a hit with {{m|Cut}}. Greninja transforms into its Ash-Greninja form. Diantha and Team Rocket are all surprised at seeing this unknown form. Ash tells Greninja to use Cut, which is blocked by Gardevoir's Shadow Ball but still manages to deal damage. Diantha tells Gardevoir to use Shadow Ball, which is blocked by Greninja's Water Shuriken. Then Greninja goes towards Gardevoir using Cut, which is almost dodged, but Gardevoir takes another hit. Ash tells Greninja to use {{m|Aerial Ace}} on Gardevoir, and with the pressure against Gardevoir piling on Diantha decides to Mega Evolve it and the attack is blocked.
 
Ash, feeling that the battle is really starting now, has Greninja use Water Shuriken, with Ash and Greninja moving in perfect sync while the attack is executed. The attack is blocked by Gardevoir's Shadow Ball, so Greninja uses Aerial Ace, which is blocked by {{m|Reflect}}. Greninja uses Double Team and later Cut. Gardevoir tries Reflect again, but the protection was destroyed by Greninja's attacks. The water veil around Greninja lifts and creates a giant Water Shuriken on Greninja's back. It uses its new Water Shuriken to attack Gardevoir who fires a Shadow Ball to block Greninja's attack, but this fails and Gardevoir is sent flying. As his opponent lies stunned, Ash is ready to defeat Gardevoir and tells Greninja to use Cut. However before Greninja can begin, the energy between them becomes too much and both Ash and Greninja faint. While Diantha is going to check if Ash is okay, Gardevoir is captured by Team Rocket, but Gardevoir is easily able to escape from Team Rocket's "Unbreakable Mega Ring" and uses Shadow Ball to blast them off. Ash and Greninja recover, and Diantha says goodbye to the group and then suggests that they keep researching Ash and Greninja's power, for Kalos', Ash's and his group's sake.
 
Meanwhile, [[Lysandre]] is shown [[Z2]], and allows the final stage of the project to commence. As they prepare to leave, Ash tells Greninja that they have to become stronger in order to master their power.


==Major events==
==Major events==
[[File:XY118 Ash VS Diantha.png|thumb|220px|Ash facing Diantha]]
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* [[Olympia]] tells [[Diantha]] about the upcoming threat to [[Kalos]].
* [[Olympia]] tells [[Diantha]] about the upcoming threat to [[Kalos]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with Diantha again.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with Diantha again.
* Diantha informs Ash and {{ashfr}} on the island that [[Team Flare]] used to experiment on in an [[XY105|earlier episode]].
* Diantha informs Ash and his friends about various incidents happening all over Kalos, including the island that [[Team Flare]] [[XY106|used to experiment on]], and about {{p|Zygarde}}.
* [[Ash's Greninja]] reaches its final Ash-Greninja form.
* [[Ash's Greninja]] reaches its final Ash-Greninja form for the first time.
* Ash has a rematch against Diantha, which is interrupted when Ash overexerts himself during the battle and collapses with Greninja.
* Ash has a [[rematch]] against Diantha, which is interrupted when Ash overexerts himself during the battle and collapses with Greninja.
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==Characters==
==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
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* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Serena}}
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* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Professor Sycamore]] (flashback)
* {{an|Professor Sycamore}} (flashback)
* [[Sophie]] (flashback)
* [[Alain]] (flashback)
* [[Cosette]] (flashback)
* [[Olympia]]
* [[Olympia]]
* [[Charlene]] (flashback)
* [[Carrie (XY091)|Carrie]] (flashback)
* [[Diantha]]
* [[Diantha]]
* [[Lysandre]]
* [[Lysandre]]
* [[Xerosic]]
* [[Xerosic]]
* [[Mable]] (flashback)
* [[Aliana]] (flashback)
* [[Sophie]] (flashback)
* [[Cosette]] (flashback)
* [[Charlene]] (flashback)
* {{OBP|Carrie|XY092}} (flashback)
* [[Kathi Lee]]
* [[Kathi Lee]]


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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[[File:WTP XY118.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
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[[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{me|Gardevoir}} ''(Japan)''
[[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{me|Gardevoir}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Greninja}}; flashback)
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Greninja}} ({{OP|Ash|Greninja}}; Ash-Greninja)
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Frogadier}}; flashback)
* {{p|Gardevoir}} ([[Diantha]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Gardevoir]])
* {{p|Greninja}} ({{OP|Ash|Greninja}}; [[Bond Phenomenon|Ash-Greninja]])
* {{p|Zygarde}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Zygarde Core}}; [[Squishy]])
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Alain|Charizard}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Charizard X]]; flashback)
* {{p|Zygarde}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Zygarde Core and 50%}}; {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Z2}}; 50% in flashback)
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* {{p|Meowstic}} ([[Olympia]]'s; male)
* {{p|Meowstic}} ([[Olympia]]'s; male)
* {{p|Meowstic}} ([[Olympia]]'s; female)
* {{p|Meowstic}} ([[Olympia]]'s; female)
* {{p|Gardevoir}} ({{OP|Diantha|Gardevoir}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Gardevoir]])
* {{p|Weavile}} ([[Mable]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Druddigon}} ([[Aliana]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Zygarde}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Zygarde Core}}; [[Squishy]])
* {{p|Zygarde}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Zygarde Core and 50% Forme}}; [[Z2]]; 50% Forme in flashback)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]  
[[File:XY Title Card Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
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* [[Poké TV]]: "Pokémon 24 Hours!" program focusing on [[Diantha]] and her {{p|Gardevoir}}.
* Ash's Greninja remains outside of its [[Poké Ball]] for the entire episode.
* The English dub was released on [[iTunes]] on August 5, 2016, one day before the episode aired in {{pmin|the United States}}.
* Music from [[Kyurem VS The Sword of Justice]] is used in this episode.
* [[Ash's Greninja]] remains outside of its {{i|Poké Ball}} for the entire episode.
* An instrumental version of [[XY&Z (song)|XY&Z]] is used during {{Ash}}'s battle against [[Diantha]].
* Music from ''[[M15|Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice]]'' is used in this episode.
* [[Sawyer]] and Ash narrate the preview for the [[XY118|next episode]].
* {{p|Diglett}} does not say its cry when it is revealed in the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment.
** It was also featured in the segment despite not appearing in the episode itself.
* As of this episode, {{an|Serena}} has been in her second outfit for more episodes than her original outfit.
* An instrumental version of {{so|XY&Z}} is used during {{Ash}}'s battle against [[Diantha]].
** There are also a few frames of animation reused from the theme during the battle.
* An instrumental version of [[Team Rocket's Team Song]] is used as an insert song during {{TRT}}'s {{motto}}.
* [[Sawyer]] and {{Ash}} narrate the preview for the [[XY119|next episode]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
* While {{an|Clemont}}, {{an|Bonnie}}, and Serena wait for Ash and Greninja to come out of the forest, Bonnie is standing to Clemont's and Serena's right. However, when Ash and Greninja come out of the forest, their positions are switched, with Clemont and Serena standing to the right of Bonnie.
* As Greninja gets ready to reach its final Ash-Greninja form, the star shape on its leg is cream instead of blue for a split-second.
* When the giant {{m|Water Shuriken}} forms, the webs on Greninja's right hand are missing.
* When Ash and {{ashfr}} are talking with Diantha in front of the helicopter, Greninja is missing the webs on both of its hands.
* In the final scene, when Ash is standing with Greninja and {{AP|Pikachu}} is on Ash's shoulder, the brown stripes on Pikachu's back are shorter than normal in the first shot, yet they appear longer in the next shot.
* When [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]], {{TP|Diantha|Gardevoir}}'s legs are colored green instead of white.
* When Mega Gardevoir uses {{m|Reflect}} for the first time to block Ash-Greninja's {{m|Aerial Ace}}, it is shown to be in its regular form.
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File:XY118 error 1.png|Coloring error on Greninja's leg
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===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* XY&Z is replaced with an instrumental version of [[Stand Tall]].


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XY117 : Making Friends and Influencing Villains!
Pokémon the Series: XY
XY119 : A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!
Championing a Research Battle!
XY118.png
XY118   EP917
サトシ対チャンピオン・カルネ!VSメガサーナイト!!
Satoshi VS Champion Carne! VS Mega Sirnight!!
First broadcast
Japan May 5, 2016
United States August 5, 2016*
August 6, 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 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
Storyboard 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi
Assistant director 仲野良 Ryō Nakano
Animation directors 上杉遵史 Junji Uesugi
千葉茂 Shigeru Chiba
内田裕 Yū Uchida
Additional credits

Championing a Research Battle! (Japanese: サトシ対チャンピオン・カルネ!VSメガサーナイト!! Satoshi VS Champion Carne! VS Mega Sirnight!!) is the 118th episode of Pokémon the Series: XY, and the 917th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 5, 2016 and in the United States on August 6, 2016.

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Blurb

After hearing Gym Leader Olympia’s ominous prediction, Champion Diantha visits our heroes just as Ash and Greninja are doing some special training. To find out more about the bond they share in battle, Diantha challenges them, and Ash jumps at the chance!

Diantha’s Gardevoir easily evades every hit…until Ash and Greninja begin to merge. Gardevoir has to Mega Evolve to keep up, and the bond between Ash and Greninja intensifies like never before—until they both pass out!

Diantha promises to learn more about this bond and how it might relate to Olympia’s prediction. After his battle with the Champion, Ash is even more fired up for the Kalos League!

Plot

Olympia speaks with Diantha at the Anistar Gym about her vision of the future crisis of Kalos. When Diantha asks about "Those deep green eyes", Olympia shows her an image of Zygarde, which Diantha recognizes. Elsewhere, Ash and his Greninja are stretching and racing each other, with Ash believing he could master the Ash-Greninja form if he "becomes" Greninja. They stay at the same speed until Greninja starts jumping from branch to branch, with Ash mimicking Greninja, but he falls from a branch and Greninja helps him stand up. Serena, Clemont and Bonnie are waiting for Ash and Greninja on a glade, with Bonnie worried about Greninja's and Ash's delay, with Clemont finding the idea to "become a Pokémon" absurd, and Serena wanting Ash to not overdo with that idea. Greninja reaches the group first and Ash, very tired, arrives last.

Then, Diantha arrives in a helicopter and jumps from it. Diantha greets Ash and his friends and admits that she is there to find them after she listened to Olympia's prophecy. Team Rocket is nearby, observing them. Diantha speaks about the Kalos Crisis and she shows an image of an island attacked by Team Flare's weapon. She mentions that there are other places in Kalos that have been disturbed as well, fearing this is the beginning of the Kalos crisis, which leads them to believe Zygarde will play a key role. She shows an image of Zygarde to the group and starts to explain its role. Team Rocket recognizes Zygarde as the Pokémon that Team Flare kidnapped.

Clemont remembers the prophecy and how Olympia says that they are involved somehow in the crisis. Diantha asks if something changed around them, and Bonnie comments about Ash's Greninja being amazing, and they explain the phenomenon to Diantha. Clemont remembered what Olympia said about them when Greninja was a Frogadier. Diantha asks Ash to show Greninja to her in a battle against her Gardevoir. Team Rocket start planning to steal Diantha's Gardevoir when it Mega Evolves. Diantha's notes the Battle Pulse Meter and asks about it, so Clemont explains how it works.

The battle starts, with Greninja trying to hit a few hits, with Gardevoir quickly dodging them. Diantha comments that Ash's Greninja is well trained, but she sees nothing remarkable about it. She decides to go on the attack with a Shadow Ball and Ash tells Greninja to use Double Team to dodge the attack. Diantha responds by having Gardevoir use another Shadow Ball sequence to destroy the clones. Ash says to Greninja to use a Water Shuriken sequence in return, but this is dodged by Gardevoir. Gardevoir uses Moonblast, which is dodged by Greninja who still suffers a hit from the shock wave.

As Greninja recovers, Ash thinks of an idea on how to get close to Gardevoir. He tells Greninja to use Water Shuriken, which is dodged and creates a vapor cloud. This distracts Gardevoir and obscures its vision, allowing Greninja to finally land a hit with Cut. Greninja transforms into its Ash-Greninja form. Diantha and Team Rocket are all surprised at seeing this unknown form. Ash tells Greninja to use Cut, which is blocked by Gardevoir's Shadow Ball but still manages to deal damage. Diantha tells Gardevoir to use Shadow Ball, which is blocked by Greninja's Water Shuriken. Then Greninja goes towards Gardevoir using Cut, which is almost dodged, but Gardevoir takes another hit. Ash tells Greninja to use Aerial Ace on Gardevoir, and with the pressure against Gardevoir piling on Diantha decides to Mega Evolve it and the attack is blocked.

Ash, feeling that the battle is really starting now, has Greninja use Water Shuriken, with Ash and Greninja moving in perfect sync while the attack is executed. The attack is blocked by Gardevoir's Shadow Ball, so Greninja uses Aerial Ace, which is blocked by Reflect. Greninja uses Double Team and later Cut. Gardevoir tries Reflect again, but the protection was destroyed by Greninja's attacks. The water veil around Greninja lifts and creates a giant Water Shuriken on Greninja's back. It uses its new Water Shuriken to attack Gardevoir who fires a Shadow Ball to block Greninja's attack, but this fails and Gardevoir is sent flying. As his opponent lies stunned, Ash is ready to defeat Gardevoir and tells Greninja to use Cut. However before Greninja can begin, the energy between them becomes too much and both Ash and Greninja faint. While Diantha is going to check if Ash is okay, Gardevoir is captured by Team Rocket, but Gardevoir is easily able to escape from Team Rocket's "Unbreakable Mega Ring" and uses Shadow Ball to blast them off. Ash and Greninja recover, and Diantha says goodbye to the group and then suggests that they keep researching Ash and Greninja's power, for Kalos', Ash's and his group's sake.

Meanwhile, Lysandre is shown Z2, and allows the final stage of the project to commence. As they prepare to leave, Ash tells Greninja that they have to become stronger in order to master their power.

Major events

Ash facing Diantha
  • Olympia tells Diantha about the upcoming threat to Kalos.
  • Ash and his friends meet up with Diantha again.
  • Diantha informs Ash and his friends about various incidents happening all over Kalos, including the island that Team Flare used to experiment on, and about Zygarde.
  • Ash's Greninja reaches its final Ash-Greninja form for the first time.
  • Ash has a rematch against Diantha, which is interrupted when Ash overexerts himself during the battle and collapses with Greninja.
For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Diglett (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Mega Gardevoir (Japan)

Trivia

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

Errors

  • While Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena wait for Ash and Greninja to come out of the forest, Bonnie is standing to Clemont's and Serena's right. However, when Ash and Greninja come out of the forest, their positions are switched, with Clemont and Serena standing to the right of Bonnie.
  • As Greninja gets ready to reach its final Ash-Greninja form, the star shape on its leg is cream instead of blue for a split-second.
  • When the giant Water Shuriken forms, the webs on Greninja's right hand are missing.
  • When Ash and his friends are talking with Diantha in front of the helicopter, Greninja is missing the webs on both of its hands.
  • In the final scene, when Ash is standing with Greninja and Pikachu is on Ash's shoulder, the brown stripes on Pikachu's back are shorter than normal in the first shot, yet they appear longer in the next shot.
  • When Mega Evolving, Gardevoir's legs are colored green instead of white.
  • When Mega Gardevoir uses Reflect for the first time to block Ash-Greninja's Aerial Ace, it is shown to be in its regular form.

Dub edits

  • XY&Z is replaced with an instrumental version of Stand Tall.

In other languages



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