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XY121

XY121   EP920 迷いの森・・・進化の夜明け！ The Bewildering Woods... The Dawn of Evolution!

First broadcast Japan May 26, 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 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation directors 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume 直井由紀 Yuki Naoi Additional credits

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

(Japanese: 迷いの森・・・進化の夜明け！ The Bewildering Woods... The Dawn of Evolution!) is the 121st episode of the XY series, and the 920th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 26, 2016.

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

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Ash and Greninja perfect the Ash-Greninja form.
• Ash and his friends learn that the Kalos League will be held in Lumiose City.
• Squishy informs Z2 about Ash-Greninja's appearance.

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
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Professor Sycamore (flashback)

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Scatterbug (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Froakie (Ash's; flashback)
• Greninja (Ash's; Ash-Greninja)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Sceptile (Sawyer's; flashback)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core, Cell and 10%; Squishy)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Z2)
• Fletchling (×5)
• Budew (×2)
• Sentret (×2)
• Snorlax
• Bidoof
• Zigzagoon
• Scatterbug
• Spewpa (×6; evolve)
• Vivillon (×6; newly evolved; Meadow Pattern)
• Oddish (×5; one flashback)
• Butterfree (flashback)
• Caterpie (flashback)
• Rattata (flashback)
• Weedle (flashback)

Trivia

• Poké TV: "Pokémon Unbelievable" focusing on Ash's Greninja and its Ash-Greninja form.
• No one reads the title card of this episode.
• Ash and Wulfric narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Ash's Greninja remains outside of its Poké Ball for the entire episode.
• A remix of XY&Z is used as background music in this episode.
  • An instrumental version of Team Rocket's Team Song is also used in this episode.
• As of this episode, Serena has been in her current outfit for more episodes than her original outfit.
• The backpack Ash wore as a child, as seen in the flashbacks, has the same color scheme as the one he used in the original series.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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