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XY126

XY126   EP925 メガジュカイン対ライチュウ！経験値いただきます！！ Mega Jukain VS Raichu! I Received Some Experience Points!!

First broadcast Japan July 7, 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 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui Storyboard 紅優 Yū Kō Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Animation director 小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: メガジュカイン対ライチュウ！経験値いただきます！！ Mega Jukain VS Raichu! I Received Some Experience Points!!) is the 126th episode of the XY series, and the 925th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 7, 2016.

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

Plot

The episode starts with Malva reporting directly from the league, chronicling the events that have taken place in the conference so far. Moments of battles are then shown. Greninja transforms into Ash-Greninja and Ash wins, Astrid wins with her Mega Absol against an Amoonguss, Sawyer wins with his Slaking against a Medicham, and Remo wins with his Mega Garchomp against a Hydreigon. It is also revealed that Alain and Tierno have advanced to the quarterfinals. Now it is time for the challengers to fight their way into the Top 4. Malva ends her report, and the scene shifts to an ongoing battle between Ash and Astrid.

Ash and Astrid are in the thick of their battle, with both down to their last Pokémon. As Astrid commands her Mega Absol to use Psycho Cut, Hawlucha dodges and Ash commands it to retaliate with Flying Press. Hawlucha scores a direct hit, knocking Mega Absol out and causing Astrid to be knocked out of the Lumiose Conference. This makes Ash the second semifinalist, with Alain being revealed as already having won his own quarterfinals match as well. In the hall after his fight, Ash meets Sawyer before his own battle. Sawyer congratulates Ash on advancing and promises to win so he can face Ash like he vowed before. Ash warns that Tierno is a strong Trainer, but Sawyer is confident and hints at a secret weapon, and as they part Ash wishes him luck.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is being dragged along by Malva who is constantly busy conducting interviews. As a result, the trio is completely unable to focus on their own plans to steal any Pokémon.

The focus returns to the arena where Remo is revealed to have become the third semifinalist, and a familiar face joins Ash's friends in the stands: Shauna. She is warmly welcomed by the group and updated on the current league happenings. On the field, Tierno and Sawyer emerge for their battle, and Sawyer chooses Aegislash to start, which Ash scans with his Pokédex. Tierno sends out Ludicolo and shows off some perfectly synchronized dance steps with it. The match is begun, and Ludicolo starts off with Rain Dance, creating swirling thunder clouds over the battlefield that start a heavy downpour. Sawyer orders a Swords Dance, sharply raising Aegislash's Attack.

Tierno calls out for a Hydro Pump, which Aegislash is unable to dodge. Sawyer correctly deduces that the rain has powered up both Ludicolo's speed, as well as its Water-type attacks. However, after taking another Hydro Pump, Aegislash counters the next with King's Shield, transforming into its Shield form.

Tierno orders another Hydro Pump, but this time Aegislash cuts through it with a powerful Sacred Sword that sends Ludicolo flying. While Ludicolo is reeling, Sawyer orders another Swords Dance. Ludicolo tries to execute Solar Beam, but Aegislash uses Sacred Sword again to tear through it, connecting with Ludicolo and knocking it out. As Tierno thanks Ludicolo for his hard work, he sends out Raichu next. Raichu's opening Charge Beam is blocked by Aegislash's King's Shield, but he manages to burrow into the earth with Dig to evade Aegislash's followup Slash. Raichu takes advantage of the opening while Aegislash has lost sight of him to complete the attack and knock Aegislash out.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket are about at the end of their rope with Malva's demanding schedule. James suggests simply quitting and focusing on stealing Pokémon and Jessie wholeheartedly agrees, but before they have a chance to act on it, Malva appears to pull them into another interview, much to their dismay.

Sawyer has now sent out Slurpuff to face Raichu, and Slurpuff executes a successful Attract on Raichu. This leaves him wide open to an Energy Ball from Slurpuff, after which Tierno decides to recall the helpless Raichu and replace him with Blastoise. Sawyer tries to open again with Attract, but Blastoise shrugs it off. Blastoise then fires off a heavy-hitting Hydro Cannon, knocking Slurpuff out.

Down to his final Pokémon, Sawyer sends out his Sceptile. Tierno orders Ice Beam, which Sceptile intercepts with a Leaf Storm. Blastoise tries to execute another Hydro Cannon, but Sceptile dodges it and lands a Leaf Blade in return. On Tierno's order, Blastoise charges towards Sceptile with Skull Bash, but Sawyer commands Sceptile to intercept it with Frenzy Plant. Enormous whip-like vines emerge from the field and toss Blastoise into the sky. As it falls, Blastoise manages to resummon the thunderclouds with Rain Dance, but upon impacting the ground, it is knocked out.

Tierno summons his last Pokémon, a now battle-ready Raichu. Ash worries that Sceptile is still the more powerful Pokémon, but when Tierno orders a Thunder, Clemont realizes that Blastoise's parting Rain Dance will ensure that Raichu's Electric-type attacks don't miss. Before Raichu can release his Thunder, however, Sawyer reveals his secret weapon and uses his Key Stone to Mega Evolve Sceptile. Refusing to be daunted, Tierno orders Raichu to complete its attack, but to Tierno's great surprise, Mega Sceptile comes through it completely unscathed. Sawyer reveals that, as a result of Mega Evolving, Mega Sceptile's Ability is now Lightning Rod, rendering Thunder useless. Mega Sceptile charges towards Raichu with a Dragon Claw, and Raichu tries to counter with Focus Blast, but Mega Sceptile slashes through the attack and lands the blow on Raichu, knocking him unconscious and winning the battle for Sawyer, making him the fourth and final semifinalist.

With the semifinalists decided, the announcer reveals the semifinal matchups, which will pit Alain against Remo and Ash against Sawyer. As the sun sets, Ash exits the arena with his friends, who remind him that the semifinal battle will require a full team of six Pokémon, when he currently only has five. At this reminder, Ash panics about the time and runs off to a street outside where he comments that he's expecting someone. The others are confused, but a honking truck soon draws their attention. Turning towards the sound, they spot Goodra, previously left at its home swamp, riding in the bed of a truck being driven by Keanan. In a flashback, it is revealed that during his latest visit to the wetlands, Ash had requested Goodra's assistance for the league's semifinals, and it agreed. With his team now complete, Ash summons them all before him to declare his confidence in them and vow to beat Sawyer with their help, and the whole team cheers in agreement.

Major events

The Lumiose Conference semifinalists

• Sawyer is revealed to have obtained a Slaking.
• Ash, Sawyer, Tierno, Astrid, and Remo are all revealed to have made it to the quarter-finals.
• Alain is revealed to have advanced all the way to the semi-finals.
• Ash battles Astrid in the quarter-finals and wins, advancing to the semi-finals.
• Remo defeats his opponent and advances to the semi-finals.
• Ash and his friends meet up with Shauna again.
• Sawyer's Doublade is revealed to have evolved into Aegislash.
• Sawyer is revealed to have obtained a Key Stone and a Sceptilite.
• Tierno and Sawyer battle each other and Sawyer wins, advancing to the semi-finals.
• Ash and Alain are revealed to be facing Sawyer and Remo, respectively, in the semi-finals.
• Ash's Goodra temporarily returns to Ash's party as his sixth member for the Full Battle against Sawyer.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Aegislash
• Mega Absol

Main series debuts

• Mega Sceptile

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Tierno
• Trevor
• Shauna
• Alain (flashback)
• Sawyer
• Diantha
• Malva
• Remo
• Astrid
• Keanan
• Announcer
• Referee

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Mega Garchomp (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Ash's; Ash-Greninja; flashback as Ash-Greninja)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Goodra (Ash's; rejoins)
• Charizard (Alain's; Mega Charizard X; flashback)
• Charizard (Trevor's; Mega Charizard Y; flashback)
• Blastoise (Tierno's)
• Ludicolo (Tierno's)
• Raichu (Tierno's)
• Sceptile (Sawyer's; Mega Sceptile)
• Slurpuff (Sawyer's)
• Aegislash (Sawyer's)
• Slaking (Sawyer's; flashback)
• Absol (Astrid's; Mega Absol)
• Garchomp (Mega Garchomp; Remo's; Garchoo; flashback)
• Bellsprout (Keanan's)
• Amoonguss (Trainer's; flashback)
• Medicham (Trainer's; flashback)
• Hydreigon (Trainer's; flashback)

Trivia

• Poké TV: "Poké Love TV" focusing on Mega Blastoise.
  • This was skipped in the initial broadcast airing, for a Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster which focused on Volcanion and information on the third XY series movie.
• Ash and Sawyer read the title card in the Japanese version.
• Sawyer and Ash narrate the preview of the next episode.
• Squishy did not make an appearance in this episode, marking the first time since the beginning of the XY&Z arc that it didn't appear.
• This marks the first time a Pokémon Ash had previously released rejoins his team.
• As of this episode, all Pokémon introduced in Generation VI have appeared in the main series, except Legendary and Mythical Pokémon.
• The battlefield for Astrid and Ash's battle was a cityscape, which may be a reference to their previous battle in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Errors

• When Astrid tells her Absol to use Psycho Cut, it is shown as a regular Absol, but seconds later, when Hawlucha attacks it, it is shown as a Mega Absol. This is likely due to the fact that the animation in the shot where Astrid tells her Absol to attack was taken directly from Mega Evolution Special I, where Absol was in its regular form while using the move.
• When Tierno sends out Raichu, its nose is smaller than normal.
• When Sceptile used Leaf Storm to counter Ice Beam, Sceptile's Sceptilite, as well as the ends of the scarf, change position from near Sceptile's left shoulder to its right. Every other time they were seen they were shown near Sceptile's left shoulder.
• Shortly after Tierno sends out Raichu for the second time, the back of Raichu's right ear is completely yellow instead of brown.

Dub edits

In other languages

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