XY127

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XY127

XY127   EP926 準決勝フルバトル！サトシ対ショータ！！ The Semifinal Full Battle! Satoshi VS Shōta!!

First broadcast Japan July 21, 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 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 飯島正勝 Masakatsu Iijima Assistant director 前園文夫 Fumio Maezono Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 準決勝フルバトル！サトシ対ショータ！！ The Semifinal Full Battle! Satoshi VS Shōta!!) is the 127th episode of the XY series, and the 926th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 21, 2016.

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Plot

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The episode opens with a montage consisting of the footages of the important segments of Ash's journey in the league so far. Afterwards, the scene shifts to the stadium of the Lumiose Conference, where Remo and Alain are having a full battle, the winner of which will proceed to the finals.

Alain's Charizard finishes off Remo's Rhyperior with a vicious blow from a Dragon Claw. The scoreboard reveals that, Alain has managed to defeat all Pokemon of Remo sans Garchoo , his lead Pokemon, while only losing his (Alain's) Metagross.

Sitting in the gallery Ash is mesmerized by Alain's unparalleled strength. Clemont reveals that, so far in the league he had have to use only two Pokemon of his party- Charizard and Metagross.

Back in the battlefield, Remo sends out the trump card of his team- Garchoo the Garchomp, quite determined to beat Alain's Charizard. Alain too, vows to wield everything in this battle, in order to advance to the finals. Remo opens the fight with mega evolving Garchoo. Mega Garchomp starts off by firing a Draco Meteor, which Alain commands his Charizard to dodge. Though Charizard is able to evade the meteors quite briskly, yet a lone meteor strikes it, dealing some damage. Without any further ado, Alain too, Mega Evolves his Charizard into Mega Charizard X.

Remo has his Mega Garchomp use Dragon Rush, but Mega Charizard X counters it with Dragon Claw. However, to Remo's astonishment, Alain commands Mega Charizard X to seize its opponent by its arm, while both are mid-air, and hurl it towards the ground. While Mega Garchomp is sent crashing towards the ground, Mega Charizard X hits it with a Flamethrower. Both trainers then, in unison, command their respective Pokemon to use Dragon Claw, but Mega Charizard X is the one to land the blow first , and Mega Garchomp is knocked out, making Alain the first finalist.

Ash is seen cheering up his entire team to give their best in his upcoming battle against Sawyer. Sawyer too, is no less excited to have Ash, the person he idolizes, as his opponent.

Ash's friends are then spotted in the gallery, discussing and speculating on the ensuing battle of Ash and Sawyer. Clemont acknowledges Sawyer as a potent threat to Ash, since he has already defeated his apparent mentor once. Tierno notes that, due to closely investigating and scrutinizing Ash's fighting style, Sawyer has a clear perception to presume Ash's strategy.

The two enter the battlefield, and both vow to give their absolute efforts into this decisive battle, and the referee explains the rules, of which, the most noteworthy is that, when half the party of a trainer is knocked out, there will be a change in the battlefield, and an interval will be declared.

In the VIP seats, Professor Sycamore and Champion Diantha are seen, eager to witness an exciting and heated battle. Team Rocket , on the other hand, is not too happy, because as per the orders of Malva, they must cover the entire match . Jessie finds making a film on herself a more viable option, than reporting her arch-enemy's deeds with every minute detail, however.

Ash sends out Hawlucha against Sawyer's Slaking. Hawlucha is wearing a strange outfit, the unknown source of which confuses Clemont , but Serena reveals that it was she who designed its new apparels , as prior to the battle, Hawlucha complained to her about its old cape being tattered and ragged. She believes that, the new outfit will reflect Hawlucha's dignified and distinguished status as the forest champion.

Ash makes the first move with a Karate Chop from Hawlucha, which directly hits Slaking, barely damaging it. Next, Ash tries a High Jump Kick, followed by an X-Scissor , succeeded by a barrage of Karate Chops- none of the attacks is able to break through Slaking's impervious endurance.

Ash's friends and the others are completely clueless about what is going on. But Clemont correctly deciphers that, Hawlucha has so far battled against retaliating opponents, but an opponent like Slaking, which just endures its blows, without countering them, must have made Hawlucha confounded and exhausted. Sawyer has his Slaking use Slack Off, restoring its energy . Ash tries to repeatedly attack it, commanding Hawlucha to use a High Jump Kick and an X-Scissor in quick succession, but Slaking is unperturbed and takes both hits with ease.

Ash orders his Hawlucha to use Flying Press on Slaking, but suddenly Sawyer becomes proactive , and tells his Slaking to use Counter. With a hard-hitting punch, Hawlucha, which was swooping down to execute the attack, is sent flying. Upon impacting a tree-trunk, it falls down unconscious,unable to battle.

Ash compliments Sawyer on his superb strategy, and sends out Talonflame, against Slaking. Talonflame uses Steel Wing, which Sawyer tries to counter with Hammer Arm, which it does, but abruptly, Talonflame changes its track,and lands the blow on Slaking's torso, and it falls on its back.

Sawyer again tries to replenish its HP with Slack Off, but Ash is not caught off guard this time, he orders Talonflame to use Flame Charge, before Slaking was completely healed. The attack severely damages Slaking, and a follow up Brave Bird from Talonflame ultimately overpowers it.

Major events

• Alain and Remo have a Full Battle against each other and Alain wins, advancing to the finals.
• Alain's Metang is revealed to have evolved into Metagross.
• Ash begins his Full Battle against Sawyer in the semi-finals of the Lumiose Conference.

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 (flashback)
• Diantha
• Malva
• Professor Sycamore
• Sawyer
• Alain
• Tierno
• Trevor
• Shauna
• Remo

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Slaking (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Ash's)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Goodra (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Charizard (Alain's; Mega Charizard X)
• Metagross (Alain's; image)
• Aegislash (Sawyer's)
• Clawitzer (Sawyer's)
• Slaking (Sawyer's)
• Garchomp (Remo's; Mega Garchomp; Garchoo)
• Granbull (Remo's; image)
• Bouffalant (Remo's; image)
• Pelipper (Remo's; image)
• Gurdurr (Remo's; image)
• Rhyperior (Remo's)
• Audino (Trainer's)
• Swablu (Trainer's)
• Marill (Trainer's)
• Furret (Trainer's)

Trivia

• Poké TV: "Burn! Pokémon Challenge!!" focusing on Garchomp.
• Ash and Sawyer narrate the preview for the next episode.
• The regular opening sequence is entirely replaced with clips from the third XY series movie.
• Squishy does not appear in this episode.

Errors

• When Charizard is hit by Garchomp's Draco Meteor, the scoreboard shows Remo's old design.
  • His old design is shown on the scoreboard again when Mega Garchomp uses Dragon Rush.
• Once Alain defeated Remo, in the split second that it is shown, the scoreboard is missing his Metagross, only showing a Poké Ball in place of it, when it was shown on the scoreboard the last time it was shown.
• When Chespin escapes from its Poké Ball, it is shown coming from Bonnie's side, when in fact it should have come from Clemont's.
• When Ash sends out Hawlucha and the crowd stares at him, the Swablu's beak is yellow instead of white.
• Before Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on Clawitzer, the scoreboard shows Ash's Talonflame and Hawlucha on the right-hand side of Ash's team, whereas they were shown on the left in a previous shot of the scoreboard and in the following shot when Sawyer's Aegislash is added.
• Pikachu is seen using Electro Ball before Ash can command him to use the attack.

Dub edits

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