XY137

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XY137

XY137   EP936 はじまりはゼロ！シトロンの決断！！ Starting from Zero! Citron's Decision!!

First broadcast Japan October 6, 2016 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending キラキラ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Animation directors 上田美由紀 Miyuki Ueda 入江健司 Kenji Irie No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: はじまりはゼロ！シトロンの決断！！ Starting from Zero! Citron's Decision!!) is the 137th episode of the XY series, and the 936th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 6, 2016.

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Plot

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

Major events

Professor Sycamore's medals

• Clemont rebuilds Clembot.
• Team Rocket plans to return to the Team Rocket HQ.
• Ash reveals that he's planning to head back to Pallet Town.
• The Lumiose Gym reopens.
• Clemont's Magnemite is revealed to know Electro Ball.
• Clemont's Magneton is revealed to know Rain Dance, Thunder, and Sonic Boom.
• Clemont's Heliolisk is revealed to know Focus Blast.
• Professor Sycamore gives medals to Ash, his friends, Alain, Mairin, and their Pokémon for their heroic efforts against Team Flare.
• Professor Sycamore requests Alain to become his assistant again.
• Serena considers accepting the offer that Palermo made to her earlier.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni
• Professor Sycamore
• Alain
• Mairin
• Meyer
• Palermo (flashback)
• Sophie
• Cosette
• Alva

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Magneton (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Ash's)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Goodra (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Sylveon (Serena's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Magnemite (Clemont's)
• Magneton (Clemont's)
• Heliolisk (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Garchomp (Professor Sycamore's)
• Charizard (Alain's)
• Chespin (Mairin's; Chespie)
• Vivillon (Alva's; Meadow Pattern)
• Pyroar (Alva's; female)
• Cubone (Alva's)
• Plusle (Trainer's)
• Minun (Trainer's)
• Patrat (Trainer's)
• Watchog (Trainer's)
• Pachirisu (Trainer's)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Squishy; flashback)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Z2; flashback)
• Machamp
• Diggersby
• Zigzagoon
• Linoone
• Helioptile
• Psyduck
• Azurill (multiple)
• Marill
• Caterpie
• Weedle
• Combee (female)

Other

• Clembot

Trivia

• This episode was followed by a preview for the Sun & Moon series.
• This episode marks the first time that Alain's Charizard is shown not wearing its Charizardite X, and also the first time outside of flashbacks that Alain is shown not wearing his Mega Ring.
• Mad-Paced Getter is used as an insert song at the end of Alva's Gym battle.
• Brilliantly is used as the ending for this episode, with this version being sung by Clemont's Japanese voice actor, Yūki Kaji.

Errors

• When Professor Sycamore and Alain arrive at the laboratory, Serena's Braixen's ear tuft is shown to be behind Serena, but when the shot changes, it isn't.
• When Ash commands Greninja to use Water Shuriken, Jessie commands Gourgeist to use Shadow Ball, but it uses Dark Pulse instead.
• When Cubone's Bonemerang is about to hit Heliolisk, the upper part of Heliolisk's mouth is colored yellow instead of black.

Dub edits

In other languages

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