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XY139
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XY140   EP939
終わりなきゼロ!また逢う日まで!!
The Endless Zero! Until the Day We Meet Again!!
First broadcast
Japan October 27, 2016
United States
English themes
Opening
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening XY&Z
Ending V(ボルト)
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 矢嶋哲生 Tetsuo Yajima
Assistant director 矢嶋哲生 Tetsuo Yajima
Animation directors 広岡歳仁 Toshihito Hirooka
小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama
大橋藍人 Aito Ōhashi
No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: 終わりなきゼロ!また逢う日まで!! The Endless Zero! Until the Day We Meet Again!!) is the 140th and final episode of the XY series, and the 939th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 27, 2016.

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Plot

The episode begins with Ash making a phone call to Professor Oak and his mom, although he first has to deal with Pikachu saying his hellos a little too close. Delia thanks Serena, Clemont and Bonnie for accompanying Ash on his Kalos journey, and they assure her the pleasure was theirs as they've learned a lot from travelling with him and had a lot of fun too. Ash tells his mom that he has a lot of stories to tell and will be starting the trip back to Kanto that afternoon, and Professor Oak assures him they'll be waiting. Delia wishes her son a safe journey, and extends an open invitation to Serena, Clemont and Bonnie to visit anytime. The call ends, and Ash tells Pikachu that it's time to start getting ready, making Bonnie start to realize their journey is indeed about to come to an end.

Later the gang tuck into lunch however Serena notices that Bonnie has barely eaten anything. Bonnie shrugs it off by claiming to have eaten too many sweets earlier, and as Clemont begins to remind her about not eating just before the bell the doorbell rings. The gang find Professor Sycamore, Alain, Marin and Chespie have arrived, with Sycamore telling them that he just called to say a final goodbye before Ash and Serena leave.

Jessie, James and Meowth make a report to Giovanni detailing how they single-handedly brought down Team Flare and destroyed the Megalith Zygarde, thanks to doctored footage, while claiming that their goal was their entire reason for coming to Kalos in the first place. Giovanni tells them that it's obvious they did play a role in stopping Team Flare and congratulates them on a job well done before ordering them to report back to Team Rocket HQ. The three then celebrate with their Pokémon that the altered footage worked and that Giovanni is pleased with them, before rushing off to catch the first plane back to Kanto.

Ash is surprised to have been told that Alain and Mairin are leaving on a new journey to Frost Cavern as part of Professor Sycamore's research. Sycamore explains the discover that the Anistar Sundial is now emitting energy whenever sunlight shines on it that can be used to pin down the location of Mega Stones, meaning that there should be a Mega Stone somewhere in Frost Cavern. Mairin explains that many other locations have been indentified too, all of which will be checked out as part of her and Alain's investigation. Ash then notices that Alain is no longer wearing his Key Stone, and Alain explains that he handed it over due to the fact he had received it from Lysandre despite knowing he'd no longer be able to Mega Evolve his Charizard. Alain tells Ash that he has decided to follow his example and start from scratch with the intention of finding the Mega Stone on his own, and hopes that one day when they're both strong enough again to battle once more. Ash promises him that they will, and the two friends who have been through so much together bid each other a final goodbye. Chespie says farewell to Chespin, who begins to cry. Mairin thanks Serena for her help in rescuing Chespie from Lysandre Labs, but Serena shrugs off the thanks saying that Mairin played as much a role as she did. Sycamore tells the gang before he leaves that he looks forward to reuniting with them all one day, and the gang bid him, Alain, Mairin and Chespie goodbye. Ash then realizes its time for them to prepare to leave too, causing Bonnie to become sad again.

At Lumiose Airport, the gang discover that Serena's flight to Hoenn will be leaving before Ash's flight and decide to take the chance to let out all their Pokémon to say farewell, warning they may not see each other again for quite a long time. There are many fond farewells among the Pokémon, with much sadness and tears. Braixen walks up to Dedenne to say goodbye, however Dedenne can't bring himself to. Bonnie sadly tells him that they need to say goodbye, but Dedenne begins to get upset and instead escapes from Bonnie's arms and runs through the airport. Giving chase, and using Pikachu's electricity, they track down Dedenne who is hiding behind a video monitor. Everyone asks Dedenne to emerge but he refuses to, and Bonnie tells him she understands how he feels because she feels exactly the same; she feels very close to everyone and their Pokémon and her dream is that they could all stay together forever. However she explains that she understands that Ash and Serena have their own dreams and they need to leave to follow them, just as she has her own dream of one day becoming a Pokémon trainer with Dedenne as her partner. She hopes to one day defeat Serena in a Pokémon Showcase and win against Ash in a Pokémon battle and that saying goodbye is just another step on that journey and that's why they should be happy to since it brings them all closer to their dreams. Dedenne is still upset, but emerges and jumps into Bonnie's arm. Ash asks Dedenne to help Bonnie achieve her dream and looks forward to facing her in a battle someday, although he doesn't intend to lose. Serena concurs, promising to face and try and win against Bonnie in a Showcase. Clemont also looks forward to when he can face her in a Gym Battle. This helps Dedenne (and Bonnie) to cheer up, knowing they still have a lot to look forward to.

Soon it is time for Serena to leave. She thanks Ash, Clemont and Bonnie for all their help as she went on her first journey. Clemont asks her to call them occasionally, while Bonnie tells her she'll come and find her once she's started her journey. Serena then tells Ash she's glad she sought him out when she began her journey and that he is her ultimate goal and she plans to seek him out again someday. Ash, who had always been oblivious to Serena's advances, is stunned for a few seconds but then tells her he looks forward to seeing her again. As Serena travels on a down escalator, she then decides something and tells Ash she has one more thing to tell him, and runs up to him and leans in... and what happens next leaves Clemont, Bonnie and Pikachu stunned, Serena blushing and Ash silent for a few seconds before he thanks her and bids her farewell.

Outside the airport, Serena's plane leaves watched by Ash, Clemont and Bonnie. Clemont hopes Serena will be ok, and Ash assures him that she'll be fine and will become stronger in Hoenn. Clemont also promises to become stronger and invent devices that will help people and Pokémon. The three have some more time before Ash's plane leaves, and Clemont has a request for Ash before he leaves; he wishes to end their adventure in Kalos as it began... with a battle. Ash happily agrees, and sends Pikachu up against Bunnelby as Bonnie watches. The two trainers, as would be expected, battle to their hardest.

As the sun sets in Kalos, Ash's plane leaves watched by Clemont and Bonnie. On a bright sunny day in Hoenn Serena arrives ready to begin a new adventure as she recalls her previous adventures, choosing Fennekin as her starter Pokémon, meeting Pancham and Eevee, finding her calling as a Pokémon Performer and getting a chance to earn the title of Kalos Queen. At Prism Tower, Clemont works on an invention (assisted by the Clembot) as he remembers meeting Ash, getting to invent various devices, reuniting with Luxio, eventually facing Ash in a Gym Battle and having to sacrifice his first Clembot to help defeat Team Flare. Bonnie recalls all the Pokémon she got to meet on the journey; as well as the Pokémon she got to see every day she also formed special relationships with a Flabébé, Lapras, Tyrunt as well as meeting and helping to save the world with Squishy. At his lab, Professor Sycamore helps a beginning trainer choose his first Pokémon before taking a call from Alain and Mairin. In Frost Cavern Alain, Mairin, Charizard and Chespie take in the wonderful sights as Alain looks forward to his fresh start. At the ruins of Lysandre Labs, Sawyer is living his dream as he assists Steven with his investigation of the site. In a forest Shauna, Tierno and Trevor enjoy meeting the various Pokémon that live there. At the wetlands, Goodra continues its role as caregiver as it breaks up a squabble between a Lotad and a Wooper. Nearby, Greninja destroys another vine made of negative energy watched over by Squishy and Z2, continuing its role as protector of Kalos.

On his plane, Ash looks out at the passing seascape as he recalls his adventures in Kalos from arriving with Alexa; making new friends and meeting new Pokémon, defeating Gym Leaders, finding new rivals, going on new adventures, meetings with Team Rocket, deepening his relationship with Froakie to the point it evolved into Greninja and unlocked the power of the Bond Phenomenon and how, using this power, he managed to make it to the finals of the Lumiose Conference against Alain with whom he was able to destroy the Megalith Zygarde and Team Flare with the help of the Gym Leaders of Kalos as well as Diantha, Steven and Malva and the power of Zygarde. He then recalls his final goodbye with Greninja, before leaving him to meet his own destiny.

It is the middle of the night when Ash arrives back at the outskirts in Pallet Town, and the young trainer takes a few moments to regard his hometown before continuing. Arriving home, he sees the lights are still on and knows his mom is waiting. Taking a moment to reflect that they have another wonderful adventure behind them, Ash and Pikachu enter the house.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Pikachu (Japan)

Other

Trivia

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The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages


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