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'''A Not-So-Flying Start!''' (Japanese: '''風とタマゴとオンバット！''' ''The Wind, the Egg and {{tt|Onbat|Noibat}}!'') is the 76th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 875th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 11, 2015, in Canada on August 15, 2015, and in the United States on August 22, 2015.
'''A Not-So-Flying Start!''' (Japanese: '''風とタマゴとオンバット！''' ''The Wind, the Egg and {{tt|Onbat|Noibat}}!'') is the 76th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', and the 875th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on June 11, 2015, in Canada on August 15, 2015, and in the United States on August 22, 2015.
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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>When Ash’s Hawlucha finds a Pokémon Egg, everyone teams up to keep it warm, including a very helpful Fletchinder. Soon, a cute little Noibat hatches from the Egg! It starts trying to fly at once, but isn’t very successful. Hawlucha tries to show it how to ride the wind—until Team Rocket swoops in and grabs both of them!
<i>When Ash’s Hawlucha finds a Pokémon Egg, everyone teams up to keep it warm, including a very helpful Fletchinder. Soon, a cute little Noibat hatches from the Egg! It starts trying to fly at once, but isn’t very successful. Hawlucha tries to show it how to ride the wind—until Team Rocket swoops in and grabs both of them!


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==Plot==
==Plot==
On their way to [[Dendemille Town]] and [[Anistar City]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} take a short rest. While everyone is relaxing, {{AP|Hawlucha}} is in the nearby forest practicing its moves against an old tree. After knocking off one of the tree's decaying branches, Hawlucha sees something glowing at the base of the tree. As everyone is preparing to leave, they notice Hawlucha's absence as Hawlucha arrives, carrying its discovery. Ash and {{an|Clemont}} both immediately recognize the object as a [[Pokémon Egg]], and Hawlucha takes them back to the place where it first saw the Egg. Suddenly, the Egg begins to glow and they all realize that it is about to hatch. Per {{an|Serena}}'s suggestion, Ash begins to try and warm the Egg by wrapping his body around it, and all of his Pokémon help as well. {{AP|Fletchinder}} uses its [[Ability]], {{a|Flame Body}}, to speed up the Egg's hatching.
While on their way to [[Dendemille Town]] and [[Anistar City]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} take a short rest. While everyone is relaxing, {{AP|Hawlucha}} is in the nearby forest practicing his moves against an old tree. After knocking off one of the tree's decaying branches, Hawlucha sees something glowing at the base of the tree. As everyone is preparing to leave, they notice Hawlucha's absence as Hawlucha arrives, carrying his discovery. Ash and {{an|Clemont}} both immediately recognize the object as a [[Pokémon Egg]], and Hawlucha takes them back to the place where he first saw the Egg. Suddenly, the Egg begins to glow and they all realize that it is about to hatch. Per {{an|Serena}}'s suggestion, Ash begins to try and warm the Egg by wrapping his body around it, and all of his Pokémon help as well. {{AP|Fletchinder}} uses its [[Ability]], {{a|Flame Body}}, to speed up the Egg's hatching.


Finally, the Egg hatches to reveal a [[Baby Pokémon|baby]] {{p|Noibat}}. As Noibat opens its eyes, it sees Ash and the rest of the group as they all introduce themselves to it. However, the Noibat is overwhelmed by all of the attention and uses {{m|Supersonic}}. {{an|Bonnie}} tries to calm Noibat down, but it continues using Supersonic and Ash is the only one able to comfort it. Once Noibat has stopped crying, everyone looks for fruit that Noibat likes to eat. Unfortunately, when {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} picks a fruit for Noibat, Noibat uses its highly sensitive ears to examine the fruit and refuses to eat it. Trying to convince Noibat to eat the fruit, Bonnie takes a bite and discovers that it tastes terrible. All of the Pokémon help to pick lots of fruit for Noibat to examine, but it deems them all inedible. Noibat then discovers that Bonnie is holding two more pieces of fruit, and it decides that they will taste good.  
Finally, the Egg hatches to reveal a newborn {{p|Noibat}}. As Noibat opens his eyes, he sees Ash and the rest of the group as they all introduce themselves to him. However, the Noibat is overwhelmed by all of the attention and cries, unintentionally using {{m|Supersonic}} in the process. {{an|Bonnie}} tries to calm Noibat down, but he continues using Supersonic and Ash is the only one able to comfort him. Once Noibat has stopped crying, everyone looks for fruit that Noibat likes to eat. However, when {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} picks a fruit for Noibat, Noibat uses his highly sensitive ears to examine the fruit and refuses to eat it. Trying to convince Noibat to eat the fruit, Bonnie takes a bite and discovers that it tastes terrible. All of the Pokémon help to pick lots of fruit for Noibat to examine, but he deems them all inedible. Noibat then discovers that Bonnie is holding two more pieces of fruit, and he decides that they will taste good.  


Once Noibat has finished eating, it walks away and tries to fly into the air, but it soon falls back to the ground again. When Ash comforts Noibat again, Serena surmises that it might consider Ash to be its parent. Although Noibat's second attempt at flight is again unsuccessful, Ash manages to catch Noibat before it falls to the ground again. {{TRT}}, watching from a nearby tree, decide to steal Noibat because its evolved form, {{p|Noivern}}, would make a good addition to Team Rocket's ranks. Meanwhile, Fletchinder and Hawlucha assume the roles of Noibat's teachers, guiding it through the air and showing it how to fly. Although Noibat does much better this time, it still fails to remain airborne for more than a few seconds. At this, Clemont suggests teaching Noibat to glide before teaching it how to fly, and Ash tells Hawlucha to instruct Noibat. Once again, Noibat does very well, but only for a moment. Fortunately, Hawlucha catches it before it can hit the ground again. At this, everyone is out of ideas for how to teach Noibat to fly, when Hawlucha suddenly remembers something and leads the group to a hill with a strong breeze at the top. Hawlucha flies out into the air, followed by Noibat and Fletchinder, when suddenly a huge net comes out of nowhere and ensnares Hawlucha and Noibat. Team Rocket reveal themselves and then leave, with Ash's Pokémon in tow. Despite Fletchinder's attempts to stop them, {{TP|James|Inkay}} keeps it at bay long enough for Team Rocket to escape.
Once Noibat has finished eating, he walks away and tries to fly into the air, but he soon falls back to the ground again. When Ash comforts Noibat again, Serena surmises that he might consider Ash to be his parent. Although Noibat's second attempt at flight is again unsuccessful, Ash manages to catch Noibat before the Sound Wave Pokémon falls to the ground again. {{TRT}}, watching from a nearby tree, decides to steal Noibat because its evolved form, {{p|Noivern}}, would make a good addition to Team Rocket's ranks. Meanwhile, Fletchinder and Hawlucha assume the roles of Noibat's teachers, guiding him through the air and showing him how to fly. Although Noibat does much better this time, he still fails to remain airborne for more than a few seconds. At this, Clemont suggests teaching Noibat to glide before teaching him how to fly, and Ash tells Hawlucha to instruct Noibat. Once again, Noibat does very well, but only for a moment. Fortunately, Hawlucha catches him before he can hit the ground again. At this, everyone is out of ideas for how to teach Noibat to fly, when Hawlucha suddenly remembers something and leads the group to a hill with a strong breeze at the top. Hawlucha flies out into the air, followed by Noibat and Fletchinder when suddenly a huge net comes out of nowhere and ensnares Hawlucha and Noibat. Team Rocket reveals themselves and then leaves, with Ash's Pokémon in tow. Despite Fletchinder's attempts to stop them, {{TP|James|Inkay}} keeps it at bay long enough for Team Rocket to escape.


Once Fletchinder has recovered from Inkay's attack, it immediately goes off in search of Team Rocket. Meanwhile, Hawlucha and Noibat have been tethered to a tree, and Noibat's Supersonic does nothing against the special earplugs worn by [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}. Hawlucha and Noibat both try to escape, but without success. While Jessie, James, and Meowth are trying to figure out how to evolve Noibat, Hawlucha surreptitiously picks at its rope with a sharp claw and tears through it. Hawlucha does the same to Noibat's tether, but just as the two of them are about to escape, Jessie spots them and Inkay and {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}} give chase. Because Noibat is still unable to fly, Hawlucha carries it on its back. Inkay and Pumpkaboo are no match for Hawlucha's superior agility, and Hawlucha hides with Noibat in a nearby cave. As Fletchinder watches from overhead, Jessie, James, and Meowth head into the cave, leaving their Pokémon with instructions to attack Hawlucha and Noibat as soon as they exit the cave.
Once Fletchinder has recovered from Inkay's attack, it immediately goes off in search of Team Rocket. Meanwhile, Hawlucha and Noibat have been tethered to a tree, and Noibat's Supersonic waves are unable to do anything against the special earplugs worn by [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}. Hawlucha and Noibat both try to escape but without success. While Jessie, James, and Meowth are trying to figure out how to evolve Noibat, Hawlucha surreptitiously picks at his rope with a sharp claw and tears through it. Hawlucha does the same to Noibat's tether, but just as the two of them are about to escape, Jessie spots them and Inkay and {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}} give chase. Because Noibat is still unable to fly, Hawlucha carries him on his back. Inkay and Pumpkaboo are no match for Hawlucha's superior agility, and Hawlucha hides with Noibat in a nearby cave. As Fletchinder watches from overhead, Jessie, James, and Meowth head into the cave, leaving their Pokémon with instructions to attack Hawlucha and Noibat as soon as they exit the cave.


Unfortunately for Team Rocket, the cave is pitch black. Using {{wp|animal echolocation|echolocation}}, Noibat tells Hawlucha exactly where each member of Team Rocket is, and Hawlucha brings them down one by one, knocking off their Supersonic-resistant earplugs. Noibat then uses Supersonic again, driving Team Rocket out of the cave and into Inkay and Pumpkaboo's waiting ambush. At that moment, Ash and his friends arrive, and {{AP|Frogadier}} easily defeats both Inkay and Pumpkaboo. After {{AP|Pikachu}} sends Team Rocket blasting off, Hawlucha and Noibat emerge from the cave. That evening, Ash invites Noibat to continue traveling with him, and Noibat happily agrees.
Unfortunately for Team Rocket, the cave is pitch black. Using {{wp|animal echolocation|echolocation}}, Noibat tells Hawlucha exactly where each member of Team Rocket is, and Hawlucha brings them down one by one, knocking off their Supersonic-resistant earplugs. Noibat then uses Supersonic again, driving Team Rocket out of the cave and into Inkay and Pumpkaboo's waiting ambush. At that moment, Ash and his friends arrive, and {{AP|Frogadier}} easily defeats both Inkay and Pumpkaboo. After {{AP|Pikachu}} sends Team Rocket blasting off, Hawlucha and Noibat emerge from the cave.
 
That evening, Ash and his friends prepare to continue on their way to Dendemille Town and Anistar City. Just as they are about to leave, Ash asks Noibat what he will do now, a question that the Sound Wave Pokémon cannot answer. With that, Ash invites Noibat to continue traveling with him, and Noibat happily agrees as he leaps into Ash's arms, willingly going into an empty {{i|Poké Ball}} that Ash pulls out, thereby marking his capture. Ash summons the newly caught Noibat out of his Poké Ball and Noibat continues his flight training with Hawlucha and Fletchinder as the group journeys on.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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[[File:Ash catches a Pokemon.png|thumb|220px|Ash after catching Noibat]]
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} come across a [[Pokémon Egg]], which hatches into a {{p|Noibat}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} come across a [[Pokémon Egg]], which hatches into a {{p|Noibat}}.
* [[Ash's Fletchinder]] is revealed to have {{a|Flame Body}} as its [[Ability]].
* [[Ash's Fletchinder]] is revealed to have {{a|Flame Body}} as its [[Ability]].
* Ash catches the newly hatched {{AP|Noibat}}.
* Ash catches the newly hatched {{AP|Noibat}}.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
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==Trivia==  
==Trivia==  
[[File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
[[File:XY Title Card Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Farfetch'd}}  
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Farfetch'd}}  
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and [[Ash's Noibat]] narrate the preview for the [[XY077|next episode]].
** This time, {{an|Hoopa}} accompanies {{an|Professor Oak}} and his {{TP|Professor Oak|Rotom}}.
** Instead of a normal preview, a special preview of the [[Cosplay Pikachu]] shorts and ''[[XY077|A Relay in the Sky!]]'' were shown.
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and {{AP|Noibat}} narrate the preview for the [[XY077|next episode]].
* This is the first episode in the {{series|XY}} to air in {{pmin|Canada}} before the {{pmin|United States}}, due to airing in place of ''[[SS032|Mega Evolution Special III]]''.
** Instead of a normal preview, a special preview of the [[Cosplay Pikachu]] shorts and ''[[XY077|A Relay in the Sky!]]'' is played.
* The English dub was released on [[iTunes]] and [[Amazon Video]] on August 16, 2015, six days before the episode aired in the United States. The same occurred for all episodes in Volume 3 of [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]] that aired after ''[[SS032|Mega Evolution Special III]]'' (''A Not-So-Flying Start!'' through ''[[XY082|A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?]]'').
* This is the first episode in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' to air in {{pmin|Canada}} before {{pmin|the United States}}, due to airing in place of ''[[XYS03|Mega Evolution Special III]]''.
* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Fletchinder}} and {{AP|Hawlucha}} remain outside of their [[Poké Ball]]s throughout this episode.
* The English dub was released on [[iTunes]] and [[Prime Video]] on August 16, 2015, six days before the episode aired in the United States. The same occurred for all episodes in Volume 3 of [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]] that aired after ''[[XYS03|Mega Evolution Special III]]'' (''A Not-So-Flying Start!'' through ''[[XY082|A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?]]'').
* Ash's Fletchinder used its {{a|Flame Body}} to help Noibat hatch. This is a reference to the games, where Flame Body and {{a|Magma Armor}} make [[Pokémon Egg]]s hatch faster.
* [[Ash's Fletchinder]] and {{AP|Hawlucha}} remain outside of their {{i|Poké Ball}}s throughout this episode.
* When {{TRT}} is wondering about how a {{p|Noibat}} evolves, [[Jessie]] suggests that it might evolve if held upside down, with {{TP|James|Inkay}} emerging from his Poké Ball to demonstrate. This is referencing how in the games, {{p|Inkay}} evolves by holding the [[Nintendo 3DS]] upside down when it levels up, starting at [[level]] 30.
* Ash's Fletchinder used its {{a|Flame Body}} to help Noibat hatch. This is a [[List of cross-canon references|reference]] to the {{pkmn|games}}, where Flame Body makes [[Pokémon Egg]]s hatch faster.
* With Noibat, this is the first time Ash has three Pokémon of the {{t|Flying|same type}} in his team; the others being Fletchinder and Hawlucha.
* When {{TRT}} is wondering about how a {{p|Noibat}} evolves, [[Jessie]] suggests that it might evolve if held upside down, with {{TP|James|Inkay}} emerging from his Poké Ball to demonstrate. This is a reference to how, in the games, {{p|Inkay}} evolves by holding the [[Nintendo 3DS]] upside down when it levels up, starting at [[level]] 30.
* With Noibat, this is the first time Ash has three Pokémon of the {{t|Flying|same type}} in his team, the others being Fletchinder and Hawlucha.


===Errors===
===Errors===
* In a scene where Ash and the gang are looking for Hawlucha, {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} and {{TP|Serena|Pancham}} are missing, but they reappear back with rivalry when Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} find Hawlucha carrying Noibat's Egg.
* In a scene where Ash and {{ashfr}} are looking for Hawlucha, {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} and {{TP|Serena|Pancham}} are missing, but they reappear when Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} find Hawlucha carrying Noibat's Egg.
* After Noibat drinks the water Ash gave it, its feet are colored black instead of purple.
* After Noibat drinks the water Ash gave it, its feet are colored black instead of purple.
* When Ash is petting Noibat's head after it fails to fly for the first time, its two teardrop-shaped spots are black instead of purple.
* When Ash is petting Noibat's head after it fails to fly for the first time, its two teardrop-shaped spots are black instead of purple.
** In the same scene, the black sclera's in Hawlucha's eyes are missing.
** In the same scene, the black sclerae in Hawlucha's eyes are missing.
* When Ash dives to catch Noibat from falling, the three triangles on the right side of its fur are colored black instead of purple.
*When Ash dives to catch Noibat from falling, the three triangles on the right side of its fur are colored black instead of purple.
*When Ash asks Hawlucha to help Noibat with flying, its mouth moves open and closes one time before actually speaking.
* For a brief second when Noibat is running down a hill in order to gain momentum for it to fly, the black triangles on the bottom of its eyes are missing.  
* For a brief second when Noibat is running down a hill in order to gain momentum for it to fly, the black triangles on the bottom of its eyes are missing.  
* When Ash sends Fletchinder after Team Rocket's balloon, the 'R' logo on it disappears briefly.
* When Ash sends Fletchinder after Team Rocket's balloon, the 'R' logo on it disappears briefly.
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===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* Like in the dub of ''[[BW131|The Path That Leads to Goodbye!]]'' and ''[[XY071|So You're Having a Bad Day!]]'' , the apples are referred to as {{Berries}}.
* Like in the English dub of ''[[BW131|The Path That Leads to Goodbye!]]'' and ''[[XY071|So You're Having a Bad Day!]]'', the apples are referred to as {{Berries}}. In the original Japanese version, they are simply referred to as fruit.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|sv={{tt|En inte så flygande start!|A not-so-flying start!}}
|sv={{tt|En inte så flygande start!|A not-so-flying start!}}
|tr={{tt|Kanatlanmamış Bir Başlangıç!|A hard take-off!}}
|tr={{tt|Kanatlanmamış Bir Başlangıç!|A non-wingy beginning!!}}
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A Not-So-Flying Start!
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XY076   EP875
風とタマゴとオンバット！
The Wind, the Egg and Onbat!
First broadcast
Japan June 11, 2015
United States August 16, 2015*
August 22, 2015*
English themes
Opening Be a Hero
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ゲッタバンバン
Ending ガオガオ・オールスター
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
Storyboard 前園文夫 Fumio Maezono
Assistant director 能海知佳 Chika Noumi
Animation directors 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara
新村杏子 Kyōko Niimura
黒石崇裕 Takahiro Kuroishi
田島瑞穂 Mizuho Tajima
No additional credits are available at this time.

A Not-So-Flying Start! (Japanese: 風とタマゴとオンバット！ The Wind, the Egg and Onbat!) is the 76th episode of Pokémon the Series: XY, and the 875th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on June 11, 2015, in Canada on August 15, 2015, and in the United States on August 22, 2015.

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Blurb

When Ash’s Hawlucha finds a Pokémon Egg, everyone teams up to keep it warm, including a very helpful Fletchinder. Soon, a cute little Noibat hatches from the Egg! It starts trying to fly at once, but isn’t very successful. Hawlucha tries to show it how to ride the wind—until Team Rocket swoops in and grabs both of them!

Jessie and Meowth are hoping to evolve Noibat on the spot into a powerful Noivern, but James does some research and learns it won’t be that easy. During their discussion, the two Pokémon manage to escape into a pitch-black cave, where they quickly get the better of the villains thanks to Noibat’s sonar.

Once everyone is reunited and Team Rocket is sent blasting off again, our heroes are ready to set off again toward Anistar City—and Noibat decides to join them!

Plot

While on their way to Dendemille Town and Anistar City, Ash and his friends take a short rest. While everyone is relaxing, Hawlucha is in the nearby forest practicing his moves against an old tree. After knocking off one of the tree's decaying branches, Hawlucha sees something glowing at the base of the tree. As everyone is preparing to leave, they notice Hawlucha's absence as Hawlucha arrives, carrying his discovery. Ash and Clemont both immediately recognize the object as a Pokémon Egg, and Hawlucha takes them back to the place where he first saw the Egg. Suddenly, the Egg begins to glow and they all realize that it is about to hatch. Per Serena's suggestion, Ash begins to try and warm the Egg by wrapping his body around it, and all of his Pokémon help as well. Fletchinder uses its Ability, Flame Body, to speed up the Egg's hatching.

Finally, the Egg hatches to reveal a newborn Noibat. As Noibat opens his eyes, he sees Ash and the rest of the group as they all introduce themselves to him. However, the Noibat is overwhelmed by all of the attention and cries, unintentionally using Supersonic in the process. Bonnie tries to calm Noibat down, but he continues using Supersonic and Ash is the only one able to comfort him. Once Noibat has stopped crying, everyone looks for fruit that Noibat likes to eat. However, when Dedenne picks a fruit for Noibat, Noibat uses his highly sensitive ears to examine the fruit and refuses to eat it. Trying to convince Noibat to eat the fruit, Bonnie takes a bite and discovers that it tastes terrible. All of the Pokémon help to pick lots of fruit for Noibat to examine, but he deems them all inedible. Noibat then discovers that Bonnie is holding two more pieces of fruit, and he decides that they will taste good.

Once Noibat has finished eating, he walks away and tries to fly into the air, but he soon falls back to the ground again. When Ash comforts Noibat again, Serena surmises that he might consider Ash to be his parent. Although Noibat's second attempt at flight is again unsuccessful, Ash manages to catch Noibat before the Sound Wave Pokémon falls to the ground again. Team Rocket, watching from a nearby tree, decides to steal Noibat because its evolved form, Noivern, would make a good addition to Team Rocket's ranks. Meanwhile, Fletchinder and Hawlucha assume the roles of Noibat's teachers, guiding him through the air and showing him how to fly. Although Noibat does much better this time, he still fails to remain airborne for more than a few seconds. At this, Clemont suggests teaching Noibat to glide before teaching him how to fly, and Ash tells Hawlucha to instruct Noibat. Once again, Noibat does very well, but only for a moment. Fortunately, Hawlucha catches him before he can hit the ground again. At this, everyone is out of ideas for how to teach Noibat to fly, when Hawlucha suddenly remembers something and leads the group to a hill with a strong breeze at the top. Hawlucha flies out into the air, followed by Noibat and Fletchinder when suddenly a huge net comes out of nowhere and ensnares Hawlucha and Noibat. Team Rocket reveals themselves and then leaves, with Ash's Pokémon in tow. Despite Fletchinder's attempts to stop them, Inkay keeps it at bay long enough for Team Rocket to escape.

Once Fletchinder has recovered from Inkay's attack, it immediately goes off in search of Team Rocket. Meanwhile, Hawlucha and Noibat have been tethered to a tree, and Noibat's Supersonic waves are unable to do anything against the special earplugs worn by Jessie, James, and Meowth. Hawlucha and Noibat both try to escape but without success. While Jessie, James, and Meowth are trying to figure out how to evolve Noibat, Hawlucha surreptitiously picks at his rope with a sharp claw and tears through it. Hawlucha does the same to Noibat's tether, but just as the two of them are about to escape, Jessie spots them and Inkay and Pumpkaboo give chase. Because Noibat is still unable to fly, Hawlucha carries him on his back. Inkay and Pumpkaboo are no match for Hawlucha's superior agility, and Hawlucha hides with Noibat in a nearby cave. As Fletchinder watches from overhead, Jessie, James, and Meowth head into the cave, leaving their Pokémon with instructions to attack Hawlucha and Noibat as soon as they exit the cave.

Unfortunately for Team Rocket, the cave is pitch black. Using echolocation, Noibat tells Hawlucha exactly where each member of Team Rocket is, and Hawlucha brings them down one by one, knocking off their Supersonic-resistant earplugs. Noibat then uses Supersonic again, driving Team Rocket out of the cave and into Inkay and Pumpkaboo's waiting ambush. At that moment, Ash and his friends arrive, and Frogadier easily defeats both Inkay and Pumpkaboo. After Pikachu sends Team Rocket blasting off, Hawlucha and Noibat emerge from the cave.

That evening, Ash and his friends prepare to continue on their way to Dendemille Town and Anistar City. Just as they are about to leave, Ash asks Noibat what he will do now, a question that the Sound Wave Pokémon cannot answer. With that, Ash invites Noibat to continue traveling with him, and Noibat happily agrees as he leaps into Ash's arms, willingly going into an empty Poké Ball that Ash pulls out, thereby marking his capture. Ash summons the newly caught Noibat out of his Poké Ball and Noibat continues his flight training with Hawlucha and Fletchinder as the group journeys on.

Major events

Ash after catching Noibat
For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series: XY, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Altaria (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Noibat (Japan)

Trivia

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

Errors

  • In a scene where Ash and his friends are looking for Hawlucha, Chespin and Pancham are missing, but they reappear when Ash and Pikachu find Hawlucha carrying Noibat's Egg.
  • After Noibat drinks the water Ash gave it, its feet are colored black instead of purple.
  • When Ash is petting Noibat's head after it fails to fly for the first time, its two teardrop-shaped spots are black instead of purple.
    • In the same scene, the black sclerae in Hawlucha's eyes are missing.
  • When Ash dives to catch Noibat from falling, the three triangles on the right side of its fur are colored black instead of purple.
  • When Ash asks Hawlucha to help Noibat with flying, its mouth moves open and closes one time before actually speaking.
  • For a brief second when Noibat is running down a hill in order to gain momentum for it to fly, the black triangles on the bottom of its eyes are missing.
  • When Ash sends Fletchinder after Team Rocket's balloon, the 'R' logo on it disappears briefly.
  • When Hawlucha and Noibat are quietly trying to escape from Team Rocket before they notice them, the two purple teardrop-shaped spots on the front of Noibat's face are colored the same way as the background.
  • After Hawlucha knocks off Jessie's earplugs, James and Meowth appear to still be able to hear her.
  • After being hit by Pikachu's Thunderbolt, Team Rocket flew off in the following order: Pumpkaboo, Jessie, Meowth, James and Inkay. When they were blasting off, they were in this order: Jessie, Pumpkaboo, James, Meowth, and Inkay.
  • In the Pokémon Holo Caster segment, when Hoopa is popping out from its ring, its sclerae are colored white instead of yellow.
  • Noibat's feet error

    Noibat's feet error

  • Noibat's two teardrop-shaped spots error

    Noibat's two teardrop-shaped spots error

  • Noibat's three triangle fur error

    Noibat's three triangle fur error

  • Noibat's nose error

    Noibat's nose error

  • Hoopa's sclerae error

    Hoopa's sclerae error

Dub edits

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