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XY128

XY128   EP927 ライバル決戦！サトシゲッコウガVSメガジュカイン！！ Decisive Rival Battle! Satoshi Gekkouga VS Mega Jukain!!

First broadcast Japan July 28, 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 志村錠児 Jōji Shimura Assistant director 浅利藤彰 Fujiaki Asari Animation directors 大橋藍人 Aito Ōhashi 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: ライバル決戦！サトシゲッコウガVSメガジュカイン！！ Decisive Rival Battle! Satoshi Gekkouga VS Mega Jukain!!) is the 128th episode of the XY series, and the 927th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 28, 2016.

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

Plot

Major events

• Sawyer's Shelgon is revealed to have evolved into Salamence.
• The Full Battle between Ash and Sawyer ends in Ash's victory, advancing him to the finals to face Alain.

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
• Professor Sycamore
• Sawyer
• Alain
• Tierno
• Trevor
• Shauna
• Diantha
• Malva
• Announcer
• Referee

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Mega Sceptile (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Ash's; Ash-Greninja)
• Goodra (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Sceptile (Sawyer's; Mega Sceptile)
• Salamence (Sawyer's)
• Slurpuff (Sawyer's)
• Aegislash (Sawyer's)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Squishy)

Trivia

• Poké TV: "Pokemon Unbelievable" focusing on some of Ash's, Clemont's, and Serena's Pokémon, along with Sawyer's Mega Sceptile.
• Serena, Bonnie, Clemont's Chespin, and Mairin narrate the preview for the next episode.
• This episode marks the first time Ash has ever gotten into the finals of a Pokémon League.
• XY&Z is used as an insert song during Ash's battle against Sawyer, when Mega Sceptile and Ash-Greninja were battling each other.

• This episode is unique because it is the first time that Ash experiences back-to-back two double knock outs in any full battle against anybody,with Noivern and Salamence and Goodra and Slurpuff knocking out each other,respectively and consecutively.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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