BW096

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

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Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!

BW096

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メロエッタと海底の神殿！
Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!

First broadcast

Japan	September 27, 2012
United States	January 19, 2013

English themes

Opening	Rival Destinies
Ending

Japanese themes

Opening	やじるしになって！
Ending	みてみて☆こっちっち

Credits

No additional credits are available at this time.
Animation	Team Kato
Screenplay	冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard	矢嶋哲生 Tetsuo Yajima
Assistant director	尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano
Animation director	志村泉 Izumi Shimura

Meloetta and the Undersea Temple! (Japanese: メロエッタと海底の神殿！ Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!) is the 96th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 753rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on September 27th, 2012, and is scheduled to air in the United States on January 19, 2013.

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

Synopsis

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Major events

Team Rocket's "Operation Tempest" enters its final stage.
Meloetta is revealed to know Hyper Voice.
Ash meets Giovanni for the first time since their encounter at Mount Quena.
Giovanni's Persian is seen battling for the first time, and is revealed to know Shadow Claw and Power Gem.
Ash battles Giovanni with his Pikachu, but is defeated.
Team Rocket successfully captures Meloetta, and takes it, along with the imprisoned Ash and Pikachu, to the Abyssal Ruins.
Giovanni uses Meloetta's song to unseal the Reveal Glass.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Dare da?

Who's That Pokémon?: Golurk (Japan)

Trivia

Team Rocket's Pokémon Live Caster: Kami trio
- Viewers could call one of three phone numbers to hear facts about either Tornadus, Thundurus, or Landorus. One random caller won a Nintendo 3DS XL with a prepaid gift card, which allows the player gain access on Pokédex 3D Pro.
Despite having made its debut over 700 episodes ago, this is the first time when Giovanni's Persian is seen using any moves.
- This is also the first episode to show Persian's Poké Ball.
- This is also the first time when Persian is scanned with a Pokédex.
The spiraling staircase in the Abyssal Ruins resemble the same stairs seen in the ruins shown in the previews for the two unaired episodes. Also, the way the Reveal Glass rises from the top of the stairs resembles the way the Meteonite revealed itself in the same preview.
This episode marks the first time that Ash has a battle directly against the leader of a villainous team.
- Also, as of this episode, Ash has battled all the official Generation I Gym Leaders of Kanto.
This marks one of the very few times in the Pokémon anime when a character has threatened to kill another character, as Giovanni threatens to squash Ash and Pikachu inside of a shrinking force field cube if Meloetta doesn't give itself up.
Background music from Arceus and the Jewel of Life, Zoroark: Master of Illusions, White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram was used in this episode.