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| When Light and Dark Collide!
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ルチャブルとダークルチャブル！
Luchabull and Dark Luchabull!
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First broadcast
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November 27, 2014
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| United States
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February 7, 2015
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
| Animation
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Team Kato
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| Screenplay
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武上純希 Junki Takegami
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| Storyboard
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池添隆博 Takahiro Ikezoe
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| Assistant director
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西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida
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| Animation director
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田島瑞穂 Mizuho Tajima
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| No additional credits are available at this time.
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When Light and Dark Collide! (Japanese: ルチャブルとダークルチャブル！ Luchabull and Dark Luchabull!) is the 51st episode of the XY series, and the 850th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 27, 2014, and in the United States on February 7, 2015.
Blurb
Ash and Pikachu find themselves in the middle of an elaborate production: a Super Pokémon Battle! When they accidentally injure the star of the show, Bonnie has a surprising suggestion: Ash’s Hawlucha should take the stage in its place! But can it handle sharing the spotlight with the director’s Hawlucha, who’s playing the villain?
Plot
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Pokémon Quiz: Dark Hawlucha (Japan)
Trivia
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Hawlucha*
- Mairin's Mega Evolution Journal: Mega Sableye*
- This is the first time the Pokémon Quiz segment features a shiny Pokémon.
- Also, this is the first time not to feature a Team Rocket decoy card in this segment.
- The extended theme of Team Rocket's Motto is used in this episode.
- Another verse of V (Volt) is used during the battle between Ash's Hawlucha and Carl's Hawlucha.
- This was the first episode to air after the release of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
- This episode marks the first time a Pokémon has been seen on crutches in the anime.
- This episode was supposed to be titled as When Dark and Light Collide! But was later changed.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
