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A Race for Home!
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セレナの本気!激走メェークルレース!! Serena's Earnest! The Wild Meecle Race!!
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First broadcast
Japan
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December 18, 2014
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United States
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March 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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面出明美 Akemi Omode
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Storyboard
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川田武範 Takenori Kawada
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Assistant director
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浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
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Animation director
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岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane
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No additional credits are available at this time.
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A Race for Home! (Japanese: セレナの本気!激走メェークルレース!! Serena's Earnest! The Wild Meecle Race!!) is the 53rd episode of the XY series, and the 852nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 18, 2014 and in the United States on March 7, 2015.
Blurb
When our heroes come across a Skiddo ranch known for its delicious cheese and ice cream, they discover that Serena's mom, Grace, is there as a Rhyhorn racing coach. Everyone wants to ride a Skiddo, except Clemont.
Grace asks Serena if she's keeping up her Rhyhorn race training, not knowing her daughter's dream is to become a Pokémon performer. Meanwhile, Team Rocket shows up to swipe all the goodies! Serena recruits one of the ranch's racing Rhyhorn to speed after them, and thanks to her exceptional riding and battle skills, the villains are defeated.
When Grace insists that her daughter come home to continue her training as a Rhyhorn racer, Serena finally musters up the courage to tell her mom about her dream. Grace doesn't seem to take her seriously, so Serena challenges her to a Skiddo race, vowing that if she loses, she will return home. But Serena's determination shines, and she wins the race—and her mother's approval!
Plot
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This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.
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Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
TV episode debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Skiddo (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Skiddo (Japan)
Mega Audino Journal Pokémon
Trivia
- Serena reads the title card.
- This is the first time in the XY series that someone else reading the title card has been kept in the dub.
- Mairin's Mega Evolution Journal: Mega Audino
- Team Rocket narrates the preview for the next episode.
- This episode features the following flashbacks of Serena and her old goal about becoming a Rhyhorn racer:
Errors
- When Bonnie pouts at Clemont, part of the sclera on her eye is missing.
- When Grace is spying on Serena, her left iris has its colors inverted.
- Rhyhorn used Tackle, a move that it cannot legally learn.
Bonnie missing part of her sclera
Dub edits
- The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Serena, but is still read by Serena..
- In the UK, Italian and German versions, the title is read by Ash instead of Serena.
In other languages