XY078

This article is about a special episode of the Pokémon anime that has not yet aired anywhere in the world. As such, it is a reflection of what is currently known about the special episode, rather than coverage of the special episode as a whole.

SS033

SS033   ピカチュウはスター！? 映画デビュー！！ Pikachu Becomes a Star!? It's Move Debut!!

First broadcast Japan June 18, 2015 United States

English themes Opening none Ending

Japanese themes Opening None Ending ガオガオ・オールスター

Credits Animation Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 前園文夫 Fumio Maezono Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: ピカチュウはスター!? 映画デビュー!! Pikachu Becomes a Star!? It's Move Debut!!) is the fourth special episode of the XY series. It first aired in Japan on June 18, 2015.

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Plot

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

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Frank
• Jean

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Pikachu (Pikachu Rock Star)
• Pikachu (Pikachu Belle)
• Pikachu (Pikahcu Pop Star)
• Pikachu (Pikachu, Ph. D)
• Pikachu (Pikachu Libre)
• Pikachu (Frank's; multiple)
• Gurdurr
• Magnemite
• Heliolisk
• Swirlix
• Weezing
• Torkoal

Trivia

• The woman who appears in the sound booth bears a striking resemblance to Ikue Ohtani, the voice actress for Ash's Pikachu.
• This episode contains a parody of the MGM logo, with Pikachu in place of the lion and a Poké Ball underneath it.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a Weezing in the anime since James released his.

In other languages

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