XY132

A Towering Takeover!

XY132   EP931 襲撃フレア団！プリズムタワーのジガルデ！！ Flare Gang Attacks! The Zygarde at the Prism Tower!!

First broadcast Japan August 25, 2016 United States November 12, 2016

English themes Opening Stand Tall Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending プニちゃんのうた

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 吉村文宏 Fumihiro Yoshimura Animation directors 小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama 青木一紀 Kazunori Aoki 中村路之将 Michinosuke Nakamura 内田裕 Yū Uchida No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf Dub review thread on BMGf

A Towering Takeover! (Japanese: 襲撃フレア団！プリズムタワーのジガルデ！！ Flare Gang Attacks! The Zygarde at the Prism Tower!!) is the 132nd episode of the XY series, and the 931st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 25, 2016 and in the United States on November 12, 2016.

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

Blurb

The Kalos League award ceremony is interrupted as giant creeping vines engulf the stadium and threaten to take over Lumiose City! Lysandre broadcasts Team Flare’s manifesto: they want to create a new world order, where only the “chosen ones” will join them.

Ash and Alain set off to rescue Mairin, but Ash is shocked to discover that Alain has been working with Lysandre, and Team Flare imprisons Ash atop Prism Tower. His friends try to help, but an angry Zygarde stands in their way—until it’s confronted by a second Zygarde, as Squishy transforms and reveals its true identity! A showdown is imminent, and it’s Zygarde vs. Zygarde!

Plot

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Major events

Ash and his Pokémon captured

• Ash learns that Lysandre is the boss of Team Flare and that Alain has been working for him.
• Ash and his Pokémon are captured by Team Flare.
• Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie encounter Lysandre for the first time.
• Alain learns of Lysandre's true nature.
• Ash and his friends see Squishy change into its 50% Forme for the first time and learn that Squishy is actually a Zygarde.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Professor Sycamore
• Alain
• Mairin
• Tierno
• Trevor
• Shauna
• Sawyer
• Blaziken Mask
• Lysandre
• Xerosic
• Celosia
• Bryony
• Aliana
• Team Flare Grunts
• Team Flare Admin
• Alexa
• Viola
• Grant
• Korrina
• Ramos
• Valerie
• Olympia
• Wulfric
• Malva
• Diantha
• Officer
• Citizens

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Zygarde 10% Forme (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Zygarde 50% Forme (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Ash's)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Goodra (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Heliolisk (Clemont's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Wigglytuff (Nurse Joy's)
• Garchomp (Professor Sycamore's)
• Charizard (Alain's)
• Blastoise (Tierno's)
• Charizard (Trevor's)
• Ivysaur (Shauna's)
• Sceptile (Sawyer's)
• Blaziken (Blaziken Mask's; Mega Blaziken)
• Drapion (Celosia's)
• Druddigon (Aliana's)
• Houndour (Team Flare Grunt's; ×2)
• Skorupi (Team Flare Grunt's)
• Lucario (Korrina's)
• Spritzee (Valerie's)
• Sylveon (Valerie's)
• Mawile (Valerie's)
• Mr. Mime (Valerie's)
• Meowstic (Olympia's; male)
• Meowstic (Olympia's; female)
• Gardevoir (Diantha's)
• Furfrou (Trainer's)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core, 10%, and 50% Forme; Squishy)
• Zygarde (50% Forme; Z2)
• Budew
• Scatterbug (×2)
• Fletchling (×2)
• Bidoof (×2)
• Sentret

Other

• Clembot

Trivia

• Poké TV: "Pokemon 24 Hours!" before being taken over by a broadcast from Xerosic, who spoke on the subject of Zygarde and its multiple formes.
• This episode begins the five-part Team Flare arc.
• As of this episode, Squishy has been seen in all of its formes in the main anime and movies.
• This is the first episode where Alexa appears and her Helioptile does not.
• Ash and Lysandre narrate the preview for the next episode.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

Language		Title
Dutch		Een gigantische overname!
European French		La prise de la tour !
German		Wucherndes Inferno!
Italian		Scalata al potere!

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