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Battling with a Clean Slate!

XY137   EP936 はじまりはゼロ！シトロンの決断！！ Starting from Zero! Citron's Decision!!

First broadcast Japan October 6, 2016 United States December 18, 2016* December 24, 2016*

English themes Opening Stand Tall Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending キラキラ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Animation directors 上田美由紀 Miyuki Ueda 入江健司 Kenji Irie 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

Battling with a Clean Slate! (Japanese: はじまりはゼロ！シトロンの決断！！ Starting from Zero! Citron's Decision!!) is the 137th episode of the XY series, and the 936th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 6, 2016 and in the United States on December 24, 2016, or Christmas Eve 2016.

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

Blurb

The Lumiose City Gym has seen better days, but Gym Leader Clemont is eager to get it up and running again. When a Trainer stops by to challenge his Clembot to a rematch, Clemont sees an opportunity to start repairing some of the holes in Clembot’s memory—by reminding it how much it once loved to battle!

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

Professor Sycamore's medals

• Clemont rebuilds Clembot and reopens the Lumiose Gym.
• Team Rocket plans to return to the Team Rocket HQ once the Lumiose Airport reopens.
• Ash reveals that he is planning to head back to Pallet Town.
• Clemont's Magneton is revealed to know Rain Dance, Thunder, and Sonic Boom, while his Heliolisk is revealed to know Focus Blast.
• Professor Sycamore gives medals to Ash, his friends, Alain, Mairin, and their Pokémon for their heroic efforts against Team Flare.
• Professor Sycamore requests Alain to become his assistant again.
• Serena considers accepting the offer that Palermo made to her earlier.

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
• Giovanni
• Professor Sycamore
• Alain
• Mairin
• Meyer
• Palermo (flashback)
• Sophie
• Cosette
• Alvin

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Psyduck (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Magneton (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)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Sylveon (Serena's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Magnemite (Clemont's)
• Magneton (Clemont's)
• Heliolisk (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Garchomp (Professor Sycamore's)
• Charizard (Alain's)
• Chespin (Mairin's; Chespie)
• Vivillon (Alvin's; Meadow Pattern)
• Pyroar (Alvin's; female)
• Cubone (Alvin's)
• Machamp (Trainer's)
• Timburr (Trainer's)
• Diggersby (Trainer's)
• Plusle (Trainer's)
• Minun (Trainer's)
• Patrat (Trainer's)
• Watchog (Trainer's)
• Pachirisu (Trainer's)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Squishy; flashback)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Z2; flashback)
• Zigzagoon
• Helioptile
• Psyduck
• Marill
• Azurill (×3)
• Caterpie
• Weedle
• Combee (female)

Other

• Clembot

Trivia

• Poké TV: "Pokémon 24 Hours!" focusing on Professor Sycamore and his Garchomp.
• The English dub was released on iTunes and Amazon Video on December 18, 2016, six days before the episode airs in the United States.
• This episode was followed by a preview for the Sun & Moon series.
• This episode marks the first time that Alain's Charizard is shown not wearing its Charizardite X, and also the first time outside of flashbacks that Alain is shown not wearing his Mega Ring.
• Mad-Paced Getter is used as an insert song at the end of Alvin's Gym battle.
• Brilliantly is used as the ending for this episode, with this version being sung by Clemont's Japanese voice actor, Yūki Kaji.

Errors

• When Professor Sycamore and Alain arrive at the laboratory, Serena's Braixen's ear tuft is shown to be behind Serena, but when the shot changes, it isn't.
• When Ash commands Greninja to use Water Shuriken, Jessie commands Gourgeist to use Shadow Ball, but she uses Dark Pulse instead.
• When Serena's Braixen uses Flamethrower on Gourgeist, Ash, Ash's Pikachu and Greninja, Alain and Alain's Charizard disappear from standing in front of the rest of the group only to reappear when Pikachu is commanded to use Thunderbolt.
• When Cubone's Bonemerang is about to hit Heliolisk, the upper part of Heliolisk's mouth is colored yellow instead of black.
• In the dub, Alvin commanded Vivillon to use Stun Spore when it was actually Sleep Powder.

Dub edits

In other languages

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