XY067

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Moment of Lumiose Truth!

XY067   EP866 ミアレジム戦！サトシVSシトロン！！ Miare Gym Battle! Satoshi VS Citron!!

First broadcast Japan April 9, 2015 United States June 13, 2015

English themes Opening Be a Hero Ending

Japanese themes Opening ゲッタバンバン Ending ドリドリ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 金崎貴臣 Takaomi Kanasaki Assistant director 関野昌弘 Masahiro Sekino Animation directors 西谷泰史 Yasushi Nishiya 松永香苗 Kanae Matsunaga No additional credits are available at this time.

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

Moment of Lumiose Truth! (Japanese: ミアレジム戦！サトシVSシトロン！！ Miare Gym Battle! Satoshi VS Citron!!) is the 67th episode of the XY series, and the 866th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 9, 2015 and is scheduled to air in the United States on June 13, 2015.

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

Plot

Ash and Clemont prepare to have their long-awaited Gym battle at the Lumiose Gym. As Serena and Bonnie watch from the stands, they have Braixen, Pancham, and Dedenne come out so that they can all watch the battle as well. Chespin joins them a moment later, disappointed because it will not be participating in the Gym battle. In addition, Meyer comes to watch the Gym battle as well, much to everyone's surprise.

Clembot, acting as the referee, starts the match, and Clemont brings out Bunnelby as his first Pokémon. Ash, though momentarily surprised at Clemont's choice, decides to start the battle with Pikachu. While Bunnelby and Pikachu are battling, Bonnie realizes that the battle is proceeding in the exact same way - the same attacks, the same responses, and the same successful hits - as the very first battle between Ash and Clemont. As Ash orders Pikachu to use Iron Tail and Clemont responds by having Bunnelby grab Pikachu with its ears, which is the same response he made last time, Clemont shows off Bunnelby's new move, Wild Charge, to great effect. After two Dig attacks, with the first one successful and the second one stopped by Iron Tail, Pikachu lands a final blow on Bunnelby and eliminates it from the match.

For his second Pokémon, Clemont chooses Heliolisk, and Ash recalls Pikachu in favor of Goodra. Despite Goodra's powerful Dragon Pulse nearly hitting its mark, Heliolisk proves to be extremely agile and takes advantage of that. Goodra is helpless against Heliolisk's barrage of attacks, culminating in its paralysis with Thunder Wave. Realizing that Goodra cannot defeat Heliolisk, Ash substitutes Hawlucha for it. Although Heliolisk begins to overpower Hawlucha as well with its combinations of Flash and Parabolic Charge, Ash notices that Heliolisk is momentarily vulnerable during the second it takes to open its frills. Using this to his advantage, Ash orders Hawlucha to execute a point-blank High Jump Kick, knocking Heliolisk out.

With Ash having all three of his Pokémon left and Clemont just one, the match is very decidedly leaning in Ash's favor. However, Clemont calls on Luxray, his most powerful Pokémon. After using Electric Terrain, Luxray easily knocks out Hawlucha with a single Wild Charge and has little trouble in taking Pikachu out of the battle as well. With only Ash's paralyzed Goodra left, the battle has suddenly shifted to favor Clemont instead. Immediately after calling Goodra out, Ash has it use Rain Dance. The Rain Dance both wipes out the Electric Terrain and, due to Goodra having the Ability Hydration, cures its paralysis. The two Pokémon, now on even footing, exchange attack after attack. Finally, however, Luxray falls to Goodra's Bide attack.

After the match, Ash and Clemont thank each other for the amazing battle and Clemont rewards Ash with the Voltage Badge. Following Serena's suggestion, Ash sets his sights on Laverre City as the location of his sixth Gym battle. Clemont assures the group that he will continue traveling with them from this point on, and they all renew the promise they made at the beginning of their journey, this time with Serena and Dedenne as well.

Major events

• Clemont's Bunnelby is revealed to have learned Wild Charge.
• Clemont's Heliolisk is revealed to know Flash and Thunder Wave.
• Ash's Goodra is revealed to have Hydration as its Ability.
• Ash has a Gym battle with Clemont and wins, earning the Voltage Badge.
• Ash learns that the next Gym is located in Laverre City.
• Clemont returns control of Lumiose Gym and his Gym Pokémon to Clembot.

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

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie (flashback)
• James (flashback)
• Meyer

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Luxray (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket; flashback)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's; flashback)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Goomy (Ash's; flashback)
• Goodra (Ash's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Heliolisk (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)

Other

• Clembot

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Bulbasaur
• Ash and Professor Sycamore narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Mad-Paced Getter is used as an insert song during the battle's conclusion.
• This episode is similar to Ash's Gym Battle with Volkner in The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!.
  • Both Gyms specialize in Electric-type Pokémon.
  • Pikachu defeats a Pokémon and is recalled afterwards but later loses to a Luxray, the Gym Leader's last Pokémon.
  • Both Gyms had a robot for a referee.
  • The participants had an earlier battle that was cancelled due to Team Rocket's interference.
  • An Electric Pokémon uses Iron Tail on the ground after another Pokémon use Dig.
• The Japanese airdate for this episode aired on the same week as the English airing of The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!. Both episodes featured Ash officially battling the Gym Leader the episode after arriving in the respective city.

Errors

• Clemont uses his Bunnelby as his first Pokemon to battle Ash despite being a Normal type instead being a Electric type. It is a mistake because the gym in Lumiose City only holds Electric types not a Normal type.

In other languages

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