XY004

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XY004   EP803 ピカチュウとデデンネ！ほっぺすりすり！！ Pikachu and Dedenne! Cheek Rub!!

First broadcast Japan October 31, 2013 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Ｖ（ボルト） Ending Ｘ海峡Ｙ景色

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu Assistant director 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu Animation director 松田真路 Shinji Matsuda No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: ピカチュウとデデンネ！ほっぺすりすり！！ Pikachu and Dedenne! Cheek Rub!!) is the fourth episode of the XY series, and the 803rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on October 31, 2013.

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

Major events

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

• Serena chooses Fennekin as her starter Pokémon.
• James's Inkay is revealed to know Tackle, Psybeam and Foul Play.
• Clemont captures a Dedenne which he allows Bonnie to care for.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Sycamore
• Sophie

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Dedenne (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Fletchling (Ash's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's; new)
• Wigglytuff (Nurse Joy's)
• Chespin (starter Pokémon)
• Fennekin (starter Pokémon; given to Serena)
• Froakie (starter Pokémon)
• Burmy (Plant Cloak)
• Vespiquen
• Venipede (two)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Bunnelby
• The next episode preview is narrated by Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie.
• Meowth states he cannot traslate Pikachu and Deddenne's conversation because they're communication through electricity and he is not an Electric-type Pokémon, nevertheless he could translate Pikachu and Zapdos in The Power of One.

In other languages

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