XY053

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

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A Race for Home!

XY053   EP852 セレナの本気！激走メェークルレース！！ Serena's Earnest! The Wild Meecle Race!!

First broadcast Japan December 18, 2014 United States

English themes Opening Be a Hero Ending

Japanese themes Opening メガＶ（メガボルト） Ending ドリドリ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 川田武範 Takenori Kawada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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

A Race for Home! (Japanese: セレナの本気！激走メェークルレース！！ Serena's Earnest! The Wild Meecle Race!!) is the 53rd episode of the XY series, and the 852nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 18, 2014.

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

Major events

• Ash, Clemont and Bonnie meet Serena's mother, Grace, for the first time in person.
• Grace learns of Serena's dream to become a Pokémon Performer.
• Serena wins in a Skiddo race against her mother, and receives her blessing.
• Serena learns that a Pokémon Showcase will be held in Coumarine City.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Skiddo

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Grace
• Jessie
• James
• Aria (flashback)

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Skiddo (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Frogadier (Ash's)
• Fletchinder (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Luxio (Clemont's)
• Fennekin (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Fletchling (Grace's; flashback)
• Rhyhorn (Grace's)
• Braixen (Aria's; flashback)
• Rhyhorn (×2)
• Skiddo (multiple)
• Gogoat (multiple)
• Mareep (multiple)
• Doduo (×2)
• Dodrio

Mega Audino Journal Pokémon

• Charizard (Mega Charizard X; Alain's)
• Audino (Mega Audino)
• Eevee
• Scraggy
• Houndour

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Serena.png

The title card segment focuses on Serena for this episode

• Serena reads the title card.
• Mairin's Mega Evolution Journal: Mega Audino
• Team Rocket narrates the preview for the next episode.
• This episode features the following flashbacks of Serena and her old goal about becoming a Rhyhorn racer:
  • Serena rides on Grace's Rhyhorn during her morning training in Lumiose City Pursuit!.
  • Serena leaving her house and beginning her Pokémon journey to meet Ash in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!.

Errors

• When Bonnie pouts at Clemont, part of the sclera on her eye is missing.
• When Grace is spying on Serena, her left iris has its colors inverted.

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  Bonnie missing part of her sclera

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  Grace's inverted iris

In other languages

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