XY107

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XY106   EP905 爆裂グランドフォース！ジガルデ捕獲作戦！！ The Explosive Ground Force! The Zygarde Capture Operation!!

First broadcast Japan February 11, 2016 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending ロケット団団歌

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada 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

(Japanese: 爆裂グランドフォース！ジガルデ捕獲作戦！！ The Explosive Ground Force! The Zygarde Capture Operation!!) is the 106th episode of the XY series, and the 905th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 11, 2016.

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

Plot

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

Major events

• Giovanni assigns Jessie, James, and Meowth to capture Zygarde.
• Team Rocket attempt to capture Z2, but are stopped by Team Flare and Alain.
• Z2 is captured by Team Flare.

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
• James
• Giovanni
• Matori
• Alain
• Mable
• Aliana
• Lysandre
• Xerosic
• Team Flare Grunts

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Zygarde (Z2; Zygarde 10% Forme) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Noibat (Ash's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Persian (Giovanni's)
• Charizard (Alain's; Mega Charizard X)
• Druddigon (Aliana's)
• Weavile (Mable's)
• Sneasel (Team Flare Grunt's)
• Skorupi (Team Flare Grunt's)
• Poochyena (Team Flare Grunt's)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Puni-chan)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core, Cell, 10% and 50%; Z2)

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Team Rocket V2.png

The title card segment focuses on Team Rocket for this episode

• Poké TV: "Pokémon Unbelievable" focusing on Puni-chan.
• Alain reads the title card for this episode.
• This episode marks Giovanni's first appearance since Heroes — Friends and Faux Alike!, 77 episodes prior.
• This episode marks Matori's first appearance since A Battle of Aerial Mobility!, 103 episodes prior. It is also her first speaking appearance in the XY series, and the first one overall since Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!, 225 episodes ago.
• Team Rocket's Team Song is used as the Japanese ending theme for this episode.
  • It is also used as an insert song during Team Rocket's battle with Team Flare.
• Bonnie can be heard singing Puni-chan's Song to Puni-chan in this episode.
• Clemont and Bonnie narrate the preview for the next episode.
  • At the end of the preview, Clemont says "Everyone, Clemontic Gear, ON!" instead of Ash saying his "Everyone, get Pokémon!" phrase.

Errors

• During Team Rocket and Team Flare's battle, Weavile is hit by Inkay's Psybeam. As a Dark-type, Weavile should not have taken any damage.
• After Zygarde 50% uses Dragon Pulse for the first time on Team Rocket and Team Flare, Gourgeist and Inkay are seen with Jessie and James, even though they were both returned to their Poké Balls in the previous scene.

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