Battling on Thin Ice! (Japanese: 氷上決戦！ピカチュウVSビビヨン!!Decisive Battle on the Ice! Pikachu VS Viviyon!!) is the sixth episode of the XY series, and the 805th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 14, 2013 and in the United States on February 22, 2014.
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Ash finds himself feeling down after getting beaten at the Santalune City Gym, but he knows he just has to train even harder. His sparring partner is Alexa’s Noivern, and Clemont has his own way of helping Ash prepare, too. Will this additional practice be enough for Ash to overcome Viola when he challenges her again?
Plot
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Major events
Serena reveals that she knew Ash from summer camp in Pallet Town, but he does not remember her.
In a previous episode, the gray logo on Ash's Badge case is colored in the dub (red and green is added for the Pokemon Gym logo and the pattern around it respectively. However, this didn't happen to Ash's Badge case in this episode.
When Fletchling has been hit by Vivillon's Sleep Powder and was falling down, Serena's hat is colored purple for a few frames, and a few frames later, Alexa's eyebrows are incorrectly colored the same beige as her skin.
After Ash recalled his fainted Fletchling and then use Pikachu again, his hair is briefly shown completely black instead of the usual dark cyan tone.
When Pikachu has woken himself up with Electro Ball, some of the ice around his feet has melted. When he prepares to fire another Electro Ball to counter Vivillon's Solar Beam, the ice that melted is back.
In one scene for a split frame, the part of Bonnie's hair near her left ear is colored the same way as her skin.
After Pikachu hits Surskit with Iron Tail, Clemont states that Pikachu didn't land a move in their last battle. This is incorrect, as Pikachu landed an Iron Tail during the battle.
Alexa without the earrings
Serena's hat error
Alexa's eyebows error
Bonnie's hair near her left ear error
