XY129

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Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!

XY129   EP928 激闘カロスリーグ！集え、すべての熱き想いよ！！ Fierce Fighting at the Kalos League! Gather, All of My Passion!!

First broadcast Japan August 4, 2016 United States October 22, 2016

English themes Opening Stand Tall Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending ピカチュウのうた

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation directors 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume 直井由紀 Yuki Naoi No additional credits are available at this time.

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

Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare! (Japanese: 激闘カロスリーグ！集え、すべての熱き想いよ！！ Fierce Fighting at the Kalos League! Gather, All of My Passion!!) is the 129th episode of the XY series, and the 928th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 4, 2016 and in the United States on October 22, 2016.

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

Blurb

There’s a pause in the action before the Kalos League finals between Ash and Alain, but the off-the-field action is still going strong. Team Flare is in town preparing some sort of secret operation, Professor Sycamore has fascinating new research to share, and Alain’s friend Mairin shows up with Clemont’s wayward Chespin! And that’s all while Ash gets ready for an epic battle ahead...

Plot

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Major events

• Ash and his friends meet up with Meyer and Clembot again.
• Ash and his friends meet Mairin for the first time.
• Ash and his friends learn about Bond Phenomenon from Professor Sycamore.
• Team Flare continue their plans for Z2 by secretly taking over the Lumiose Gym.
• Ash meets Lysandre for the first time.
• Ash and Alain prepare to start their Full Battle in the final round of the Lumiose Conference.

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
• Nurse Joy
• Professor Sycamore
• Alain
• Mairin
• Tierno
• Trevor
• Shauna
• Lysandre
• Sawyer
• Meyer
• Xerosic
• Team Flare Grunts
• Team Flare Admin
• Malva
• Diantha
• Citizens

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Sceptile (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Pancham (Serena's Pancham) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Ash's)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Goodra (Ash's)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Sylveon (Serena's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Wigglytuff (Nurse Joy's)
• Charizard (Alain's)
• Chespin (Mairin's; Chespie; flashback)
• Charizard (Trevor's; Mega Charizard Y; flashback; video)
• Sceptile (Sawyer's)
• Absol (Astrid's; Mega Absol; flashback; video)
• Garchomp (Remo's; Mega Garchomp; Garchoo; flashback; video)
• Cubchoo (Trainer's)
• Leafeon (Trainer's)
• Scraggy (Trainers's)
• Teddiursa (Trainers's)
• Sandshrew (Trainer's)
• Gothorita (Trainer's)
• Furfrou (Trainer's)
• Watchog (Trainer's)
• Espurr (Trainer's; ×3)
• Helioptile (Trainer's)
• Gothitelle (Trainer's)
• Amoonguss (Trainer's)
• Swirlix (×2; Trainers')
• Oddish (Trainer's)
• Mime Jr. (Trainer's)
• Scrafty (Trainer's; flashback; video)
• Breloom (Trainer's; flashback; video)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Squishy)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Z2)
• Murkrow
• Jigglypuff (picture)
• Psyduck (picture)
• Pikachu (picture)
• Breloom (accessory)
• Cresselia (accessory)
• Jirachi (accessory)
• Wigglytuff (accessory)

Other

• Clembot

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Pikachu V2.png

The title card segment focuses on Pikachu for this episode

• Poké TV: "Kalos League News" focusing on Ash, Alain, Ash's Greninja, and Alain's Charizard.
• Pikachu's Song replaces Puni-chan's Song as the ending theme in this episode.
• Ash, Alain, and the referee narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Tierno, Trevor, and Shauna are seen eating Magikarp themed Taiyaki in this episode, which are similar to the one Ash was seen eating in The Flame Pokémon-athon!.

In other languages

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XY series

XY130 : Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! →

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