XY003

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XY003   EP802 ケロマツVSヤヤコマ！空中機動バトル!! Keromatsu VS Yayakoma! Aerial Battle Maneuvers!!

First broadcast Japan October 24, 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 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Assistant director 外山草 Sou Toyama Animation directors 小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama 緒方厚 Atsushi Ogata No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: ケロマツVSヤヤコマ！空中機動バトル!! Keromatsu VS Yayakoma! Aerial Battle Maneuvers!!) is the third episode of the XY series, and the 802nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 24, 2013.

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

Major events

• Serena leaves on her Pokémon journey.
• Ash, Clemont and Bonnie agree to travel together.
• Ash registers for the Kalos League and receives a new Badge case.
• The gang decide to head to Santalune Gym for Ash's first Gym Battle.
• Bonnie befriends a Dedenne, which begins to follow the group.
• James catches an Inkay.
• Ash's Froakie is revealed to know Bubble.
• Ash catches a Fletchling.
• Serena reaches Lumiose City and meets Professor Sycamore as she prepares to choose her starter Pokémon.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Ash's Fletchling
• Inkay (James's)
• Chespin
• Fennekin

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Professor Oak
• Professor Sycamore
• Giovanni
• Matori
• Grace
• Sophie
• Citizens

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Inkay (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Froakie (Ash's)
• Fletchling (Ash's; new)
• Persian (Giovanni's)
• Inkay (James's; new)
• Rotom (Professor Oak's)
• Dedenne
• Fletchling (Grace's)
• Rhyhorn (Grace's)
• Garchomp (flashback)
• Eevee
• Skitty
• Delcatty
• Panpour
• Poliwhirl
• Zigzagoon
• Wigglytuff (Nurse Joy's)
• Beedrill (multiple)
• Chespin (debut)
• Fennekin (debut)
• Froakie

Trivia

• Ash flips his hat backwards for the first time in the XY series.
• Professor Oak's Holo Caster: Meowth
• The next episode preview is narrated by Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie.

Errors

• After Ash flips his hat backwards, he throws a second Pokéball to catch Fletchling. However in the next scene, his hat is unflipped.
• The Team Rocket logo on the front of Giovanni's desk is missing.

In other languages

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