XY004

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XY004   EP803 ピカチュウとデデンネ！ほっぺすりすり！！ Pikachu and Dedenne! Cheek Rub!!

First broadcast Japan October 31, 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 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu Assistant director 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu Animation director 松田真路 Shinji Matsuda No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: ピカチュウとデデンネ！ほっぺすりすり！！ Pikachu and Dedenne! Cheek Rub!!) is the fourth episode of the XY series, and the 803rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on October 31, 2013.

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

Major events

• Serena chooses Fennekin as her starter Pokémon.
• James's Inkay is revealed to know Tackle, Psybeam and Foul Play.
• Clemont captures a Dedenne which he allows Bonnie to care for.

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
• Professor Sycamore
• Sophie

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Dedenne (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Fletchling (Ash's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's; new)
• Wigglytuff (Nurse Joy's)
• Chespin (starter Pokémon)
• Fennekin (starter Pokémon; given to Serena)
• Froakie (starter Pokémon)
• Burmy (Plant Cloak)
• Vespiquen
• Venipede (×2)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Bunnelby
• The next episode preview is narrated by Ash, Pikachu, Clemont, and Bonnie.
• This episode reveals that Meowth cannot translate Electric-type Pokémon's electrical language.
  • However, in The Power of One, he was able to translate the conversation that Pikachu and Zapdos were having.

In other languages

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