XY005

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ハクダンジム戦！華麗なるビビヨンの舞バトル！！
The Hakudan Gym Battle! The Magnificent Viviyon's Dance Battle!!

First broadcast

Japan	November 7, 2013
United States

English themes

Opening
Ending

Japanese themes

Opening	Ｖ（ボルト）
Ending	Ｘ海峡Ｙ景色

Credits

No additional credits are available at this time.
Animation	Team Kato
Screenplay	藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita
Storyboard	うえだしげる Shigeru Ueda
Assistant director	池添隆博 Takahiro Ikezoe
Animation director	志村泉 Izumi Shimura

(Japanese: ハクダンジム戦！華麗なるビビヨンの舞バトル！！ The Hakudan Gym Battle! The Magnificent Viviyon's Dance Battle!!) is the fifth episode of the XY series, and the 804th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 7, 2013.

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

Plot

Template:Incomplete synopsis

Major events

Ash, Clemont and Bonnie reach Santalune City, with Serena arriving soon after.
Ash battles Viola in his first Kalos Gym match and loses.
Serena reunites with Ash, although he fails to recognize her from their childhood.
Serena meets Clemont and Bonnie for the first time.
Ash meets up with Alexa again.
Clemont, Bonnie and Serena meet Alexa for the first time.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Humans

Viola

Pokémon debuts

Vivillon (Meadow Pattern)

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Vivillon (Japan)

Pikachu (Ash's)
Fletchling (Ash's)
Fennekin (Serena's)
Dedenne (Clemont's)
Vivillon (Viola's; Meadow Pattern; debut)
Surskit (Viola's)
Helioptile (Alexa's)
Noivern (Alexa's)
Wigglytuff (Nurse Joy's)
Sentret
Psyduck
Smeargle
Mawile
Farfetch'd
Jumpluff
Fraxure
Scrafty
Audino
Gulpin
Marill
Azurill
Ralts
Ducklett
Hoppip
Spritzee
Volbeat (picture)
Illumise (picture)
Beautifly (picture)
Venomoth (picture)
Combee (picture)
Ledyba (picture)
Butterfree (picture)
Weedle (×2; picture)
Spinarak (picture)

Trivia

Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Dedenne
This is the first episode of the XY series in which Team Rocket does not appear.

Errors

When the Gym Battle is about to start, Alexa is drawn with cleavage.
In one scene, Helioptile's triangle near its nose and eyes is missing.
When Viola orders her Vivillon to throw Fletchling to the ground, her extended hand has her thumb placed under her hair.
When Fletchling was thrown to the ground, while everyone was in a shock, the front part of Alexa's hair is on her forehead.