XY023

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XY023   EP822 オーロラの絆！アマルスとアマルルガ！！ The Bond of the Aurora! Amarus and Amaruruga!!

First broadcast Japan April 17, 2014 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 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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

(Japanese: オーロラの絆！アマルスとアマルルガ！！ The Bond of the Aurora! Amarus and Amaruruga!!) is the 23rd episode of the XY series, and the 822nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 17, 2014.

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

Major events

• Ash and his friends meet up with Alexa again.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Amaura
• Aurorus

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Alexa
• Takeda

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Amaura (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Froakie (Ash's)
• Fletchling (Ash's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Fennekin (Serena's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Helioptile (Alexa's)
• Onix (Grant's; flashback)
• Surskit (Viola's; flashback)
• Amaura (debut)
• Aurorus (debut)
• Meowstic (female)
• Kecleon
• Kabuto (fossil)
• Aerodactyl (skeleton)
• Dragonite (skeleton)

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Ash.png

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Espurr
  • Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, the new trailer for the upcoming M17 and Diancie and Darkrai giveaways were shown.

Errors

• When Serena orders Fennekin to use Hidden Power on Meowth, her hair is colored brown instead of honey.
• When everyone was calling Amaura to play with them, Bonnie's hairclip is colored the same way as her skin.

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  Serena's hair error

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  Bonnie's hairclip error

In other languages

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