XY037

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The Cave of Mirrors!

XY037

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うつしみの洞窟！鏡の国のサトシとサトシ！？
Reflection Cave! Mirror World Satoshi and Satoshi!?

First broadcast

Japan	July 31, 2014
United States	September 27, 2014

English themes

Opening	Pokémon Theme (Version XY)
Ending

Japanese themes

Opening	メガＶ（メガボルト）
Ending	ピースマイル！

Credits

No additional credits are available at this time.
Animation	Team Kato
Screenplay	米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
Storyboard	飯島正勝 Masakatsu Iijima
Assistant director	前園文夫 Fumio Maezono
Animation director	志村泉 Izumi Shimura

The Cave of Mirrors! (Japanese: うつしみの洞窟！鏡の国のサトシとサトシ！？ Reflection Cave! Mirror World Satoshi and Satoshi!?) is the 37th episode of the XY series, and the 836th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 31, 2014 and in the United States on September 27, 2014.

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

Blurb

While our heroes are exploring Reflection Cave, named for its mirrorlike crystal walls, Ash's own reflection pulls Pikachu through one of the mirrors! Ash leaps after it and finds himself in another world, with a Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena very different from the ones he knows.

After our Ash helps Mirror Ash drive off Team Rocket and reclaim his own Pikachu, Mirror Clemont tells him of a frightening legend—people who pass through one of the mirrors in Reflection Cave must return to their own world before sunset or risk being stuck on the wrong side of the mirror forever! Ash hurries back to the mirror he first stepped through, where his friends are waiting on the other side, and all of them focus on reuniting with each other.

Thanks to the strong bonds of friendship, Ash and Pikachu are pulled back to their own world just in time!

Plot

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Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Wobbuffet (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Wobbuffet (Japan)

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Ash.png

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Noivern
- For the TV Tokyo airing, instead of the Pokémon Holo Caster segment, a quiz of the released Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction was shown with the exclusive 3DS viewers can win.
The regular opening sequence is replaced with clips from Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. Although this is a standard practice with some Japanese shows when a tie-in movie is released, this marks the first time it has occurred in the anime.
The next episode preview is narrated by Clemont, Ash, Serena, and Bonnie.
- This preview is a parody of radio dramas. Unlike most previews narrated by several characters, Clemont is the only one actually reciting a synopsis, while Ash, Bonnie and Serena provide reactions according to his narration. Also, just like in Seeking Shelter From the Storm!, no background music plays during the preview.

Errors

When Ash jumps into his dimension, Mirror Ash's Pikachu disappears, but when regular Ash gets to his dimension, Mirror Pikachu reappears on Mirror Ash's shoulder.
- Also, at the same time his Pikachu disappears, Serena is to the right of Mirror Ash, but a few seconds later, Serena is to the left of him.

Mirror Pikachu, missing
Mirror Pikachu, reappearing

Dub edits

In other languages

Language		Title
European French		La grotte miroitante !
German		Die Höhle der Spiegel!
Italian		La grotta degli specchi!
Thai		ถ้ำแห่งการสะท้อน! ซาโตชิในโลกแห่งกระจกกับซาโตชิ!?