XY052

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XY052

XY052   EP851 忍法対決！ゲコガシラ対ガメノデス！！ Ninja Arts Showdown! Gekogahshier VS Gamenodes!!

First broadcast Japan December 11, 2014 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening メガＶ（メガボルト） Ending ドリドリ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay Storyboard Assistant director Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 忍法対決！ゲコガシラ対ガメノデス！！ Ninja Arts Showdown! Gekogahshier VS Gamenodes!!) is the 52nd episode of the XY series, and the 851st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 11, 2014.

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

Major events

• Ash and his friends meet up with Sanpei again.
• Ash's Froakie evolves into Frogadier and learns Aerial Ace.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Barbaracle
• Ash's Frogadier

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Sanpei
• Saizō

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Barbaracle (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Froakie (Ash's; evolves)
• Frogadier (Ash's; newly evolved)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Sanpei's)
• Frogadier (Sanpei's; flashback)
• Barbaracle (Saizō's)
• Golbat (multiple)

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Ash.png

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Skrelp
  • Instead of Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster, Professor Oak announced a new trailer for the new Pokémon 18th movie about Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre and Mega Rayquaza.
• Serena and Grace narrate the preview for the next episode.
• This episode marks the first time when a Water-type starter Pokémon in Ash's team evolves.
  • This is also the first time since Round One - Begin!, 777 episodes ago, when a Water-type Pokémon has evolved under Ash's ownership.

In other languages

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