XY055

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

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A Slippery Encounter!

XY055   EP854 最弱のドラゴン！？ヌメラ登場！！ The Weakest Dragon!? Numera Appears!!

First broadcast Japan January 8, 2015 United States March 21, 2015

English themes Opening Be a Hero Ending

Japanese themes Opening ゲッタバンバン Ending ドリドリ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 樋口香里 Kaori Higuchi Assistant director うえだしげる Shigeru Ueda Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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

A Slippery Encounter! (Japanese: 最弱のドラゴン！？ヌメラ登場！！ The Weakest Dragon!? Numera Appears!!) is the 55th episode of the XY series, and the 854th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 8, 2015 and is scheduled to air in the United States on March 21, 2015.

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

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Ash catches a Goomy.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Goomy (Ash's)

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Goomy (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Frogadier (Ash's)
• Fletchinder (Ash's)
• Goomy (Ash's; new; debut)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Swanna
• Ariados
• Gulpin (multiple; flashback)
• Wooper (flashback)
• Lotad (flashback)
• Pinsir (flashback)
• Swanna (multiple; flashback)
• Yanmega (multiple; flashback)
• Ariados (multiple; flashback)

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Ash.png

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Aurorus
• Bonnie, Clemont's Dedenne and Meowth narrate the preview for the next episode.
  • Just like in Kindergarten Chaos!, at the end of the preview, Bonnie says "Everyone, keep Pokémon!" instead of Ash saying his "Everyone, get Pokémon!" phrase.
• Mega V is replaced by Mad-Paced Getter as the Japanese opening.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a Yanmega in the main series anime other than the one that belongs to Jessie.
• Music from Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade is used in this episode.

Errors

• In one scene, the colors of Pinsir's mouth are inverted (ie. white innards with black teeth).
• When Pikachu tried breaking out of the cage he and Goomy were in, he got covered in bruises. When Goomy made him all slippery so he could squeeze out of the opening he made, the bruises disappeared.
• When Ash protected Pikachu and Goomy from Pumpkaboo's Shadow Ball, James's Inkay was there even though he didn't sent it out.
• Goomy's Bide damaged Jessie's Pumpkaboo despite Ghost-type Pokémon being immune to Normal-type moves.

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  Pinsir's mouth error

In other languages

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