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.
(Japanese: エイセツジム戦！氷のバトルフィールド！！Eisetsu Gym Battle! Battlefield of Ice!!) is the 120th episode of the XY series, and the 919th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 19, 2016.
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This is the second time since the original series that Ash has lost a second Gym battle in the same region.
This also marks the first time Ash has lost a Gym battle against the final Gym Leader.
No one narrates the preview of the next episode, and there is no catchphrase at the end, only Ash mentioning the series name and episode title at the end.
This is the first time that Pikachu does not participate in a region's final Gym battle.
After Hawlucha gets sent out to battle and starts to trip on the icy battlefield, the black sclera in Hawlucha's eyes is colored the same as the yellow sclera that is usually next to the black sclera.
On three different occasions during the battle, Bonnie's ponytail disappears.
When Nurse Joy enters the room and the group stands up, Ash is shown not wearing his hat, but when Nurse Joy explains about the damage Greninja took during the battle, Ash is wearing his hat. In the close up shot of the devastated Ash, however, he is no longer wearing his hat.
The Poké Ball error
The coloring error in Hawlucha's sclera
Bonnie missing her ponytail
