Episode list

After a squabble between friends, a chance meeting gives our heroes a chance for some unexpected teamwork.

When Satoshi and Pikachu attempt to rescue a Bull from a sinister Luchabull, they accidentally injure the Erureido who's swooping in to protect it--and then discover that they've interrupted a rehearsal of a Super Pokemon Battle show. The director, Carl, explains that the show combines a Pokemon battle with a scripted storyline--but since one of his stars is injured, he'll have to call off tomorrow's performance. Eureka has a better idea: she suggests that Satoshi's Hawlucha step in to fill the role of the shining hero. Luchabull has some trouble with the idea of a staged battle, but the show must go on. When the curtain goes up, the Rocket-Dan tries to steal the show, but when Luchabull and Dark Luchabull team up to blast them off, and then clash with each other in an intense battle over "Lady Bull," the Super Pokemon Battle show is a huge success.

Ash and his friends meet with Sanpei again and his newly evolved Greninja. They decide to help him transport his scroll to his master located on top of a mountain, only for a mysterious ninja and his Barbaracle to be in their way.

A visit to a Skiddo ranch provides our heroes with some unexpected challenges.

Ash and friends battle the evil Malamar again.

As our heroes make their way up a rocky hill, an unconscious Goomy falls out of the sky, right onto Ash's head! Clemont figures out that Goomy isn't feeling well because it's dehydrated, and Ash braves a steep climb to get it to the nearby river. But as soon as it's restored to health, Team Rocket swoops in to grab Pikachu, and Goomy ends up in their cage as well! While Jessie, James, and Meowth are celebrating their latest catch, the two Pokemon are working together, combining Pikachu's strength and Goomy's slime to escape the cage and flee. When they reunite with Ash and the others, Team Rocket is close behind! The villains seem to have the upper hand until Goomy steps in front of its new friends and uses Bide, absorbing Team Rocket's attacks and then blasting them off with their own power. Ash admires Goomy's unexpected strength, and the little Dragon type happily joins him for the journey to Coumarine City!

When our heroes take a break on the way to Coumarine City, Team Rocket attacks! Everyone is separated in the chaos, leaving Meowth stranded with Serena and Bonnie (and Ash's Goomy). While pretending to help, Meowth leads the group straight to Jessie and James! Serena and Pancham step up to take them on, and with the help of Bonnie and Dedenne, they're victorious! But during the battle, Goomy gets frightened and goes off to hide. Dedenne follows Goomy's slimy trail through a rocky tunnel--and discovers the little Dragon type facing off against Team Rocket on the other side! Dedenne immediately leaps into the battle, protecting Goomy until it can no longer stand, and then Goomy finds its courage and stands up for Dedenne. Just when it looks like the two are about to fall into the villains' clutches, our heroes show up to send Team Rocket blasting off once more. The new friendship between Dedenne and Goomy is cause for celebration, as the journey continues!

When our heroes arrive in Coumarine City, they learn that Nurse Joy is taking care of a lost Vanillite and head off to meet it! They take a shortcut through a ranch where the owner, Ramos, watches over a large number of Grass-type Pokemon. At the Pokemon Center, Bonnie happily plays with the friendly Vanillite--until Team Rocket shows up to steal it! It turns out Vanillite has powerful friends, and when Vanillish and Vanilluxe come looking for their lost companion, they bury the entire city under a massive snowstorm! Ramos directs the huge group of Sunflora under his care to stop the storm, and with his help, our heroes send Team Rocket blasting off again and reunite the three icy Pokemon. Nurse Joy thanks Ramos for his help, and Clemont finally realizes who he is: this Trainer who can command an entire field of Grass types is Ash's next opponent, the Gym Leader of Coumarine City!

It's time for Ash's Coumarine City Gym battle with Ramos, and our hero can't wait to get started! But Ramos is in no hurry. He invites our heroes to tea, and then asks them for some help tending his garden. When the battle begins and Ash's Fletchinder takes down Jumpluff, he thinks he has a big advantage at this Grass-type Gym! But Ramos's Weepinbell unleashes a Poison Powder that quickly defeats Fletchinder and then Hawlucha. Finally, Ash sends out the Water-type Frogadier, which seems like a bad type matchup. But it turns out Ash has a plan--he instructs Frogadier to use its Frubbles as a protective mask so it doesn't inhale the powder! Weepinbell is defeated, and Ramos sends out his trusty Gogoat, who uses Razor Leaf as an evasion tactic in a way Ash has never seen before. Inspired, Ash has Frogadier use Double Team and then prepare a Water Pulse while Gogoat is distracted. It works, and Ash wins the Plant Badge!

A Coumarine City tradition is in jeopardy, and our heroes are faced with averting a major crisis.

It's Serena's Pokémon Showcase debut, surrounded by friends and rivals, old and new.

Ash and Goomy are in the middle of some special training in the Lumiose Badlands when an injured Spoink appears and leads Ash and the others to its oasis home. There, our heroes find a group of Spoink under the control of an unpleasant Grumpig, who's using its psychic powers to control them and steal all their food! When our heroes retreat to plan their strategy, they find themselves in a cage set by Team Rocket! It turns out Grumpig is in cahoots with the villains to seize the oasis and its impressive food supply from the resident Spoink. Goomy slips through the bars and challenges Grumpig, and when Ash frees himself and leaps into the battle, it evolves into a Sliggoo to protect him! When Grumpig realizes Jessie, James, and Meowth were just using it for their own selfish ends, it angrily sends them blasting off and apologizes to the Spoink with a gift of food. All is forgiven, and our heroes are off once more to Lumiose City!

When the Kalos Power Plant is held under siege, the safety of Lumiose City and many Pokémon hangs in the balance.

A conflict of heartfelt emotions threatens the future of a longstanding partnership.

A chance meeting with a mysterious Pokémon Performer provides Serena and her Pokémon with some priceless advice and support.

A surprise reunion with an old friend gives Ash the perfect opportunity for training--and even more surprises.

Ash, Serena, and Bonnie have finally rejoined Clemont in Lumiose City! Ash can't wait to get their Gym battle started, but it's quickly interrupted by Officer Jenny...who places Clembot under arrest! Security footage shows a robot that looks just like Clembot vandalizing several businesses around the city. Clemont sets out to prove Clembot's innocence with the help of the journalist Alexa, who's been trying to track down the mysterious man in the Blaziken mask as a possible witness. At Alexa's advice, Clemont investigates the Prism Tower computer where Clembot's blueprints are stored. Sure enough, a robotics researcher known as Doctor Belmondo has hacked into the computer and stolen the blueprints to create a Dark Clembot of his own! Our heroes catch the pair red-handed at the Lumiose Museum, where Clembot defeats Dark Clembot in a Pokémon battle and Belmondo confesses everything. With Clembot's good name restored, the stage is set for the Gym battle between Ash and Clemont!

After a false start, the Lumiose Gym battle between Ash and Clemont is getting under way! To begin, Clemont's Bunnelby and Ash's Pikachu trade the same moves they used when they first met, on Ash's first day in the Kalos region. Bunnelby has learned some new tricks since then, but it can't stand up against Pikachu's Iron Tail. Next up, Clemont sends out Heliolisk, and Ash switches to Goodra. But Heliolisk moves with impressive speed, dashing around the battlefield more quickly than Goodra can follow and leaving it paralyzed. Ash calls Goodra back and sends out the speedy Hawlucha, but Heliolisk still seems unstoppable...until Ash notices that it pauses to spread its frills before every attack. Hawlucha times its attack just right and knocks Heliolisk out! Clemont's final Pokémon is Luxray, who uses Electric Terrain to charge up the battlefield and quickly takes down both Hawlucha and Pikachu. Ash sends Goodra back into battle and uses Rain Dance to short out the electric battlefield. Then, a clever use of Bide allows Goodra to unleash an overwhelming show of force, giving Ash the win and the Voltage Badge! Serena suggests Laverre City as the next destination, and our heroes get ready to head out--with Clemont once again by their side!

On their way out of Lumiose City, our heroes visit Professor Sycamore, who enthusiastically shows them his latest experiment: he's acquired a Key Stone and a Mega Stone, and he wants to see if his friend Garchomp will Mega Evolve! But while everyone's excitement builds, there is a huge explosion and Garchomp is whisked away, along with both stones. The thieves? None other than Team Rocket! Professor Sycamore and our heroes chase after them, soon joined by the mysterious man in the Blaziken Mask! When Team Rocket tries to get Garchomp to Mega Evolve and join them, Blaziken Mask lends the professor his Key Stone, and the bond between professor and Pokemon overwhelms even Team Rocket's mind control ray. Mega Garchomp, Blaziken, and Pikachu combine to send the villains blasting off again! Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie say their goodbyes and head off toward Laverre City. Meanwhile, the professor seems to have figured out who's behind the Blaziken Mask...

Our heroes are on their way to Laverre City when a passerby recognizes Ash's Goodra. He introduces himself as Keanan and explains that he's the caretaker of the nearby wetlands where Goodra used to live when it was a Goomy. Ash and the others are excited to visit Goodra's old home, but the Pokemon seems reluctant... When they reach the wetlands, Keanan explains that some time ago, a feud broke out over a healing spring in the area. In the battle, Goomy was launched into the air, where it was carried along by a flock of Swanna until it eventually fell on Ash's head! The Florges who started the whole thing now controls the wetlands along with its underlings, and Goodra's old friends have gone into hiding. With some encouragement from Ash, Goodra confronts Florges in an impressive battle...but just when it looks like Florges has been defeated, an attack from an unknown source knocks Goodra out! Later, the Team Rocket villains (who launched the attack) approach Florges with an offer to join forces...and as Ash keeps watch over a recovering Goodra, the villains grab Pikachu and Dedenne! Will he be able to get them back?

With Goodra's beloved wetlands in imminent danger, our heroes are faced with a must-win situation for the sake of the many Pokémon who live there.

On the way to Laverre City, Serena and Bonnie look up their daily fortunes in Serena's guidebook, which predicts a bad day for both of them. Meanwhile, the Team Rocket trio, who have just gotten their hands on a berry bonanza, spot our heroes and swoop down to attack! In the ensuing battle, some of the berries end up in our heroes' hands. Then, when three angry Pangoro charge out of the woods, everyone runs for cover and gets separated, and Bonnie ends up with Meowth! The two of them bicker at first but eventually decide to cooperate. After Bonnie gets hit with Spore which makes her sleep, Meowth and Dedenne work together to find the berry that will heal her, and soon she is feeling fine. When our heroes are finally reunited, the angry Pangoro reappear. According to Meowth's translation, the Pangoro think our heroes stole their food, and that's why they attacked. But when Jessie and James show up (still carrying a big bag of berries), it quickly becomes clear who the real culprits are! The Pangoro send the villains blasting off again, our heroes return the berries, and Bonnie tells Serena that her day didn't turn out so bad after all!

The gang finds themselves lost in the forest and happen upon a creepy house. They are invited in by its host Lon and despite his warm welcome, something else is lurking in the house and intends to give them the scare of their lives.

When our heroes arrive in Laverre City, Serena tells Ash that Gym Leader Valerie is also a renowned fashion designer--which, unfortunately for Ash and another would-be challenger named Sawyer, means the Gym is closed for a fashion show and there are no battles to be found! Ash and Sawyer decide to have a battle of their own while Serena and Bonnie admire Valerie's lovely designs...and then get recruited to join the fashion show as substitute models! Our heroes soon learn that at the end of every fashion show, Valerie chooses a challenger from the audience so she can show off how her creations look in battle. This time, it's Sawyer's turn! His Bagon has no chance against Valerie's Spritzee, but he appreciates the experience and takes lots of notes for next time. Ash is so excited for his Gym battle the next day that he can barely wait to finish dinner before launching right into some special training with Sawyer's help...and Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie rush through their own meals to cheer them on!

After observing the talents and skills of Laverre Gym Leader Valerie in action, it's time for Ash to challenge her for his sixth Kalos Gym badge! First, Valerie's Sylveon is up against Ash's Fletchinder. Ash gets the first win-as Sawyer takes notes. Valerie next sends out Spritzee, who gains the speed advantage by using Trick Room and knocks Fletchinder out. The score is now one to one! Ash sends in Hawlucha. Ash is victorious Sawyer really wants Ash to teach him how to battle with the same unique brand of creativity and power. Ash promises to battle Sawyer later by way of explanation, as the journey to the Kalos League continues!

After Ash's victory at the Laverre Gym, our heroes are walking with Sawyer, who's completely focused on his battle notebook and not watching where he's going--until he trips and falls, dropping his notebook in the process! He doesn't realize this until later, and by that time, Team Rocket has picked it up, determined to make use of all the information within. With the help of his Slurpuff's talented nose, Sawyer manages to track down his prized possession, and he and Ash battle together to send Team Rocket blasting off again. Then, they decide to battle against each other! Ash seems to be firmly in command...until Sawyer's Treecko evolves into Grovyle and presents Frogadier with quite a challenge! Frogadier pulls off the win, but it's a close one, and afterward, it's clear that the two Pokémon are itching for a rematch. Sawyer heads off to challenge the Coumarine Gym, while Serena has her eye on the Pokémon Showcase in Dendemille Town, on the way to Ash's next Gym battle in Anistar City!

When Ash's Hawlucha finds a Pokémon Egg, everyone teams up to keep it warm, including a very helpful Fletchinder! Soon, a cute little Noibat hatches from the Egg! It starts trying to fly at once, but isn't very successful. Hawlucha tries to show it how to ride the wind--until Team Rocket swoops in and grabs both of them! Jessie and Meowth are hoping to evolve Noibat on the spot into a powerful Noivern, but James does some research and learns it won't be that easy. During their discussion, the two Pokémon manage to escape into a pitch-black cave, where they quickly get the better of the villains thanks to Noibat's sonar. Once everyone is reunited and Team Rocket is sent blasting off again, our heroes are ready to set off again toward Anistar City--and Noibat decides to join them!

Ash and his friends meet Frank who is making a movie involving Pikachus and they volunteer to help make it.

A tour of the Poké Ball Factory provides our heroes with much more than just Poké Balls!

Serena's next Pokémon Showcase appearance is taking place in Dendemille Town, and she's faced with some stiff competition.

A visit to a peculiar hotel gives our heroes the chance to right a wrong from long ago.

Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie find themselves attending a Gourgeist Festival, where everyone dresses in Pokémon costumes. Naturally, our heroes want to join the fun! Meanwhile, Team Rocket, also in costume, gets an invitation to the castle from Count Pumpka. His Prince Pumpkaboo has developed quite an interest in Jessie's Pumpkaboo. Jessie seizes the opportunity and tells the count that some terrible villains have stolen her Pikachu--namely, our heroes! She suggests that she might trade her Pumpkaboo to the count if he helps rescue Pikachu. The count's steward confronts Ash and the others, demanding that they return Pikachu to its rightful Trainer--but because Pikachu is wearing a Psyduck costume and Chespin is dressed as Pikachu, he ends up grabbing Chespin by mistake! Back at the castle, Jessie reluctantly agrees to the trade. But when the trade is complete, Jessie's Pumpkaboo evolves into a Gourgeist, and suddenly Prince Pumpkaboo isn't interested anymore! Jessie gets her Gourgeist back, Team Rocket is revealed and promptly sent blasting off again, Chespin and Clemont are reunited, and all's well that ends well!

A giant snowy mountain stands between our heroes and their next destination. To cross it, they rent two powerful Mamoswine and climb on board! It's a treacherous trek up to the summit, but everything proceeds as planned until the Mamoswine make an unexpected turn toward the Frost Cavern, where a mighty Abomasnow blocks the way! Ash and the others discover that Abomasnow is standing guard over a sick little Snover, and Clemont soon has everyone searching for medicinal plants. With these ingredients, he prepares a remedy, and Snover is soon feeling just fine. After a brief run-in with the Team Rocket trio, our heroes set off once more, and the Mamoswine carry them down the other side of the mountain toward Anistar City!

Our heroes have stopped at a busy Pokémon Center to get out of the rain when the power goes out! Clemont soon discovers that a leak in the roof has caused a short circuit, and recruits Luxray, Pikachu, and Dedenne to serve as a temporary source of electricity while he fixes it. Ash climbs up to repair the leak, and Serena and Bonnie offer to help Nurse Joy take care of the Pokémon. Clemont needs a replacement fuse, but he can't leave the still-sparking fuse box unattended, and everyone else is still hard at work. So he sends Chespin and Bunnelby into town with a note for the shopkeeper! Along the way, the two Pokémon run into Team Rocket...but just as Ash shows up looking for Chespin and Bunnelby, they send the villains blasting off all by themselves! Eventually, they acquire the new fuse and bring it back to Clemont, who gets the power going again, and all is well...all except for Chespin, who eats way too much at the victory feast and becomes the newly restored Pokémon Center's first patient!

A crisis in confidence leads to renewed strength and determination.

When our heroes arrive at the foot of Mt. Molteau, the sudden appearance of a fiery Charmeleon lets them know that Trevor, their friend from Pokémon summer camp, is nearby! His goal is to take a photograph of the Legendary Pokémon Moltres, who is reputed to live on Mt. Molteau. The Team Rocket villains are close behind, hoping to catch Moltres for the Boss--but when they grab Pikachu and a battle ensues near the volcano's crater, the Legendary Pokémon awakens and sends Team Rocket blasting off with a powerful Flamethrower! Unfortunately, it thinks our heroes are also enemies and turns its attack on them! While trying to protect Ash and his friends, Fletchinder evolves into a magnificent Talonflame--and when Talonflame finds itself in trouble, Ash jumps to the rescue, saving his beloved Pokémon and proving to Moltres that he means it no harm. Trevor has gotten his photograph, our heroes have met Moltres, and Ash and Talonflame vow to work hard together, as the journey to Anistar City continues!

Team Rocket has gotten their hands on a young Tyrunt, with plans to get it to evolve into a powerful Tyrantrum. But Tyrunt wants nothing to do with them, jumping out of their balloon and falling into a river! Bonnie finds Tyrunt there, trapped and yelping. After Bonnie frees Tyrunt, the two of them begin an endearing process of bonding, while the rest of our heroes watch in amazement. But Clemont can't quite understand what a Tyrunt would be doing out there in the wild... However, Team Rocket is determined as ever, and grabs Tyrunt, Bunnelby, Dedenne, and Bonnie! But everyone is soon set free, and Bonnie comes up with a fun plan to defeat the hapless trio. A fierce battle ensues, Tyrunt evolves into Tyrantrum, and it's blast-off time once again! When Bonnie sadly realizes Tyrantrum comes from the Pokémon Fossil Research Center, she knows Tyrantrum can't go with her. Tears are shed as Bonnie says goodbye to her new friend, but she promises to come back someday for a visit, and our heroes' journey continues.

On the road to Anistar City, Ash and friends fall into a Team Rocket pit trap! Pikachu quickly sends the villains blasting off again, but then the ground underneath our heroes collapses, leaving them in an abandoned subway tunnel. It reminds Bonnie of when she and Clemont first met Bunnelby, who was living in an old subway car in Lumiose City with a group of Pokémon. The group was being threatened by a grumpy Diggersby who wanted the train for itself! Thanks to some battling tips from Clemont, Bunnelby managed to defeat Diggersby and protect its home. Soon, the subway car was in danger, and Clemont, Bonnie, Bunnelby, and all its Pokémon friends--now including Diggersby--had to work together to move it to safety! After the train found its new home, Clemont and Bunnelby sadly parted ways...but Bunnelby's friends had a better idea. They encouraged Bunnelby to go after its newly chosen Trainer, and the rest is history!

A beautiful meadow provides our heroes with the perfect spot to take a break and witness a surprising performance.

A friendly Tag Battle provides Eevee and Serena with some confidence--and inspiration.

It's time for the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase, and a second Princess Key hangs in the balance for Serena.

As our heroes look to Ash's next battle at the Anistar City Gym, they discover things about its Gym Leader they never could have imagined.

The Double Battle between Ash and Olympia, the Anistar Gym Leader, is just beginning! Olympia's powerful team of Meowstic, with their combination of Helping Hand (a support move) and Future Sight (a delayed attack), seems unbeatable. But once Ash recognizes Olympia's strategy, things begin to turn around! He asks Pikachu to measure the timing of the Future Sight delay, and with that information, directs his Talonflame and Frogadier to send the Meowstic right into the path of their own attack! Ash claims the victory, and with it, the Psychic Badge! Our heroes then set their sights on Snowbelle City, where Ash hopes to win the last Gym badge he needs to enter the Kalos League...while Olympia warns of a future crisis that threatens the entire Kalos region!