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epcode=PE03 |
colorscheme=Hoso |
title_en=The Visionary |
title_ja=ザ・ビジョナリー |
title_ja_trans=The Visionary |
release_method=Web release |
screen=hd |
broadcast_jp=October 7, 2021 |
broadcast_us=October 7, 2021 |
en_op=N/A |
ja_op=N/A |
ja_ed=N/A |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=Benjamin Townsend |
storyboard=山本陽介 |
director=山本陽介 |
art=渡邉八恵子 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=PE01-PE08 |
footnotes=* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4TNqOlTY0M The Visionary]'' on [[The Pokémon Company International]]'s official English [[YouTube]] channel.
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJSDBG1u59U The Visionary]'' on [[The Pokémon Company]]'s official Japanese [[YouTube]] channel. (Japan only)
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbumegiforU The Visionary (Behind the Scenes)]'' on [[The Pokémon Company International]]'s official English [[YouTube]] channel.
* {{BMGf|288996|Review thread on BMGf}}
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'''The Visionary''' (Japanese: '''ザ・ビジョナリー''' ''The Visionary'') is the third episode of [[Pokémon Evolutions]]. It was first released on [[The Pokémon Company International]]'s official English [[YouTube]] channel, [[Pokémon TV]], and [[The Pokémon Company]]'s official Japanese YouTube channel on October 7, 2021.
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==Blurb==
<i>When chasing your dream, do you give up when everyone tells you it’s wrong? Should you listen? Or do you continue to follow your vision, even if it puts all of Kalos at risk? For Lysandre, that’s never been a question…</i>

==Plot==
In [[Geosenge Town]], the earth is torn apart and houses are destroyed as [[Team Flare]] deploys the [[ultimate weapon]]. In the [[Team Flare Secret HQ]], [[Lysandre]], wearing his Lysandre Machine, faces down {{ga|Calem}} and {{p|Xerneas}}, remarking that he must recapture Xerneas to feed its energy into the ultimate weapon, and sends out his {{p|Gyarados}} before activating its [[Mega Evolution]]. The {{pkmn|battle}} proves to be short-lived as Xerneas defeats Mega Gyarados in a single {{m|Moonblast}}.

As [[Shauna]] and {{ga|Serena}} arrive on the scene, Lysandre lets out a roar in frustration, tossing his goggles to the floor and falls to his knees. In a series of flashbacks, Lysandre recalls his conversations with [[Diantha]] and [[Professor Sycamore]], going over his fears that [[Kalos]] will one day lose its beauty and Pokémon will no longer exist. Getting to his feet, Lysandre addresses the {{pkmn|Trainer}}s before him, saying that he doesn't expect them to understand his perspectives. Gesturing at the ultimate weapon, he remarks that its original intention was to give life, and it has enough energy for one final shot. His mouth turns up in a crazed grin as he declares he shall use it on himself and the three Trainers, so they may know the pain of eternal life and watching the beautiful world fade away.

In fear, Shauna and Serena back away, with Calem following suit. Alarms sound through the base as {{tc|Team Flare Grunt}}s and {{tc|Team Flare Admin}}s alike evacuate the facility. Rippling with power, the weapon sends one energy blast skyward, piercing the clouds and flying into space before diving back down, before Lysandre screams that he and the Trainers shall live forever. The energy slams into Geosenge Town before the ultimate weapon sinks beneath the ground as Calem, Serena, and Shauna watch on silently.

A week later, Professor Sycamore watches [[Malva]] make an announcement on the [[Holo Caster]]. Malva acknowledges the shock felt throughout the [[region]] from Lysandre's actions, and plays a clip of Lysandre from a previous time, when he advised Trainers that the world was not set in stone, and they had the power to build a brighter future.

==Major events==
* [[Team Flare]] deploys the [[ultimate weapon]] in [[Geosenge Town]].
* {{ga|Calem}} battles and defeats [[Lysandre]].
* Lysandre uses the ultimate weapon in an attempt to grant himself, Calem, {{ga|Serena}}, and [[Shauna]] immortality.
* The ultimate weapon is buried again.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{ga|Calem}}
* {{ga|Serena}}
* [[Shauna]]
* [[Professor Sycamore]]
* [[Diantha]] (flashback)
* [[Malva]] (hologram)
* [[Lysandre]]
* {{tc|Team Flare Admin}}s
* {{tc|Team Flare Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Xerneas}} ({{ga|Calem}}'s; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Xerneas|Active Mode}})
* {{p|Gyarados}} ([[Lysandre]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Gyarados]])
* {{p|Chespin}} ([[Professor Sycamore]]'s)
* {{p|Fennekin}} ([[Professor Sycamore]]'s)
* {{p|Froakie}} ([[Professor Sycamore]]'s)
* {{p|Dedenne}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} (×2; flashback)
* {{p|Skiddo}} (multiple; flashback)

==Trivia==
* While {{ga|Calem}} fufills the role the protagonist would in [[Pokémon X and Y|Pokémon X]] in this short, {{ga|Serena}} is still seen wearing her hat, unlike her [[rival]] counterpart.
** Also, unlike in the aforementioned {{pkmn|games}}, where the rival only obtains a [[Mega Ring]] during the post-game, Serena is seen wearing a Mega Ring here.
* The two {{p|Pikachu}} in this episode wear the hats of {{ga|Calem}} and Serena.

===Errors===
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} subtitles, [[Diantha]] is incorrectly referred to as "{{ga|Selene}}".

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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