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series=Pokémon the Series: Black & White |

broadcast_us=June 23, 2012 |

art=篠原隆 |

footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|bw|067}}

* {{BMGf|134876|Dub review thread on BMGf}}

'''Cilan Takes Flight!''' (Japanese: '''フキヨセジムのエアバトル！挑戦者デント！？''' ''{{tt|Fukiyose|Mistralton}} Gym Air Battle! Challenger {{tt|Dent|Cilan}}!?'') is the 67th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 724th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 23, 2012 and in the United States on June 23, 2012.

 

==Blurb==

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<i>Ash is surprised to see a long line of Trainers waiting to challenge Skyla, the Mistralton City Gym Leader, and is even more surprised when he’s told he has to make an appointment for their battle! He learns that Skyla has a passion for flying, and to make sure she has enough time to pursue her hobby, she keeps a very tight schedule at her Gym.

 

And that’s not the only unusual thing about Skyla’s style! As our heroes watch the morning challenges, they learn how Skyla can fit so many battles into a single day: they’re not physical battles, but something she calls "Air Battles," which take place only in her mind! Skyla envisions the outcome of each battle, and within moments, the winners and losers are decided without actually battling.

 

This infuriates Cilan, who challenges Skyla, Gym Leader to Gym Leader, in an effort to show her what Gym battles should be. She accepts...and wins, much to Cilan’s dismay!

Skyla decides that’s enough for one day, and cancels all her afternoon battles. She’s about to leave when Ash runs up and challenges her, saying that her Air Battles are boring and that Trainers and their Pokémon have to battle for real. Skyla looks over Ash’s Pokémon and declares that she’d beat him easily, so there’s no point in battling, but Ash insists that she has to give him a chance! Can he convince her to battle him for real?</i>

{{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} arrive at [[Mistralton City]], where they are amazed by a plane doing tricks in midair. Ash runs to what appears to be the [[Mistralton Gym|Gym]], but instead, the sign says Mistralton Cargo Service. Regardless, Ash rushes to the doors, only to be stopped by a {{pkmn|Trainer}} who tells Ash that there is a line to battle the [[Gym Leader]]. Ash finds out that he has to reserve a time to battle the Gym Leader. Since all morning battles have been taken, Ash will have to battle in the afternoon. As Ash receives his call slip, the same plane that flew overhead lands on the landing strip. The pilot jumps out of the plane and removes her headgear, revealing herself to be [[Skyla]]. She greets the crowd and reveals that she is the Gym Leader for the Mistralton Gym.  

Skyla approaches the crowd of Trainers to see that there are 15 of them waiting. Ash is surprised and wonders if she can really take on all 15 in the morning alone. Skyla sends out her Pokémon, first a {{p|Swoobat}}, followed by a male {{p|Unfezant}}, and finally a {{TP|Skyla|Swanna}}. The first challenger approaches and sends out his three Pokémon for the battle; a {{p|Zebstrika}}, a {{p|Boldore}}, and an {{p|Emolga}}. Skyla declares an "Air Battle", which confuses Ash and Cilan. Skyla assesses the situation in her mind, predicting how she thinks the battle will play out. In her head, she figures that with the type advantage of all three of her opponent's Pokémon has over hers, they are most likely to win, so she promptly gives up without starting a real battle and awards the boy the {{Badge|Jet}}. As the boy runs off, Ash stops him to ask about the Air Battle.

Meanwhile, the next challenger steps up and sends out her three Pokémon, a {{p|Sewaddle}}, a {{p|Pansear}}, and a {{p|Leavanny}}. At the same time, she assesses her opponent's Pokémon and declares that with the {{t|Bug}}- and {{type|Fire}} team she has, there is no way her challenger can win, and thus, the girl does not get a Badge. Ash is utterly dumbfounded by her Gym Battle format since there is no actual battling involved. One after another, all of Skyla's remaining challengers approach. Some are declared victorious while others leave empty handed. The boy tells Ash that Skyla can simulate the battle solely inside of her head, and will give a Badge to those who she thinks she can't win against. Iris can see the merit behind this system, but Cilan does not look pleased. As the final battle for the morning begins, Skyla does her final Air Battle. As Cilan watches, he grows increasingly aggravated by her style of Gym Battles. Finally after finishing her last battle, Cilan and Ash had enough and both of them walk up to Skyla to question her methods. However she ignores them and promptly flies off in her plane until the afternoon comes.

Cilan snaps, refusing to accept Skyla's way. While Cilan vents his frustration, a man walks up from behind. He too questions Skyla's method and introduces himself as {{an|Miles}} who is also Skyla's grandfather. In the past, Miles was the Gym Leader, but he eventually retired and started the cargo company. Skyla took over and when she first started she would battle the traditional way and she has incredible battling skills. However, due to the mass amounts of challengers she received daily, she could no longer fly in her plane as she pleased. Instead she devised her battling system, which all of her challengers seem to accept, whether they win or lose. Cilan objects, but Miles said he has tried in the past to convince her that her method is wrong, but Skyla shrugs it off saying that everyone is happy with this method and it is much easier this way so she doesn't have to work so hard, labeling the traditional Gym Battling system as old school. Ash is told to go and find another Gym instead, but Ash is more convinced to battle Skyla now and, even more so, Cilan wants to battle her as well.

 

 

 

 

Miles unhappily declares that Skyla is the winner as she continues to boast that she was right in the end. Cilan is crushed that not only did he fail to teach Skyla a lesson, he actually helped to prove her point about Air Battles. Iris and Ash both feel sorry for Cilan as he stands in shock. Skyla, feeling that she has done enough for the day, tells all of the Trainers that that afternoon's Air Battles are cancelled and starts to leave. Ash is finally fed up with her cocky attitude and confronts her personally. He declares that he finds her Air Battles to be boring and wishes to fight her in an official Gym Battle the same way she did with Cilan. However Skyla refuses, only to be stopped by Miles who sides with Ash. Ash declares that there are many Battles as there are Trainers and Pokémon, and doing Air Battles is certainly boring. Miles states that earlier, Skyla said she won't let Swanna's wings get dirty, but, in his eyes, they already are. Skyla accepts to battle Ash. Ash sends out his selections for the battle, but they are not displayed for the viewers at this point. Skyla commends Ash on his team balance, but she is confident that she will win. Ash replies that she will never know for sure unless they battle for real.

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Mistralton City]] and meet [[Skyla]], the local [[Gym Leader]].

* Outraged by Skyla's unconventional battling method, {{an|Cilan}} battles Skyla but loses.

 

* [[Skyla's Swanna]]

* {{an|Miles}}

[[File:WTP BW067.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]

[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Unfezant}}♂ ''(US and international)'' {{p|Stunfisk}} ''(Japan)''

* {{p|Unfezant}} ([[Skyla]]'s; male)

* {{p|Swanna}} ({{OP|Skyla|Swanna}})

* {{p|Watchog}} (Trainers'; ×2)

==Trivia==

[[File:QR Code anime.png|thumb|230px|The QR Code on Ash's Pokédex]]

* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Tynamo}}

* A {{wp|QR code}} appears on {{Ash}}'s [[Pokédex]] which allowed him to make a reservation to see Skyla.

** The encoded message reads '''''\\afs\d3d\share\proj\PMBW\comp''''', a possible reference to the production studio's internal {{wp|network share}} containing ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' projects.

* When [[Skyla]] made her simulation, she imagined that her {{p|Swoobat}} would use an attack to {{status|confusion|confuse}} {{p|Stunfisk}}. However, in neither this episode nor in the [[BW068|next]] did Swoobat show a move that can cause confusion.  

* Ash's Pokédex displays both a male and female {{p|Unfezant}} in this and the next episode at one time. However, it does not display both genders for {{p|Frillish}} or {{p|Jellicent}} in previous and future episodes.  

 

* There are several errors with Skyla spotted throughout the episode:

** When Skyla is introducing herself, the right part of her belt and her belly button are missing.

** When Skyla is challenging with the last Pokémon trainer in air-battle, part of her clothes and the right belt's colors are swapped for a few frames.

** During two scenes in a flashback, Skyla's pigtails hair disappears: when {{an|Miles}} tells Skyla not to give up on Pokémon battle while she decides to do an air battle, and later when Skyla is bidding farewell to her grandpa.

** When Skyla recalls her Swoobat after it fainted, part of her hair is colored the same as her hair accessory. This error was corrected on the Japanese DVD version.

** When Skyla is releasing her {{p|Unfezant}} to battle, part of her clothes and the right belt's colors are swapped, the part of her hair near her left ear is colored the same ways as her skin for a few frames. (The error of her part of her clothes and right belt was corrected on the Japanese DVD version, while the hair near left ear error is the same.)

** In the scene when {{an|Cilan}} recalls his {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} after it fainted, part of Skyla's right sleeve is colored the same as her skin after appearing.

** When Miles arrives to tell Skyla that he wants to see her in a real [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, part of her clothes and her left belt's swap colors.

** In the English dub, when Skyla introduces her {{TP|Skyla|Swanna}}, her Japanese voice can be heard.

File:BW067 error 8.png|The light-blue and dark-blue of Skyla's clothes and right belt color are swapped

File:BW067 error 2.png|Skyla's hair accessory error

File:BW067 error.png|Skyla's hair is colored the same as her hair accessory

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