XY130

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Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!

XY130   EP929 決勝戦！サトシ対アラン！！ The Finals! Satoshi VS Alan!!

First broadcast Japan August 11, 2016 United States October 29, 2016

English themes Opening Stand Tall Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending ピカチュウのうた

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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

Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! (Japanese: 決勝戦！サトシ対アラン！！ The Finals! Satoshi VS Alan!!) is the 130th episode of the XY series, and the 929th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 11, 2016 and in the United States on October 29, 2016.

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

Blurb

The Kalos League finals are under way, and Ash and Alain are battling it out with full teams of six Pokémon each! We’re in for a great battle, with both Trainers eager to put their best skills on display. Who will win this close matchup between the two talented Trainers?

Plot

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This episode starts with Ash and Alain entering the battlefield and preparing for the final battle in Lumiose Conference.

Major events

• Ash and Alain begin their Full Battle against each other in the Lumiose Conference finals.
• Alain is revealed to own a Tyranitar, Weavile, Bisharp, and Unfezant.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Sycamore
• Alain
• Mairin
• Tierno
• Trevor
• Shauna
• Sawyer
• Lysandre
• Team Flare Admin
• Malva
• Diantha

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Metagross (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Unfezant (male) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Greninja (Ash's; fantasy)
• Talonflame (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Goodra (Ash's; fantasy)
• Noivern (Ash's)
• Charizard (Alain's)
• Metagross (Alain's)
• Tyranitar (Alain's)
• Weavile (Alain's)
• Bisharp (Alain's)
• Unfezant (Alain's; male)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Squishy)

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

• Poké TV: "Poke Love TV" focusing on Beldum, Metang, Metagross, and Mega Metagross.
• Greninja and Goodra's only appearances in this episode are as part of the "To Be Continued" image.

Errors

• When Talonflame is falling to the ground after being hit by Air Slash, the top sides of its wings are colored gray instead of red.
• When Metagross uses Meteor Mash, the position of Ash and Pikachu on the scoreboard is reversed.
• In the dub, when Bonnie cheers for Pikachu after Metagross is getting hit by his Thunderbolt, Dedenne's mouth moves but no sound comes out.

In other languages

← XY129 : Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!

XY series

XY131 : Down to the Fiery Finish! →

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