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'''What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!''' (Japanese: '''レシラム対Ｎ！理想と真実の彼方へ！！''' ''Reshiram VS N! Beyond Truth and Ideals!!'') is the 122nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 779th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 18, 2013, and in the United States on July 20, 2013.

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The story begins immediately after the events of the [[BW121|previous episode]], with [[Ghetsis]] performing a ritual to awaken Reshiram. As the [[Light Stone]] begins to float, {{Ash}} prepares to intervene, only for a mysterious fog to fill the {{an|White Ruins}}. The {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s holding {{an|N}} are suddenly scattered by a {{m|Psybeam}}, followed by a {{m|Magical Leaf}} that destroys N's bonds. From the heart of the fog, [[Anthea and Concordia]] call out to N, asking him to return with them.

While {{TP|Iris|Axew}} tries to release {{an|Iris}}, N explains that [[Team Plasma]] is trying to awake {{p|Reshiram}}, which he fears will repeat the tragedy he saw years ago. Anthea and Concordia again ask him to return, saying that he is too important to lose, but N refuses - he has to find out why Reshiram is so angry, or [[human]]s and {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} will never be able to understand each other. He begs Anthea and Concordia to help him defeat Team Plasma, prompting Anthea and Concordia's {{p|Gardevoir}} and {{p|Gothitelle}} to appear from the fog. However, [[Colress]] uses his Pokémon Control Device on the {{t|Psychic}} Pokémon, bringing them under Team Plasma's control.

With the {{pkmn2|Legendary}} {{t|Dragon}} blocking their way, Ash tells Pikachu to use {{m|Electro Ball}} on Colress's machine. However, Colress uses the opportunity to blast Pikachu with a mind-control beam, interrupting its attack. To everyone's surprise, Pikachu appears to be resisting the effects of the machine, prompting Ash and his friends to offer words of encouragement. Colress gloats that Pikachu's struggles are futile, but his confidence turns to astonishment as it manages to turn around and begin advancing on the scientist. As Colress stares in bewilderment, Pikachu releases a powerful {{m|Thunderbolt}} at Reshiram - suddenly, N declares that he can hear Reshiram's voice as well. Cilan realizes that Reshiram is using Pikachu's electricity to try to escape from Team Plasma's control.

Frustrated and confused by this turn of events, Ghetsis commands Colress to secure their control over Pikachu. In response, Colress blasts Pikachu with his machine's full power, but this only stalls the Mouse Pokémon for a moment before it continues advancing on Team Plasma, even firing another Thunderbolt that comes dangerously close to the device. As Colress and Ghetsis look on, stunned at Pikachu's resistance to their control, Ash commands Pikachu to launch an Electro Ball at Colress's machine. Reshiram adds a Fusion Flare to the assault, which Colress narrowly evades as his machine is finally destroyed. With the device in ruins, all of the brainwashed Pokémon return to normal. A distraught Colress wonders what went wrong, to which N explains that he underestimated the power of the bond between Ash and Pikachu. Colress insists that he won't give up, only to be interrupted by an enraged Reshiram igniting its tail. Stunned and disbelieving, Colress declares that Reshiram's power is rising even ''higher'' than when it was under his control, emphasized by the Legendary Dragon using {{m|Blue Flare}} to destroy Team Plasma's jet.

The [[International Police]] arrives to arrest Colress, Ghetsis, and the Team Plasma Grunts. Despite their failure, Colress has regained his spirits with the thought of a new project: a machine to allow humans to understand Pokémon. Meanwhile, Ash, Iris, and Cilan part ways with N, who convinces Anthea and Concordia to travel with him on their quest to create their ideal world - a world where humans and Pokémon can truly understand each other.

* [[Colress]]'s machine is destroyed, freeing all the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

* Looker arrests Ghetsis, Colress and the other Team Plasma members, thereby bringing down the [[villainous teams|team]].

* {{p|Reshiram}} ({{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Reshiram|anime}})

* This episode concludes the ''"Episode {{an|N}}"'' arc.

* Instead of a normal preview, this episode was followed by a trailer of [[S16|the upcoming ''Decolora Adventure'' saga]].

* This episode marks the final appearances to date of [[Looker]], [[Cedric Juniper]], {{an|N}}, [[Colress]], [[Ghetsis]], [[Anthea and Concordia|Anthea, and Concordia]].

* In the scene where {{p|Reshiram}} is being controlled and everyone is shocked, Looker's eyes are colored black instead of gray.

* {{TRT}}'s [[Sinnoh]] {{motto}} music is added in place of the original [[Unova]] motto BGM. This is the first time Team Rocket's motto background music is changed in the dub.

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[[zh:精灵宝可梦 超级愿望 第122集]]