XY102

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XY101   EP900 ついの洞窟！動き出したZの謎！！ Terminus Cave! The Mystery of Z is Set in Motion!!

First broadcast Japan December 24, 2015 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending プニちゃんのうた

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka 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 Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: ついの洞窟！動き出したZの謎！！ Terminus Cave! The Mystery of Z is Set in Motion!!) is the 101st episode of the XY series, and the 900th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 24, 2015.

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

Major events

• Ash and his friends arrive at Terminus Cave and encounter Team Flare again.
• Ash's Noibat is revealed to know Tackle.
• Puni-chan gets separated from Ash and his friends.

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
• Lysandre
• Xerosic
• Celosia
• Bryony
• Mable
• Aliana
• Team Flare Grunts

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Drapion (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Greninja (Ash's; Ash-Greninja)
• Noibat (Ash's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Luxray (Clemont's)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's)
• Drapion (Celosia's)
• Manectric (Celosia's)
• Bisharp (Bryony's)
• Liepard (Bryony's)
• Houndour (Team Flare Grunts'; ×2)
• Skorupi (Team Flare Grunt's)
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core and 10%; Puni-chan)
• Zygarde (Zygarde 50%; Z-2)
• Ariados
• Lairon
• Shuckle

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

• Bonnie and Clemont narrate the preview for the next episode.
• This is the 900th episode of the main anime if Holiday Hi-Jynx and Snow Way Out! are not counted.

Errors

• After Greninja reverts to its normal form, its chest is the same from Ash-Greninja Forme

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