XY013: Kindergarten Chaos!

is the 13th episode of of , and of .
==Synopsis==
As Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie continue their journey to Cyllage City, they meet a young woman named Penelope who challenges Ash to a battle on the spot, right there in the forest! Penelope wants Ash to come with her if she beats him, which makes Serena a little nervous. Plus, Penelope’s partner for the battle is Sylveon, a Pokémon Ash hasn’t seen before. Ash is extra excited when Clemont tells him Sylveon is a Fairy-type Pokémon—a type Ash has never encountered!
Froakie does its best, but Sylveon easily defeats it with a devastating combo of Attract and Draining Kiss, leaving Froakie a little embarrassed and sulky for a while. Ash keeps his word, and all our heroes come along as Penelope leads them away...straight to her kindergarten class! Penelope explains that she and Sylveon explore the forest every day, looking for wild Pokémon to befriend so the children can meet them. This time, she’s brought our heroes and all their Pokémon instead! The kids are delighted, except for one boy named Randall, who’s afraid of Pokémon and determined to keep his distance.
Naturally, Team Rocket is lurking nearby, making plans to steal Pikachu—and Penelope’s Sylveon, too! They show up disguised as a traveling entertainment troupe and invite all the kids up on stage to play with them. When the kids are on the stage, Team Rocket sets off a series of smoke bombs. In the chaos, they swipe Pikachu and Sylveon and take off in their truck...but they don’t know Randall and Froakie are trapped there as well! Ash manages to hop onto the back of the truck as it drives away, and eventually gets inside. At first, he and Froakie work to break the cages holding Sylveon and Pikachu, but they’re too tough. When Randall sees how sad Sylveon is, he finally agrees to help, and with all three of them working together, the Pokémon are freed!
After they send the villains blasting off again, Ash and Randall return to the class, and Randall excitedly tells his classmates and teacher about his part in the rescue. The others are happy to see he’s gotten over his fear of Pokémon, and he even announces his plans to become a Pokémon Trainer when he gets older!
==Episode plot==
Ash faces a female trainer, who reminds him when the trainer's eyes meet, the battle is initiated. Serena is surprised to hear of such a rule, so Clemont replies it is a standard. The trainer is Penelope, who sends Sylveon. Ash sees it's an evolved form of Eevee, while Clemont and Bonnie tell him it is a Fairy-type Pokémon, like Dedenne. Excited to battle a new type of Pokémon, Ash sends Froakie. Penelope asks Ash should she win, he has to be with her for a while, calling him 'sweetie'. Serena is shocked and jealous of this statement, but Ash accepts. Froakie starts with Bubble, but is countered by Sylveon's Fairy Wind. The latter uses Moonblast, though Froakie jumps and kicks some Berries, which Sylveon repels. However, it was just a decoy, allowing Froakie to hit it using Water Pulse. It charges, but is infatuated by Sylveon's Attract. The latter uses Draining Kiss, making Froakie to burst out. The latter's energy is drained and is defeated.
Penelope gives Ash an Oran Berry and feeds it to Froakie. Penelope reminds Ash of the bet he made, making Serena blush a bit. They arrive at a kindergarten, where they are greeted by many children. They admire Ash's Pikachu, who goes on Ash's head to avoid "confrontation". The children turn to Froakie and play a bit. The principal arrives and sees Penelope arrived with new friends. Penelope admits she goes to the forest and tries to befriend wild Pokémon, then brings them to the kindergarten. The heroes see why Penelope wanted Ash to come with her, relieving Serena. While Froakie notices a boy hiding behind a column, Team Rocket observes their enemies. Meowth is charmed by Sylveon, thinking how cute she is and is in love. James and Jessie, however, plan on catching both Sylveon and Pikachu.
The children watch Pikachu and pat him. Bonnie lets them know Pikachu likes his tail patted, overjoying the children. Clemont proposes they should send all their Pokémon to have fun with the children. Ash sends Fletchling, Clemont sends Chespin and Bunnelby, while Serena sends Fennekin and Dedenne comes out of Bonnie's bag. Ash notices a child running by and the principal tells it is Randall, who gets scared easily. While other children play with the Pokémon, Froakie is still annoyed how it lost against Sylveon, especially with the Attract tactic. The principal leads Randall to others. Ash offers Randall to greet Froakie and Bonnie goes to give Randall food to feed Froakie with, but Randall is too shy and refuses. He does not want to, thinking Froakie may attack him. Randall remembers well he met a Hoppip, but a Beedrill scared Randall, causing Hoppip to leave him.
The heroes comfort Randall, telling it is actually fun not to know, making Pokémon exciting. Randall is not convinced, thinking Pokémon are still scary. A truck appears and opens, revealing Jessie and Meowth as entertainers. Everyone goes to watch this show, even if Penelope nor the principal do not remember organizing this event. Everyone comes on the truck and everyone is given a ball to hold. Randall and Froakie stay out of this event. Everyone throws a ball into the air, but the balls explode and release smoke. Everyone leaves the truck, though a net is thrown onto Sylveon and Pikachu, trapping them in capsules. Team Rocket take off their disguises and ride off. Ash and Fletchling follow them and the former manages to get onto the truck. However, the principal notices Randall is gone.
James notices Fletchling following them, so he releases sludge to slow it down. In the truck, Randall bumps into Froakie and both are terrified. They also notice Sylveon and Pikachu caged and the latter's Thunderbolt had no effect on the capsule. Seeing Randall is in the truck, Clemont, Bonnie, Serena and Penelope decide to follow the truck and save him. Froakie uses Bubble and Water Pulse, but neither attack doesn't destroy the capsules. Ash enters the truck and promises to save Sylveon and Pikachu at any cost. Serena, Clemont, Bonnie and Penelope ride a car and notice Fletchling, who is still covered in sludge. Ash and Froakie tackle the cages, but are surprised how sturdy they are. They ask for Randall's help, who thinks of himself as a coward. Ash replies he needs everyone's help. Seeing Sylveon scared, Randall is reminded Sylveon is everyone's friend and agrees to help.
Ash, Froakie and Randall tackle the cage few times and break the glass, freeing Sylveon. Randall loses his hat, but Sylveon pats him, thanking Randall for saving her. Sylveon also comes to Froakie, who blushes. The four tackle the other cage and free Pikachu as well. Team Rocket arrives at an abandoned building and are pleased they will report these two Pokémon to the boss. They open the truck, but are shocked their enemy is here. Jessie sends Pumpkaboo and James with Inkay, who use Shadow Ball and Psybeam. Froakie's Water Pulse and Pikachu's Thunderbolt counter these moves. Using Electro Ball, Pikachu blasts Team Rocket off. Serena, Clemont, Bonnie and Penelope arrive and are glad their friends are safe.
At the kindergarten, Randall admits he saved Pikachu and Sylveon. He turns to Froakie and thinks they both are friends, which Ash confirms. The children are glad, seeing Randall is no longer afraid nor shy. Randall already sees himself as a Pokémon Trainer with Froakie. Ash promises he will battle him one day. The heroes bid everyone farewell and depart off.
==Debuts==
===Character===
*Penelope
*Randall
*Principal
===Pokémon===
* Sylveon
===Move===
*Moonblast
*Draining Kiss
*Fairy Wind
==Quotes==
* "There's a . . . twerp in our truck!" - Jessie
* "You won't sell!" - James
==Trivia==
*"Who's that Pokémon?": Sylveon (U.S.)
*"Pokémon Quiz": Sylveon (JP)
*Like in "Wired For Battle!", Ash's Heracross battles Shingo's Scizor, who is a -type Pokémon, a type Ash did not encounter before that episode.
**Nonetheless, he had already encountered two Fairy-types (Dedenne and Spritzee) before.
*Like in "The Purr-fect Hero" and in "Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!", the story is centered around a kindergarten class.
*Meowth demonstrates his love for Eevee's evolved forms after saying that Sylveon is cute. Something similar happened in Eevee & Friends.
*A score in Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice plays at one point in this episode.
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==References==
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes focusing on Serena