XY116

The Synchronicity Test! (Japanese: サトシとアラン！ゲッコウガＶＳメガリザードンふたたび！！ and ! VS Mega Once Again!!) is the 116th episode of Pokémon the Series: XY, and the 915th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on April 21, 2016 and in the United States on July 23, 2016.
==Blurb==
Clemont has been wondering about the mysterious change that sometimes happens to Ash and Greninja during battle, and he wants to get to the bottom of it—with science! He challenges Greninja to battle his Luxray while “Clembot Mini” performs an analysis, but nothing unusual happens.
While Greninja is healing up, Alain and his Charizard stop by the same Pokémon Center and enthusiastically agree to the next battle! During this fierce competition, Ash and Greninja sync up, and Greninja transforms in a spectacular display of power—but after Ash has an intense and scary reaction, the battle is cut short. Still, he’s determined to get stronger alongside Greninja!
==Plot==
Alain exits a forest and sees a Pokémon Center and proceeds to head towards it as he walks by. At that Pokemon Center, and his head out to the battlefield where decides he wants to know more about Ash and and decides to do an analysis. He brings out a mini Clembot which and find cute. The "Clembot Mini", as calls it, brings up footage from the times when Greninja changed form, as Clemont put forward his hypothesis; he claims that the changes in take place only during a , and that they cause it to . He believes that the phenomenon is psychological, explaining that the mental changes cause Ash and Greninja to move and act alike. claims that this belief of his is very nearly same to the prediction made by Olympia, specifically pointing that Greninja needs Ash's love to reach its new heights. Clemont adds that Sawyer did say that and with deep bonds tend to look alike and decides that it is time to prove his hypothesis. He gives two "Battle Pulse meters", one for Ash and Greninja each, explaining that the device will collect and display changes in brain waves, heart rate, and other data during a battle, as well as measure any changes Greninja experiences and how they are reflected in Ash. Ash seems pleased with the device and is excited to test it out in the battle with Clemont.
Clemont sends out his to battle and commands him to use . Greninja attacks Luxray with , who blocks it with . Luxray is told to use and Greninja uses to evade the move, but Luxray manages to destroy all of the copies. Greninja appears behind Luxray and strikes it with . Serena notices the display screen and notes how the waves show Ash and Greninja to be in perfect sync with each other. Meanwhile, Alain enters the Pokémon Center and is greeted by Nurse Joy and her , who sees Ash though the window. Continuing their battle, Luxray uses Thunder Fang once again to meet a Cut from Greninja. Clemont decides to halt the battle, as he is not seeing any noteworthy changes in Greninja. Ash claims that neither he nor Greninja know how to initiate the transformation and Clemont believes that they are missing a critical piece of information. The group is greeted by Alain; he reveals he usually meets Ash whenever he is in the middle of a battle. He notices Ash's Battle Pulse meter, and the latter explains that they are trying to find out about Greninja's mysterious power. Ash challenges Alain to a battle, and Clemont sees this as an opportunity to focus solely on the data. Alain agrees, and Clemont and Ash recall their Pokémon and give their s to Nurse Joy for healing. Ash asks Alain what he wishes to do while they wait and asks him if he has any other Pokémon besides . Alain replies in the affirmative, and the two decide to battle until Greninja's health is restored. 
Ash sends out , which upsets who was hoping to battle against Alain. Serena and Bonnie cheer Noivern as Alain sends out his . Serena checks her Pokédex, and Noivern begins by using , which Metang counters with . Next, a from Metang is intercepted by . Ash has Noivern use , which connects with . Noivern uses Acrobatics again, but it is countered by Psyshock. Alain commands Metang to use as Noivern falls, but Noivern dodges it and scores a direct hit with Boomburst. A Metal Claw from Metang and a show of Acrobatics from Noivern collide, but after the dust from the collision clears, Noivern is revealed to have fainted, making Alain the winner. Alain states to Metang that, given more time, they would have been defeated.
Ash and Clemont's Pokémon are fully healed and as Ash puts the Battle Pulse meter on Greninja, Clemont informs a curious Alain on what his views about Greninja's transformation are. Ash and Alain begin their battle by sending out Greninja and respectively. Greninja uses , but it is countered by , damaging Greninja. Greninja uses Double Team to evade a and then hits Charizard with a Cut. Alain Mega Evolves his Charizard on the latter's urging, and then uses on Greninja; the Ninja Pokémon retaliates with Aerial Ace, stopping Thunder Punch and slamming Charizard into the ground. Serena marvels at the battling Pokémon; Bonnie asks her brother if he is noticing any changes on the screen but Clemont replies in the negative. Greninja uses Cut but it is blocked by Charizard and Greninja is hit point-blank by Flamethrower; Charizard follows up with Thunder Punch to hit Greninja, who tries to retaliate with Water Shuriken. Charizard dodges though, and lands the hit, sending Greninja to the ground. Greninja starts to slowly rise upon Ash's encouragement - upon this, Clemont notes changes in the pulse waves and believes that the synchronization is about to take place. True to his prediction, Greninja changes its form and Clemont is pleased that his hypothesis is correct, proving that the Ash and Greninja's emotions must be in sync for the transformation to take place. Ash commands Greninja to use Cut but Charizard easily dodges it. Charizard uses Flamethrower which is intercepted by another Cut; an Aerial Ace is countered by a Thunder Punch. Alain is excited at Greninja's power and asks Charizard if it can feel the power too. Greninja uses Cut which is intercepted by Charizard's Dragon Claw. Charizard successfully pushes the Ninja Pokémon back and Ash feels his Pokémon's pain, though, Greninja instantly recover and hit with Cut. The attack flings Charizard back for huge damage, showering Alain in dust and dirt. Suddenly, Ash starts experiencing a mysterious pain. Serena questions on Ash's sudden behavior and Clemont notices de-synchronization of Ash and Greninja's waves. Ash finds himself unable to move and faints, while Greninja also returns to its previous form and falls on the ground, exhausted. The battle is called off as everyone rushes to aid Ash. 
The scene shifts to Greninja walking away from Ash, who complains of not being able to move and pleads to his Pokémon to stop. This is, however, revealed to just be Ash's dream, with Greninja right beside him when he regains consciousness, and everyone is relieved. Alain advises Ash to rest for the entirety of the evening, and Ash apologizes to Alain for messing up the battle. Ash expresses his feelings of temporary paralysis to the group; Clemont reasons that the synchronization must have put a heavy load on him and caused him to faint. Alain is surprised at the raw power exhibited by Ash and Greninja, causing Ash to laugh off in embarrassment; Ash wonders why he wasn't able to move himself, and challenges Alain to a battle some other time, when he would have perfected the transformation. He reveals his plan of beating Alain and then the Kalos League, and hopefully be a Pokémon Master someday. Alain inquires on the Kalos League as Ash, surprised that Alain is not participating in the Kalos League, explains that only the strongest Trainers shall partake in the League, causing Alain to state that it sounds like fun.
Night sets in with Alain and Charizard sitting by a campfire, and he replies to a call from a . The grunt shows him a video he just received from Lysandre, which is actually a message from Mairin. She informs Alain on the current state of Chespie, excitedly stating that her Pokémon has shown tiny signs of movement, and then wishes him luck as the video and the call end respectively. Alain reminisces about his time with and urges Charizard to be strong with him, so that they can protect the ones they love. As morning sets in, Ash is all excited for his training to be strong just like his Pokémon so that they can successfully carry out the transformation. He sends out , , and and runs off towards Snowbelle City, prompting Serena, Clemont and Bonnie to follow him, trying to catch up with the excited Ash.
==Major events==
* invents a wristband-like mechanism to enhance and analyze and when using the Ash-Greninja form.
* Ash and encounter Alain again.
* Alain is revealed to own a .
* Ash has a battle against Alain and loses.
* Ash has a second battle with Alain, but it is abandoned when Ash collapses due to the strain of using the Ash-Greninja form.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
==Characters==
===Humans===
* 
* 
* 
* 
* Olympia (flashback)
* Alain
* Sawyer (video; flashback)
* Nurse Joy
* (flashback)
* Mairin (video)
* Sophie (flashback)
* Cosette (flashback)
* Charlene (flashback)
* (flashback)
* (video)
* Trainer
===Pokémon===
Who's That Pokémon?: (US and international)Pokémon Quiz: (Japan)
* ()
* ()
* (; flashback)
* (; Ash-Greninja)
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* (; Mega Charizard X)
* (Alain's)
* (; video; flashback)
* (Mairin's; Chespie; video)
* (Olympia's; male; flashback)
* (Olympia's; female; flashback)
* (Heidayu's; video; flashback)
* (Trainer's)
* (; Squishy)
==Trivia==
* Poké TV: "Pokemon Unbelievable" focusing on .
* This is the first episode featuring Team Flare that does not appear in.
* The English dub was released on iTunes on July 22, 2016, one day before the episode aired in .
* , , and narrate the preview for the next episode.
* An extended version of is used as an insert song during Ash's second battle against Alain.
* Music from Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice is used in this episode.
* This is the first time Alain is seen using a Pokémon other than his .
===Errors===
* says the Ash-Greninja form was seen only three times before the events of this episode instead of four times.
===Dub edits===
* In the dub, Clemont doesn't tell to use .
* XY&Z is replaced with an instrumental version of Stand Tall.
* Unlike in An Electrifying Rage!, 's voice is dubbed in this episode.
==In other languages==
116
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes focusing on Alain
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Masahiro Sekino
Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes animated by Masaaki Iwane
de:Der Synchron-Test!
es:EP919
fr:XY116
it:XY116
ja:XY編第116話
zh:宝可梦 XY 第115集