XY126

Valuable Experience for All! (Japanese: メガジュカイン対ライチュウ！経験値いただきます！！ Mega VS Raichu! I Received Some Experience Points!!) is the 126th episode of Pokémon the Series: XY, and the 925th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on July 7, 2016 and in the United States on October 1, 2016.
==Blurb==
At the Kalos League, Ash defeats Astrid and her Mega Absol to move into the semifinals, securing a spot alongside Alain. There’s just one spot left—and Tierno and Sawyer are battling for it.
Tierno and his Pokémon are looking great as they leap into their battle dance, but the analytical Sawyer has been watching them and knows what to expect. He also has a secret weapon of his own—and when his Sceptile Mega Evolves, it’s all over!
Sawyer and Ash are paired for the semifinals in a six-on-six Full Battle. Ash has just five Pokémon traveling with him...until Keanan arrives, bringing Goodra to complete the team!
==Plot==
Malva reports directly from the League, chronicling the events that have taken place in the conference so far. Moments of s are then shown. transforms into Ash-Greninja and wins, Astrid wins with her against an , Sawyer wins with his against a , and Remo wins with his Mega against a . It is also revealed that Alain and have advanced to the quarterfinals. Now it is time for the challengers to fight their way into the Top 4. Malva ends her report, and the scene shifts to an ongoing battle between Ash and Astrid.
Ash and Astrid are in the middle of their battle. As Astrid commands her Mega Absol to use , dodges and Ash commands him to retaliate with . Hawlucha scores a direct hit, knocking Mega Absol out and sending Ash to the semifinals. Meanwhile, Alain is revealed to have won his own quarterfinals match as well. In the hall after his fight, Ash meets Sawyer before his own battle. Sawyer congratulates Ash on advancing and promises to win so he can face Ash as he vowed before. Ash warns that Tierno is a strong Trainer, but Sawyer is confident and hints at a secret weapon, and as they part Ash wishes him luck.
Meanwhile, is being dragged along by Malva, who is constantly busy conducting interviews. As a result, the trio is completely unable to focus on their own plans to steal any Pokémon.
Back at the arena, Remo is revealed to have become the third semifinalist, just as arrives. She is warmly welcomed by the group and updated on the current League happenings. On the field, Tierno and Sawyer emerge for their battle, and Sawyer chooses to start, which Ash scans with his Pokédex. Tierno sends out and shows off some perfectly synchronized dance steps with it. The match is begun, and Ludicolo starts off with , creating swirling thunder clouds over the battlefield that start a heavy downpour. Sawyer orders a , sharply increasing Aegislash's power.
Tierno calls out for a , which Aegislash is unable to dodge. Sawyer correctly deduces that the rain has powered up both Ludicolo's , thanks to its Ability, as well as its attacks. However, after taking another Hydro Pump, Aegislash counters the next with , into its Shield form.
Tierno orders another Hydro Pump, but this time Aegislash cuts through it with a powerful that sends Ludicolo flying. While Ludicolo is reeling, Sawyer orders another Swords Dance. Ludicolo tries to execute , but Aegislash uses Sacred Sword again to tear through it, connecting with Ludicolo and knocking it out. As Tierno thanks Ludicolo for his hard work, he sends out next. Raichu's opening is blocked by Aegislash's King's Shield, but she manages to burrow into the earth with to evade Aegislash's followup . Raichu takes advantage of the opening while Aegislash has lost sight of him to complete the attack and knock Aegislash out.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket is about at the end of their rope with Malva's demanding schedule. James suggests simply quitting and focusing on stealing Pokémon and Jessie wholeheartedly agrees, but before they have a chance to act on it, Malva appears to pull them into another interview, much to their dismay.
Sawyer has now sent out to face Raichu, and Slurpuff executes a successful on Raichu, causing the type to become infatuated. This leaves her wide open to an from Slurpuff, after which Tierno decides to recall the helpless Raichu and replace her with . Sawyer tries to open again with Attract, but Blastoise shrugs it off, being a male just like Slurpuff. Blastoise then fires off a heavy-hitting , knocking Slurpuff out.
Down to his final Pokémon, Sawyer sends out his . Tierno orders , which Sceptile intercepts with a . Blastoise tries to execute another Hydro Cannon, but Sceptile dodges it and lands a in return. On Tierno's order, Blastoise charges towards Sceptile with , but Sawyer commands Sceptile to intercept it with . Enormous whip-like vines emerge from the field and toss Blastoise into the sky. As he falls, Blastoise manages to summon the thunderclouds with Rain Dance again, but upon impacting the ground, it is knocked out.
Tierno summons his last Pokémon, a now battle-ready Raichu. Ash worries that Sceptile is still the more powerful Pokémon, but when Tierno orders a attack, Clemont realizes that Blastoise's parting Rain Dance will ensure that Raichu's Thunder attack won't miss. Before Raichu can release her Thunder, however, Sawyer reveals his secret weapon and uses his Key Stone to Mega Evolve Sceptile. Refusing to be daunted, Tierno orders Raichu to complete her attack, but to Tierno's great surprise, Mega Sceptile comes through it completely unscathed. Sawyer reveals that, as a result of Mega Evolving, Mega Sceptile's Ability is now , rendering Thunder useless. Mega Sceptile charges towards Raichu with , and Raichu tries to counter with , but Mega Sceptile slashes through the attack and lands the blow on Raichu, knocking her unconscious and winning the battle for Sawyer, making him the fourth and final semifinalist.
With the semifinalists decided, the announcer reveals the semifinal match-ups, which will pit Alain against Remo and Ash against Sawyer. As the sun sets, Ash exits the arena with his friends, who remind him that the semifinal battle will require a full team of six Pokémon, when he currently only has five. At this reminder, Ash panics about the time and runs off to a street outside where he comments that he's expecting someone. The others are confused, but a honking truck soon draws their attention. Turning towards the sound, they spot , previously left at its home swamp, riding in the bed of a truck being driven by Keanan. In a flashback, it is revealed that during his latest visit to the wetlands, Ash had requested Goodra's assistance for the league's semifinals, and it agreed. With his team now complete, Ash summons them all before him to declare his confidence in them and vow to beat Sawyer with their help, and the whole team cheers in agreement.
==Major events==
* Sawyer is revealed to have obtained a .
* , Sawyer, and are all revealed to have made it to the quarterfinals.
* Ash defeats Astrid in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals.
* Alain is revealed to have also advanced to the semifinals.
* Ash and meet up with again.
* Sawyer's is revealed to have evolved into .
* Sawyer is revealed to have obtained a Key Stone and a Sceptilite.
* Sawyer defeats Tierno in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals.
* Ash and Alain are revealed to be facing Sawyer and Remo, respectively, in the semifinals.
* Ash's Goodra returns to Ash's party as his sixth member for the Full Battle against Sawyer.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
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=====Main series debuts=====
* ()
==Characters==
===Humans===
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* Jessie
* James
* Alain (flashback)
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* Sawyer
* Malva
* Diantha
* Keanan
* Remo
* Astrid
* Announcer
* Referee
===Pokémon===
Who's That Pokémon?: () (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Mega (Japan)
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* ()
* ()
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* (; Ash-Greninja; flashback as Ash-Greninja)
* ()
* ()
* (; rejoins)
* ()
* (; Mega Charizard X; flashback) 
* ('s; Mega Charizard Y; flashback)
* ()
* ('s)
* ('s)
* (; )
* (Sawyer's)
* (Sawyer's)
* (Sawyer's; flashback)
* (Keanan's)
* (Astrid's; )
* (Remo's; ; Garchoo; flashback)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's; flashback)
* (Trainer's; flashback)
* (Trainer's; flashback)
==Trivia==
* Poké TV: "Poké Love TV" focusing on .
** The segment was absent in the initial broadcast airing in favor of a Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster, which focused on and information on the third Pokémon the Series: XY movie, as this was the last episode to air before it debuted in Japanese theaters.
* and Sawyer read the title card in the Japanese version.
* Sawyer and Ash narrate the preview of the next episode.
* Squishy does not make an appearance in this episode, marking the first time since the beginning of the XY&Z arc that it does not appear.
* This marks the first time a Pokémon Ash had previously rejoins his team.
* As of this episode, all of the Pokémon introduced in Generation VI have appeared in the main series, excluding and Mythical Pokémon.
===Errors===
* In the original version, says that moves can never miss in the rain, which is incorrect, as this only applies to the move .
* The with the , who was seen battling Astrid in the beginning of the episode, is the same Trainer had to face in the first round. Since Tierno had made it to the quarterfinals and thus had defeated this Trainer, it should have been impossible for Astrid to face her in the league.
* When Astrid tells her to use , it is shown as a regular Absol, but seconds later, when attacks it, it is shown as a Mega Absol. This is likely due to the fact that the animation in the shot where Astrid tells her Absol to attack was taken directly from Mega Evolution Special I, where Absol was in its regular form while using the move.
* Ash's Pokédex is shown to already be open when he takes it out, but when he points it at Sawyer's , it is closed and opens up.
* When Tierno sends out , her nose is smaller than normal.
* When 's fails to work on , Clemont suggests that it might be because both Blastoise and Slurpuff are male. However, Tierno's , who had just been affected by Attract, has the pointed tail indicative of male Raichu. This was fixed in the Japanese version on Hulu, where Raichu has its female tail variant.
* When uses Leaf Storm to counter , Sceptile's Sceptilite, as well as the ends of the scarf, change position from near Sceptile's left shoulder to its right. Every other time they are seen, they are shown near Sceptile's left shoulder.
* Shortly after Sceptile Mega Evolves, the scoreboard shows Blastoise instead of Raichu. However, when it shows Raichu after the battle ends, a different image of Raichu is shown.
** In the same scene, one of 's seeds is colored the same as the rest of its body.
* In the English dub, after Clemont finishes talking about Blastoise eliminating Slurpuff's Attract, Clemont's mouth is still moving, but no sound comes out.
* In the dub, (Trovão) is incorrectly referred to as (Para-raios).
XY126 error.png|Mega Absol as Absol
XY126 error 2.png|The scoreboard error
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
126
Category:Episodes focusing on Tierno
Category:Episodes focusing on Sawyer
Category:Pokémon League episodes
Category:Episodes in which a released Pokémon rejoins a main character's team
Category:Episodes featuring Elite Four members
Category:Episodes in which a Champion appears
Category:Episodes written by Aya Matsui
Category:Episodes by one-time storyboarders
Category:Episodes directed by Ken'ichi Nishida
Category:Episodes animated by Tomohiro Koyama
Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura
Category:Episodes animated by Masumi Hattori
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes by one-time animation directors
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ja:XY編第126話
zh:宝可梦 XY 第125集