BW108

A Unova League Evolution! (Japanese: 決着イッシュリーグ！ピカチュウ対ルカリオ！！ League Conclusion! Pikachu VS Lucario!!) is the 108th episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and the 765th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on January 10, 2013 and in the United States on April 13, 2013.
==Blurb==
Now that Cameron’s Riolu has evolved into Lucario in the midst of his Unova League battle with Ash and Snivy, the heat is really turning up! After evolving, Lucario’s powerful moves are even stronger than Riolu’s were, and Snivy is defeated.
Ash then calls upon Pikachu, who hasn’t fully recovered from its earlier battles. Pikachu’s power and tenacity are amazing as always, the result of the strong bond between Trainer and Pokémon, and it battles Lucario almost to a standstill. But Lucario manages one final Aura Sphere to seal Pikachu’s defeat. Ash is out of the Unova League, and Cameron moves on to the semi-finals...
...where he’s up against Virgil and Team Eevee, and Flareon’s type advantage finally overcomes the powerful Lucario! Virgil’s Eevee proves to be a fierce competitor as well, knocking out his final opponent’s Druddigon to win the Unova League!
After our heroes bid a fond farewell to their friends and rivals, we leave Ash contemplating all the wonderful adventures yet to come—and feeling more determined than ever to make his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master come true!
==Plot==
 and 's Full Battle resumes, with Ash left with his and . Although Cameron only has his newly evolved , things are just getting started. Ash has Snivy score a quick hit with a slash of her . Recovering quickly, Lucario counters with a strike that flings Snivy across the field. remarks that Lucario's Force Palm is much stronger than it was when it was just a , to which Stephan states it is because Lucario had just evolved. Ash has Snivy use , but Lucario blocks the attack. Not willing to give up, Ash has Snivy keep attacking Lucario with a barrage of Vine Whips, but Lucario keeps blocking them. Seeing an opening, Cameron has Lucario grab onto Snivy's vines and use , slamming Snivy into the ground. As the dust clears, Snivy appears to have been knocked out. With some encouragement from Ash, she manages to get up and continue the battle. Wanting to end the battle quickly, Cameron has Lucario demonstrate his new move . Snivy attempts to dodge, but the attack follows her and lands a direct hit. The attack generates an explosion that knocks Snivy to the ground, causing her to faint. With the eliminated from the , Ash is left with just Pikachu.
 comments that although both s are left with one Pokémon each, Pikachu hasn't yet recovered from his earlier battles with Cameron's and . Starting the battle, Pikachu strikes first with a . Wanting to wrap the battle up as fast as possible, Ash has Pikachu use two additional Quick Attacks. Lucario looks like it is almost beaten, so Ash orders Pikachu to go in close with , but Lucario manages to slide away. Jumping up, Lucario comes in from above with Force Palm, sending Pikachu flying across the field. Cameron has Lucario follow up with an Aura Sphere. At the same time, Pikachu fires off an . The attacks collide in midair and explode, knocking both Trainers' Pokémon back. Both Pokémon are able to get up, but Pikachu looks like he is struggling more.
Pausing the battle, Cameron talks with Ash, saying he feels great competing in the Vertress Conference. Ash says he feels likewise and they continue the battle. Both Pokémon run toward each other. Lucario attempts to land a Force Palm, but Pikachu jumps over Lucario and dodges the attack. Refusing to give up, Lucario follows and grabs Pikachu, tossing him high into the air with a Circle Throw. In an almost cat-like fashion, Pikachu somersaults in the air and lands lightly on his feet. He follows this up by hitting Lucario with a powerful and goes in close to hit with a Quick Attack. Pikachu is visibly exhausted but comes back around swinging his Iron Tail. Cameron and Lucario are determined not to give in though and Lucario also uses Iron Tail via . The two attacks collide, which causes an explosion. Falling from the cloud, the two Pokémon hit the ground hard. Both Trainers encourage their Pokémon to be the first to get up, and they soon do so. Ash tells Pikachu to use Electro Ball with everything he has while Cameron orders Lucario to charge up an Aura Sphere. The two attacks collide, but Lucario's Aura Sphere manages to push away Pikachu's Electro Ball and it hits Pikachu, ending the battle. The referee makes the call, awarding Cameron the victory as he moves on to the Top 4. Both Trainers congratulate each other and their Pokémon.
The next day, Cameron and Virgil are battling in the semifinals. Cameron is left once again with only Lucario while Virgil still has three Pokémon left. Recalling his , Virgil calls on his . Cameron, not worried about typing, has Lucario go in with a Force Palm, but Flareon uses to evade the attack. It follows this up with a supereffective , but Lucario is still able to battle. Hoping to get an idea, Cameron tries snapping his headband, but nothing comes to mind, so he just has Lucario use Aura Sphere. Flareon counters with a , tearing through the Aura Sphere and taking Lucario out for the count. With his last Pokémon down, Cameron loses the semifinals.
Later, Virgil and Team Eevee take on Dino in the Vertress Conference finals. Both sides are down to their last Pokémon, Virgil's versus Dino’s . Druddigon uses , but Eevee evades the attack with . Coming out of the ground, Eevee hits Druddigon with Iron Tail, knocking Druddigon to the ground. Finally, Eevee knocks out Druddigon with , making Virgil the winner of the Vertress Conference. Meeting up by a fountain, Ash, his friends and many Unova rivals congratulate each other on their efforts. Virgil's older brother Davy soon arrives to pick Virgil up, the group says farewell to him as he flies away. Just then, Bianca runs up trying to catch Virgil, but is late and knocks Ash into the fountain. She instead gives everyone the Casteliacones to enjoy. Cameron and Lucario devour theirs and run off to train. Bianca decides to head back home and leaves immediately.
Ash and Stephan return to the sauna to discuss their plans for the future. While Ash has no plans of returning to Pallet Town, both Trainers vow to get stronger for a rematch. At the hotel, Cilan and Iris are packing but Ash has slipped away to go back to the stadium to reflect on his performance and what it took him to get here. After the flashback ends, Ash declares that his is not over yet. Soon Cilan and Iris find him staring at the sunset, and call him over so they can get going.
==Major events==
* loses his Full Battle against in the quarterfinals, placing him in the Top 8.
* Virgil defeats Russet in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals.
* Cameron is revealed to own a .
* Virgil defeats Cameron in the semifinals, advancing to the finals.
* Virgil defeats Dino in the finals, winning the Vertress Conference.
* The Vertress Conference ends.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
==Characters==
===Humans===
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* Trip (flashback)
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* Burgundy (flashback)
* Stephan
* Georgia (flashback)
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* Virgil
* Chili (flashback)
* Cress (flashback)
* Luke (flashback)
* (flashback)
* Don George (flashback)
* Freddy O'Martian
* Dino
* Katharine
* Antonio
* Ramone
* Emmanuel
* Flora
* Kenton
* Manning
* Geraldo
* Russet
* Davy
* Referee
===Pokémon===
Who's That Pokémon?: 
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* (Stephan's; flashback)
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* (Georgia's; flashback)
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* ('s; flashback)
* ('s; scoreboard)
* ('s; scoreboard)
* ('s; scoreboard)
* ('s; scoreboard)
* (Virgil's)
* (Virgil's)
* (Virgil's)
* (; flashback)
* (Luke's; flashback)
* (Dino's)
* (Dino's; scoreboard)
* (Dino's; scoreboard)
* (Dino's; scoreboard)
* (Dino's; scoreboard)
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* (Dino's; scoreboard)
* (Ramone's)
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* (Davy's)
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==Trivia== 
* Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: 
* This is the only time 's placement has regressed compared to the previous tournament.
* This episode concludes the six-part Vertress Conference arc.
* The full version of Be an Arrow! is played during the flashback scenes close to the end of the episode.
* The ending of the episode is a direct callback to the ending of Friends to the End, as Ash stands in the middle of the stadium and has flashbacks of his while the sun rises over the league torch and the full theme song plays, and the episode then concludes with Ash running towards . 
* The scene where Ash is staring at the sun rising is similar to the final scenes of Aim to Be a Pokémon Master.
* Before showing Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster, this episode was followed by a trailer for the upcoming Episode saga.
* This is the first time a different animation for 's has been used.
* This is the only episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White to feature a Full Battle.
* This is the final episode of the Best Wishes! Season 2 arc.
* This episode marks the final main series appearances of and Virgil.
* This episode marks the last time Ash has used Snivy in an official battle.
===Errors===
* In the scene right after 's final use of on , Lucario's ear is completely black instead of blue and black.
* In the and dubs, the narrator says that evolved into .
* In the dub, is incorrectly referred to as male.
===Dub edits===
* Be An Arrow! is replaced with an of Rival Destinies during the flashback scenes.
==In other languages==
108
Category:Pokémon League episodes
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes written by Shinzō Fujita
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes animated by Masaaki Iwane
de:Weiterentwicklung bei der Einall-Liga!
es:EP770
fr:NB108
it:NB108
ja:BW編第108話
zh:宝可梦 超级愿望 第108集