PE04

The Plan (Japanese: ザ・プラン The Plan) is the fourth episode of Pokémon Evolutions. It was first released on the official English Pokémon YouTube channel, Pokémon TV, and the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel on October 21, 2021.
==Blurb==
A sinister plot that manipulates both people and Pokémon has been realized!
==Plot==
In a series of flashbacks, Ghetsis details his plan involving N, no longer willing to remain silent. Having found N as a "warped boy" living in the forest alongside Pokémon, he welcomed N into Team Plasma and raised him, giving N the training he needed to become Team Plasma's king. When he became old enough, N was formally crowned in a ceremony witnessed by the Seven Sages, Anthea, and Concordia. With N's ascension complete, Ghetsis moved to the next phase of their plan, starting by giving a speech at Accumula Town where he spoke of the need for Pokémon liberation, witnessed by and Cheren as N observed the pair from a distance, noticing how good care Hilda was taking of her .
Eventually, Ghetsis put N to the test by having him unleash from the Dark Stone at Dragonspiral Tower; his success marked him as worthy of sharing the Harmonia name. Team Plasma proceeded to deploy N's Castle at the as a sign of change to come. In the 's room, Alder faced off N and Zekrom with his , denouncing Team Plasma's philosophy of Pokémon liberation as Ghetsis's lie. The accusation caused N to grip his necklace so hard it snapped, but Volcarona was ultimately overwhelmed by the Legendary Pokémon. Defeated, Alder begged N not to go ahead with his plan to separate people and Pokémon. Back in N's room, Anthea and Concordia gently suggested that N should follow his heart until Ghetsis arrived, simply telling N it was time.
In the present, Ghetsis is revealed to have been telling Hilda the true nature of his plan: to have Team Plasma spread the liberation of Pokémon throughout the region, so Team Plasma will become the undisputed rulers of Unova. At this, Hilda brings out the Light Stone in her possession, which Ghetsis identifies and invites her to try and prove herself a hero by stopping N. Advancing to the throne room, Hilda sees N atop his throne; acknowledging her presence, he calls out for Zekrom as it crashes through the wall, landing on the floor with a powerful shockwave that causes Hilda to flinch. As Hilda prepares to face N, Ghetsis remarks that he won't allow anyone to stop him or his plan to take over the world for himself.
==Major events==
* Ghetsis reveals his plan to .
* In a flashback:
** Ghetsis adopts N and makes him the king of Team Plasma.
** N awakens and befriends at Dragonspiral Tower.
** N and Zekrom defeat Alder at the .
* Hilda prepares to N and Zekrom.
==Characters==
===Humans===
* 
* Cheren (flashback)
* Alder (flashback)
* N
* Ghetsis
* Anthea and Concordia (flashback)
* Seven Sages (flashback)
** Gorm
** Bronius
** Rood
** Zinzolin
** Giallo
** Ryoku
* s (flashback)
* s (flashback)
** 
** 
** 
** s
===Pokémon===
* ('s; flashback)
* (Alder's; flashback)
* (; flashback)
* (N's; flashback)
* ()
* ('s; flashback)
* ('s; flashback)
* ('s; flashback)
* (Trainer's; flashback)
* (Trainer's; flashback)
* (Trainer's; flashback)
* (Trainer's; flashback)
* (Trainer's; ×2; flashback)
* (Trainer's; ×2; flashback)
* (Trainer's; flashback)
* (×3; flashback)
* (×2; flashback)
* (flashback)
* (; flashback)
==Trivia==
* This episode marks the first time Ghetsis's design from is fully featured in any animated media, with its only prior appearance being as a silhouette in GOTCHA! and its intended debut appearance in Pokémon the Series being never aired.
* In the scene where N is talking with Anthea and Concordia, several Rare Candies are seen on his skateboard ramp. In Pokémon Black and White, the can find a Rare Candy on this same ramp.
* The two in this episode wear the hats of and .
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
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Category:Episodes written by Benjamin Townsend
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Masato Takeuchi
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Masato Takeuchi
Category:Episodes directed by Masato Takeuchi
Category:Episodes animated by Osamu Murata
de:Pokémon: Entwicklungen Folge 4: Der Plan
es:EVO04
fr:PE04
it:EV04
ja:PE第4話
zh:Pokémon Evolutions 第4集