XY001: Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!

Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! (Japanese: カロス地方にやってきた！夢と冒険のはじまり！！, Hepburn: We've Arrived in the Kalos Region! The Beginning of Dreams and Adventures!!) is the first episode of Pokémon the Series: XY. It was aired on October 17, 2013 in Japan, and in United States on October 19, 2013 as a special preview and January 18, 2014 in sequence along with Lumiose City Pursuit!.

Synopsis

After the journey across the Decolore Islands with Alexa, Ash has decided to go to Kalos region. Thrilled to see new Pokémon, Ash and Pikachu walk through Lumiose City. However, they encounter a Pokémon, who seems to have a similar appearance to Blaziken, but looks different...

Episode Plot

It's a beautiful day in Vaniville Town. A little Fletchling comes inside a house. It informs Grace that her daughter, Serena isn't awake yet so she has it wake her up since she tried but failed to do so. The little bird flies to her room and sees her asleep. The Fletchling approaches Serena and and pecks her awake, which rudely awakens her and surprises her Rhyhorn. Grace is happy that her daughter is finally awake but Serena is not pleased. She chases after the Fletchling but she falls over and it lands on her head. Grace tells Serena it's time for morning training and she says right, even though she does not want to do it. She opens her blinds, and the windows, greets her mother's Rhyhorn, stretches and hopes that the day will be interesting. And the Fletchling flies off.

We are now introduced to the Kalos region, a beautiful place where people and Pokémon live in harmony. Some Pokémon are brand new, others we have seen before. When we smile, they smile. When we cry, they cry. And here, Ash is about to arrive seeking new dreams and adventures. Ash and Pikachu can't help but be excited which Alexa notices.

After the plane lands, Ash and Alexa arrive in the Kalos region, at the Lumiose City Airport. Ash and Pikachu get off the plane and gives a big shout out to the Kalos Region and gives a big greeting to everone at the Lumiose Airport. Alexa wonders what the noise was and Ash tells her he's saying hi and as soon as her walks down the plane steps he'll officially be there. Suddenly, Ash sees some new Pokémon he'd never seen before, but his curiosity causes him to slip on the steps and land on his back, knocked out. Alexa asks if he's all right and after he confirms he's fine he asks her what the Pokémon he saw are and she tells him they're Spritzee. He thinks they're awesome. Unbeknownst to Ash, Alexa and Pikachu, Team Rocket spies on Ash at the airport. After they disappear Ash proclaims that he wants to have a gym battle, but Alexa stops him and asks where will he have one. Ash tells her that he will challenge Viola, her younger sister, but Alexa tells him that she's not the leader of the Lumiose Gym, but the Santalune Gym. Ash is extremely disappointed, but Alexa tells him that she'll give her a call and be in the lobby. As they go around the airport, Ash wonders if there are any other Pokémon around. Suddenly, he sees a strange shadow and notices a Pokémon resembling Blaziken jumping off of a control tower. Unbeknownst to Ash and Pikachu, this Pokémon is a Mega-Evolved Blaziken. Before Ash could get a good look of the Pokémon, it vanishes into thin air. But seeing it for a few seconds was good enough for him.

Afterward, Ash goes inside to check on Alexa. He finds Helioptile resting on a bench. Helioptile rushes to Ash, who tells it about the Pokémon they saw. Ash asks where Alexa went and they find her just getting off the phone. As Ash walks up to Alexa, she asks why he is excited and he tells her about a new Pokémon and what it did and Alexa assures him he will see lots of new Pokémon making Ash even more exciting. Plus he's stoked to have his first gym battle. Unfortunately Alexa tells him that Viola is away from the Gym at the moment, which infuriates Ash. When Ash asks when she'll be back Alexa says once her sister goes on a trip she's gone for quite a while, which makes Ash even more furious. She apologizes to Ash for coming all this way for nothing, then Ash starts to rant avbout beating the Kalos League this time. Alexa suggests challenging the gym leader at the Lumiose Gym in Prism Tower. Ash is excited to hear this. A short while later, Alexa points out that the Gym is in the center of town and regretfully informs Ash that they will part ways and asks if he will be all right. Ash assures her he will be just fine, after which Alexa once again welcomes Ash to the Kalos region and after the two shake hands they part ways, with Ash heading off. Alexa wishes him the best of luck. Ash decides to explore Lumiose City for a while before challenging the Gym. He notices several new Pokémon, including Furfrou and Meowstic. He also sees older Pokémon he knows of, such as Ampharos, Pichu, Raichu, Chatot, Drifloon, Furret, and Medicham. After seeing all of these Pokemon, he sets his sights on Prism Tower.

He heads to the tower, being amazed by the sheer size and says his new challenge is just beginning. As he enters the gym he is noticed by a little girl and a young man. He enters the gym and is amazed by the machinery. When he asks of anyone is here, a monitor turns on and welcomes Ash to the Lumiose Gym. Ash introduces himself and asks for a gym battle. When the monitor asks Ash how many Gym Badges he has Ash says this is the first gym he's been to so he has none. This was a problem as the monitor says that in order to have a battle at the Lumiose Gym, he would need at least four badges. Electrodes come from the tower and the monitor asks him to leave immediately. When Ash tries to reason with the monitor the electrodes shock him. As soon as he recovers a trap door opens below him and he is then thrown out of the tower. Seeing him falling down a young man and his sister come to rescue him. The young man uses his backpack which opens up making a landing cushion and Ash lands on it while the little girl catches Pikachu and falls on the cushion as it deflates. The young man asks if Ash is all right and Ash confirms it. As he helps Ash up, his sister, who adresses the young man as Clemont, shows her the Pikachu and cuddles it, resulting in her getting shocked. From a distance, a strange Pokémon hops from building to building and watches from afar. The young girl, whom Clemont refers to as Bonnie, faints. Clemont asks if she's okay but she laughs, confirming she is okay.

Clemont apologizes to Ash for Bonnie, who tells him not to worry about it, and he tells her to do the same. They introduce themselves as Clemont and Bonnie. All of them quickly become friends. Ash then challenges Clemont to a Pokémon battle which he accepts happily. The battle starts. Clemont sends his Bunnelby to battle with Ash's Pikachu. Two of them start to attack each other. Bunnelby has advantage of using the move Dig,which makes Pikachu to suffer.

When the battle is going on,Team Rocket intrupts the battle.This time Wobbuffet is with them. Wobbuffet battles with Ash's Pikachu,countering every attack of it,thus making him tired. From nowhere a Froakie appears and attacks Team Rocket thus saving Pikachu. Froakie continues to battle thus blasting the Team Rocket but making himself injured in the process. Ash takes Froakie to Pokémon Center.

Debuts

Humans

• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Serena
• Grace

Pokémon

• Froakie
• Meowstic
• Scatterbug
• Flabebe
• Swirlix
• Clemont's Bunnelby
• Mega Blaziken
• Dedenne
• Furfrou

Trivia

• Similar to Iris, Ash's Pikachu shocks Bonnie.
• This episode along with XY002 aired as a special preview on October 19, 2013.
  • This is also the second series to have a special preview. The first was Get the Show on the Road! and A Ruin with a View which aired on March 15, 2003.
• Like Following A Maiden's Voyage and In The Shadow of Zekrom!, The female traveling companion, Serena, does not meet Ash in the first episode.
• This is the second instance Ash was kicked out of a gym. The first was way back in Pokémon Scent-sation!.
• Ash apparently overlooks the fact that a gym leader might use more than one Pokemon in a gym battle; he made the same mistake when he challenged Norman in Petalburg City of the Hoenn region.
• This is the first time where Pikachu doesn't get completely injured in the beginning of a new adventure of a series.
• Ash forgot to register for the Kalos before having a Gym Battle at the Lumiose City Gym.
• This along with XY002 are the first english episodes to air the closest and on the same week as it's original japanese air date. 
• This marks the first time where the region's professor doesn't debut in the first episode.
• This episode introduces the new VS animation of Trainers.

Errors

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