Preview SM076: Super Decisive Battle! Pikachu VS Mimikkyu!!

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Musashi and the others have finally mastered "Z-Moves", which are unleashed through partner and Pokémon working together. They are overjoyed: Now they'll finally be able to get their hands on Pikachu, which they've been chasing after for so many years. They immediately challenge Satoshi to a battle... but he's also been training, and is now stronger than before.

Screenplay 藤咲淳一 (Junichi Fujisaku)
Storyboard 関野昌弘 (Masahiro Sekino)
Episode Director 上野史博 (Fumihiro Ueno)
Animation Director 篠原隆 (Takashi Shinohara)

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Spoiler

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Now that they've become able to use Z-Moves, the Rocket Gang start working on getting Pikachu. It's Pikachu VS Mimikkyu! Will Mimikkyu finally unleash a Z-Move during this fierce battle?!

Summary:
Satoshi has decided to take Kuchinashi's trial. But incredibly enough, the trial involves battling the Rocket Gang?! The Rocket Gang are after Pikachu, however, and send up Mimikkyu, who is now able to unleash Z-Moves. An all-out battle between Pikachu and Mimikkyu begins! Pikachu is driven up against the wall by Mimikkyu's fierce attacks! And not only that, Mimikkyu's Z-Move goes off with a bang! What will the outcome of the battle be?!

Voice Cast:
Rica Matsumoto: Satoshi
Ikue Ohtani: Pikachu
Daisuke Namikawa: Rotom
Kei Shindo: Lilie
Kaito Ishikawa: Kaki
Reina Ueda: Mao
Hitomi Kikuchi: Suiren
Fumiko Takekuma: Māmane
Keiichi Nakagawa: Professor Kukui
Megumi Hayashibara: Musashi
Shinichiro Miki: Kojiro
Inuko Inuyama: Nyarth
Yuji Ueda: Sonansu
Mika Kanai: Kiteruguma
Rikako Aikawa: Bevenom
Masaki Aizawa: Kuchinashi
Sumire Morohoshi: Acerola
Kiyomi Asai: Matori
Unsho Ishizuka: Narration

 

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Preview


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46XEUTmk5X0