History Characters / PokemonXY

This is specifically for characters and their Pokémon that debuted during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY''. For more characters of the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, click [[Characters/PokemonTheSeries here]].
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[[index]]
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimePokemon''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimeCast''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimeGymLeaders''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYMegaEvolutionSpecial''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimeRivals''
* ''Characters/PokemonXYAnimeVillains''
[[index]]
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This is specifically for characters and their Pokémon that debuted during the Anime/{{Pokemon}} XY anime. For more characters of the ''Pokémon'' anime in general, click [[Characters/PokemonAnime here]].

For more characters of the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, click [[Characters/PokemonAnime here]].

'''Beware of some unmarked spoilers.'''
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[[folder:Rivals]]

!'''Ash's Rivals:'''

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!!'''Tierno'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AnriKatsu
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/ToddHaberkorn
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Roberto Gutiérrez

A young Pokémon trainer with a passion for dancing that Ash meets at Sycamore's summer camp. A close friend of Shauna and Trevor.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Believe it or not, Tierno can do a triple side flip.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, he's not much of a battler, preferring to study moves to make a dance team. In the anime, he's a skilled trainer that incorporates dance moves into his battle style. In addition, he makes it to the Kalos League with the rest of his group, and unlike Trevor, gets past the first round and holds his own against Sawyer until Sawyer uses Mega Evolution to tip the scales.
* AscendedExtra: In the anime he stands out more than Shauna and Trevor (even being more Ash's rival than the other two are), whereas in the games Shauna fills that role. This seems to be an intentional response to his unexpected popularity in Japan, ranking third in a popularity poll.
* BadassNormal: The guy managed to get quite far in a tournament filled with Mega Evolution and Bond Phenomenon trainers without having it himself
%%* BareFistedMonk: Hitmontop.
* BigFun: Tierno's upbeat personality allows him to make friends easily, and he is noticeably more rotund than any of his friends.
* {{Catchphrase}}: [[GratuitousEnglish "All right!"]]
* CavalierCompetitor: If Tierno loses, he accepts it and shakes it off, and readies himself for the next round.
* ChekhovsSkill: Subverted; Tierno ''tries'' teaching Ash his "rhythmic style" for Ash to use in his upcoming match with Korrina. By the time Ash's group arrives in Shalour City and up to the gym battle itself, Ash has yet to master the style, and ultimately opts for his own instead.
* DanceBattler: He trains his Pokémon to incorporate dance moves in their fighting styles.
* GangOfHats: Fitting with his character, Tierno's team consists of natural dancers (Politoed, Hitmontop and Ludicolo). And the members who aren't, are pretty good on their toes as well (especially ''Blastoise'', of all Pokémon).
%%* GreenThumb: Ludicolo's secondary type.
* HopelessSuitor: Has been pining for Serena ever since her ImportantHaircut. Sorry, Tierno, but Serena's heart currently belongs to a certain someone (no matter how dense that someone is).
* MakingASplash: His starter is Squirtle/Wartortle/Blastoise, and he has a Ludicolo and Politoed.
%%* ShockAndAwe: Raichu.
* TheRival: Towards Ash's group at summer camp, but especially towards Ash, as both are passionate individuals.
* ThreeAmigos: With Shauna and Trevor, being one of two guys.
%%* UseYourHead: Squirtle's Skull Bash.

!!'''Trevor (Trova)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Minami Fujii
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Michael Lockwood Crouch
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Ferso Velásquez

A young Pokémon trainer whose ambition is to see every Pokémon in the Pokédex. Ash meets him and his friends, Tierno and Shauna, at Sycamore's summer camp.
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* {{Adorkable}}: His love of meeting new Pokémon rivals Bonnie's.
* BloodKnight: Much like Ash's own Charizard, Charmeleon is shown to be borderline uncontrollable when it wants to battle, though it's still more obedient than Ash's was at that stage.
%%* BlowYouAway: Owns an Aerodactyl [[spoiler:and a Charizard]].
* CameraFiend: Trevor likes to photograph everything that interests him.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:He loses to Alain in a three-on-three in the first match of the Lumiose Conference. Alain only used Mega Charizard X, which defeated Trevor's own Mega Charizard Y, Aerodactyl, and Florges easily.]]
* GeekPhysique: He's very scrawny, and the shortest amongst his friends.
* InvisibleSubtleDifference: He likes to take photos of rare Pokémon. "Rare", in this case, meaning they look identical to others of their species but with some extremely subtle difference like thinner antennae.
* MotorMouth: When he shows off the pictures he took to Ash and the gang, to the point that some subs had to keep up by [[FunWithSubtitles minimizing the text to fit everything he says during that scene]].
* MythologyGag: He is revealed to own an Aerodactyl and a Florges like in the games.
%%* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Owns a Florges
* OutOfFocus: More or less gets the short end of the stick out of the ThreeAmigos. Tierno is collecting gym badges while Shauna is competing with Serena in Pokévision. He is collecting badges on the side, but by the time Ash meets up with him, Trevor has just one while Ash has ''six''. While he does make it to the Kalos League, he has the unfortunate luck of facing Alain as his first opponent, [[spoiler:which ends in a very quick CurbStompBattle in which Alain didn't lose a single Pokémon]].
%%* PlayingWithFire: His starter is Charmander (which later evolved into Charmeleon [[spoiler:and eventually Charizard]]).
* SuperMode: [[spoiler:His Charizard can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard Y.]]
* TheRival: Towards Ash's group at summer camp, but especially towards Clemont, as both are the [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guys]] of their respective groups.
* ThreeAmigos: With Tierno and Shauna, being one of two guys.
* TransformationTrinket: [[spoiler:His Charizard owns a Charizardite Y that's kept in a tail bracelet while Trevor has a Key Stone held in his camera.]]

!!'''Sawyer (Shota)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/IkueOhtani
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Robby Duncan Sharpe
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carlos Siller

A novice Pokémon trainer from Hoenn who writes down his battle experience in a note journal. Like Ash and Tierno, Sawyer is collecting badges to enter the Lumiose Conference.
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* TheApprentice: While a rival of Ash, since Sawyer is also a rookie, he looks to Ash as his unofficial mentor. The opening in which he debuted even had Sawyer [[RuleOfSymbolism literally following in Ash's footsteps]].
* AscendedFanboy: [[spoiler:By the end of the series, he's become Steven's assistant]].
* BadassCrew: His team consists of three powerful Hoenn Pokémon and three powerful Kalos Pokémon: his ace Mega Sceptile, his pseudo-Legendary Salamence, his StoneWall Slaking, his LightningBruiser Clawitzer, his GlassCannon[=/=]StoneWall Aegislash and his LongRangeFighter Slurpuff.
* BewareMyStingerTail: As Mega Sceptile, Leaf Storm has the added effect of firing its sharp, pointed tail at the foe.
* ChekhovsGunman: He first appeared in [=XY064=] losing to Clemont. His proper introduction is 9 episodes later.
* CryCute:
** [[spoiler:For a brief moment, he tears up when he sees Ash-Greninja launching a devastating, match-ending blow on Mega Sceptile, putting Sawyer out of the league. He is grateful for the match, though. Then he does it again during his video study session, feeling frustrated he couldn't make it to the end]].
** And again while he's reviewing the matches through videos, especially the one where [[spoiler:he lost to Ash]].
* CurbStompBattle: In his early appearances, he doesn't win a single battle, let alone actually knock out an opponent's Pokémon. He apparently has gotten a lot more competent thanks to Ash's advice, but still gets creamed when they face off during [=XY105=]. In said episode, his Sceptile actually manages to match Greninja and even gains the upper hand using Leaf Storm, but gets beaten in one hit once Greninja transforms. Now the problem is how his other Pokémon can't size up to Ash's.
* CurbStompCushion: [[spoiler:Mega Sceptile's battle against Ash-Greninja is this. Though it eventually loses, it manages to corner Ash-Greninja with Frenzy Plant and is capable of fighting it in close range with Leaf Blade, even landing a hit with Leaf Storm despite Ash-Greninja's speed. It gets hit with an Aerial Ace combo (super-effective) and remains standing. It takes a giant Water Shuriken from Ash-Greninja to finally bring Mega Sceptile down.]]
* DoubleKnockOut: [[spoiler:His Salamence and Slurpuff tie with Noivern and Goodra, respectively.]]
* {{Expy}}: He has some similarities with Wally from ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' as a green-haired beginner Trainer from Hoenn that looks up to the main character for inspiration, although Sawyer is not frail and sickly. They also eventually become strong enough to wield Mega Evolution near the end and become a WorthyOpponent to the main character.
* GlassCannon: His Aegislash is very strong, but also very vulnerable in its Blade Forme.
* GracefulLoser: Despite frequently losing, he treats every defeat as a learning experience. [[spoiler:He is right out proud when Ash defeats him in the semi-finals whom Sawyer admires so much.]]
* GreenThumb: His starter is Treecko, a Grass-Type Pokémon which he fully evolves into Sceptile and eventually into Mega Sceptile.
* InformedAttribute: ''Pokéfan'' calls him "the intelligent trainer", when in truth he has never shown any degree of high intelligence. He does, however, show great eagerness to learn and even keeps a notebook of his travels. He was also able to figure out Greninja's fighting style and the best way to combat it.
* JackOfAllTrades: His Sceptile has close-ranged and long-ranged moves, giving trouble to {{Close Range Combatant}}s with its long-ranged moves and it can defend itself with close-ranged moves from said combatants. Mega Sceptile's Lightning Rod ability makes him also great against Electric-Type moves.
* LargeHam: Mega Sceptile has a much more aggressive and an even more animal-like voice than its base form, making its battles even more intense. It also adds more to its new Dragon-Type.
* LightningBruiser:
** His Clawitzer can move very fast with Aqua Jet, it is very strong and it can take several Electric-Type attacks before it faints.
** His Aegislash combines both, GlassCannon and StoneWall, to be this trope and it is also very fast. However, it can be only one of them at one time.
* LongRangeFighter: His Slurpuff's offensive attacks are all long-ranged. His Clawitzer averts this trope, due to its powerful and fast Aqua Jet, giving it a close-range/mid-range option.
* LookWhatICanDoNow: He improves remarkably offscreen. Sawyer was introduced with just one badge and almost no skill in battles. Roughly 20 episodes later, he's caught stronger Pokémon and has collected ''six'' badges (the same amount Ash had when he met him, even) in that time. The universe just keeps giving him tools of destruction out of nowhere when he eventually manages to evolve his Sceptile and collect the items to make it Mega Evolve. He even gathers eight Gym Badges before Ash does.
* MeaningfulName: Scottie clearly references the European Scotland setting to allude the European-like setting Kalos. However, his name saw a revision as Sawyer surely because he moved from Hoenn, a not-European-like setting.
* MythologyGag: Never seen without a notebook where he keeps jotting down notes. Writing on notebooks is how saving game progress is depicted in ''[=OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire=]''.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When Ash-Greninja's about to unleash his giant Water Shuriken, Sawyer realizes he is done for, and was panicking when he commands Sceptile to use Leaf Storm. His face tells everything.]]
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Owns a Dragon-type, Bagon, which fully evolves into Salamence. Also, Sceptile gains the Dragon-Type after Mega Evolving.
%%* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Owns a Fairy-type, Slurpuff.
* PlayingWithFire: Two of his Pokémon know Fire-Type moves. Bagon had Fire Fang, then Incinerate once it evolved into Salamence. His Slurpuff knows Flamethrower.
* ProductPlacement: It becomes clear that Sawyer exists to promote ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'', but at the same time, he's very late in promoting it. Half of Sawyer's team consists of Pokémon from the Hoenn generation having the Hoenn grass-starter which can Mega-evolve (a Mega-evolution that was added in the ''Ruby and Sapphire'' remakes), a Slaking, as well as said region's pseudo-legendary dragon, Salamence.
* TheRival:
** To Ash as another Pokémon trainer collecting badges for the Lumiose Conference. He initially looks up to Ash and Sawyer dedicated himself to become stronger to eventually surpass his idol. As a result, Sawyer has grown so much that he becomes one of Ash's two main rivals in the Kalos League.
** After evolving into Grovyle, it has become a rival to Ash's Frogadier, and they grinned at each other whenever they met. Their relationship has continued as this even after their final evolution, although with less grinning.
* SpoilerOpening: The Opening to XY&Z revealed that Sawyer's Sceptile would gain the ability to Mega Evolve.
* StoneWall: His Slaking is mostly focused on stalling. It takes hits like nothing and can heal itself. However, it barely moves or attacks, and it only counterattacks the opponent at the right moment.
* SuddenNameChange: Was previously called Scottie in his small debut episode, though the writers easily made the change due to never referring to Sawyer as his previous name in the episode.
* SuperMode: [[spoiler:His Sceptile can Mega-evolve by the league.]]
* SweetTooth: Has said that he loves sweets when presented with Serena's desserts and Lumiose Galettes.
* TookALevelInBadass:
** [[spoiler:He finally manages to defeat Ash during their third battle. While his Doublade still lost to Ash's Noivern, his newly aqcuired Clawitzer took down ''both'' Noivern and Hawlucha before losing to Greninja, and Sceptile managed to defeat Greninja largely because Ash was forcing the transformation too much instead of letting it happen naturally.]]
** [[spoiler:Having made it all the way to the Kalos League semi-finals and giving Ash a very challenging full 6v6 battle that Sawyer narrowly lost, compared to how Ash did his first time around in the Indigo League, he sure has taken in several levels of it.]]
* TrainingFromHell: He mentioned that he worked ''very'' hard to catch up to Ash, and eventually the results show as [[spoiler:he collects eight badges before Ash does ''and'' defeats Ash in a 3-on-3 match]].
* TransformationTrinket: At the Lumiose Conference, his signature notebook's bookmark is equipped with a Key Stone while his Sceptile has a Sceptilite clipped onto a green scarf around its neck.
%%* UseYourHead: Bagon's Headbutt.
* WartsAndAll: Downplayed. After Ash loses to Wulfric, Sawyer leaves the team, silently concerned his idol has fallen behind him. However, he's confident that Ash will bounce back in time for the Kalos League.
* WhenTreesAttack: Sceptile knows the ultimate Grass-Type attack, Frenzy Plant, a mass of gigantic roots that swamp the opponent in all directions.
* TheWorfBarrage: [[spoiler:Despite Frenzy Plant being the most powerful Grass-Type attack and earlier having defeated Tierno's Blastoise and Ash's Pikachu, Sceptile's Frenzy Plant never hits Greninja.]]
* WorthyOpponent: What Sawyer and his Sceptile proves to be when facing Ash and his Greninja in the semi-finals. Even after losing, he was happy for Ash and vows to get stronger and one day surpass him.

!!'''Alain'''
--> See Mega Evolution Special section.

!'''Serena's Rivals:'''

!!'''Shauna (Sana)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yurie Kobori
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jo Armeniox
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Adriana Núñez

A young and outgoing Pokémon trainer who loves [=PokéVision=] videos. She becomes acquainted to Ash and co. at Sycamore's summer camp.
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* BadassAdorable: Unlike her friends, who fully evolve their starters, her Bulbasaur stops evolving at Ivysaur, presumably because the massive Venusaur wouldn't be as useful in Showcases.
* GenkiGirl: Every bit as excitable as her game counterpart.
* GracefulLoser: She cries a little when she's unable to go to the final round of the final showcase, but she encourages Serena to go for the gold.
* GreenThumb: Her starter is Bulbasaur/Ivysaur, a Grass-Type.
* InstantExpert: Despite being a rookie performer, she catches on to it with relative ease, even winning her first showcase.
* TheRival: To Ash's group at summer camp, but especially to Serena, who also has an interest in [=PokéVision=].
* ShipperOnDeck: Like Miette, Shauna teases Serena about her crush on Ash.
* ThreeAmigos: With Trevor and Tierno, with her being the girl.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Serena's girly girl.

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!!'''Aria (Elle)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Lindsay Sheppard
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Circe Luna (season 17), Nycolle González (season 18)

A famous Pokémon Performer. Aria is the current Kalos Queen.
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* TheAce: She is the undisputed best Pokémon Performer in all of Kalos.
* ClarkKenting: Add glasses, put on a hat, and you got Ariana (Elena).
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Red hair with red eyes.
* FamedInStory: She is the crowned Kalos Queen that every other Pokémon Performer strives to achieve. [[spoiler:She still gets to keep it for much longer after the Master Class Showcase is over]].
* HairDecorations: Her performance dress comes with a blue hair bow.
* OperaGloves: Her performance dress comes with long white gloves.
* PimpedOutDress: Her primary dress when seen as the Kalos Queen is odd to say the very least. Somehow combining a neck-tie with a matching thigh-high ZettaiRyouiki, white OperaGloves, and FrillsOfJustice.
* StatusQuoIsGod: [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, she easily gets to keep her Kalos Queen title for even longer after getting almost ''double'' the amount of votes Serena had at the Master Class Showcase]].
* ZettaiRyouiki: Her performance dress includes long blue socks that go up to her thighs.

!!'''Miette (Millefeui)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Saori Hayashi [=(XY026)=], Creator/KeiShindou [=(XY080 and beyond)=]
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Maggie [=McDowell=]
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Betsabé Jara

A Pokémon Performer knowledgeable in cooking Poké Puffs. She develops a crush on Ash, becoming a rival to Serena.
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* ArcWelding: Introduced as a rival to Serena for a couple of things (baking, Ash). Later, Showcases are introduced and Serena focuses her attention on the competition, so when Miette returns, she has conveniently the same goal in mind, keeping their rivalry fresh.
* AscendedExtra: Was a OneShotCharacter in an early ''XY'' episode, but makes a return about 50 episodes later.
* ChekhovsGun: When Serena runs afoul of some wild Swirlix, it was Miette who realized that they were disturbed by something. She immediately points out that the reason she knows their behavior is because her signature Pokémon, Slurpuff, is Swirlix's evolved form.
* CookingDuel: Serena and her enter a Poké Puff Contest in order to find out who makes better Poké Puffs.
* TheGadfly: Plays this role to Serena with glee. She's fond of popping up behind her out of nowhere to startle her, and using her crush on Ash against her by implying that she'll steal him away from her. It's pretty clear that her actual interest in Ash (if any) is nowhere near as genuine as Serena's, she just likes seeing her flustered.
* GracefulLoser: She nearly breaks in tears for not making it to the semifinals, but she's able to compose herself and cheer on Serena's progress.
* ItAmusedMe: Possibly one of the reasons why she teases Serena on her feelings on Ash, just to see her get comically flustered over them.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She seems to enjoy sneaking up behind Serena and getting startling close to her when making sly remarks about Ash, particularly at the end of the Dendemille Showcase. She also clings onto Ash's arm during the dance episode after he accepts to be her partner, much to Serena's annoyance. Ash is uncomfortable a bit with the closeness, but is too kind to not tell her to get off.
%%* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Owns a Slurpuff.
* TheRival: Towards Serena as a fellow Pokémon Performer. Miette did well enough to score third place in the Dendemille Showcase she competed in against Serena. She pretends to be a ''romantic'' rival as well, to Serena's chagrin.
* RunningGag: Practically every time she makes an appearance in an episode, her first order of business is to tease Serena on her feelings while putting the moves on Ash right in front of her.
* ShipperOnDeck: Immediately catches on to Serena's crush on Ash, and teases her about it just to get on her nerves. It's implied (and ultimately confirmed when the group splits up after the Master Class Showcase) that she's doing it at least partially to push Serena to act on her feelings.
* SupremeChef: A Poké Puff cook.
* TheTease: Miette whispers to Serena that she might take Ash for herself if Serena doesn't make her move; causing Serena to blush.
* TryingNotToCry: Before congratulating Serena on her win of the first round of the Master Class Showcase, she cries due to having lost to her at that round. Even after wiping her tears, the poor girl still breaks down a bit in front of Serena.

!!'''Nini (Nene)'''
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Motoko Kumai
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jenny Emm
-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Georgina "Gina" Sánchez

A rookie Pokémon Performer who trains her Pokémon to follow a dance routine she calls "Heartbreak."
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Her Smoochum is attracted to Serena's Pancham, who wants nothing to do with her.
* GirlishPigtails: Her hairstyle, which comes with [[HairDecorations two tiny red hair-ties]].
* GracefulLoser: She takes her early loss in the Anistar Showcase well, and wishes Serena luck for the performance portion.
* NiceHat: Wears a tiny red hat with a pink ribbon band.
* TheRival: Towards Serena as a fellow Pokémon Performer. The two meet each other in [=XY050=], and decide to show off their performances to one another for critique. In episode [=XY091=], they compete against one another in the Anistar Showcase.
* ShipperOnDeck: She (like the rest of Serena's rivals) is very much aware of Serena's feelings for Ash and joins in teasing her about it when she meets her in the Master Class.
* SmallNameBigEgo: In the dub, once she appears in Serena's second performance, she ''nearly'' borders on being the {{Jerkass}} rival to Serena if it hadn't been for her being a GracefulLoser and Serena (and Shauna) being too nice to her egotistical boasts.
* TryingNotToCry: While still out on stage for the results, she holds her head down, though unable to hold back tears, after losing to Jessie at first round of the Master Class Showcase.
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