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* TheBusCameBack: Every Kalos Gym Leader (at least the ones Ash has fought) and their [[WeaponOfChoice ace Pokémon]] return to defend the Anistar Sundial. Notably, this is also the first time all eight Gym Leaders appear together in an episode.

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* TheBusCameBack: Every Kalos Gym Leader (at least the ones Ash has fought) and their [[WeaponOfChoice ace Pokémon]] Pokémon return to defend the Anistar Sundial. Notably, this is also the first time all eight Gym Leaders appear together in an episode.
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** All the gym leaders show up in time to assist our heros.
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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: With both of his Pokémon defeated and Team Flare's plan to control Zygarde up in smoke, Lysandre jumps off the Prism Tower rather than surrender to the heroes. [[spoiler: Subverted, as it turns out he survived.]]

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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: With both of his Pokémon defeated and Team Flare's plan to control Zygarde up in smoke, Lysandre jumps off the Prism Tower rather than surrender to the heroes. [[spoiler: Subverted, as it turns out he survived.]]



* FutileHandReach: Variant, where Ash frantically had Greninja use his OverlyLongTongue to try to snatch Lysandre before he jumps the Prism Tower. He missed by a few inches.

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* FutileHandReach: Variant, where Ash frantically had Greninja use his OverlyLongTongue to try to [[SaveTheVillain snatch Lysandre Lysandre]] before he jumps the Prism Tower. He missed by a few inches.
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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: With both of his Pokémon defeated and Team Flare's plan to control Zygarde up in smoke, Lysandre jumps off the Prism Tower rather than surrender to the heroes. [[spoiler: Subverted, as it turns out he survived.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:What? You think [[ApatheticCitizens we'll sit out]] during a ''[[DefiedTrope crisis]]!?'']]

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* {{Expy}}: Upon transforming, the Megalith shares quite a few similarities with [[Anime/PokemonJirachiWishmaker the fake Groudon]][[note]]oversized imposter of a Ground-type legendary, seeks a shiny source of power, nearly impossible to fight normally, long tendrils[[/note]].
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* MythologyGag: TheCavalry of Gym Leaders during the climax of the conflict is similar to what happened in the ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]'' games, where the Unova Gym Leaders come to the player's aid when Team Plasma launch their attack on the League.

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* MythologyGag: TheCavalry of Gym Leaders during the climax of the conflict is similar to what happened in the ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]'' games, where the Unova Gym Leaders come to the player's aid when after Team Plasma launch launched their attack on the League.
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* MythologyGag: TheCavalry of Gym Leaders during the climax of the conflict is similar to what happened in the ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' games, where the Unova Gym Leaders come to the player's aid when Team Plasma launch their attack on the League.

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* MythologyGag: TheCavalry of Gym Leaders during the climax of the conflict is similar to what happened in the ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]'' games, where the Unova Gym Leaders come to the player's aid when Team Plasma launch their attack on the League.
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* TheBusCameBack: Every Kalos Gym Leader (at least the ones Ash has fought) and their [[WeaponOfChoice ace Pokémon]] return to defend the Anistar Sundial. Notably, this is also the first time all eight Gym Leaders appear together in an episode.


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* MythologyGag: TheCavalry of Gym Leaders during the climax of the conflict is similar to what happened in the ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' games, where the Unova Gym Leaders come to the player's aid when Team Plasma launch their attack on the League.

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[[caption-width-right:350:What? You think [[ApatheticCitizens we'll sit out]] during a ''[[DefiedTrope crisis]]!?'']]



* BigDamnHeroes

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* BigDamnHeroesBigDamnHeroes:



* CallBack

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* DesperateHandGrab: Variant, where Ash frantically had Greninja use his OverlyLongTongue to try to snatch Lysandre before he jumps the Prism Tower. He missed by a few inches.

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* DesperateHandGrab: FutileHandReach: Variant, where Ash frantically had Greninja use his OverlyLongTongue to try to snatch Lysandre before he jumps the Prism Tower. He missed by a few inches.

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* BigDamnHeroes
** Charizard X and Pikachu swoop in at the nick of time to save Serena's Braixen from falling to her death.
** TheCavalry rescue the heroes when the Megalith had all of them trapped in its grasp.
* CallBack
** Steven's hypothesis brings up established facts about the Megalith and the Anistar Sundial.
** Korrina and Olympia compliment Ash on his Ash-Greninja; the former heard about it through rumors (making Ash-Greninja reach FamedInStory levels) and the latter because she was the one who predicted the whole thing in the first place.



* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Chespie is the power source for Megalith Zygarde.

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* DesperateHandGrab: Variant, where Ash frantically had Greninja use his OverlyLongTongue to try to snatch Lysandre before he jumps the Prism Tower. He missed by a few inches.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Chespie is the power source for Megalith Zygarde.Zygarde.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Serena's group thought that rescuing Chespie from Lysandre Labs is all that was needed to be done.

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People probably got confused because they aired back-to-back, but...most of the tropes originally in here are for Part II. I didn't realize it myself 'til I saw the recap page in full.


* BackToBackBadasses: Champions Steven and Diantha pull this pose when using Psychic to buy Ash and Alain more time.
* ColossusClimb: Alain and Ash attempt to climb the megalith to get to Chespie; it tries to stop them by using appendages made of rock. The other trainers with them perform non-lethal {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s to get them to the power source.
* CueTheSun: The episode (as well as the crisis) ends with the sunrise looming over the badlands.
* DivingSave:
** [[ShipTease Grant performs one to save Viola]] when the latter is attacked by the megalith.
** Blaziken Mask does this to save Clemont and Bonnie, leading directly to the LukeIAmYourFather reveal.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Clemont and Bonnie find out that Blaziken Mask is their father Meyer.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Chespie is the power source for Megalith Zygarde.
* VocalDissonance: Even if it's speaking [[VoiceOfTheLegion synchonized]] with Z-2, Squishy's high-pitched voice heavily contrasts the large and imposing Zygarde Complete Forme.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: With the Megalith getting disconnected from its "power source" (Chespie), the heroes thought the threat is over, and all that's left to do is to destroy the abomination. Unfortunately, Lysandre returns, and it powers back up again.

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* BackToBackBadasses: Champions ApocalypseHow: The collision between the Megalith and the Anistar Sundial will cause a Type X, where Steven hypothesizes a WorldWreckingWave will wipe out all life on Earth.
* TheCavalry: The Kalos leaders, led by Olympia
and Diantha pull this pose when using Psychic to buy Ash and Alain more time.
* ColossusClimb: Alain and Ash attempt to climb the megalith to get to Chespie; it tries to stop them by using appendages made of rock. The other trainers with them perform non-lethal {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s to get them
Diantha, rally to the power source.
* CueTheSun: The episode (as well as
badlands to help fight the crisis) ends with the sunrise looming over the badlands.
* DivingSave:
** [[ShipTease Grant performs one to save Viola]] when the latter is attacked by the megalith.
** Blaziken Mask does this to save Clemont and Bonnie, leading directly to the LukeIAmYourFather reveal.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Clemont and Bonnie find out that Blaziken Mask is their father Meyer.
Megalith.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Chespie is the power source for Megalith Zygarde.
* VocalDissonance: Even if it's speaking [[VoiceOfTheLegion synchonized]] with Z-2, Squishy's high-pitched voice heavily contrasts the large and imposing Zygarde Complete Forme.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: With the Megalith getting disconnected from its "power source" (Chespie), the heroes thought the threat is over, and all that's left to do is to destroy the abomination. Unfortunately, Lysandre returns, and it powers back up again.
Zygarde.

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* BackToBackBadass: Champions Steven and Diantha pull this pose when using Psychic to buy Ash and Alain more time.

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* BackToBackBadass: BackToBackBadasses: Champions Steven and Diantha pull this pose when using Psychic to buy Ash and Alain more time.



* CueTheSun: The episode (as well as the crisis) ends with the sunrise looming over the badlands.



* LukeIAmYourFather: In-universe, Clemont and Bonnie find out that Blaziken Mask is their father Meyer.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Chespie is the power source for Megalith Zygarde.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: In-universe, Clemont and Bonnie find out that Blaziken Mask is their father Meyer.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Chespie is the power source for Megalith Zygarde.Zygarde.
* VocalDissonance: Even if it's speaking [[VoiceOfTheLegion synchonized]] with Z-2, Squishy's high-pitched voice heavily contrasts the large and imposing Zygarde Complete Forme.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: With the Megalith getting disconnected from its "power source" (Chespie), the heroes thought the threat is over, and all that's left to do is to destroy the abomination. Unfortunately, Lysandre returns, and it powers back up again.
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!!Japanese Title: The Advancing Megalith! The Kalos Line of Defense!!
!!!Original Airdate: September 15, 2016
!!!US Airdate: November 4, 2016

Mairin and Serena's efforts to save Chespie are in vain as it is absorbed by the giant rock, becoming the power source for Megalith Zygarde. Ash, Alain, the Kalos leaders, Malva, Sycamore, Steven, and Diantha rush to stop the megalith before it is too late.

!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* BackToBackBadass: Champions Steven and Diantha pull this pose when using Psychic to buy Ash and Alain more time.
* ColossusClimb: Alain and Ash attempt to climb the megalith to get to Chespie; it tries to stop them by using appendages made of rock. The other trainers with them perform non-lethal {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s to get them to the power source.
* DivingSave:
** [[ShipTease Grant performs one to save Viola]] when the latter is attacked by the megalith.
** Blaziken Mask does this to save Clemont and Bonnie, leading directly to the LukeIAmYourFather reveal.
* LukeIAmYourFather: In-universe, Clemont and Bonnie find out that Blaziken Mask is their father Meyer.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Chespie is the power source for Megalith Zygarde.

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