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1	!!Japanese Title: The Advancing Megalith! The Kalos Line of Defense!!
2	!!!Original Airdate: September 15, 2016
3	!!!US Airdate: November 4, 2016
4	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1473934619537_1.jpg]]
5	[[caption-width-right:350:What? You think [[ApatheticCitizens we would sit out]] during a ''[[DefiedTrope crisis]]!?'']]
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7	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.
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9	!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
10	* 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.
11	* 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. Subverted, as it turns out he survived.
12	* BigDamnHeroes:
13	** Charizard X and Pikachu swoop in at the nick of time to save Serena's Braixen from falling to her death.
14	** TheCavalry rescue the heroes when the Megalith had all of them trapped in its grasp.
15	** All the gym leaders show up in time to assist our heros.
16	* TheBusCameBack: Every Kalos Gym Leader (at least the ones Ash has fought) and their ace Pokémon return to defend the Anistar Sundial. Notably, this is also the first time all eight Gym Leaders appear together in an episode.
17	* CallBack:
18	** Steven's hypothesis brings up established facts about the Megalith and the Anistar Sundial.
19	** 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.
20	* TheCavalry: The Kalos leaders, led by Olympia and Diantha, rally to the badlands to help fight the Megalith.
21	* {{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]].
22	* FutileHandReach: Variant, where Ash frantically had Greninja use his OverlyLongTongue to try to [[SaveTheVillain snatch Lysandre]] before he jumps the Prism Tower. He missed by a few inches.
23	* 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 after Team Plasma launched their attack on the League.
24	* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Chespie is the power source for Megalith Zygarde.

Context Recap / PokemonS19E42RockingKalosDefenses