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| Season | Pokémon the Series: XYZ (Season 19) · Alain & the capture of Z2 arc (XY106–XY111) |
| Episode | Season 19, episode 18 · English episode 906 · Japanese episode 911 · Bulbapedia code XY111 |
| English title | Unlocking Some Respect! |
| Japanese title | レフトとライト！揺れる心のカメテテ！！ Refuto to Raito! Yureru Kokoro no Kametete!! — “Left and Right! The Kametete’s Swaying Heart!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 10 March 2016 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 18 June 2016 · Cartoon Network |
| Screenplay | Junki Takegami |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | XY&Z – Satoshi (Rica Matsumoto) · Puni-chan no Uta (Puni-chan’s Song) – Eureka (Mariya Ise) |
| English opening | Stand Tall – Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Binacle (US) |
| Previous episode | An Electrifying Rage! (XY110) |
| Next episode | Master Class Is in Session! (XY112) |
Filler / stand-alone episodeMaster Thief KeyesLefty and Righty
Unlocking Some Respect! is the 18th episode of Pokémon the Series: XYZ, the nineteenth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 906th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 911, Bulbapedia code XY111). It first aired in Japan on 10 March 2016 and in the United States on 18 June 2016. It falls within the season’s Alain & the capture of Z2 stretch (EP106–EP111).
Synopsis
In Jacore Town, a gentleman thief who only picks one locksmith’s locks turns out to be that locksmith’s former apprentice, and the two are reconciled when the thief risks his life in a burning Pokémon Center. At Team Flare’s headquarters, Xerosic irradiates the captive Z2, and far away Squishy senses its pain, until Bonnie cheers it up with her song. The group checks into a hotel exhibiting a famous gem, and that night an alarm brings them to the exhibit, where the gem’s padlock hangs open but nothing has been taken. A masked figure introduces himself from the skylight as “Master Thief Keyes,” leaves a calling card and escapes. Officer Jenny explains that Keyes only ever opens locks made by the locksmith Ed and never steals anything, and Team Rocket decide to recruit him as their lock-picking apprentice.
A Binacle named Righty clamps onto Bonnie’s head, and Ed arrives to claim it. He explains that his apprentice Locke quit years ago after Ed taught him that lock picking needs patience and kindness, like persuading a person to open up, and that Righty’s partner Lefty left with him; Righty has been searching for them ever since. Ed insists he does not care, but Bonnie offers to look after Righty overnight. In a forest, Locke, who is Keyes, tells Lefty that Ed will have to recognise his skill, before Team Rocket bind his arms and kidnap him. The next morning Clemont’s Binacle Finder, attached to Righty, tracks Lefty to the Pokémon Center, where Team Rocket order Locke to pick the door so they can steal the patients.
Locke pretends to obey, then has Lefty strike Meowth with Brick Break and runs, vowing never to steal. Team Rocket’s Seed Bomb and Psybeam hit a generator, and the Pokémon Center bursts into flames. Locke and Lefty rush inside to save the patients’ Poké Balls while Greninja’s Water Shuriken and Righty’s Water Gun fight the blaze, but the heat warps the door lock and traps them. Righty carries Bonnie to fetch Ed, who calls Locke while he works. Locke confesses that he became Keyes to earn Ed’s respect, and Ed reveals that he knew all along: only he and Locke can pick his locks, and he calls Keyes a fine locksmith. Moved, Locke opens the door and everyone escapes. Officer Jenny arrests Locke but plans to release him with a warning, Ed promises his door will always be open, and the group heads for Gloire City.
Major Events
- Master Thief Keyes. In Jacore Town the gentleman thief Locke and his old master, the locksmith Ed, are reunited with the Binacle Lefty and Righty
- Xerosic experiments on Z2
- The Japanese opening shows Noivern
- Main-series debut of Binacle
Pokémon making their anime debut
Binacle#0688 · XY111
Trivia
- The screenplay is by Junki Takegami.
- This is a stand-alone episode: it can be skipped without losing the thread of the Kalos story.
Changes in the English Dub
- Bonnie sings Puni-chan’s Song
- Music from Genesect and the Legend Awakened
Part of our Pokémon the Series: XYZ guide. Browse every season of the Pokémon anime.