Pokémon the Series: XY| EP09 Clemont'S Got A Secret!

⁣When
our heroes arrive in Lumiose City, Ash and Serena look around in awe,
while Clemont and Bonnie seem a little nervous. The impressive Prism
Tower catches Serena’s eye, and Ash tells her about his attempt to
challenge the Lumiose Gym inside it—an attempt that was quickly shut
down by a robot who threw him out upon learning he didn’t have four
Kalos Gym badges yet. Clemont waves this off and Bonnie tries to get
them moving when someone pulls up beside them—it’s Meyer, Clemont and
Bonnie’s father!

Meyer soon reveals that Clemont himself is the
Lumiose City Gym Leader, much to Ash’s and Serena’s surprise! Clemont
explains that the Gym was taking up too much of his time (time he’d
rather spend working on his inventions), so he built a robot named
Clembot to take over some of his duties. But a glitch in the programming
left Clembot with a stubborn personality that sticks to the “rules” no
matter what—and since Clemont doesn’t have four Gym badges either,
Clembot won’t even let him inside his own Gym!

After a pep talk
from Ash, Clemont is willing to try sneaking into the Gym so he can
repair the malfunctioning robot. Inside, they find Clembot on the
battlefield, where it finally accepts Clemont’s override code—and his
battle challenge! Clemont sends out Bunnelby against his own Heliolisk,
one of the Pokémon he left at the Gym to fight at Clembot’s side. The
battle seems very one-sided at first, but Bunnelby proves it has a tough
streak, and with some unexpected strategy, Clemont manages to defeat
his own creation!

The robot finally recognizes its inventor, and
Clemont starts a full reprogramming. This time, he remembers to install a
few important qualities he left out in the original programming:
compassion, kindness, and flexibility. Then, along with Ash and Serena,
Clemont and Bonnie visit their dad to explain the whole situation at the
Gym—and to tell him they want to leave the new and improved Clembot in
charge so they can keep traveling with their new friends! Meyer happily
declares his support for their journey, but makes Ash and Serena promise
to keep his kids out of trouble.

That night, Clemont asks Ash if
he’s sorry he couldn’t have a Lumiose Gym battle. Ash says he plans to
honor the original four-badge requirement and return when he’s a bit
further along in his Kalos journey...on one condition. When he does come
back to challenge the Lumiose Gym, he wants to battle Clemont, not
Clembot!