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Noir's Grand Battle! The Smiles That Disappeared On A Birthday! (ノワール大決戦！笑顔の消えたバースデー！) is the 46th episode of KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode and the 681st episode of the Pretty Cure franchise overall.

Major Events

 * Ichika celebrates her birthday.
 * Noir battles against the Cures for the first time.
 * Noir's backstory is heard for the first time.
 * Elisio de-fuses with Noir and absorbs both him and Lumiere inside of his cards, using their powers to turn Ichigozaka to a place without any emotions.

Pretty Cures

 * Usami Ichika/Cure Whip
 * Arisugawa Himari/Cure Custard
 * Tategami Aoi/Cure Gelato
 * Kotozume Yukari/Cure Macaron
 * Kenjou Akira/Cure Chocolat
 * Kirahoshi Ciel/Cure Parfait

Mascots

 * Pekorin
 * Chourou

Villains

 * Noir
 * Elisio

Secondary Characters

 * Kuroki Rio
 * Bibury
 * Usami Genichirou
 * Usami Satomi
 * Lumiere/Cure Lumiere

Trivia

 * The ending card features a picture of Cure Whip because the episode's air date coincides with her birthday.