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The Bonds of Mega Evolution!
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The Bonds of Mega Evolution! (Japanese: メガルカリオ対メガクチート！メガシンカの絆！！ Mega Lucario VS Mega Kucheat! The Bonds of Mega Evolution!!) is the 34th episode of the XY series, and the 833rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 3, 2014 and in the United States on September 6, 2014.
Blurb
Following her grandfather's orders, Korrina has arrived on Pomace Mountain for some special training with Mabel, whose partner Mawile can Mega Evolve, and our heroes are along for the adventure. After a quick battle, Mabel suggests that everyone make flower arrangements with their Pokémon partners, much to their surprise.
This continues for several days, and while Bonnie and Dedenne are having a great time, Korrina and Lucario are getting impatient. But they soon learn that spending so much time together, exploring the beauty of the mountain and working together to make their beautiful arrangements, is exactly what they needed!
During a late-night heart-to-heart talk between Mabel and Korrina, the Team Rocket villains make their move, grabbing Pikachu and Mawile. But all that training pays off! Korrina's voice is finally able to reach Mega Lucario and calm its battle rage, and with the help of Mega Mawile, Team Rocket is sent blasting off again.
Now that Korrina can control Lucario's Mega Evolution, Ash decides he needs more training before challenging her at the Shalour Gym!
Plot
The heroes arrive to Pomace Mountains, where Korrina introduces herself. From the house, a Mawile appears. An old woman, who is Mawile's trainer, arrives. The heroes introduce themselves, while the old woman, Mabel, asks of Korrina to show what she and Lucario achieved by now. Both Mabel and Korrina are on the battle field and press their Key Stones, Mega Evolving Lucario into Mega Lucario and Mawile into Mega Mawile. Mega Lucario starts with Power-Up Punch, but Mega Mawile jumps and dodges. Mega Lucario uses Bone Rush, but Mega Mawile evades its attacks. Mega Mawile uses Iron Head, hitting Mega Lucario. Mega Lucario is enraged and becomes furious, using Power-Up Punch. However, Mega Mawile uses Fairy Wind, defeating Mega Lucario and ending the battle.
Mabel thanks Mawile, who also returns to its original form. Korrina tells Lucario they are here to master the Mega Evolution and asks of Mabel to help them. Team Rocket saw this battle and plan on catching Lucario, Mawile and Pikachu, but want to wait for the moment when the twerps are vulnerable. Mabel, at her house, thinks Korrina and Lucario would do well to arrange flowers, thinking the same would apply to their friends. Serena sends Fennekin and everyone arranges the flowers. Clemont uses a machine, his eyeglasses glowing, to speed up the arrangements. The machine cuts the flowers' stem and puts them in cups. However, the machine is too fast and explodes, burning everyone inside the room. Mabel checks up on them and sees the arrangements. She praises them, seeing these represent the bond between them and Pokémon. She leaves and asks them to make more arrangements, confusing Korrina, who wanted to study and train.
The next day, the heroes run off to get some more flowers. Mabel stops Korrina, advising should she have a good look at the mountain, something good will happen. Later, Korrina and Lucario gaze at the mountain, wondering what Mabel meant. They come back and arrange the flowers. Mabel praises them, but asks they come back the next day and the day after. Korrina and Lucario comply and harvest more flowers. One day, they notice some flowers at a cliff. Korrina tries to climb, but falls down, but is caught by Lucario. Lucario climbs up and Korrina navigates it. Soon, Lucario manages to get the flowers and Korrina made a bracelet out of them. Later, Serena complains she is tired from making these arrangements, but Clemont thinks she may have a plan. Korrina wonders when the special training will start, for she may never control Mega Lucario.
Team Rocket still waits, for Meowth feels they will show some weakness soon. Mabel sees Korrina talking with Lucario, who gaze at the moon. Mabel comes and admits Korrina will be able to control Mega Lucario soon. Korrina is pleased, since she waits for the special training. Mabel reminds her this flower arrangements are the special training, showing that Korrina and Lucario both think alike and have the same goals. However, Mabel reminds her Lucario sometimes acts on its own, though the trainer should be the one giving out orders. She believes in them they will act as one, for the trainer and Pokémon have different views, but are linked to each other, as one heart, but two views. Suddenly, a window is broken and Mawile and Pikachu have been taken by Team Rocket and boarded onto the balloon.
James launches a projectile to catch Lucario, who dodges. Jessie sends Pumpkaboo, while Lucario jumps and Korrina Mega Evolves it into Mega Lucario. Mega Lucario uses Power-Up Punch, but James sends Inkay, whose Psybeam cancels the attack. Pumpkaboo uses Shadow Ball, which Mega Lucario dodges, but gets hit by Inkay's Psybeam. Mega Lucario is furious, seeing Team Rocket as an enemy it must destroy. Mabel tells Korrina she can change this. Mega Lucario jumps and counters Shadow Ball, but is tackled by Inkay, making Mega Lucario even more angry. Korrina, remembering Mabel's words and stops Mega Lucario. Mega Lucario bites her hand, but Korrina tells it to listen: one heart, two views. Mega Lucario and Korrina remember their past days and thinking how it managed to get the flowers from the cliff, with Korrina's help, Mega Lucario manages to calm down.
Pumpkaboo uses Dark Pulse, but Mega Lucario manages to stop the attack using Bone Rush. The heroes cheer for Mega Lucario, who jumps. Pumpkaboo uses Shadow Ball and Inkay Psybeam, but Mega Lucario counters Shadow Ball and jumps, causing Psybeam to hit Pumpkaboo. Using Bone Rush, Mega Lucario attacks Pumpkaboo, bashing it onto the balloon, causing Pikachu and Mawile to be freed. Mabel presses her Key Stone, Mega Evolving Mawile into Mega Mawile. Pumpkaboo uses Dark Pulse, but is countered and hit by Mega Mawile's Fairy Wind. Inkay uses Psybeam, but Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, stopping the attack and knocking out Inkay. Mega Lucario focuses and learns Aura Sphere, which it blasts onto Team Rocket, blasting them off. Korrina is thrilled and high-fives Mega Lucario for the success.
The next day, Korrina thanks Mabel for the help, but Mable reminds them they need to put more work and have new goals. Ash decides they should separate from Korrina, since he has training to do to defeat Mega Lucario. Korrina rides off and bids farewell to Mabel and the heroes, who also bid farewell to Mable and set off.
Major events
- Ash, his friends, and Korrina arrive at Pomace Mountain.
- Korrina's Lucario learns how to control itself while Mega Evolved.
- Korrina leaves the group.
- For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Mawile (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Mawile (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Dedenne (Clemont's)
- Fennekin (Serena's)
- Chespin (Clemont's)
- Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
- Inkay (James's)
- Lucario (Korrina's; Mega Lucario)
- Mawile (Mabel's; Mega Mawile)
Trivia
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Mega Lucario
- For the TV Tokyo airing, instead of the Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster segment, a trailer for the upcoming Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, along with the Mega Diancie event for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Tretta, and Darkrai giveaway was shown.
- While translated directly from its Japanese equivalent, the English title is very similar and could serve as a reference to The Bonds of Evolution!, which also showcases Mega Evolution.
- Ash and Clemont narrate the preview for the next episode.
Errors
- When Mabel is talking in her house, everyone else is shown to be surprised. However, the animation for everyone in the room except Ash is reversed: they are shown bewildered and open-mouthed at first, and when they all gasp, they seem to compose themselves. This happens twice during the episode.
- When James throws his Poké Ball to send out Inkay, the engines on the sides of the Meowth Balloon disappear. This error will be fixed in the future episodes.
Meowth Balloon without the engines
Dub edits
- For an unknown reason the title of the episode copies the title of XY028 in the Russian dub.
- The dub's title card segment focuses on Ash instead of Korrina in the Polish dub.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 超級路卡利歐對超級大嘴蛙！超進化的牽絆！！* 超級路卡利奧對超級大嘴蛙！超進化的牽絆！！* |
| Mandarin | 超級路卡利歐對超級大嘴娃！超進化的羈絆！！ | |
 Danish
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Udviklingens band! | |
 Dutch
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De banden van mega-evolutie! | |
 Finnish
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Megakehityksen tuoma yhteys! | |
 European French
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Les liens de la méga-évolution ! | |
 German
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Das Band der Mega-Entwicklung! | |
 Greek
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Οι Δεσμοί της Μέγα Εξέλιξης! | |
 Indonesian
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Kumpulan Mega Evolusi! | |
 Italian
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Il legame della megaevoluzione! | |
 Korean
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메가루카리오 VS 메가입치트!! 메가진화의 유대관계!! | |
 Norwegian
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Mega-evolusjonens bånd! | |
 Polish
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Więzi Megaewolucji! | |
 Brazilian Portuguese
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Os Elos da Mega Evolução! | |
 Russian
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Узы мега‐эволюции! | |
 European Spanish
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¡Los Vínculos de la Megaevolución! | |
 Swedish
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Mega-utvecklingens band! | |
 Thai
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เมก้าลูคาริโอ้ ปะทะ เมก้าคุจีโตะ! สายสัมพันธ์แห่งการพัฒนาร่างเมก้า!! | |
 Turkish
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Mega evrim bağları! | |
 Vietnamese
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Mega Lucario đấu với Mega Kuchito! Sự liên kết Mega!! | |
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