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Mega Evolution Special I (Japanese: ポケットモンスターXY特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act Ⅰ（アクトワン）～ Pocket Monsters XY Special Episode: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act I~) is the first special episode of the XY series. It first aired in Japan on April 3, 2014, and in the United States on May 31, 2014.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Other posters and logos

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  Poster

Plot

Major events

• Alain meets Mairin, a beginner Trainer.
• Alain obtains an unknown Mega Stone.
• Mairin catches a Flabébé, which she nicknames "Bébé".
• Alain has a battle against Siebold of the Elite Four, but loses.
• Mairin decides to travel with Alain.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

• Alain
• Mairin
• Astrid
• Siebold
• Lysandre

Pokémon debuts

• Mega Absol (Astrid's)
• Mega Blastoise (Siebold's)
• Mega Garchomp (Remo's)
• Flabébé
• Mega Venusaur
• Mega Charizard Y
• Mega Alakazam
• Mega Gengar
• Mega Kangaskhan
• Mega Pinsir
• Mega Gyarados
• Mega Aerodactyl
• Mega Mewtwo X
• Mega Ampharos
• Mega Scizor
• Mega Heracross
• Mega Houndoom
• Mega Tyranitar
• Mega Gardevoir
• Mega Mawile
• Mega Aggron
• Mega Medicham
• Mega Manectric
• Mega Banette
• Mega Lucario
• Mega Abomasnow

Main series debuts

• Charizard (Alain's; Mega Charizard X)

Characters

Humans

• Alain
• Mairin
• Remo
• Astrid
• Siebold
• Professor Sycamore (flashback)
• Sophie (flashback)
• Lysandre
• Nurse Joy
• Alain's boss/Narrator
• Siebold's butler
• Restaurant patrons
• Trainers

Pokémon

• Charizard (Mega Charizard X; Alain's)
• Charmander (Alain's; flashback)
• Absol (Mega Absol; Astrid's)
• Garchomp (Mega Garchomp; Remo's; Garchoo)
• Blastoise (Mega Blastoise; Siebold's)
• Chespin (Mairin's; Chespie)
• Flabébé (Mairin's; Yellow Flower; Bébé; new)
• Wigglytuff (Nurse Joy's)
• Garchomp (Professor Sycamore's; flashback)
• Lucario (painting; flashback)
• Combee (×2; flashback)
• Marill (flashback)
• Helioptile (flashback)
• Psyduck (flashback)
• Azurill (flashback)
• Linoone (flashback)
• Scatterbug (flashback)
• Zigzagoon (flashback)
• Smeargle
• Gallade

Pokémon in the intro

• Venusaur (Mega Venusaur)
• Charizard (Mega Charizard Y)
• Blastoise (Mega Blastoise)
• Alakazam (Mega Alakazam)
• Gengar (Mega Gengar)
• Kangaskhan (Mega Kangaskhan)
• Pinsir (Mega Pinsir)
• Gyarados (Mega Gyarados)
• Aerodactyl (Mega Aerodactyl)
• Mewtwo (×2; Mega Mewtwo X and Y)
• Ampharos (Mega Ampharos)
• Scizor (Mega Scizor)
• Heracross (Mega Heracross)
• Houndoom (Mega Houndoom)
• Tyranitar (Mega Tyranitar)
• Blaziken (Mega Blaziken)
• Gardevoir (Mega Gardevoir)
• Mawile (Mega Mawile)
• Aggron (Mega Aggron)
• Medicham (Mega Medicham)
• Manectric (Mega Manectric)
• Banette (Mega Banette)
• Lucario (Mega Lucario)
• Abomasnow (Mega Abomasnow)

Cast

Trivia

• This marks the first time that a male Garchomp appears in the anime.
• This is the first time in the anime that more than one Mega Evolved Pokémon are featured simultaneously.
• This is the first time Blast Burn has been used in the anime.
  • As of this episode, all variations of Hyper Beam have been featured in the anime.
• This is the first episode in the anime that features a completely different narrator, as opposed to having physical characters narrating on some occasions.
• Excluding Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! and Lumiose City Pursuit! which aired as a sneak preview for the XY series, this is the episode with the shortest time between it's Japanese and dubbed version's airing, with 58 days.

Errors

• Professor Sycamore's Garchomp has a cut on her fin, which she didn't the last time she was seen.

Dub edits

In other languages

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