XY030

Mega Revelations!

XY030   EP829 コルニとルカリオ！メガシンカの秘密!! Corni and Lucario! The Secret of Mega Evolution!!

First broadcast Japan May 29, 2014 United States August 9, 2014

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme (Version XY) Ending

Japanese themes Opening メガＶ（メガボルト） Ending ピースマイル！

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤田伸三　 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard うえだしげる Shigeru Ueda Assistant director 加瀬充子 Mitsuko Kase Animation director 小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama No additional credits are available at this time.

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Mega Revelations! (Japanese: コルニとルカリオ！メガシンカの秘密!! Corni and Lucario! The Secret of Mega Evolution!!) is the 30th episode of the XY series, and the 829th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 29, 2014 as an hour special alongside XY029, and in the United States on August 9, 2014.

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

Blurb

Continuing their journey to Shalour City, our heroes are approached by an energetic Trainer named Korrina. She challenges Ash to a battle, hoping to extend her winning streak to 99 in a row—and succeeds! Korrina introduces herself as the Shalour City Gym Leader and explains that she vowed to win 100 battles in a row before heading to Geosenge Town to find the Mega Stone that will allow her Lucario to Mega Evolve.

The Team Rocket trio, posing as "Mega Evolution consultants," manage to get their hands on Lucario and Pikachu and make their escape. But thanks to the bond between Korrina and Lucario, she can track its presence. She and Ash team up in a Tag Battle against Jessie and James, and as they send Team Rocket blasting off again, Korrina claims her 100th victory!

Our heroes really want to come along to see Lucario's Mega Evolution, and Korrina agrees—so they're all off to Geosenge Town!

Plot

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Major events

• Ash and his friends meet Korrina.
• Ash accepts a battle challenge from Korrina and loses.
• Ash and friends learn that Korrina is the Shalour City Gym Leader.
• Korrina starts traveling with the group to on her way to Geosenge Town and hunt for a Lucarionite.

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

Debuts

• Korrina
• Gurkinn

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Korrina
• Diantha (flashback)
• Gurkinn (flashback)

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Lucario (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Lucario (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Gardevoir (Diantha's; Mega Gardevoir; flashback)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Lucario (Korrina's)
• Riolu (Korrina's; evolved; flashback)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Onix
• Ash and Korrina narrate the preview for the next episode.
  • For the TV Tokyo airing, instead of the Pokémon Holo Caster segment and the regular next episode preview, a trailer for the upcoming Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, The Aura Storm!, The Bonds of Mega Evolution!, and The Forest Champion! was shown.
• Pikachu displays his love towards ketchup again in this episode.
• This episode marks the first time that the "stat boost" animation from the games has been depicted in the anime.
• The pendant on James's disguise is shaped like a "K". This is a reference to his Japanese name, "Kojirō".
• Music from Arceus and the Jewel of Life and Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice is used in this episode.

Errors

• In several scenes throughout the episode, the three holes on Korrina's helmet are black instead of dark gray.
• When Ash and the others learn that Korrina is the Shalour City Gym Leader, Bonnie's hair clip is discolored.
• When Serena checks to see if Korrina's Lucario liked the Poké Puffs she made, half of its right foot is missing.

Dub edits

In other languages

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