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XY068

XY068   EP867 狙われたメガシンカ！ガブリアスの絆！！ The Coveted Mega Evolution! Gaburias's Bonds!!

First broadcast Japan April 16, 2015 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ゲッタバンバン Ending ガオガオ・オールスター

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: 狙われたメガシンカ！ガブリアスの絆！！ The Coveted Mega Evolution! Gaburias's Bonds!!) is the 68th episode of the XY series, and the 867th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 16, 2015.

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

Plot

Major events

• Ash and his friends meet up with Professor Sycamore again.
• Professor Sycamore is revealed to have obtained a Key Stone and a Garchompite.
• Professor Sycamore's Garchomp achieves Mega Evolution for the first time.
• Ash and his friends head for Laverre City for Ash's next Gym battle.
• Professor Sycamore is revealed to have discovered the identity of Blaziken Mask.

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

Debuts

Humans

Main series debuts

• Alain

Pokémon debuts

Main series debuts

• Mega Garchomp

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Professor Sycamore
• Diantha (flashback)
• Meyer/Blaziken Mask
• Alain (flashback)
• Sophie

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Garchomp (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Garchomp (Professor Sycamore's; Mega Garchomp)
• Gible (Professor Sycamore's; flashback)
• Gabite (Professor Sycamore's; flashback)
• Gardevoir (Diantha's; Mega Gardevoir; flashback)
• Blaziken (Meyer/Blaziken Mask's; Mega Blaziken)
• Poochyena (Trainer's)
• Zigzagoon (flashback)
• Azurill (flashback)
• Marill (flashback)
• Helioptile (flashback)
• Linoone (flashback)
• Psyduck (flashback)
• Combee (×2; flashback)
• Weedle (flashback)

Trivia

• This episode marks Alain's first appearance outside of side story episodes, albeit only in a flashback.
• DreamDream is replaced by GaoGao All Stars as the Japanese ending.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a female Gible in the anime.
• This episode reveals that a person can borrow a Key Stone from another trainer.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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