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title_ja=チャンピオン・カルネ登場！霧の中のメガサーナイト！！|
title_ja=チャンピオン・カルネ登場！霧の中のメガサーナイト！！|
title_ja_trans=Champion Carnet Appears! Mega Sirknight in the Mist!! |
title_ja_trans=Champion Carne Appears! Mega Sirnight in the Mist!! |
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footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|xy|028}}
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* {{BMGf|164272|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
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'''The Bonds of Evolution!''' (Japanese: '''チャンピオン・カルネ登場！霧の中のメガサーナイト！！''' ''Champion {{tt|Carnet|Diantha}} Appears! Mega {{tt|Sirknight|Gardevoir}} in the Mist!!'') is the 28th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 827th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 22, 2014, in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2014, and in the United States on July 26, 2014.
'''The Bonds of Evolution!''' (Japanese: '''チャンピオン・カルネ登場！霧の中のメガサーナイト！！''' ''Champion {{tt|Carne|Diantha}} Appears! Mega {{tt|Sirnight|Gardevoir}} in the Mist!!'') is the 28th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', and the 827th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on May 22, 2014, in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2014, and in the United States on July 26, 2014.
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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie meet Diantha, the Champion of the Kalos region! Professor Sycamore is on the scene as well, doing research on Diantha's Gardevoir and its Mega Evolution.
<i>Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie meet Diantha, the Champion of the Kalos region! Professor Sycamore is on the scene as well, doing research on Diantha's Gardevoir and its Mega Evolution.


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==Plot==
==Plot==
This episode begins with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, who have found a poster advertising a battle featuring the [[Pokémon Champion]] of the [[Kalos]] region, [[Diantha]]. The friends tell Ash, who has never heard of Diantha before, that Diantha is not only the strongest Pokémon trainer in Kalos, but is also a famous actress. Ash decides to request a battle with Diantha, and the friends run off to meet her.
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} notice a poster advertising an exhibition {{pkmn|battle}} featuring the [[Kalos]] [[Pokémon Champion]], [[Diantha]]. The others tell Ash, who has never heard of Diantha before, that Diantha is not only the strongest Trainer in Kalos, but she is also a famous actress. With that, Ash decides to request a battle with Diantha, and the friends run off to meet her.


Behind the scenes at the stadium, Diantha's manager tells a large crowd that Diantha is not accepting meetings or interviews. Just as Ash and his friends are about to leave, [[Professor Sycamore]] appears and motions to them to follow him into a room. The professor has come to examine the [[Mega Evolution]] that Diantha's Gardevoir possesses. The friends are excited to also hear that Diantha is in the room next door. Ash head towards the door, wanting to request a battle immediately, but before he can open it Diantha emerges, much to the awe of {{an|Serena}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and {{an|Bonnie}}. Professor Sycamore asks Diantha if she has thought about his request to leave her [[Key Stone]] temporarily in his possession, to which she respectfully declines, saying that the Key Stone is the very bond between her and Gardevoir. Professor Sycamore persists, however, and Diantha begins to offer a compromise for the next time she visits [[Lumiose City]]. Diantha's manager [[Kathi Lee]], however, appears and abruptly tells Sycamore that Diantha's schedule is full. Diantha tells the group to feel free to watch the battle.
Arriving at the stadium, Diantha's manager, [[Kathi Lee]] tells a large crowd that Diantha is not accepting meetings or interviews. Just as Ash and his friends are about to leave, {{an|Professor Sycamore}} appears and motions to them to follow him into a backroom. The Professor has come to examine the [[Mega Evolution]] that [[Diantha's Gardevoir]] possesses. The friends are excited to also hear that Diantha is in the room next door. Ash heads towards the door, wanting to request a battle immediately, but before he can open it Diantha emerges, much to the awe of {{an|Serena}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and {{an|Bonnie}}. Professor Sycamore asks Diantha if she has thought about his request to leave her [[Key Stone]] temporarily in his possession, to which she respectfully declines, saying that the Key Stone is the very [[Friendship|bond]] between her and Gardevoir. Professor Sycamore persists, however, and Diantha begins to offer a compromise for the next time she visits [[Lumiose City]]. Diantha's manager Kathi Lee, however, appears and abruptly tells Sycamore that Diantha's schedule is full. Diantha tells the group to feel free to watch the battle.
[[File:XY028 Diantha VS Magnus.png|thumb|left|250px|Diantha facing Magnus]]
At the battlefield, the two opponents take to the field to a cheering crowd, Diantha and a previous year's champion from [[Brackish Town]], {{OBP|Magnus|XY028}}. In the stands, Ash asks Professor Sycamore about the Key Stone. Professor Sycamore tells him the Key Stone is the stone Trainers hold, and the [[Mega Stone]] is the stone that Pokémon hold, both crucial to Mega Evolution. Diantha releases Gardevoir, who wears a [[Gardevoirite]] necklace. Professor Sycamore tells the group that a close bond between the Trainer and Pokemon is also crucial to Mega Evolution. Above, {{TRT}} watches and decides to steal Gardevoir for themselves, hoping to please {{an|Giovanni}}. On the field, Magnus calls out {{p|Absol}}, and the battle begins. Magnus and Absol begin with {{m|Bite}}, but Gardevoir is too quick. Absol then uses {{m|Quick Attack}}, but again Gardevoir evades the attack, able to understand Diantha's commands merely through eye contact. Magnus's Absol uses {{m|Psycho Cut}}, but Gardevoir repels it with {{m|Shadow Ball}}, which rebounds to hit Absol. As a last resort, Magnus commands Absol to use {{m|Perish Song}}, but Gardevoir uses {{m|Moonblast}} to knock Absol out, winning the match.  


At the battlefield, the two opponents take to the field to a cheering crowd, Diantha and a previous year's champion from [[Brackish Town]], {{an|Magnus}}. In the stands, Ash asks Professor Sycamore about the Key Stone. Professor Sycamore tells him the Key Stone is the stone Trainers hold, and the [[Mega Stone]] is the stone that Pokémon hold, both crucial to Mega Evolution. Diantha releases Gardevoir,who wears a Mega Stone. Professor Sycamore tells the travelers that a close bond between the Trainer and Pokemon is also crucial to Mega Evolution. Above, {{TRT}} watches and decides to get Gardevoir for themselves, hoping to please {{an|Giovanni}}. On the field, Magnus releases {{p|Absol}}, and the battle begins. Magnus and Absol begin with {{m|Bite}}, but Gardevoir is too quick. Absol then uses {{m|Quick Attack}}, but again Gardevoir evades the attack, able to understand Diantha's commands merely through eye contact. Magnus's Absol uses {{m|Psycho Cut}}, but Gardevoir repels it with {{m|Shadow Ball}}, which rebounds to hit Absol. Absol uses {{m|Perish Song}}, but Gardevoir uses {{m|Moonblast}} to knock Absol out, winning the match.  
Inside the stadium, a crowd again forms, hoping to see Diantha. An officer tells the crowd that Diantha has already left for a movie shooting. Serena suggests that the group go try Brackish Town's famous chocolate cake, Professor Sycamore opting to join them after he takes care of his data. However, when the group reaches the restaurant, they are greeted by a long queue. However, Bonnie and Serena are determined to get through the line, and manage to procure one slice. Faced with the predicament of sharing one slice between four people, Clemont pulls out a [[Clemontic Gear|machine]] that can cut the piece into exactly equal pieces. Before he can cut into the dessert, the group notices a disappointed woman who was unable to procure a slice and they offer to share with her. The lady pulls down her glasses and reveals that she is indeed Diantha, and the group shares the dessert, after which Bonnie asks for Diantha to marry her brother. Ash determinedly asks Diantha to have a battle with him, and after his persistence, she accepts. Professor Sycamore appears, wanting to also watch the battle.


Inside the stadium, a crowd again forms, hoping to see Diantha. An officer tells the crowd that Diantha has already left for a movie shooting. Serena suggests that the group go try Brackish Town's famous chocolate cake, Professor Sycamore opting to join them after he takes care of his data. However, when the travelers reach the restaurant, they are greeted by a long line. However, Bonnie and Serena are determined to get through the line, and manage to procure one slice. Faced with the predicament of sharing one slice with four people, Clemont pulls out a machine that can cut the piece into exactly equal pieces. Before he can cut into the dessert, the group notices a disappointed woman who was unable to procure a slice, and offer to share with her. The lady reveals she is indeed Diantha, and the group share the dessert, after which Bonnie asks for Diantha to marry her brother. Ash determinedly asks Diantha to have a battle with him, and after his persistence, she accepts. Professor Sycamore appears, wanting to also watch the battle.
In a field, Ash begins to battle Diantha's Gardevoir with {{AP|Pikachu}}. Ash begins with Pikachu's {{m|Iron Tail}}, followed up by Quick Attack, which Diantha's Gardevoir nimbly avoids. Ash next commands Pikachu to use {{m|Electro Ball}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which Gardevoir also dodges. Gardevoir uses Shadow Ball, which sends Pikachu flying and Ash running to catch him. Seeing Ash's devotion to his Pokémon, Diantha recognizes his passion. Before the battle can resume, Team Rocket suddenly releases a net, which captures Gardevoir in a transparent box. Diantha orders Gardevoir to use Shadow Ball on the box but to no avail. [[Jessie]] throws a smoke bomb and Team Rocket's balloon soars off. Diantha, who knows where Gardevoir has gone, leads the way.


In a field, Ash begins to battle Diantha's Gardevoir with {{AP|Pikachu}}. Ash begins with Pikachu's {{m|Iron Tail}}, followed up by Quick Attack, which Diantha's Gardevoir nimbly avoids. Ash next commands Pikachu to use {{m|Electro Ball}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which Gardevoir also dodges. Gardevoir uses Shadow Ball, which sends Pikachu flying and Ash running to catch him. Seeing Ash's devotion to his Pokémon, Diantha recognizes his passion. Just then, Team Rocket releases a net, which captures Gardevoir in a transparent box. Diantha orders Gardevoir to use Shadow Ball on the box, but to no avail. [[Jessie]] throws a smoke bomb and Team Rocket's balloon soars off. Diantha, who knows where Gardevoir has gone, leads the way.
Diantha recalls an experience in which she was lost in the fog while shooting in the [[Lapidarian Highlands]], and her Key Stone led her to Gardevoir. Ash says he thinks their hearts were calling out to each other. The group reaches Gardevoir, and Diantha tells the others to stay back while she confronts Team Rocket. Diantha Mega Evolves Gardevoir into Mega Gardevoir, and this time, the force of Mega Gardevoir's Shadow Ball blasts open its prison. Diantha tells Mega Gardevoir to use Moonblast, which sends Team Rocket blasting off.  


Diantha recalls an experience in which she was lost in the fog while shooting in the [[Lapidarian Highlands]], and her Key Stone led her to Gardevoir. Ash says he think their hearts are calling out to each other. The group reaches Gardevoir, and Diantha tells the others to stay back while she confronts Team Rocket. Diantha mega-evolves Gardevoir into [[Mega Gardevoir]], and this time, the force of Mega Gardevoir's Shadow Ball blasts the box. Diantha tells Mega Gardevoir to use Moon Blast, which sends Team Rocket blasting off again.
The group congratulates Diantha as Mega Gardevoir returns back to normal. A helicopter with Kathi Lee arrives to pick up Diantha. Diantha thanks Ash and the others, but has to go to her next movie shooting. Just before she leaves, Ash tells Diantha that he is challenging the [[Kalos League]], and asks her to battle him when the time comes. Diantha tells him she'll look forward to it, and the friends and Professor Sycamore wave as the helicopter rides off into the sunset, having learned more about the secrets of Mega Evolution.
 
The group congratulates Diantha as Mega Gardevoir returns back to normal. A helicopter with Kathi Lee arrives to pick up Diantha. Diantha thanks Ash and all the children, but has to go to her next shooting. Just before she leaves,Ash tells Diantha that he is challenging the [[Kalos League]], and asks her to battle him when the time comes. Diantha tells him she'll look forward to it, and the friends and Professor Sycamore wave as the helicopter rides off into the sunset, having all learned more about the secrets of Mega Evolution.


==Major events==
==Major events==
[[File:XY028 Ash VS Diantha.png|thumb|220px|Ash facing Diantha]]
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter [[Professor Sycamore]] again.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter {{an|Professor Sycamore}} again.
* Ash and his friends meet [[Diantha]], the [[Kalos League]] {{pkmn|Champion}}.
* Ash and his friends meet [[Diantha]], the [[Kalos League]] {{pkmn|Champion}}.
* Ash and his friends learn about [[Mega Stone]]s and [[Key Stone]]s, as well as witness a [[Mega Evolution]] for the first time.
* Ash and his friends learn about [[Mega Stone]]s and [[Key Stone]]s.
* Ash has a {{pkmn|battle}} with Diantha, but it gets interrupted by {{TRT}}.
* Ash has a {{pkmn|battle}} with Diantha, but it gets interrupted by {{TRT}}.
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* Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket witness a [[Mega Evolution]] for the first time.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Diantha]]
* [[Diantha]]
* [[Kathi Lee]]
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Diantha's Gardevoir]] ([[Mega Evolution|Mega Gardevoir]])


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Professor Sycamore]]
* {{an|Professor Sycamore}}
* [[Diantha]]
* [[Diantha]]
* [[Kathi Lee]]
* [[Kathi Lee]]
* {{an|Magnus}}
* {{OBP|Magnus|XY028}}
* Crowd
* Crowd


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* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Gardevoir}} ([[Diantha]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Gardevoir]])
* {{p|Gardevoir}} ({{OP|Diantha|Gardevoir}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Gardevoir]])
* {{p|Absol}} ({{an|Magnus}}'s)
* {{p|Absol}} ({{OBP|Magnus|XY028}}'s)
* {{p|Watchog}}
* {{p|Watchog}}
* {{p|Skitty}}
* {{p|Skitty}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
[[File:XY Title Card Ash.png|thumb|200px|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Spewpa}}
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Spewpa}}
* This episode was originally scheduled to air on May 29, 2014 as part of a one-hour special alongside ''[[XY029|Heroes - Friend and Faux Alike!]]'', but it was pushed up one week after the postponement of ''[[XY024|An Undersea Place to Call Home!]]'', and aired separately.
* This episode was originally scheduled to air on May 29, 2014 as part of a one-hour special alongside ''[[XY029|Heroes - Friend and Faux Alike!]]'', but it was pushed up one week after the postponement of ''[[XY024|An Undersea Place to Call Home!]]'', and aired as a standalone episode.
* The [[XY029|next episode]] preview is narrated by [[James]], [[Jessie]], {{MTR}} and {{Ash}}.
** [[V (Volt)]] was supposed to be replaced by [[V (Volt)#Opening animation: Version 2 (XY029 - current)|Mega V (Volt)]] as the Japanese opening in this episode, but due to the aforementioned reasons, it debuted in the following episode instead.
** For the TV Tokyo airing, instead of the normal preview, a special preview of ''[[XY029|Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!]]'', ''[[XY030|Mega Revelations!]]'', ''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'', ''[[XY031|The Cave of Trials!]]'' and ''[[XY032|The Aura Storm!]]'' was shown.
* [[James]], [[Jessie]], {{MTR}}, and {{Ash}} narrate the preview for the [[XY029|next episode]].
* This is the first time that a male {{p|Meowstic}} appears in the anime.
** For the TV Tokyo airing, instead of the normal preview, a special preview of ''[[XY029|Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!]]'', ''[[XY030|Mega Revelations!]]'', ''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'', ''[[XY031|The Cave of Trials!]]'', and ''[[XY032|The Aura Storm!]]'' was shown.
* Several running gags from the ''[[XY series]]'' are played differently for the first time in this episode.
* Several running gags from ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' are played differently for the first time in this episode.
** {{an|Clemont}} does not use his Aipom arm to grab Bonnie after she asks [[Diantha]] if she could marry him.
** {{an|Clemont}} does not use his [[Clemontic Gear|Aipom Arm]] to grab Bonnie after she asks [[Diantha]] if she could marry him.
** Clemont's invention works correctly without exploding.
** Clemont's invention works correctly without exploding.
** Since [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] is absent in this episode, it does not appear in the motto sequence.
** Since [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] is absent in this episode, he does not appear in the motto sequence.
* The dub of this episode first aired in the [[Pokémon in the United Kingdom|UK]] on July 5, 2014 , 21 days before the [[Pokémon in the United States|United States]] airing.
* The dub of this episode first aired in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} on July 5, 2014, 21 days before {{pmin|the United States}} airing.
* Team Rocket uses a variation of their motto.
* {{TRT}} uses a variation of their {{motto}}.
* [[Professor Sycamore]] does not wear his lab coat at any point during this episode, a rarity for the series.
* The [[title card]] music from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' is used as background music after the battle of [[Diantha]] and {{OBP|Magnus|XY028}}.
* {{an|Professor Sycamore}} does not wear his lab coat at any point during this episode, a rarity for the series.
* In the English dub, the film that Diantha is starring in is called ''My Sweet, Sweet Lady''. This may be a [[List of references to popular culture in Pokémon|reference]] to the 1964 musical drama film ''{{wp|My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady}}''.
* The famous chocolate cake of [[Brackish Town]] is reminiscent of the {{wp|Sachertorte}} cake.


===Errors===
===Errors===
[[File:XY028 error.png|thumb|200px|Spewpa's back head, triangle and two dots errors]]
* In the original version:
* When the exhibition match is about to begin, Diantha is on the left side of the screen instead of the right.
** In the [[Pokémon Quiz]] segment, {{p|Gardevoir}}'s type is described as pure {{type|Psychic}}, but Gardevoir was changed {{2t|Psychic|Fairy}}-type in [[Generation VI]] along with {{p|Ralts|its}} {{p|Kirlia|pre-evolutions}}. This error is fixed in the Mandarin (Taiwan) and Cantonese dubs.
* In the [[Pokémon Quiz]] segment, Gardevoir's type is described as pure {{type|Psychic}}, but Gardevoir became {{2t|Psychic|Fairy}}-type in [[Generation VI]].
** In the Pokémon Holo Caster segment, when {{an|Professor Oak}} is about to scare Spewpa in his {{p|Fletchinder}} costume, the beige and light-gray parts of Spewpa's head are dark-gray instead, and the two dots on its face are black instead of beige.
* When the {{wp|exhibition game|exhibition match}} is about to begin, Diantha is on the left side of the screen instead of the right.
* When Clemont uses his invention to cut the cake into six pieces, the color of Diantha's shadowed skin is dark brown instead of dark beige.
* When Clemont uses his invention to cut the cake into six pieces, the color of Diantha's shadowed skin is dark brown instead of dark beige.
* When Gardevoir is about to Mega Evolve, its legs are green instead of white.
* When Gardevoir is about to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]], its legs are green instead of white.
* In the Pokémon Holo Caster segment, when {{an|Professor Oak}} is about to scare {{p|Spewpa}} in his {{p|Fletchinder}} costume, the beige and light gray parts of Spewpa's head are dark gray instead, and the two dots on its face are black instead of beige.
* In the English dub, when {{p|Absol}} jumps to use {{m|Bite}}, its Japanese voice can be briefly heard.
 
<gallery>
XY028 error.png|Spewpa's back head, triangle, and two dots errors
XY028 error 2.png|Gardevoir's miscolored legs
</gallery>


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* For an unknown reason, the episode title is used again in [[XY034]] in the {{pmin|Russia}}n dub.
* For unknown reasons, the theme song has no vocal in the {{pmin|Indonesia}}n dub.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|冠軍・卡露乃登場！霧中的超級沙奈朵！！|Champion Diantha Appears! The Mega Gardevoir in the Mist!!}}
|zh_yue={{tt|冠軍・卡露妮登場！霧中的超級沙奈朵！！|Champion Diantha Appears! The Mega Gardevoir in the Mist!!}}
|nl={{tt|De banden der evolutie!|The bonds of evolution!}}
|de={{tt|Das Geheimnis der Mega-Entwicklung!|The secret of the Mega-Evolution!}}
|de={{tt|Das Geheimnis der Mega-Entwicklung!|The secret of the Mega-Evolution!}}
|it={{tt|I legami dell'evoluzione!|The bonds of the evolution!!}}
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|ru={{tt|Узы эволюции!|The bonds of the evolution!}}
|no={{tt|Evolusjonens bånd!|The bond of the evolution!}}
|th={{tt|แชมเปี้ยน คาร์เนท์ ปรากฏตัว! เมก้าซาไนท์ในสายหมอก!!|Champion Carnet Appears! Mega Sirnight in the Mist!!}}
|vi= Gặp gỡ nhà vô địch Karune! Mega Sanaito trong sương mù!
|da={{tt|Udviklingens bånd!|The bond of the Evolution!}}
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|he={{tt|!קשרי ההתפתחות|The bonds of the evolution!}}
|hi=रिश्ता एवोलूशन का! ''{{tt|Rishta Evolution ka!|Relation of Evolution!}}''
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The Bonds of Evolution!
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XY028   EP827
チャンピオン・カルネ登場！霧の中のメガサーナイト！！
Champion Carne Appears! Mega Sirnight in the Mist!!
First broadcast
Japan May 22, 2014
United States July 26, 2014
English themes
Opening Pokémon Theme (Version XY)
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening Ｖ（ボルト）
Ending Ｘ海峡Ｙ景色
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
Storyboard 吉村文宏 Fumihiro Yoshimura
Assistant director 山口頼房 Yorifusa Yamaguchi
Animation directors 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara
山田桃子 Momoko Yamada
No additional credits are available at this time.

The Bonds of Evolution! (Japanese: チャンピオン・カルネ登場！霧の中のメガサーナイト！！ Champion Carne Appears! Mega Sirnight in the Mist!!) is the 28th episode of Pokémon the Series: XY, and the 827th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on May 22, 2014, in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2014, and in the United States on July 26, 2014.

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Blurb

Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie meet Diantha, the Champion of the Kalos region! Professor Sycamore is on the scene as well, doing research on Diantha's Gardevoir and its Mega Evolution.

Ash challenges the Champion to a battle, and under unusual circumstances, she accepts. However, their battle is quickly interrupted by the Team Rocket trio, who grab Gardevoir in a cage of energy and fly away! Thanks to the strong bond between the two of them, Diantha knows exactly where Gardevoir is, and she leads our heroes there at once.

She challenges Team Rocket, calling on the power of her Key Stone—and inside the cage, Gardevoir Mega Evolves! Professor Sycamore is delighted to witness a Mega Evolution in person, and Mega Gardevoir makes short work of the villains. Diantha has to get back to a movie shoot, but she agrees to battle Ash again someday...just as soon as he beats the Kalos League!

Plot

Ash and his friends notice a poster advertising an exhibition battle featuring the Kalos Pokémon Champion, Diantha. The others tell Ash, who has never heard of Diantha before, that Diantha is not only the strongest Trainer in Kalos, but she is also a famous actress. With that, Ash decides to request a battle with Diantha, and the friends run off to meet her.

Arriving at the stadium, Diantha's manager, Kathi Lee tells a large crowd that Diantha is not accepting meetings or interviews. Just as Ash and his friends are about to leave, Professor Sycamore appears and motions to them to follow him into a backroom. The Professor has come to examine the Mega Evolution that Diantha's Gardevoir possesses. The friends are excited to also hear that Diantha is in the room next door. Ash heads towards the door, wanting to request a battle immediately, but before he can open it Diantha emerges, much to the awe of Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie. Professor Sycamore asks Diantha if she has thought about his request to leave her Key Stone temporarily in his possession, to which she respectfully declines, saying that the Key Stone is the very bond between her and Gardevoir. Professor Sycamore persists, however, and Diantha begins to offer a compromise for the next time she visits Lumiose City. Diantha's manager Kathi Lee, however, appears and abruptly tells Sycamore that Diantha's schedule is full. Diantha tells the group to feel free to watch the battle.

Diantha facing Magnus

At the battlefield, the two opponents take to the field to a cheering crowd, Diantha and a previous year's champion from Brackish Town, Magnus. In the stands, Ash asks Professor Sycamore about the Key Stone. Professor Sycamore tells him the Key Stone is the stone Trainers hold, and the Mega Stone is the stone that Pokémon hold, both crucial to Mega Evolution. Diantha releases Gardevoir, who wears a Gardevoirite necklace. Professor Sycamore tells the group that a close bond between the Trainer and Pokemon is also crucial to Mega Evolution. Above, Team Rocket watches and decides to steal Gardevoir for themselves, hoping to please Giovanni. On the field, Magnus calls out Absol, and the battle begins. Magnus and Absol begin with Bite, but Gardevoir is too quick. Absol then uses Quick Attack, but again Gardevoir evades the attack, able to understand Diantha's commands merely through eye contact. Magnus's Absol uses Psycho Cut, but Gardevoir repels it with Shadow Ball, which rebounds to hit Absol. As a last resort, Magnus commands Absol to use Perish Song, but Gardevoir uses Moonblast to knock Absol out, winning the match.

Inside the stadium, a crowd again forms, hoping to see Diantha. An officer tells the crowd that Diantha has already left for a movie shooting. Serena suggests that the group go try Brackish Town's famous chocolate cake, Professor Sycamore opting to join them after he takes care of his data. However, when the group reaches the restaurant, they are greeted by a long queue. However, Bonnie and Serena are determined to get through the line, and manage to procure one slice. Faced with the predicament of sharing one slice between four people, Clemont pulls out a machine that can cut the piece into exactly equal pieces. Before he can cut into the dessert, the group notices a disappointed woman who was unable to procure a slice and they offer to share with her. The lady pulls down her glasses and reveals that she is indeed Diantha, and the group shares the dessert, after which Bonnie asks for Diantha to marry her brother. Ash determinedly asks Diantha to have a battle with him, and after his persistence, she accepts. Professor Sycamore appears, wanting to also watch the battle.

In a field, Ash begins to battle Diantha's Gardevoir with Pikachu. Ash begins with Pikachu's Iron Tail, followed up by Quick Attack, which Diantha's Gardevoir nimbly avoids. Ash next commands Pikachu to use Electro Ball and Thunderbolt, which Gardevoir also dodges. Gardevoir uses Shadow Ball, which sends Pikachu flying and Ash running to catch him. Seeing Ash's devotion to his Pokémon, Diantha recognizes his passion. Before the battle can resume, Team Rocket suddenly releases a net, which captures Gardevoir in a transparent box. Diantha orders Gardevoir to use Shadow Ball on the box but to no avail. Jessie throws a smoke bomb and Team Rocket's balloon soars off. Diantha, who knows where Gardevoir has gone, leads the way.

Diantha recalls an experience in which she was lost in the fog while shooting in the Lapidarian Highlands, and her Key Stone led her to Gardevoir. Ash says he thinks their hearts were calling out to each other. The group reaches Gardevoir, and Diantha tells the others to stay back while she confronts Team Rocket. Diantha Mega Evolves Gardevoir into Mega Gardevoir, and this time, the force of Mega Gardevoir's Shadow Ball blasts open its prison. Diantha tells Mega Gardevoir to use Moonblast, which sends Team Rocket blasting off.

The group congratulates Diantha as Mega Gardevoir returns back to normal. A helicopter with Kathi Lee arrives to pick up Diantha. Diantha thanks Ash and the others, but has to go to her next movie shooting. Just before she leaves, Ash tells Diantha that he is challenging the Kalos League, and asks her to battle him when the time comes. Diantha tells him she'll look forward to it, and the friends and Professor Sycamore wave as the helicopter rides off into the sunset, having learned more about the secrets of Mega Evolution.

Major events

Ash facing Diantha
For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series: XY, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

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

Trivia

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

Errors

  • In the original version:
  • When the exhibition match is about to begin, Diantha is on the left side of the screen instead of the right.
  • When Clemont uses his invention to cut the cake into six pieces, the color of Diantha's shadowed skin is dark brown instead of dark beige.
  • When Gardevoir is about to Mega Evolve, its legs are green instead of white.
  • In the English dub, when Absol jumps to use Bite, its Japanese voice can be briefly heard.
  • Spewpa's back head, triangle, and two dots errors

    Spewpa's back head, triangle, and two dots errors

  • Gardevoir's miscolored legs

    Gardevoir's miscolored legs

Dub edits

  • For an unknown reason, the episode title is used again in XY034 in the Russian dub.
  • For unknown reasons, the theme song has no vocal in the Indonesian dub.

In other languages



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