Mega Evolution Specials

Promotional poster for the first special

Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special (Japanese: ポケットモンスターXY特別編 最強メガシンカ Pocket Monsters XY Special Episode: The Strongest Mega Evolution) is a series of four special episodes of Pokémon the Series: XY that are set during Ash's journey through Kalos. The specials focus on an original protagonist and former assistant of Professor Sycamore, Alain, and his partner, a Mega Charizard X, and his quest to research and defeat every known Mega-Evolved Pokémon. He is joined by Mairin, a beginning Trainer who started with her Chespin, nicknamed Chespie. Other characters include Steven, the Hoenn League Champion, and Lysandre, a mysterious benefactor who has his own reasons for pursuing Mega Evolution.

In Japan, the first special aired on April 3, 2014, a week after the Japanese debut of A PokéVision of Things to Come!. It focused on Alain's journey to different parts of Kalos to fight and defeat Trainers with Mega Pokémon, including Siebold of the Kalos Elite Four. Subsequent episodes aired in Japan on a biyearly basis, with the second and third episodes focusing around Mega Rayquaza, the Primal forms of Groudon and Kyogre, and the origins of Mega Evolution in Hoenn. The fourth and final special aired on October 29, 2015, tying directly into the XY&Z arc of Pokémon the Series: XY.

In the United States, the first special aired on May 31, 2014, a week after the English debut of A Conspiracy to Conquer!. The remaining three specials aired before the first episode of, halfway through, and the week after the last episode of Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest.

Episodes

Code	Screenshot	English title	Japanese title	US broadcast	Japan broadcast	Time between
XYS01		Mega Evolution Special I	ポケットモンスターXY特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act I～ Pocket Monsters XY Special Episode: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act I~	May 31, 2014	April 3, 2014	58 days
XYS02		Mega Evolution Special II	ポケットモンスターXY特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act II～ Pocket Monsters XY Special Episode: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~	February 7, 2015	November 6, 2014	93 days
XYS03		Mega Evolution Special III	ポケットモンスターXY特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act III～ Pocket Monsters XY Special Episode: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act III~	August 15, 2015	March 19, 2015	149 days
XYS04		Mega Evolution Special IV	ポケットモンスターXY特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act IV～ Pocket Monsters XY Special Episode: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act IV~	December 26, 2015	October 29, 2015	58 days
This concludes the Mega Evolution Specials.

Gallery

Posters

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  Act I Poster

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  Act II Poster

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  Act III Poster

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  Act IV poster

Characters

Main characters

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  Alain

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  Mairin

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  Lysandre

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  Steven Stone

Supporting characters

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  Professor Sycamore

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  Astrid

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  Remo

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  Siebold

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  Malva

Cast

Cast
Alain	Jonathan Silver	Alain	Kenshō Ono	アラン	小野賢章
Charizard	Kensuke Satō	Lizardon	Kensuke Satō	リザードン	佐藤健輔
Mairin	Zoe Martin	Manon	Mikako Komatsu	マノン	小松未可子
Chespie	Suzy Myers	Hari-san	Yuka Terasaki	ハリさん	寺崎裕香
Lysandre Narration	H.D. Quinn	Fuladari Narration	Hideaki Tezuka	フラダリ ナレーション	手塚秀彰
Steven Stone	Andrew Paull	Daigo Tsuwabuki	Kenichi Suzumura	ツワブキ・ダイゴ	鈴村健一
Metagross	Kenta Miyake	Metagross	Kenta Miyake	メタグロス	三宅健太
Professor Sycamore	Jake Paque	Platane	Hiroshi Tsuchida	プラターヌ	土門大
Special appearances by
Astrid	Kate Bristol	Ayaka	Miyuu Sawai	アヤカ	沢井美優
Remo	Marc Thompson	Louie	Kōichi Yamadera	ルイ	山寺宏一
Siebold	Eli James	Zumi	Hiroyuki Yoshino	ズミ	吉野裕行
Malva	Samara Naeymi	Pachira	Akeno Watanabe	パキラ	渡辺明乃
Zygarde Core	Billy Bob Thompson	Zygarde Core	Yūki Kaji	ジガルデ・コア	梶裕貴

Major events

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Act I

• Alain is introduced.
• Alain meets Mairin, a beginning Trainer.
• Alain finds a Gyaradosite.
• Mairin catches a Flabébé, which she nicknames "Bébé".
• Alain has a battle against Siebold of the Kalos Elite Four, but loses.
• Mairin decides to travel with Alain.

Act II

• Alain and Mairin arrive in the Hoenn region.
• Steven is revealed to own a Shiny Metagross, a Key Stone, and a Metagrossite.
• Alain and Charizard battle Steven, but the battle is interrupted by Lysandre.
• Steven is revealed to have replaced Wallace as the reigning Hoenn League Champion.
• Alain is revealed to be working with Lysandre and Lysandre Labs, and to have received his Mega Ring and Charizardite X from him.
• Rayquaza attacks Alain and his company during their research, becoming Mega Rayquaza in the process.
• Alain and Steven attempt to battle Mega Rayquaza, but are quickly overwhelmed.
• Lysandre orders Alain to go to Rustboro City.

Act III

• Alain, Mairin, and Steven arrive in Rustboro City.
• Alain and Steven battle Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre.
• Mega Rayquaza reappears, stopping the rampage between Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre.
• Lysandre obtains the legendary Giant Rock.
• Professor Sycamore learns that Alain can use Mega Evolution.
• Alain separates from Mairin and returns to Lysandre Labs to train.
• Mairin returns to Kalos with Steven to search for Alain.

Act IV

• Alain and Mairin reunite.
• Alain has a battle with Malva of the Kalos Elite Four and wins.
• Chespie meets a Zygarde Core and helps it escape from Lysandre Labs, but becomes ill in the process and falls into a coma.
• Lysandre is revealed to own a Key Stone.
• Alain sets off on a quest to restore Chespie's health.

Home video releases

Japanese DVD releases

Main article: List of Japanese language XY home video releases

Trivia

• These are the only episodes from Pokémon the Series: XY that were dubbed into English to not be included in any home video releases.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	寶可夢XY　特別篇　最強超級強化 寵物小精靈XY　特別篇　最強超強化
	Mandarin	神奇寶貝XY　特別版　最強超進化
European French		Pokémon : Méga-Évolution
German		Pokémon: Sonderfolgen zur Mega-Entwicklung
Italian		Miniserie Pokémon Megaevoluzione
Korean		포켓몬스터 XY 특별편 -최강 메가진화-
European Spanish		Especial Pokémon Megaevolución
Thai		โปเกมอน เอ็กซ์วาย ตอนพิเศษ พัฒนาร่างเมก้าที่แกร่งที่สุด
Vietnamese		Pokémon: Sức mạnh tối thượng của tiến hóa Mega

See also

• Mega Evolution Pokédex Shorts

External links

• Official site (Japanese)

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