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XYS02

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Mega Evolution Special II
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  XYS02  
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~
First broadcast
Japan November 6, 2014
United States February 7, 2015
English themes
Opening None
Ending Be a Hero
Japanese themes
Opening None
Ending メガＶ（メガボルト）
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane
No additional credits are available at this time.

Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special II (Japanese: 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~) is the second Mega Evolution Special and the second special episode of Pokémon the Series: XY. It first aired in Japan on November 6, 2014 and in the United States on February 7, 2015.

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Alain and Mairin, along with their partners Charizard and Chespie, have just arrived in the Hoenn region as they continue their quest to unravel the mysteries of Mega Evolution. It isn’t long before they encounter another Trainer named Steven, and Alain can’t resist challenging him to a Pokémon battle. Steven unleashes his Metagross, who has the ability to Mega Evolve just like Charizard!

The exciting battle is interrupted when a Pyroar bursts onto the scene. It’s soon followed by its Trainer, Alain’s boss Lysandre, who owns Lysandre Labs in the Kalos region. He’s interested in collaborating with Steven, the Champion of the Hoenn region, to research the power of Mega Evolution and to harness that power for peaceful means.

Together, the group travels to an ancient ruin where Lysandre and Steven combine their research to discover a massive, glowing Giant Rock that resembles an immense Key Stone. Lysandre calls in his team of scientists via helicopter to begin studying their find, but their activities summon Rayquaza from the sky. Unexpectedly, this Legendary Pokémon Mega Evolves—without the help of a Trainer—and begins to attack the ruins!

Mega Charizard X and Mega Metagross battle back, but Mega Rayquaza launches a massive attack and flies away. In the aftermath, the group is surprised to see that the Giant Rock is missing. Based on Lysandre’s readings, he sends Alain to Rustboro City to track it down, and Steven and Mairin come along for the journey!

Plot

Following the discovery of an ancient tablet describing the Giant Rock, Alain and Mairin land in the Hoenn region to learn more about Mega Evolution. They make their way towards the ruins and trek through some foggy mountains. Mairin slips down a hill, landing awkwardly in tree only to helped up by Steven Stone. Alain is initially annoyed by the stranger's presence, but his attitude changes when he spots Steven's Mega Stickpin. Alain proceeds to challenge Steven to a Mega Evolution battle.

Steven accepts, calling out his Shiny Metagross. Alain summons his Charizard onto the field. The two Mega Evolve their Pokémon, becoming Mega Metagross and Mega Charizard X respectively. Mega Charizard unleashes a powerful Flamethrower attack, though Steven has Metagross use Psychic to send the attack towards the sky. Steven calls for a Flash Cannon, which scores a direct hit and lowers Charizard’s endurance stat. Charizard returns the favor with a Dragon Claw, only to be struck by a Meteor Mash in return. Charizard, however, emerged unscathed and launches a Blast Burn at its opponent. Mega Metagross remains standing in spite of the direct hit, to which Steven remarks that no one should underestimate him. Alain calls for another Dragon Claw while Metagross prepares another Meteor Mash. As the two are about to finish each other off, a Pyroar unleashes a Flamethrower and interrupts the two.

The Pokémon belonged to Lysandre, a businessman who owns Lysandre Labs in the Kalos region. He is revealed to be Alain's boss, and Alain tries to shut Mairin out of his affairs. While Alain goes to save Mairin from another hill fall, Lysandre reveals to Steven that he is interested in Mega Evolution and harnessing its energy for peaceful means. After returning to higher ground, Mairin asks Alain about his connection with Lysandre. In a flashback, Alain contacted Professor Sycamore about Charmander's evolution into Charmeleon. He was trying to find a Charizardite in some ruins and encounters Lysandre, who proposes him a deal: a Charizardite in exchange for his help. Before leaving, he tells Alain that he has to be the strongest.

Back in the present, Alain and Mairin follow Lysandre and Steven up to a mountaintop. Steven reveals that he traveled in search of stones as he was interested in Mega Evolution. He and Lysandre show to each other two different wooden tablets. One half shows the location of the gate and the other half shows the way to open it: a Mega Stone. Both Trainers take one pillar, revealing a stairway that leads to the mountain. At the top, they find some ruins in search of the Giant Rock. Steven and Alain find two daises and activate them with their Key Stones, revealing a crystal.

The group finally finds the Giant Rock. Lysandre talks in his communicator, and a helicopter flies in. A science team soon arrives and starts researching the power of the Giant Rock, and in the process the sky turns dark, and Rayquaza appears. A sudden glow engulfs it, and it Mega Evolves into Mega Rayquaza, awakening Groudon from its volcanic slumber and Kyogre from the ocean depths. Mega Rayquaza is in a rage, destroying everything in its path. Alain and Steven call out and Mega Evolve their Charizard and Metagross. Mega Charizard X fails to use Flamethrower against Rayquaza, and Metagross fails to attack as well. Rayquaza counters with Draco Meteor before flying off into the atmosphere. The ruins are left destroyed, Alain is injured, and the Giant Rock is gone. With Rayquaza on the loose, Lysandre instructs Alain and Mairin to head to Rustboro City and investigate after receiving a powerful signal of Mega energy near the area, with Steven tagging along. In secret, Lysandre instructs Alain to stay close to the Champion, as his knowledge of Mega Evolution may prove to be useful.

Major events

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Cast

Cast
Alain Jonathan Silver Alain Kenshō Ono アラン 小野賢章
Mairin Zoe Martin Manon Mikako Komatsu マノン 小松未可子
Narration H.D. Quinn Narration Hideaki Tezuka ナレーション 手塚秀彰
Special appearances by
Lysandre H.D. Quinn Fleur-de-lis Hideaki Tezuka フラダリ 手塚秀彰
Steven Stone Andrew Paull Daigo Tsuwabuki Kenichi Suzumura ツワブキ・ダイゴ 鈴村健一
Professor Sycamore Jake Paque Platane Hiroshi Tsuchida プラターヌ 土門大

Trivia

Errors

  • Both times when Steven called out his Shiny Metagross, it didn't sparkle when it came out of its Poké Ball.
  • In the flashback where Lysandre gave Alain the Mega Ring and Charizardite X, he refers to the latter as simply Charizardite.
    • However, it's possible that he was just saying that it was a type of Charizardite without specifying which kind it was.

Dub edits

  • In the Japanese version, Lysandre initially mistakes Mairin as Alain's girlfriend, while in the dub, he instead mistakes her as Alain's sidekick.

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