XY068

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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

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.

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(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 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 Diantha and Professor Sycamore again.
• 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.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Main series debuts

• Garchomp (Mega Garchomp)

Characters

Humans

• 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)
• Zigzagoon (flashback)
• Marill (flashback)
• Linoone (flashback)
• Psyduck (flashback)
• Combee (flashback)
• Weedle (flashback)

Trivia

• This episode marks Alain's first appearance outside of side story episodes, albeit only in a flashback.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a female Gible in the anime.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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