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The Cave of Trials!

XY031   EP830 ルカリオVSバシャーモ！試練の洞窟！！ Lucario VS Bursyamo! The Cave of Trials!!

First broadcast Japan June 5, 2014 United States August 16, 2014

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme (Version XY) Ending

Japanese themes Opening メガＶ（メガボルト） Ending ピースマイル！

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Assistant director 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Animation director 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa No additional credits are available at this time.

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

The Cave of Trials! (Japanese: ルカリオVSバシャーモ！試練の洞窟！！ Lucario VS Bursyamo! The Cave of Trials!!) is the 31st episode of the XY series, and the 830th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on June 5, 2014 and in the United States on August 16, 2014.

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

Blurb

Our heroes and Shalour Gym Leader Korrina have arrived in Geosenge Town to look for a Lucarionite, the Mega Stone needed for Lucario's Mega Evolution. A photographer points them to a mountain cave but warns them it might be dangerous. Sure enough, when they get to the cave, the Team Rocket trio come flying out, propelled by some unseen force! But Korrina is determined to keep going.

Inside the cave, they find the Lucarionite—but it's guarded by a powerful Blaziken, who challenges Korrina and Lucario to a battle! It's a bad matchup for Lucario, and Blaziken's speed is intimidating. Korrina refuses to give up, and Lucario has almost won when someone calls the battle to a halt! It's Korrina's grandfather, the Mega Evolution guru known as Gurkinn. Now that Korrina has proven herself worthy, Gurkinn invites her to claim the Mega Stone she’s been looking for. Lucario's Mega Evolution is close at hand!

Plot

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Major events

• Ash, his friends, and Korrina arrive in Geosenge Town.
• Clemont is revealed to have obtained his Heliolisk as a Helioptile.
• Ash and his friends meet Gurkinn, Korrina's grandfather, for the first time.
• Korrina obtains a Lucarionite.
• Korrina begins Mega Evolving her Lucario for the first time.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Korrina
• Gurkinn
• McGinty

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

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

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Lucario (Korrina's)
• Blaziken (Gurkinn's)
• Helioptile (evolves)
• Heliolisk (newly evolved)
• Bibarel
• Smeargle
• Swirlix
• Ducklett (×3; rock sculptures)
• Meowth (×3; rock sculptures)
• Oddish (×5; rock sculptures)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Dusknoir
• The title card for this episode focuses on Korrina.
  • This marks the first time that the title card doesn't focus on a main character.
• Ash and Korrina narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Music from Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice is used in this episode.

Errors

Pikachu, missing his nose

• In one scene, Pikachu's nose is missing.
• In some scenes, Korrina's right ear is colored the same way as her hair.

Dub edits

• The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Korrina.

In other languages

Language		Title
German		Die Höhle der Prüfungen!
Italian		La grotta delle sfide!

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.