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The Coveted Mega Evolution! Gaburias's Bonds!!

  • Episode aired Jun 20, 2015
  • TV-Y7
  • 21m
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7.4/10
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On their way out of Lumiose City, our heroes visit Professor Sycamore, who enthusiastically shows them his latest experiment: he's acquired a Key Stone and a Mega Stone, and he wants to see ... Read allOn their way out of Lumiose City, our heroes visit Professor Sycamore, who enthusiastically shows them his latest experiment: he's acquired a Key Stone and a Mega Stone, and he wants to see if his friend Garchomp will Mega Evolve! But while everyone's excitement builds, there is ... Read allOn their way out of Lumiose City, our heroes visit Professor Sycamore, who enthusiastically shows them his latest experiment: he's acquired a Key Stone and a Mega Stone, and he wants to see if his friend Garchomp will Mega Evolve! But while everyone's excitement builds, there is a huge explosion and Garchomp is whisked away, along with both stones. The thieves? None o... Read all

  • Writers
    • Jun'ichi Masuda
    • Ken Sugimori
    • Satoshi Tajiri
  • Stars
    • Rica Matsumoto
    • Sarah Natochenny
    • Haven Burton Paschall
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    7.4/10
    94
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    • Writers
      • Jun'ichi Masuda
      • Ken Sugimori
      • Satoshi Tajiri
    • Stars
      • Rica Matsumoto
      • Sarah Natochenny
      • Haven Burton Paschall
    • 1User review
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    Rica Matsumoto
    Rica Matsumoto
    • Satoshi
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    Sarah Natochenny
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    • Ash Ketchum
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    Haven Burton Paschall
    Haven Burton Paschall
    • Serena
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    • (voice)
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    Mike Liscio
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    Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
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    Kayzie Rogers
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    Erica Schroeder
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      Jonathan Silver
      • Alain
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      Ikue Ôtani
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          3intomyworld44

          better than the last episode, but not enough to keep the viewers engaged

          This episode starts with ash and the gang visiting professor sycamore to find out another piece of mega evolved pokemon bonding with humans starring garchomp. this episode has uncanny plot filler similar to the past mega evolution episodes like mawile, some acts of cruelty, and out of place content to begin with. It also has a step in garchomp's flanderization due to cruelty against sycamore and the gang after team rocket capturing the game breaking character. at the point of rescuing garchmop, blaziken, pikachu, and garchmop eventually destroy team rocket, and got back the mega stone they stole. in conclusion, the gang eventually goes to some fairy type gym somewhere in eastern kalos.

          cringe inducing visuals: 1/5 cringe inducing audio: 2/5 lackluster writing: 3/5 annoyance: 3/5 unnecessary cruelty: 4/5 disturbing content: 3/5 rancid morals: 0/5 low production values: 2/5 unfortunate implications: 1/5 character derailment: 2/5

          other notes: This episode is to Garchomp what Pets or Pests is to Gary. To begin with, this episode is a rip off of The Bonds Of Mega Evolutions due to simililar plots likewise with Lucario and Mawile defeating the team rocket trio. And even then, this story was stolen from the same episode Lucario and Mawile starred in since the whole series got into a seasonal rot starting from Best Wishes.

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