Pokémon the Series: XY / XYZ · XY Kalos Quest arc

XY068 · Garchomp's Mega Bond!

Name: Garchomp's Mega Bond!
Released: 2015-06-20

狙われたメガシンカ！ガブリアスの絆！！

US air. 2015-06-20 JP air. 2015-04-16 Season. XY: Kalos Quest (S18) Position. Episode 68 of 140 in XY

Why this episode matters

Key episode in XY

Ash-Greninja's full Bond Phenomenon transformation. The era's breakout moment.

Synopsis

What happens.

Ash and his friends decide to visit Professor Sycamore before leaving Lumiose City. At that moment, the Professor is having Meyer fix something of his, but soon returns to his research laboratory.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's XY068 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · XY050-XY093

XY Kalos Quest.

Badge run continues. Korrina arc (Mega Lucario). Serena's Pokémon Performer track formalizes. Team Flare introduced.

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Pokémon featured · 18

Who appears.

Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.

Other episodes in XY Kalos Quest.

Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.