It has been announced that special episodes of the Pocket Monsters anime called Pocket Monsters Episode: Mega Evolution (ポケットモンスター エピソード：メガシンカ) will air for three consecutive weeks starting on Friday, October 10th, 2025 and ending on Friday, October 24th, 2025. Titles and airdates for all three specials have been announced, alongside a key visual and a promo video.


The key visual depicts Roy and Uruto standing side by side in front of the Prism Tower of Miare City, both of them wearing Mega Rings. In the background, we see the Yellow Mega Lucario with its fierce gaze fixed upon the duo, as well as Miare City resident Matiere.


It's a key visual filled with intriguing details, building excitement towards learning both how Roy and Uruto first met, as well as who the mysterious armored man is.


A promo video for Episode Mega Evolution has been released as well. The video shows elements like Roy and Uruto's first meeting and a battle scene featuring them going up against the Yellow Lucario, revealing that Episode Mega Evolution is going to be a story from the past depicting Roy and Uruto's journey towards learning to use Mega Evolution. The battle against the Yellow Lucario, and the appearances by Matiere from the key visual as well as her Nyasper Mokoh, make this video a must see for video game fans as well. You'll now finally be able to see Roy's encounter with both the Yellow Lucario as well as Mega Evolution itself!


"Yuu", the theme song for Episode Mega Evolution, will be sung by Yuzu, who also handled Get Back, the opening theme for the Mega Voltage arc. A short clip from the song was first revealed in the new Episode Mega Evolution trailer.

Episode titles:
Friday October 10th: "Roy: Training"
Friday October 17th: "Uruto: Strongest"
Friday October 24th: "Mega Evolution: Bond"

A comment from Yuzu:
Not only are we extremely happy to be allowed to handle the theme song for the Pocket Monsters Episode Mega Evolution anime as well after doing the one for the Mega Voltage arc, we're also happy we get to drum up excitement for this story with another new song.

This song incorporates imagery of Roy and Uruto's first meeting and subsequent bonding, as well as of them growing stronger through battles against the Yellow Lucario. Just like we did with Get Back, we teamed up with TeddyLoid-kun for the musical aspect. This time, we intended to create something new and unique by combining a traditional Japanese flavor centered around the sound of the koto with modern digital sound and our own vocal interplay.

And while the song incorporates elements from the Pokémon anime, it was also themed around its position as a song to be played during our first Asia tour as Yuzu in 6 years.

Just like you, we're also really excited to follow the new encounters, fierce battles and gradually revealed truths in the Pokémon anime every week. Look forward to learning what kind of stories lie in wait for you from here on as well!

【ゆず コメント】
メガボルテージ編に続き、テレビアニメ「ポケットモンスター　エピソード：メガシンカ」でも主題歌を担当できること、そして、新たな楽曲で物語を盛り上げられることをとても嬉しく思います。

写真ページを見る 楽曲には、ロイとウルトの出会いや深まっていく絆、黄色いルカリオとのバトルを通じて強く成長していく姿のイメージを取り入れました。サウンドでは「GET BACK」に続き再びTeddyLoidくんとタッグを組み、箏を軸にした和テイストと現代デジタルサウンドの融合、そしてゆずの歌の掛け合いによる化学反応を目指しました。

アニポケの要素も取り入れながら、12月にゆずとして6年ぶりに開催するアジアツアーに向けた楽曲ということもテーマに置いて制作した楽曲になっています。

僕たちも、アニポケの新たな出会いや熱いバトル、徐々に明かされていく真相に毎週ワクワクしています。この先もどんな物語が待っているのか、楽しみです！