List of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles episodes
This is a list of episodes in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles (advertised as Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles), aired in Japan as Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl (ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール, Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo & Pāru), the twelfth season of the Pokémon animated series and the third part of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. It originally aired in Japan from December 4, 2008 to December 24, 2009 on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from May 9, 2009 to May 15, 2010 on Cartoon Network, covering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum as he continues to travel Sinnoh with Dawn, Pikachu, and Brock.
| List of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles episodes | |
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| Season 12 | |
 The English title screen from the high-definition episodes of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles season | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 53 (Japanese version) 52 (International version) |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | December 4, 2008 – December 24, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The Japanese opening songs are "High Touch!" (ハイタッチ!, Hai Tatchi!) and "High Touch! 2009" (ハイタッチ! 2009, Hai Tatchi! 2009) by Rika Matsumoto and Megumi Toyoguchi. The ending songs are "Surely Tomorrow" (あしたはきっと, Ashita wa Kitto) by Kanako Yoshii "Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!" (もえよギザみみピチュー!, Moe yo Giza Mimi Pichū!) by Shoko Nakagawa[1] and "Which One ~ Is It?" (ドッチ~ニョ?, Dotchi~Nyo?) by MooMoo Milk and Araki-san. The English opening song is "Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)" by Erin Bowman. Its instrumental version did serve as the end credit song.
The series was released on eight-volume DVDs and four box sets by Viz Media in the US.[2]
Episodes
| J# | E# | English title Japanese title |
Original air date | English air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 573 | 568 | "Get Your Rotom Running!" (Yōkan and Rotom!) Transcription: "Yōkan to Rotomu!" (Japanese: 羊羹とロトム！) | December 4, 2008 | May 9, 2009 | |
| When Professor Oak finds out that Ash and friends are in Canalave City, he recommends a hotel called the Old Chateau that serves a special dessert called Old Gateau. The group goes to the hotel immediately, but they're sad to see the hotel is closed. When they are about to turn back and leave, the doors open by themselves. The group walks inside, where they see a microwave oven that suddenly attacks. Ash and his friends get chased around the Chateau by the microwave, which they later find out is a Pokémon called Rotom. The Rotom obtains different guises, such as a refrigerator. Rotom gets defeated and apologizes. Brock eventually makes the Old Gateau, which Ash and his friends enjoy. | |||||
| 574 | 569 | "A Breed Stampede!" (The Way to Befriend Pokémon!?) Transcription: "Pokemon to Nakayokunaru Hōhō!?" (Japanese: ポケモンと仲良くなる方法！？) | December 11, 2008 | May 16, 2009 | |
| Ash and friends stop at a Pokémon Center, where Dawn hears on TV that Kenny and Nando have scored the newest Contest victories, Kenny has 3 and Nando Has 4. Dawn is eager to train her Piloswine for a contest. Ash and his Pokémon train to pass the time, and Dawn decides to train with them and her Pokémon as well. Unfortunately, Piloswine doesn't obey her orders, and only shows an interest of eating Poffin, which upsets Dawn. Eventually, Piloswine learns Ancient Power and Gliscor also learns Fire Fang. Unfortunately, Piloswine also eats Team Rocket's food, which enrages them into trapping the gang's Pokémon. Dawn's Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine and defeats Team Rocket. | |||||
| 575 | 570 | "Ancient Family Matters!" (Rampald vs. Torideps!!) Transcription: "Ramuparudo Tai Toridepusu!!" (Japanese: ラムパルドVSトリデプス！！) | December 18, 2008 | May 23, 2009 | |
| Ash is excited to finally reach the Canalave Gym once more, for his next Gym Battle. However, Byron's apprentice tells Ash and the others he's having conflicts right now with Roark over which one loves fossils more. Brock suggests that they have a battle to determine which Fossil Pokémon, Rampardos or Bastiodon, is stronger. This means Ash will have to keep waiting for his Gym Battle, and also handle this conflict. Later on, Team Rocket steals all of Byron's fossils and everybody runs after them, leaving Ash impatient. | |||||
| 576 | 571 | "Dealing with Defensive Types!" (Mio Gym Battle! Steel Battle!) Transcription: "Mio Jimu Sen! Hagane no Batoru!!" (Japanese: ミオジム戦！はがねのバトル！！) | December 25, 2008 | May 30, 2009 | |
| Ash's long awaited Gym Battle with Byron begins. Ash decides to use Chimchar, Buizel and Gliscor against Bronzor, Steelix and Bastiodon. He tries to dominate the battle with Fire attacks, but Byron's defence-oriented battling style prevents him from dealing much damage. His Chimchar eventually defeats Bronzor but Buizel quickly loses to Steelix. Ash uses Chimchar again against Steelix and triumphs, but next Byron uses Bastiodon and defeats Chimchar. Ash then uses Gliscor against Bastiodon, and after a tough battle, Ash and Gliscor emerge victorious, and are awarded the Mine Badge, Ash's 6th Sinnoh badge. | |||||
| 577 | 572 | "Leading a Stray!" (The Stray Hoeruko!) Transcription: "Maigo no Hoeruko!" (Japanese: 迷子のホエルコ！) | January 8, 2009 | June 6, 2009 | |
| As Ash, Dawn and Brock head to Chocovine Town for Dawn's next Pokémon Contest, they find Wailord blocking the water so they can’t take the boat. So they stop and have some lunch, during which a Luxio appears, stealing food from Ash and friends! Ash chases it into the sewer to find it is giving the food to a Wailmer who is trapped and can't get back to the ocean. | |||||
| 578 | 573 | "Steeling Peace of Mind!" (Gen and Lucario!) Transcription: "Gen to Rukario!" (Japanese: ゲンとルカリオ！) | January 15, 2009 | June 13, 2009 | |
| With six Sinnoh Gym Badges on hand, Ash decides that his next gym battle will be at the Snowpoint City Gym. Ash and friends later got a call from Barry. Ash told him about his victory at the Canalave Gym. Barry told the group that the Steel Pokémon on Iron Island were acting strangely, even his Empoleon. Upon arriving on the island, Ash is saved from an angry Aggron by a trainer named Riley and his partner, Lucario, who uses its Aura to protect itself from the low-frequency wave that's driving other Steel Pokémon mad. Barry and his Heracross investigate and spot a strange machine, and immediately accuses Team Rocket for everything, but Team Rocket denies that the machine is theirs. They soon discover that the machine is Team Galactic's, headed by Commander Mars. When Team Galactic spots them, Team Rocket picks a fight which caused themselves to fall with Barry into an underground ruin. Up on the surface, Riley, Ash, Dawn and Brock tracked Team Galactic, and found that the ruins were made of metal, along with Team Galactic's Spear Key, thus causing the low-frequency wave. Commander Mars releases the Spear Key and the key melded with the ruins, which released a huge bolt of energy, knocking Lucario backwards and causing it to lose control and attack Ash and friends! | |||||
| 579 | 574 | "Saving the World from Ruins!" (Ruins of Steel Island!) Transcription: "Kōtetsu Shima no Iseki!" (Japanese: 鋼鉄島の遺跡！) | January 22, 2009 | June 20, 2009 | |
| Realizing Team Galactic's plan didn't work out so well, Commander Mars attempts to blow up Iron Island by placing bombs below the ruins. | |||||
| 580 | 575 | "Cheers on Castaways Isle!" (The Pikachu-Pochama Drifting Chronicle!) Transcription: "Pikachū, Potchama Hyōryūki!" (Japanese: ピカチュウ・ポッチャマ漂流記！) | January 29, 2009 | June 27, 2009 | |
| While riding the boat with Ash and his friends that will take them to Chocovine Town, Pikachu and Piplup get kidnapped by Team Rocket, until a big whirlpool knocks Pikachu and Piplup off the ship. They found themselves on an island with no people. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends headed towards the island with Officer Jenny. Pikachu and Piplup found a Corphish and several Mantyke putting rocks around a stone, and Ash make a plan to rescue Pikachu and Piplup. Meanwhile, Team Rocket comes back to get Pikachu and Piplup, but Staravia attacks them, foiling their plan. The stone hatched and a Deoxys comes alive to save them. | |||||
| 581 | 576 | "Hold the Phione!" (Mischievous Phione!) Transcription: "Itazura Fione!" (Japanese: いたずらフィオネ！) | February 5, 2009 | July 4, 2009 | |
| Dawn, Ash and Brock arrive at Chocovine Town and found everyone in a festive mood. It was not the upcoming contest in Chocovine Town everyone was excited about, but it was the annual visit of the Phione, a rare aquatic Pokémon that are said to bring good luck. That night, Dawn and her friends took a Phione watching tour on a submarine, unaware that the submarine was crewed by Team Rocket. | |||||
| 582 | 577 | "Another One Gabites the Dust!" (Pokémon Contest! Akebi Tournament!!) Transcription: "Pokemon Kontesuto! Akebi Taikai!!" (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト！アケビ大会！！) | February 12, 2009 | July 11, 2009 | |
| The Chocovine Town Contest is coming up and after hours of training, Dawn is felt more ready than ever, and so were her Buneary and Pachirisu. So Dawn decided to reward the group by sharing her Poffins with them. Mamoswine showed reaction to the Poffins and ate them all. Pachirisu ran to get the last Poffin that dropped. A Gabite accidentally squished the poffin and Pachirisu got mad and learns Super Fang. Dawn meets a rude girl named Ursula who owned the Gabite. Ursula saw Dawn's Piplup and remembered that she entered the Wallace Cup, and tells Dawn that winning the Wallace Cup was all an accident. As a result, Dawn was determined to show the arrogant coordinator what she was capable of. | |||||
| 583 | 578 | "Stealing the Conversation!" (Wild Junsar and Partner Perap!) Transcription: "Wairudo Junsā to Aibō Perappu!" (Japanese: ワイルドジュンサーと相棒ペラップ！) | February 19, 2009 | July 18, 2009 | |
| While Ash, Dawn and Brock were walking through the city towards Snowpoint, they came across an Officer Jenny who, called herself a "Wild Jenny", with a Chatot after they stopped Team Rocket. Jenny tells Ash that she needs him and his friends to help her with searching for Team Rocket. | |||||
| 584 | 579 | "The Drifting Snorunt!" (Yukimenoko in a Snowstorm!) Transcription: "Fubuki no Naka no Yukimenoko!" (Japanese: 吹雪の中のユキメノコ！) | February 26, 2009 | July 25, 2009 | |
| The gang gets lost in the woods during a snowstorm, and subsequently get tricked by a Froslass who froze Meowth, and then freezes Piplup too. They later learn Froslass lost trust in humans, and only wanted help in finding its buddy, a Snorunt. In order to save their pals, Team Rocket and the gang form a truce and looked for Snorunt. In doing so, they meet a poacher with a Glalie who wanted Snorunt. Will they be able to save the Snorunt and reform Froslass's trust in humans? | |||||
| 585 | 580 | "Noodles! Roamin' Off!" (Team Rocket Breakup!?) Transcription: "Roketto-dan Kaisan!?" (Japanese: ロケット団解散！？) | March 5, 2009 | August 1, 2009 | |
| After yet another failed attempt to steal Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket find themselves at a Ramen shop. Jessie and James were surprised when they discovered that the shop owner was one of their underclassmen from their days at the Team Rocket training facility. Meowth is offered a job as the head noodle-making chef and possibly the chance of taking over the owner's shop. While Meowth reconsidered this, Jessie thought of leaving Team Rocket behind, and pursuing her goal of being a Top Coordinator as Jessilina instead. James, devastated, tried to bring back the team by going up a dangerous mountain to catch a shiny Metagross, not knowing what danger would face him. Will Team Rocket finally break-up? | |||||
| 586 | 581 | "Pursuing a Lofty Goal!" (PokéRinger! Big Decisive Battle of Sky!!) Transcription: "Pokeringa! Tenkū Daikessen!!" (Japanese: ポケリンガ！天空大決戦！！) | March 12, 2009 | August 8, 2009 | |
| Ash, Dawn, and Brock arrive at Wind Town where they learned of a PokéRinger competition. Ash decides to enter it with his Staravia, only to find out Paul would also be entering the competition with his Honchkrow. James also decided to enter, borrowing Jessie's Yanmega. Eventually, Ash and Paul faced off in the finals where the two Trainer's Flying-type Pokémon battle it out. Paul's Honchkrow gets the upper hand until Ash's Staravia evolves into Staraptor and learns Close Combat, handing Ash a narrow victory. | |||||
| 587 | 582 | "Trials and Adulations!" (Clash! Mammoo vs. Bossgodora!!) Transcription: "Gekitotsu! Manmū Tai Bosugodora!!" (Japanese: 激突！マンムーVSボスゴドラ！！) | March 26, 2009 | August 15, 2009 | |
| Dawn wants to use Mamoswine in her next contest so she did some training and she met a stray Aggron whom Dawn battled to increase Mamoswine's power, but Mamoswine was injured in the process. Dawn and her Pokémon used the medical skills she learned to cure Mamoswine, who defeats the wild Aggron. At that moment, Mamoswine began to obey Dawn once again. | |||||
| 588 | — | (Mysterious Creatures: Pocket Monsters!) Transcription: "Fushigi na Ikimono Poketto Monsutā!" (Japanese: ふしぎないきものポケットモンスター！) | March 26, 2009 | N/A | |
| This episode was a recap of all that had happened from the start to the day that the episode aired and showed previews of future episodes like Ash's Snowpoint Gym Battle, the Sandalstraw Town Contest, Brandon's return and Brandon's battle against Paul and his new Hariyama, and the appearance of Regigigas. | |||||
| 589 | 583 | "The Lonely Snover!" (The Lonely Yukikaburi!) Transcription: "Sabishigariya no Yukikaburi!" (Japanese: さびしがりやのユキカブリ！) | April 2, 2009 | August 22, 2009 | |
| On their way to Snowpoint City, Ash and friends suddenly find themselves stuck in a bunch of traps. Soon a playful Snover pops out of the bushes wanting to be with someone. However, Team Rocket wants to steal Snover for themselves. They eventually steal Snover and Ash's Grotle. Grotle falls out of the cage, leaving Snover behind until Grotle learns Rock Climb and saves Snover. | |||||
| 590 | 584 | "Stopped in the Name of Love!" (Evolution! This Time for Pochama!?) Transcription: "Shinka! Sono Toki Potchama wa!?" (Japanese: 進化！その時ポッチャマは！？) | April 2, 2009 | August 29, 2009 | |
| Dawn's Piplup starts to show signs of evolution, but as soon as Piplup began to evolve, it stops itself by using Bide and then collapsing afterwards. Piplup later tells Dawn it doesn't want to evolve and runs off. After being attacked by Team Rocket, Dawn decided not to evolve Piplup and Nurse Joy gave Dawn an Everstone to prevent Piplup from evolving. | |||||
| 591 | 585 | "Old Rivals, New Tricks!" (Pokémon Contest! Tatsunami Tournament!!) Transcription: "Pokemon Kontesuto! Tatsunami Taikai!!" (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト！タツナミ大会！！) | April 16, 2009 | September 5, 2009 | |
| Dawn enters the Sandalstraw Contest for her 5th Ribbon along with Kenny and Jessie. | |||||
| 592 | 586 | "To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!" (Pokémon Ping-Pong Competition! Do Your Best, Eteboth!!) Transcription: "Pokemon Pinpon Taikai! Etebōsu Ganbaru!!" (Japanese: ポケモンピンポン大会！エテボースがんばる！！) | April 23, 2009 | September 12, 2009 | |
| Dawn, Barry, and Ash enters the Ping-Pong Tournament with opponents having Pokémon such as Farfetch'd and Shiftry. After Ambipom gets injured from playing ping pong with O and Shiftry, the ping pong expert, O offered to train with Ambipom to be the best. In the end, Dawn gives Ambipom to O. | |||||
| 593 | 587 | "Battling a Cute Drama!" (Cherinbo! Brave Battle!?) Transcription: "Cherinbo! Kenage na Batoru!?" (Japanese: チェリンボ！けなげなバトル！？) | April 30, 2009 | September 26, 2009 | |
| Continuing to Snowpoint City for Ash's next gym battle, the gang arrives in Shelter Town, a small town near Snowpoint City. Ash and his friends met a slightly unusual girl called Marilyn, who said she only loves cute Pokémon. After insulting Dawn's Piplup, Marilyn challenges Dawn to a battle. In the end, Marilyn learns cuteness is not everything. | |||||
| 594 | 588 | "Classroom Training!" (Miss Suzuna of the Trainers' School!) Transcription: "Torēnāzu Sukūru no Suzuna-sensei!" (Japanese: トレーナーズスクールのスズナ先生！) | May 7, 2009 | October 3, 2009 | |
| Upon reaching Snowpoint City, Ash and his friends are welcomed by the Gym Leader of the Snowpoint Gym, Candice. The group accepted her offer to show them around the city; the first place they were led to is a Trainers' School where Candice works as a teacher. | |||||
| 595 | 589 | "Sliding Into Seventh!" (Kissaki Gym! Ice Battle!!) Transcription: "Kissaki Jimu! Kōri no Batoru!!" (Japanese: キッサキジム！氷のバトル！！) | May 14, 2009 | October 10, 2009 | |
| Finally, Ash gets his opportunity to challenge Gym Leader Candice to a 4-on-4 battle. Candice's chosen Pokémon were Sneasel, Medicham, Snover, and Abomasnow and Ash's chosen Pokémon were Grotle, Staraptor, Gliscor, and Chimchar. He sends out Grotle to combat Candice's Sneasel, which used the ice like a skating ring and overwhelms Grotle and Ash with its speed. Ash remembers the teachings of Paul's Torterra, allowing him and Grotle to beat Sneasel, as well as beating Medicham with Staraptor, who also beats Snover. When dealing with Abomansnow, Ash is disadvantaged with his other Pokémon. Ash uses the strategy by Chimchar sleding on the ice to win his seventh Sinnoh League badge, the Icicle Badge. Later, Paul shows up and challenges Candice to a gym battle much to Ash and Candice's surprise. | |||||
| 596 | 590 | "A Pyramiding Rage!" (Battle Pyramid! Shinji vs. Jindai!!) Transcription: "Batoru Piramiddo! Shinji Tai Jindai!!" (Japanese: バトルピラミッド！シンジVSジンダイ！！) | May 21, 2009 | October 17, 2009 | |
| Candice postpones her battle with Paul to tomorrow to heal her Pokémon. While Paul was training, Pyramod King Brandon appeared, much to everyone's shock. Reggie explained that the Brandon was the only Battle Frontier Brain which he couldn't beat. Shocked by the fact that Ash was able to beat Brandon before, Paul had a 6-on-6 battle with Brandon. Paul used his Nidoking, Lairon, Magmar, Electabuzz, Ursaring and Hariyama. Brandon send out Regirock, Registeel and Regice. During the battle, Reggie reveals to Ash, Dawn, Brock, Zoey and Candice that Brandon told Paul after his loss that there was nothing special in his battling style and that he must find his true inner strength. Brandon once again defeats Paul, and tells him that while his Pokémon were powerful, he lost because he allowed his emotions to betray him on the battle field. Afterwards, Reggie suggests that Ash and Paul have a full battle, to which they both agree. | |||||
| 597 | 591 | "Pillars of Friendship!" (Resurrected Regigigas! J Returns!!) Transcription: "Fukkatsu no Rejigigasu! Jē Futatabi!!" (Japanese: 復活のレジギガス！J再び！！) | May 28, 2009 | October 24, 2009 | |
| Pokémon Hunter J arrives in Snowpoint City and targets the legendary Pokémon Regigigas, which is sleeping inside the Snowpoint Temple. After J commands her henchmen to launch an attack, a maiden from the shrine asks Ash and his friends for help. But Ash and the others come too late; Regigigas has been reawakened and starts rampaging. J freezes Regirock, Registeel, Regice and Brandon. Regigigas proves too much for her to handle and for the first time J is forced to retreat. Maria goes up to Regigigas and apologizes for awakening it and asked it to help them. It then agreed and used its powers to remove the petrification from Brandon and his legendary Pokémon. After being thanked by Brandon, it turned back into an orb. Just as the sun was about to set, the group returned to Snowpoint Temple. Brandon said that, to prevent Regigigas from awakening again, he will rebuild the temple and let Regice, Registeel and Regirock protect it, just like the legend. Brandon told Maria that they will work together to protect the sleeping Regigigas. | |||||
| 598 | 592 | "Frozen on Their Tracks!" (Denryuu Train! Handsome Appears!!) Transcription: "Denryū Ressha! Hansamu Tōjō!!" (Japanese: デンリュウ列車！ハンサム登場！！) | June 4, 2009 | October 31, 2009 | |
| While Ash, Dawn, and Brock are taking a train to Lake Acuity, they meet a strange man named Looker, who is trying to distribute lunchboxes to the passengers of the train, which he had brought too many of. The group later meets the train's crew and notice the train is operated solely by their Ampharos. The group is impressed by the relation between human and Pokémon. However, the train is stopped at a red signal. Curious, Looker decides to investigate. After finding many leads, he soon learns that the ones responsible were Team Galactic! | |||||
| 599 | 593 | "Pedal to the Mettle!" (Full Battle! Shinji vs. Satoshi!! [Part 1]) Transcription: "Furu Batoru! Shinji Tai Satoshi!! (Zenpen)" (Japanese: フルバトル！シンジVSサトシ！！（前編）) | June 11, 2009 | November 7, 2009 | |
| Ash and his friends are still at Lake Acuity when Paul appears. With that, Ash and Paul engage in the battle that they planned ten days ago: a six-on-six Pokémon battle, only for Brock, Dawn and Reggie to soon realize that Ash may be way out of his depth. The episode ends with Ash preparing to take on Paul's Magmortar, Ash having already lost one of his Pokémon to Paul. | |||||
| 600 | 594 | "Evolving Strategies!" (Full Battle! Shinji vs. Satoshi!! [Part 2]) Transcription: "Furu Batoru! Shinji Tai Satoshi!! -Kōhen-" (Japanese: フルバトル！シンジVSサトシ！！（後編）) | June 18, 2009 | November 14, 2009 | |
| Ash and Paul's six-on-six Pokémon battle rages on with both Trainers giving it everything they've got. During the battle, Ash's Chimchar evolves into Monferno, learning Mach Punch in the process. However, despite its best efforts, Monferno is eventually defeated, resulting in Paul winning the battle while Ash is left greatly devastated that Paul has defeated all of Ash's Pokémon, leaving Ash's Pokémon team badly injured. The episode ends with Ash cradling Monferno and crying at his loss while Ash's own future in the Sinnoh League and also as a Pokémon Trainer have both been left in doubt following Ash's worst defeat ever. | |||||
| 601 | 595 | "Uncrushing Defeat!" (The Shadow of Yuxie!) Transcription: "Yukushī no Kage!" (Japanese: ユクシーの影！) | June 25, 2009 | November 21, 2009 | |
| With all his Pokémon badly injured and in pain after the intense battle against Paul, Ash feels horribly guilty and doubts his future as a Pokémon Trainer, sinking into manic depression. Dawn, having suffered a crisis of confidence herself once, resolves to help her friend and decides to put on a performance with her Pokémon while Brock goes looking for a berry to help treat Ash's Monferno little realizing that he's about to see what dwells below Lake Acuity. Later after Brock finds the berry, Dawn performs her private contest to cheer up Ash. But in the middle of it, Team Rocket shows up and unsuccessfully tries to snatch Pikachu by using Ash's depression as an upper hand. Afterwards, Dawn learns that her next contest will be held at Lilypad Town, while Ash recovers from his depression and decides his eighth and last gym battle will be at Sunnyshore City. | |||||
| 602 | 596 | "Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!" (King of the Forest! Mojumbo!!) Transcription: "Mori no Ōja! Mojanbo!!" (Japanese: 森の王者！モジャンボ！！) | July 2, 2009 | December 5, 2009 | |
| Dawn decides to start training for the next Pokémon Contest with Mamoswine. However, the Twin Tusk Pokémon, despite having gotten over most of its obedience issues, still refuses to battle. Things turn from bad to worse when Pikachu and Piplup laughed at Mamoswine when it got hit in the head by ice chunks, causing it to run off into a forest, forcing Dawn to follow it. When they were in the forest, they spot a Tangrowth, which absorbs all the wild Pokémon's energy. Strangely, the Tangrowth also gives a berry to the powerless Pokémon. So Dawn decides to follow it into the forest leaving Ash and friends outside. Then Dawn finds that the Tangrowth was just trying to zap the tree so that it can come alive. Then, Team Rocket also thinks of catching it, but Ash and friends stop them with Mamoswine learning Hidden Power. The Tangrowth says sorry and Grotle and Mamoswine help restore the tree. | |||||
| 603 | 597 | "Beating the Bustle and Hustle!" (Everybody Participate! Pokémon Hustle!) Transcription: "Zen'in Sansen! Pokemon Hassuru!" (Japanese: 全員参戦！ポケモンハッスル！) | July 9, 2009 | December 12, 2009 | |
| Dawn's favorite television program, Pokémon Hustle, was employing actors near the group's location, and, naturally, Dawn was eager for the chance to take part and therefore she, Ash and Brock decided to check the program out. There they went to check it out and it was Team Rocket in disguise into this plan. They had to put all their Pokéballs in the holes and start their activities... | |||||
| 604 | 598 | "Gateway to Ruin!" (Mt. Tengan Ruins! Conspiracy of Team Galaxy!!) Transcription: "Tenganzan no Iseki! Ginga-dan no Inbō!!" (Japanese: テンガン山の遺跡！ギンガ団の陰謀！！) | July 23, 2009 | December 19, 2009 | |
| Ash and friends are on their way to Lilypad Town where Dawn's next contest will be held. They arrive at Mt. Coronet, the massive mountain that divides the Sinnoh region in half. The mountain also divides the region's Pokémon, like Shellos. The Blue and Pink Shellos have ended up on the opposite side of the mountain, and while trying to figure out why, Piplup falls into an artificial tunnel, and when they go to rescue it, they come across something sinister from Team Galactic. | |||||
| 605 | 599 | "Three Sides to Every Story" (Marill, Pochama & Elekid!!) Transcription: "Mariru, Potchama, Erekiddo!!" (Japanese: マリル・ポッチャマ・エレキッド！！) | August 6, 2009 | December 26, 2009 | |
| A love triangle is born when both Dawn's Piplup and an Elekid fall for a Marill owned by a trainer named Lulu. Then Johanna calls Dawn and friends over for the Twinleaf Town festival. | |||||
| 606 | 600 | "Strategy Begins at Home!" (Hikari vs. Mama! Parent-Child Showdown!!) Transcription: "Hikari Tai Mama! Oyako Taiketsu!!" (Japanese: ヒカリVSママ！親子対決！！) | August 13, 2009 | January 2, 2010 | |
| Ash and friends go to Dawn's hometown, Twinleaf Town, where the entire town is preparing for the local festival and Dawn's mother, Johanna, invites the gang to dinner and they are shown some trophies as profits for the time that she dominated the scene in contests, as coordinating. Dawn and Johnanna decide to battle. Johnanna uses her Glameow and Umbreon and Dawn uses Piplup and Pachirisu. Johnanna comes up with her strategies and defeats Piplup and Pachirisu. | |||||
| 607 | 601 | "A Faux Oak Finish!" (Rescue Professor Ōkido! Nyorotono vs. Gureggru!!) Transcription: "Ōkido-hakase o Kyūshutsu se yo! Nyorotono Tai Guregguru!!" (Japanese: オーキド博士を救出せよ！ニョロトノVSグレッグル！！) | August 20, 2009 | January 9, 2010 | |
| As the Twinleaf Town Festival continues, Ash and friends are surprised when they find that one of the upcoming Pokémon courses is to be hosted by none other than Professor Oak. Trouble starts brewing, however, when Team Rocket brings back an old plan: to disguise James as the professor. The real Professor Oak goes out and finds that some Quagsire and a Politoed caught him. But later, Brock's Croagunk battles Politoed and wins, Politoed releases Professor Oak, who gives a Lombre a Water Stone to evolve. | |||||
| 608 | 602 | "Historical Mystery Tour" (Naty, Natio...Mysterious Forest!) Transcription: "Neiti, Neitio... Fushigi na Mori!" (Japanese: ネイティ、ネイティオ…不思議な森！) | August 27, 2009 | January 16, 2010 | |
| While they are helping with the festival, the group encounters Barry again. To test the progress of each other, Ash and Barry immediately start a battle. However, Barry runs off into the forest and comes across a wild Xatu. Soon Ash, Dawn and Barry find themselves in trouble facing predicaments that they each faced in the beginning of their journeys. With Dawn and Piplup up against yet another swarm of wild Ariados and Ash and Pikachu up against a flock of wild Spearow, what will be the outcome of all of this? | |||||
| 609 | 603 | "Challenging a Towering Figure" (Tower Tycoon! That Man, Kurotsugu!!) Transcription: "Tawā Taikūn! Sono Otoko, Kurotsugu!!" (Japanese: タワータイクーン！その男、クロツグ！！) | September 3, 2009 | January 23, 2010 | |
| Ash, Barry and Brock enter the Twinleaf Festival's main event, a battle tournament. The winner is offered a chance to battle Palmer of the Sinnoh Battle Frontier. Ash wins the tournament and battles Palmer, who chooses his Rhyperior and Ash chooses Grotle. Palmer comes up with his strategies and almost defeats Grotle. Even after Grotle boosts up by swallowing its own Energy Ball, Rhyperior defeats it. Ash is awarded the trophy for winning the Twinleaf Town Battle Tournament. | |||||
| 610 | 604 | "Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!" (The Worst Togepi in History!) Transcription: "Shijō Saiaku no Togepī!" (Japanese: 史上最悪のトゲピー！) | September 10, 2009 | January 30, 2010 | |
| Having trapped Ash and his friends inside their secret base, Team Rocket is overjoyed. Suddenly, they hear noises coming from the storeroom next door. Upon having a look, they discover a Togepi stealing and eating their precious food, and playing many different tricks on everyone. | |||||
| 611 | 605 | "An Egg Scramble!" (Johto Festival! Chikorita and Waninoko Appear!!) Transcription: "Jōto Fesuta! Chikorīta to Waninoko Tōjō!!" (Japanese: ジョウトフェスタ！チコリータとワニノコ登場！！) | September 17, 2009 | February 6, 2010 | |
| While they are traveling, Ash and friends meet Lyra and Khoury, who are from the Johto region. Dawn and Lyra have a battle in which Dawn wins and gets an egg, which hatches into a Cyndaquil. | |||||
| 612 | 606 | "Gone With the Windworks!" (Dungeon Capture!? The Valley Powerplant!) Transcription: "Danjon Kōryaku!? Tanima no Hatsudensho!" (Japanese: ダンジョン攻略！？谷間の発電所！) | September 17, 2009 | February 13, 2010 | |
| Lyra and Khoury have joined Ash, Dawn and Brock on their journey across the Sinnoh region. However, while Dawn trains for the Lilypad Town Pokémon contest with her Cyndaquil battling Ash's Grotle, Lyra loses her Marill, which seems to have gone to the Valley Windworks. The group make for the Windworks immediately, but Magnemite appears out of nowhere and attacks. Then, they find Marill in the basement storage room only to get locked in. Ash and his friends must try to remedy the situation as Pikachu manages to crawl through a ventilation shaft and find an arguing Piplup and Cyndaquil on the other side of the locked door. After a few unsuccessful attempts to open the locked door, Ash and his friends are finally free after Pikachu cancels the lockdown by using Thunderbolt on Team Rocket and restoring power to the Windworks. Having found Lyra's Marill, Ash and his friends are confronted by Team Rocket and their giant Magcargo Cannon, but Pikachu saves the day by using Thunderbolt. | |||||
| 613 | 607 | "A Rivalry to Gible On!" (Fukamaru... I Got It!) Transcription: "Fukamaru... Getto da ze!" (Japanese: フカマル…ゲットだぜ！) | October 1, 2009 | February 20, 2010 | |
| Ash and Khoury compete for a wild Gible, who likes to play tricks on everyone, so Ash with his Buizel and Khoury with Totodile, try to compete to capture the wild Gible. At the end, Khoury catches the Gible as his first Sinnoh Pokémon. | |||||
| 614 | 608 | "Dressed for Jess Success!" (Pokémon Contest! Suiren Tournament!!) Transcription: "Pokemon Kontesuto! Suiren Taikai!!" (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト！スイレン大会！！) | October 1, 2009 | February 27, 2010 | |
| As the Lilypad Town Contest begins, Jessie gets sick and James takes her place in the contest. Dawn uses Piplup in the first round and James uses Meowth. Dawn and James both make it to the Semi-Final Round and compete for the Suiren Ribbon. Dawn uses Mamoswine for the battle round and James uses Carnivine. Dawn's Mamoswine uses a new strategy with Ice Shard as Grotle swallows energy ball a few episodes ago '(Episode 609)', but still she loses to James. In the final round, James wins the contest and gives the ribbon to Jessie. | |||||
| 615 | 609 | "Bagged Then Tagged!" (Satoshi to Hikari! Tag Battle!!) Transcription: "Satoshi to Hikari! Taggu Batoru!!" (Japanese: サトシとヒカリ！タッグバトル！！) | October 15, 2009 | March 6, 2010 | |
| Ash and Dawn have a tag battle against Lyra and Khoury. Ash sends out Monferno and Dawn sends out Cyndaquil. Lyra sends out Chikorita and Khoury sends out Totodile. During the battle, Totodile evolves into Croconaw. Ash's Monferno finishes up with Mach Punch and defeats Croconaw and Monferno teams up with Cyndaquil using Flamethrower and Flame Wheel. Ash and Dawn eventually win the battle, and Lyra and Khoury leave the group and go back to Johto, but not before Khoury's father gives Brock the Pokégear as a thanking present to them by showing Lyra and Khoury a little bit of Sinnoh. | |||||
| 616 | 610 | "Try for the Family Stone!" (Muma, Yamikarasu and the Dark Stone!) Transcription: "Mūma to Yamikarasu to Yami no Ishi!" (Japanese: ムウマとヤミカラスとやみのいし！) | October 22, 2009 | March 13, 2010 | |
| A young boy with a Murkrow and a young girl with a Misdreavus compete for a Dusk Stone to evolve their respective Pokémon into either Honchkrow or Mismagius. | |||||
| 617 | 611 | "Sticking with Who You Know!" (Pikachu and Pochama, Keep Apart!!) Transcription: "Pikachū Potchama Kuttsukanai de!!" (Japanese: ピカチュウポッチャマくっつかないで！！) | October 29, 2009 | March 20, 2010 | |
| A Pokémon scientist creates a love machine which will create a friendship between his water and electric Pokémon (Quagasire and Magnemite) but a flaw in it creates the friendship between the water and electric Pokémon all over that area. Unfortunately Ash's Pikachu and Dawn's Piplup also comes under this area, thus becoming literally inseparable. The team somehow finds about this machine and helps the scientist to achieve his goal without the machine, thus helping their Pokémon to be free from their trance becoming normal again. | |||||
| 618 | 612 | "Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!" (The Red Chain! Activated by the Team Galaxy!!) Transcription: "Akai Kusari! Ginga-dan Shidō!!" (Japanese: 赤い鎖！ギンガ団始動！！) | November 5, 2009 | March 27, 2010 | |
| Team Galactic reappears to begin their Red Chain project to achieve Cyrus's goal in capturing the legendary Pokémon of Time and Space, Dialga and Palkia. Their plan was intervened by Looker of the International Police and Team Rocket, thus capturing them. But Meowth of Team Rocket blasts off alone and was saved by Ash, Dawn and Brock. Through Meowth, they came to know about Team Galactic's theme and rescues Looker, James and Jessie, but Team Galactic completes their final plan. | |||||
| 619 | 613 | "The Needs of the Three!" (Agnome, Yuxie & Emrit!) Transcription: "Agunomu, Yukushi, Emuritto!" (Japanese: アグノム・ユクシー・エムリット！) | November 12, 2009 | April 3, 2010 | |
| Team Galactic's plans at capturing the Lake Trio triumph with the help of Pokémon Hunter J and upon being transported to Team Galactic's HQ, Ash, Brock and Dawn find themselves in a tense stand-off with members of Team Galactic while learning that Cyrus, the businessman they met in the past is the leader and founder of Team Galactic. J falls to her demise, failing to realize that Future Sight was targeted on her. | |||||
| 620 | 614 | "The Battle Finale of Legend!" (Dialga and Palkia! The Final Battle!!) Transcription: "Diaruga to Parukia! Saigo no Tatakai!!" (Japanese: ディアルガとパルキア！最後の戦い！！) | November 12, 2009 | April 10, 2010 | |
| As Team Galactic's plan reaches its final stages, Ash, Brock and Dawn along with Cynthia, the Sinnoh Champion race against time to stop Cyrus from carrying out his plan of creating a new world. Will they succeed or will the Sinnoh region as well as the entire Pokémon world fall victim to Cyrus's mad plans? | |||||
| 621 | 615 | "The Treasure Is All Mine!" (Full of Danger! Kojirō's Treasure Chest!!) Transcription: "Kiken ga Ippai! Kojirō no Takarabako!!" (Japanese: 危険がいっぱい！コジロウの宝箱！！) | November 26, 2009 | April 17, 2010 | |
| Ash and his friends continue their way to Asatsuki Town for Dawn's next contest when Ash happens to find a treasure chest. However its contents prove surprising to James as he is forced to face his privileged past, his faithful childhood companion and his fiancée! | |||||
| 622 | 616 | "Mastering Current Events!" (The Air Battle Master Appears! Glion vs. Hassam!!) Transcription: "Ea Batoru Masutā Tōjō! Guraion Tai Hassamu!!" (Japanese: エアバトルマスター登場！グライオンVSハッサム！！) | December 3, 2009 | April 24, 2010 | |
| While on the way to Sunyshore City, Ash and his friends meet a gentleman who claims to be the master of air battles. Hoping to improve his Gliscor's flying, Ash decides to have a battle with him and his Scizor, and the results may be more than he expected... In the end, Gliscor learns Giga Impact, but Ash decides to leave it with the air battle master to train. | |||||
| 623 | 617 | "Double-Time Battle Training!" (Double Battle! Mammoo and Hinoarashi!!) Transcription: "Daburu Batoru! Manmū to Hinoarashi!!" (Japanese: ダブルバトル！マンムーとヒノアラシ！！) | December 10, 2009 | May 1, 2010 | |
| Ash, Dawn and Brock meet Zoey and Candice after Zoey's contest win and Dawn is trying to make new sequence and Zoey asks Dawn to battle her in a double battle and Zoey choose her newly captured Kirlia and Leafeon and Dawn chooses Cyndaquil and Mamoswine and makes her new move called 'Flame Ice'. On TV, Paul is revealed to have obtained the Mine Badge, also meaning he had obtained all the 8 badges necessary in order to compete in the Sinnoh League. | |||||
| 624 | 618 | "A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!" (Fukamaru and Draco Meteor!!) Transcription: "Fukamaru to Ryūseigun!!" (Japanese: フカマルとりゅうせいぐん！！) | December 17, 2009 | May 8, 2010 | |
| As our heroes continue toward Daybreak Town and Dawn's next Pokémon Contest, they lose their sense of direction in a large forest. Peering into the sky, all of a sudden they see what turns out to be a move called Draco Meteor. The move comes from an Altaria, a Pokémon under the tutelage of an elderly woman who calls herself Grandma Wilma. The team asks if they can watch Grandma Wilma's coaching session with Altaria. Then the whole group is approached by a feisty Gible, which Grandma Wilma says lives in the forest. Gible wants to be able to use Draco Meteor, too, but can't seem to pull it off! | |||||
| 625 | 619 | "Gotta Get a Gible!" (Fukamaru! I Got It!!) Transcription: "Fukamaru! Getto da ze!!" (Japanese: フカマル！ゲットだぜ！！) | December 24, 2009 | May 15, 2010 | |
| After helping Gible train and learn the move Draco Meteor, Gible follows Ash and his friends. Barry shows up and tries to catch Gible, but it chooses Ash as its trainer. Barry then has a battle and wins against Ash and his Gible. | |||||
References
- In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pichu has a Spiky-eared costume.
- "Pokemon Dp Galactic Battles 7-8: Artist Not Provided: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
External links
- Pokémon US official website
- Pokémon anime website at TV Tokyo (in Japanese)
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl website at TV Tokyo (in Japanese)
- Pokémon TV Anime at Pokémon JP official website (in Japanese)
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