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{{Short description|Tenth season of the ''Pokémon'' animated television series}}
[[Image:PokemonDPlogo.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Japan's logo for ''Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl'']]
{{Redirect|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl|the games|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl{{!}}''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl''}}
This is a list of episodes in '''''Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl''''', aired in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''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 tenth season of the [[Pokémon (anime)|''Pokémon'' animated series]], covering the continuing adventures of series protagonist [[Ash Ketchum]] as he travels to [[Sinnoh]] and meets new friends along with his old friend Brock and a new trainer named Dawn.
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{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 10
| bgcolour = #B9F2FF
| image = [[File:PokemonDPlogo.PNG|200px]]<br>[[File:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl logo.png|200px]]
| caption = Japanese logo (top)<br>International logo (bottom)
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|09|28}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2007|10|25}}
| num_episodes = {{ubl|52 {{small|(Japanese version)}} |51 {{small|(English version)}}}}
| prev_season = [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|''Battle Frontier'']]
| next_season = [[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension|''DP: Battle Dimension'']]
| episode_list = List of Pokémon episodes (seasons 1–13)
}}
'''''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl''''' is the tenth season of the [[Pokémon (TV series)|''Pokémon'']] anime series, and the first and titular season of '''''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''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}}. It originally aired in Japan from September 28, 2006, to October 25, 2007, on [[TV Tokyo]], and in the United States from April 20, 2007, to February 1, 2008, on [[Cartoon Network]]. Covering the continuing adventures of series protagonist [[Ash Ketchum]] and [[Pikachu]], and his best friend [[Brock (Pokémon)|Brock]], the two meet a new coordinator named Dawn, who travels with them through Sinnoh and enters Pokemon Contests.


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== Overview ==
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The division between seasons of ''Pokémon'' is based on the [[English language|English]] version openings of each episode, and may not reflect the actual production season. The English episode numbers are based on their first airing in the [[United States]] either in syndication on [[Cartoon Network]], or on the [[WB Television Network]]. Other English-speaking nations largely followed either this order or the Japanese order. Subsequent airings of the English version follow the original [[Japan]]ese order, except in the case of [[Banned episodes of Pokémon|episodes which are no longer shown in English]]. The series began regularly airing in the United States on [[June 4]], [[2007]].


== Episode list ==
The series began airing first-run episodes in Japan on [[September 28]], [[2006]] and is still currently airing. The first three episodes of the tenth season were broadcast in the United States as a special on [[April 20]], [[2007]] back-to-back in the same format as the original Japanese airing. The fifty-first and final episode of season ten,<ref name="T4">{{cite web |url=http://pokemon.com/#news_/XML/news_240.xml |publisher=Pokémon.com |title=A Triple Tag Team Threat! |accessdate=2008-02-08 |archiveurl=http://pokemon.com/#news_/XML/news_240.xml |archivedate=2008-02-08}}</ref> ''"Smells Like Team Spirit"'', first-ran on Cartoon Network on February 1, 2008.<ref name="T4" />
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| EpisodeNumber = 469
| EpisodeNumber2 = 465
| EpisodeNumber3 = 1
| Title = Following a Maiden's Voyage!
| TranslitTitle = Tabidachi! Futaba Taun Kara Masago Taun e!!
| NativeTitle = 旅立ち！フタバタウンからマサゴタウンへ！！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Setting Off! From Futaba Town to Masago Town!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|9|28}}
| AltDate = April 20, 2007
| ShortSummary = Dawn, a 10-year-old girl living in the region of Sinnoh, is aspiring to become a great Pokémon Coordinator like her mother, and sets off to the Pokémon Laboratory in Sandgem Town to get her starter Pokémon, with various events leading to her choosing Piplup as her starter. Meanwhile, Ash has arrived in Sinnoh, but a failed Team Rocket plotting to snatch Pikachu results in him falling into a forest.
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| EpisodeNumber = 470
| EpisodeNumber2 = 466
| EpisodeNumber3 = 2
| Title = Two Degrees of Separation!
| TranslitTitle = Pikachū o Sagase! 202-ban Dōro!
| NativeTitle = ピカチュウをさがせ！202番道路！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Find Pikachu! Route 202!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|9|28}}
| AltDate = April 20, 2007
| ShortSummary = Dawn, with her recently-acquired Piplup, sets her sights on Jubilife City for her first Pokémon Contest. After discovering Pikachu and first mistaking it to be a Wild Pokémon, she begins her search to find his trainer. Ash on the meantime, is on the search for Pikachu himself with the help of a newly-caught Starly, his old friend Brock, Professor Rowan, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny.
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| EpisodeNumber = 471
| EpisodeNumber2 = 467
| EpisodeNumber3 = 3
| Title = When Pokémon Worlds Collide!
| TranslitTitle = Raibaru Batoru! San Tai San!!
| NativeTitle = ライバルバトル！三対三！！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Rival Battle! Three On Three!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|9|28}}
| AltDate = April 20, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash finds and saves Pikachu in the middle of a battle with Team Rocket and their mecha. After introducing themselves, Dawn and Ash become friends and inform Professor Rowan about Pikachu being found. Meanwhile, Ash finds himself a new rival in Paul after the two butt heads with each other over their respective training methods, and the two have a three-on-three battle.


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|EnglishTitle=Following a Maiden's Voyage!
|JapaneseTitle=Setting Off! From Futaba Town to Masago Town!!
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|FirstEngAirDate=[[April 20]], [[2007]]
|EpisodeNumber=469
|ShortSummary=Dawn is a ten year-old girl living in the region of [[Sinnoh]], aspiring to become a Pokémon Coordinator. She starts by heading towards the Pokémon Laboratory in [[Sandgem Town]] on her bike to get her starter Pokémon, but she's completely perplexed by the roads. After arriving at Professor Rowan's laboratory, she helps search for the escaped Piplup and decides to keep it as her first Pokémon. Ash arrives in Sinnoh by ship, has an aerial battle with Team Rocket, and loses Pikachu in the forest. ''(This was aired as a part of an hour-and-a-half special with episodes 2 and 3.)''
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|EnglishTitle=Two Degrees of Separation!
| EpisodeNumber = 472
|JapaneseTitle=Find Pikachu! Route 202!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 468
|KanjiTitle=ピカチュウをさがせ!202番道路! ''Pikachū o sagase! 202-ban Dōro!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 4
|OriginalAirDate=[[September 28]] [[2006]]
| Title = Dawn of a New Era!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[April 20]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Potchama Tai Subomī! Hikari Hatsu Batoru!!
|EpisodeNumber=470
| NativeTitle = ポッチャマ対スボミー！ヒカリ初バトル！！
|ShortSummary=Dawn, who just received [[Piplup]], lays her sights on Jubilife City. Ash's weakened Pikachu appears in front of her, closely pursued by Team Rocket. Ash begins his search for Pikachu when he reunites with Brock and captures a Starly. ''(This was aired as a part of an hour-and-a-half special with episodes 1 and 3.)''
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| RTitle = &nbsp;(Pochama Against Subomie! Hikari's First Battle!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|5}}
| AltDate = June 7, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash's attempts at helping Dawn catch Pokémon isn't going too well, and the two begin arguing. Wanting to prove herself to Ash, Dawn challenges a Pokémon bard by the name of Nando to a battle. The two later find out that Nando is skilled and undecided about whether to challenge Gyms or Contests, causing Ash and Dawn to each try and persuade him to challenge their preferred competitions.
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|JapaneseTitle=Rival Battle! Three versus Three!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 469
|KanjiTitle=ライバルバトル!三対三!! ''Raibaru Batoru! San tai san!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 5
|OriginalAirDate=[[September 28]] [[2006]]
| Title = Gettin' Twiggy with It!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[April 20]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Naetoru! Getto da ze!
|EpisodeNumber=471
| NativeTitle = ナエトル！ゲットだぜ！
|ShortSummary=Ash continues his search for Pikachu. While searching, he is challenged to a single-elimination three-on-three Pokémon battle by a new rival, Paul. ''(This was aired as a part of an hour-and-a-half special with episodes 1 and 2.)''
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Naetle! I Got It!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|19}}
| AltDate = June 11, 2007
| ShortSummary = After a Team Rocket plotting scheme goes wrong, Pikachu finds himself meeting a wild Turtwig, a carer of the Pokémon in the area it lives in. When Ash finds Pikachu, Turtwig becomes protective of Pikachu, unaware of him being Ash's.
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| EpisodeNumber = 474
|JapaneseTitle=Pochama versus Subomie! Hikari's First Battle!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 470
|KanjiTitle=ポッチャマ対スボミー!ヒカリ初バトル!! ''Potchama tai Subomī! Hikari hatsu Batoru!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 6
|OriginalAirDate=[[October 5]], [[2006]]
| Title = Different Strokes for Different Blokes!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 7]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Mayoi no Mori! Shinji Futatabi!!
|EpisodeNumber=472
| NativeTitle = 迷いの森！シンジふたたび！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and Dawn have started traveling together; however, they are already having problems getting along with each other. Wanting to get Ash to acknowledge her power, she challenges Pokémon minstrel Nando to a battle. The two later find out that Nando is undecided about whether to challenge Gyms or Contests, causing Ash and Dawn to try and persuade him to challenge their preferred competitions.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Bewilder Forest! Shinji Returns!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|26}}
| AltDate = June 12, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash meets up with Paul again, with their rivalry increasing once Ash discovers that he releases Pokémon he sees are too weak. The two have a battle again, pitting Ash's newly caught Turtwig against Paul's Chimchar.
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|EnglishTitle=Gettin' Twiggy with It!
| EpisodeNumber = 475
|JapaneseTitle=Naetle! I'll Get You!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 471
|KanjiTitle=ナエトル！ゲットだぜ！ ''Naetoru! Getto da ze!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 7
|OriginalAirDate=[[October 19]] [[2006]]
| Title = Like it or Lup It!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 11]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Potchama Ganbaru!!
|EpisodeNumber=473
| NativeTitle = ポッチャマがんばる！！
|ShortSummary=Ash knocks down Team Rocket's hot-air balloon, who had captured Pikachu, with Starly. A wild [[Turtwig]] saves Pikachu from the balloon which had fallen into a distant lake. However, Turtwig starts getting defensive for Pikachu and won't let any human near it.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Do Your Best, Pochama!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|2}}
| AltDate = June 13, 2007
| ShortSummary = A group of water-type Pokémon and a Ludicolo are quabbling over some food, Piplup then discover that Team Rocket has taken it all, and must find a way to use his contest moves to retrieve it back.
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|EnglishTitle=Different Strokes for Different Blokes!
| EpisodeNumber = 476
|JapaneseTitle=Bewilder Forest! Shinji Returns!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 472
|KanjiTitle=迷いの森！シンジふたたび!! ''Mayoi no Mori! Shinji futatabi!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 8
|OriginalAirDate=[[October 26]] [[2006]]
| Title = Gymbaliar!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 12]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Nazo no Jimu no Guregguru!
|EpisodeNumber=474
| NativeTitle = なぞのジムのグレッグル！
|ShortSummary=Ash battles Paul with his Turtwig and ends up battling Team Rocket. Ash and company are attacked by a group of [[Stantler]] and Paul saves them and later captures an [[Ursaring]].
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Gureggru of the Mysterious Gym!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|9}}
| AltDate = June 14, 2007
| ShortSummary = A girl named Minnie is convinced that the next Pokémon Gym is one operated by a woman named Princess Powerzone, who uses a Croagunk. In reality, it's a scheme ran by Team Rocket to capture Pokémon!
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|EnglishTitle=Like it or Lup It!
| EpisodeNumber = 477
|JapaneseTitle=Pochama Tries its Hardest!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 473
|KanjiTitle=ポッチャマがんばる!! ''Potchama ganbaru!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 9
|OriginalAirDate=[[November 2]] [[2006]]
| Title = Setting the World on its Buneary!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 13]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Mimiroru to Asobō!?
|EpisodeNumber=475
| NativeTitle = ミミロルとあそぼう！？
|ShortSummary=Dawn is training Piplup for the upcoming Pokémon Contest. Piplup later tries to help some water Pokémon reclaim some stolen food.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Let's Play with Mimirol!?)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|16}}
| AltDate = June 18, 2007
| ShortSummary = A wild Buneary starts falling for Pikachu, and when Dawn tries to catch it, it proves quite shy.
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Gymbaliar!
| EpisodeNumber = 478
|JapaneseTitle=Gureggru of the Mysterious Gym!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 474
|KanjiTitle=なぞのジムのグレッグル！ ''Nazo no Jimu no Guregguru!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 10
|OriginalAirDate=[[November 9]] [[2006]]
| Title = Not on My Watch Ya Don't!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 14]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Poketchi Nyūshu Konnan!?
|EpisodeNumber=476
| NativeTitle = ポケッチ入手困難！？
|ShortSummary= Ash and company uncover Team Rocket's fake gym utilizing a Croagunk; after the group uncovers the gym as a sham, Brock catches the [[Croagunk]].
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Can't Get the Pokétch!?)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|30}}
| AltDate = June 19, 2007
| ShortSummary = Dawn seeks to acquire the popular Pokétch gadget. However Team Rocket takes advantages of this with a scheme of providing fake Pokétches that brainwash the owner's Pokémon using the voice of a Psyduck.
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Setting the World on its Buneary!
| EpisodeNumber = 479
|JapaneseTitle=Let's Play With Mimirol!?
| EpisodeNumber2 = 475
|KanjiTitle=ミミロルとあそぼう!? ''Mimiroru to asobō!?''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 11
|OriginalAirDate=[[November 16]] [[2006]]
| Title = Mounting a Coordinator Assault!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 18]] [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Hikari! Kontesuto Debyū!!
|EpisodeNumber=477
| NativeTitle = ヒカリ！コンテストデビュー！！
|ShortSummary=Dawn continues her attempts to capture a [[Buneary]] only for Team Rocket to steal it and Pikachu; the group is able to save the Pokémon and Dawn finally captures the Buneary.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Hikari! Contest Debut!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|7}}
| AltDate = June 20, 2007
| ShortSummary = Dawn is eager to participate in the Jubilife Pokémon Contest and meets Zoey, another girl, whom she instantly strikes a rivalry with. Ash's Aipom is also very eager to enter the contest, so Ash enters as well, in addition to a disguised Jessie.
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Not on My Watch Ya Don't!
| EpisodeNumber = 480
|JapaneseTitle=Pokétch Unavailable!?
| EpisodeNumber2 = 476
|KanjiTitle=ポケッチ入手困難!? ''Poketchi nyūshukonnan!?''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 12
|OriginalAirDate=[[November 23]] [[2006]]
| Title = Arrival of a Rival!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 19]] [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Kontesuto Batoru! Raibaru Taiketsu!!
|EpisodeNumber=478
| NativeTitle = コンテストバトル！ライバル対決！！
|ShortSummary=Dawn attempts to obtain a Pokétch, but initially finds them all to be sold out. Team Rocket attempts to sell fake Poketch to trainers, so they can manipulate the Pokémon with a Psyduck's voice. Then Ash, Dawn, Brock, and the creator of the Poketch stop TR's scheme. Later on, the Poketch creator gives Dawn a brand new Poketch.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Contest Battle! Rival Showdown!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|14}}
| AltDate = June 21, 2007
| ShortSummary = The Jubilife Contest continues, pitting Zoey against Dawn in the semi-finals, but who will reach the final?
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Mounting a Coordinator Assault!
| EpisodeNumber = 481
|JapaneseTitle=Hikari! Contest Debut!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 477
|KanjiTitle=ヒカリ！コンテストデビュー!! ''Hikari! Kontesuto debyū!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 13
|OriginalAirDate=[[December 7]], [[2006]]
| Title = A Staravia Is Born!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 20]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Mukkuru Ganbaru!
|EpisodeNumber=479
| NativeTitle = ムックルがんばる！
|ShortSummary=Dawn debuts in her first Pokémon Contest. There she meets Zoey, a rival coordinator. Ash's Aipom shows alot of interest for the Contest, so Ash enters as well. Jessie enters the contest with Dustox and James's Carnivine.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Do Your Best, Mukkuru!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|21}}{{efn|name=ep4812|These episodes were broadcast as part of an hour-long special.}}
| AltDate = June 25, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash attempts to train his Starly. However, it ends up being captured by Team Rocket along with other bird Pokémon. However, Starly saving the day when it evolves into Staravia and masters Aerial Ace.
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Arrival of a Rival!
| EpisodeNumber = 482
|JapaneseTitle=Contest Battle! Rival Confrontation!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 478
|KanjiTitle=コンテストバトル！ライバル対決!! ''Kontesuto Batoru! Raibaru taiketsu!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 14
|OriginalAirDate=[[December 14]], [[2006]]
| Title = Leave it to Brocko!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 21]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Takeshi ni Omakase!
|EpisodeNumber=480
| NativeTitle = タケシにおまかせ！
|ShortSummary=Ash, Dawn, Jessie, and Zoey vie for the Contest Ribbon. Zoey ends up winning the contest, after beating Dawn in the finals.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Leave it to Takeshi!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|21}}{{efn|name=ep4812}}
| AltDate = June 26, 2007
| ShortSummary = Brock helps to reunite a Nuzleaf with his Strong Shiftry Brother, but Team Rocket keep getting in the way - wanting Nuzleaf for the boss. In the meantime, Brock's Bonsly evolves into a Sudowoodo, and must brave its fear of water to protect Nuzleaf.
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=A Staravia Is Born!
| EpisodeNumber = 483
|JapaneseTitle=Mukkuru Tries its Hardest
| EpisodeNumber2 = 479
|KanjiTitle=ムックルがんばる ''Mukkuru ganbaru''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 15
|OriginalAirDate=[[December 21]], [[2006]]
| Title = Shapes of Things to Come!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 25]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Kurogane Jimu! Hyōta Tai Shinji!!
|EpisodeNumber=481
| NativeTitle = クロガネジム！ヒョウタVSシンジ！！
|ShortSummary=Ash attempts to train [[Starly]]; however, it ends up being captured by Team Rocket along with other bird Pokémon. After perfecting Ariel Ace, it evolves into Staravia. (''This was part of a one-hour special in Japan with episode 14.'')
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Kurogane Gym! Hyouta vs. Shinji!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|1|11}}
| AltDate = June 27, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash has arrived at the Oreburgh Gym, but the Rock-type Gym Leader, Roark, has a match already scheduled with Paul. Paul battles using all the methods that Ash doesn't like, but will he win the Coal Badge?
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Leave it to Brocko!
| EpisodeNumber = 484
|JapaneseTitle=Leave it to Takeshi!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 480
|KanjiTitle=タケシにおまかせ！ ''Takeshi ni omakase!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 16
|OriginalAirDate=[[December 21]], [[2006]]
| Title = A Gruff Act to Follow!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 26]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Zugaidosu Tai Pikachū!
|EpisodeNumber=482
| NativeTitle = ズガイドスVSピカチュウ！
|ShortSummary=Brock helps to reunite a [[Nuzleaf]] with its [[Shiftry]] guardian. Brock's [[Bonsly]] evolves into a [[Sudowoodo]] (''This was part of a one-hour special in Japan with episode 13.'')
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Zugaidos vs. Pikachu!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|1|18}}
| AltDate = June 28, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash is still angry with Paul with his battle methods after he gives away his Azumarill to a young boy, and tries to prove to him that his own nicer tactics can defeat Roark's strong Rock-type Pokémon.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Shapes of Things to Come!
| EpisodeNumber = 485
|JapaneseTitle=Kurogane Gym! Hyouta vs. Shinji!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 481
|KanjiTitle=クロガネジム！ヒョウタVSシンジ!! ''Kurogane Jimu! Hyōta VS Shinji!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 17
|OriginalAirDate=[[January 11]], [[2007]]
| Title = Wild in the Streets!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 27]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Kodai Pokemon Daishingeki!!
|EpisodeNumber=483
| NativeTitle = 古代ポケモン大進撃！！
|ShortSummary=Ash has finally arrived at the Oreburgh Gym, all ready for a Gym Battle. However, the Rock-type Gym Leader Roark has a match already scheduled, and the opponent is Paul. Paul faces Roark's Geodude, Onix, and Cranidos with Azumarill, Chimchar, and Elekid. Paul wins the Coal Badge but before he leaves, Ash challenges Roark to a battle.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Big Charge of Ancient Pokémon!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|1|25}}
| AltDate = July 2, 2007
| ShortSummary = While Ash trains for a rematch with Roark, Team Rocket schemes to acquire a fossil Pokémon. Once an Aerodactyl is revived, several more ancient Pokémon break out. It takes Dawn's new combo and Roark's newly evolved Rampardos to completely stop them, leading to a new style of training.
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=A Gruff Act to Follow!
| EpisodeNumber = 486
|JapaneseTitle=Zugaidos vs. Pikachu
| EpisodeNumber2 = 482
|KanjiTitle=ズガイドスVSピカチュウ ''Zugaidosu VS Pikachū''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 18
|OriginalAirDate=[[January 18]], [[2007]]
| Title = O'er the Rampardos We Watched!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[June 28]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Kurogane Jimu Futatabi! Kessen Ramuparudo!!
|EpisodeNumber=484
| NativeTitle = クロガネジムふたたび！決戦ラムパルド！！
|ShortSummary=With Paul winning the Coal Badge, it is now Ash's turn to face Roark. Ash uses Aipom, Turtwig, and Pikachu. Ash ends up losing the battle.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Return to Kurogane Gym! Decisive Battle with Rampard!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|2|1}}
| AltDate = July 3, 2007
| ShortSummary = During his rematch with Roark, can Ash make good use of a move performed by Dawn's Pokémon to defeat Roark's newly evolved Rampardos?
| LineColor = B9F2FF
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}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Wild in the Streets!
| EpisodeNumber = 487
|JapaneseTitle=Great Charge of Ancient Pokémon!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 483
|KanjiTitle=古代ポケモン大進撃！ ''Kodai Pokemon daishingeki!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 19
|OriginalAirDate=[[January 25]], [[2007]]
| Title = Twice Smitten, Once Shy!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[July 2]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Pachirisu Getto de...Daijōbu!?
|EpisodeNumber=485
| NativeTitle = パチリスゲットで…大丈夫！？
|ShortSummary=While Ash trains for a rematch, Team Rocket schemes to acquire a fossil Pokémon. Once the Aerodactyl is revived, several more ancient Pokémon break out. It takes Dawn's new combo and Roark's newly evolved Rampardos to completely stop them, leading to a new style of training.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Get Pachirisu... No Need to Worry!?)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|2|8}}
| AltDate = July 5, 2007
| ShortSummary = The gang come across a very hyperactive Pachirisu. But when Dawn captures it, it has her questioning her capabilities as a trainer when her attempts to control it fail.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= O'er The Rampardos We Watched!
| EpisodeNumber = 488
|JapaneseTitle=At Kurogane Gym, Again! Decisive Match: Rampard!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 484
|KanjiTitle=クロガネジムふたたび！決戦ラムパルド！！ ''Kurogane Jimu futatabi! Kessen Ramuparudo!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 20
|OriginalAirDate=[[February 1]], [[2007]]
| Title = Mutiny in the Bounty!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[July 3]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Pokémon Hantā Jē!
|EpisodeNumber=486
| NativeTitle = ポケモンハンターJ！
|ShortSummary=With [[Team Rocket]]'s plot thwarted, Ash makes use of a move performed by Dawn's Pokémon in his rematch against Roark and his newly-evolved [[Rampardos]]. Ash wins the Coal Badge.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Pokémon Hunter J!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|2|22}}
| AltDate = July 9, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends meet Pokémon Hunter J, a cold-blooded woman who sells Pokémon to the highest bidders for money. When she kidnaps Pikachu and Meowth, the gang forge an alliance with Team Rocket to get them both back.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Twice Smitten, Once Shy!
| EpisodeNumber = 489
|JapaneseTitle=I'll Get Pachirisu……Any Need to Worry!?
| EpisodeNumber2 = 485
|KanjiTitle=パチリスゲットで……大丈夫!? ''Pachirisu getto de……daijōbu!?''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 21
|OriginalAirDate=[[February 8]], [[2007]]
| Title = Ya See We Want an Evolution!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[July 5]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Saikyō no Koikingu to Mottomo Utsukushī Hinbasu!
|EpisodeNumber=487
| NativeTitle = 最強のコイキングと最も美しいヒンバス！
|ShortSummary=Coming off Ash's victory over Roark, our heroes continue their journey when they come across a hyperactive [[Pachirisu]]. Dawn captures it, but her attempts to control it has her questioning her capabilities as a trainer.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(The Strongest Koiking and the Most Beautiful Hinbass!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|3|1}}
| AltDate = July 10, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends meet the B-button league, a duo who own the most powerful Magikarp and the most beautiful Feebas there could be, and refuse to evolve them. Meanwhile, Team Rocket use an Evolving Machine they bought from the Magikarp Salesman to kidnap them - and Pikachu, and attempt to evolve them.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Mutiny in the Bounty!
| EpisodeNumber = 490
|JapaneseTitle=Pokémon Hunter J!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 486
|KanjiTitle=ポケモンハンターJ！ ''Pokemon Hantā Jē!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 22
|OriginalAirDate=[[February 22]], [[2007]]
| Title = Borrowing on Bad Faith!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[July 9]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Pachirisu Tai Eipamu! Kontesuto Batoru!!
|EpisodeNumber=488
| NativeTitle = パチリスVSエイパム！コンテストバトル！！
|ShortSummary=A mysterious woman named J appears in front of Ash's group. She's one of the evil Pokémon Hunters who, with her [[Drapion]], [[Ariados]] and [[Salamence]], robs Pokémon from their trainers and sells them to the highest bidder. Meowth and Ash's Pikachu are taken by the hunter and her henchmen. In order to get Pikachu back, Ash's group forge an alliance with Team Rocket. Even though the Pokémon are rescued, J manages to escape.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Pachirisu vs. Eipom! Contest Battle!! )
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|3|8}}
| AltDate = July 11, 2007
| ShortSummary = On their way to Floaroma Town, an unofficial Pokémon Contest is being held, with Dawn using her new Pachirisu, while Jessie borrows Ash's Aipom, which Ash is uncertain about.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Ya See We Want an Evolution!
| EpisodeNumber = 491
|JapaneseTitle=The Strongest Koiking and the Most Beautiful Hinbass!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 487
|KanjiTitle=最強のコイキングと最も美しいヒンバス! ''Saikyō no Koikingu to mottomo utsukushii Hinbasu!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 23
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 1]], [[2007]]
| Title = Faced with Steelix Determination!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[July 10]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Bakusō Haganēru! Bippa no Mura o Mamore!!
|EpisodeNumber=489
| NativeTitle = 爆走ハガネール！ビッパの村を守れ！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends arrive at Jubilife City and are interviewed by a reporter. Ash is told of the existence of the B-Button League, which is a group of trainers who don't evolve their Pokémon while breeding them (a reference to the video games where pressing B during an evolution cancels it). They aim at ultimate strength and beauty, and it is said that their leaders own the strongest [[Magikarp]] and the most beautiful [[Feebas]]. Meanwhile, Team Rocket run into the Magikarp salesman again and get suckered into buying what seems to be a one-of-a-kind Pokémon evolution machine, which they go on to use in their attempt to steal Magikarp and Feebas and then, make them evolve.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Roaring Haganeil! Protect the Bipper Village!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|3|15}}
| AltDate = July 12, 2007
| ShortSummary = When Ash find an injured Bidoof, they are attacked by a rampaging Steelix, who Team Rocket accidentally jam shovels into.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Borrowing on Bad Faith!
| EpisodeNumber = 492
|JapaneseTitle=Pachirisu vs. Eipam! Contest Battle!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 488
|KanjiTitle=パチリスＶＳエイパム！コンテストバトル!! ''Pachirisu vs Eipamu! Kontesuto Batoru!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 24
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 8]], [[2007]]
| Title = Cooking Up a Sweet Story!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[July 11]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Taiketsu! Satoshi Tai Pikachū!?
|EpisodeNumber=490
| NativeTitle = 対決！サトシ対ピカチュウ！？
|ShortSummary=On their way to Floaroma Town, Ash and company decide to attend an unofficial Pokémon Contest. Dawn plans to use her new Pachirisu to challenge the contest. However, on their way to the village, Aipom falls off the cliff while playing and is saved by Jessie of Team Rocket. As a favor, Jessie wants to use Ash's Aipom to represent her in the Pokémon contest. Dawn and Jessie challenge each other in the final round, but Aipom manages to defeat Pachirisu and win the prize. Before they leave, Aipom rejoins Ash. (Part of a 1 hour 10th anniversary special)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Showdown! Satoshi Against Pikachu!?)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|3|29}}
| AltDate = July 16, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends receive a request from a young woman named Teresa who wants to borrow Ash's Pikachu. She's in trouble because her Aunt Abigail's Pikachu ''(nicknamed Sugar)'', who helped make cakes in her cake store, has suddenly disappeared.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Faced With Steelix Determination!
| EpisodeNumber = 493
|JapaneseTitle=Roaring Haganeil! Protect the Bippa Village!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 489
|KanjiTitle=爆走ハガネール！ビッパの村を守れ!! ''Bakusō Haganēru! Bippa no mura o mamore!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 25
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 15]], [[2007]]
| Title = Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[July 12]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Kaiketsu Rozureido to Hana Densetsu!
|EpisodeNumber=491
| NativeTitle = 怪傑ロズレイドと花伝説！
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends find an injured [[Bidoof]] in a forest and are about to take it to the nearby waterfall when Team Rocket appear. However, behind them is a very angry Steelix on a rampage, due to the fact that they accidentally jammed their shovels onto Steelix's head. Ash, their Pokémon, and the Bidoof tribe team up to stop Team Rocket and calm the angered Steelix.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(The Gifted Roserade and the Flower Legend!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|3|29}}
| AltDate = September 1, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends arrive at Floaroma Town. They hear that a class has been opened within the town which teaches how to make the "Pokémon snack", Poffin. They try to make their first Poffin with the help of Forsythia and her seemingly shy Roserade, but things aren't going right.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Cooking up a Sweet Story!
| EpisodeNumber = 494
|JapaneseTitle=Showdown! Satoshi versus Pikachu!?
| EpisodeNumber2 = 490
|KanjiTitle=対決！サトシ対ピカチュウ！？ ''Taiketsu! Satoshi tai Pikachū!?''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 26
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 29]], [[2007]]
| Title = Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[July 16]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Pokemon Kontesuto! Sonō Taikai!!
|EpisodeNumber=492
| NativeTitle = ポケモンコンテスト！ソノオ大会！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends receive a request from a young woman named Teresa who wants to borrow Pikachu. She's in trouble because her Aunt Abigail's Pikachu (named Sugar), who helped make cakes in her cake store, suddenly disappeared. When Pikachu is captured, Abigail's newly evolved Raichu returns to save the day.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Pokémon Contest! Sonoo Tournament!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|4|5}}
| AltDate = September 1, 2007
| ShortSummary = It's the day before the Floaroma Town content, and Dawn meets up with her childhood friend Kenny, who gets keen eyes on Ash and decides to battle him.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!
| EpisodeNumber = 495
|JapaneseTitle=The Gifted Roserade and the Flower Legend
| EpisodeNumber2 = 491
|KanjiTitle=怪傑ロズレイドと花伝説 ''Kaiketsu Rozureido to hana densetsu''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 27
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 29]], [[2007]]
| Title = Settling a Not-So-Old Score!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[September 1]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Kessen! Potchama Tai Pottaishi!!
|EpisodeNumber=493
| NativeTitle = 決戦！ポッチャマVSポッタイシ！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends arrive at Floaroma Town. They hear that a class has been opened within the town which teaches how to make the "Pokémon snack", Poffin. They try to make their first Poffin with the help of Forsythia and her seemingly-shy [[Roserade]]. However, Team Rocket schemes to steal all the poffin and berries. In order to defeat them, Roserade is forced to reveal its true power.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Decisive Battle! Pochama vs. Pottaishi!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|4|5}}
| AltDate = September 8, 2007
| ShortSummary = As the Floaroma Town Contest continues, Dawn and Kenny make it to the finals, leaving the contest battle with Piplup versus its evolved form, Prinplup. Who will win the ribbon?
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!
| EpisodeNumber = 496
|JapaneseTitle=Pokémon Contest! Sonō Conference!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 492
|KanjiTitle=ポケモンコンテスト！ソノオ大会！！ ''Pokemon Kontesuto! Sonō Taikai!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 28
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 5]], [[2007]]
| Title = Drifloon on the Wind!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[September 1]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Fuwante to Kitakaze no Tsukai!
|EpisodeNumber=494
| NativeTitle = フワンテと北風の使い！
|ShortSummary=Dawn meets her childhood friend Kenny when she's training for the next Pokémon Contest. She wants to battle him; however, he turns down her request and asks Ash to have a battle instead. The Floaroma Town Pokémon Contest begins with Dawn using Pachirisu in the opening round.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Fuwante and the North Wind Messenger!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|4|12}}
| AltDate = September 15, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends run into a Nurse Joy at a Pokémon Center with their pack of Drifloon owned by her daughters - Marnie and Paige. When a failed Team Rocket plot to capture Ampharos blacks out the Valley Windworks, and a gust of wind sends Paige and Pikachu flying away, Marnie must rely with the help of her special friend Suicune to rescue her twin sister and Pikachu.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Settling a Not-So-Old Score!
| EpisodeNumber = 497
|JapaneseTitle=Decisive Battle! Pochama vs. Pottaishi!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 493
|KanjiTitle=決戦！ポッチャマＶＳポッタイシ！！ ''Kessen! Potchama VS Pottaishi!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 29
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 5]], [[2007]]
| Title = The Champ Twins!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[September 8]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Satoshi to Hikari! Taggu Batoru de Daijōbu!?
|EpisodeNumber=495
| NativeTitle = サトシとヒカリ！タッグバトルで大丈夫！？
|ShortSummary= Dawn and Kenny make it to the finals, leaving the contest battle between Piplup and it's evolved form, Prinplup. When the time runs out, Dawn is left with the most points and she wins her first Contest Ribbon.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Satoshi and Hikari! No Need to Worry in a Tag Battle!?)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|4|12}}
| AltDate = September 22, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and Dawn (with their Turtwig and Piplup) have their first tag team battle with the Champ Twins - Brian and Ryan, that gets recorded for reporter Rhonda's "Sinnoh Now" TV program. However, they begin to fight, and end up losing. Can Ash and Dawn learn how to work as a team?
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Drifloon on the Wind!
| EpisodeNumber = 498
|JapaneseTitle=Fuwante and the Messenger of the North Wind!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 494
|KanjiTitle=フワンテと北風の使い！ ''Fuwante to kitakaze no tsukai!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 30
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 12]], [[2007]]
| Title = Some Enchanted Sweetening!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[September 15]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Hakutai no Mori! Minomutchi Shinka Sakusen!!
|EpisodeNumber=496
| NativeTitle = ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！
|ShortSummary=As they make their way towards Eterna City, Ash and the Gang run into a Nurse Joy that's married and has two kids (Marnie Joy and Paige Joy) at a Pokémon Center with their pack of [[Drifloon]]. When Team Rocket try to kidnap the dad's [[Ampharos]] at the Power Plant, it causes an explosion which makes the electricity at the Pokémon Center to go out. With an approaching thunderstorm, Nurse Joy and Marnie Joy head towards the Plant to try and help. Paige also tries to help, but the wind carries her, her Drifloon, and Pikachu into the mountains. Ash attempts to save them, but he too gets caught in trouble. Suicune appears and saves everyone.}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
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| RTitle = &nbsp;(Hakutai Forest! Minomutchi Evolution Strategy!!)
|EnglishTitle=The Champ Twins!
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|4|19}}
|JapaneseTitle=Satoshi and Hikari! Any Need to Worry in a Tag Battle!?
| AltDate = September 29, 2007
|KanjiTitle=サトシとヒカリ！タッグバトルで大丈夫!? ''Satoshi to Hikari! Taggu Batoru de daijōbu!?''
| ShortSummary = Ash and the gang meet Cheryl, a female treasure hunter traveling through Eterna Forest, in search of the Enchanted Honey, together with her Chansey. She captures a Male Burmy, since she needs it to evolve into a Mothim in order to get the Enchanted Honey at the Amber Castle.
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 12]], [[2007]]
| LineColor = B9F2FF
|FirstEngAirDate=[[September 22]], [[2007]]
|EpisodeNumber=497
|ShortSummary=Ash and Dawn (with their Turtwig and Piplup) have a tag team battle with Brian and Ryan (who, with their Quilava and Croconaw, have won 16-straight battles) that gets recorded for reporter Rhonda's "Sinnoh Now" TV program. However, Ash and Dawn end up fighting each other and they lose the match. They learn about teamwork and win the re-match. With this being the better battle, Rhonda decides to use that battle for her show.
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Some Enchanted Sweetening!
| EpisodeNumber = 499
|JapaneseTitle=Hakutai Forest! Minomutchi Evolution Strategy!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 495
|KanjiTitle=ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦!! ''Hakutai no Mori! Minomutchi shinka sakusen!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 31
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 19]], [[2007]]
| Title = The Grass-Type is Always Greener!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[September 29]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Naetoru Tai Naetoru! Supīdo Taiketsu!!
|EpisodeNumber=498
| NativeTitle = ナエトル対ナエトル！スピード対決！！
|ShortSummary= Ash and his friends meet Cheryl, a female treasure hunter traveling through Eterna Forest with her Chansey. She captures a male [[Burmy]], since she needs it to become a [[Mothim]] in order to get the Enchanted Honey at the Amber Castle.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Naetle Against Naetle! Speed Showdown!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|4|26}}
| AltDate = October 6, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends continue their search for the Enchanted Honey. During their journey, they meet Gardenia, the Gym Leader of Eterna City, where Ash has a practice battle with her, but Ash's Turtwig proves no match against Gardenia's.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= The Grass-Type is Always Greener!
| EpisodeNumber = 500
|JapaneseTitle=Naetle versus Naetle! Speed Showdown!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 496
|KanjiTitle=ナエトル対ナエトル！スピード対決!! ''Naetoru tai Naetoru! Supīdo taiketsu!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 32
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 26]], [[2007]]
| Title = An Angry Combeenation!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[October 6]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Kohaku no Shiro no Bīkuin!
|EpisodeNumber=499
| NativeTitle = 琥珀の城のビークイン！
|ShortSummary= Ash and friends continue their search for the Enchanted Honey. During their journey, they meet Gardenia, the gym leader of Eterna City. Ash has a practice battle with her, but loses easily.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Beequeen of the Amber Castle!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|5|3}}
| AltDate = October 13, 2007
| ShortSummary = The quest for the Enchanted Honey concludes as our heroes arrive at Amber Castle, home to a hive of Combee and their leader, Queen Vespiquen.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= An Angry Combeenation!
| EpisodeNumber = 501
|JapaneseTitle=The Beequeen of the Amber Castle!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 497
|KanjiTitle=琥珀の城のビークイン！ ''Kohaku no Shiro no Bīkuin!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 33
|OriginalAirDate=[[May 3]], [[2007]]
| Title = All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[October 13]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Suki Desu! Pokemon Narikiri Taikai!!
|EpisodeNumber=500
| NativeTitle = スキです！ポケモンなりきり大会！！
|ShortSummary=The quest for the Enchanted Honey concludes as our heroes arrive at Amber Castle, home to a hive of Combee and their leader, Vespiquen.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(It's Love! Pokémon Transformation Tournament!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|5|10}}
| AltDate = October 20, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends compete in the Sinnoh Pokémon Dress-up contest where a Pokémon must imitate another to win the prize; a Pokémon Egg.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= All Dressed up With Somewhere to go!
| EpisodeNumber = 502
|JapaneseTitle=I Like You! Pokémon Cosplay Convention!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 498
|KanjiTitle=スキです！ポケモンなりきり大会!! ''Suki desu! Pokemon Narikiri Taikai!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 34
|OriginalAirDate=[[May 10]], [[2007]]
| Title = Buizel Your Way Out of This!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[October 20]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Buizeru! Saikyō e no michi!
|EpisodeNumber=501
| NativeTitle = ブイゼル！最強への道！！
|ShortSummary= Ash and friends compete in a Pokémon contest where a Pokémon must imitate another to win the prize; a Pokémon Egg. Brock ends up winning.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Buoysel! Road to Being the Strongest!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|5|17}}
| AltDate = October 27, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends encounter a wild Buizel, with Ash, Dawn and Zoey seeking to catch it.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Buizel Your Way Out of This!
| EpisodeNumber = 503
|JapaneseTitle=Buoysel! The Road to the Strongest!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 499
|KanjiTitle=ブイゼル！最強への道!! ''Buizeru! Saikyō e no michi!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 35
|OriginalAirDate=[[May 17]], [[2007]]
| Title = An Elite Meet and Greet!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[October 27]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Shitennō Goyō to Dōtakun!
|EpisodeNumber=502
| NativeTitle = 四天王ゴヨウとドータクン！
|ShortSummary= Ash and his friends encounter a wild Buizel, with Ash, Dawn, and Dawn's rival Zoey seeking to catch it.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Elite Four Goyō and Dotakun!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|5|24}}
| AltDate = November 3, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends meet up with Lucian, a Psychic Pokémon enthusiast and one of Sinnoh's Elite Four. Dawn decides to test her luck against Lucian's Bronzong with her newly caught Buizel, but Buizel will not listen to any of Dawn's commands.
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= An Elite Meet and Greet
| EpisodeNumber = 504
|JapaneseTitle=Goyō of the Four Heavenly Kings and Dotakun
| EpisodeNumber2 = 500
|KanjiTitle=四天王ゴヨウとドータクン ''Shitennō Goyō to Dōtakun''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 36
|OriginalAirDate=[[May 24]], [[2007]]
| Title = A Secret Sphere of Influence!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[November 3]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Shin'ō Jikū Densetsu!
|EpisodeNumber=503
| NativeTitle = シンオウ時空伝説！
|ShortSummary= Ash and his friends meet up with Lucian, a Psychic Pokémon enthusiast and one of Sinnoh's Elite Four. Dawn decides to test her luck against Lucian's [[Bronzong]] with her newly-caught Buizel.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Sinnoh's Space-time Legend!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|5|31}}
| AltDate = November 10, 2007
| ShortSummary = The Adamant Orb is stolen from the Eterna City Museum, and the wandering minstrel Nando is accused for the crime by the local Officer Jenny (who has a Stunky). Ash and his friends, along with Gym Leader Gardenia and the Viridian City Officer Jenny, attempt to locate the true thieves.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
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}}
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= A Secret Sphere of Influence
| EpisodeNumber = 505
|JapaneseTitle=Sinnoh's Space-time Legend!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 501
|KanjiTitle=シンオウ時空伝説！ ''Shin'ō jikū densetsu!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 37
|OriginalAirDate=[[May 31]], [[2007]]
| Title = The Grass Menagerie!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[November 10]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Hakutai Jimu! Tai Natane!!
|EpisodeNumber=504
| NativeTitle = ハクタイジム！VSナタネ！！
|ShortSummary=The Adamant Orb is stolen from the Eterna City Museum, and the wandering minstrel Nando is accused for the crime by the local Officer Jenny (who has a [[Stunky]]). Ash and his friends, along with Gym Leader Gardenia and the Viridian City Officer Jenny, attempt to locate the true thieves. First appearance of Commander Saturn and Team Galactic.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Hakutai Gym! Vs. Natane!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|6|7}}
| AltDate = November 17, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash finally has a Gym Battle with Gardenia, the Eterna City Gym Leader, in a 3-on-3 fight to the finish.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
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}}
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= A Grass Menagerie
| EpisodeNumber = 506
|JapaneseTitle=Hakutai Gym! Vs. Natane!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 502
|KanjiTitle=ハクタイジム！VSナタネ!! ''Hakutai Jimu! VS Natane!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 38
|OriginalAirDate=[[June 7]], [[2007]]
| Title = One Big Happiny Family!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[November 17]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Bakutan! Saikuringu Rōdo!!
|EpisodeNumber=505
| NativeTitle = 爆誕！サイクリングロード！！
|ShortSummary=Ash finally has a gym battle with Gardenia, the Eterna City gym leader, in a 3-on-3 fight to the finish.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Explosive Birth! Cycling Road!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|6|21}}
| AltDate = November 24, 2007
| ShortSummary = The gang find themselves at a mostly abandoned Pokémon Center ran by a Nurse Joy who has the blues of her center not being used a lot. However, when she finds out that Brock's egg is about to hatch, she is able to prove her usefulness as the Egg hatches into a Happiny.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
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{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=One Big Happiny Family
| EpisodeNumber = 507
|JapaneseTitle=Explosive Birth! Cycling Road!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 503
|KanjiTitle=爆誕！サイクリングロード！！ ''Bakutan! Saikuringu Rōdo!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 39
|OriginalAirDate=[[June 21]], [[2007]]
| Title = Steamboat Willies!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[November 24]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Pikachū no Orusuban!
|EpisodeNumber=506
| NativeTitle = ピカチュウのおるすばん！
|ShortSummary=Coming off Ash's victory over Gardenia, our heroes hurry to a Pokémon Center when Brock's egg is about to hatch. Meanwhile, Team Rocket plans to steal Brock's new Pokémon.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Pikachu's Caretaking!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|7|5}}
| AltDate = December 1, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends decide to make a trip on a ship for tourists. They call out all of their Pokémon to show them the beautiful view they have from inside. Since there's still a lot of time left before the ship takes off, the group decide to do some shopping nearby, leaving the Pokémon alone on board. The situation ends in chaos.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Steamboat Willies
| EpisodeNumber = 508
|JapaneseTitle=Pikachu's in Charge!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 504
|KanjiTitle=ピカチュウのおるすばん！ ''Pikachū no orusuban!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 40
|OriginalAirDate=[[July 5]], [[2007]]
| Title = Top-Down Training!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[December 1]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Champion, Shirona Tōjō!!
|EpisodeNumber=507
| NativeTitle = チャンピオン・シロナ登場！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends decide to make a trip on a ship for tourists. They call out all of their Pokémon to show them the beautiful view they have from inside. Since there's still a lot of time left before the ship takes off, the group decide to do some shopping nearby, leaving the Pokémon alone on board. The situation ends in a chaos...
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Champion – Shirona Appears!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|7|19}}
| AltDate = December 8, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends encounter Cynthia, Champion of the Sinnoh's Elite Four, just as she is about to begin a battle with Ash's rival, Paul, who reveals that he has been competing in four regions, and shows his very first Pokémon - Torterra, having evolved from his Turtwig. When Paul decides to challenge Cynthia, none of his Pokémon prove any match for Cynthia's Garchomp.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Top-Down Training
| EpisodeNumber = 509
|JapaneseTitle=Enter Champion Shirona!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 505
|KanjiTitle=チャンピオン・シロナ登場!! ''Chanpion Shirona tōjō!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 41
|OriginalAirDate=[[July 19]], [[2007]]
| Title = A Stand-Up Sit-Down!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[December 8]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Hikari to Nozomi to Daburu Pafōmansu!!
|EpisodeNumber=508
| NativeTitle = ヒカリとノゾミとダブルパフォーマンス！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and friends encounter Cynthia, champion of the Sinnoh's Elite Four, just as she is about to begin a battle with Ash's rival, Paul. Paul reveals that he has been competing in four regions, and shows his very first Pokémon - Torterra, having evolved from his Turtwig. Paul pits his Chimchar, Weavile, Murkrow, Elekid, and Torterra agianst cynthia's Garchomp but easily loses.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Hikari, Nozomi and the Double Performance!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|7|26}}
| AltDate = December 15, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends come to Zoey's aid as she has injured her right ankle. She tells them that the upcoming Contest requires the Coordinator to use two Pokémon at once. Dawn, having no experience of double battles, ends up getting a crash course with comedic results.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= A Stand Up Sit Down
| EpisodeNumber = 510
|JapaneseTitle=Hikari, Nozomi, and a Double Performance!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 506
|KanjiTitle=ヒカリとノゾミとダブルパフォーマンス!! ''Hikari to Nozomi to Daburu Pafōmansu!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 42
|OriginalAirDate=[[July 26]], [[2007]]
| Title = The Electrike Company!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[December 15]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Rakurai Kunren Sentā!!
|EpisodeNumber=509
| NativeTitle = ラクライ訓練センター！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends come to Zoey's aid as she has injured her right ankle. She tells them that the upcoming Contest requires the Coordinator to use two Pokémon at once. Dawn, having no experience of double battles, ends up getting a crash course with comedic results.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Rakurai Practice Center!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|9}}
| AltDate = December 22, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends meet Jocko, who is trying to discipline his Electrike, who has trouble with its accuracy. Brock asks if he could try and train it. Also, inspired by Electrike's dedication towards improvement, Team Rocket's James and Meowth decide to help out, but Jessie is not wanting any of that and is still wanting to capture Electrike.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=The Electrike Company
| EpisodeNumber = 511
|JapaneseTitle=Rakurai Practice Center!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 507
|KanjiTitle=ラクライ訓練センター！！ ''Rakurai kunren sentā!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 43
|OriginalAirDate=[[August 9]], [[2007]]
| Title = Malice in Wonderland!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[December 22]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Mūmāji! Akumu kara no Dasshutsu!!
|EpisodeNumber=510
| NativeTitle = ムウマージ！悪夢からの脱出！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends meet Jocko, who is trying to discipline his [[Electrike]]. The Pokémon's having trouble with its accuracy however, so Brock asks if he could try and train it. Also, inspired by Electrike's dedication towards improvement, Team Rocket's James and Meowth decide to help out.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Mumage! Escape from the Nightmare!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|16}}
| AltDate = December 29, 2007
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends (along with Team Rocket) get lost and decide to take shelter from the rain under an old gate. After seeing a strange light, everyone has their inner desires fulfilled. However, things slowly but surely get more and more strange with each passing second.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Malice in Wonderland!
| EpisodeNumber = 512
|JapaneseTitle=Mumage! Escape From the Nightmare!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 508
|KanjiTitle=ムウマージ！悪夢からの脱出!! ''Mūmāji! Akumu kara no dasshutsu!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 44
|OriginalAirDate=[[August 16]], [[2007]]
| Title = Mass Hip-Po-Sis!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[December 29]], [[2007]]
| TranslitTitle = Maigo no Hipopotasu o Tasukero!
|EpisodeNumber=511
| NativeTitle = 迷子のヒポポタスを助けろ！
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends (along with Team Rocket) get lost and decide to take shelter from the rain under an old gate. After seeing a strange light, everyone has their inner desires fulfilled. However, things slowly but surely get more and more strange with each passing second. It turns out that [[Mismagius]]' use of confuse ray was the root of the problem.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Save the Stray Hipopotas!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|23}}
| AltDate = January 5, 2008
| ShortSummary = Ash and friends encounter a stray Hippopotas and return it to its migrating herd, but Team Rocket wants to capture Hippopotas.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Mass Hip-po-sis!
| EpisodeNumber = 513
|JapaneseTitle=Save the Stray Hipopotas!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 509
|KanjiTitle=迷子のヒポポタスを助けろ! ''Maigo no Hipopotasu o tasukero!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 45
|OriginalAirDate=[[August 23]], [[2007]]
| Title = Ill-Will Hunting!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[January 5]], [[2008]]
| TranslitTitle = Hantā Jē Futatabi! Tatetopusu o Mamore!!
|EpisodeNumber=512
| NativeTitle = ハンターJ再び！タテトプスを守れ！！
|ShortSummary=Ash and friends encounter a stray Hippopotas.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Hunter J Returns! Protect Tatetops!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|30}}
| AltDate = January 12, 2008
| ShortSummary = Pokémon Hunter J returns, now targeting a group of Shieldon. Can Ash and his friends, along with Ash's former rival Gary Oak, help protect the Shieldon from the Hunter's evil grasp?
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Ill-Will Hunting
| EpisodeNumber = 514
|JapaneseTitle=Hunter J Returns! Protect Tatetops!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 510
|KanjiTitle=ハンターＪ再び！タテトプスを守れ!! ''Hantā Jē futatabi! Tatetopusu o mamore!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 46
|OriginalAirDate=[[August 30]], [[2007]]
| Title = A Maze-ing Race!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[January 12]], [[2008]]
| TranslitTitle = Meiro de Shaffuru! Minna de Hassuru!!
|EpisodeNumber=513
| NativeTitle = 迷路でシャッフル！みんなでハッスル！！
|ShortSummary=The Pokémon Hunter J returns, now targeting a group of [[Shieldon]]. Can Ash and his friends, along with Ash's former rival Gary, help protect the Shieldon from the Hunter's evil grasp?
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Shuffle in the Maze! Everyone Hustle!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|13}}
| AltDate = January 19, 2008
| ShortSummary = Dawn wants to get the new coin flip Pokétch app, but accidentally goes to the wrong Pokémon Center. After finding out the actual location to get the application, our heroes set out. However, Team Rocket has set up a maze, which would allow them to separate the gang and steal their Pokémon but the plan starts to fail as Golems and an Onix stir up trouble.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=A Maze-ing Race!
| EpisodeNumber = 515
|JapaneseTitle=Maze Shuffle! Everybody Hustle!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 511
|KanjiTitle=迷路でシャッフル！みんなでハッスル！！ ''Meiro de shaffuru! Minna de hassuru!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 47
|OriginalAirDate=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| Title = Sandshrew's Locker!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[January 19]], [[2008]]
| TranslitTitle = Miru to Kēshī to Mizu no Soko!
|EpisodeNumber=514
| NativeTitle = ミルとケーシィと水の底！
|ShortSummary=Dawn wants to get the new coin flip Pokétch app, but accidentally goes to the wrong Pokémon Center. After finding out the actual location to get the application, our heroes set out. However, Team Rocket has set up a maze, which would allow them to separate the gang and steal their Pokémon.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Miru, Casey and, Underwater!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|27}}
| AltDate = January 26, 2008
| ShortSummary = Ash and his friends meet Mira, a mysterious young girl, and her Abra. She leads them on a wild underwater expedition to recover a Sandshrew she lost as a child but find troubles as a Gyarados repeatedly attacks them.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Sandshrew's Locker!
| EpisodeNumber = 516
|JapaneseTitle=Miru, Casey, and the Bottom of the Water!
| EpisodeNumber2 = —
|KanjiTitle=ミルとケーシィと水の底！ ''Miru to Kēshī to mizu no soko!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 48
|OriginalAirDate=[[September 27]], [[2007]]
| Title = Satoshi and Hikari! Head for a New Adventure!!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[January 26]], [[2008]]
| TranslitTitle = Satoshi to Hikari! Aratanaru Bōken ni Mukatte!!
|EpisodeNumber=515
| NativeTitle = サトシとヒカリ！新たなる冒険に向かって！！
|ShortSummary= Ash and friends meet Mira, a mysterious young girl, and her Abra. She leads them on a wild underwater expedition to recover a Pokémon she lost as a child.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle =
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|27}}
| AltDate = —
| ShortSummary = A clip show summarizing the important events of the first 47 Diamond and Pearl episodes, including Ash's victories over Roark and Gardenia and the introductions of new rivals Paul and Zoey.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=
| EpisodeNumber = 517
|JapaneseTitle=Satoshi and Hikari! Head for a New Adventure!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 512
|KanjiTitle=サトシとヒカリ！新たなる冒険に向かって！！ ''Satoshi to Hikari! Aratanaru bōken ni mukatte!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 49
|OriginalAirDate=[[September 27]], [[2007]]
| Title = Dawn's Early Night!
|FirstEngAirDate= [[N/A]]
| TranslitTitle = Pokemon Kontesto! Yosuga Taikai!!
|EpisodeNumber=516/-
| NativeTitle = ポケモンコンテスト！ヨスガ大会！！
|ShortSummary= A clip show summarizing the important events of the first 47 Diamond and Pearl episodes, including Ash's victories over Roark and Gardenia and the introductions of new rivals Paul and Zoey.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Pokémon Contest! Yosuga Tournament!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|4}}
| AltDate = January 26, 2008
| ShortSummary = Ash and the others finally reach Hearthome City, only to find out that the gym is closed. Meanwhile, it's the day of the Hearthome City Contest, only to find herself up against all her rivals: Zoey, Team Rocket's Jessie, and the wandering minstrel Nando. However, the performance stage proves to be more difficult for Dawn and her Pokémon than she thinks...
| LineColor = B9F2FF
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}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Dawn's Early Night!
| EpisodeNumber = 518
|JapaneseTitle=Pokémon Contest! Yosuga Convention!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 513
|KanjiTitle=ポケモンコンテスト！ヨスガ大会！！ ''Pokemon Kontesto! Yosuga Taikai!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 50
|OriginalAirDate=[[October 4]], [[2007]]
| Title = Tag! We're It...!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[January 26]], [[2008]]
| TranslitTitle = Zen'in Sanka! Taggu Batoru!!
|EpisodeNumber=517/516
| NativeTitle = 全員参加！タッグバトル！！
|ShortSummary= Dawn enters the Hearthome City Contest, only to find herself up against all her rivals: Zoey, Team Rocket's Jessie, and the wandering minstrel Nando.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Everyone Participate! Tag Battle!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|4}}
| AltDate = February 1, 2008
| ShortSummary = The entire group enters a tag-team battle tournament in Hearthome City. Brock is paired with a female bird tamer named Holly, Dawn is paired with a nerd-like trainer named Conway, and Ash ends up with his rival Paul.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
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| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle= Tag! We're It...!
| EpisodeNumber = 519
|JapaneseTitle=Everyone Participate! Tag Battle!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 514
|KanjiTitle=全員参加！タッグバトル！！ ''Zennin Sanka! Taggu Batoru!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 51
|OriginalAirDate=[[October 4]], [[2007]]
| Title = Glory Blaze!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[February 1]], [[2008]]
| TranslitTitle = Hikozaru Tai Zangūsu! Unmei no Batoru!!
|EpisodeNumber=518/517
| NativeTitle = ヒコザルVSザングース！運命のバトル！！
|ShortSummary= The entire group enters a tag-team battle tournament in Hearthome City. Brock is paired with a female bird tamer named Holly, Dawn is paired with a nerd-like trainer named Conway, and Ash ends up with his rival Paul.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Hikozaru vs. Zangoose! Destined Battle!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|18}}
| AltDate = February 1, 2008
| ShortSummary = The Hearthome City Pokémon Tag-Team battle tournament continues, as Paul forces Chimchar to fight well past its limit. However in the end, Paul has had enough and releases Chimchar in front of Ash.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
}}
}}
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{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
| 1 = Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|EnglishTitle=Glory Blaze!
| EpisodeNumber = 520
|JapaneseTitle=Hikozaru vs. Zangoose! Battle of Fate!!
| EpisodeNumber2 = 515
|KanjiTitle=ヒコザルVSザングース！運命のバトル！！ ''Hikozaru VS Zangūsu! Unmei no Batoru!!''
| EpisodeNumber3 = 52
|OriginalAirDate=[[October 18]], [[2007]]
| Title = Smells Like Team Spirit!
|FirstEngAirDate=[[February 1]], [[2008]]
| TranslitTitle = Taggu Batoru! Fainaru!!
|EpisodeNumber=519/518
| NativeTitle = タッグバトル！ファイナル！！
|ShortSummary=The Hearthome City Pokémon Tag-Team battle tournament continues, as Paul forces Chimchar to fight well past its limit. Ash and Paul manage to make it to the semifinals of the tournament; on the night before the semifinals, Paul releases his Chimchar. Ash then invites Chimchar to join his team.
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = &nbsp;(Tag Battle! Final!!)
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|25}}
| AltDate = February 1, 2008
| ShortSummary = After Chimchar accepts Ash's invitation to join the team, Ash battles alongside Paul in the tournament semifinals against Brock and Holly. They quickly make it to the finals where they are matched against Dawn and Conway.
| LineColor = B9F2FF
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|EnglishTitle=Smells Like Team Spirit!
|JapaneseTitle=Tag Battle! The Finals!!
|KanjiTitle=タッグバトル！ファイナル！！ ''Taggu Batoru! Fainaru!!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[October 25]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate=[[February 1]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=520/519
|ShortSummary= Ash captures Chimchar, and then battles alongside Paul in the tournament semifinals against Brock and Holly. They quickly make it to the finals where they are matched against Dawn and Conway. Ash uses Chimchar in the battle and Paul's Elekid evolves into [[Electabuzz]]. Ash and Paul win the tournament and both receive a Soothe Bell as a prize. Paul then gives his to Ash, claiming that he has no need for it.
}}
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==Season 11: 2008-==


== Music ==
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Hikozaru's Tears!
|KanjiTitle=ヒコザルの涙！ ''Hikozaru no namida!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[November 8]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate=[[April 12]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=521/520
|ShortSummary= On their way to the next gym in Veilstone City, Ash's group stops for a picnic. Ash's new Chimchar is uneasy in a friendly atmosphere after its time with Paul, especially when it loses a training battle against Dawn's Piplup.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Natane and Sabonea! A Farewell for Whom?!
|KanjiTitle=ナタネとサボネア！ さよならは誰のため！ ''Natane to Sabonea! Sayonara wa dare no tame!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[November 15]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate=[[April 19]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=522/521
|ShortSummary= Gardenia reappears in a town, organizing a special exhibition battle for the town's children. She teams herself with James of Team Rocket in a match against Ash and Dawn. She proposes that James should leave his Cacnea with her when he is unable to use it to its full potential. He eventually decides to accept the offer.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Eipom and Buizel! Respective Roads!!
|KanjiTitle=エイパムとブイゼル！それぞれの道！！ ''Eipamu to Buizeru! Sorezore no michi!!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[November 22]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate=[[April 26]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=523/522
|ShortSummary=Zoey returns and begins training with Dawn for the Solaceon Town Contest. During their training, Dawn's Buizel becomes distracted due to its interest in Ash's Gym battle training, and Ash's Aipom is similarly distracted by Dawn's Contest training. Zoey proposes the two trade to resolve the situation. After realizing Zoey is right the two trade Aipom and Buizel.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Mikaruge's Keystone!
|KanjiTitle=ミカルゲの要石！ ''Mikaruge no Kanameishi!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[November 29]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate= [[May 3]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=524/523
|ShortSummary=Continuing in training, Buizel accidentally destroys an ancient stone tower with its Sonicboom attack, unleashing the Pokémon Spiritomb on the group. Ash and friends must work to re-seal the Ghost Pokémon. Spiritomb reacts violently to Ash's presence because it believes he is the descendant of an Aura Guardian that sealed it away long ago.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Bidaru Knew!
|KanjiTitle=ビーダルは知っていた! ''Bīdaru wa shitteita!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[November 29]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate= [[May 10]], [[2008]]


The first 3 episodes in Japan did not have the opening song, instead the instrumental songs from the Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Japanese Anime Sound Collection serve as opening songs for 3 episodes during the original broadcast, and for 1 episode on DVD. The Japanese opening song is "Together" by Fumie Akiyoshi for 47 episodes during the original broadcast, and for 45 episodes on DVD. The ending songs are "By Your Side 〜Hikari's Theme〜" (君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜,Kimi no Soba de 〜Hikari no Tēma〜) for 21 episodes during the original broadcast, and for 23 episodes on DVD, "By Your Side 〜Hikari's Theme〜 (PopUp. Version)" (君のそばで〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 PopUp. Version, Kimi no Soba de 〜Hikari no Tēma〜 PopUp. Version) for 27 episodes, "By Your Side 〜Hikari's Theme〜 (Winter. Version)" (君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 Winter. Version, Kimi no Soba de 〜Hikari no Tēma〜 Winter Version) for 1 episode by Grin, and the English opening song is "Diamond and Pearl" by "Breeze" Barczynski. Its instrumental version served as the end credit song.
|EpisodeNumber=525/524
|ShortSummary=Ash's group encounters a Pokémon Breeder working on the construction of a stone bridge. The man is arguing with the bridge's designer because of their Pokémon assistant Bibarel's refusal to work.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Dainose! A Hot Soul!!
|KanjiTitle=ダイノーズ! 熱き魂!! ''Dainōzu! Atsuki tamashii!!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[December 6]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate= [[May 10]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=526/525
|ShortSummary=Ash is challenged by a boy with a Nosepass, but during it, the boy halts the battle for the evolution of Nosepass into Probopass. Team Rocket appears shortly thereafter and brainwashes the Probopass with a helmet-like device, forcing it to attack its own trainer and Ash's group.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Rentorar's Eyes!
|KanjiTitle=レントラーの瞳! ''Rentorā no hitomi!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[December 13]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate= [[May 17]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=527/526
|ShortSummary=Ash and friends get lost in the forest where they find an old castle. There they meet a girl detective named Marble and her Luxray, with whom together they try to protect the treasure in the castle.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=The Annon of Zui Ruins!
|KanjiTitle=ズイの遺跡のアンノーン! ''Zui no Iseki no Annōn!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[December 20]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate=[[May 24]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=528/527
|ShortSummary=In Solaceon Town, Ash's group meets up with Dawn's old friend and rival Kenny and his new Pokémon, Breloom. Kenny tells them he is going to the Solaceon Ruins, a place of worship for the legendary Dialga and Palkia, so they tag along, only to get more than they bargained for when the Unown that live in the ruins become angered along with the appearance of the sinister Team Galactic.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Pokémon Contest! Zui Conference!!
|KanjiTitle=ポケモンコンテスト! ズイ大会!! ''Pokemon Kontesto! Zui Taikai!!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[December 20]], [[2007]]
|FirstEngAirDate= [[May 24]], [[2008]]
|EpisodeNumber=529/528
|ShortSummary=Dawn competes against Kenny in the Solaceon Town Contest, looking for redemption after her crushing loss in Hearthome City.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Miltank of the Maid Café!
|KanjiTitle=メイドカフェのミルタンク! ''Meido kafe no Mirutanku!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[January 10]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=530/529
|ShortSummary=On their way to Veilstone, Ash and his friends stop off at the Maid Café for a nice drink of Miltank's Milk. However, when they arrive, they learn of the troubles the Café is having, being under-staffed. Ash and his friends offer their services and soon become Maids in the Café.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=The Urimoo Trio and the Steam Battle!!
|KanjiTitle=ウリムートリオと湯けむりバトル!! ''Urimū torio to yukemuri Batoru!!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[January 17]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=531/530
|ShortSummary=Ash and his friends stops at a Hot Spring managed by a childhood friend of Dawn, Yumomi. Two are happy to meet again, but when Dawn and her friends want to go to hot springs, they realize there isn't any water. Because no water is coming from the spring, the group want to investigate, along with Yumomi and her Swinub.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Glion and Gliger! Getting Through the Windy Maze!!
|KanjiTitle=グライオンとグライガー! 風の迷路をぬけて!! ''Guraion to Guraigā! Kaze no meiro o nukete!!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[January 24]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=532/531
|ShortSummary=When Ash is training Turtwig to learn Energy Ball, a crowd of Gliscor and Gligar begin to attack them. They eat up all the nuts and fruits on nearby trees and they scramble for the guys' lunch as well. After that, they just run away. Officer Jenny and her fellows from the town plan to capture these stray Gliscor and Gligar lost in this city and then send them back to the forest where they originally belong, however Paul uses his Weavile and Electabuzz to catch the Gliscor and then Ash got a Gligar.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Pachirisu is in Kabarudon's Mouth!?
|KanjiTitle=パチリスはカバルドンの口の中!? ''Pachirisu wa Kabarudon no kuchi no naka!?''
||OriginalAirDate=[[January 31]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=533/532
|ShortSummary=When our heroes' Pokémon are having a fun time in a sandpit, a Hippowdon appears from within. However the over-curious Pachirisu can't help peeping into the mouth of Hippowdon and accidentally falls into it.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Lucario! Pulse Bomb of Anger!!
|KanjiTitle=ルカリオ! 怒りのはどうだん!! ''Rukario! Ikari no Hadōdan!!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[February 7]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=534/533
|ShortSummary=In the forest just outside Veilstone City, the group witness a young female martial-artist and a Lucario in a fierce battle. The girl is revealed to be Maylene, the city's Gym Leader, at which point Ash immediately asks for a Gym Battle. However, she recently lost to Ash's rival Paul, and is depressed over her defeat. Further insight into the matter is revealed by Reiji, Paul's older brother.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Hikari's First Gym Battle!!
|KanjiTitle=ヒカリはじめてのジムバトル!! ''Hikari hajimete no Jimu Batoru!!''
||OriginalAirDate=[[February 14]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=535/534
|ShortSummary=Dawn challenges the gym leader of Veilstone City, Maylene, in hopes of helping Maylene get over her defeat. Maylene defeats Dawn and she and her Lucario regain their confidence.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Tobari Gym! Lucario vs. Buoysel!!
|KanjiTitle=トバリジム! ルカリオ対ブイゼル!! ''Tobari Jimu! Rukario tai Buizeru!!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[February 28]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=536/535
|ShortSummary=Maylene finally accepts Ash's challenge. Ash uses Staravia, Chimchar, and Buizel against Machoke, Meditite, and Lucario. Buizel and Lucario end up in a tie but Maylene still gives Ash the Cobble Badge for having the overall victories.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Lovely Fashion! The Name is Team Galaxy!!
|KanjiTitle=ステキファッション!その名はギンガ団！！ ''Suteki Fasshon! Sono na wa Ginga-dan!!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 6]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=537/536
|ShortSummary=With Ash's gym battle is over, the night before they leave Veilstone City, Reiji takes the group to a park with several meteoric stones. However, Team Galactic appear and try to steal the stones.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Pull Yourself Together, Lisyan!
|KanjiTitle=シャンとしてリーシャン！ ''Shanto shite Rīshan!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 13]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=538/537
|ShortSummary=While training Gligar, Ash hears singing. When they look to see who is singing, its three Chingling and their trainer. The trainer is trying to get his spoiled Chingling to have a better attitude.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Pokémon Ranger! Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part One)
|KanjiTitle=ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!（前編） ''Pokemon Renjā! Hadō no Rioru!! (Zenpen)''
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 20]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=539/538
|ShortSummary=On their travels, Ash and his friends meet up with another Pokémon Ranger: [[Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage|Hajime]] and a Riolu. The Ranger is undercover to stop Pokémon Hunter J from capturing other Pokémon. Ash and his friends discover that a Riolu is being hunted by J due to being able to use Aura before evolving. Ash and Riolu start to bond with their shared Aura, but J is insistent on getting it.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Pokémon Ranger! Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part Two)
|KanjiTitle=ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!（後編） ''Pokemon Renjā! Hadō no Rioru!! (Kōhen)''
|OriginalAirDate=[[March 20]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=540/539
|ShortSummary=Hunter J has managed to take the Riolu. With the Ranger Hajime and their old Ranger friend Solana joining them, Ash and his friends go to hunt down Hunter J and get Riolu back. However, J is far more formidable than anyone could have anticipated and Ash is stuck at the mercy of her Drapion.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Goodbye, Dokucale!
|KanjiTitle=さよならドクケイル！ ''Sayonara Dokukeiru!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 3]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=541/540
|ShortSummary=Team Rocket arrives at a lakeside Pokémon Center. Jessie's Dustox sees a shiny Dustox, and follows it to the lake. Jessie releases her Dustox, allowing it to mate. To make sure it leaves, she smashes its Pokéball.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Pikachu! Raichu! The Path to Evolution!!
|KanjiTitle=ピカチュウ！ライチュウ！進化への道!! ''Pikachū! Raichū! Shinka e no Michi!!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 3]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=542/541
|ShortSummary= Ash and his friends meet Shō, a boy who has a Pichu and a Raichu. He mistakes Ash's Pikachu for a wild Pokémon.
}}
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|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=Enter Contest Master Mikuri!!
|KanjiTitle=コンテストマスター・ミクリ登場!! ''Kontesuto Masutā Mikuri Tōjō!!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 17]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=543/542
|ShortSummary= Ash, Brock, and Dawn meet Wallace. He says he will be holding a Pokémon Contest in a nearby town.
}}
{{Japanese episode list|LineColor=FFBFFF
|EnglishTitle=
|JapaneseTitle=A Restaurant Seven Stars! Tag Battle for a Full Course!!
|KanjiTitle=レストラン七つ星！タッグバトルでフルコース!! ''Resutoran Nanatsu Boshi! Taggu batoru de Furukōsu!!''
|OriginalAirDate=[[April 24]], [[2008]]
|FirstEngAirDate=
|EpisodeNumber=544/543
|ShortSummary= Ash and company are reunited with May for a tag team battle. May is partnered with Dawn, while Ash is partnered with Brock.
}}
|}


==Home media releases==
==References==
In the United States, the series was released on six volume DVDs (each containing 8-9 episodes per disc) by [[Viz Media]] in North America, released both individually and in a boxset.<ref>{{Citation |title=Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl, Vol. 6 |asin=B001P807Q8 |publisher=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl - Set Three, Vols. 5-6 |asin=B001P807QI |publisher=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref>
{{Reflist}}


Viz Media and [[Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] released ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl – The Complete Season'' on DVD on August 20, 2019.<ref>{{Citation |title=Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Complete Season |asin=B07RP4T8L6 |publisher=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref>
== See also ==

* [[Banned episodes of Pokémon]]
== Notes ==
* [[Pokémon theme songs]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp ''Pokémon'' official website] {{jp icon}}
* {{URL|https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/pokemon-tv-seasons/season-10/|''Pokémon'' US official website}}
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/pokemon/ TV Tokyo ''Pokémon'' anime website] {{jp icon}}
* {{URL|https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon/|''Pokémon'' anime website}} at [[TV Tokyo]] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.pokemon.com Official ''Pokémon'' USA website]
* {{URL|https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_dp/|''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' website}} at [[TV Tokyo]] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{URL|https://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/tv/dp.html|''Pokémon'' TV Anime}} at ''Pokémon JP'' official website {{in lang|ja}}

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"Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl" redirects here. For the games, see Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Season 10

Japanese logo (top)
International logo (bottom)
No. of episodes
  • 52 (Japanese version)
  • 51 (English version)
Release
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2006 (2006-09-28) –
October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25)
Season chronology
← Previous
Battle Frontier
List of episodes

Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl is the tenth season of the Pokémon anime series, and the first and titular season of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, known 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). It originally aired in Japan from September 28, 2006, to October 25, 2007, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from April 20, 2007, to February 1, 2008, on Cartoon Network. Covering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, and his best friend Brock, the two meet a new coordinator named Dawn, who travels with them through Sinnoh and enters Pokemon Contests.

Episode list[edit]

Jap. overallEng. overallNo. in
season		English title
Japanese title		Original air dateEnglish air date
4694651"Following a Maiden's Voyage!" (Setting Off! From Futaba Town to Masago Town!!)
Transliteration: "Tabidachi! Futaba Taun Kara Masago Taun e!!" (Japanese: 旅立ち！フタバタウンからマサゴタウンへ！！)		September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)April 20, 2007
Dawn, a 10-year-old girl living in the region of Sinnoh, is aspiring to become a great Pokémon Coordinator like her mother, and sets off to the Pokémon Laboratory in Sandgem Town to get her starter Pokémon, with various events leading to her choosing Piplup as her starter. Meanwhile, Ash has arrived in Sinnoh, but a failed Team Rocket plotting to snatch Pikachu results in him falling into a forest.
4704662"Two Degrees of Separation!" (Find Pikachu! Route 202!)
Transliteration: "Pikachū o Sagase! 202-ban Dōro!" (Japanese: ピカチュウをさがせ！202番道路！)		September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)April 20, 2007
Dawn, with her recently-acquired Piplup, sets her sights on Jubilife City for her first Pokémon Contest. After discovering Pikachu and first mistaking it to be a Wild Pokémon, she begins her search to find his trainer. Ash on the meantime, is on the search for Pikachu himself with the help of a newly-caught Starly, his old friend Brock, Professor Rowan, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny.
4714673"When Pokémon Worlds Collide!" (Rival Battle! Three On Three!!)
Transliteration: "Raibaru Batoru! San Tai San!!" (Japanese: ライバルバトル！三対三！！)		September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)April 20, 2007
Ash finds and saves Pikachu in the middle of a battle with Team Rocket and their mecha. After introducing themselves, Dawn and Ash become friends and inform Professor Rowan about Pikachu being found. Meanwhile, Ash finds himself a new rival in Paul after the two butt heads with each other over their respective training methods, and the two have a three-on-three battle.
4724684"Dawn of a New Era!" (Pochama Against Subomie! Hikari's First Battle!!)
Transliteration: "Potchama Tai Subomī! Hikari Hatsu Batoru!!" (Japanese: ポッチャマ対スボミー！ヒカリ初バトル！！)		October 5, 2006 (2006-10-05)June 7, 2007
Ash's attempts at helping Dawn catch Pokémon isn't going too well, and the two begin arguing. Wanting to prove herself to Ash, Dawn challenges a Pokémon bard by the name of Nando to a battle. The two later find out that Nando is skilled and undecided about whether to challenge Gyms or Contests, causing Ash and Dawn to each try and persuade him to challenge their preferred competitions.
4734695"Gettin' Twiggy with It!" (Naetle! I Got It!)
Transliteration: "Naetoru! Getto da ze!" (Japanese: ナエトル！ゲットだぜ！)		October 19, 2006 (2006-10-19)June 11, 2007
After a Team Rocket plotting scheme goes wrong, Pikachu finds himself meeting a wild Turtwig, a carer of the Pokémon in the area it lives in. When Ash finds Pikachu, Turtwig becomes protective of Pikachu, unaware of him being Ash's.
4744706"Different Strokes for Different Blokes!" (Bewilder Forest! Shinji Returns!!)
Transliteration: "Mayoi no Mori! Shinji Futatabi!!" (Japanese: 迷いの森！シンジふたたび！！)		October 26, 2006 (2006-10-26)June 12, 2007
Ash meets up with Paul again, with their rivalry increasing once Ash discovers that he releases Pokémon he sees are too weak. The two have a battle again, pitting Ash's newly caught Turtwig against Paul's Chimchar.
4754717"Like it or Lup It!" (Do Your Best, Pochama!!)
Transliteration: "Potchama Ganbaru!!" (Japanese: ポッチャマがんばる！！)		November 2, 2006 (2006-11-02)June 13, 2007
A group of water-type Pokémon and a Ludicolo are quabbling over some food, Piplup then discover that Team Rocket has taken it all, and must find a way to use his contest moves to retrieve it back.
4764728"Gymbaliar!" (Gureggru of the Mysterious Gym!)
Transliteration: "Nazo no Jimu no Guregguru!" (Japanese: なぞのジムのグレッグル！)		November 9, 2006 (2006-11-09)June 14, 2007
A girl named Minnie is convinced that the next Pokémon Gym is one operated by a woman named Princess Powerzone, who uses a Croagunk. In reality, it's a scheme ran by Team Rocket to capture Pokémon!
4774739"Setting the World on its Buneary!" (Let's Play with Mimirol!?)
Transliteration: "Mimiroru to Asobō!?" (Japanese: ミミロルとあそぼう！？)		November 16, 2006 (2006-11-16)June 18, 2007
A wild Buneary starts falling for Pikachu, and when Dawn tries to catch it, it proves quite shy.
47847410"Not on My Watch Ya Don't!" (Can't Get the Pokétch!?)
Transliteration: "Poketchi Nyūshu Konnan!?" (Japanese: ポケッチ入手困難！？)		November 30, 2006 (2006-11-30)June 19, 2007
Dawn seeks to acquire the popular Pokétch gadget. However Team Rocket takes advantages of this with a scheme of providing fake Pokétches that brainwash the owner's Pokémon using the voice of a Psyduck.
47947511"Mounting a Coordinator Assault!" (Hikari! Contest Debut!!)
Transliteration: "Hikari! Kontesuto Debyū!!" (Japanese: ヒカリ！コンテストデビュー！！)		December 7, 2006 (2006-12-07)June 20, 2007
Dawn is eager to participate in the Jubilife Pokémon Contest and meets Zoey, another girl, whom she instantly strikes a rivalry with. Ash's Aipom is also very eager to enter the contest, so Ash enters as well, in addition to a disguised Jessie.
48047612"Arrival of a Rival!" (Contest Battle! Rival Showdown!!)
Transliteration: "Kontesuto Batoru! Raibaru Taiketsu!!" (Japanese: コンテストバトル！ライバル対決！！)		December 14, 2006 (2006-12-14)June 21, 2007
The Jubilife Contest continues, pitting Zoey against Dawn in the semi-finals, but who will reach the final?
48147713"A Staravia Is Born!" (Do Your Best, Mukkuru!)
Transliteration: "Mukkuru Ganbaru!" (Japanese: ムックルがんばる！)		December 21, 2006 (2006-12-21)[a]June 25, 2007
Ash attempts to train his Starly. However, it ends up being captured by Team Rocket along with other bird Pokémon. However, Starly saving the day when it evolves into Staravia and masters Aerial Ace.
48247814"Leave it to Brocko!" (Leave it to Takeshi!)
Transliteration: "Takeshi ni Omakase!" (Japanese: タケシにおまかせ！)		December 21, 2006 (2006-12-21)[a]June 26, 2007
Brock helps to reunite a Nuzleaf with his Strong Shiftry Brother, but Team Rocket keep getting in the way - wanting Nuzleaf for the boss. In the meantime, Brock's Bonsly evolves into a Sudowoodo, and must brave its fear of water to protect Nuzleaf.
48347915"Shapes of Things to Come!" (Kurogane Gym! Hyouta vs. Shinji!!)
Transliteration: "Kurogane Jimu! Hyōta Tai Shinji!!" (Japanese: クロガネジム！ヒョウタVSシンジ！！)		January 11, 2007 (2007-01-11)June 27, 2007
Ash has arrived at the Oreburgh Gym, but the Rock-type Gym Leader, Roark, has a match already scheduled with Paul. Paul battles using all the methods that Ash doesn't like, but will he win the Coal Badge?
48448016"A Gruff Act to Follow!" (Zugaidos vs. Pikachu!)
Transliteration: "Zugaidosu Tai Pikachū!" (Japanese: ズガイドスVSピカチュウ！)		January 18, 2007 (2007-01-18)June 28, 2007
Ash is still angry with Paul with his battle methods after he gives away his Azumarill to a young boy, and tries to prove to him that his own nicer tactics can defeat Roark's strong Rock-type Pokémon.
48548117"Wild in the Streets!" (Big Charge of Ancient Pokémon!!)
Transliteration: "Kodai Pokemon Daishingeki!!" (Japanese: 古代ポケモン大進撃！！)		January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25)July 2, 2007
While Ash trains for a rematch with Roark, Team Rocket schemes to acquire a fossil Pokémon. Once an Aerodactyl is revived, several more ancient Pokémon break out. It takes Dawn's new combo and Roark's newly evolved Rampardos to completely stop them, leading to a new style of training.
48648218"O'er the Rampardos We Watched!" (Return to Kurogane Gym! Decisive Battle with Rampard!!)
Transliteration: "Kurogane Jimu Futatabi! Kessen Ramuparudo!!" (Japanese: クロガネジムふたたび！決戦ラムパルド！！)		February 1, 2007 (2007-02-01)July 3, 2007
During his rematch with Roark, can Ash make good use of a move performed by Dawn's Pokémon to defeat Roark's newly evolved Rampardos?
48748319"Twice Smitten, Once Shy!" (Get Pachirisu... No Need to Worry!?)
Transliteration: "Pachirisu Getto de...Daijōbu!?" (Japanese: パチリスゲットで…大丈夫！？)		February 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)July 5, 2007
The gang come across a very hyperactive Pachirisu. But when Dawn captures it, it has her questioning her capabilities as a trainer when her attempts to control it fail.
48848420"Mutiny in the Bounty!" (Pokémon Hunter J!)
Transliteration: "Pokémon Hantā Jē!" (Japanese: ポケモンハンターJ！)		February 22, 2007 (2007-02-22)July 9, 2007
Ash and his friends meet Pokémon Hunter J, a cold-blooded woman who sells Pokémon to the highest bidders for money. When she kidnaps Pikachu and Meowth, the gang forge an alliance with Team Rocket to get them both back.
48948521"Ya See We Want an Evolution!" (The Strongest Koiking and the Most Beautiful Hinbass!)
Transliteration: "Saikyō no Koikingu to Mottomo Utsukushī Hinbasu!" (Japanese: 最強のコイキングと最も美しいヒンバス！)		March 1, 2007 (2007-03-01)July 10, 2007
Ash and his friends meet the B-button league, a duo who own the most powerful Magikarp and the most beautiful Feebas there could be, and refuse to evolve them. Meanwhile, Team Rocket use an Evolving Machine they bought from the Magikarp Salesman to kidnap them - and Pikachu, and attempt to evolve them.
49048622"Borrowing on Bad Faith!" (Pachirisu vs. Eipom! Contest Battle!! )
Transliteration: "Pachirisu Tai Eipamu! Kontesuto Batoru!!" (Japanese: パチリスVSエイパム！コンテストバトル！！)		March 8, 2007 (2007-03-08)July 11, 2007
On their way to Floaroma Town, an unofficial Pokémon Contest is being held, with Dawn using her new Pachirisu, while Jessie borrows Ash's Aipom, which Ash is uncertain about.
49148723"Faced with Steelix Determination!" (Roaring Haganeil! Protect the Bipper Village!!)
Transliteration: "Bakusō Haganēru! Bippa no Mura o Mamore!!" (Japanese: 爆走ハガネール！ビッパの村を守れ！！)		March 15, 2007 (2007-03-15)July 12, 2007
When Ash find an injured Bidoof, they are attacked by a rampaging Steelix, who Team Rocket accidentally jam shovels into.
49248824"Cooking Up a Sweet Story!" (Showdown! Satoshi Against Pikachu!?)
Transliteration: "Taiketsu! Satoshi Tai Pikachū!?" (Japanese: 対決！サトシ対ピカチュウ！？)		March 29, 2007 (2007-03-29)July 16, 2007
Ash and his friends receive a request from a young woman named Teresa who wants to borrow Ash's Pikachu. She's in trouble because her Aunt Abigail's Pikachu (nicknamed Sugar), who helped make cakes in her cake store, has suddenly disappeared.
49348925"Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!" (The Gifted Roserade and the Flower Legend!)
Transliteration: "Kaiketsu Rozureido to Hana Densetsu!" (Japanese: 怪傑ロズレイドと花伝説！)		March 29, 2007 (2007-03-29)September 1, 2007
Ash and his friends arrive at Floaroma Town. They hear that a class has been opened within the town which teaches how to make the "Pokémon snack", Poffin. They try to make their first Poffin with the help of Forsythia and her seemingly shy Roserade, but things aren't going right.
49449026"Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!" (Pokémon Contest! Sonoo Tournament!!)
Transliteration: "Pokemon Kontesuto! Sonō Taikai!!" (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト！ソノオ大会！！)		April 5, 2007 (2007-04-05)September 1, 2007
It's the day before the Floaroma Town content, and Dawn meets up with her childhood friend Kenny, who gets keen eyes on Ash and decides to battle him.
49549127"Settling a Not-So-Old Score!" (Decisive Battle! Pochama vs. Pottaishi!!)
Transliteration: "Kessen! Potchama Tai Pottaishi!!" (Japanese: 決戦！ポッチャマVSポッタイシ！！)		April 5, 2007 (2007-04-05)September 8, 2007
As the Floaroma Town Contest continues, Dawn and Kenny make it to the finals, leaving the contest battle with Piplup versus its evolved form, Prinplup. Who will win the ribbon?
49649228"Drifloon on the Wind!" (Fuwante and the North Wind Messenger!)
Transliteration: "Fuwante to Kitakaze no Tsukai!" (Japanese: フワンテと北風の使い！)		April 12, 2007 (2007-04-12)September 15, 2007
Ash and his friends run into a Nurse Joy at a Pokémon Center with their pack of Drifloon owned by her daughters - Marnie and Paige. When a failed Team Rocket plot to capture Ampharos blacks out the Valley Windworks, and a gust of wind sends Paige and Pikachu flying away, Marnie must rely with the help of her special friend Suicune to rescue her twin sister and Pikachu.
49749329"The Champ Twins!" (Satoshi and Hikari! No Need to Worry in a Tag Battle!?)
Transliteration: "Satoshi to Hikari! Taggu Batoru de Daijōbu!?" (Japanese: サトシとヒカリ！タッグバトルで大丈夫！？)		April 12, 2007 (2007-04-12)September 22, 2007
Ash and Dawn (with their Turtwig and Piplup) have their first tag team battle with the Champ Twins - Brian and Ryan, that gets recorded for reporter Rhonda's "Sinnoh Now" TV program. However, they begin to fight, and end up losing. Can Ash and Dawn learn how to work as a team?
49849430"Some Enchanted Sweetening!" (Hakutai Forest! Minomutchi Evolution Strategy!!)
Transliteration: "Hakutai no Mori! Minomutchi Shinka Sakusen!!" (Japanese: ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！)		April 19, 2007 (2007-04-19)September 29, 2007
Ash and the gang meet Cheryl, a female treasure hunter traveling through Eterna Forest, in search of the Enchanted Honey, together with her Chansey. She captures a Male Burmy, since she needs it to evolve into a Mothim in order to get the Enchanted Honey at the Amber Castle.
49949531"The Grass-Type is Always Greener!" (Naetle Against Naetle! Speed Showdown!!)
Transliteration: "Naetoru Tai Naetoru! Supīdo Taiketsu!!" (Japanese: ナエトル対ナエトル！スピード対決！！)		April 26, 2007 (2007-04-26)October 6, 2007
Ash and his friends continue their search for the Enchanted Honey. During their journey, they meet Gardenia, the Gym Leader of Eterna City, where Ash has a practice battle with her, but Ash's Turtwig proves no match against Gardenia's.
50049632"An Angry Combeenation!" (Beequeen of the Amber Castle!)
Transliteration: "Kohaku no Shiro no Bīkuin!" (Japanese: 琥珀の城のビークイン！)		May 3, 2007 (2007-05-03)October 13, 2007
The quest for the Enchanted Honey concludes as our heroes arrive at Amber Castle, home to a hive of Combee and their leader, Queen Vespiquen.
50149733"All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go!" (It's Love! Pokémon Transformation Tournament!!)
Transliteration: "Suki Desu! Pokemon Narikiri Taikai!!" (Japanese: スキです！ポケモンなりきり大会！！)		May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10)October 20, 2007
Ash and his friends compete in the Sinnoh Pokémon Dress-up contest where a Pokémon must imitate another to win the prize; a Pokémon Egg.
50249834"Buizel Your Way Out of This!" (Buoysel! Road to Being the Strongest!!)
Transliteration: "Buizeru! Saikyō e no michi!" (Japanese: ブイゼル！最強への道！！)		May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17)October 27, 2007
Ash and his friends encounter a wild Buizel, with Ash, Dawn and Zoey seeking to catch it.
50349935"An Elite Meet and Greet!" (Elite Four Goyō and Dotakun!)
Transliteration: "Shitennō Goyō to Dōtakun!" (Japanese: 四天王ゴヨウとドータクン！)		May 24, 2007 (2007-05-24)November 3, 2007
Ash and his friends meet up with Lucian, a Psychic Pokémon enthusiast and one of Sinnoh's Elite Four. Dawn decides to test her luck against Lucian's Bronzong with her newly caught Buizel, but Buizel will not listen to any of Dawn's commands.
50450036"A Secret Sphere of Influence!" (Sinnoh's Space-time Legend!)
Transliteration: "Shin'ō Jikū Densetsu!" (Japanese: シンオウ時空伝説！)		May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31)November 10, 2007
The Adamant Orb is stolen from the Eterna City Museum, and the wandering minstrel Nando is accused for the crime by the local Officer Jenny (who has a Stunky). Ash and his friends, along with Gym Leader Gardenia and the Viridian City Officer Jenny, attempt to locate the true thieves.
50550137"The Grass Menagerie!" (Hakutai Gym! Vs. Natane!!)
Transliteration: "Hakutai Jimu! Tai Natane!!" (Japanese: ハクタイジム！VSナタネ！！)		June 7, 2007 (2007-06-07)November 17, 2007
Ash finally has a Gym Battle with Gardenia, the Eterna City Gym Leader, in a 3-on-3 fight to the finish.
50650238"One Big Happiny Family!" (Explosive Birth! Cycling Road!!)
Transliteration: "Bakutan! Saikuringu Rōdo!!" (Japanese: 爆誕！サイクリングロード！！)		June 21, 2007 (2007-06-21)November 24, 2007
The gang find themselves at a mostly abandoned Pokémon Center ran by a Nurse Joy who has the blues of her center not being used a lot. However, when she finds out that Brock's egg is about to hatch, she is able to prove her usefulness as the Egg hatches into a Happiny.
50750339"Steamboat Willies!" (Pikachu's Caretaking!)
Transliteration: "Pikachū no Orusuban!" (Japanese: ピカチュウのおるすばん！)		July 5, 2007 (2007-07-05)December 1, 2007
Ash and his friends decide to make a trip on a ship for tourists. They call out all of their Pokémon to show them the beautiful view they have from inside. Since there's still a lot of time left before the ship takes off, the group decide to do some shopping nearby, leaving the Pokémon alone on board. The situation ends in chaos.
50850440"Top-Down Training!" (Champion – Shirona Appears!!)
Transliteration: "Champion, Shirona Tōjō!!" (Japanese: チャンピオン・シロナ登場！！)		July 19, 2007 (2007-07-19)December 8, 2007
Ash and his friends encounter Cynthia, Champion of the Sinnoh's Elite Four, just as she is about to begin a battle with Ash's rival, Paul, who reveals that he has been competing in four regions, and shows his very first Pokémon - Torterra, having evolved from his Turtwig. When Paul decides to challenge Cynthia, none of his Pokémon prove any match for Cynthia's Garchomp.
50950541"A Stand-Up Sit-Down!" (Hikari, Nozomi and the Double Performance!!)
Transliteration: "Hikari to Nozomi to Daburu Pafōmansu!!" (Japanese: ヒカリとノゾミとダブルパフォーマンス！！)		July 26, 2007 (2007-07-26)December 15, 2007
Ash and his friends come to Zoey's aid as she has injured her right ankle. She tells them that the upcoming Contest requires the Coordinator to use two Pokémon at once. Dawn, having no experience of double battles, ends up getting a crash course with comedic results.
51050642"The Electrike Company!" (Rakurai Practice Center!!)
Transliteration: "Rakurai Kunren Sentā!!" (Japanese: ラクライ訓練センター！！)		August 9, 2007 (2007-08-09)December 22, 2007
Ash and his friends meet Jocko, who is trying to discipline his Electrike, who has trouble with its accuracy. Brock asks if he could try and train it. Also, inspired by Electrike's dedication towards improvement, Team Rocket's James and Meowth decide to help out, but Jessie is not wanting any of that and is still wanting to capture Electrike.
51150743"Malice in Wonderland!" (Mumage! Escape from the Nightmare!!)
Transliteration: "Mūmāji! Akumu kara no Dasshutsu!!" (Japanese: ムウマージ！悪夢からの脱出！！)		August 16, 2007 (2007-08-16)December 29, 2007
Ash and his friends (along with Team Rocket) get lost and decide to take shelter from the rain under an old gate. After seeing a strange light, everyone has their inner desires fulfilled. However, things slowly but surely get more and more strange with each passing second.
51250844"Mass Hip-Po-Sis!" (Save the Stray Hipopotas!)
Transliteration: "Maigo no Hipopotasu o Tasukero!" (Japanese: 迷子のヒポポタスを助けろ！)		August 23, 2007 (2007-08-23)January 5, 2008
Ash and friends encounter a stray Hippopotas and return it to its migrating herd, but Team Rocket wants to capture Hippopotas.
51350945"Ill-Will Hunting!" (Hunter J Returns! Protect Tatetops!!)
Transliteration: "Hantā Jē Futatabi! Tatetopusu o Mamore!!" (Japanese: ハンターJ再び！タテトプスを守れ！！)		August 30, 2007 (2007-08-30)January 12, 2008
Pokémon Hunter J returns, now targeting a group of Shieldon. Can Ash and his friends, along with Ash's former rival Gary Oak, help protect the Shieldon from the Hunter's evil grasp?
51451046"A Maze-ing Race!" (Shuffle in the Maze! Everyone Hustle!!)
Transliteration: "Meiro de Shaffuru! Minna de Hassuru!!" (Japanese: 迷路でシャッフル！みんなでハッスル！！)		September 13, 2007 (2007-09-13)January 19, 2008
Dawn wants to get the new coin flip Pokétch app, but accidentally goes to the wrong Pokémon Center. After finding out the actual location to get the application, our heroes set out. However, Team Rocket has set up a maze, which would allow them to separate the gang and steal their Pokémon but the plan starts to fail as Golems and an Onix stir up trouble.
51551147"Sandshrew's Locker!" (Miru, Casey and, Underwater!)
Transliteration: "Miru to Kēshī to Mizu no Soko!" (Japanese: ミルとケーシィと水の底！)		September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)January 26, 2008
Ash and his friends meet Mira, a mysterious young girl, and her Abra. She leads them on a wild underwater expedition to recover a Sandshrew she lost as a child but find troubles as a Gyarados repeatedly attacks them.
516—48"Satoshi and Hikari! Head for a New Adventure!!"
Transliteration: "Satoshi to Hikari! Aratanaru Bōken ni Mukatte!!" (Japanese: サトシとヒカリ！新たなる冒険に向かって！！)		September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)—
A clip show summarizing the important events of the first 47 Diamond and Pearl episodes, including Ash's victories over Roark and Gardenia and the introductions of new rivals Paul and Zoey.
51751249"Dawn's Early Night!" (Pokémon Contest! Yosuga Tournament!!)
Transliteration: "Pokemon Kontesto! Yosuga Taikai!!" (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト！ヨスガ大会！！)		October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04)January 26, 2008
Ash and the others finally reach Hearthome City, only to find out that the gym is closed. Meanwhile, it's the day of the Hearthome City Contest, only to find herself up against all her rivals: Zoey, Team Rocket's Jessie, and the wandering minstrel Nando. However, the performance stage proves to be more difficult for Dawn and her Pokémon than she thinks...
51851350"Tag! We're It...!" (Everyone Participate! Tag Battle!!)
Transliteration: "Zen'in Sanka! Taggu Batoru!!" (Japanese: 全員参加！タッグバトル！！)		October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04)February 1, 2008
The entire group enters a tag-team battle tournament in Hearthome City. Brock is paired with a female bird tamer named Holly, Dawn is paired with a nerd-like trainer named Conway, and Ash ends up with his rival Paul.
51951451"Glory Blaze!" (Hikozaru vs. Zangoose! Destined Battle!!)
Transliteration: "Hikozaru Tai Zangūsu! Unmei no Batoru!!" (Japanese: ヒコザルVSザングース！運命のバトル！！)		October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18)February 1, 2008
The Hearthome City Pokémon Tag-Team battle tournament continues, as Paul forces Chimchar to fight well past its limit. However in the end, Paul has had enough and releases Chimchar in front of Ash.
52051552"Smells Like Team Spirit!" (Tag Battle! Final!!)
Transliteration: "Taggu Batoru! Fainaru!!" (Japanese: タッグバトル！ファイナル！！)		October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25)February 1, 2008
After Chimchar accepts Ash's invitation to join the team, Ash battles alongside Paul in the tournament semifinals against Brock and Holly. They quickly make it to the finals where they are matched against Dawn and Conway.


Music[edit]

The first 3 episodes in Japan did not have the opening song, instead the instrumental songs from the Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Japanese Anime Sound Collection serve as opening songs for 3 episodes during the original broadcast, and for 1 episode on DVD. The Japanese opening song is "Together" by Fumie Akiyoshi for 47 episodes during the original broadcast, and for 45 episodes on DVD. The ending songs are "By Your Side 〜Hikari's Theme〜" (君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜,Kimi no Soba de 〜Hikari no Tēma〜) for 21 episodes during the original broadcast, and for 23 episodes on DVD, "By Your Side 〜Hikari's Theme〜 (PopUp. Version)" (君のそばで〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 PopUp. Version, Kimi no Soba de 〜Hikari no Tēma〜 PopUp. Version) for 27 episodes, "By Your Side 〜Hikari's Theme〜 (Winter. Version)" (君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 Winter. Version, Kimi no Soba de 〜Hikari no Tēma〜 Winter Version) for 1 episode by Grin, and the English opening song is "Diamond and Pearl" by "Breeze" Barczynski. Its instrumental version served as the end credit song.

Home media releases[edit]

In the United States, the series was released on six volume DVDs (each containing 8-9 episodes per disc) by Viz Media in North America, released both individually and in a boxset.[1][2]

Viz Media and Warner Home Video released Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl – The Complete Season on DVD on August 20, 2019.[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b These episodes were broadcast as part of an hour-long special.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl, Vol. 6, Amazon.com, ASIN B001P807Q8
  2. ^ Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl - Set Three, Vols. 5-6, Amazon.com, ASIN B001P807QI
  3. ^ Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Complete Season, Amazon.com, ASIN B07RP4T8L6

External links[edit]

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