| Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles |
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 The English title screen from the Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles season |
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| Series | Diamond & Pearl |
| Country of origin |  (Japan) |
| Network | TV Tokyo Cartoon Network (Turner Broadcasting System) Disney XD |
| Original run | (51 Aired) December 4, 2008 – (31 Aired)May 9, 2009 – (N/A)January 4, 2010 – |
| Previous season | Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension |
This is a list of episodes in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Galactic Battles, aired in Japan as Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl (ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo & Pāru), the twelfth season of the Pokémon animated series, covering the continuing adventures of Diamond and Pearl series protagonist Ash Ketchum as he continues to travel Sinnoh with Dawn, Pikachu, and Brock.
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Season overview
The division between seasons of Pokémon is based on the 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 in Canada on the YTV Television Network. Other English-speaking nations largely followed either this order or the Japanese order. Subsequent airings of the English version follow the original Japanese order, except in the case of episodes which are no longer shown in English.
This season began airing in Japan on December 4, 2008, with the English-language dub beginning in the United States on May 9, 2009 [1] and in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2010.
Season 12 – Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl - Galactic Battles (2009-2010)
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| 573 | 568 | "Get Your Rotom Running!" "Youkan and Rotom!" (羊羹とロトム! Yōkan to Rotomu!) |
December 4, 2008 | May 9, 2009 | January 4, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| When Professor Oak found out that Ash and friends are in Canalave city, he recommends a hotel called the Old Chateau that serves a special dessert called Old Gateau. The group goes to the hotel immediately, but they're sad to see the hotel is closed. When they are about to turn back and leave, the doors open by themselves. The group walks inside, where they see a microwave oven. Ash and Pikachu stare at the mysterious microwave oven, and it suddenly attacks! Ash and his friends get chased around the Chateau by the Microwave, which they later find out is a Pokémon called Rotom. The Rotom obtains different guises, such as a refrigerator. Rotom gets defeated and tells them sorry, but I was just trying to playing with you. Brock eventually makes the Old Gateau, which Ash and his friends enjoy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 574 | 569 | "A Breed Stampede!" "The Way to Become Friends with Pokémon!?" (ポケモンと仲良くなる方法!? Pokemon to Nakayoku Naru Hōhō!?) |
December 11, 2008 | May 16, 2009 | January 5, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and friends stop at a Pokémon Center, Dawn hears on TV that Kenny and Nando have scored the newest Contest victories, Kenny has 3 and Nando Has 4. Dawn is eager to train Piloswine for a contest. Ash and his Pokémon train to pass the time. Dawn decides to train with them as well. Unfortunately, Piloswine doesn't obey her orders at all which upsets Dawn. Piloswine only shows an interest of eating Poffin. Gliscor also learns Fire Fang and Piloswine learns AncientPower. Piloswine also smells Team Rocket’s food, and eats it. And makes Team Rocket get revenge by creating a poster advertising a "Pokémon Friendship School." While they have the gang's Pokémon trapped, Dawn's Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine. And which, Mamoswine blasts out and defeats Team Rocket, and charges towards Ash and friends. Dawn returns him in his Pokéball and settles down. As for Ash, Nurse Joy tells him that Byron has returned and that means Ash’s gym challenge is coming up! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 575 | 570 | "Ancient Family Matters!" "Rampard VS Trideps!!" (ラムパルドVSトリデプス!! Ramuparudo VS Toridepusu!!) |
December 18, 2008 | May 23, 2009 | January 6, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash is excited to finally reach the Canalave Gym once more, for his next Gym Battle. But, Byron's Apprentice tells Ash and the others he's having conflicts right now with his son. Who turns out to be Roark of the Oreburgh Gym! Ash and the others also meet Byron of the Canalave Gym as well. Though, both Roark and Byron are having a fight over which one loves Fossils more. Brock suggests that they have a battle to determine which Fossil Pokémon they have is stronger. Roark with Rampardos and Byron with Bastiodon. Which means Ash will have to keep waiting for his Gym Battle, and also handle this conflict. Later on Team Rocket steals all of Byron's fossils and everybody runs after them. Later Team Rocket gets defeated and Ash starts to dread and can't wait for his battle. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 576 | 571 | "Dealing With Defensive Types!" "Mio Gym Match! Steel Battle!!" (ミオジム戦! はがねのバトル!! Mio Jimu Sen! Hagane no Batoru!!) |
December 25, 2008 | May 30, 2009 | January 7, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash's long-awaited Gym Battle with Byron begins. Ash decides to use Chimchar, Buizel and Gliscor against Bronzor, Steelix and Bastiodon. He tries to dominate the battle with Fire attacks, but Byron's defense-oriented battling style prevents him from dealing much damage. His Chimchar eventually defeats Bronzor but Buizel quickly loses to Steelix. Ash uses Chimchar again against Steelix and triumphs, but next Byron uses Bastiodon and defeats Chimchar. Ash then uses Gliscor against Bastiodon, and after a tough battle, Ash and Gliscor emerge victorious, and are awarded the Mine Badge and Ash's 5th Sinnoh badge. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 577 | 572 | "Leading A Stray!" "The Stray Hoeruko!" (迷子のホエルコ! Maigo no Hoeruko!) |
January 8, 2009 | June 6, 2009 | January 8, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| As Ash, Dawn and Brock head to Chocovine Town for Dawn’s next Pokémon Contest, they find Wailord blocking the water so they can’t take the boat. So they stop and have some lunch. Suddenly, a Luxio appears and begins to steal food from Ash and friends! Ash chases it into the sewer to find it is giving the food to a Wailmer who is trapped and can't get back to the ocean. Meanwhile, Dawn and Brock are unable to get to Ash because Team Rocket damaged the manhole. Then Ash and the Pokémon in the manhole help think of a plan to get the Wailmer back to the ocean. Their plan worked. Dawn and Brock finds them with Mamoswine breaking the manhole. Then a Swampert blocked the path so they can’t go. Ash uses Grotle’s Razor Leaf to defeat Swampert. Wailmer evolves into Wailord and happily makes it back to the ocean with it’s friends. Now Ash and friends once again could go to Chocovine Town. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 578 | 573 | "Steeling Peace of Mind!" "Gen and Lucario!" (ゲンとルカリオ! Gen to Rukario!) |
January 15, 2009 | June 13, 2009 | January 9, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| With six Sinnoh Gym Badges on hand, Ash decides that his next gym battle will be in Snowpoint City Gym. Ash and friends later get a call from Barry. Ash tells him about his victory at the Canalave Gym. Barry tells the group that the steel Pokémon on Iron Island are acting strangely even his Empoleon. So Ash and friends take the next ferry to Iron Island. When they arrive, they search for Barry and encounter more steel Pokémon running amok. Ash got saved from an angry Aggron by a trainer named Riley and his partner Lucario. Riley introduces himself and says that he is a trainer that lives on Iron Island and his Lucario uses it’s Aura to protect itself from the low-frequency wave that’s driving other steel Pokémon mad. Barry and his Heracross is off on their own investigation, and spot a strange machine. Barry runs into Team Rocket and probably blames them for everything, but Team Rocket denies that the machine is theirs. Barry and Team Rocket take a closer look and discover that the machine is part of Team Galactic and headed by Commander Mars. When Team Galactic spots them and Team Rocket pulls up a fight which makes them fall with Barry into an underground ruin. Up on the surface, Riley, Ash, Dawn and Brock tracked that it was Team Galactic. And the ruins were made of metal. Together with Team Galactic’s Spear Key, this must be causing the low-frequency wave. Commander Mars releases the Spear Key and the key melds with the ruins, which releases a huge bolt of energy. The waves knock Lucario backwards and is overcome by a strange power which it is preparing to attack! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 579 | 574 | "Saving the World from Ruins!" "Ruins of Steel Island!" (鋼鉄島の遺跡! Kōtetsu Shima no Iseki!) |
January 22, 2009 | June 20, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and the others figure out that the cause of all the Pokémon's outbursts are some low-frequency waves that are being emitted after an accident. Ash and his friends search for the source of these waves that was caused by none other than Team Galactic. Ash, Riley, Brock and Dawn decided to go near it, but when Piplup jumped, Piplup was not able to reach the ground and falls in the hole. Dawn saw Barry and the others in there. Dawn used a rope to get them out of there, but Barry and Team Rocket had an argument of who goes first. Until Dawn also fell in the hole. Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu destroy the machine and all the steel Pokémon turn back normal. Team Galactic's plan didn't work out so well so Commander Mars attempts to blow up Iron Island, Ash and Brock thought of a way to get Team Rocket, Dawn and Barry out of the hole. Ash tried to make Chimchar dig a tunnel for them, but Chimchar's hands is too soft for the hard ground. James tried to cry with Mime Jr. and embraced Carnivine, Carnivine is willing to help so Carnivine learned Vine Whip. Grotle first grab Carnivine's Vine Whips, Carnivine get them all out there. Commander Mars' Grunts placed bombs below the ruins but Riley and Lucario trap it with their Aura and release it away from Iron Island. Mars goes back and tells Cyrus that the plan did not work. Ash and friends see Professor Carolina again and she came to study the island. Ash and friends say good bye to Barry and leave off to Chocovine Town. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 580 | 575 | "Cheers on Castaways Isle!" "The Pikachu-Pochama Drifting Chronicle!" (ピカチュウ·ポッチャマ漂流記! Pikachū-Pocchama Hyōryūki!) |
January 29, 2009 | June 27, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| While riding the boat with Ash and his friends that takes them to Chocovine Town, Pikachu and Piplup gets kidnapped by Team Rocket inside the ship. They dive down way into the sea. However, a big whirlpool causes Pikachu and Piplup to fall apart from Team Rocket's ship. They find themselves on a island with no people. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends head towards the island with Officer Jenny. Pikachu and Piplup find a Corphish and several Mantyke putting rocks around a stone. Staravia and Buizel see them and go back to Ash to tell him where they are. Ash and friends makes a plan to get Pikachu and Piplup back. Meanwhile, Team Rocket comes again to get Pikachu and Piplup, but when they are about to catch them, Staravia attacks and the plan fails. Pikachu and Piplup get caught again. The stone hatches and a Deoxys came alive to save them. Team Rocket blasts off after a battle. Deoxys heads into the aurora. Ash and his friends head to Chocovine Town on the boat with Officer Jenny. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 581 | 576 | "Hold the Phione!" "The Mischievous Phione!" (いたずらフィオネ! Itazura Fione!) |
February 5, 2009 | July 4, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawn, Ash and Brock arrive at Chocovine Town and find everyone in a festive mood. It is not the upcoming contest in Chocovine Town everyone is excited about, but it is the annual visit of the Phione. These rare aquatic Pokémon can be seen in town that are said to bring good luck. That night, Dawn and her friends take a Phione watching tour on a submarine, and unaware of that the submarine is crewed by Team Rocket. Three Phione swim past the submarine and one is so interested in Dawn’s Buneary that when the other Phione continued their way, it stayed behind. After the tour is over, Team- Rocket comes and catches the lonely Phione that is left behind, but makes a mistake of letting it out to swim in the town fountain. Phione uses Acid Armor and escapes down the drain to search for Buneary. Phione finds Dawn and Buneary training on a beach. Team- Rocket shows up to recapture Phione. As soon as it sees Buneary with Pikachu, it challenges Pikachu as a rival for Buneary’s affections! Buneary steps in and challenges Phione to a battle itself: if Phione wins, Buneary goes on a date with it. Captivated by the drama, Team Rocket abandons their plan to see what will happen. Soon after the battle starts, Buneary and Phione both use their Ice Beam and neither Pokémon seems to have the advantage. Buneary uses the opportunity to strike while Phione is distracted, knocking Phione down. Phione bids Buneary farewell and turns to leave. When Team Rocket tries to grab Phione, Buneary and Phione, both use their Ice Beam so Pikachu can blast them off. Phione still have a broken heart, but Buneary promises to battle it again some day. With happiness, Phione swims into the water and rejoins it’s Phione friends. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 582 | 577 | "Another One Gabites the Dust!" "Pokémon Contest! Akebi Tournament!!" (ポケモンコンテスト! アケビ大会!! Pokemon Kontesuto! Akebi Taikai!!) |
February 12, 2009 | July 11, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Chocovine Town Contest is coming up and after hours of training, Dawn is feeling more ready than ever, and so are Buneary and Pachirisu. So Dawn decides to reward the group by sharing her poffins with her them. Mamoswine shows reaction to the poffins and eats them all. Pachirisu runs to get the last poffin that dropped. A Gabite accidentally squished the poffin and Pachirisu gets mad by learning a new move: Super Fang. Dawn meets a girl named Ursula that owns the Gabite. Ursula saw Dawn’s Piplup and remembered that she entered the Wallace Cup. Ursula is a bit rude and cocky to Dawn because she says that Dawn winning the Wallace Cup was all an accident. She is jealous that when she entered, she failed to get past the Appeal round. As a result, Dawn is determined to show the arrogant coordinator what she is capable of. In the Appeal round, Dawn used Buneary’s Ice Beam to make a whirl and then spin around. Dawn is surprised to see Ursula and her Wormadam did a very good job. They both made it to the second round. Jessilina also entered the contest but got defeated by Ursula’s Gabite. Dawn faces Ursula in the finals. Dawn uses Pachirisu and Ursula uses Gabite. Ursala gets a big starting lead then Dawn makes a comeback with Pachirisu’s Super Fang. Dawn beats Ursula and wins the Chocovine Town ribbon and her fourth ribbon. Ursula congrats Dawn in and rude way and leaves. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 583 | 578 | "Stealing the Conversation!" "Wild Junsa and Her Partner Perap!" (ワイルドジュンサーと相棒ペラップ! Wairudo Junsā to Aibō Perappu!) |
February 19, 2009 | July 18, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| While Ash, Dawn and Brock are walking through the city towards Snowpoint, they come across with an Officer Jenny who calls herself a "Wild Jenny" with a Chatot after they stop Team Rocket. Jenny tells Ash that she needs him badly and his friends to help her with searching for the elusive Team Rocket. As it appears she is from Kanto, and knows about Team Rocket. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 584 | 579 | "The Drifting Snorunt!" "Yukimenoko In A Snowstorm!" (吹雪の中のユキメノコ! Fubuki no Naka no Yukimenoko!) |
February 26, 2009 | July 25, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The gang gets lost in the woods during a snowstorm and gets trick by a Froslass. The Froslass has Meowth freezed, and it freezes Piplup too. It turns out that Froslass only wants help in finding its buddy, a Snowrunt. The Froslass, due to a previous encounter, had lost its trust in humans. In order to save their pals, Team Rocket and the gang forms a truce and looks for Snowrunt. In doing so, they meet a poacher with a Glalie who wants Snorunt. Will they be able to save the Snorunt and reform Froslass trust in humans? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 585 | 580 | "Noodles! Roamin' Off!" "Team Rocket Break Up!?" (ロケット団解散!? Roketto-dan Kaisan!?) |
March 5, 2009 | August 1, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| After yet another failed attempt to steal Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket wind up at a Ramen shop. Jessie and James are surprised when they discover that the shop owner was one of their underclassmen from their days at the Team Rocket training facility. Meowth gets offered a job as the head noodle-making chef and possibly take over one of the owner's shops. While Meowth reconsiders this, Jessie thinks of leaving Team Rocket behind, and pursue her goal of being a Top Coordinator as Jesselina instead. James, devastated, tries to bring back the team and goes up a dangerous mountain to catch and odd-colored Metangross, not knowing what danger faces him. Will Team Rocket finally break-up? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 586 | 581 | "Pursuing a Lofty Goal!" "PokéRinger! Big Decisive Battle of Sky!!" (ポケリンガ! 天空大決戦!! Pokeringa! Tenkū Daikessen!!) |
March 12, 2009 | August 8, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash, Dawn, and Brock arrive at Wind Town where they learn of a PokéRinger competition. Ash decides to enter it with his Staravia. He later finds out that Paul is also entering the competition with his Honchkrow. James also decides to enter borrowing Jessie's Yanmega. Eventually, Ash and Paul face off in the finals where the two Trainer's Flying-type Pokémon battle it out. Paul's Honchkrow gets the upper hand until Ash's Staravia evolves into Staraptor and learns Close Combat. Ash defeats Paul for the first time and wins the PokéRinger competition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 587 | 582 | "Trials and Adulations!" "Clash! Manmoo VS Bossgodora!!" (激突! マンムーVSボスゴドラ!! Gekitotsu! Manmū VS Bosugodora!!) |
March 26, 2009 | August 15, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawn wants to use Mamoswine in her next contest so she does some training and she meets a stray Aggron who Dawn battles to increase Mamoswine's power. Mamoswine begins to obey Dawn. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 588 | -- | "Mysterious Creatures: Pocket Monsters!" (ふしぎないきものポケットモンスター! Fushigi na Ikimono Poketto Monsutā!) | March 26, 2009 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| This episode is a recap of all that has happened from the start to the day that the episode aired and shows previews of future episodes like Ash's Snowpoint Gym Battle, The Tatsunami Town Contest, Brandon's return and Brandon's battle against Paul and his new Hariyama and the appearance of Regigigas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 589 | 583 | "The Lonely Snover!" "The Lonely Yukikabli!" (さびしがりやのユキカブリ! Sabishigariya no Yukikaburi!) |
April 2, 2009 | August 22, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| On the way to Snowpoint City, Ash and friends suddenly find themselves stuck in a bunch of traps. Soon a Snover pops out of the bushes. The Snover is very playful and wants to be with someone. However, Team Rocket want to steal Snover for themselves. Ash and their Pokémon with Snover play together. They have lots of fun. Team Rocket steals Ash's Grotle and the Snover. Then Grotle falls down the cage and Snover is still there. Grotle learns Rock Climb and saves Snover. Then a Kindergarten teacher came with a bunch of kindergarten children that she teaches. She informed Dawn that the next Pokémon Contest venue will be held in Sandalstraw Town and they play with Snover. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 590 | 584 | "Stopped in the Name of Love!" "Evolution! This Time, Pochama!?" (進化! その時ポッチャマは!? Shinka! Sono Toki Pocchama wa!?) |
April 2, 2009 | August 29, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawn's Piplup begins to show signs of evolution, but as soon as Piplup begins to evolve, it stops itself by using Bide and then collapsing afterwards. Barry and Kenny show up and tell Dawn all about how great it will be when Piplup evolves. Dawn goes to Piplup and it begins to evolve but stops itself again. Piplup tells Dawn it doesn't want to evolve and runs off. After being attacked by Team Rocket, Dawn decides not to evolve Piplup and Nurse Joy gives Dawn an Everstone to prevent Piplup from evolving. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 591 | 585 | "Old Rivals, New Tricks!" "Pokémon Contest! Tatsunami Tournament!!" (ポケモンコンテスト! タツナミ大会!! Pokemon Kontesuto! Tatsunami Taikai!!) |
April 16, 2009 | September 5, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawn enters the Sandalstraw Contest for her 5th Ribbon along with Kenny and Jessie. Dawn enters the first round with Ambipom and Kenny with his new Pokémon Machoke. All of them get through. Dawn's Ambipom beats Jessie's Seviper, which brings Dawn and Kenny to the final round. Dawn uses Ambipom again and Kenny uses Prinplup. Mamoswine is shocked in the background and start showing interest to Pokémon Contests. Kenny beats Ambipom and he wins his 4th ribbon. The gang now say bye to Kenny and they practise for the Ping-Pong Competition along with Barry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 592 | 586 | "To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!" "Pokémon Ping-Pong Competition! Eteboth Perseveres!!" (ポケモンピンポン大会! エテボースがんばる!! Pokemon Pinpon Taikai! Etebōsu Ganbaru!!) |
April 23, 2009 | September 12, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| With Ambipom learning about her talent at Ping-Pong, Dawn, Barry, and Ash enter the Ping-Pong Tournament with opponents having Pokémon such as Farfetch'd and Shiftry. After Ambipom got injured from playing ping pong with O and Shiftry, yet Ambipom is still into it. The ping pong expert, O with the Shiftry offer to train with Ambipom to be the best. Dawn gives Ambipom away to O. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 593 | 587 | "Battling A Cute Drama!" "Cherinbo! Brave Battle!?" (チェリンボ! けなげなバトル!? Cherinbo! Kenage na Batoru!?) |
April 30, 2009 | September 26, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing to Snowpoint City for Ash's next gym battle, they arrive in Shelter Town, a small town near Snowpoint City. Ash and his friends meet a slightly unusual girl called Marilyn, who says she only loves cute Pokémon. She says Buneary is very cute, but saying that Piplup in like a bowling Ball, she challenges a very angry Dawn. They start battling right away, but for some reason, Marilyn does not give any attack orders to her Cherubi. Brock realizes it's because she wants to admire Dawn's Buneary for as long as possible. Brock then decides to teach her about the inner strength and beauty of Pokémon with a Pokémon battle. She finally understands that her Shelder is the best cute Pokémon that she has and cuteniss is not everything. At the end of the episode, Ash, Brock and Dawn receive clothes that suit the cold weather from Johanna, while continuing on to Snowpoint City. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 594 | 588 | "Classroom Training!" "Miss Suzuna of the Trainers' School!" (トレーナーズスクールのスズナ先生! Torēnāzu Sukūru no Suzuna-sensei!) |
May 7, 2009 | October 3, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upon reaching Snowpoint City, Ash and his friends are welcomed by the Gym Leader of the Snowpoint Gym, Candice. The group accepts her offer to show them around the city; the first place they are lead to is a Trainers' School where Candice works as a teacher. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 595 | 589 | "Sliding Into Seventh!" "Kissaki Gym! Ice Battle!!" (キッサキジム! 氷のバトル!! Kissaki Jimu! Kōri no Batoru!!) |
May 14, 2009 | October 10, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finally, the day of the Snowpoint Gym battle is here! The gym leader, Candice, announces the battle will be a 4 on 4 battle. Candice's chosen Pokémon are Sneasel, Medicham, Snover, and Abomasnow and Ash's chosen Pokémon are Grotle, Staraptor, Gliscor, and Chimchar. He sends out Grotle to combat Candice's Sneasel, which uses the ice like a skating ring and overwhelms Grotle and Ash with its speed. Ash remembers the teachings of Paul's Torterra. Ash beats Sneasel with Grotle, beats Medicham with Staraptor, and beats Snover. Abomansnow with Chimchar. When dealing with Abomansnow Ash had a disadvantage with his other Pokémon. Ash uses the strategy by Chimchar sleding on the ice. Despite three of Ash's Pokémon being weak against Ice types, he wins his seventh Sinnoh League badge, the Icicle Badge. Later, Paul shows up and challenges Candice to a gym battle much to Ash and Candice's suprise. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 596 | 590 | "A Pyramiding Rage!" "Battle Pyramid! Shinji VS Jindai!!" (バトルピラミッド! シンジVSジンダイ!! Batoru Piramiddo! Shinji VS Jindai!!) |
May 21, 2009 | October 17, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul has a battle with Pyramid King Brandon using his Nidoking, Lairon, Magmar, Electabuzz, Ursaring and Hariyama. Brandon sends out Regirock, Registeel and Regice who manage to defeat all six of Paul's Pokémon between them without even breaking into a sweat. Afterwards Paul and Ash arrange to have a six-on-six battle in ten days time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 597 | 591 | "Pillars of Friendship!" "Ressurected Regigigas! J Again!!" (復活のレジギガス! J再び!! Fukkatsu no Rejigigasu! Jē Futatabi!!) |
May 28, 2009 | October 24, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pokémon Hunter J arrives in Snowpoint City and targets the legendary Pokémon Regigigas, which is sleeping inside the Snowpoint Temple. After J commands her henchmen to launch an attack, a maiden from the shrine asks Ash and his friends for help. But Ash and the others come too late; Regigigas has been reawakened and starts rampaging. J froze Regirock, Registeel, Regice and Brandon. Regigigas proves too much for her to handle and for the first time J is forced to retreat. Maria went up to Regigigas and apologized it for awakening it and asked it to help them. It then agreed and used its powers to remove the petrification from Brandon and his legendary Pokémon. After being thanked by Brandon, it turned back into an orb. Just as the sun was about to set, the group returned to Snowpoint Temple. Brandon said that, to prevent Regigigas from awakening again, he will rebuild the temple and let Regice, Registeel and Regirock protect it, just like the legend. Brandon told Maria that they will work together to protect the sleeping Regigigas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 598 | 592 | "Frozen on Their Tracks!" "Denryū Train! Handsome Appears!!" (デンリュウ列車! ハンサム登場!! Denryū Ressha! Hansamu Tōjō!!) |
June 4, 2009 | October 31, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| While Ash, Dawn, and Brock are taking a train to Lake Acuity, they meet a strange man named Looker, who is trying to distribute luchboxes to the passengers of the train, which he had brought too many of. The group later meets the train's crew and notice the train is operated solely by their Ampharos. The group is impressed by the relation between human and pokémon. However, the train is stopped at a red signal. Curious, Looker decides to investigate. After finding many leads, he soon learns that the ones responsible were Team Galactic! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 599 | 593 | "Pedal to the Mettle!" "Full Battle! Shinji VS Satoshi!! (Part 1)" (フルバトル! シンジVSサトシ!! -前編- Furu Batoru! Shinji VS Satoshi!! -Zenpen-) |
June 11, 2009 | November 7, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and his friends are still at Lake Acuity when Paul appears. Ash and him decide to start the battle that was planned 10 days ago. Ash sends out all six of his Pokémon. First Ash started with Buizel and Paul started with his Torterra. Ash, knowing that Buizel is at a disadvantage, calls back Buizel and sends out his Gliscor. Torterra was about to fall, but suddenly Torterra makes a comeback. Ash decided to return Gliscor back. Ash sent Staraptor to battle Torterra but when Staraptor used Brave Bird, Torterra hit Staraptor with Stone Edge. Paul returned Torterra and sent out Weavile. Staraptor tries to attack but always gets hit, but Staraptor still manages to fight. Staraptor's determination leads to a victory. Ash returned back Staraptor and sent out Grotle while Paul sent out Electabuzz. Grotle used Energy Ball while Electabuzz protected itself. Paul returned Electabuzz and sent out Honchkrow. Ash's Grotle loses against Paul's Honchkrow . At the end of the episode Paul sends out his newly evolved Magmortar, after Ash calls out his Pikachu. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 600 | 594 | "Evolving Strategies!" "Full Battle! Shinji VS Satoshi!! (Part 2)" (フルバトル! シンジVSサトシ!! -後編- Furu Batoru! Shinji VS Satoshi!! -Kōhen-) |
June 18, 2009 | November 14, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and Paul continue their 6-on-6 battle. With both teams fighting extremely hard. With Paul's Magmortar battling Ash's Pikachu. Pikachu gets burned by Magmortar's Flame Body and Ash calls it back to take a rest. Then he calls out Buizel to battle Magmortar. After an extreme battle, Paul calls back Magmortar and uses Urasaring. It defeats Buizel and Staraptor. Ash uses Gliscor and Torterra defeats Gliscor. Pikachu is defeated by Ursaring after Ursaring uses its ability Guts. Ash is left with Chimchar. When Chimchar beat Ursaring, it evolves into Monferno and learns Mach Punch. It battles Electabuzz. Monferno seems to have the upperhand. However, Monferno gets defeated by Electabuzz and Ash loses the battle. Ash picks up Monferno and thanks it for doing a good job. Paul leaves and everyone watches as he leaves. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 601 | 595 | "Uncrushing Defeat!" "The Shadow of Yuxie!" (ユクシーの影! Yukushī no Kage!) |
June 25, 2009 | November 21, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| With all his Pokémon badly injured and in pain after the intense battle against Paul, Ash feels horribly guilty and doubting his future as a Pokémon Trainer sinks into a depression. Dawn, having suffered a crisis of confidence herself once, resolves to help her friend and decides to put on a performance with her Pokémon while Brock goes looking for a berry to help treat Ash's Monferno little realising that he's about to see what dwells below Lake Acuity. Later after Brock finds the berry, Dawn performs her private contest to cheer up Ash. But in the middle of it, Team Rocket shows up and tries to snatch Pikachu by using Ash's depression as an upperhand. As usual, it was unsuccesful. After words, Dawn learns that her next contest will be held at Lilypad Town, while Ash recovers from his depression and decides his eighth and last gym battle will be at Sunnyshore City. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 602 | 596 | "Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!" "King of the Forest! Mojumbo!!" (森の王者! モジャンボ!! Mori no Ōja! Mojanbo!!) |
July 2, 2009 | December 5, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawn decides to start training for the next Pokémon Contest with Mamoswine. However, the Twin Tusk Pokémon, despite having gotten over most of its obedience issues, still refuses to battle. Things turn from bad to worse when Pikachu and Piplup laughed at Mamoswine when it got hit in the head by ice chunks, causing it to run off into a forest, forcing Dawn to follow it. When they were in the forest, they spot a Tangrowth, which uses absorb to absorb all the wild Pokémon of their power. Strangly, the Tangrowth also gives a berry to the powerless Pokémon. So Dawn decides to follow it into the forest leaving Ash and friends outside. Then Dawn finds that the Tangrowth was just trying to zap the tree so that it can come alive. So Team Rocket also thinks of catching it, but Ash and friends stop them with Mamoswine learning Hidden Power. The Tangrowth says sorry and Grotle and Mamoswine help restore the tree. Now Ash and friends are heading to Lilypad Town for Dawn's next contest. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 603 | 597 | "Beating the Bustle and Hustle!" "Everybody Participate! Pokémon Hustle!" (全員参戦! ポケモンハッスル! Zen'in Sansen! Pokemon Hassuru!) |
July 9, 2009 | December 12, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawn's favorite television program Pokémon Hustle was employing actors near the group's location, and, naturally, Dawn was eager for the chance to take part and therefore she, Ash and Brock decided to check the program out. There they went to check it out and it was Team Rocket in disguise into this plan. They had to put all their Pokéballs in the holes and start their activities..... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 604 | 598 | "Gateway to Ruin!" "The Ruins of Mt. Tengan! Team Galaxy's Conspiracy!!" (テンガン山の遺跡! ギンガ団の陰謀!! Tenganzan no Iseki! Ginga-dan no Inbō!!) |
July 23, 2009 | December 19, 2009 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and friends are on their way to Lilypad Town where Dawn's next contest will be held. They arrive at Mt. Coronet, the massive mountain that divides the Sinnoh region in half. The mountain also divides the region's Pokémon, like Shellos. The Blue and Pink Shellos have ended up on the opposite side of the mountain, and while trying to figure out why, Piplup falls into an artificial tunnel, and when they go to rescue it, they come across something sinister. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 605 | 599 | "Three Sides to Every Story[1]" "Marill, Pochama and Elekid!!" (マリル·ポッチャマ·エレキッド!! Mariru - Pocchama - Erekiddo!!) |
August 6, 2009 | December 26, 2009[1] | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A love triangle is born when both Dawn's Piplup and an Elekid fall for a Marill. Then Johanna calls Dawn and friends over for the Twinleaf Town festival. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 606 | 600 | "The Mother of All Battlers[1]" "Hiraki VS Mother! Parent-Child Showdown!!" (ヒカリVSママ! 親子対決!! Hikari VS Mama! Oyako Taiketsu!!) |
August 13, 2009 | January 2, 2010[1] | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and friends go to Twinleaf Town, Dawn's hometown. The entire Town is preparing for the local festival and the mother of Dawn, Johanna, she is especially busy as member of the organizators of the festival. The group is invited by Johanna for the dinner and they are shown some trophies as profits for the time that she dominated the scene in contests, as coordinating. Dawn and Johnanna decide to battle. Johnanna uses her Glameow and Umbreon and Dawn uses Piplup and Pachirisu. Johnanna comes up with her strategies and defeats Piplup and Pachirisu. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 607 | 601 | "Rescue Professor Oak! Nyorotono VS Guregguru!!" (オーキド博士を救出せよ! ニョロトノVSグレッグル!! Ōkido-hakase o Kyūshutsu se yo! Nyorotono VS Guregguru!!) | August 20, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| As the Twinleaf Town Festival continues, Ash and friends are surprised when they find that one of the upcoming Pokémon courses is to be hosted by none other than Professor Oak. Trouble starts brewing, however, when James brings back an old plan: to disguise himself as the professor. The real Professor Oak goes out and finds that some Quagsire and a Politoed caught him. But later, Brock's Croagunk battles Politoed and wins that eventually releases Professor Oak. Professor Oak gives the Lombre a Water Stone to evolve. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 608 | 602 | "Naty, Natio... The Mysterious Forest!" (ネイティ, ネイティオ...不思議な森! Neiti, Neitio... Fushigi na Mori!) | August 27, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| While they are helping with the festival, the group encounters Barry again. To test the progress of each other, Ash and Barry immediately start a battle. However, Barry runs off into the forest and comes across a wild Natu. Soon Ash, Dawn and Barry find themselves in trouble facing predicaments that they each faced in the beginning of their journeys. With Dawn and Piplup up against yet another swarm of wild Ariados and Ash and Pikachu up against a flock of wild Spearow, what will be the outcome of all of this? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 609 | 603 | "Tower Tycoon! That Man, Kurotsugu!!" (タワータイクーン! その男, クロツグ!! Tawā Taikūn! Sono Otoko, Kurotsugu!!) | September 3, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash, Barry and Brock enters the Twinleaf Festival's main event, a battle tournament. The winner is offered a chance to battle Palmer of the Sinnoh Battle Frontier. Ash wins the tournament and battles Palmer. Palmer choses his Rhyperior and Ash choses Grotle. Palmer comes up with his strategies and almosts defeats Grotle. However, even when Grotle activates Overgrow, Rhyperior defeats it. Ash is awarded the trophy for winning the Twinleaf Town Battle Tournament. Ash and friends say bye to Palmer and Barry and leave Twinleaf Town to go to Lilypad Town for Dawn's next Pokémon Contest and after to Ash's final Gym Challenge in Sunyshore City. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 610 | 604 | "The Worst Togepi in History!" (史上最悪のトゲピー! Shijō Saiaku no Togepī!) | September 10, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Having managed to trap Ash and his friends inside their secret base, Team Rocket is overjoyed! Suddenly, they hear noises coming from the storeroom next door. Upon having a look, they discover a Togepi, a "Spike Ball Pokémon", stealing and eating their precious food. It plays many different tricks, and even Ash and his friends constantly end up falling for its traps. At the end, something unbelievable happens. What’s the most horrible Togepi’s most horrible trick? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 611 | 605 | "Johto Festival! Chikorita and Waninoko Appear!!" (ジョウトフェスタ! チコリータとワニノコ登場!! Jōto Fesuta! Chikorīta to Waninoko Tōjō!!) | September 17, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| While they are traveling, Ash and friends meet Kotone and Kazunari, who are from the region of Johto. Dawn and Kotone have a battle in which Dawn wins and gets an egg. After team rocket steal it and they get the egg back, it hatches into a Cyndaquil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 612 | 606 | "Dungeon Capture!? The Valley Powerplant!" (ダンジョン攻略!? 谷間の発電所! Danjon Kōryaku!? Tanima no Hatsudensho!) | September 17, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazunari and Kotone join the group and travel together. However, while Dawn train for the Lilypad Town Pokémon contest, Kotone loses her Marill, which seems to have gone to the power plant. Ash and co. look for Marill immediately, but Magnemite appears out of nowhere and attacks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 613 | 607 | "Fukamaru... I Got It!" (フカマル...ゲットだぜ! Fukamaru... Getto da ze!) | October 1, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and Kazunari compete for a wild Gible. The Gible likes to play tricks on everyone, so Ash with his Buizel and Kazunari with Totodile, try to compete to capture the wild Gible. At the end, Kazunari catches the Gible as his first Sinnoh Pokémon. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 614 | 608 | "Pokémon Contest! Suiren Tournament!!" (ポケモンコンテスト! スイレン大会!! Pokemon Kontesuto! Suiren Taikai!!) | October 1, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| As the Lilypad Town Contest begins, Jessie gets sick and James takes her place in the contest. Dawn uses Piplup in the first round and James use Mewoth. Dawn and James both make it to the Semi-Final Round and compete for the Suiren Ribbon. Dawn uses Mamoswine for the battle round and James uses Carnivine. Dawn's Mamoswine uses a new strategy with Ice Shard, but still she loses to James. In the final round, James win a contest. James gives the ribbon to Jessie. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 615 | 609 | "Satoshi and Hikari! Tag Battle!!" (サトシとヒカリ! タッグバトル!! Satoshi to Hikari! Taggu Batoru!!) | October 15, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and Dawn have a tag battle against Kotone and Kazunari. Ash sends out Monferno and Dawn sends out Cyndaquil. Kotone sends out Chikorita and Kazunari sends out Totodile. During the battle, Totodile evolves into Croconaw. Ash's Monferno finishes up with Mach Punch and defeats Croconaw and Monferno teams up with Cyndaquil using Flamethrower and Flame Wheel. Ash and Dawn eventually win the battle. Kotone and Kazunari leave the group and go back to Johto. Kazunari's father gives Brock the Pokégear as a thanking present to them by showing Kotone and Kazunari a little of Sinnoh. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 616 | 610 | "Muma, Yamikarasu and the Dark Stone!" (ムウマとヤミカラスとやみのいし! Mūma to Yamikarasu to Yami no Ishi!) | October 22, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A young boy with a Murkrow and a young girl with a Misdreavus compete for a dusk stone to evolve their respective Pokémon. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 617 | 611 | "Keep Away From Pikachu and Pochama!!" (ピカチュウポッチャマくっつかないで!! Pikachū Pocchama Kuttsukanai de!!) | October 29, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Pokémon scientist creates a love machine which will create a love link between his water and electric Pokémon but a flaw in it creates the love link between the water and electric Pokémon all over that area. Unfortunately Ash's Pikachu and Dawn's Piplup also comes under this area, thus falling in love with each other. The team somehow finds about this machine and helps the scientist to achieve his goal without the machine, thus helping their Pokémon to be free from their trans and to become normal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 618 | 612 | "The Red Chain! Activated by the Team Galaxy!!" (赤い鎖! ギンガ団始動!! Akai Kusari! Ginga-dan Shidō!!) | November 5, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The reappearance of Team Galactic to carry out their plot. They will be starting the Red Chain project. The Red Chain will be used to achieve Cyrus's goal in capturing the legend of Time and Space, Dialga and Palkia. Their plan was intervened by Looker of the International Police and Team Rocket, thus capturing them. But Meowth of Team Rocket blasts off alone and was saved by Ash, Dawn and Brock. Through Nyarth, they came to know about Team Galaxy's theme and rescues Looker, James and Jessie but Team Galactic completes their final plan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 619 | 613 | "Agnome, Yuxie and Emrit!" (アグノム·ユクシー·エムリット! Agunomu - Yukushi - Emuritto!) | November 12, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| With the help of Hunter J, Team Galactic captures the Lake Trio and the team off Ash, Dawn and Brock, are warned as they were sychronized with them through their mind after they met them at their respective lakes. As they hear about the trio's capturing they go there with Champion Cynthia. Meanwhile, Team Galaxy uses a red ruby crystal to control the minds of the Lake Trio, as a last resort the Lake Trio teleports the gang from Cynthia's place to the Team Galactic's place. Will the gang save the Lake Trio? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 620 | 614 | "Dialga and Palkia! The Final Battle!!" (ディアルガとパルキア! 最後の戦い!! Diaruga to Parukia! Saigo no Tatakai!!) | November 12, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| With the Lake Guardians captured and the Red Chain complete, Cyrus prepares to begin his final plan and summon Dialga and Palkia so they can lay waste to Sinnoh. While Gary, Professor Rowan and Cynthia try to hold things together, it's up to Ash, Dawn and Brock to try and free Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie as well as try to calm Dialga and Palkia... but can the powers of Knowledge, Emotion and Willpower be enough to stand up to the sheer force of Time and Space? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 621 | 615 | "Full of Danger! Kojirou's Treasure Chest!!" (危険がいっぱい! コジロウの宝箱!! Kiken ga Ippai! Kojirō no Takarabako!!) | November 26, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and his friends continue on their way to Asatsuki Town for Dawn's next contest when Brock happens upon a treasure chest. However its contents prove surprising to James as he is forced to face his privileged past, his faithful childhood companion and his fiancée! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 622 | 616 | "The Air Battle Master Appears! Glion VS Hassam!!" (エアバトルマスター登場! グライオンVSハッサム!! Ea Batoru Masutā Tōjō! Guraion VS Hassamu!!) | December 3, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| While on the way to Sunyshore City, Ash and his friends meet a gentleman who claims to be the master of air battles. Hoping to improve his Gliscor's flying, Ash decides to have a battle with him, and the results may be more than he expected... Gliscor learns Giga Impact but Ash decides to leave it with the air battle master. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 623 | 617 | "Double Battle! Mammoo and Hinoarashi!!" (ダブルバトル! マンムーとヒノアラシ!! Daburu Batoru! Manmū to Hinoarashi!!) | December 10, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash, Dawn and Brock meet Zoey and Candice after Zoey's contest win and Dawn is trying to make new sequence and Zoey asks Dawn to battle her in a double battle and Zoey choose her newly captured Kirlia and Leafeon and Dawn chooses Cyndaquil and Mamoswine and makes her new move called 'Flame Ice'. On TV, Paul is revealed to have obtained the Mine Badge, also meaning he has gotten the 8 badges necessary in order to compete in the Sinnoh League. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 624 | 618 | "Fukamaru and Dragon Meteor Shower!!" (フカマルとりゅうせいぐん!! Fukamaru to Ryū Seigun!!) | December 17, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ash and his friends meet Old Lady Wilma who shows them the move Draco Meteor with her Altaria. A wild Gible see's it and wants to learn it, so Ash decides to help him learn Draco Meteor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 625 | 619 | "Fukamaru! I Got It!!" (フカマル! ゲットだぜ!! Fukamaru! Getto da ze!!) | December 24, 2009 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| After helping Gible train and learn the move Draco Meteor, Gible follows Ash. Barry has a battle with Ash and his Gible. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 626 | 621 | "Loud Roar! Jibacoil VS Metagross!!" (爆走! ジバコイルVSメタグロス!! Bakusō! Jibakoiru VS Metagurosu!!) | January 7, 2010 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 627 | 622 | "Roaring Freezing Punch! Buoysel VS Barried!!" (唸れれいとうパンチ! ブイゼルVSバリヤード!! Unare Reitō Panchi! Buizeru VS Bariyādo!!) | January 14, 2010 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 628 | 623 | "Get Fired Up, Kabigon! The Pokéthlon King!!" (燃えよカビゴン! ポケスロンの王者!! Moe yo Kabigon! Pokesuron no Ōja!!) | January 21, 2010 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 629 | 624 | "Pokémon Contest! Asatsuki Tournament!!" (ポケモンコンテスト! アサツキ大会!! Pokemon Kontesuto! Asatsuki Taikai!!) | January 28, 2010 | TBA | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
External links
- Official US Pokémon website
- Pokémon at TV Tokyo (Japanese)
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl at TV Tokyo (Japanese)
- List of episode of the current Pokémon season in Bulbapedia
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