DP017

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DP017   古代ポケモン大進撃！ Big Charge of Ancient Pokémon!

First broadcast Japan January 25, 2007 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 牧野行洋 Yukihiro Makino Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 古代ポケモン大進撃！ Big Charge of Ancient Pokémon!) is the seventeenth episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on January 25, 2007.

Team Rocket set their fossil scheme, that they were developing during Shinji and Ash's Gym matches, into action - the result is an Aerodactyl that goes on the rampage.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Major events

• Hyōta's Zugaidos evolves into Rampard.
• Hikari learns that the next contest will be held in Sonō Town.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Rampard

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Hikari
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Shinji (flashback)
• Hyōta
• Officer Jenny
• Momoan (on television)
• Contesta (on television)
• Sukizō (on television)
• Iwao
• Kenzō
• Museum researchers
• Pokémon trainer

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Piplup (Hikari's)
• Buneary (Hikari's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Chimchar (Shinji's; flashback)
• Elekid (Shinji's; flashback)
• Azumarill (Shinji's; flashback)
• Zugaidos (Hyōta's; evolves)
• Rampard (Hyōta's; newly evolved)
• Onix (Hyōta's; flashback)
• Geodude (Hyōta's; flashback)
• Psyduck
• Aerodactyl
• Kabuto
• Kabutops
• Omanyte
• Furret
• Sunflora
• Teddiursa
• Azurill
• Anorith
• Armaldo
• Lileep

Trivia

• This is the first episode in which Hikari's Buneary shows its affection towards Ash's Pikachu since its capture in DP009.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Hikari's Piplup
• The next episode preview is narrated by Ash.

Dub edits

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