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EP553

コダックの通せんぼ！
The Koduck Roadblock!

First broadcast

Japan	July 24, 2008
United States	December 27, 2008

English themes

Opening	We Will Be Heroes
Ending

Japanese themes

Opening	Together2008
Ending	風のメッセージ

Credits

Additional credits
Animation	Team Iguchi
Screenplay	大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
Storyboard	秦義人 Yoshito Hata
Assistant director	秦義人 Yoshito Hata
Animation director	木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita

Screenshots on Filb.de

The Psyduck Stops Here! (Japanese: コダックの通せんぼ！ The Koduck Roadblock!) is the 87th episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, and the 553rd episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 2008, and in the United States on December 27, 2008.

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

Blurb

Our heroes are on the path to Celestic Town, but the road runs through a narrow pass that's blocked by three irritable Psyduck. If Ash and his friends take a detour, they'll miss the Celestic Town Contest, but the Psyduck's Psychic-type attacks repel anyone who tries to get through. Ash and his friends do their best to force the Psyduck out of the way, but none of their Pokémon can get in an effective attack. The Psyduck aren't interested in negotiating with Piplup, either! Team Rocket pops in to try and recruit the Psyduck for Team Rocket, but they too are blasted out of the way.

There must be a reason for the Psyduck's behavior, so Ash hitches a risky ride on Gliscor and flies ahead to scout the path. While Ash is on his mission, Brock sings and dances to distract the Psyduck. Ash and Gliscor crash-land near a pond filled with more Psyduck, nursing their Eggs—that's why the Psyduck in the pass are on guard! Ash returns and reports to the others just before Team Rocket returns in an attempt to steal the Psyduck. Ash and his friends team up with the Psyduck to beat Team Rocket, earning some trust from the Psyduck.

A Psyduck messenger summons the Psyduck in the pass, and everyone runs to the pond in time to see the Psyduck Eggs hatch. As Brock dishes up Pokémon food to help earn the Psyduck's trust, he wonders why the Psyduck are in a small pond instead of nearby Lake Psyduck. When our heroes investigate Lake Psyduck, they're attacked by Muk that have taken over the lake! Ash and his friends send the Muk flying into another pond, which just happens to be inhabited by female Muk. The Muk happily pair up and the Psyduck families return to Lake Psyduck, so the road ahead is clear for the trip to Celestic Town!

Plot

Ash and his friends are traveling through a valley on the way to Dawn's next Contest in Celestic Town. They encounter three Psyduck in the middle of the road, which Dawn scans with her Pokédex. As they walk closer to them the Psyduck's eyes glow pink and they toss the group away with Psychic. Ash decides force is the solution, though he and Pikachu are struck back by the Psyduck using Hidden Power. Brock checks his map for an alternative route, but Dawn fears that she will miss the Contest if they decide to go around. Determined to clear the roadblock, Ash sends out Turtwig who attacks with Razor Leaf and Bite, but the three Psyduck are too powerful and Ash calls Turtwig back. The Psyduck also overcome Piplup and Croagunk's advances. Ash calls on Chimchar, but its Flamethrower fails against the Psyduck's Water Gun attacks, forcing Ash to recall it.

Team Rocket makes an unwanted appearance and laugh at the twerps pathetic attempts to get past the Psyduck. They haughtily state that they can do a better job of getting the Psyduck out of the way than the twerps can. Meowth walks up to the Psyduck and attempts to bargain with them. However it backfires and Team Rocket is sent blasting off into the distance by Psychic. Team Rocket quickly recover and are now determined to deliver the Psyduck to Giovanni.

Later, Brock's Happiny comes out and uses Pound while the Psyduck retaliate, and she crashes into the ground. Happiny gets angry and lifts up a gigantic boulder to throw onto the Psyduck, but she loses her balance and swerves around while Ash, Dawn, and Brock try not to get hit. Eventually, Happiny crashes and breaks the boulder, fainting. Dawn's Swinub is sent out to Dig underground, but gets defeated as well. They come up with a plan for Staravia and Gliscor to fly around with Ash while Dawn and Brock distract the Psyduck. Brock begins to perform Brock's Paradise, and Dawn joins in while not totally impressed by the maracas routine. With the help of Staravia’s flapping, Ash and Gliscor soon take off. Gliscor flies into the cliff face a little farther down the valley. Ash walks a little further and sees a few Psyduck holding Eggs, and realizes that the Psyduck are protecting their babies. Ash returns to his friends and informs them that the Psyduck are simply defending their Eggs.

Team Rocket reappears again in their Meowth Balloon, this time capturing the Psyduck trio, and performing their motto again. James takes Staravia out with a mechanical punch, though Croagunk punctures the balloon and brings it down with a Poison Jab. As Team Rocket call on Carnivine and Yanmega for assistance, Dawn sends out Buneary who uses Ice Beam to counter Yanmega’s Sonic Boom. Ash rushes Chimchar into the match, and it scorches Carnivine's Bullet Seed with Flamethrower. As Chimchar Flame Wheels towards Team Rocket, the Psyduck add Water Gun to the mix, sending the trio blasting off again.

A fourth Psyduck appears, alerting the others to something down by the pond. Ash and his friends follow and reach the pond in time to see two of the three Eggs hatch. Wanting to see the hatchlings up close, Brock whips up a batch of his Pokémon food, which goes over well. Brock notices something odd, the pond they are standing at is too small for all of the Psyduck. He checks his map and realizes that the nearby Lake Psyduck would offer them much more space. The Psyduck affirm that something is amiss with Lake Psyduck, so the group walk over to investigate further. The issue becomes apparent when several Muk emerge from the lakewater. The trio of Muk go on the attack, so Ash and his friends send out Buizel, Ambipom and Croagunk to combat their Sludge Bomb assault. Pikachu finally uses Thunderbolt to send the Muk blasting off. Upon landing, the Muk are pleased with their new sludge-filled surroundings and soon fall in love with the other Muk already living there. Meanwhile, the Psyduck return to Lake Psyduck and quickly take to the water, which pleases Ash, Dawn and Brock as they continue their journey to Celestic Town.

Major events

Dawn's Swinub is revealed to know Dig.

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Brock wears his outfit from Takeshi's Paradise in this episode, and music from that song is used as well in the original Japanese version.
This episode marks the first and only time that Brock's Happiny got knocked out.
In this episode, Team Rocket uses a variation of their motto.
Jessie's Wobbuffet doesn't appear in this episode.
Pocket-ering Monster-ing is used as background music in this episode.
- For the first time, this song is left intact in the dub.
An earlier episode had a similar title to this episode. Both are references to the famous saying "the buck stops here".
The episode's plot is a reference to the Psyduck trio that blocked Route 210 to Celestic Town in the Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum games.
This episode was the first to air in Japan after the theatrical release of M11.

Errors

When Dawn gets her "Psyducklings" idea, Brock's hair is colored black instead of brown.
In the Polish dub, Brock orders Croagunk to use Poison Jab twice. However, the first move that Croagunk uses was Poison Sting.

Brock's miscolored hair

Dub edits

As Brock performs Takeshi's Paradise, the song's background music is removed.
The beginning of the episode uses a remixed version of the Underground Path theme from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

In other languages

Language		Title
Bulgarian		ПсиПатето Спира Тук!
Mandarin Chinese		路霸可達鴨！
Czech		Psyduckčí zátaras
Danish		Psyduck spærrer vejen
Dutch		Tegengehouden door Psyducks!
Finnish		Kuin vesi Psyduckin selästä!
European French		Psykokwak protège les siens!
German		Ein Enton kommt selten allein!
Italian		Con gli Psyduck non si passa!
Korean		고라파덕! 길을 비켜라!
Norwegian		Psyduck stopper her!
Polish		Miejsce postoju Psyducków
Portuguese	Brazil	Os Psyducks param aqui!
Portuguese	Portugal	Ninguém Passa pelos Psyduck!
Russian		Психоутка говорит «стоп»!
Spanish	Latin America	¡Los Psyduck llegaron ya!
Spanish	Spain	La Barrera de los Psyduck
Swedish		Hit men inte längre!

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-'''The Psyduck Stops Here!''' (Japanese: '''コダックの通せんぼ！''' ''The {{tt|Koduck|Psyduck}} Roadblock!'') is the 87th episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 553rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 2008, and in the United States on December 27, 2008.
+'''The Psyduck Stops Here!''' (Japanese: '''コダックの通せんぼ！''' ''The {{tt|Koduck|Psyduck}} Roadblock!'') is the 87th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 553rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 2008, and in the United States on December 27, 2008.
 {{spoilers}}
 ==Blurb==
-<!--http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/11_35-the-psyduck-stops-here/-->
+<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/11/episode-35-the-psyduck-stops-here/-->
 <i>Our heroes are on the path to Celestic Town, but the road runs through a narrow pass that's blocked by three irritable Psyduck. If Ash and his friends take a detour, they'll miss the Celestic Town Contest, but the Psyduck's Psychic-type attacks repel anyone who tries to get through. Ash and his friends do their best to force the Psyduck out of the way, but none of their Pokémon can get in an effective attack. The Psyduck aren't interested in negotiating with Piplup, either! Team Rocket pops in to try and recruit the Psyduck for Team Rocket, but they too are blasted out of the way.
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 ==Plot==
-The episode starts with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} traveling through a valley on the way to {{an|Dawn}}'s next Contest in [[Celestic Town]]. They encounter three {{p|Psyduck}} in the middle of the road. After confirming with {{an|Brock}} that the Pokémon are Psyduck, Dawn scans them with her [[Pokédex]]. As they walk closer to them the Psyduck's eyes glow pink, surrounding the trio with pink as well and lifting them up with {{m|Psychic}}. Ash, Dawn and {{an|Brock}} sit down to come up with a plan to get around them. When it seems like there's no other choice but to use force, Ash sends out {{AP|Turtwig}} who attacks with {{m|Razor Leaf}} and {{m|Bite}}, but the three Psyduck are too powerful and Ash calls Turtwig back. Next up is {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} who uses {{m|Whirlpool}} but is defeated by the Psyduck, who use Psychic to reflect Whirlpool back to Piplup. Brock sends out {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} who uses {{m|Poison Sting}}, but he too is defeated. {{AP|Chimchar}} also comes out, uses {{m|Dig}} (as Ash thinks Psychic won't reach underground), gets lifted out of the hole by the Psyduck, smashed into the ground, and defeated.
+{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are traveling through a valley on the way to {{an|Dawn}}'s next Contest in [[Celestic Town]]. They encounter three {{p|Psyduck}} in the middle of the road, which Dawn scans with her [[Pokédex]]. As they walk closer to them the Psyduck's eyes glow pink and they toss the group away with {{m|Psychic}}. Ash decides force is the solution, though he and {{AP|Pikachu}} are struck back by the Psyduck using {{m|Hidden Power}}. {{an|Brock}} checks his map for an alternative route, but Dawn fears that she will miss the Contest if they decide to go around. Determined to clear the roadblock, Ash sends out {{AP|Turtwig}} who attacks with {{m|Razor Leaf}} and {{m|Bite}}, but the three Psyduck are too powerful and Ash calls Turtwig back. The Psyduck also overcome {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}'s advances. Ash calls on {{AP|Chimchar}}, but its {{m|Flamethrower}} fails against the Psyduck's {{m|Water Gun}} attacks, forcing Ash to [[recall]] it.
-{{TRT}} appears and do their {{motto}}. They haughtily state that they can do a better job of getting the Psyduck out of the way than the twerps can. {{MTR}} walks up to the Psyduck and attempts to bargain with them. However it backfires and Team Rocket is sent blasting off by Psychic to the top of the valley. [[Brock's Happiny]] comes out and uses {{m|Pound}} while the Psyduck use Psychic on Happiny, crashing her to the ground. Happiny gets angry and starts lifting up a gigantic boulder to throw onto the Psyduck, but she loses her balance and swerves around while Ash, Dawn, and Brock try not to get hit. Eventually, Happiny crashes and breaks the boulder, fainting. [[Dawn's Swinub]] is sent out, but gets defeated as well. They then come up with a plan for {{AP|Staravia}} and {{AP|Gliscor}} to fly around with Ash while Dawn and Brock distract the Psyduck. Brock begins to perform Brock's Paradise while Ash and Gliscor take off. Gliscor flies into the wall a little farther down the valley. Ash sees a few mother Psyduck holding Eggs, and realizes that the Psyduck are protecting their babies.
+{{TRT}} makes an unwanted appearance and laugh at the [[twerp]]s pathetic attempts to get past the Psyduck. They haughtily state that they can do a better job of getting the Psyduck out of the way than the twerps can. {{MTR}} walks up to the Psyduck and attempts to bargain with them. However it backfires and Team Rocket is sent blasting off into the distance by Psychic. Team Rocket quickly recover and are now determined to deliver the Psyduck to {{an|Giovanni}}.
-Back with Brock, he is still performing the song but is getting tired. Ash reappears with Gliscor and lands. He explains to Brock and Dawn that the three Psyduck are just protecting their babies. Team Rocket reappears again in their Meowth Balloon and reperform their motto. Ash, Brock, and Dawn send out Staravia, Croagunk and Buneary respectively to battle Team Rocket. Chimchar also comes out to fight {{TP|James|Carnivine}} and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}}. Team Rocket blasts off.
+Later, [[Brock's Happiny]] comes out and uses {{m|Pound}} while the Psyduck retaliate, and she crashes into the ground. Happiny gets angry and lifts up a gigantic boulder to throw onto the Psyduck, but she loses her balance and swerves around while Ash, Dawn, and Brock try not to get hit. Eventually, Happiny crashes and breaks the boulder, fainting. [[Dawn's Swinub]] is sent out to {{m|Dig}} underground, but gets defeated as well. They come up with a plan for {{AP|Staravia}} and {{AP|Gliscor}} to fly around with Ash while Dawn and Brock distract the Psyduck. Brock begins to perform [[Takeshi's Paradise|Brock's Paradise]], and Dawn joins in while not totally impressed by the maracas routine. With the help of Staravia’s flapping, Ash and Gliscor soon take off. Gliscor flies into the cliff face a little farther down the valley. Ash walks a little further and sees a few Psyduck holding {{pkmn|Egg}}s, and realizes that the Psyduck are protecting their babies. Ash returns to his friends and informs them that the Psyduck are simply defending their Eggs.
-They return to the lake in time to see the Eggs hatch. They wonder why they are not at their lake, when three {{p|Muk}} rise up from the water. Dawn scans the Muk with her Pokédex. They send the Muk out of this lake and back into their original lake where they meet three other Muk and fall in love. The Psyduck hop back to the lake as Ash, Dawn and Brock continue their journey to Celestic Town.
+Team Rocket reappears again in their Meowth Balloon, this time capturing the Psyduck trio, and performing their {{motto}} again. [[James]] takes Staravia out with a mechanical punch, though Croagunk punctures the balloon and brings it down with a {{m|Poison Jab}}. As Team Rocket call on {{TP|James|Carnivine}} and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} for assistance, Dawn sends out Buneary who uses {{m|Ice Beam}} to counter Yanmega’s {{m|Sonic Boom}}. Ash rushes Chimchar into the match, and it scorches Carnivine's {{m|Bullet Seed}} with Flamethrower.  As Chimchar {{m|Flame Wheel}}s towards Team Rocket, the Psyduck add Water Gun to the mix, sending the trio blasting off again.
+A fourth Psyduck appears, alerting the others to something down by the pond. Ash and his friends follow and reach the pond in time to see two of the three Eggs hatch. Wanting to see the {{pkmn|aging|hatchlings}} up close, Brock whips up a batch of his [[Pokémon food]], which goes over well. Brock notices something odd, the pond they are standing at is too small for all of the Psyduck. He checks his map and realizes that the nearby [[Lake Psyduck]] would offer them much more space. The Psyduck affirm that something is amiss with Lake Psyduck, so the group walk over to investigate further. The issue becomes apparent when several {{p|Muk}} emerge from the lakewater. The trio of Muk go on the attack, so Ash and his friends send out {{AP|Buizel}}, {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} and Croagunk to combat their {{m|Sludge Bomb}} assault. Pikachu finally uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to send the Muk blasting off. Upon landing, the Muk are pleased with their new sludge-filled surroundings and soon fall in love with the other Muk already living there. Meanwhile, the Psyduck return to Lake Psyduck and quickly take to the water, which pleases Ash, Dawn and Brock as they continue their journey to Celestic Town.
 ==Major events==
-*[[Dawn's Swinub]] is revealed to know {{m|Dig}}.
+* [[Dawn's Swinub]] is revealed to know {{m|Dig}}.
 {{animeevents}}
 ===Debuts===
 ====Pokémon debuts====
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 * {{p|Yanmega}} ({{OP|Jessie|Yanmega}})
 * {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
-* {{p|Psyduck}} (×9; three newly hatched)
+* {{p|Psyduck}} (×11; three newly hatched)
 * {{p|Muk}} (×6)
 ==Trivia==
-* This episode is based on an event in the games. A group of Psyduck are initially blocking the route to [[Celestic Town]] but [[SecretPotion|a potion]] provided by [[Cynthia]] cures their headaches and makes them move away.
+* {{an|Brock}} wears his outfit from [[Takeshi's Paradise]] in this episode, and music from that song is used as well in the original Japanese version.
-* Brock wears his outfit from [[Takeshi's Paradise]] in this episode, and music from that is used as well in the original Japanese version.
 * This episode marks the first and only time that [[Brock's Happiny]] got knocked out.
+* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a variation of their {{motto}}.
 * [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] doesn't appear in this episode.
 * [[Pocket-ering Monster-ing]] is used as background music in this episode.
 ** For the first time, this song is left intact in the dub.
-* After he is knocked out, Dawn returns {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} to his Poké Ball for the first time since ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'', in which the episode number is a reversal of this episode. Once he was returned, he didn't reappear for the rest of the episode.
 * An [[EP161|earlier episode]] had a similar title to this episode. Both are references to the famous saying "{{wp|the buck stops here}}".
+* The episode's plot is a reference to the {{p|Psyduck}} trio that blocked {{rt|210|Sinnoh}} to [[Celestic Town]] in the {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} games.
+* This episode was the first to air in Japan after the theatrical release of [[M11]].
 ===Errors===
-* When Dawn got her "Psyducklings" idea, Brock's hair is colored black instead of brown.
+* When Dawn gets her "Psyducklings" idea, Brock's hair is colored black instead of brown.
+* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} dub, Brock orders Croagunk to use {{m|Poison Jab}} twice. However, the first move that Croagunk uses was {{m|Poison Sting}}.
+<gallery>
+DP087 Error Brock Miscolored Hair.png|Brock's miscolored hair
+</gallery>
 ===Dub edits===
-* As Brock performs [[Takeshi's Paradise]], the Takeshi's Paradise background music is removed.
+* As Brock performs [[Takeshi's Paradise]], the song's background music is removed.
+* The beginning of the episode uses a remixed version of the [[Underground Path]] theme from {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
 ==In other languages==
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 |no={{tt|Psyduck stopper her!|Psyduck stop(s) here!}}
-|pl={{tt|Miejsce postoju Psyducków|Psyduck Stops Here}}
+|pl={{tt|Miejsce postoju Psyducków|Psyduck' stopping place}}
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 |pt_eu={{tt|Ninguém Passa pelos Psyduck!|Nobody Passes Through the Psyduck!}}
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 |sv={{tt|Hit men inte längre!|Here but no further!}}
-|ru={{tt|Психоутка говорит «стоп»!|The Psychic Duck says 'stop'!}}}}
+|ru={{tt|Психоутка говорит «стоп»!|The Psychic Duck says 'stop'!}}
+}}
+{{-}}
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