DP012

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DP012   コンテストバトル！ライバル対決!! Contest Battle! Rival Confrontation!!

First broadcast Japan December 14, 2006 United States

English themes Opening

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 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura

(Japanese: コンテストバトル！ライバル対決!! Contest Battle! Rival Confrontation!!) is the twelfth episode of Diamond & Pearl. It is scheduled to air in Japan on December 14, 2006.

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

Major events

• Hikari participates in her first Pokémon Contest.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Hikari
• Jessie
• James
• Nozomi
• Momoan

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)

Trivia

Dub edits

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