DP012

Arrival of a Rival File:ContestBattleRivalConfrontation.jpg

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 June 21, 2007

English themes Opening Diamond and Pearl

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

Screenshots on Filb.de

Arrival of a Rival (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 was first broadcast in Japan on December 14, 2006.

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

Major events

• Zoey, Dawn, Ash and Jessie advance to the second round.
• Zoey defeats Ash's Aipom in the second round with Glameow.
• Zoey defeats Dawn's Buneary in the second round with Glameow.
• Zoey defeats Jessie, who is using James's Carnivine, in the second round with Glameow.
• Zoey obtains her second ribbon.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Zoey
• Nurse Joy
• Johanna
• Marian
• Contesta
• Sukizō
• Coordinators
• Audience

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Misdreavus (Zoey's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Glameow (Johanna's)
• Rhydon
• Azumarill
• Bidoof

Trivia

• Dawn reads the title card.
• Sir Aaron's theme from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew are used as background music.
• At the half time, the preshot and the postshot switched places.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Pokémon Contest Battle Round
• Pokémon senryū: ごふんかん　みせてしょうぶだ　コンテストバトル A five-minute battle for show, that is a contest battle.

Errors

When Aipom uses Swift, Zoey's Glameow is able to dodge it, despite Swift being a move that's sure to hit.

Dub edits

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