DP109

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Leading a Stray!

DP109   EP575 迷子のホエルコ！ The Stray Hoeruko!

First broadcast Japan January 8, 2009 United States June 6, 2009

English themes Opening ~Battle Cry~ (Stand Up!) Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ Ending あしたはきっと

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume Additional credits

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Leading a Stray! (Japanese: 迷子のホエルコ！ The Stray Hoeruko!) is the 109th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 575th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 8, 2009 and in the United States on June 6, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis With Ash's sixth Gym Badge won, the gang prepare to head to Chocovine Town for Dawn's next Contest when a Luxio appears and begins to steal food from the group. 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. Brock's Happiny tries to pull it off, but to no avail. Dawn then sends out her Mamoswine and bribes it with poffins to open the manhole cover.

Major events

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Luxio

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Business man

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Grotle (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Wailmer (evolves)
• Wailord (newly evolved, multiple)
• Luxio (debut)
• Nidoran♂ (multiple)
• Nidoran♀ (multiple)
• Mothim (multiple)
• Zubat (multiple)
• Spheal (multiple)
• Venonat (multiple)
• Teddiursa (multiple)
• Rattata (multiple)
• Whismur
• Swampert

Trivia

• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Pikachu and Pichu are used as background music.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Finneon
• The delay of ships by certain whale Pokémon is similar to the events that happen in Lilycove City in the games.
• A minor reference to the events of The Rise of Darkrai occurs during this episode, as Ash recognises Luxio on sight despite his only encounter with one occuring in Alamos Town.

Dub edits

• In the first airing of the episode, the end credits were shown twice.

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