DP165

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DP165   EP631 四天王オーバとジムリーダー・デンジ！ Ōba of the Four Heavenly Kings and Gym Leader Denzi!

First broadcast Japan February 25, 2010 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening サイコー・エブリディ！ Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation OLM/OLM Digital Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 金崎貴臣 Takaomi Kanasaki Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation director 古川博之 Hiroyuki Furukawa No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: 四天王オーバとジムリーダー・デンジ！ Ōba of the Four Heavenly Kings and Gym Leader Denzi!) is the 165th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 631st episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on February 25, 2010.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash and his friends have finally arrived in Sunyshore City where Ash is more eager than ever to battle for the final badge he needs for the Sinnoh League. The group immediately heads to the Gym, but are greeted by an unbelievable sight; a huge pile of badges is placed in front of the Gym so anyone can get one without battling. Ash, who believes that winning them with effort is what makes badges significant, is furious. He persistently tries to enter the Gym, but the high-tech Gym has a prepared machine which manages to capture him. Just then, a spark of light flashes and an Infernape appears, saving Ash from his troubling situation. It emerges that Infernape's trainer is none other than Template:E4, a member of the Elite Four who specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. What relationship does Flint have with the disillusioned Gym Leader?

Major events

• The group reach Sunyshore City and meets Volkner, Sunyshore City's Gym Leader and Flint of the Elite Four.
• Ash and Flint have a battle, and Ash loses.
• Volkner agrees to battle Ash.

Debuts

• Volkner
• Flint

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Volkner
• Flint
• Bartender
• Paul (flashback)
• Trainers (flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Infernape (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Pikachu (Volkner's; flashback)
• Raichu (Volkner's)
• Chimchar (Flint's; flashback)
• Infernape (Flint's)
• Houndoom (Bartender's; flashback)
• Stunky (Trainer's; flashback)
• Jolteon (Trainer's; flashback)
• Bibarel (Trainer's; flashback)
• Weavile (Trainer's; flashback)
• Mothim (Trainer's; flashback)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Ambipom
• As of this episode, Bertha is the only member of the Sinnoh Elite Four not to appear in person in the anime.
  • Also, as of this episode, Janine is the only Gym Leader that hasn't appeared in the anime.
• Team Rocket narrates the preview of the next episode.
• Sunyshore Tower, as introduced in this episode, is based upon the Tower of the Sun artwork created by Tarō Okamoto.

Dub edits

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