S12

Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles Season 12
File:GalacticBattles.png Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles title card.
Opening Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)
Episodes 52 (DP105 - DP157)
Region Sinnoh
Series Diamond & Pearl series
Preceded by Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension
Followed by Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors

Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles is the twelfth season of the Pokémon anime, following up to the eleventh season. It is the third season of the Diamond & Pearl series.

It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. An invention of the American broadcast industry, a season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. In Japan, no differentiation is made between this and any other seasons in the Diamond & Pearl series. However, unlike previous seasons in the dub, there was no break between this season and the previous one.

It began with the dub of Get Your Rotom Running! and will conclude with Gotta Get a Gible!.

Important events

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

• Ash defeats Byron in a gym battle after meeting Roark again. (DP108)
• Responding to a call by Barry, Ash and friends head for Iron Island and meet Riley and his Lucario. They discover Mars, along with some Team Galactic Grunts, are attacking the Iron Island to make a scan of Mt. Coronet in search of Spear Pillar. Professor Carolina reappears to study the island. (DP110-DP111)
• Dawn wins her fourth ribbon in the Chocovine Contest, after battling with a girl named Ursula. (DP114)
• Ash enters another PokéRinger tournament and goes up against Paul in the finals. (DP118)
• After caring for her injured Mamoswine, Dawn manages to earn Mamoswine's obedience. (DP119)
• Ash defeats Candice in a gym battle. (DP127)
• Pyramid King Brandon arrives in Snowpoint City to visit the nearby temple. (DP128)
• Paul challenges Brandon after hearing Ash defeated him. Brandon defeats all of Paul's team without losing a single Pokémon. Reggie suggests a battle between Paul and Ash in a couple days time.
• Pokémon Hunter J attacks the Snowpoint Temple and awakens the Regigigas there. In the aftermath, Regigigas is resealed and Brandon leaves his Regi trio behind to protect it. (DP129)
• While heading to Lake Acuity by train, Ash and friends meet Looker, not knowing he is an investigator going after Team Galactic. (DP130)
• At Lake Acuity, Ash and Paul have their first full battle. (DP131-DP132)
• Ash and friends come upon Saturn and Charon searching for Spear Pillar. They meet Looker again and learn he is with the International Police. (DP136)
• Ash and friends head for Twinleaf Town for the Twinleaf Festival. (DP138)
• As part of the festival, Ash and friends, along with Barry, battle for the right to challenge Barry's father, Tower Tycoon Palmer. Ash wins the tournament but loses against Palmer. (DP141)
• At the Johto Festival, Dawn receives a Pokémon egg from Lyra which later hatches into a Cyndaquil. (DP143)
• Jupiter and Charon complete the Red Chain project. In the meantime, Saturn finds the entrance to Spear Pillar. (DP150)
• Pokémon Hunter J captures the lake guardians for Team Galactic. However, her ship is destroyed by a Future Sight attack from Mesprit and Uxie. (DP151)
• Cyrus summons Dialga and Palkia on Spear Pillar. After Mesprit, Azelf and Uxie are rescued, he disappears through a portal. (DP152)
• Ash and friends watch a Pokémon Contest where Zoey earns her 5th and final ribbon for the Grand Festival. They also meet Candice again. (DP155)
• Paul is interviewed on TV where he is shown to have earned his 8th badge to qualify for the Sinnoh League. (DP155)
• Ash and friends meet a wild Gible who wants to learn Draco Meteor. (DP156)
• Ash catches a Gible. (DP157)
• Ash's Gible battles Barry's Empoleon and loses. (DP157)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• Dawn's Cyndaquil (DP143)
• Ash's Gible (DP157)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve or are revealed to have evolved:

• Dawn's Piloswine → Mamoswine (DP106)
• Ash's Staravia → Staraptor (DP118)
• Ash's Chimchar → Monferno (DP132)

Releases

• Dawn's Ambipom (given to O) (DP124)
• Ash's Gliscor (given to McCann) (DP154)

Gym Battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

• Byron (DP108)
• Candice (DP127)

Pokémon Contests

Dawn wins Pokémon Contests in these locations:

• Chocovine Town (DP114)

Jessie wins Pokémon Contests in these locations:

• None

James wins Pokémon Contests in these locations:

• Lilypad Town (DP146) (ribbon given to Jessie)

In other languages

• Latin American Spanish: Pokémon DP: Batallas Galácticas
• Brazilian: Pokémon Batalhas Galácticas

See also

Series and seasons of the Pokémon animated series Original series (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest Ruby and Sapphire (list) Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors Black & White (list) Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond XY (list) XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials) Sun & Moon (list) Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends Journeys (list) Journeys • Master Journeys • Ultimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles) Horizons (list) Horizons Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • A Ripple in Time Complete list • Movies

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