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A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!

DP156   EP622 フカマルとりゅうせいぐん！ Fukamaru and Dragon Meteor Shower!

First broadcast Japan December 17, 2009 United States May 8, 2010

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

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ 2009 Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 金崎貴臣 Takaomi Kanasaki Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa Additional credits

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A Meteoric Rise to Excellence! (Japanese: フカマルとりゅうせいぐん！ Fukamaru and Dragon Meteor Shower!) is the 156th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 622nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 17, 2009 and in the United States on May 8, 2010.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis While continuing the journey to Daybreak Town, the group witness a display of Draco Meteor, an extremely powerful move only known by Template:Type2 Pokémon. Soon the gang meet Wilma and a powerful Altaria, however it soon emerges that they have been followed by a Gible which is very eager to learn Draco Meteor. Despite some head-biting antics, Ash takes the Land Shark Pokémon under his wing and offers to help him learn the move. Although things get off to a bad start, Team Rocket soon show up and snatch Altaria and Gible is given his chance to shine.

Major events

• Ash tries to help a wild Gible learn Draco Meteor.
• Gible starts to follow Ash and his friends.

Debuts

• Wilma

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Wilma

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Staraptor (Ash's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Altaria (Wilma's)
• Gible

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Oddish
• Music from Gotta Dance, Jirachi Wish Maker, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Giratina and the Sky Warrior is used during this episode.
• This episode's English title was originally announced to be A Meteoric Experience!.

Errors

When Team Rocket is shown in their Mecha Jessie's earrings are yellow

Dub edits

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Diamond & Pearl series

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