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DP030

DP030   ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！ Hakutai Forest! The Minomutchi Evolution Plan!!

First broadcast Japan April 19, 2007 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 牧野行洋 Yukihiro Makino Assistant director 牧野行洋 Yukihiro Makino Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！ Hakutai Forest! The Minomutchi Evolution Plan!!) is the 30th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on April 19, 2007.

Ash Ketchum and friends arrive in Eterna Forest, where they meet Cheryl. Cheryl is searching for "terribly sweet honey" found only deep within the forest in order to catch a Burmy.

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

Major events

• Ash & co. meet Cheryl.
• Cheryl captures a Burmy.
• Cheryl's Burmy evolves into Mothim at the end of this episode.

Debuts

• Cheryl

Pokémon debuts

• Wormadam
• Mothim

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Cheryl
• Giovanni (fantasy)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Chansey (Cheryl's)
• Burmy (Cheryl's)
• Wormadam (Cheryl's)
• Mothim (Cheryl's, newly evolved)
• Caterpie
• Spearow (fantasy)
• Ledyba
• Sunkern
• Shroomish

Trivia

• This episode is the start of a three episode arc.

Dub edits

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