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DP051   ヒコザルVSザングース！運命のバトル!! Hikozaru VS Zangoose! Destined Battle!!

First broadcast Japan October 18, 2007 United States

English themes Opening Ending

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

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: ヒコザルVSザングース！運命のバトル!! Hikozaru vs. Zangoose! Destined Battle!!) is the 51st episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on October 18, 2007.

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

Major events

• Paul releases his Chimchar.
• Ash invites Chimchar to go with him.
• Ash and Paul, Dawn and Kōhei, and Brock and Honoka advance to the tag battle semifinals.
• The ending theme song, By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ changed to the Winter Version.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Nurse Joy
• Cynthia (flashback)
• Kōhei (Seiyū: 三戸耕三 Kōzō Mito)
• Honoka (Seiyū: 小笠原亜里沙 Arisa Ogasawara)
• Enta (Seiyū: 三宅健太 Ken Miyake)
• Blackbelt (Seiyū: 相馬幸人 Yukito Sōma)
• Psychic (Seiyū: 川上貴史 Takafumi Kawakami)
• Pokémon trainers

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Chimchar (Paul's; released)
• Elekid (Paul's)
• Ursaring (Paul's)
• Murkrow (Paul's)
• Torterra (Paul's)
• Ninjask (Paul's; flashback)
• Zangoose (Blackbelt's)(Seiyū: 小西克幸 Konishi Katsuyuki*)
• Nosepass (Honoka's)
• Aggron (Kōhei's)
• Metagross (Psychic's)(Seiyū: 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka*)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Hitmonchan
• Rhydon
• Magmar
• Tauros
• Furret
• Granbull
• Zangoose (group; flashback)
• Cranidos (flashback)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Bronzong
  • Pokémon senryū: ドータクン　エスパーわざで　さあドーダ
• Although the ending theme song changed, the accompanying animation did not.

Dub edits

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