DP056

DP056

DP056   ミカルゲの要石！ Mikaruge's Keystone!

First broadcast Japan November 29, 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 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Animation directors 新城真 Makoto Shinjō 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: ミカルゲの要石！ Mikaruge's Keystone!) is the 56th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on November 29, 2007.

During a training session, Buizel's SonicBoom accidentally destroys a stone tower. A Spiritomb appears from the debris and begins to attack the group, so they must begin the trial of re-sealing it.

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

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Spiritomb

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Old woman (Seiyū: 杉山佳寿子 Kazuko Sugiyama)
• Villagers
  • Seiyū: 川上とも子 Tomoko Kawakami*, 佐藤智恵 Chie Satō*, 伊東みやこ Miyako Itō*
• Aura guardian (flashback)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Aipom (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Spiritomb (Seiyū: 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi)
• Pikachu (aura guardian's; flashback)
• Pidgeot
• Raticate
• Arbok
• Parasect
• Chikorita
• Phanpy
• Torkoal
• Bagon
• Bidoof

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Mismagius
  • Pokémon senryū: ムウマージ　じゅもんとなえて　やみにきえ Muumaaji, jyumon to naete, yami ni kie

Dub edits

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