DP013

A Staravia Is Born! File:Good Luck Mukkuru!.jpg

DP013   ムックルがんばる！ Mukkuru Perseveres!

First broadcast Japan December 21, 2006 United States June 25, 2007

English themes Opening Diamond and Pearl

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

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 十川誠志 Masashi Sogo Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Animation director 新城真 Makoto Shinjō

A Staravia is Born! (Japanese: ムックルがんばる！ Mukkuru Perseveres!) is the thirteenth episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on December 21, 2006 as a part of a one-hour special along with DP014.

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

Major events

• Ash's Starly evolves into a Staravia.
• Brock's Bonsly learns Mimic.
• Ash's Staravia learns Aerial Ace.

Debuts

• Ash's Staravia

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni (fantasy)
• Rosebay (Japanese: ユカリ Yukari; Seiyū: 桑島法子 Hōko Kuwashima)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Starly (Ash's, evolves)
• Staravia (Ash's, newly evolved)
• Bonsly (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Pidgey
• Pidgeot (Seiyū: 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi*)
• Spearow (colony)
• Fearow (colony)
• Hoothoot
• Natu (colony)
• Taillow (colony)
• Swellow (colony)
• Swablu (colony)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• Professor Oak's lecture: Ash's Pikachu

Most of the footage is from the Diamond and Pearl series but the first few clips are from the very first episode.

• Pokémon senryū: パートナー　サトシとピカチュウ　いいかんじ Paatonaa, Satoshi to Pikachuu, riri kanji "Partners Satoshi and Pikachu: a pleasant feeling."
• The episode title is a pun of A Star Is Born.

Dub edits

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