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DP053   ヒコザルの涙！ Hikozaru's Tears!

First broadcast Japan November 8, 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 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui Storyboard 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Assistant director 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Animation director 広岡歳仁 Toshihito Hirooka No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de

(Japanese: ヒコザルの涙！ Hikozaru's Tears!) is the 53rd episode of Diamond & Pearl. It was originally scheduled to air in Japan on November 1, 2007, but was delayed to November 8 due to baseball.

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

Ash and his friends head to Veilstone City, the location of the next gym. During the trip, the party has a picnic. However, Chimchar is confused with the harmonious atmosphere, because this has never happened in its journey with Paul who has given it nothing but cold and harsh training.

Major events

• Chimchar overcomes its fear of Zangoose.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Paul (flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Buizel (Dawn's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Elekid (Paul's; flashback)
• Zangoose (wild, group of three)(Seiyū: 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi*, うえだゆうじ Yūji Ueda*)
• Graveler (from Chimchar's nightmare)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• Both the opening and ending animations were updated to include Ash's Chimchar.
• Paul's Elekid changes into Electabuzz in the opening animation.
• An instrumental version of Meowth's Song, music from Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea and an alternate cut of Together are used as background music.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Garchomp
  • Pokémon senryū: ガブリアス　ガブリとくるぞ　かみくだくGaburiasu, gaburi to kuruzo, kamiku daku
• James, Gardenia and Meowth narrate the next episode preview.

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Ash with scratches on his shoulder

• This is the second episode where a character bleeds. The first was way back in Wake Up! Snorlax! when Misty scratched her shoulder while trying to get through the thorny bushes.

Errors

• Ash's scratch disappears in the next scene.

Dub edits

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