DP071

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DP071   ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!(前編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 1)

First broadcast Japan March 20, 2008 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 風のメッセージ

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de

(Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!(前編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 1)) is the 71st episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan in a one-hour special on March 20, 2008, the day that Pokémon Ranger Batonnage was released. It and DP072 will be released on DVD in Japan on June 20, 2008.

Japanese DVD art

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

Major events

• Dawn meets Solana
• Ash and co. meet Hajime
• Dawn learns that Ash can use Aura

Debuts

• Hajime
• Riolu
• Floatzel

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Hajime (Seiyū: 坂口大助 Daisuke Sakaguchi)
• Solana
• Officer Jenny
• J
• J's Henchmen
• Client
• Client's Henchmen

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Salamence (J's)
• Drapion (J's)
• Crobat (J's henchmen's)
• Sharpedo (J's henchmen's)
• Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
• Fearow (Client's)
• Aggron (Client's)
• Tyranitar (Client's henchman's)
• Nidoking (Client's henchman's)
• Graveler (Client's henchman's)
• Golem (Client's henchman's)
• Rhyhorn (Client's henchman's)
• Floatzel
• Riolu (Seiyū: 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura)
• Staraptor
• Nincada
• Ariados
• Dodrio
• Hoppip
• Skiploom
• Donphan
• Blastoise
• Trapinch

Trivia

• Riolu uses Aura Sphere in this episode, an attack that Riolu are not normally able to learn, a fact which is realized by almost everyone in the episode. It is probably the reason why it was so desired.
• This is also only the third time blood has been seen in the anime, seen when Riolu blasts out the back of the truck and hurts its arm in the process.
• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew can be heard
• The Japanese name is a reference to an alternate translation of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew: Mew and the Wave Guiding Hero: Lucario.

Dub edits

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