DP099

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DP099   四天王リョウ！出会いと別れの森！ Elite Four Ryō! Forest of Meeting and Separation!

First broadcast Japan October 23, 2008 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ Ending あしたはきっと

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 細谷秋夫 Akio Hosoya Animation director たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: 四天王リョウ！出会いと別れの森！ Elite Four Ryō! Forest of Meeting and Separation!) is the 99th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series. It is scheduled to air in Japan on October 23, 2008.

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

Synopsis

During their journey, Ash and his friends stop by a town and where they see a large crowd. They hear that Aaron from the Elite Four is having a public practice session. The group, which decides to watch the practice, is unexpectedly invited to Aaron's training center where various Bug Pokémon live comfortably. In the center, Dawn finds a picture of a young Aaron together with a Wurmple. Aaron tells the group that the Wurmple was his first capture and his best friend.

Major events

Debuts

• Aaron

Pokémon debuts

• Skorupi

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Aaron

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Vespiquen (Aaron's)
• Skorupi (Aaron's)
• Drapion (Aaron's)
• Wurmple (Aaron's) (flashback)
• Beautifly (Aaron's; newly evolved)
• Beedrill (multiple)
• Venonat
• Ledyba
• Ledian
• Surskit
• Mothim
• Combee (multiple)
• Munchlax

Trivia

• Details of this episode were made known in K-Zone, a children's magazine, before any official Japanese episode listing.
• The preview of the next episode, DP100, reveals the evolution of Ash's Turtwig.

Dub edits

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