DP150

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DP150

DP150   EP616 赤い鎖！ギンガ団始動！！ The Red Chain! Activated by Ginga-dan!!

First broadcast Japan November 5, 2009 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ 2009 Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Assistant director 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Animation director 武内啓 Akira Takeuchi Additional credits

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(Japanese: 赤い鎖！ギンガ団始動！！ The Red Chain! Activated by Ginga-dan!!) is the 150th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 616th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 5, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash and his friends find Meowth injured in a grassland. While treating him, the group asks him what happened, and he responds that he was attacked by Team Galactic in a large building called the Fuego Ironworks. Upon hearing that not only Jessie and James, but also Looker from the International Police have been captured, Ash and his friends decide to enter the Ironworks.

Major events

• Dawn learns the next contest will be held in Asatsuki Town and will held under the Double Performance rule.
• Ash and friends encounter Jupiter for the first time.
• Ash and friends rescue Looker from the Fuego Ironworks.
• Cyrus hires Pokémon Hunter J to capture Mesprit, Azelf and Uxie.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Cyrus
• Saturn
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Charon
• Team Galactic Grunts
• Forsythia
• Marian (on Television)
• J
• Looker
• Scientist

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Staraptor (Ash's)
• Gliscor (Ash's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Toxicroak (Saturn's)
• Skuntank (Jupiter's)
• Golbat (many, Team Galactic)
• Lotad (Forsythia's)
• Roserade (Forsythia's)
• Lucario (on Television)
• Froslass (on Television)
• Mesprit (flashback)
• Azelf (flashback)
• Uxie (flashback)

Trivia

Dub edits

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