DP155

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DP155   EP621 ダブルバトル！マンムーとヒノアラシ！！ Double Battle! Mammoo and Hinoarashi!!

First broadcast Japan December 10, 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 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka 山本珠代 Tamayo Yamamoto Assistant director 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Animation directors 牧内ももこ Momoko Makiuchi 古川博之 Hiroyuki Furukawa Additional credits

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(Japanese: ダブルバトル！マンムーとヒノアラシ！！ Double Battle! Mammoo and Hinoarashi!!) is the 155th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 621st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 10, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Still on their way to Dawn's next contest, the gang arrive in a small town hosting a different contest. Meeting up with Candice, the Snowpoint City Gym Leader, the gang watch as Zoey gains her fifth ribbon. Seeing her rival qualify for the Grand Festival makes Dawn eager to train for the upcoming Asatsuki Contest. With Zoey and Candice's help, Dawn prepares for the required Double Performance, hoping to avoid the mistakes that led to her early exit from the Hearthome Contest. Meanwhile, Ash finds himself in a similar situation to Dawn as he learns that his rival has moved ahead of him too...

Major events

• Zoey is revealed to have obtained a Kirlia and a Leafeon.
• Zoey obtains her fifth ribbon, thereby completing her requirement for the Grand Festival.
• Paul is revealed to have earned the Mine Badge and collected the eight Gym Badges required for the Sinnoh League.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Leafeon (Zoey's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Zoey
• Candice
• Marian
• Contesta
• Mr. Sukizo
• Nurse Joy
• Rhonda (On TV)
• Paul (On TV)
• Coordinator

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Cyndaquil (Dawn's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Abomasnow (Candice's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Kirlia (Zoey's)
• Leafeon (Zoey's)
• Shellos (Zoey's; flashback)
• Shuckle (Coordinator's)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Magby
• Leafeon's debut in this episode means that all of the Eeveelutions have appeared in the anime TV series.
• Much like how Dawn's main rival, Zoey has been shown in this episode to have all the ribbons necessary to enter the Grand Festival, Ash's main rival Paul has been shown to have the 8 badges in order to compete in the Sinnoh League in the same episode.
• This episode marks one of the few times TRJessie (Wobbuffet) has used a countering move (Mirror Coat). However, it's the first time it does so to blast Team Rocket, although it was on purpose.

Dub edits

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