DP112

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Diamond & Pearl series

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Cheers on Castaways Isle!

DP112   EP578 ピカチュウ・ポッチャマ漂流記！ Pikachu-Pochama Drifting Chronicle!

First broadcast Japan January 29, 2009 United States June 27, 2009

English themes Opening ~Battle Cry~ (Stand Up!) 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 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane Additional credits

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Cheers on Castaways Isle! (Japanese: ピカチュウ・ポッチャマ漂流記！ Pikachu-Pochama Drifting Chronicle!) is the 112th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 578th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 29, 2009 and in the United States on June 27, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis While riding the boat with Ash and his friends that takes them to Chocovine Town, Pikachu and Piplup are kidnapped by Team Rocket inside the ship. They dive down way into the sea. However, a big whirlpool causes Pikachu and Piplup to fall apart from Team Rocket's ship. They find themselves on a island with no people. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends head towards the island with Officer Jenny. Pikachu and Piplup find Corphish and several Mantyke putting rocks (which are meteroites) around a stone (which is a Deoxys). After Corphish tells the story of deoxys pickachu and piplup agree to help. Staravia and Buizel see them and go back to Ash to tell him where they are. Meanwhile, Team Rocket comes again to get Pikachu and Piplup, but when they are about to catch them, corphis attacks and the plan fails. Pikachu and Piplup get caught again by a 'golden' hand corphish attemps to break it but he fails. then staravia and buizel succesfully break the goleden hand as Deoxys had finally come alive to save them. Team Rocket blasts off after a battle; Deoxys heads into the aurora, and Ash and his friends head to Chocovine Town with Officer Jenny. CORPHIS ROCKS

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Boat Driver

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Deoxys (all Formes)
• Corphish
• Mantyke (multiple)
• Nosepass (multiple)
• Probopass (multiple)
• Wingull (multiple)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Numel
• The Probopass standing still on the island might be a reference to the moai statues of Easter Island.
• Pokettari Monsutari can be heard.
• This is the first episode since Sleight of Sand! to feature a cold opening intro.
• This episode is included on the Pikachu: The Big Ice Adventure DVD.

Errors

• Early in the episode, when Ash and his friends are seen walking through a corridor in the ship, the Poké Ball design on his hat turns blue-green.

Dub edits

← DP111 : Saving the World From Ruins!

Diamond & Pearl series

DP113 : Hold the Phione! →

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