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DP071 : Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)
Diamond & Pearl series
DP073 : Crossing Paths
Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu!

Part 2

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DP072   EP538
ポケモンレンジャー!波導のリオル!!(後編)
Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 2)
First broadcast
Japan March 20, 2008
United States November 8, 2008
English themes
Opening We Will Be Heroes
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 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane
Additional credits

Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2) (Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー!波導のリオル!!(後編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 2)) is the 72nd episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 538th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan in a one-hour special on March 20, 2008, the day that Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia was released. It and Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1) were released on DVD in Japan on June 20, 2008. It aired in the United States on November 8, 2008.

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Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Hunter J continues to burn down the forest, and succeeds in capturing Riolu in the process. Dawn and Brock help all the Pokémon escape the forest, and Kellyn enlists 3 Blastoise to use Rain Dance to put out the fire. Meanwhile, in the forest, Ash escapes with the help of Buizel and Chimchar's dig. Ash sneaks aboard J's ship, but J knew about Ash sneaking on board and ejects him herself. Freefalling, Kellyn uses a Staraptor to catch Ash in midair. Kellyn learns that J's client also escaped.

With J's ship hidden and with no other leads it is left to Ash's unique sense of Aura and Kellyn's abilities as a Pokémon Ranger to help them find it. Ash and friends ride Dotrios to get to the rendez-vous point, where the client picks up Riolu. After delivering Riolu, J and her troupes leave the client to battle Ash and company on his own. Ash uses Staravia to cut the tires on the van so the client can't escape; instead, he summons his Fearow and flies away on its back. Solana and Officer Jenny arrive, offering to take care of Jenny; Brock and Dawn stay with them. The client runs into a cave and blocks the entrance with Arbone.

Major events

Debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Japanese DVD art

Trivia

Errors

  • Part of Ash's hair disappears in one scene. This can be seen when Ash is talking to Riolu's trainer.
  • In one scene, a wild Dodrio has only two heads.

Dub edits

In other languages

  • Chinese (Taiwan): 神奇寶貝保育家!波導的利歐路!!(後篇)
  • Czech: Pokémonový Ranger a unesený Riolu, druhá část
  • Dutch: Pokémon Ranger en de ontvoering van Riolu! Deel 2
  • Finnish: Pokémon Ranger ja kaapattu Riolu! Osa 2
  • French: Pokémon Ranger : L'enlèvement de Riolu ! Partie 2
  • German: Pokémon Ranger: Die Entführung von Riolu - Teil 2
  • Polish: Pokémon Ranger i porwany Riolu. Część 2
  • Italian: Pokémon Ranger e il rapimento di Riolu (part 2)
  • Brazilian Portuguese: O Patrulheiro Pokémon e o Riolu Sequestrado! Segunda Parte
  • Latin American Spanish: ¡El Policía Pokémon y el rapto de Riolu! Segunda Parte
  • Iberian Spanish: ¡Pokémon Ranger, el Secuestro de Riolu! Segunda Parte
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DP071 : Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)
Diamond & Pearl series
DP073 : Crossing Paths
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