DP035

An Elite Meet and Greet! File:DP35.jpg.png

DP035   四天王ゴヨウとドータクン! Elite Four Goyō and Dotakun!

First broadcast Japan May 24, 2007 United States November 3, 2007

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 (PopUp.Version)

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 船津弘美 Hiromi Funatsu No additional credits are available at this time.

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The Elite Four.

An Elite Meet and Greet! (Japanese: 四天王ゴヨウとドータクン! Elite Four Goyō and Dotakun!) is the 35th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on May 24, 2007 and in the United States on November 3, 2007.

Ash and friends meet Lucian, a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. Dawn's Buizel wants to battle Lucian, who obliges and fights with his Bronzong.

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

Major events

• Dawn's Buizel is defeated by Lucian's Bronzong.

Debuts

• Sinnoh Elite Four
  • Aaron (memory)
  • Bertha (memory)
  • Flint (memory)
  • Lucian
• Cynthia (memory)

Pokémon debuts

• Bronzong

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Sinnoh Elite Four
  • Aaron (memory)
  • Bertha (memory)
  • Flint (memory)
  • Lucian (Seiyū: 浪川大輔 Daisuke Namikawa)
• Cynthia (memory)
• TV announcer (Seiyū: 堀川　仁 Jin Horikawa)
• Unnamed Scizor Trainer

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Buizel (Dawn's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Bronzong (Lucian's) (Seiyū: )
• Girafarig (Lucian's) (Seiyū: )
• Scizor (Seiyū: )

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• The opening and ending animations are updated to include Dawn's Buizel.
• The concept of needing to defeat all the members of the Elite Four before battling the Pokémon champion is explained.
• Due to a possible error, the first English dub title was revealed as "The Bells are Bronzing!" and later on "The Bells Are Bronzong!"
• Music from Jirachi: Wish Maker and Pokémon Heroes, and the ballad version of By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ and Pokémon Symphonic Medley are used as background music.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Cranidos
• Pokémon senryū: ズガイドス かせきではっけん ずがいこつ
• Ash narrates the next episode preview.

Dub edits

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