DP088

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DP088   ポケモンサマースクール開講!! Pokémon Summer School Course!!

First broadcast Japan August 7, 2008 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together2008 Ending 風のメッセージ

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: ポケモンサマースクール開講!! Pokémon Summer School Course!!) is the 88th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It is scheduled to air in Japan on August 7, 2008 .

On their way toward Celestic Town, Ash and his friends arrive at a Pokémon Summer School and decided to participate there. At this event, many Trainers gather and spend time together for one week while learning various things about Pokémon. The Trainers' first task is to choose a random Poké Ball, train the Pokémon contained inside, and battle with it.

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

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Monferno

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Rowan
• Conway
• Aoi

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Monferno
• Raichu
• Grimer
• Magnemite
• Venonat
• Shinx (Aoi's)
• Oddish
• Drifloon
• Slakoth
• Smoochum
• Dodrio
• Bidoof
• Wooper
• Graveler

Trivia

• This episode is the start of a four episode arc.

Dub edits

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