DP163

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DP163

DP163   EP629 爆進化！ゴウカザル！！ Explosive Evolution! Goukazaru!!

First broadcast Japan February 11, 2010 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening サイコー・エブリディ！ Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation OLM/OLM Digital Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard まついひとゆき Hitoyuki Matsui Assistant director 大庭秀昭 Hideaki Ōba Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 爆進化！ゴウカザル！！ Explosive Evolution! Goukazaru!!) is the 163rd episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 629th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 11, 2010.

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

Major events

• The gang meet up with Barry again, who is revealed to have won the Beacon Badge from Sunyshore Gym, completing his requirement for the Sinnoh League.
• Barry meets Paul for the first time and challenges him to a battle, which Paul refuses.
• Dawn learns that there are seven contests remaining before the Sinnoh Grand Festival, and that the event itself will be held at Lake Valor.
• Ash's Monferno activates Blaze and goes on a rampage again.
• Ash's Monferno evolves into an Infernape.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Infernape (Ash's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Paul
• Barry
• Marian (TV)
• Mr. Contesta (TV)
• Mr. Sukizo (TV)
• Citizens
• Unnamed Trainer

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Monferno (Ash's; evolves)
• Infernape (Ash's; newly evolved)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Electabuzz (Paul's)
• Empoleon (Barry's)
• Mothim (Unnamed Trainer's)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Donphan
• Team Rocket narrates the preview for the next episode.
• As of this episode, Ash, Paul, and Barry have all three final forms of the Sinnoh starter Pokémon between them.
• This episode's preview did not show Monferno evolving, as most previews give away Pokémon evolving in the next episode. This might be because the episode's title itself revealed the evolution.
• This marks the first time since the Original Series that a rival of Ash's shows off all his badges and shares a few of Ash's but also shows some unknown named Badges.
• Template:Http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ready Go! is played during the scene Monferno evolves.
• This episode shows the shortest amount of time a character gets two consecutive badge: Barry obtained two badges in a time of six episodes.It shares this trait with Ash's battle in the Hearthome and Canalave Gyms.

Errors

• In an initial announcement for this episode, TV Tokyo's website incorrectly stated that Barry had won the Coal Badge from the Sunyshore Gym. This was corrected a day later, stating instead that Barry won the Beacon Badge from the Sunyshore Gym.

Dub edits

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