DP155

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Double-Time Battle Training!

DP155   EP621 ダブルバトル！マンムーとヒノアラシ！！ Double Battle! Mammoo and Hinoarashi!!

First broadcast Japan December 10, 2009 United States May 1, 2010

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ 2009 Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka 山本珠代 Tamayo Yamamoto Assistant director 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Animation directors 牧内ももこ Momoko Makiuchi 古川博之 Hiroyuki Furukawa Additional credits

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Double-Time Battle Training! (Japanese: ダブルバトル！マンムーとヒノアラシ！！ Double Battle! Mammoo and Hinoarashi!!) is the 155th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 621st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 10, 2009 and will air in the United States on May 1, 2010.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Still on their way to Dawn's next contest, the gang arrive in a small town hosting a different contest. Meeting up with Candice, the Snowpoint City Gym Leader, the gang watch as Zoey gains her fifth ribbon. Seeing her rival qualify for the Grand Festival makes Dawn eager to train for the upcoming Daybreak Contest. With Zoey and Candice's help, Dawn prepares for the required Double Performance, hoping to avoid the mistakes that led to her early exit from the Hearthome Contest. Meanwhile, Ash finds himself in a similar situation to Dawn as he learns that his rival has moved ahead of him too...

Major events

• Zoey obtains her fifth ribbon, thereby completing her requirement for the Grand Festival.
• Paul is revealed to have earned the Mine Badge and collected the eight Gym Badges required for the Sinnoh League.
• Zoey is revealed to have obtained a Kirlia and a Leafeon.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Leafeon

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Zoey
• Candice
• Marian
• Contesta
• Mr. Sukizo
• Nurse Joy
• Rhonda (On T.V.)
• Paul (On T.V.)
• Rebecca

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Cyndaquil (Dawn's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Abomasnow (Candice's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Kirlia (Zoey's)
• Leafeon (Zoey's)
• Shellos (Zoey's; flashback)
• Shuckle (Rebecca's)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Magby
• Much like how Dawn's main rival, Zoey has been shown in this episode to have all the ribbons necessary to enter the Sinnoh Grand Festival, Ash's main rival Paul has been shown to have the 8 badges in order to compete in the Sinnoh League in the same episode.
• This episode marks one of the few times Jessie's Wobbuffet has used Mirror Coat.
• Ash's Gliscor has been removed from the ending credits.
• An episode featuring the brief return of Ash's Cyndaquil was in the making, similar to Ash's Bulbasaur meeting May's Bulbasaur, however the script did not have a complete storyline and was thrown out.

Dub edits

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